Posts by Katrina A. Armstrong, MD
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Massachusetts Medical Grand Rounds: Structural Inequities: Lessons and Reflections about Promoting Equity from COVID-19
On July 8, 2021, the inaugural Massachusetts Medical Grand Rounds was held on structural inequities during COVID-19. The session was moderated by Katrina Armstong, MD, physician-in-chief in the Department of Medicine at Massachusetts General Hospital.
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Use of ACE Inhibitors, ARBs by Households of COVID-19 Patients Linked to Lower Risk
In the first large study of people taking angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors or angiotensin receptor blockers who had known exposure to SARS-CoV-2, researchers at Massachusetts General Hospital found those drug classes were associated with reduced risk of a COVID-19 diagnosis.
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Medical Grand Rounds: Virtual Education in a Post-Pandemic World: Moving Beyond Zoom
On June 3, 2021, the Department of Medicine at Massachusetts General Hospital held a virtual Harvard Medical Grand Rounds on COVID-19.The session was moderated by Katrina Armstong, MD, physician-in-chief in the Department of Medicine at Mass General.
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Medical Grand Rounds: Post-Acute Sequelae of SARS CoV-2
On May 6, 2021, the Department of Medicine held a virtual Harvard Medical Grand Rounds on COVID-19. Zeina Chemali, MD, MPH, medical director of the McCance Center for Brain Health at Massachusetts General Hospital, and experts from BIDMC, Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Spaulding, spoke about long-term COVID-19 symptoms.
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Medical Grand Rounds: Evolution of the COVID-19 Pandemic: Implications for Vaccines, Treatment
On April 1, 2021, the Department of Medicine held a virtual Harvard Medical Grand Rounds on COVID-19. Richelle Charles, MD, physician in the Division of Infectious Diseases at Massachusetts General Hospital, and Bruce D. Walker, MD, director of the Ragon Institute, and other members from the Boston medical community, discuss the evolution of the pandemic, including vaccines and treatment.
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Medical Grand Rounds: Global Experience with the COVID-19 Pandemic: Lessons Learned from Public Health Responses in Haiti, Malawi and Vietnam
On March 4, 2021, the Department of Medicine held a virtual Grand Rounds on COVID-19. Louise Ivers, MD, MPH, interim chief of the Division of Infectious Diseases at Massachusetts General Hospital, and experts from the local Boston medical community, spoke about the global experience with the virus. They shared lessons learned from Haiti, Malawi and Vietnam.
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Editorial: More and Better COVID-19 Testing Needed
Katrina Armstrong, MD, physician-in-chief at Massachusetts General Hospital, and colleagues explain why COVID-19 testing alone is insufficient for clinical care or to prevent community transmission.
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Medical Grand Rounds: Not Throwing Away Our Shot: Scaling Up COVID-19 Vaccination Efforts in the U.S.
On February 4, 2021, the Department of Medicine held a virtual Grand Rounds on COVID-19. Joshua P. Metlay, MD, PhD, chief of the Division of General Internal Medicine at Massachusetts General Hospital, spoke with the Boston medical community on scaling up COVID-19 vaccination efforts in the United States.
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Medical Grand Rounds: COVID-19 Transmission: A State of the State, Our Schools and the NBA
On December 3, 2020, the Department of Medicine held a virtual Grand Rounds on COVID-19. Sandra B. Nelson, MD, of the Division of Infectious Diseases at Massachusetts General Hospital, spoke with the Boston medical community on the current state of COVID-19 transmission locally and nationally.
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Medical Grand Rounds: Obesity, Cardiovascular Disease and Metabolic Dysregulation in a Viral Pandemics: Prior Lessons and New Research Opportunities
In this Department of Medicine virtual Grand Rounds, Steven Grinspoon, MD, chief of the Metabolism Unit, presented on research findings related to obesity, cardiovascular disease and metabolic dysregulation during a viral pandemic.
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Medical Grand Rounds: The Quest for a COVID-19 Vaccine
On November 5, 2020, the Department of Medicine held a virtual Grand Rounds on COVID-19. Bruce Walker, MD, and Galit Alter, PhD, from the Ragon Institute, spoke with the local Boston medical community about the quest for a COVID-19 vaccine.
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Medical Grand Rounds: Safe Voting in a Pandemic: Challenges, Innovations and the Role of Health Care Professionals
On October 15, 2020, the Department of Medicine held a virtual Grand Rounds on COVID-19. Charles Stewart III, Kenan Sahin Distinguished Professor of Political Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, spoke with panelists from Massachusetts General Hospital, BIDMC, Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School about safe voting during a pandemic.
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Medical Grand Rounds: COVID-19: Public Health and Scientific Challenges Featuring Dr. Anthony Fauci
On September 10, 2020, the Department of Medicine held a virtual Grand Rounds on COVID-19. Anthony S. Fauci, MD, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) director, spoke to the Boston medical community about COVID-19 public health and scientific challenges.
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Medical Grand Rounds: COVID-19 Patient Recovery and Rehab
On July 16, 2020, the Department of Medicine held a virtual Grand Rounds on COVID-19, Jason H. Maley, MD, research fellow, George A. Alba, MD, physician in the Department of Medicine, and Ginger Polich, MD, instructor of physical medicine and rehabilitation at Spaulding Rehab, as well as experts from the Boston community, talk about COVID-19 patient recovery and rehab.
