Division News

Anika Lucas, MD, MTS, a third-year fellow in the Division of Nephrology, has been recognized as a 2021 Algernon Sydney Sullivan Award recipient at Duke University.

Lonnie Sullivan, MD, Aimee Chung, MD, and John Roberts, MD, MEd, have been recognized with Golden Apple Awards by the Duke School of Medicine medical students.

The March 9, 2021 session of Duke Medicine LEADS featured two presentations on health equities and disparities in medicine. 

Presenters included John K. Roberts, MD, MS, MEd, on, "Hidden in Plain Sight: Race, GFR, and the Will to Change" and Richard Lee, MD, on, "Hidden in Plain Sight: Resetting the Racial Disparities Break in FRAX."

​Rasheed Gbadegesin, MD, has been named associate dean for physician-scientist development and director of the Office of Physician-Scientist Development (OPSD) in the Duke University School of Medicine.

The Feb. 9, 2021 session of Duke Medicine LEADS featured a discussion led by John Duronville, MD, and Dinushika Mohottige, MD, MPH, "Case Dissection: Confronting Structural Racism and Implicit Bias."

Panelist included, Manesh Patel, MD; George Yankey, MD; Andy Mumm, MD; Yolanda Guzman, MD; and Jon Reichstein, MD, who weighed in for the health equities and disparities in medicine discussion.

Samira Musah, PhD, assistant professor of biomedical engineering and medicine (Nephrology), is one of 13 Duke scientists, including eight members of the Duke University School of Medicine, who appeared in a new list of 1,000 inspiring Black scientists in the United States. Cell Mentor, a blog and online resource for researchers, composed the list to showcase the contributions Black scientists make to the scientific community.

14 faculty from the Department of Medicine have been selected for the School of Medicine Office for Faculty's 2021 LEADER program.

Pearls and Takeaways from the Nov. 24, 2020 session of Duke Medicine LEADS featuring John K. Roberts, MD, MS, MEd, on, "Protein, Baking Soda, and Sugar: Ingredients for Better CKD Care in 2020 and Beyond."

A warm welcome to new Department of Medicine faculty members who started in October 2020!

Opeyemi Olabisi, MD, PhD, is a rising star who was jointly recruited to Duke University in 2019 by the Department of Medicine and the Duke Molecular Physiology Institute – and he is in a hurry to make an impact in the lives of patients with kidney disease.