The Department of Internal Medicine is pleased to introduce some of the department’s newest members, most of whom joined us between July and October 2025 (start dates in parentheses). The group below have joined the Division of Hospital Medicine. We are happy to welcome them to the department. Ala Abdallah, MD, Clinical Assistant Professor (7/1/25) […]
Before scientists could safely engineer viruses for treatment, researchers in the 1940s and ’50s injected unaltered wild-type viruses into critically ill patients. “It was like the Wild West,” said John Smestad, MD, PhD, third-year Hematology & Medical Oncology fellow. “Doctors would come back with a sample of a virus from a patient who got ill […]
The Department of Internal Medicine is pleased to introduce some of the newest members, most of whom joined us between July and September 2025 (start dates in parentheses). We are happy to welcome them to the department. Abdullah Abbasi, MBBS – Clinical Assistant Professor – Gastroenterology and Hepatology (6/26/25) Dr. Abdullah Abbasi earned his MBBS […]
The Department of Internal Medicine is pleased to introduce some of the department’s newest members, most of whom joined us between July and September 2025 (start dates in parentheses). The group below have joined the Division of Hematology, Oncology, and Blood & Marrow Transplantation; new providers in other divisions will be announced in the coming […]
The Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai has awarded its prestigious 2025 Yergin-New International Prize for Biomedical Research to Michael J. Welsh, MD, professor in Pulmonary, Critical Care, & Occupational Medicine, recognizing his groundbreaking contributions to cystic fibrosis (CF) research. Welsh’s pioneering work uncovered the cellular mechanisms behind CF, notably identifying the absence of […]
The Department of Internal Medicine extends its condolences to the colleagues, friends, and family of C. Patrick Burns, MD, who passed away last month at the age of 87. Burns was a member of the Division of Hematology, Oncology, and Blood and Marrow Transplantation for 35 years, serving as Division Director from 1985–1999. He received […]
Iowa City VA Staff Physician and Clinical Assistant Professor in Hospital Medicine Matthew Soltys, MD, MME, was recognized for his local and national commitment to engaging physicians and medical trainees in robust quality improvement (QI) and patient safety education. Nearing 80 years of partnership with American medical schools, the Veterans Health Administration recognized Soltys’s standout […]
The Department of Internal Medicine is pleased to introduce some of the newest members who joined us between December 2024 and June 2025 (start dates in parentheses). We are happy to welcome them to the department. Ricci Cardwell, ARNP, DNP, MSN, FNP-C, OCN (2/10/25) Dr. Ricci Cardwell joined the Division of Hematology, Oncology, and Blood […]
This message was sent from Upi Singh, MD, Chair & DEO of the Department of Internal Medicine earlier today. Effective July 1, the Division of Nephrology and Hypertension will be led by Lisa Antes, MD, and Sarat Kuppachi, MD, as co-interim division directors. Chou-Long Huang, MD, PhD, has transitioned out of the role of division […]
This message was sent from Upi Singh, MD, Chair & DEO of the Department of Internal Medicine earlier today. The Department of Internal Medicine is pleased to announce that Justin Smock, MD, clinical professor of internal medicine, will become interim director for the Division of General Internal Medicine (GIM), effective September 1. Dr. Smock assumes […]