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Victor Dzau, MD, chancellor for health affairs at Duke University and president and CEO for Duke University Health System and James B. Duke Professor of Medicine (Cardiology), will present his research to Cardiology Grand Rounds Tues., June 3 at 5pm in DN 2002.

The title of his talk is “Molecular Approach to Cardiac Regeneration.” A reception will follow.

Dr. Dzau will leave Duke in July to serve as the next president of the Institute of Medicine.

Next week, the Duke Cardiac Diagnostic Unit will present the Inaugural Joseph Kisslo, MD, Visiting Professorship in Cardiovascular Imaging at Duke University, honoring leadership in cardiovascular research, mentoring and patient care. The 2014 Visiting Professor is A. Jamil Tajik, MD. Dr. Tajik will present "Barlow Syndrome: Comprehensive Assessment: Golden Moment for Intervention" at Cardiology Grand Rounds at 5 p.m. on Tues., May 13 in Duke North Room 2002.

E. Magnus Ohman, MD, professor of medicine (Cardiology), was recently honored with a Career Achievement Award by the Interventional Cardiology Society of Mexico. Dr. Ohman was recognized for his research in Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (PCI) with left ventricular support devices such as IABP, or Impella, and for his work with high-risk PCI patients.  

Medicine Grand Rounds on Fri., Feb. 28 at 8 a.m. in Duke Hospital room 2002 will feature J. Kevin Harrison, MD, professor of medicine (Cardiology) and Interventional Director, Duke Center for Structural Heart Disease, with a case presentation by John Wagener, MD, resident in Internal Medicine. Dr.

The Duke University Fitzpatrick Institute for Photonics will hold its 2014 symposium, Frontiers in Photonics: Science and Technology, March 11 and 12. The theme of the symposium is "Visualization Across The Spectrum from Engineering to Humanities and Medicine." Geoffrey Ginsburg, MD, PhD, professor of medicine (Cardiology) and pathology and director of genomic medicine at the Duke Institute for Genome Sciences & Policy, will be one of the presenters. Learn more.

Zubin Eapen, MD, assistant professor of medicine (Cardiology), discusses mobile apps that monitor your heart with the "CBS This Morning" co-hosts.

Victor J. Dzau, MD, chancellor for health affairs at Duke University and president and chief executive officer for the Duke University Health System, has been named president of the Institute of Medicine (IOM). Dzau will be leaving Duke on June 30, 2014, and will succeed current IOM president Harvey V.

Singer-songwriter Caitlin Linney celebrates her the life of her father and the doctors who have cared for him for the last 18 years - William Kraus and Kevin Jackson.

Geoffrey Ginsburg, MD, PhD, professor of medicine (Cardiology) and pathology and director of genomic medicine at the Duke Institute for Genome Sciences & Policy, was co-organizer of the Global Leaders in Genomic Medicine meeting at the National Academy of Sciences in Washington, D.C. in January. At the meeting, 50 leaders in genomic medicine from more than 25 countries discussed recommendations for improving the use of genomics in medicine.

Join J. Kevin Harrison, MD, professor of medicine (Cardiology), G. Chad Hughes, MD, associate professor of surgery and director of the aortic surgery program, and John Vavalle, MD, MHS, on Sat., Feb. 22 for a complimentary full-day symposium focusing on aortic stenosis and transcatheter therapies (TAVR). The symposium will be held from 7 a.m.-4 p.m.