Division News

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.

The Duke School of Medicine is honoring two members of the Department of Medicine as 2020 recipients of the Michelle P. Winn Inclusive Excellence Award.

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

The recipients of the Department of Medicine faculty Excellence in Education Awards have been announced.

Dinushika Mohottige, MD, MPH, fellow in the Division of Nephrology, is one of four recipients of the Duke Reach Equity 2020 Career Development Awards.

James Robert Clapp, MD, professor emeritus of medicine (Nephrology), died May 2, 2020 at age 88. “Dr. Clapp was instrumental in building the Duke Division of Nephrology, and he was well-known for his dedication to caring for patients with advanced kidney disease and hypertension,” said Kathleen Cooney, MD, chair of the Department of Medicine. “He is fondly remembered by many colleagues and patients alike.”

Congratulations to the Department of Medicine faculty who are being recognized by the School of Medicine for their leadership, service, mentoring, and professionalism.

Three faculty from the Department of Medicine have been selected for the School of Medicine's 2020 class of ADVANCE-UP Scholars.

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

Department of Medicine researchers Diego Bohórquez PhD and Opeyemi Olabisi MD, PhD, have been given two of the NIH Director’s “New Innovator,” awards, which are for high-risk/high-reward work being done by early-stage investigators. The award provides $1.5 million for a five-year project.

The Duke scholars are among just 93 “highly creative scientists” nationwide to receive the grants, which fund innovative and impactful research.