Dr. Mark Thoelke, Invited Speaker at the Annual Missouri Chapter ACP Meeting
Division Chief, Dr. Mark Thoelke, Professor of Medicine, was invited to present at the Missouri chapter of the American College of Physicians annual meeting on September 16th at Osage Beach, MO. “The American College of Physicians (ACP) is a diverse community of internal medicine specialists and subspecialists united by a commitment to excellence. Internists apply scientific […]
Take Me Out To The Ball Game
After many months of hard work preparing for new faculty orientation, the division showed their appreciation by treating the administration staff to a day at the ballpark. With the support from the faculty, the administration staff, along with Dr. Mark Thoelke, Division Chief, spent an afternoon watching the St. Louis Cardinals compete against the Pittsburgh […]
Welcome New Hospitalists
Please join us in extending a big, warm welcome to our new faculty members: Jordan Atkins, MD – Instructor in Medicine Wenners Ballard, MD – Instructor in Medicine Dennis Chang, MD – Associate Professor of Medicine Ramya Chelapareddy, MD – Instructor in Medicine Stephen Chi, MD – Instructor in Medicine Amir Esmaeeli, MD – Instructor […]
Newly Appointed Assistant Professors of Medicine
The Division of Hospital Medicine is pleased to announce the appointments of fellow hospitalists, Drs. Eric Johnson and Adam Littich, to Assistant Professor of Medicine. We congratulate them on their well-earned promotion.
Epic Ready
Due to launch in early June, the Division of Hospital Medicine has been busy preparing for the transition to Epic, our new electronic health record system. The division held numerous meetings to address any and all Epic questions. Our clinicians spent countless hours in classroom training. The division also requested Epic trainers to be brought […]
We Are Family
Meet the 2018 Leukemia Lymphoma Society’s Student of the Year, Alexandra Hayes, better known as Ali to those who have come to know and adore her. Ali is the daughter of Christal Mills, Special Projects Administrator for the Division of Hospital Medicine. Five years ago at the age of 16, Ali’s life changed forever when […]
Hospitalist Finalists are Orlando Bound
After being named one of the finalists in the Society of Hospital Medicine’s Research, Innovations, and Vignettes (RIV) Poster Competition, Division of Hospital Medicine colleagues, Dr. Nathan Martin, Dr. Margo Girardi, and Warren Smith, will be heading to SHM’s National Conference in Orlando, Florida to await the final results. Their poster titled, “360° Evaluation of Fellow Hospitalists […]
The Fight for a Cleaner Living Environment Continues
The “Hope for Soap” initiative is back in full swing as the hospitalist group gathers bars of Irish Spring soap to send as a relief effort to Haiti. This is the third year for the hospitalist group to sponsor the “Hope for Soap” initiative. Bars of Irish Spring soap are sent to Haiti communities that […]
It’s a Match
The first Wednesday of December is known throughout the U.S. medical community as Match Day. The anticipation of future plans filled the air as many of our hospitalists logged into the National Resident Matching Program (NRMP) to see where they matched. The NRMP organizes the matching process by combining the ranking of the applicants preferences […]
Hospitalists Helping Kids with Cancer…Be Kids
One can always find Hospitalist Special Projects Administrator, Christal Mills, supporting various charitable events throughout the year. Whether Christal is chairing the event or showing her support through donations, her generosity is limitless. One of the many non-for-profit organizations that runs near and dear to her heart is Friends of Kids with Cancer. Friends of […]









