Division News

The Department of Medicine is proud to announce the recipients of the 2020 DOM Research Mentoring Awards, which recognize outstanding mentors among our faculty. 

Kathleen Cooney, MD, Professor and Chair of the Department of Medicine, Manesh Patel, MD, chief of the Division of Cardiology, and Vance Fowler, MD, MHS, are among 12 faculty who have been recognized with Distinguished Professorships from the School of Medicine in 2020.

New research by Kathleen Cooney, MD, chair of the Department of Medicine, finds a link between hereditary prostate cancer and family history of breast and ovarian cancer.

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.