Duke clinic helps heart patients manage symptoms
The Same-Day Access Heart Failure Clinic is designed to catch the signs and symptoms before patients have to go to the emergency department, explains Zubin Eapen, assistant professor of medicine (Cardiology) and the clinic's medical director.
Ginsburg receives NHGRI Genomic Medicine Pilot Demonstration Project grant
Geoffrey Ginsburg, MD, PhD, professor of medicine (Cardiology) and pathology and director of genomic medicine at the Duke Institute for Genome Sciences & Policy, is one of four investigators to receive a grant from the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI)'s Genomic Medicine Pilot Demonstration Projects program.
Letter from Kenya: Milestones and big dreams
Alyssa Zamora, communications specialist for Duke Global Health Institute, shared this blog post about her recent trip to Eldoret, Kenya, and surrounding communities to learn about the work there of Duke faculty, students and partners.
During the visit, Mary Klotman, MD, along wi

Save the date 6/21/13: Lysophospholipid Signaling in Cardiovascular Disease
Please save the day for a research conference featuring Susan Smyth, MD, PhD, chief of the Division of Cardiovascular Medicine and professor of Cardiology at the University of Kentucky and adjust associate professor in the Department of Cell Biology and Molecular Physiology at UNC-Chapel Hill.
Dr. Smyth will present "Lysophospholipid Signaling in Cardiovascular Disease" on from 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m. on Fri., June 21 in MSRB II, Room 3018.
Lunch will be provided and space is limited.
Lefkowitz among Reader's Digest's 100 Most Trusted People in America
Robert Lefkowitz, MD, professor of medicine (Cardiology) has been named one of The 100 Most Trusted People in America in the Reader's Digest Trust Poll.
Read more about the poll here.
5/5/13: In conversation with the mystic
Join "In Conversation with the Mystic: An Experiential Symposium on Optimal Health & Wellbeing," Sun., May 5 from 11:30 a.m.-4 p.m.
Eapen to serve as director of education IT innovations
50 Years: Diversity in the Department of Medicine
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Tiffany Randolph, MD, is a first-year cardiology fellow in the cardiovascular diseases training program. Dr. Randolph graduated from Harvard Medical School and completed her internal medicine residency at Duke University.

Grand Rounds 3/15/13: Managing atrial fibrillation and stroke prevention
Medicine Grand Rounds on Fri., March 15 at 8 a.m. in Duke Hospital room 2002 will feature Richard C. Becker, MD, professor of medicine (Cardiology) and Kevin Trulock, MD, intern, Duke Internal Medicine Residency Program.
Dr. Becker and Dr.