Bob Mahoney, MD, recognized as a 2023 Castle Connolly Top Doctor
Bob Mahoney, MD, an Associate Professor of Medicine in the Division of Hospital Medicine at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, has been named a Castle Connolly Top Doctor. Castle Connolly is a healthcare research and publishing company founded in 1991 to provide consumers with reliable information about the quality of healthcare providers. […]
Join us on May 19, 2023 for Wash U Internal Medicine CPC – Miguel Chavez, MD, MSc
The clinicopathological conference, popularly known as CPC, is a case method process of learning medicine. It uses a problem-solving approach. A case is presented with diagnostic data and is followed by a discussion of differential diagnosis which is narrowed down to a final diagnosis. Speaker: Miguel Chavez, MD, MSc Division: Hospital Medicine Title: “26y/o F […]
Join us on April 28, 2023 for Wash U Internal Medicine CPC – Eric Johnson, MD
The clinicopathological conference, popularly known as CPC, is a case method process of learning medicine. It uses a problem-solving approach. A case is presented with diagnostic data and is followed by a discussion of differential diagnosis which is narrowed down to a final diagnosis. Speaker: Eric Johnson, MD Division: Hospital Medicine Title: “75yo M hx […]
DHM Faculty present at the 2023 Annual SHM Converge Meeting in Austin, Texas
The Society of Hospital Medicine held its annual Converge meeting March 26-29, 2023 in Austin, TX. The Division of Hospital Medicine was represented by both former and current faculty. Congratulations to our three current Division of Hospital Medicine members who presented at the meeting! Rachel Bardowell, MD, presented “Where’s the Beef? How to Select and […]
Bob Mahoney, MD, awarded 2023 Friends of Social Work Award
Bob Mahoney, MD, Associate Professor of Medicine, was selected as one of the recipients of the Friends of Social Work Award by the BJH social work team. The Friends of Social Work Award acknowledges non-social work staff members who assist in social work. It not only celebrates Social Work Month, but it also recognizes the […]
BJH Foundation Grant funds the expansion of the SQuID protocol – Margo Girardi, MD
Margo Girardi, MD, Associate Professor of Medicine and Medical Director of Med-1 Firm, was awarded a grant from the Barnes-Jewish Hospital Foundation to expand the Subcutaneous Insulin protocols for Diabetic Ketoacidosis from the 3500-observation unit to the inpatient medicine floor. The title of this project is SQuID-eee (Subcutaneous Insulin for Diabetic Ketoacidosis: Expansion, Experience and […]
Alex Thomas, MD, receives Critical Thinking- Medical Topic Distinguished Service Teaching Award
Distinguished Service Teaching Awards (DSTA) are given by medical school students and administration to educators in recognition of their ongoing academic interest and commitment. Award categories include Clerkship of the Year, Administrator of the Year, Clinical Educator of the Year, Inclusion DSTA, Diversity DSTA, Critical Thinking – Procedural Topic DSTA, Critical Thinking – Medical Topic DSTA, […]
Physician Champion for Patient Experience at BJH- Patricia Litkowski, MD
Patricia Litkowski, MD, has been selected to serve as Physician Champion for Patient Experience at Barnes-Jewish Hospital. The BJH Patient Experience team focuses on improving communication between physicians and their patients and also with each other. They strive to refine processes that will create a more compassionate, efficient, well-informed and coordinated patient care. In her […]
Cady B. Edwards, MD, named Co-Director of the Medicine Triage Attending Service
Cady B. Edwards, MD, will serve as the Co-Director of the Medicine Triage Attending (MTA) service alongside Nathan Martin, MD. The MTA service is 24/7 and the hospitalist serving as MTA is responsible for triaging Medicine patients being admitted to BJH. The MTA works closely with the Emergency Department, Patient Placement, Transfer Center, Intensive Care […]
Katy Filson, MD and Zach Morgan, MD named Co-Directors of the Patient Care Operations Committee
Patient Care Operations Committee serves the Division of Hospital Medicine (DHM) by coordinating the frontline operations of the division. The committee is one of the largest within the division and has about 20% of the entire hospital medicine faculty as representation. As Co-Directors, Drs. Katy Filson and Zach Morgan, along with the members of the […]