New Medical Director and VP of Academic Affairs

Charles Wiener, M.D., professor of medicine and physiology, has been named medical director and vice president of academic affairs for Johns Hopkins Medicine International (JHI). He, along with John Ulatowski, JHI’s vice president and executive medical director, will lead multiple global projects, including strategic planning, educational infrastructure planning and medical training. Wiener, who is board certified in internal medicine, pulmonary medicine and critical care medicine, will focus on more closely integrating JHI and school of medicine programs, and on coordinating physician involvement in Johns Hopkins Medicine’s growing international collaborations. The 24-year Johns Hopkins veteran will retain his current appointment at the school of medicine and his post as director of undergraduate studies for the medicine, science and the humanities major at the Krieger School of Arts and Sciences.

Leadership Appointments

Jacqueline Schultz, B.S.N., M.S.N., R.N., executive vice president and chief nursing officer, has been named interim president of Suburban Hospital. Schultz has more than 30 years’ experience in the health care industry. A valued member of the Suburban team since 2005, she oversees nursing, all clinical services, quality and patient safety, utilization outcomes, security, planning, and community health and wellness programs.

Jessica Bienstock, M.D., M.P.H., professor of gynecology and obstetrics, has been named associate dean for graduate medical education. A Johns Hopkins faculty member since 1993, Bienstock has directed the residency program in gynecology and obstetrics for 15 years and has served as vice chair of the Graduate Medical Education Committee since 2004. Previously, she directed the medical student clerkship in Gyn/Ob, was director of the department’s division of education and was named vice chair for education in the department. She has received national recognition for her teaching skills.

Kelly Caslin, R.N., B.S.N., M.H.S.M., has been appointed director of nursing for neurosciences and psychiatry. Caslin, assistant director of nursing since 2013, began her career at The Johns Hopkins Hospital as a clinical nursing intern in the Department of Medicine before transferring to the medical intensive care unit, ultimately becoming its nurse manager. She has been integral to clinical nursing and leadership at The Johns Hopkins Hospital and overseas, teaching in the critical care core curriculum at the hospital and the Nursing Leadership Academy through
the Institute of Johns Hopkins Nursing.

Kenneth Cohen, M.D., M.B.A., clinical director of pediatric oncology and director of pediatric neuro-oncology, has been named associate director of integration and strategic relationships for the the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center. In his new role, Cohen will lead efforts to develop metrics; evaluate relationships, strategies and negotiations with outside entities; and sustain existing relationships in supporting the Cancer Center.

Rafael Llinas, M.D., has been promoted to director of the Department of Neurology at Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center. Currently an associate professor of neurology, Llinas was director of cerebrovascular neurology and the Intracerebral Hemorrhage Center at Hopkins Bayview, as well as vice chair of clinical services and quality for the neurology department at The Johns Hopkins Hospital. He was instrumental in establishing the Stroke Center at Hopkins Bayview; co-edited the book Stroke, published by the American College of Physicians; and is recognized nationally for teaching excellence.

National Academy of Medicine Honor

Kenneth Kinzler, Ph.D., professor of oncology and co-director of the Ludwig Cancer Research Center, has been elected a member of the National Academy of Medicine. Kinzler was recognized for his role in finding the genetic alterations linked to colon cancer, developing novel molecular analyses of cancer and deciphering the genetic blueprints of many cancers.

East Baltimore

Peter Calabresi, M.D., professor of neurology and head of the Multiple Sclerosis Center, has been named co-recipient of the National Multiple Sclerosis Society’s 2015 Barancik Prize for Innovation in MS Research, along with two Johns Hopkins-trained physicians. Calabresi; Laura Balcer, M.D., a 1991 graduate of the school of medicine, who now is professor of neurology, population health and ophthalmology at New York University; and Elliot Frohman, M.D., Ph.D., a member of the house staff and a fellow from 1991 to 1995, who now is professor of neurology and neurotherapeutics and ophthalmology at the University of Texas in Dallas, were cited for their decade of groundbreaking research into the anatomy and biology of the retina and other eye structures in patients with MS.

Duke Cameron, M.D., chief of the Division of Cardiac Surgery and cardiac surgeon-in-charge, has been inducted into the Royal College of Surgeons of England and was also elected president of the American Association for Thoracic Surgery, beginning in 2017.

Timothy Pawlik, M.D., Ph.D., M.P.H., chief of the Division of Surgical Oncology, has been named an honorary member of the Brazilian Society of Surgical Oncology.

Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center

Elaine Clayton, M.S., R.N., has been named assistant director of nursing for specialty hospital programs. She has more than 15 years of leadership experience at Hopkins Bayview, serving as the patient care manager for the progressive care unit since 1999. 

Heidi Krantz, R.N., has been appointed director of value analysis for Hopkins Bayview’s support services division. She will oversee the value analysis and clinical product/supply analysis programs at the medical center and will work with the Johns Hopkins Health System’s supply chain group.

The Johns Hopkins Bayview Diversity Council has received a 2015 Employee Resource Groups and Diversity Councils’ ERG & Council Honors Award, having been ranked one of the top 25 diversity councils in the country for the fifth consecutive year. The national award recognizes groups that lead organizational diversity processes and demonstrate results in their workforce, workplace and marketplace.

Suburban Hospital

John Grinkley, M.B.A., has been named senior director of finance. Most recently, he served as director of finance for Inova Alexandria Hospital in Virginia.

Marketing and Communications

Suburban Hospital and Sibley Memorial Hospital each have received top awards from the Association of Marketing and Communication Professionals for publications and promotional materials. Among the awards, Sibley received a MarCom Platinum Award for an eye-catching graphic “wrap” on its shuttle bus, while Suburban received a Platinum Award for its patient handbook, My Get Well Kit.