Division of Internal Medicine
Seated (left to right): Robert, Gagel, Steven Sherman, Joel Helmke, Knox Todd, Issam Raad, Edward Yeh; Standing (left to right): Carmen Escalante, Ronald Rapini, Charles Cleeland, Burton Dickey, Lopa Mishra
Our mission is to provide a broad spectrum of research-driven internal medicine care for patients with cancer, including aspects of prevention, treatment and survivorship.
Our vision is to continually expand our lead as a research-driven internal medicine division in a comprehensive cancer care center.
The Division of Internal Medicine comprises nine departments:
- Cardiology
- Dermatology
- Endocrine Neoplasia and Hormonal Disorders
- Emergency Medicine
- Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition
- General Internal Medicine, Ambulatory Treatment and Emergency Care
- Infectious Diseases, Infection Control and Employee Health
- Pulmonary Medicine
- Symptom Research
In addition to providing clinical excellence in their division practices, faculty members have developed broad-based research programs in their respective subspecialty areas.
Last updated December 2011
Grand Rounds and Conferences
Friday, Jan. 27, 2012, 8:00-9:00 a.m., FCT3.4167 (rooms 1, 2, 7, 8)
"Technique for Managing Vascular Complication in Cancer Patients:
The Interventional Radiology Approach"
Michael Wallace, M.D., professor, Diagnostic Radiology
Friday, Feb. 3, 2012, 8:00-9:00 a.m., FCT3.4167 (rooms 1, 2, 7, 8)
"Lipid Metabolism and CV Risk"
Christie Ballantyne, M.D., professor of Medicine; chief,
Cardiovascular Research section, Division of Atheroschlerosis and
Vascular Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine
Friday, Feb. 10, 2012, 8:00-9:00 a.m., FCT3.4167 (rooms 1, 2, 7, 8)
"Managing Cancer in CKD-ESRD Population"
Abdullah Salahudeen, M.D., professor, General Internal Medicine
Friday, Feb. 17, 2012, 8:00-9:00 a.m., FCT3.4167 (rooms 1, 2, 7, 8)
"Junior Faculty Mentoring Session"
Robert Gagel, M.D., Dimitrios Kontoyiannis, M.D., Burton Dickey, M.D.,
Jim Yeung, M.D., and Holly Holmes, M.D.
Friday, Feb. 24, 2012, 8:00-9:00 a.m., FCT3.4167 (rooms 1, 2, 7, 8)
"Impact of Hospitalists on Care of Hospitalized Elderly"
James Goodwin, M.D., UTMB-Galveston
Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2012, 8:00-9:00 a.m., (R11.1400)
"Pancreatic Cancer: Challenging thte Status Quo"
Sushovan Guha, M.D., assistant professor, Gastroenterology, Hepatology
and Nutrition; and Milind Javle, M.D., associate professor, GI Medical Oncology
Past Events
Mechanisms of Symptoms of Multiple Myeloma and Its Therapy (requires Adobe Flash Player)
Charles Cleeland, Ph.D., Bharat Aggarwal, Ph.D., Patrick Dougherty, Ph.D., Loretta Williams, Ph.D., James Reuben, Ph.D., and Xin Shelley Wang, Ph.D.
August 7, 2009