Division News

Philip Barr, MD, Integrative Medicine Physician, Consulting Associate (General Internal Medicine), was recently interviewed for an NPR story, “Forest Bathing: A Retreat to Nature Can Boost Immunity and Mood.” The news story discussed the mental and physical benefits of a meditative practice called forest bathing, which encourage participants to practice mindfulness through nature. 

Our teaching clinic, the Duke Outpatient Clinic (DOC), is serious about managing complex patients, those individuals who are sometimes labeled by the ED and hospital as "frequent flyers". A new program called "HIDOC" stands for "Highly Individualized, Dedicated Onsite Care" began this year and is led by 4 Duke GIM faculty members: Drs. Lynn Bowlby, Patrick Hemming, and Jacob Feigal. 

We are proud to announce Virginia Wang, PhD, has been promoted to Associate Professor!

DGIM  Professor of Medicine, Dr. Larry Greenblatt, was recently interviewed on ABC 11 News about a woman with a "hidden" long-time opioid addiction. 

We are excited to announce the Duke Outpatient Clinic as recipients of two recent awards for their amazing teamwork and dedication to their patients, their loved ones and eachother.

Dr. Nirmala Amaldoss, who served as a clinician-educator in the Division of General of Internal Medicine since 2003, died on June 23. The funeral was held Monday, June 26. 

On Wednesday, June 21st, family, patients and colleagues gathered at Duke Integrative Medicine to celebrate Dr. Eve Lausier's career and retirement.

Get to know the 13 new faculty members that have joined our division! 

Bradley Hammill, DrPH, joined the Duke Division of General Internal Medicine in March of 2016. He is a Senior Biostatistician with the Duke Clinical Research Institute (DCRI) and was recently named Associate Professor of Medicine. Learn more about him in our interview below:

Courtney Van Houtven, PhD, shares some of her research she is doing as Director of the VA Caregiver Support Program Evaluation.