Department of Medicine - Surgery - University of Minnesota

Affiliated Campus Reports28from Drs. Thomas Stillmanand Peter Weissmann.On an international note,a delegation of Medicinestaff, Drs. Michelle Johnson,Kevin Larsen, Pilar Hoenack-Cavadid, Valerie Ulstad andKathleen Hall, visited Indiato explore research and clinicalopportunities for futureHCMC Internal Medicine residents.In addition, Dr. RebeccaZadroga, third-year resident,chose to do an internationalelective rotation at St. John’sMedical College in Bangalore,India, and focused her studieson “Leprosy, Malaria andTyphoid.” We are excitedabout these internationalconnections and educationalopportunities for our facultyand residents.Our educational programscontinue their history ofexcellence allowing us toattract bright young physician-traineescommittedto the mission of HCMC.In 2005, our residents werevery productive and presentedposters and/or workshopsat the American College ofPhysicians (ACP) MinnesotaChapter and national annualscientific meetings, Societyof General Internal Medicine(SGIM) meeting, the Universityof Minnesota Departmentof Medicine Research Day,Society of Hospital Medicinemeeting, American HeartAssociation meeting, AmericanSociety of Tropical Medicineand Hygiene meeting,Digestive Disease Week andInternational Conference ofthe Journal of Travel Medicineand Infectious Disease meeting.Our residents’ ability toprepare for and attend thesemeetings is made possibleby grants from the AlvinL. Schultz Education andResearch Fund.Our Department is alsoengaged in the advancedtraining of many subspecialtiesof internal medicine. Inmost cases, this training is avital component of the fellowshipprograms based at theUniversity of Minnesota.In Critical Care, Geriatrics,Sleep Medicine, and Alternativeand ComplementaryMedicine, fellowship programsare centered at HCMC.ResearchOur commitment to basicand applied research remainsstrong, particularly in areasof prevention and treatmentof conditions that are overrepresentedin our patientpopulation. These areasinclude: diabetes, chronicrenal failure, cardiovasculardisease, obesity, addiction,toxicology, tuberculosis, HIVinfection, hepatitis C, sleepapnea and critical aspectsof hemodynamic and organsupport for critically ill andinjured patients. Women’shealth, international health,and geriatric issues, includingdementia, are otherimportant areas of investigation.Work is proceeding todevelop a center for urbanhealth to focus on issuesrelated to quality of care andequality of care across thepatient groups we serve.The faculty brought in$15.5 million in directrevenues from grants andcontracts in 2004. In addition,our faculty and residents publisheda total of 108 journalarticles and editorialsin 2004. (2005 data wasnot available at time ofpublication).New FacultyWe recruited ten wonderfulnew colleagues in 2005. Dr.Natarajan Raman, formerlyfrom University of Nebraska,joined the Division of Hematologyand Medical Oncologyas the new RadiationOncologist. Drs. Jeff Connaire,formerly from MinneapolisVA, Keith Eidman, formerNephrology Fellow from theUniversity of Minnesota MedicalSchool, and Ajay Israni,formerly from University ofPennsylvania, were recruitedby the Division of Nephrologyto provide clinical andresearch support. Dr. GavinBart, most recently from theRockefeller University andformer HCMC resident, joinedthe Division of Addiction Medicineas the Division Director.Dr. Meghan Walsh, formerHCMC Chief Resident, joinedthe Division of General InternalMedicine as an attendinginternist on the CardiologyService and outpatient clinician.Drs. Glen Varns and JuliaGrigoriev, former HCMC ChiefResident and resident respectively,were hired to work onthe new Hospitalist Service.Dr. Ronald Johannsen, formerlyfrom Minneapolis VA,joined Dr. Fouad Bachour ona part-time basis in interven-Our commitment to basic and appliedresearch remains strong, particularlyin areas of prevention and treatment ofconditions that are over-represented inour patient population.