Division News

In an online article in The Atlantic, Haider Warraich, MD, cardiovascular disease fellow, discusses the medical debate over the definition of death and questions about exactly how far life can be stretched.

Howard Rockman, MD, will present his research at the Department's Research Seminar Series on Friday, Oct. 28, 2016 in Duke Hospital Room 2002. Dr. Rockman will discuss Biased GPCR Signaling in the Heart.

Robert Califf, MD, is one of three members of the Duke University School of Medicine faculty to be named to the prestigious National Academy of Medicine, an independent advisory organization made up of leading professionals in health, medicine and the natural, social, and behavioral sciences.

Duke Cardiovascular Research Center members Nenand Bursac, PhD, Howard Rockman, MD, and Victor Dzau, MD, are part of a mulit-university team of researchers that has been tasked with creating and testing a three-dimensional "heart patch" that can literally mend a broken heart.

Mary Klotman, MD, chair of the Department of Medicine, announced that Manesh Patel, MD, will serve as the next Chief of the Division of Cardiology.

Cardiologist William Kraus, MD, a professor of medicine and biomedical engineering, has been appointed to the 2018 Physical Activity Guidelines Advisory Committee.

Galen Wagner, MD, associate professor of medicine (Cardiology), passed away today after a protracted illness, announced leaders in the School of Medicine, Division of Cardiolog

The Division of Cardiology recently celebrated the end of the academic year with 21 graduating fellows. In the division's weekly newsletter, Joe Rogers, MD, interim division chief, reported this class published 321 manuscripts and presented 237 abstracts at nearly every major cardiovascular meeting in the world. Several awards were given to recognize staff, fellows and faculty. The following were recognized with awards:

Kenneth Poss, PhD, James B. Duke Professor of Cell Biology, medicine and biology and affiliated faculty in the Duke Cardiovascular Research Center, has received a $1 million merit award from the American Heart Association.

The Gilead Sciences Research Scholars Program in Cardiovascular Disease supports innovative scientific research that will advance knowledge in the field of cardiovascular disease.  The program is accepting applications for three awards that provide financial support to junior faculty researchers for a 2-year period. Each award is funded up to $130,000, to be paid in annual installments of up to $65,000 per year for 2 years. The deadline for online application submission is Fri., July 8, 2016, Midnight, Eastern Daylight Time.