Division News

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.

If you haven't seen a Nobel Prize in person, here is your chance: Robert Lefkowitz's 2012 Nobel Prize for Chemistry is on display on the ground floor of the Trent Semans Center. The display includes an interactive module describing Lefkowitz's career and research.

The Division of Cardiology invites faculty and trainees to attend Cardiology Grand Rounds on Tues., Nov.

Robert Lefkowitz, MD, professor of medicine (Cardiology), and David Goldstein, PhD, professor of molecular genetics and microbiology and medicine and director of the Center for Human Genome Variation, are among 13 scientists at Duke University who were named fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, selected by a panel of their peers from the organization. The Duke honorees were among 388 fellows

Annual rates of CPR training in the United States are low and vary widely across the country, but the communities most in need of training are the least likely to be trained, according to a new study from the Duke Clinical Research Institute by lead investigator Monique An

Five Duke University faculty - three from the Department of Medicine - appear on a list of the world's top biomedical scientists. A recent paper in the European Journal of Clinical Investigation identified 400 of the world’s most influential researchers in biomedicine—and five hail from Duke University.

As part of Duke Medical Alumni Weekend, the Department of Medicine will host a special Medicine Grand Rounds at 8 a.m. on Fri., Oct.

The Duke Heart Center is convening its first Advanced Heart Failure Symposium on Sat., Oct.

The Medicine Research Conference returns Fri., Sept. 27 at 12 p.m. in Duke Hospital 2002 with a presentation by Matthew Wolf, MD, PhD, assistant professor of medicine (Cardiology). Dr. Wolf will present Cardiomyopathies: Flies to Humans. Lunch will be provided.

Adrian Herndandez, MD, MHS, associate professor of medicine (Cardiology), will receive a grant from the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI), which this week announced funding for 71 new patient-centered comparative clinical effectiveness research projects.