Each division includes faculty physicians and investigators, as well as house staff and laboratory trainees, who help to deepen the understanding of their specialty. This list chronicles the leadership of our divisions and organizational changes that have taken place over the history of the Department. If you would like to learn more about a specific division, click on the links for each division below.
Division of Cardiology
(Group photo of the Division of Cardiology in 1980: Row 1 (L to R): C. Frank Starmer, Joseph R. Kisslo, Walter L. Floyd, Robert E. Whalen, Yihong Kong, Andrew G. Wallace. Row 2 (L to R): Edward Pritchett, James J. Morris, Victor S. Behar, Michael Hindman, Fred R. Cobb. Row 3 (L to R): William M. Smith, Harold C. Strauss, Robert H. Peter, Raymond E. Ideker, John T. Baker, Robert Waugh.)
Established:
1967
Chiefs:
- Andrew G. Wallace, 1969-1981
- Joseph Greenfield, 1981-1989
- Gary Stiles, 1989-1999
- Thomas Ryan, (acting), 1999-2000
- Paschal J. Goldschmidt, 2000-2003
- Thomas Ryan, (acting), 2003-2004
- Pamela S. Douglas, 2004-2007
- Howard Rockman, 2007-2010
- Christopher O’Connor, (acting) 2010-2012
- Christopher O’Connor, 2012-2015
- Joseph Rogers, (interim) 2015-2016
- Manesh Patel, 2016-current
Division of Endocrinology, Metabolism, and Nutrition
Established:
1960
Chiefs:
- Frank Engel, 1960-1963
- James B. Wyngaarden, 1963-1966
- Harold Lebovitz, 1966-1981
- Francis Neelon, (acting) 1981-1983
- Edward Holmes, 1983-1991
- Marc Drezner, 1991-1998
- Francis Neelon, (acting) 1998-2000 Mark Feinglos, 2000-2013
- David D’Alessio, 2013-current
Division of Gastroenterology
Established:
1930
Chiefs:
- Julian M. Ruffin, 1930-1965
- Malcolm P. Tyor, 1965-1985
- Ian Taylor, 1985-1993
- Rodger A. Liddle, 1993-2002
- Paul G. Killenberg, Interim, 2002-2004
- Anna Mae Diehl, 2004-2014
- Andrew Muir, 2014-current
Division of General Internal Medicine
Established:
1976
Chiefs:
- Patrick A. McKee, 1976-1985
- Mark Linzer, (acting) 1985-1987
- John R. Feussner, 1987-1996
- Eugene Z. Oddone, 1997-2007
- Lori A. Bastian, (interim) 2007-2013
- L. Ebony Boulware, 2013-2022
- Will Yancy (interim) 2023 - current
Division of Geriatrics
Established:
1982
Chiefs:
- Harvey Jay Cohen, 1982-2002
- Kenneth E. Schmader, (interim) 2002-2003
- Harvey Jay Cohen, 2003-2006
- Kenneth E. Schmader, (interim) 2006-2007
- Kenneth E. Schmader, 2007-2018
- Cathleen Colón-Emeric, 2019-current
Division of Hematologic Malignancies and Cellular Therapy
Established:
2004
Chiefs:
- Nelson Chao, 2004-current
Notes:
Previously the Division of Cellular Therapy, renamed Division of Hematologic Malignancies and Cellular Therapy in 2012.
