Division News

George Yankey, MD, cardiovascular disease fellow, is among the recipients of the 2019 Duke REACH Equity Research, Education, and Training Subcore Research Scholar (trainees) and Research Voucher (faculty) award programs.

Seven Department of Medicine faculty were recognized with awards at the School of Medicine annual Spring Faculty Meeting on May 8.

Dennis Abraham, MD, and Brent Hanks, MD, PhD, have been selected to receive 2019 Physician-Scientist Strong Start Awards.

Larry Jackson II, MD, assistant professor of medicine (Cardiology), has received one of four 2019 Career Development Award from Duke REACH Equity Center.

Stanford University's James A. Spudich, PhD, will give the Robert J. Lefkowitz, MD, Distinguished Lecture on May 1, 2019.

Ravi Karra, MD, assistant professor of medicine (Cardiology), will present his research at the Department's Research Seminar Series on Friday, Feb. 22, 2019 at 12 p.m. in Duke Hospital Room 2002.

Dennis Abraham, MD, assistant professor of medicine (Cardiology), will present his research at the Department's Research Seminar Series on Friday, Jan. 25, 2019 at 12 p.m. in Duke Hospital Room 2002.

Kathleen Cooney, MD, Chair of the Department of Medicine, announced that Chetan Patel, MD, will serve as Vice Chair for Clinical Affairs in the Department of Medicine, effective January 1.

Melissa Daubert, MD, assistant professor of medicine (Cardiology), has received one of four 2018 Carolinas Collaborative Grant awards to examine the postpartum care received by pregnant women with hypertensive disorders.

The National Human Genome Research Institute, which is part of National Institutes of Health, has awarded two grants to Department of Medicine faculty that will total about $9 million over five years.