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Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine and University Hospitals have welcomed Igho Ofotokun, MD, as the newly appointed chair of the Department of Medicine—a role he assumes during a moment of national recognition, having also been elected a 2025 fellow of the American Association for…

A. Bolu Ajiboye, PhD, the Allen H. and Constance T. Ford Professor in Biomedical Engineering, has been named chair of the Department of Biomedical Engineering (BME)—a uniquely interdisciplinary department that’s part of both Case School of Engineering and the School of Medicine.“I am truly honored…

Qian Sun, PhDAssistant Professor, Department of Neurosciences, School of MedicineArea of Focus: HippocampusEditor’s note: Jasmine Vo, the author of this story, is a student employee in the University Marketing and Communications department. She is a fourth-year student majoring in communication…

Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine is one of the best medical schools for research in the country, according to the U.S. News & World Report’s 2026 Best Graduate Schools rankings that were released on April 7. Named a Tier 1 Medical School for Research, the designation…

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Donna Plecha, MD, chair of the Department of Radiology at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, was named the 2026 Impact Award recipient at the National Consortium of Breast Centers’ 35th annual Interdisciplinary Breast Center Conference in Cleveland. This award is in honor of her…

New research is bringing science one critical step closer to understanding what causes cardiac arrest and potentially preventing it.The American Heart Association (AHA) has granted Case Western Reserve University the Rapid Impact Research Award, a designation reserved for research the AHA considers…

Five-year study reveals America’s safety net clinics never faltered but warns that Hispanic and Black patients are still being left behind

Ashley VanDercar, MD, forensic psychiatrist and assistant professor at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, and Phillip Resnick, MD (ADL ’59, MED ’63), professor of psychiatry and former director of the Forensic Psychiatry Fellowship at University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center,…

Darin Croft, chair of the Department of Anatomy at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, and Matías Armella, chair of paleontology at the National University of Tucumán, published a study, which was featured in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences’ journal club section. In…