Division News

Supported by funding from the Duke Department of Medicine’s Eugene A. Stead Student Research Scholarship, fourth year medical student and internal medicine resident hopeful Laura Noteware is working to change that.

Kathleen Cooney, MD, chair of the Duke Department of Medicine, is the senior author of the study appearing online on Nov. 29 in the journal JCO Precision Oncology.

Brent Hanks, MD, PhD, associate professor of Medicine in the division of Medical Oncology is the senior author of the study

Congratulations to the following faculty members for their recent promotion in the Department of Medicine. The following changes were approved during the November 4, 2022 Board of Trustees meeting.

Faculty Member	Promotion to	Effective	Division

Faculty New to the Department of Medicine - October 1, 2021, through October 1, 2022

For decades, medical cancer treatment has generally meant chemotherapy, radiation, or surgery, alone or in combination. But things are changing rapidly. Today, new approaches such as immunotherapies and targeted therapies are becoming available, with many more in research and development. In many cases, the new treatments are more effective, with fewer side effects.

Arif Kamal, MD, HS’12, MHS’15, is highlighted as an alumni of the Duke University School of Medicine for his engagement and role with the American Cancer Society

See recently awarded research funding.

Three faculty members from the Department of Medicine have been awarded distinguished professorships, the highest honor the university can bestow upon a member of the faculty. The appointments are effective on July 1, 2022.

David D'Alessio, MD: James B. Wyngaarden Distinguished Professor of Medicine

Dr. D’Alessio is a practicing endocrinologist and chief of the Division of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Nutrition. His research group studies regulation of insulin secretion by hormonal factors and the abnormalities of islet function in Type 2 diabetes.

The Department of Medicine is delighted to announce the winning Chair’s Research Awards proposals for 2022.  

“We have been very delighted with the work and outcomes of the prior recipients of this award and anticipate an equally successful and productive course for this year’s winners,” said Kathleen Cooney, MD, MCAP, chair, Department of Medicine. “Congratulations to each award recipient!”