Division News

Inaugural Vice Chiefs for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (VCDEI) announced

The Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Anti-Racism Committee (DEIAR) announced the individuals selected to become the inaugural Vice Chiefs for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (VCDEI) for each division within the department of medicine. These individuals are all wonderful thoughtful leaders who have shown a commitment to improving DEI within the department.

New Funding Awards - August 2021

Sponsored Research 

Jatin Roper of Gastroenterology has received an award from the National Institutes of Health for a project entitled "Ultra-bright fluorescent nanoparticles for colorectal adenoma detection." Total funding will be $461,090.

Pearls from 9/7/21 Medicine LEADS

The September 7, 2021 session of Duke Medicine LEADS featured a discussion led by Nathan Hirshman, MD, "A Rare But Serious Cause of Abdominal Pain in Patients on Maintenance Peritoneal Dialysis."

Panelist included, David Ortiz-Melo, MD, and Erik Paulson, MD, who weighed in for the diagnostic reasoning discussion. 

Pearls from 8/24/21 Medicine LEADS

The August 24, 2021 session of Duke Medicine LEADS featured Anne Phelps, MDNeha Pagidipati, MD, MPH, MHS; and John K. Roberts, MD, MS, MEd, presenting "Removing the Roadblocks of Care: When and How to Use SGLT2 Inhibitors for Cardiorenal Protection."

New funding awards - July 2021

Sponsored Research

Sudha Shenoy of Cardiology has received an award from the National Institutes of Health for a project entitled "Regulation of myocardial GPCRs by USP20 in normal and hypertrophied heart." Total funding will be $2,248,260.

Pamela Douglas of Cardiology has received a sub-award through the Massachusetts General Hospital for a project entitled "Randomized Trial to Prevent Vascular Events in HIV (REPRIEVE)." Total funding will be $152,536.

New Faculty: July 2021

A warm welcome to new Department of Medicine faculty members who started in July 2021!