Division News

Duke University's graduate and professional schools continue to rank among the top institutions in their disciplines, according to the latest rankings from U.S. News & World Report. Medical school deans and faculty selected the best medical speciality programs, and Duke was recognized in geriatrics (fourth), internal medicine (fifth), AIDS (sixth), women's health (eighth) and family medicine (eighth). It tied for 44th in primary care.

Heather Whitson, MD, MHS, assistant professor medicine (Geriatrics) and ophthalmology, and Kimberly Johnson, MD, assistant professor of medicine (Geriatrics), have been recognized with awards from the American Geriatrics Society. Dr.

Medicine Grand Rounds on Fri., Nov. 2 at 8am in Duke Hospital room 2002 will feature Helen Hoenig, MD, MPH, professor of medicine (Geriatrics). Dr.

This month, we kick off a new podcast called Voices of Medicine. Through this, we'll share the stories, conversations and performances of faculty, fellows, residents and staff members across the Department of Medicine.

The Medicine Research Conference returns Fri., April 27 at 12 pm in Duke Hospital 2002 with presentations by Kenneth Schmader, MD, professor of medicine and chief of the Division of Geriatrics, and Heather Whitson, MD, assistant professor of medicine (Geriatrics). Dr.

The Path to Independence Program, an initiative recently announced by the School of Medicine, had its foundation in a proposal produced a few years ago by a group of junior faculty members for the Chancellor’s Clinical Leadership in Academic Medicine Program (CCHAMP), a six-and-a-half-day program delivered over six months to provide education and training that strengthens the pipeline for Duke M

Juilessa Pavon, MD, chief medical resident at Durham Regional Hospital and ambulatory center, began her medical career in geriatrics with a simple email. The Florida native, who graduated from Duke University in 2002 with a degree in psychology and a minor in chemistry, was reading a journal article for her human development class when she noticed that one of the authors, Lisa Gwyther, LSW was the director of the Duke Family Support Program

Harvey Jay Cohen, MD, the Walter Kempner Professor of Medicine, director of the Duke Center for the Study of Aging and Human Development and former chair of the department, was honored by the  SUNY-Downstate College of Medicine as honorary degree recipient and commencement speaker at a cerem

Ken Lyles, MD, professor of medicine (Geriatrics) and director of the Medicine site-based research, was featured in the ABC evening news. See video below for his thoughts on the long-term effects of osteoporosis medications.

In March, Anthony Galanos, MD, associate professor of medicine (Geriatrics), received one of this year’s prestigious Cunniff-Dixon Physician Awards for excellence in the practice of palliative medicine, awarded by the Hastings Center for Bioethics. (See previous post.) The Hastings Center has now posted this video featuring Dr. Galanos and the other winners.