Dr. Arjang Djamali Named Chair, Department of Medicine

 Dear Executives/Leaders/Members of the MMC Medical Staff,

 

I am pleased to announce that after an extensive national search, Dr. Arjang Djamali has been selected as our new Chair of the Department of Medicine.

 

Dr. Djamali joins us from the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health (UWSMPH) where he currently serves as Chief of the Nephrology Division and a transplant physician. He earned his medical degree from Montpellier Medical School in Montpellier, France. He completed his residency in internal medicine at Wayne State University in Detroit and a fellowship in nephrology at UWSMPH.

 

Dr. Djamali is board certified in internal medicine and nephrology and is a member of the American Society of Nephrology and the American Society of Transplantation. As a transplant nephrologist and scientist Dr. Djamali has been considered a national leader in the areas of antibody mediated processes and kidney transplant outcomes.  He has been funded by the NIH, Foundations, and Industry throughout his career and has been a member of multiple grant review panels and advisory panels, and an invited speaker nationally and internationally. 

 

We couldn’t be happier that Dr. Djamali agreed to join us as our new Chair of Medicine. He meets all three parts of our mission being a superior clinician, educator and accomplished researcher. We are confident that the Department of Medicine will thrive with his leadership.

 

Please join me in welcoming him when he takes over for Dr. Mike Roy upon his retirement in January, 2022.

 

Respectfully,

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Joel Botler, MD
Chief Medical Officer, Maine Medical Center

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