Clinical Center News
July / August 2024
David Lunter talking to a family member

A Roadmap to Improve Communication in the ICU

This is the third installment of Marcy Mager’s observations about the processes and procedures used in the NIH Clinical Center to provide care to patients who are severely ill. Full Story

CCE Modular Terrace

Center for Cellular Engineering Unveils New Manufacturing Facility

The Center for Cellular Engineering (CCE) will soon unveil its new, roughly $20 million Modular Terrace Facility. Full Story

Dr. Anthony Fauci, Diane Dowling, Dr. Harvey Alter, Dr. James Gilman, Dr. Monica Bertagnolli and Dr. Lawrence Tabak

Clinical Center Honors Its Own Nobel Laureate

The Clinical Center recently held a ribbon cutting ceremony for the NIH History Center and Stetten Museum exhibit on Dr. Harvey Alter. Full Story

Dr. Monica Bertagnolli and Dr. Stephanie Goff

NIH Director Scrubs In at the Clinical Center

NIH Director, Dr. Monica Bertagnolli and NCI, Dr. Stephanie Goff operated on a woman with metastatic melanoma to remove a tumor from her thigh muscle, which is part of a clinical trial's protocol to test the effect of using combo immunotherapy drugs in a patient with metastatic melanoma. Full Story

Elyas Khandwalla

How the NIH Clinical Center Cured Elyas Khandwalla

Participating in a clinical trial, a seventh-grader received a life-saving bone marrow transplant, shedding light on a promising new preoperative conditioning treatment. Full Story

"I felt like someone was looking out for me"
Often, it's the parents of children with rare and poorly understood conditions who become prime movers in helping advance research and treatments for their kids.
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patient with juvenile myositis
Surgery nurses receive "TrueNorth" award
The NIH Clinical Center Perioperative Nursing staff were honored with a TrueNorth award by the Competency & Credentialing Institute.
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TrueNorth Award
Hospital CEO maps out diversity and equity action plan
Almost 2,000 federal staff work in the Clinical Center, and how they feel about their workplace matters.
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NIH Clinical Center CEO Dr. James Gilman
Updates from the Office of Patient Recruitment
Researchers at the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute opened a new clinical trial testing...
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Blood cells and DNA double helix
Sharing music with the hearing-impaired
On May 11, Dr. Charles J. Limb was recognized as the 2022 Distinguished Clinical Research Scholar and Educator in Research (DCRSER).
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Presenter receives certificate of appreciation after his lecture
Hand Hygiene Day 2022
Hand hygiene is a part of the Clinical Center's culture of safety and quality.
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Presenter receives certificate of appreciation after his lecture
Patient with rare disease receives surprise visit from bone marrow donor
What would you say to the person who saved your life? 
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Jackson Taylor (right) and his donor Sean McLaughlin (left)
U.S. Navy Captain Pius Aiyelawo joins Clinical Center as chief operating officer
In April, retired U.S. Navy Captain Pius Aiyelawo joined the Clinical Center as the chief operating officer.
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Pius Aiyelawo swearing into the Senior Executive Service with Dr. Lawrence Tabak
Alex Azar, secretary of U.S. Health and Human Services, makes first official visit to NIH in March
On March 20, escorted by NIH Director Dr. Francis Collins, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar met with Clinical Center patient Dr. Patrick Coughlin...
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U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar meets with patients, doctors at NIH
NIH staff needing access to electronic health records can now use an updated request form online
The Clinical Research Information System (CRIS) – NIH's electronic health record – touches virtually everyone at the Clinical Center in one way or another...
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Two care providers look at a computer
Clinical Center CEO speaks at inaugural Children's National – NIAID Symposium
On Sept. 17, NIH Clinical Center CEO Dr. Jim Gilman spoke at the first annual Children’s National and NIH National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) Symposium in Washington, D.C.
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Dr. Gilman speaks at a podium
NHGRI Scientific Director named 2018 Federal Employee of the Year
Dr. Daniel Kastner of the National Human Genome Research Institute was named 2018 Federal Employee of the Year as a part of the Samuel J. Heyman Service to America Medals (Sammies).
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Dr. Daniel Kastner examining a patient at the NIH Clinical Center
NIH Clinical Center wins 2021 Grace award
The National Institutes of Health Clinical Center will have to get a bigger awards shelf.
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Dr. James Gilman
NIH Clinical Center bids farewell to long-time staff and welcomes new ones
This year has been active on the personnel front with many people moving into new leadership positions at the NIH Clinical Center.
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the NIH Clinical Center
New game introduces youngest patients to the Clinical Center
The NIH Clinical Center is giving its patients the chance to "level up" with a new app.
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Kavya Nadella voicing the narration of the Treasure Tour game
Flu vaccine clinic for hospital staff kicks off
The Office of Research Services and the Clinical Center will provide free flu shots to staff with a valid NIH identification badge from Sept. 27 through Nov. 5.
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Flu clinic hours graphic. Full details at https://www.foiltheflu.nih.gov
Hospital adopts policy for patient recordings
Social media is a huge part of American life with 500 million tweets posted each day and 221.6 million Americans using Facebook in 2020.
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Staff scientists awarded honorific titles
Congratulations go to six Staff Scientists who recently received the honorific titles of Senior Associate Scientist and Associate Scientist.
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Anna F. Lau

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