The American Heart ASsociation's "Get with the Guidelines" program recently recognized University of Iowa Health Care Emergency Response Team (ERT) Director Paul Nassar, MD, MPH, and his Code Blue Team with Silver Recognition for excellence in CPR quality.

Dr. Matthew Soltys, a staff physician at the Iowa City VA Medical Center and clinical assistant professor in Internal Medicine at UI Health Care, has been awarded the David M. Worthen Award, one of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs’ highest honors in health professions education.

University of Iowa researchers have received a significant grant to study primary ciliary dyskinesia, a rare airway disease, aiming to advance understanding and treatment options for affected patients. This funding will support innovative research efforts to improve patient outcomes.

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.

University of Iowa researchers, including Terry Wahls, reveal the importance of our gut microbiome to health and disease.

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.

Stephen McGowan, MD, Professor Emeritus of Medicine in the Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Occupational Medicine, was formally presented with the 5th annual DiBona Academics in Service of ICVA Veterans Award.

The Chaurasia Lab, led by Bhagirath Chaurasia, MSc, PhD, assistant professor in the Division of Endocrinology & Metabolism, has continued to explore emerging targets to reduce obesity and treat metabolic conditions. Their recent publication, “Ceramide-induced FGF13 impairs systemic metabolic health,” appears in Cell Metabolism and contributes to the group’s history of groundbreaking research in the field.

David Stoltz, MD, PhD, professor of internal medicine and director of the Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Occupational Medicine, was inducted last weekend into the Association of American Physicians (AAP).

In recognition of its tradition of exemplary scholarly activity, the Roy J. and Lucille A. Carver College of Medicine (CCOM) held its annual Celebration of Excellence in Research, Scholarship, Teaching, and Service on Monday, adding faculty with appointments in the Department of Internal Medicine to its Wall of Scholarship, naming Impact Scholars, and presenting Faculty Awards.