Division News

A team of Duke Health clinicians that include faculty from the Department of Medicine are working diligently in a collaborative effort to enroll patients in a randomized, controlled trial, testing a novel antibody treatment for COVID-19.

A warm welcome to new Department of Medicine faculty members who started in July 2020!

Ephraim Tsalik leads Rapid Diagnostics in Categorizing Acute Lung Infections team examining whether their host gene expression test works for patients with COVID-19

The recipients of the Department of Medicine faculty Excellence in Education Awards have been announced.

Two faculty members from the Department of Medicine have been selected to receive 2020 Physician-Scientist “Strong Start” awards from the School of Medicine.

Dean Mary Klotman, MD, has announced that Susanna Naggie, MD, associate professor of medicine (Infectious Diseases), has been named the new Vice Dean for Clinical Research for the Duke University School of Medicine. 

Emily Eichenberger, MD, a fellow in the Division of Infectious Diseases, has received the Chair's Research Award for Trainee Projects from the Department of Medicine.

Recipients of the award for 2020 are Marat Fudim, MD, MHS, a fellow in Advanced Training in Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology, and Julia Messina, MD, MHS, assistant professor of medicine (Infectious Diseases). Each will receive $95,000 in protected research time for one year to continue developing data and findings for their applications for NIH K funding.

Kathleen Cooney, MD, Professor and Chair of the Department of Medicine, Manesh Patel, MD, chief of the Division of Cardiology, and Vance Fowler, MD, MHS, are among 12 faculty who have been recognized with Distinguished Professorships from the School of Medicine in 2020.

Congratulations to the Department of Medicine faculty who are being recognized by the School of Medicine for their leadership, service, mentoring, and professionalism.