Cynthia St. Hilaire, PhD
Congrats to Dr. Cynthia St. Hilaire, who will lead the new AHA SFRN Center for Aortic Valve Disease Prediction & Integrated Research.
The center will combine engineering, biology, & clinical insight to shift aortic stenosis care from reactive surgery to proactive prevention.
🔗 bit.ly/4tY2W1p
✨ 2026 Hastings Center Cunniff-Dixon Physician Award recipients!
🏆 Awards:
-Dr. Noelle Marie Javier: the Dr. Richard Payne Senior Leadership Award
-Dr. Amar D. Bansal, Dr. Gina Piscitello and Dr. Ramy Sedhom: Three Early-Career Physician Awards
@pittdeptofmed.bsky.social
https://bit.ly/4dQDCWw
In an All of Us Research Program analysis, Zachary M. Chan from @pittdeptofmed.bsky.social and colleagues observed that heart rate phase is an indicator of chronotype-relevant #circadian shifts associated with human disease 🫀 🕜️
Read the #Research:
📜 physoc.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1113/...
Department of Medicine Grand Rounds - April 14
Join us at noon, TODAY, 04.14.26, for the DOM Grand Rounds!
Today's MGR, "Unpacking the Crisis: How Drug Shortages and Supply Chain Disruptions Impact Patient Care," will be presented by Dr. Katie Suda.
For the link, visit dom.pitt.edu/grandrounds/.
Department of Medicine Grand Rounds - April 7
Join us at noon, TODAY, 04.07.26, for the DOM Grand Rounds!
Today's MGR, "Pathophysiologic insights and multidisciplinary management of pancreatitis-associated pain: From the bench to bedside to the GI lab," will be presented by Dr. Anna Evans Phillips.
For the link: dom.pitt.edu/grandrounds/.
Spring 2026 Code Blue and Gold flyer with tulips and daffodils
🪻The Spring 2026 edition of Code Blue & Gold is here! 🌷
Read about all of the latest news, discoveries, and highlights from the Pitt DOM.
🔗https://news.dom.pitt.edu
White coats, big brains, and even bigger hearts. 💛💙
Happy #NationalDoctorsDay to all of our physicians, who are advancing care, asking bold questions, and showing up for patients every day 🩺
The abstracts are in, the judges are ready, and the stage is set for the the DOM’s finest research on April 27 & 28 at the Pete! 🔬
Register now to secure your spot for 2️⃣ days of discovery, awards, & a keynote from Dr. Wolfram Goessling.
🔗 event.fourwaves.com/researchday2...
#DOMResearchDay
Department of Medicine Grand Rounds - March 24 flyer
Join us at noon, TODAY, 03.24.26, for the DOM Grand Rounds!
Today's MGR and Tisherman Endowed Lectureship, "Respect for Persons: What Bioethics Gets Right, What Bioethics Gets Wrong, and Why it Matters," will be presented by Dr. Mary Catherine Beach.
For the link, visit dom.pitt.edu/grandrounds/.
A reminder to join us at noon, TODAY, 03.17.26, for the DOM Grand Rounds!
Today's MGR, "Is Medicine Still A Profession? Implications for Professional Identities, Identity Struggle, and Burnout in Medicine," will be presented by Dr. Adam Sawatsky.
For the link, visit dom.pitt.edu/grandrounds/.
A reminder to join us at noon, TODAY, 03.10.26, for the DOM Grand Rounds!
Today's MGR, "Ending the HIV Epidemic: Recent Updates and Challenges in HIV Prevention and Cure Research," will be presented by Drs. Sharon Hillier and John Mellors.
For the link, visit dom.pitt.edu/grandrounds/.
The pathogenic contribution of PTPN11 mutations to AML has been unclear
John C. Byrd & team reveal PTPN11 mutations in AML can be early events in the clonal evolution of disease development and are associated with variably differentiated myeloid cells: doi.org/10.1172/jci....
In 2018, @dariavantyne.bsky.social started her phage lab at @pittdeptofmed.bsky.social.
She had 0 phages, just knew their biology & wanted to help patients.
Today her lab makes phage for dozens of patients/year under compassionate use, while still publishing research.
We asked Daria: HOW?
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From early mornings to late nights, our residents show up for patients, for families, & for each other, proving that they're tomorrow’s leaders in medicine.
On Thank a Resident Day, we’re grateful for your compassion and your commitment to medicine & the Pittsburgh community. 🙏👩⚕️👨🏾⚕️
#ThankAResident
Thank you to everyone — our alumni, faculty, trainees, staff, and beyond — who made the 10th anniversary of #PittDayOfGiving a success.
