Division News

The Feb. 9, 2021 session of Duke Medicine LEADS featured a discussion led by John Duronville, MD, and Dinushika Mohottige, MD, MPH, "Case Dissection: Confronting Structural Racism and Implicit Bias."

Panelist included, Manesh Patel, MD; George Yankey, MD; Andy Mumm, MD; Yolanda Guzman, MD; and Jon Reichstein, MD, who weighed in for the health equities and disparities in medicine discussion.

The Feb. 2, 2021 session of Duke Medicine LEADS featured E. Magnus Ohman, MD, FACC, presenting "New Medications and New Uses: Advanced Cardiovascular Prevention Strategies."

The School of Medicine Office for Faculty Development has announced the 2021 participants in its ALICE program, a yearlong leadership development program for mid-career women faculty in leadership roles.

28 faculty from the School of Medicine, including 9 faculty from the Department of Medicine, have been selected for the School of Medicine's 2021 Duke Clinical Leadership Program cohort.

Jennifer Rymer, MD, MBA, MHS, assistant professor of medicine (Cardiology), is one of five recipients of the Women As One 2021 Escalator Research Awards.

14 faculty from the Department of Medicine have been selected for the School of Medicine Office for Faculty's 2021 LEADER program.

Larry Jackson, MD, and Jonathan Velez-Rivera, MD, have been selected in the 2021 class of ADVANCE-UP Scholars.

The Dec. 8, 2020 session of Duke Medicine LEADS featured a case presentation by Trent Wei, MD; Lonnie Sullivan, MD; and Stacy Bagrova, MD, "26-year-old male with syncope and fevers", with expert consults Lance Okeke, MD, MPH; Chet Patel, MD; and John Carney, MD.

A warm welcome to new Department of Medicine faculty members who started in November 2020!

Joseph Greenfield, MD, James B. Duke Distinguished Professor of Medicine and chair of the Department of Medicine from 1983 to 1995, died on Wed., Oct. 14, 2020. He was 89. Dr. Greenfield was passionately committed to the professional development of faculty and trainees and will be remembered as great mentor.