University of Utah Department of Internal Medicine

Study finds nearly half of telehealth visits are for non-mental health conditions like diabetes and high blood pressure, based on Medicare data. Read more. healthcare.utah.edu/newsroom/news/…

Check it out! Enrique Balderas Angeles from the Chaudhuri lab conducts laboratory work supporting innovative cardiovascular science at CVRTI. @RobinShawCVRTI @ChaudhuriLab @UofUInternalMed @UofUMedicine @UtahHealth @UofUResearch @RobinShawCVRTI #HeartHealth #CardiovascularResearch #CardiovascularHealth

Applications are now open for the 2026 Digi-Stars Scholars, a program that brings outstanding early-career leaders in digital health to @UofUHealth to share their work and engage with our research community. Nominate yourself or a colleague by May 15! shorturl.at/9zZDJ

#MatchDay2026 🎉 We are thrilled to welcome 72 new Internal Medicine interns to our department. This is our largest class yet. Welcome to the DOIM family! 🤍 #matchday2026 #matchday #universityofutahhealth #uofuhealth #internalmedicineresident #internalmedicine

Behind every great care team is someone keeping it all together. Meet Sandra Martinez, executive assistant in @UofUCV, recently featured in @uofuhealth's Made Better By You project. Read her story: uofuhealth.utah.edu/made-better-by…

⭐️Terrific presentation by @ggebraelmd at the OncLive National Fellows Forum at #GU26 @ASCO! Great work on treatment patterns and survival outcomes in #bladdercancer after progression on EV+Pembro. Looking forward to the upcoming paper! @OncoAlert @urotoday @huntsmancancer

Congrats to Umang Swami @umangtalking on being recognized as one of the Top Reviewers of @JCO_ASCO for 2025👉Peer review is the backbone of scientific progress, and this honor reflects his intelligence, rigor, and commitment to advancing cancer research. @huntsmancancer @ASCO

Big thanks to our amazing visiting faculty ⁦@JasonDominitz⁩ ⁦@ChahalPrabhleen⁩ ⁦@brianjacobsonmd⁩ at the 2026 Park City endoscopy course! Looking forward to 2027 for our 30th annual ⁦@BrighamGI⁩ @UofUInternalMed course.

We are thrilled to announce that Dipayan Chaudhuri, MD, PhD, has been appointed Section Chief of General Cardiology! A dedicated physician-scientist and leader, Dr. Chaudhuri will guide the section’s next phase of growth in clinical care and research. @UofUInternalMed @NEH_CVRTI

On behalf of the #UCARS26 Planning Committee, THANK YOU to the 800+ attendees who joined us—both in person and online—from 19 countries worldwide. 📷 Coming soon: video recordings of all presentations and discussions will be available on our website, with complimentary access

We’re excited to share that Mark Sims, MD, has been named our new Internal Medicine–Pediatrics Residency Program Director! A dedicated educator and palliative care physician, Dr. Sims brings thoughtful leadership to this role. Join us in congratulating him 👏 #uofuhealth #medpeds

Excited to see our trial tackling fatigue in patients with neuroendocrine tumors and Gyn onc cancers moving forward! Great to have Dr. Fujimoto visiting from Brazil — and even better to show her that our Brazilian “berry” is being tested here. Huge thanks to Dr. Erin Ward and Dr. @theresalwerner for this collaborative effort. And the trial is decentralized! So patients can enroll and participate from home! More here: clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT07151… #NETs #ClinicalTrials

U-CARS 2026 is just a little over 2 weeks away! Want to attend the conference to enjoy the terrific bench-to-bedside agenda but can’t make the trip to scenic SLC, Utah? Join live with our Live Feed Broadcast! lnkd.in/exu6wdFB #UCARS26

Medical milestone @UofUHealth The Utah Center for Bleeding & Clotting Disorders, led by Dr. Ming Lim, has successfully administered HEMGENIX, a newly approved gene therapy for severe hemophilia B. This may greatly reduce the need for weekly infusions and spontaneous bleeds.

Future comparative research should compare the effectiveness of GLP-1 receptor agonists, according to Srinivasan Beddhu, MD @UofUInternalMed “It’s in public health interest,” Beddhu told @GoHealio. vist.ly/4maha

1/. Utah Cardiac Recovery Symposium #UCARS26, Feb 5-6, 2026! Submit ABSTRACTS by Jan 11: medicine.utah.edu/internal-medic… Opportunity to interact with leading experts and hundreds of clinicians and bench-to-bedside researchers from around the globe! AGENDA: medicine.utah.edu/internal-medic…

Congratulations to Daniel Leung, MD, MSc, Professor in the Division of Infectious Diseases, on receiving the 2025 Bailey K. Ashford Medal from the @ASTMH. Read more: medicine.utah.edu/internal-medic… #tropicalmedicine #uofuhealth #internalmedicine

Congratulations to Dr. Juliana Simonetti & Dr. Mark Sims, two internal medicine faculty who were recently honored at the 2025 MedExcellence Awards! 🏆 Read more about their achievements: medicine.utah.edu/internal-medic… #uofuhealth #internalmedicine #utahhealth

June will be bittersweet after 7 incredible years at @UofUInternalMed @UofUCV @NEH_CVRTI, but elated to join @DukeCardFellows @DukeHeartCenter @DCRINews ! Grateful for my family, mentors, & friends, & especially @StavrosDrakos & @CarolineMilneMD. Excited for the journey ahead !