In true Steel City fashion, you demonstrated what’s possible when a community invests in discovery, education, and care.
💛#H2P 🖤
We’re in the final stretch of #PittDayOfGiving ⏳
There’s still time to support the University of Pittsburgh Department of Medicine and help power the next breakthrough.
If you’ve been meaning to give, this is your moment.
Donate here ➡️
pittdayofgiving.com/pages/depart...
#PDoG26
Here in Pittsburgh, we don’t just study medicine. We redefine what’s possible & transform the future.
Support the Pitt Department of Medicine this #PittDayOfGiving, and invest in research & care that serves our region & the world.💛🔬🖤
➡️ pittdayofgiving.com/pages/depart...
What happens when you support the Department of Medicine on #PittDayOfGiving?
💡 You fuel bold ideas.
🔬 You accelerate discovery.
👩🔬 You support the trainees and junior faculty who will shape the next generation of medicine.
Every gift moves us forward.
Join us ➡️ rb.gy/qnq41p
#PDoG26
A reminder to join us at noon, TODAY, 02.24.26, for the DOM Grand Rounds!
Today's MGR, the annual C. F. Reynolds Medical History Society Lecture, will be presented by Dr. Ren Capucao from the Bjoring Center at @universityofva.bsky.social.
For the link, visit dom.pitt.edu/grandrounds/.
Today, on #PittDayOfGiving, we’re celebrating 10 years of impact & investing in the future of the Pitt Dept of Medicine.
Your gift supports:
🔬 Breakthrough research
🩺 Training future clinician-scientists
❤️ Compassionate, world-class care
Give today. Transform tomorrow.
🔗 rb.gy/qnq41p
🆕study co-authored by CP3’s @timandersonmd.bsky.social finds 9% of US adults 30–59 have ⬆️30-year ASCVD risk despite⬇️10-year risk. Many have uncontrolled risk factors, & expanding statins could benefit ~2.5M more adults. Long-term risk may reshape prevention.
pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...
⏳Only a few days until #PittDayOfGiving!
What does a gift to the Department of Medicine support?
💡Bold ideas
🔬Breakthrough discoveries
👩🔬Future physician-scientists and researchers
Be part of the science that shapes tomorrow.
Donate now: pittdayofgiving.com/pages/depart...
#PDoG26 #H2P
DOM Medicine Grand Rounds, February 17, 2026: Aging, Mobility, and Hospitalization
A reminder to join us at noon TODAY, 02.17.26, for the DOM Grand Rounds!
Today's MGR, "Aging, Mobility, and Hospitalization," will be presented by Drs. Randhawa, Scandrett, and Scheunemann from the Division of Geriatric Medicine.
For the link, visit dom.pitt.edu/grandrounds/.
📢 Our latest paper is now in @infectionimmunity.bsky.social
We asked: How different are classical (cKp) vs hypervirulent (hvKp) Klebsiella pneumoniae bloodstream isolates if they are all the same K type (K2)?
📄 doi.org/10.1128/iai....
#KlebClub #MicroTwitter
A new angle on sleep and politics
In this Clinical Research and Public Health article, Stephen Y. Chan & team report on health outcomes after national acute sleep deprivation events among the American public: doi.org/10.1172/jci....
New @nature.com paper by Dr. Jay Tan from the Aging Institute finds that a lipid called PI(3,5)P₂ binds to STING and is essential for activation in addition to cGAMP.
Read more about this study and other recent STING research by Dr. Tan 👉 www.medschool.pitt.edu/news/underst...
Your abstract ghosted us … so we gave it more time 💘
The deadline for abstract submissions has been extended to Monday, February 16, at 11:59 p.m.!
Groundbreaking research, just like true love, shouldn't be rushed.🔬❤️
🔗https://dom.pitt.edu/research-day/
#DOMResearchDay #ResearchMatters
Wonderful to see the work of DOM faculty Daniella Schwartz, faculty in our Division of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, highlighted in PittMed Magazine!
Read more about how she's rethinking how to diagnose autoimmune disorders and helping families receive better care.
🔗 bit.ly/4ksHePB
CP3's @timandersonmd.bsky.social spoke with @statnews.com about the importance of conversations between patient and prescriber when making decisions about statins and other medications.
Read more:
www.statnews.com/2026/02/05/s...
Counting down the minutes to the #OpeningCeremony of the #WinterOlympics? ❄️🏒
Fill the time until the cauldron is lit and go for the gold 🥇 in our quiz about homegrown Western PA Olympic and Paralympic talent: news.dom.pitt.edu/trivia-winte...
#TeamUSA