Division of Hematology
Division of Infectious Diseases
Established:
1978
Chiefs
- David T. Durack, 1978-1994
- John Hamilton, 1994-2008
- John R. Perfect, (interim) 2008-2012
- John R. Perfect, 2012-current
Division of Medical Oncology
Established
1947
Chiefs
- R. Wayne Rundles, 1947-1976
- Wendell F. Rosse, 1976-1984
- Robert Bast, (co-chief) 1984-1989
- Wendell Rosse, (co-chief) 1984-1989
- Russel Kaufman, 1990-1998
- Nelson Chao, (interim) 1998-1999
- Keith Sullivan, 1999-2003
- Jeffrey Crawford, (interim) 2003
- Jefferey Crawford, 2004-2013
- James Abbruzzese, 2013-2021
- Carey Anders(interim), 2021- present
Notes
- Division established as Hematology/Oncology, 1947
- Renamed Oncology and Transplantation, 1995
- Renamed Medical Oncology, 2004
Division of Nephrology
(From 1974: The Nephrology Division faculty)
Established
1962
Chiefs
- Roscoe R. Robinson, 1962-1981
- Vincent W. Dennis, 1981-1991
- William E. Yarger, 1991-1997
- Thomas M. Coffman, 1997-2014
- Stephen Smith, (interim) 2015-2016
- Myles Wolf, 2016-current
Division of Pulmonary, Allergy, and Critical Care Medicine
Established
1958
Chiefs
- Herbert Sieker, 1958-1979
- James D. Crapo, 1979-1996
- William Fulkerson MD, 1997-1998
- Neil MacIntyre MD, (acting) 1999-2000
- David Schwartz MD, 2001-2003
- Neil MacIntyre MD, (acting) 2004-2005
- Paul Noble, 2006-2013
- Monica Kraft, 2013-2014
- Claude Piantadosi, (interim) 2014-2019
- Patty Lee, 2019-2021
- Loretta Que, 2021 - current
Notes
- Division established as Pulmonary-Allergy, 1958
- Renamed Allergy, Critical Care, and Respiratory Medicine, 1982
- Separate division established as Allergy and Immunology in 2002, chief David A. Schwartz; combined with Pulmonary in 2003
- Renamed Pulmonary, Allergy, and Critical Care, 2003
Division of Rheumatology and Immunology
Established
1985
Chiefs
- Elbert Persons, 1954-1961
- James Wyngaarden, 1961-1965
- Grace Kerby, 1965-1971
- William Kelley, 1972-1976
- Ralph Snyderman, 1976-1985
- Barton F. Haynes, 1985-1996
- David S. Pisetsky, 1996-2007
- E. William St.Clair, (interim) 2007-2011
- E. William St.Clair, 2011-2023
- Megan Clowse, 2023 - present
Notes
- Division established as Rheumatic and Genetic Disease, 1954
- Duke Dept of Medicine - Leadership history 7
- Name changed to Rheumatology and Immunology, 1985
- Name changed Rheumatology, Allergy and Clinical Immunology, 1995
Past Divisions
Division of Dermatology
Established
1939
Chiefs
- Jasper Lamar Callaway, 1939-1975
- Gerald Lazarus, 1975-1982
- Sheldon Pinnell, 1982-1997
- Russell P. Hall, 1997-Present
Notes
Division of Medical Genetics
Established
1996
Chiefs
- Margaret Pericak-Vance, 1996-2006
- Marcie Speer, 2006-2007
- Elizabeth Hauser, 2007-2013
Notes
Division of Neurology
(circa 1961: Neurology faculty: (Seated) L-R: T. Peele, J. Pfeiffer, Charles Kunkle, Chief; N. David. (Standing) L-R: L. Klein, Y. Saito, J. Peeler, J. Stiefel.)
Established
1930
Chiefs
- Frederic M. Hanes, 1930-1933
- R. W. Graves, 1933-1940
- E. C. Kunkle, 1948-1964
- Albert Heyman, 1964-1969
- Stanley H. Appel, 1969-1977
- Allen D. Roses, 1977-1998
- Warren J. Strittmatter, 1998-2011
- Joel Morgenlander, (interim) 2011-2014
- Richard O’Brien, chair, 2014-current
Notes
Division of Neuropsychiatry
Established
1933
Chiefs
- Raymond Crispell, 1933-1940
- Richard S. Lyman, 1940-1951
- Allen J. Frances, 1994-1998
- Ranga R. Krishnan, 1998-2009
- Marvin Swartz, Interim, 2009-2010
- Holly Lisanby, 2010-2015
- Richard Weiner, Interim, 2015-2017
- Moira Rynn, 2017-present
Notes
- Promoted to the Department of Neuropsychiatry in 1940
- Name changed to Department of Psychiatry in 1951
- Name changed to the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences in 1994.