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Medical Grand Rounds: COVID-19 and Health Equity: A Focus on Health System Solutions to Magnified Inequities
On July 9, 2020, the Department of Medicine held a virtual Grand Rounds presentation related to COVID-19. Joseph Betancourt, MD, MPH, vice president and chief equity and inclusion officer at Mass General, Aisha James, MD, MS, primary care physician, as well as experts from the Boston medical community, talked about COVID-19 and health equity.
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Medical Grand Rounds: Vaccine Development for COVID-19: A Status Update on the Challenges and Prospects for Success
On June 4, 2020, the 14th lecture in the Medical Grand Rounds’ COVID-19 series featured an update on efforts to develop a safe, scalable vaccine for COVID-19.
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Medical Grand Rounds: COVID-19 and Acute Kidney Injury
On May 21, 2020, the eleventh lecture in the Medical Grand Rounds’ COVID-19 series featured a panel of experts who are investigating kidney disease and COVID-19.
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Medical Grand Rounds: Cardiac Manifestations of COVID-19
On May 14, 2020, the tenth lecture in the Medical Grand Rounds' COVID-19 series featured a panel of experts who are investigating the cardiac manifestations of coronavirus. The panel included Mass General's Anthony Rosenzweig, MD, chief of cardiology, Jason Wasfy, MD, cardiologist, and Judy Hung, MD, cardiologist.
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Medical Grand Rounds: Unraveling the Mystery of Clotting in COVID-19
On May 7, 2020, the ninth lecture in the Medical Grand Rounds' COVID-19 series featured a panel of experts who are investigating blood clotting in COVID-19 patients.
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Medical Grand Rounds: How Diagnostic Tests for COVID-19 Got Us into, and Will Lead Us Out of, the Pandemic
On April 30, 2020, the eighth lecture in the Medical Grand Rounds' COVID-19 series focused on the role of diagnostic testing during the COVID-19 pandemic in leading us back to our normal lives.
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Medical Grand Rounds: A 66-year-old Man with Homelessness, with Cough and Rhinorrhea: Response to COVID-19 Among Boston’s Homeless Population
On April 23, 2020, the seventh lecture in the Medical Grand Rounds' COVID-19 series focused on a case study that sheds light on the challenges associated with preventing and treating COVID-19 among Boston's homeless population.
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Medical Grand Rounds: Publishing in a Pandemic: How Medical Journals are Responding to COVID-19
On April 16, 2020, the sixth lecture in the Medical Grand Rounds' COVID-19 series focused on the role of medical journals in the development of new therapies and approaches to patient care during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Medical Grand Rounds: Advancing New Therapies for COVID-19: Antiviral, Immunomodulation and Beyond
On April 9, 2020, the Department of Medicine held its fifth virtual Grand Rounds presentation related to COVID-19. Keith Flaherty, MD, at Massachusetts General Hospital, and Scott Gottlieb, MD, former FDA commissioner, along with other members of the Greater Boston medical community, presented on advancing experimental therapies to treat COVID-19.
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Medical Grand Rounds: Palliative Care in a Pandemic
On April 2, 2020, the Department of Medicine held its fourth virtual Grand Rounds presentation related to COVID-19. Vicki Jackson, MD, at Massachusetts General Hospital, along with other members of the Greater Boston medical community, presented on the growing role of palliative care in the response to the pandemic.
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Medical Grand Rounds: Pathogenesis and Management of Respiratory Failure in COVID-19: What We Know So Far
On March 26, 2020, the Department of Medicine held its third virtual Grand Rounds presentation related to COVID-19. Benjamin Medoff, MD, chief of Pulmonary and Critical Care at Massachusetts General Hospital, along with other members of the Greater Boston medical community, presented on respiratory failure in COVID-19, including management, treatment in clinical trials and the need for biomarkers.
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Medical Grand Rounds: COVID-19 in Low-Resourced Settings—Reaching for Global Health Equity
On March 19, 2020, the Department of Medicine held held its second virtual Grand Rounds presentation related to COVID-19. Louise Ivers, MD, MPH, executive director of the Mass General Center for Global Health, along with other members of the Greater Boston and world medical community, presented on the global effects of the pandemic and helping countries that have inequities of care.
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Medical Grand Rounds: Boston Biomedical Community Come Together to Respond to COVID-19
On March 12, 2020, the Department of Medicine held a virtual Grand Rounds Presentation that featured experts from the greater Boston biomedical community who are collaborating research efforts to quickly and effectively respond to COVID-19. They discussed the current state of the pandemic in the U.S., and how research will help us better understand everything from the epidemiology to diagnostics to treatment of COVID-19.
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Neuroimmune Pathway Linked to Socioeconomic Status and CVD Outcomes
Mass General researchers have uncovered a stress-associated neurobiological mechanism by which lower socioeconomic status increases the risk of adverse CVD outcomes.
Biography
Katrina A. Armstrong, MD, is the Jackson Professor of Clinical Medicine at Harvard Medical School, Chair of the Department of Medicine and Physician-in-Chief of Massachusetts General Hospital. She is an internationally recognized investigator in medical decision making, quality of care, and cancer prevention and outcomes, an award winning teacher, and a practicing primary care physician. She has served on multiple advisory panels for academic and federal organizations and has been elected to the American Society of Clinical Investigation and the Institute of Medicine. Prior to coming to Mass General, she was the Chief of the Division of General Internal Medicine, Associate Director of the Abramson Cancer Center and Co-Director of the Robert Wood Johnson Clinical Scholars Program at the University of Pennsylvania.
Cardiovascular Care at Mass General
At Mass General, our world-class physicians and nurses specialize in specific forms of both heart and vascular disease, and work closely together to offer leading treatments and preventive care for cardiovascular conditions.Resource links
