New Faculty: November 2020
A warm welcome to new Department of Medicine faculty members who started in November 2020!
Clinical Researchers Seek Ways to Lessen the Severity of COVID-19
New studies are underway at Duke to test treatments that could help people with COVID-19 recover faster and avoid being hospitalized.
“The goal of interventional outpatient studies is to see if we can prevent people from developing more severe COVID disease requiring hospitalization,” says Susanna Naggie, MD, associate professor of medicine (Infectious Diseases) and vice dean for clinical research in the Duke University School of Medicine.
Medicine faculty part of ACTIV-3 trial team lauded by NIH
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.
New Faculty: July 2020
A warm welcome to new Department of Medicine faculty members who started in July 2020!
Uncovering the Unknowns to COVID-19 Testing
Ephraim Tsalik leads Rapid Diagnostics in Categorizing Acute Lung Infections team examining whether their host gene expression test works for patients with COVID-19
Divisions select faculty recipients for 2020 Excellence in Education Awards
The recipients of the Department of Medicine faculty Excellence in Education Awards have been announced.
Two physician-scientists from Medicine receive SOM Strong Start Awards
Two faculty members from the Department of Medicine have been selected to receive 2020 Physician-Scientist “Strong Start” awards from the School of Medicine.
Naggie named Vice Dean for Clinical Research for 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.
Eichenberger receives Chair's Research Award for Trainee Projects
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.
Chair’s Research Award is a ‘lifeline’ for junior investigators
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.