UCSFDGIM

Excellence in providing primary and preventive health care, conducting innovative research, and training the best future doctors.

[Society of General Internal Medicine (SGIM) @SocietyGIM]

🎉 Congratulations to our #SGIM26 Award Winner! 🎉

Please join us in celebrating Mitchell D. Feldman, MD, MPhil, recipient of the ACLGIM Chief’s Recognition Award. His outstanding work exemplifies excellence in general internal medicine.

👏 Help us congratulate Mitchell in the comments!

#SGIM26 #AwardWinner #AcademicMedicine #InternalMedicine

[Alka Kanaya @alka_kanaya]

Happy to share our new NIH-funded MOSAAIC Study design and methods paper

A new Asian American, Native Hawaiian, Pacific Islander longitudinal cohort

https://t.co/qdvSzH7ihF

@NIH @fredhutch @UW @nyulangone @UChicago @UHawaiiNews @StanfordMed @FoxChaseCancer @TempleUniv

[JAMA @JAMA_current]

Today, the JAMA Network launches @JAMAplusTrials, a new online platform that highlights the vision, innovation, and resilience of clinical trial research.

Designed for clinicians, investigators, trainees, and others engaged in clinical research worldwide, JAMA+ Trials is an interdisciplinary resource for enhancing insights and promoting dialogue in clinical trial research. 🧵

[UCSFDGIM @UCSFDGIM]

Is attending a historically Black college or university vs a predominantly White institution associated with later-life cognitive health for Black adults in the US?

New research from @UCSFDGIM investigator Marilyn Thomas published in @JAMANetworkOpen:

https://t.co/j0kLT03P9X

[UCSFDGIM @UCSFDGIM]

For graduating IM & med/peds residents looking to expand skills as clinicians/educators, we are still accepting apps for our Clinician Educator Fellowship! This program grants protected time to explore academic areas of interest while doing primary care. https://t.co/UwgkJIs74I

[Alison Huang, MD, MAS @AlisonHuangMD]

Glad to discuss this widespread symptom in older adults.

For most, nocturia doesn’t lend itself to a single magic bullet....

[Alison Huang, MD, MAS @AlisonHuangMD]

Neither panacea nor poison: the swinging pendulum of menopausal hormone therapy

[Nhung Nguyen @NguyenHEARTYlab]

🚨 New from our HEARTY Lab! Our new publication uncovers real-time predictors of nicotine vaping, cannabis vaping, and same-occasion co-vaping among young adults

[Alison Huang, MD, MAS @AlisonHuangMD]

Our @UCSFDGIM @UCSF_DOCIT faculty investigator @LisaRotenstein sharing her findings about understaffed physician teams with colleagues and journals at #SGIM25:

[Alison Huang, MD, MAS @AlisonHuangMD]

Glad to discuss the evidence for efficacy and safety of newer non-hormonal treatments for hot flashes with @lindseybever at @washingtonpost, who highlights the need for affordable and well-tolerated options for women with debilitating symptoms:

https://t.co/z6NkzdZulV

[UCSF DoC-IT @UCSF_DOCIT]

Next weekend, DoC-IT is headed to #ARM2025! Stay tuned for session reminders to catch @j_r_a_m Abimbola Fadairo-Azinge @AJHolmgren and @LisaRotenstein if you'll be in Minneapolis from June 7-10.

[Julia Adler-Milstein @j_r_a_m]

So proud of our @UCSF_DOCIT @UCSFHospitals team presenting back to back talks in the #cic25 @AMIAinformatics meeting. Talks show that rigorous research on AI scribe complements operational efforts to monitor impact. @LisaRotenstein @SaraMurrayMD AI scribe -> lower burnout.

[Erfan Tasdighi @ErfanTasdighi]

Excited to share the first time ever 🥁

"Sex-Specific CAC Percentiles Across South Asian Adults in U.S."

65% of men and 30% of women have CAC >0 by 55

~75th percentile for 55yo SA men or 65yo SA women is absolute CAC score of 100

link: https://t.co/9lhrGqQTcK
@JACCJournals

[Alka Kanaya @alka_kanaya]

Happy to discuss the health issues and needs of Asian Americans and NHPI populations today
#AAPIHeritageMonth
@AAPCHOtweets @AAPIData

[Lisa Rotenstein MD @LisaRotenstein]

So grateful to @SGIM, my mentors, nominators, and collaborators for this award and the opportunity to advance the science of GIM!
@DBatesSafety
@AlisonHuangMD
@UCSFDGIM
@j_r_a_m
@Bruce_Landon
@UCSF_DOCIT

[Marshall Chin @MarshallChinMD]

Chicago Diabetes Day ⁦@alka_kanaya⁩ speaking on MASALA insights into type 2 DM in non-obese populations. She is receiving Donald F Steiner Award for Translational DM Research ⁦@ucdiabetes⁩ ⁦@KovlerDiabetes⁩ ⁦@ChicagoDRTC⁩ ⁦@ChronicDiseaseU⁩

[Ankur Kalra @AnkurKalraMD]

A gripping documentary-drama, "The Brown Heart," sheds light on the silent crisis of early, severe, and often fatal heart attacks affecting Indian communities globally. Directed by Drs. Nirmal Joshi and Renu Joshi, the film features 40 health experts (including Drs. @alka_kanaya and @PSatishMD), personal testimonies, and voices from the entertainment industry. It is now available for streaming on @JioHotstar in India and worldwide at https://t.co/NvireBVkZY. Beyond raising awareness, the film offers prevention strategies and practical tips, emphasizing the critical need for action. This non-profit endeavor is supported by philanthropic donors from Pennsylvania, with @makeadentorg contributing expertise in the medical field.

[Alison Huang, MD, MAS @AlisonHuangMD]

Estrogen therapy remains the most effective treatment for menopausal vasomotor symptoms, but our @JAMAInternalMed insights article describes evidence-based non-hormonal treatment options for women who are not candidates for or wish to avoid hormones:
https://t.co/GYMWDuog9W

[MASALA Study @masala_study]

The Brown Heart 🤎
A docudrama told by personal stories, uncovering the reasons for skyrocketing rates of heart disease in young South Asians

https://t.co/3GaNKD7ibd

Please amplify @VigneshR @AnilOza16 @anahadoconnor @RepJayapal @RoKhanna @Amibera1 @ashishkjha

[Alison Huang, MD, MAS @AlisonHuangMD]

One group of women receiving little attention in menopause research is South Asians.

But as shown by our new @ClimactericIMS report from the @masala_study, women of South Asian ancestry may undergo natural menopause earlier than other women in the USA:

https://t.co/Flp4YoNeUQ