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Emily Slater

Refractory macrophage activation syndrome in adult-onset Still’s disease: response to interferon-γ blockade and JAK inhibition

A female patient in her mid-20s presented with fevers, rash and polyarthralgia and was ultimately diagnosed with macrophage activation syndrome (MAS), a widely recognised form of secondary haemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis in the setting of autoinflammatory disease such as adult-onset Still’s disease. Extensive infectious and malignancy workup was negative. Her clinical course…

Protocol for a Single-Arm Pilot Clinical Trial: Developing and Evaluating a Machine Learning Opioid Prediction & Risk-Stratification E-Platform

Primary care providers are increasingly tasked with providing basic gynecologic care, including contraceptive therapy, to their patients. In the United States, oral contraceptive pills are the most frequently prescribed form of contraception; thus, it is critical that primary care providers are well versed in addressing common patient questions. Well-documented concerns…

Welcome Our New Faculty!

General Internal Medicine is pleased to welcome four distinguished physicians to our faculty. Their clinical expertise, academic accomplishments, and commitment to excellence will enrich our division and enhance our mission of advancing medical education, research, and patient care. We are honored to have them join us and look forward to…

Celebrating Our 2025 Exemplary Teacher Award Recipients

We are delighted to recognize our physician faculty members who have been awarded the Exemplary Teacher Award for 2025. This includes Dr. Neeka Akhavan, Dr. Paige Barker, Dr. Dianne Goede, Dr. Lucy Guerra, Dr. Shirley Kim, Dr. Ryan Nall, Dr. James Smith, and Dr. Ashleigh Wright. This distinction celebrates educators…

Addressing Common Oral Contraceptive Pill Concerns for the Primary Care Provider

Primary care providers are increasingly tasked with providing basic gynecologic care, including contraceptive therapy, to their patients. In the United States, oral contraceptive pills are the most frequently prescribed form of contraception; thus, it is critical that primary care providers are well versed in addressing common patient questions. Well-documented concerns…