Reported in The Forefront, 3/28/2019 For patients with advanced-stage heart failure, the new HeartMate 3 centrifugal-flow left ventricular assist device (LVAD) proved superior to the axial-flow HeartMate II, which was previously considered the gold standard in LVAD therapy. Both pumps are made by Abbott. The MOMENTUM 3 trial, presented as a late-breaking session at the American College of Cardiology Scientific Session and published simultaneously in the New England Journal of Medicine, confirmed certain benefits of HeartMate 3. “HeartMate 3 has significantly improved the performance of LVAD therapy,” said cardiologist Nir Uriel, MD, professor of medicine at the University of Chicago and a … Read More

As reported  in The Forefront on March 11,2019 The University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine retained top rankings in Illinois in U.S. News & World Report’s annual review of the country’s top medical schools. Of the 120 accredited medical schools surveyed by U.S. News for its 2020 edition, Pritzker placed No. 16 (up from No. 18 last year) for research and No. 18 (up from No. 39) for primary care training. Pritzker remains the highest-ranking research and primary care medical school in the state, ahead of Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine (Nos. 19 and 35, respectively). Among research-intensive … Read More

U.S. News & World Report just released its 2020 edition of the country’s top medical schools. Of the 120 accredited medical schools surveyed by U.S. News, the Pritzker School of Medicine placed No. 16 (up from No. 18 last year) for research and No. 18 (up from No. 39) for primary care training. The full list of graduate school rankings, please visit usnews.com.

Marshall Chin, MD, the Richard Parrillo Family Professor of Healthcare Ethics, has been elected to the Association of American Physicians (AAP). This prestigious honor reflects his extraordinary contributions towards improving the care and outcomes for vulnerable patients with chronic disease and reducing health disparities with a nation-leading focus on diabetes.   Dr. Chin discovered how culturally-tailored quality improvement, chronic care management, and patient empowerment improve outcomes in safety net clinics.   Dr. Chin joins 16 faculty from the Department of Medicine as elected members of the AAP. Dr. Chin received his MD from the University of California at San Francisco in 1989, … Read More

Celiac disease is an autoimmune disorder caused by an immune response to gluten, a protein found in wheat, barley and rye. When someone with celiac disease eats gluten, the immune system mistakenly causes chronic inflammation in the small intestine. Over time, this can damage the small intestine, prevent the absorption of nutrients and cause diarrhea, fatigue, weight loss, and anemia, among many other symptoms. Tissue-resident lymphocytes are immune cells that help maintain and protect our tissues at barrier sites, like the lining of the intestine. In the video above, Bana Jabri, MD, PhD, the Sarah and Harold Lincoln Thompson Professor … Read More

Monica Vela,MD, Professor of Medicine (General Internal Medicine), Associate Vice Chair for Diversity, and Associate Dean for Multicultural Affairs (Pritzker School of Medicine has been named as a recipient of the University of Chicago’s 2019 Diversity Leadership Award in recognition of her contributions to diversity and inclusion at the University and in the broader community. Dr. Vela received her award at a January 15 on campus reception and was honored during the University’s annual Martin Luther King, Jr. commemoration at Rockefeller Memorial Chapel. Dr. Vela has had a major impact increasing cultural diversity in medicine and improving minority health. Her … Read More

Thirty-one Department of Medicine faculty have been named to the annual ranking of Chicago magazine’s top doctors.  Overall The University of Chicago Medicine had 82 physicians named to the top doctors list in the January 2019 edition. Cardiac Electrophysiology Roderick Tung, MD Cardiovascular Disease Michael Davidson, MD James Liao, MD Matthew Sorrentino, MD Nir Uriel, MD Dermatology Christopher Shea, MD Endocrinology David Ehrmann, MD Louis Philipson, MD,PhD Gastroenterology Carol Semrad, MD Helen Te, MD Irving Waxman, MD Geriatric Medicine Stacie Levine, MD Hematology Joseph Baron, MD Richard Larson, MD Wendy Stock, MD Infectious Disease Kenneth Pursell, MD Oncology Michael Bishop. MD … Read More