Division News

The Duke Alumni Association has recognized Kimberly Blackwell, MD, professor of medicine (Medical Oncology), with a Distinguished Alumni Award.

​Arif Kamal, MD, assistant professor of medicine (Medical Oncology), recently earned the designation Fellow of the American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine.

Friday will be a particularly busy day in the Department of Medicine. The Department will host two conferences and two of its centers will mark anniversaries with seminars and celebrations.

Duke researchers made a big splash in the news last spring when 60 Minutes featured the success of early clinical trials using a modified poliovirus in the fight against a deadly form of brain cancer.

Steven Patierno, PhD, professor of medicine (Medical Oncology) and deputy director of the Duke Cancer Institute, studies the biological underpinnings of disparities in prostate cancer among African American and Caucasian men.

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Although being overweight with a high body-mass index (BMI) has long been associated with a higher risk for colorectal cancer, thinner patients might not fare as well after treatment for advanced cancer, according to a new study from Duke Medicine.

Steven Patierno, PhD, professor of medicine (Medical Oncology) and deputy director of the Duke Cancer Institute, talked with the News & Observer about his research on genetic aspect of the disparity in prostate cancer and controversial screening guidelines.

Three of the nation’s largest philanthropies – the Howard Hughes Medical Institute, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, and the Simons Foundation – have announced a new partnership to provide much needed research support to outstanding early-career scientists in the United States.

Through the new Faculty Scholars Program, the philanthropies will invest a total of $148 million in research support over the program’s first five years.

The American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine, the largest and most influential palliative care physician membership organization in the US, has released a list of Inspiring Leaders Under 40 for the field. Eligible candidates were evaluated on the following criteria: involvement in AAHPM, educating others about hospice and palliative medicine, participation in charitable work, mentoring of students or residents, and any special circumstances or professional accomplishments that set them apart. Four Duke junior faculty were r

Jeffrey Peppercorn, MD, MPH, associate professor of medicine (Medical Oncology), will be leaving Duke effective December 2014 to join the faculty of Massachusetts General Hospital/Partners Health System, where he will serve as director of the Massachusetts General Hospital Survivorship Program. During his affiliation with the Duke Cancer Institute, Dr.