Distinguished Faculty

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Endowed professorships are Duke University's most prestigious faculty appointments and recognize the exceptional contributions to research, education, and clinical care.

James Andrew Alspaugh

James B. Duke Distinguished Professor of Medicine

Christopher Charles Beyrer

Gary Hock Distinguished Professor in Global Health

Nelson Jen An Chao

Donald D. and Elizabeth G. Cooke Cancer Distinguished Research Professor

Thomas Myron Coffman

James R. Clapp Distinguished Professor of Medicine, in the School of Medicine

Harvey Jay Cohen

Walter Kempner Distinguished Professor of Medicine, in the School of Medicine

Cathleen Sellner Colon-Emeric

James B. Wyngaarden Distinguished Professor of Medicine

Kathleen Ann Cooney

George Barth Geller Distinguished Professor of Medicine

Jeffrey Crawford

George Barth Geller Distinguished Professor for Research in Cancer

David A D'Alessio

Lindquist Presidential Distinguished Chair

Sandeep S. Dave

Wellcome Clinical Distinguished Professor of Medicine

Anna Mae Diehl

Florence McAlister Distinguished Professor of Medicine

Pamela Susan Douglas

Ursula Geller Distinguished Professor of Research in Cardiovascular Diseases

Victor J. Dzau

James B. Duke Distinguished Professor of Medicine

Vance Garrison Fowler

Florence McAlister Distinguished Professor of Medicine

Daniel James George

Eleanor Easley Distinguished Professor in the School of Medicine

Christopher Bull Granger

Fred Cobb, M.D. Distinguished Professor of Medicine

Rana K. Gupta

W. David and Sarah W. Stedman Distinguished Professor

Barton Ford Haynes

Frederic M. Hanes Distinguished Professor of Medicine

Adrian Felipe Hernandez

Duke Health Cardiology Professor

Kimberly Sherell Johnson

Brenda E. Armstrong, M. D. Distinguished Professor

Virginia Byers Kraus

Professor of Medicine

William Erle Kraus

Richard and Pat Johnson University Distinguished Professor

Robert J. Lefkowitz

Duke Health Distinguished Professor of Medicine

Xunrong Luo

Boyce Haller Distinguished Professor in Nephrology

Deborah Marie Muoio

George Barth Geller Distinguished Professor of Cardiovascular Disease

Susanna Naggie

Catherine Wilfert Distinguished Professor of Medicine

Scott Michael Palmer

Donald F. Fortin, M.D. Distinguished Professor of Medicine

Manesh Raman Patel

Richard Sean Stack, M.D. Distinguished Professor

Steven Patierno

Charles D. Watts Distinguished Professor of Medicine

John Robert Perfect

James B. Duke Distinguished Professor of Medicine

Michael Patrick Pignone

Rebecca & John Kirkland Distinguished Professor of Medicine

Howard Allan Rockman

Edward S. Orgain Distinguished Professor of Cardiology, in the School of Medicine

Stefanie Sarantopoulos

Chief of Hematologic Malignancies and Cellular Therapy

Svati Hasmukh Shah

Ursula Geller Distinguished Professor of Research in Cardiovascular Diseases

Ralph Snyderman

James B. Duke Distinguished Professor of Medicine

Eugene William St. Clair

W. Lester Brooks, Jr. Distinguished Professor of Medicine

Keith Michael Sullivan

James B. Wyngaarden Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Medicine

Marilyn Jo Telen

Wellcome Clinical Distinguished Professor of Medicine in Honor of R. Wayne Rundles, M.D.

Kevin Lindsey Thomas

Donald F. Fortin, M.D. Distinguished Professor of Cardiology

Heather Elizabeth Whitson

Duke School of Medicine Distinguished Professor in Neuroscience

Kevin J Wiehe

Norman L. Letvin Associate Professor in Medicine

Christopher Wildrick Woods

Wolfgang Joklik Distinguished Professor of Global Health