A study by Dr. Kristen Marks, associate professor of medicine, was selected as a 2025 research paper of the year by JAMA. For this inaugural roundup, JAMA Medical News asked the journal’s top editors to nominate their favorite studies published in JAMA over the past year—the articles that they thought were the most impactful, newsworthy and novel. According to the results of Dr. Marks' international study, a newer vaccine against hepatitis B virus was clearly superior to an older vaccine type in inducing a protective antibody response among people living with HIV who didn’t respond to prior vaccination.
Dr. Jeffrey Mayer and Dr. Meninabasi Ndaessien, both assistant professors of clinical emergency medicine, are recipients of this year’s Unsung Hero of Emergency Medicine Award by the New York American College of Emergency Physicians. The awards are given to individuals who “go beyond simply being the embodiment of what it means to be an emergency physician. They are a stalwart of the emergency department, who is deeply committed to the mission of the emergency department, their colleagues, co-workers and patients. The unsung hero is always willing to help a colleague – within the clinical environment or not.”
Dr. Hriday Bhambhvani, clinical associate in urology, was awarded a Men's Health Traveling Fellowship by the Society for the Study of Male Reproduction (SSMR) and the Society for Sexual Medicine of North America (SMSNA). The SSMR and SMSNA are American Urological Association-affiliated subspecialty societies, with a mission to promote the advancement of science and treatment of male reproduction and sexual disorders; this is accomplished through the education of practitioners and the lay public, and informational exchange of research and new advances.
