Representing the 12 academic sections and 9 fellowships of Internal Medicine at the Wake Forest School of Medicine
Winston-Salem, NC
Joined July 2023
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Dr. Thomas J Polascik, MD FACS, Professor of Urologic Surgery @wakeurology presented a great Grand Rounds on prostate cancer screening. Faculty and residents enjoyed his insight on prostate cancer incidence and screening in our specific patient population in North Carolina.
Congratulations to @WFIMRes Assistant Chief of Medicine Dr. Dan Johnston on his election to AOA! He was voted in during October’s selection process at @wakeforestmed !
Did you know over half of the disability that results in an older adult losing their independence starts with a hospital stay? Dr. Kate Callahan, MD, MS @WakeGeriatrics gave an excellent Grand Rounds to the department on Age-Friendly Care.
Dr. Sylvester Homsy @WakeCancer led this months Clinicopathologic Case Conference with an incredible support team of @wakeforestmed students, @WFIMRes residents and chief residents! Thank you to everyone who participated in a wonderful discussion.
In today’s Biennial Update in Nephrology, many topics were discussed! Dr. Moosavi & Dr. Abarghouei reviewed recent literature on Baxdrostat, Finerenone, Iptacopan, Obinutuzumab, & Porcine Kidney Xenotransplantation.
Professor Metin Gurcan, PhD had a busy summer! Check out his recent list of accomplishments highlighted at last month's business meeting for the section on General Internal Medicine:
We ❤️a multidisciplinary Grand Rounds
Dr. Bhavita Gaglani, MD led the first Clinicopathologic Conference of the year with input from across @AtriumHealthWFB learners and faculty!
Ceshae Harding's manuscript was selected as the Editor's Choice for the July/August Women's Health Issues:
Primary Care Utilization After Pregnancies Complicated by Hypertension & Diabetes: An Analysis From 2016-2022 - whijournal.com/article/S1049…
Featured in the September 2026 @theNCI Evidence Based Center Control Programs (EBCCP) Bulletin is the mPATH-Lung digital health intervention targeting lung cancer screening, developed by Professor David Miller MD
ebccp.cancercontrol.cancer.g…
Kenneth W. Zamkoff, MD, Professor Emeritus, Department of Cancer Medicine @WakeCancer walked us through “Of Ticks and Steaks” and how Alpha-Gal sensitization can influence our care of patients across specialties.
Rheumatology kicked off our new season of Grand Rounds by taking us through the greatest pubs in the last 2 years- hit after hit of high yield clinical updates!
Our department is home to many absolutely incredible APPs. Here are some of our award winning APPs recognized this summer at faculty awards day!
And a HUGE Congratulations!!🎉 and Thank you!🙏 to our incredible staff who were also recipients of excellence in research awards!
Congratulations to our faculty who were recognized from faculty across the School of Medicine for their excellence in research!
Did you know many of our faculty lead research centers for the institution? Check out some of our ongoing programs below!
Recognized the top paper of the department in 2025 was this study from our section on Gerontology & Geriatric Medicine in @JAMANetwork :
Structured vs Self-Guided Multidomain Lifestyle Interventions for Global Cognitive Function jamanetwork.com/journals/jam…
Listen up, we've got three new PROFESSORS in the department!! Give these incredible women a round of applause next time you see them!👏👏👏👏
Lets talk promotions!🎉🥳
5 Department faculty were promoted to Associate Professor in the past year. Send them your congratulations!
As we start on this new academic year, let us shoutout some of the incredible research grants our faculty were awarded in the past year:
No surprise to anyone, @WakeGeriatrics continues to innovate in their approach to cognitive decline
