Cruise Ship Hantavirus Outbreak Highlights Need for Clear Public Health Communication and Global Disease Preparedness
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Cruise Ship Hantavirus Outbreak Highlights Need for Clear Public Health Communication and Global Disease Preparedness
CVD and Collaborators Launch Study to Better Understand Immune Responses to Lassa Fever
UMSOM's Bradley A. Maron, MD, Named Editor-in-Chief of Circulation, the American Heart Association's Flagship Journal
Kahlert Institute for Addiction Medicine Inaugurates New Facility to Develop Treatments for Addiction
Researchers Identify Target with Potential to Improve CAR T-Cell Therapy Response in Patients with Blood Cancers
Nationally Recognized Emergency Medicine Physician-Leader Michael E. Winters Named Chair of Emergency Medicine at UM School of Medicine
UMSOM receives $1 million in State Grant Funding to Build New Center for Combat Casualty Care
First-in-Human Clinical Trial Shows Promising Results for New Lassa Fever Vaccine
UM Greenebaum Comprehensive Cancer Center is First in Region to Offer Innovative Cell Therapy for Synovial Sarcoma
Bidding Farewell to the UMSOM Class of 2026
Bradley Maron, MD (Medicine) was quoted in a Washington Post article on the health impacts of Canadian Wildfire smoke drifting over the Maryland/DC region.
Rozalina McCoy, MD, MS (Medicine) was quoted in a US News and World Report article covering the differences between GLP-1 medication injections and newer oral GLP-1 medications for weight less.
Elizabeth Powell, MD (Emergency Medicine), is quoted in stories about the new Center for Combat Casualty Care at the R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center.
The Baltimore Sun quoted Gregory Schrank, MD, MPH (Medicine), in an article about an outbreak of the diarrhea-causing parasite cyclosporiasis.
Matthew B. Laurens, MD, MPH (Pediatrics ), was interviewed by Fox 5 about the the cyclosporiasis parasite outbreak.
Julio Jauregui, MD (Orthopaedics ), is mentioned in this Becker’s Spine Review listing of notable spine surgeons.
Matthew Weir, MD (Medicine), is quoted in this Healio story about how blood pressure medication impacts kidney function.
Abdolreza Haririan, MD (Medicine), is quoted in this Everyday Health story about kidney transplants to treat a form of nephropathy.
Omer Awan, MD, MPH (Diagnostic Radiology and Nuclear Medicine ) is quoted in a Fox News story about advances made in longevity since the nation’s founding.
Niharika Khanna, MBBS, MD, D.G.O. (Family & Community Medicine) was interviewed about the risks of taking GLP-1 medications in the heat.
Dean Gladwin was proud to take part in the 8th Annual Sickle Cell Disease Family Education Day, hosted by the Maryland Sickle Cell Disease Association. This milestone event marked two decades of tireless work supporting individuals and families living with sickle cell disease.
Our Electron Microscopy Core Imaging Facility (EMCIF) recently welcomed students from the SUMMIR Program (Supporting Undergraduate Members in Microbiology and Immunology Research) for a hands-on look at one of our most powerful research tools on campus.
Smoke is making the air here in Baltimore dangerous to breathe. This isn't just a bad air quality day. It's a health emergency with measurable consequences. Our researchers found that on high-smoke days, healthcare visits for cardiovascular and respiratory conditions jump by 20%. 🔥
We joined forces with @ummedsystem, UMMC, and @UMBaltimore at the 2026 Baltimore Pride Parade for a joint float — because what better way to celebrate than alongside our partners in care? Happy Pride Month!🌈 👏
Established through a generous lead gift from The Kahlert Foundation and cooperative funding by UMB, and UMSOM, this move for the Kahlert Institute for Addiction Medicine marks the start of a new era of pioneering research and clinical care.
Date: Friday, August 7, 2026, Time: 1:30 pm – 3:30 pm, Location: Hippodrome Theatre at the France-Merrick Performing Arts Center, 12 N. Eutaw St, Baltimore, MD
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We achieved an historic, first-ever pig-to-human heart transplant in 2022.
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We were the first public medical school in the U.S.
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We were the first to build a teaching hospital and offer a residency program.
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We invented the field of “Shock Trauma.”
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We were the first to discover the relationship between insects and disease.
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We are one of the largest organ transplant centers in the U.S.
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We made vaccine breakthroughs around the world for COVID-19, Ebola, Zika, cholera, MERS/SARS, influenza, malaria and typhoid.
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We were the first to use a drone to deliver a kidney for transplantation.
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We were the first to test a unique RNA COVID-19 vaccine.
The University of Maryland School of Medicine gave me the space to make lifestyle medicine the foundation of my practice — and taught me that being a good doctor starts with being well myself, so I can show up for my patients fully present, empathetic, and human-centered.
