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Joseph Rogers, MD, interim chair of the Department of Medicine, has notified four Medicine faculty that they will receive funding under the new Chair’s Pilot Project Grants in Health Data Science.

As a cardiologist, Ravi Karra, MD, sees firsthand the suffering heart failure causes. Many of his patients eventually need heart transplants, which save lives but bring a new set of problems, including fistfuls of daily pills to prevent rejection. “Wouldn’t it be great if instead of needing a new heart, you could repair the one you already have?” asks Karra.

For most people, heart failure is a terminal condition but not for everyone. With a grant from Translating Duke Health, Ravi Karra, MD, is bringing together Duke researchers from basic scientists to clinical researchers to try to find biomarkers that can identify these patients and improve patient outcomes.

The recipients of the Department of Medicine faculty Excellence in Education Awards have been announced.

On July 1, Zainab Samad, MBBS, MHS, associate professor of medicine (Cardiology), will become the first chairwoman of the Department of Medicine at Aga Khan University in Pakistan, her alma mater. 

The Translating Duke Health Cardiovascular Disease Initiative is pleased to announce a call for proposals to identify areas for investment that will accelerate research in the area of Cardiovascular Resistance, Resilience and Rejuvenation.

Four Department of Medicine faculty were recognized with awards at the School of Medicine's annual Spring Faculty Meeting on May 9. 

Registration is open for the School of Medicine's Clinical Research Day from 4-7:30 p.m. on May 17 in the Great Hall of the Trent Semans Center.

A new Duke-led study in the Journal of the American Heart Association finds that moderate-to-vigorous workouts reduce mortality, even in short bursts under 10 minutes.

Two Department of Medicine faculty and one fellow received awards from the American College of Cardiology during the 2018 Annual Scientific Session in Orlando, Fla.