Welch Center for Prevention, Epidemiology and Clinical Research
Where Public Health and Medicine Meet
Welcome to the Welch Center, where our interdisciplinary faculty and trainees collaborate on groundbreaking epidemiologic, clinical, and translational research related to preventing and controlling chronic diseases. Everything we do is designed to strengthen the practice of medicine, improve the health of people and populations, and mentor the next generation of researchers to carry on this work.
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New & Noteworthy
New Welch Center Director!
Elizabeth Selvin, PhD, MPH, is the new Welch Center Director!
Dr. Selvin, a renowned professor of Epidemiology, brings with her a wealth of experience. Her commitment to mentoring and research excellence is exemplary.
She succeeds Dr. Larry Appel, who has led the Center for the past 14 years. Please join us in congratulating Dr. Selvin and thanking Dr. Appel for his leadership!
Historic Core Faculty Appointment
The Welch Center has appointed Dr. Yvonne Commodore-Mensah to Core Faculty! She is the first core faculty member with a primary appointment in the School of Nursing.
We are delighted at the opportunity to extend our reach beyond the original two schools (Medicine and Public Health) that founded the Welch Center in 1989.
Please join us in congratulating her on this momentous achievement!
Past Director Makes TIME100 List
Dr. Neil Powe, former Welch Center director, is among TIME100's "most influential people in health in 2024!"
Dr. Powe is listed alongside celebrity names like Michael J. Fox and Olivia Munn. The feature cites how he and Dr. Cynthia Delgado are fighting transplant bias — detailing a task force they co-chaired reevaluating the formula used for kidney transplant eligibility.
Week in Welch Newsletter
Dive into the world of the Welch Center with our weekly newsletter, recapping our biggest highlights, upcoming events and recent publications.
Grand Rounds Features Past Assoc. Director
Dr. L. Ebony Boulware, former Welch Center associate director, will deliver the GIM Fellowship Visiting Professor Presentation on Friday, May 24. Visit Johns Hopkins Hospital's Cader Room from 9 to 10 a.m. for "Health Equity as North Star: Studies on Racial Equity in Kidney Care Outcomes."
Challenges of Neuropathy
The Welch Center's Dr. Caitlin Hicks was quoted in a recent article on neuropathy. If left untreated, neuropathy can cause falls, cuts, and infections, and may lead to amputation in extreme cases. A recent study suggests this condition may be significantly underdiagnosed, especially among low-income groups with diabetes.
Time-Restricted Eating Study
Several Welch faculty collaborated on this impactful new research focusing on time-restricted eating.
To summarize: when people ate the same amount of calories, but within a limited time window, it didn't help them lose weight or improve how their bodies handled glucose compared to eating normally.
New Associate Faculty
The Welch Center is excited to announce the appointment of four new Associate Faculty members:
- Sonia Angell, MD, MPH
- Ariana Chao, PhD, RN, CRNP
- Alejandra Ellison-Barnes, MD, MPH
- Christina Yuan, PhD, MPH
Honoring Excellence in Nursing
This year, 28 Johns Hopkins nurses were named “top nurses” by Baltimore magazine. Among the winners is the Welch Center's Jeanne Charleston, BSN, RN!
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