On June 20, 2019, the Department of Medicine’s Scholarly Activities council and the Cancer Center hosted the Ideas on Tap Research Mixer in the 1st floor lobby of COMRB. The theme was Cancer Research: Prevention, Treatment, and Survivorship. Drs. Patricia Finn and Robert Winn had remarks. Over 60 people attended over the course of the [...]
2019 Department of Medicine Faculty of the Year Award Dr. Joan Briller was recognized for the excellence she has shown in teaching, research, and service. “Dr. Briller is nationally and internationally known for her work in women and heart disease and in evaluating heart disease in high risk pregnancies. She has [...]
The University of Illinois at Chicago will lead a $14.6 million, multi-center research project to determine which of two drugs — azithromycin, an antibiotic, or roflumilast, an anti-inflammatory medication — is the mosteffective at treating chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, which is also known as COPD. Illustration: UIC Institute for Healthcare Delivery Design/Naumita Pereira [...]
We are excited to announce that the Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, and Dr. Bryan Layden has received a philanthropic gift from one of the University of Illinois College of Medicine most accomplished medical school alumni, Dr. Lester Salans. Dr. Salans is internationally recognized in the fields of diabetes mellitus, obesity and [...]
We are excited to announce that the Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism, and Dr. Bryan Layden has received a philanthropic gift from one of the University of Illinois College of Medicine most accomplished medical school alumni, Dr. Lester Salans. Dr. Salans is internationally recognized in the fields of diabetes mellitus, obesity, and [...]
It is my pleasure to announce that Nadera J. Sweiss MD, Professor of Medicine, has accepted the division chief of rheumatology position. Dr. Sweiss directs the UI Health Cold Hand Clinic and the Bernie Mac Sarcoidosis Translational Advanced Research (STAR) Center. The STAR Center provides clinical services for sarcoidosis patients and also conducts [...]
It is my pleasure to announce that Nadera J. Sweiss MD, Professor of Medicine, has accepted the division chief of rheumatology position. Dr. Sweiss directs the UI Health Cold Hand Clinic and the Bernie Mac Sarcoidosis Translational Advanced Research (STAR) Center. The STAR Center provides clinical services for sarcoidosis patients and also conducts [...]
The UIC Chapter for the American Medicine Women's Association hosted the Women in Medicine: Pathways to Careers and Change event. The event featured a panel of physicians and women's health professionals from the University of Illinois at Chicago Department of Medicine who discussed becoming a leader in medicine and advocacy for women's health. The panel [...]
