Grand Rounds 8/31/2012: Lymphomas
Medicine Grand Rounds on Fri., August 24 at 8am in Duke Hospital room 2002 will feature Sandeep Dave, MD, MBA, associate professor of medicine (Medical Oncology).
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Seewaldt awarded NCI provocative-questions R01 to study breast cancer
Victoria Seewaldt, MD, professor of medicine (Medical Oncology) and director of the Breast Cancer Prevention Program at the Women’s Wellness Clinic, learned recently that she and her colleagues at Duke, along with
Search for new chief of Medical Oncology initiated by chair
This week, the Department of Medicine is beginning a search for a new chief of the Division of Medical Oncology.
LeBlanc chosen as palliative medicine research scholar
Tom LeBlanc, MD, MA, current fellow in both hospice and palliative medicine and medical oncology and former chief resident, learned this month that he's been chosen as a 2012 Research Scholar by the American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine (AAHPM).
The AAHPM chooses just 6 fellows/jun
Four faculty receive awards at Spring Meeting
At the Spring Faculty Meeting May 2 at the Duke Gardens, the following Medicine faculty were honored with awards:
Jon Gockerman, MD, professor of medicine (Medical Oncology) received the 2012 Leonard Tow Humanism in Medicine Award.This award is presented annually to a faculty member who demonstrates outstanding compassion in the delivery of care, respect for patients, their families, and healthcare colleagues
Doctor’s role is key to cancer fight
Gary Lyman, MD, MPH, professor of medicine (Medical Oncology) is News & Observer Tar Heel of the Week. This article profiles Dr. Lyman and his recent research into cancer treatments.
Seewaldt gets R01 for breast cancer prevention study
Victoria Seewaldt, MD, professor of medicine (Medical Oncology) and director of the Breast Cancer Prevention Program at the Women’s Wellness Clinic, received a National Institutes of Health R01 grant for a study called Targeted Chemoprevention of Breast Cancer: From the Bench to Clinical Testing.
The grant, which has grown out of collaboration between Duke University and CAARE Inc., a Durham-based nonprofit that provides healthcare to l
Medicine/Pediatrics Fellows Research and Career Development Conference 3/20/2012
The joint Pediatric and Medicine Fellows’ Research and Career Development Conference will be held today, Tuesday, March 20, in the Searle Center Lecture Room from 4-5:30 pm.
Presentations will be:
Pediatric Fellow Research in Progress
“Oral Tolerance and the Enteric Microbiome"
Laurie McWilliams, MD (Allergy/Immunology)
Medicine Fellow Research in Progress
“Crossing the Quality-Outcomes Chasm in Oncology through Data-driven Evidence Development”
Arif Kamal, MD (Oncology)
Career Development Topic
“Opportunistic Approach to Health Services F
Medicine/Pediatrics Fellows Research and Career Development Conference 2/21/2012
The joint Pediatric and Medicine Fellows’ Research and Career Development Conference will be held today, Tuesday, Feb.