Wow, what a busy and exciting month for the Department of Medicine. We are pleased to welcome Dr. Michael Nelson as our new Division Chief for Allergy and Immunology. Dr. Nelson has had a distinguished career as a leader in the field as well as being a leader at Walter Reed Hospital and serving our country in the armed forces. Dr. Nelson will succeed Dr. Thomas Platts-Mills who has led the Division for decades and has developed one of the top Allergy Divisions in the world. Please take some time to welcome Dr. Nelson.
In addition, we welcome Dr. Amber Inofuentes as a leader of the Hospital Medicine Program. Dr. Inofuentes has developed innovative programs of care to address a population of high care utilizers and has become a leader in this field. We look forward to her energy and passion for leading the Hospital Medicine program. We also are pleased that Dr. Paul Helgerson has assumed a new role as Vice-Chair for Inpatient Medicine. In this role, Dr. Helgerson will help integrate care across Divisions and Service Lines and continue our goals to provide the highest quality cost-conscious care that is patient and family-centered.
Lastly, this is the time of year when we welcome numerous new faculty members. Given the challenges of the pandemic, we are not able to have our usual in-person events to introduce new faculty, and my apologies for that. However, please try to say hello to the new masked faces that you see and welcome them to the best Department of Medicine in the country! Please read more news in this month’s Medicine Matters Newsletter.
With best wishes,
Mitchell H. Rosner, MD, MACP
Henry B. Mulholland Professor of Medicine
Chair, Department of Medicine
Filed Under: Message from the Chair
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