Division News

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.

Ann Marie Navar, MD, PhD, assistant professor of medicine (Cardiology), has been named Associate Editor at JAMA Cardiology.

The Duke Cardiovascular Research Center (CVRC) has announced the recipients of the CVRC Mandel Travel Award for the upcoming Stanford-Duke Cardiovascular Research Symposium in Palo Alto, California.

Cary Ward, MD, associate professor of medicine (Cardiology), has been appointed as the new Director of the Duke Clinical Leadership Program (DCLP) in the School of Medicine. 

​Joseph Rogers, MD, professor of medicine (Cardiology), has been appointed to the position of Chief Medical Officer for Duke University Health System.

The Translating Duke Health Cardiovascular Disease Initiative invites applications to participate in the poster session at this year’s symposium, “Keeping the Heart Young:  The Science of Cardiovascular Resistance, Resilience and Rejuvenation” on Saturday, Oct. 6, 2018. Application deadline: Sept. 14, 2018.

Congratulations to the following Department of Medicine faculty who received promotions in the first half of 2018.