Division News

Medicine Grand Rounds on Fri., March 23 at 8am in Duke Hospital room 2002 will feature Aimee Zaas, MD, MHS, associate professor of medicine (Infectious Diseases) and program director for the Internal Medicine Residency Program.

The Medicine Research Conference returns Fri., March 30 at 12 pm in Duke Hospital 2002 with presentations by John Perfect, MD, professor of medicine and interim chief of the Division of Infectious Diseases, and Ephraim Tsalik, MD, PhD, assistant professor of medicine (Infectious Diseases). Dr. Perfect will present Cryptococcus: The story of sweetness and Dr.

Medicine Grand Rounds on Fri., Feb.

A lot of what Vance Fowler, MD, associate professor of medicine (Division of Infectious Diseases), needed to learn about running a lab, managing several NIH grants and developing the standardized protocol for the management of a bacterial infection that affects thousands of people each year, he learned from managing the family farm. “It’s 250 years old, and about 650 acres, outside

Medicine Grand Rounds on Fri., Dec. 2 at 8am in Duke Hospital room 2002 will feature Vance Fowler, MD, MHS, associate professor of medicine (Infectious Diseases). His topic will be Staphylococcus aureus: Lessons learned from 20 years with the persistent pathogen. Grand Rounds videos are also archived on the Department of Medicine intranet.

The Infectious Disease Society of America (IDSA) had its annual meeting Oct.

Chief Resident Eileen Marziarz, MD, believes that Duke University School of Medicine has the best internal residency program in the country. "The depth and diversity of the people who work here are amazing," said Maziarz. "I'll be having a side conversation with someone about their research, and I think to myself, 'Oh my gosh, that's what you do in your spare time!'" As chief resident of internal medicine for 2011-2012, Maziarz said her goal is to continue to recruit the best group of interns to Duke. In the busy world of a chief resident, that’s one of her easiest tasks.

Peter J. Hotez, MD, PhD, professor of pediatrics and molecular virology & microbiology and president on the Sabin Vaccine Institute at Baylor College of Medicine, will speak Wed., Sept. 28 at 4pm in Love Auditorium at Duke University as part of the Chancellor's Lecture Series. Dr.

Medicine Grand Rounds on Fri., August 12 at 8am in Duke Hospital room 2002 will feature John A. Bartlett, MD, professor of medicine (Infectious Diseases). Dr. Bartlett's topic will be Global Health at Duke 2011. Grand Rounds videos are also archived on the Department of Medicine intranet.

Ephraim Tsalik, MD, PhD, medical instructor (Infectious Diseases), has received a VA Career Development Award through the VA's Clinical Sciences Research & Development Office. Dr. Tsalik describes his research:

Every year, there are approximately 1.7 million healthcare-associated infections (HAI) leading to nearly 100,000 deaths.