Dr. Shelley Rose McDonald Named 2023 American Geriatrics Society Clinician of the Year
Shelley R. McDonald, DO, PhD, associate professor in the division of Geriatrics, has been selected as the 2023 American Geriatrics Society Clinician of the Year.
Infectious Diseases Division Update with Chief John R. Perfect, MD
Infectious Diseases Chief John Perfect shares an update from the division noting milestones, clinical and research missions, and people.
A Special Thank You to Our Staff on Administrative Professionals Day
This Administrative Professionals Day, we'd like to recognize our more than 250 administrative professionals in the Department of Medicine!
It’s Time to Talk About Plastic Pollution and Its Impacts on Human Health
Earth Day is a time to raise awareness of the need to protect Earth's natural resources for future generations. It’s also time to have cross-discipline conversations about plastic pollution’s impact on human health, says two School of Medicine researchers with Duke University’s Plastic Pollution Working Group (PPWG).
Patel to Receive AHA National 2023 Physician of the Year Award
Manesh Patel, MD, will receive the American Heart Association’s (AHA) 2023 Physician of the Year Award, which honors a physician with a longstanding commitment to the highest ideals of patient care and exemplary leadership in the AHA mission.
Faculty Promotions March 2023
Congratulations to the following faculty members for their recent promotion in the Department of Medicine.
Duke Liver Transplant Program Celebrates 2,000 Milestone
The Duke Liver Transplant Program this spring marks 2,000 transplants with patient outcomes that are among the best in the nation for key metrics such as shorter transplant wait times and one-year survival.
Whitson, D’Alessio Selected Co-Recipients of 2023 Neil L. Spector Art of Medicine Award
Professors Heather Whitson, MD, MHS, director of the Duke Center for the Study of Aging and Human Development, and Dave D’Alessio, MD, chief of the division of Endocrinology, Metabolism, and Nutrition, have been selected as co-recipients of the 2023 Neil L. Spector Art of Medicine Award.
Applications Open for DOM DEI Loan Repayment Program
The Department of Medicine is pleased to announce that applications are open for the 2023 Loan Repayment Program to Promote Diversity and Inclusion in Medicine (LRPDIM Award).