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David Bartlett, PhD, assistant professor of medicine (Medical Oncology), has been selected to receive a $150,000 clinical-junior-faculty-level 2020 ASH Scholar Award by the American Society of Hematology

10 faculty from the Department of Medicine have been selected for the School of Medicine's LEADER program. 

In May, Department of Medicine faculty based in Durham and Raleigh came together for a second collaborative event to discuss how the two Duke locations can build relationships and best practices.

​Kathleen Cooney, MD, chair of the Department of Medicine, has agreed to serve as a member of the Board of Scientific Consultants of Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center.

Dennis Abraham, MD, and Brent Hanks, MD, PhD, have been selected to receive 2019 Physician-Scientist Strong Start Awards.

The Duke Office of Licensing and Ventures has recognized 31 women who are innovative, collaborative, forward-thinking, and strong leaders on the cutting edge of technology and therapeutics. Among them are five faculty from the Department of Medicine: Martha Adams, MD; Kim Blackwell, MD; Kathleen Cooney, MD; Jennifer Freedman, MD; and Lori Orlando, MD.

The Duke Center for Applied Genomics & Precision Medicine will host Kathleen Cooney, MD, chair of the Department of Medicine, at its forum from 12-1 p.m. on Thursday, March 7 in DMP 2W96.

Two faculty from the Department of Medicine have received 2019 ASCI Young Physician-Scientist Awards from the American Society for Clinical Investigation.

Gentzon Hall, MD, PhD, assistant professor of medicine (Nephrology), and Brent Hanks, MD, PhD, assistant professor of medicine (Medical Oncology) and pharmacology and cancer biology, are among 35 "outstanding physician-scientists" nationally to be recognized.

Amy Abernethy, MD, PhD, adjunct professor of medicine (Medical Oncology) and a Duke University School of Medicine alumna, has been appointed the FDA’s new principal deputy commissioner of food and drugs.  Her appointment will begin early next year.

The Voices of Duke Health podcast project, led by Anton Zuiker and Jonathan Bae, MD, has released its first four episodes, including an interview with Yousuf Zafar, MD, associate professor of medicine (Medical Oncology), public policy and population health, on hard conversations with patients and their loved ones.