Division News

Medicine Grand Rounds on Fri., March 1 at 8 a.m. in Duke Hospital room 2002 will feature Scott Palmer, MD, MHS, associate professor of medicine (Pulmonary, Allergy and Critical Care), and Wayne Tsuang, MD. Dr. Palmer and Dr.

In early December, Scott Palmer, MD, MHS, associate professor of medicine (Pulmonary, Allergy and Critical Care Medicine) and Kent Weinhold, PhD, professor of surgery and immunology, convened the Duke Solid Organ Transplant Translational Research Interdisciplinary Colloquium. Forty Duke faculty, staff, fellows, and postdoctoral scholars – including clinicians and research scientists from the Departments of Medicine and Surgery, as well as Immunology, Pediatrics, Patholo

Claude Piantadosi, MD, professor of medicine (Pulmonary, Allergy and Critical Care Medicine), is author of a new book about human space flight. Mankind Beyond Earth: The History, Science, and Future of Human Space Exploration (2013:

Christopher Cox, MD, MHA, MPH, assistant professor of medicine (Pulmonary, Allergy and Critical Care Medicine), will receive a grant from the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI), which today announced its first round of funding for patient-centered comparative clinical effectiveness research projects. Cox's project is "Improving Psychological Distre

Mary Klotman, MD, chair of the department, announced today that Monica Kraft, MD, has agreed to become the Chief of the Division of Pulmonary, Allergy and Critical Care Medicine, effective January 1, 2013. Dr.

Paul Noble, MD, who has served as chief of the Division of Pulmonary, Allergy & Critical Care Medicine since 2006, will be leaving Duke at the end of the year to move across the country. Dr.

Medicine Grand Rounds on Fri., August 10 at 8am in Duke Hospital room 2002 will feature Momen Wahidi MD, MBA, associate professor of medicine (Pulmonary, Allergy, and Critical Care Medicine) and Jeffrey Crawford, MD, George Barth Geller Professor for Research in Cancer and chief of the Division of Medical Oncology. They will present Return of the Advances in Lung Cancer Evaluation and Management. [toggle title_open="

Peter Kussin, MD, associate professor of medicine (Pulmonary, Allergy and Critical Care Medicine), has previously won several Strength, Hope and Caring Awards from Duke University Hospital for his compassionate support of patients, their families and the medical teams. This year, Dr.

Julie Ledford, PhD, assistant professor of medicine (Pulmonary, Allergy and Critical Care Medicine) is the first recipient of the newly established Jo Rae Wright Award for Outstanding Science from the American Thoracic Society. Dr. Ledford had worked in Dr. Wright's lab as a postdoctoral fellow. The award, which is based on demonstrated potential for significant scientific achievement and contributions, was presented during the ATS 2012 Awards Session in May.

Monica Kraft, MD, professor of medicine (Pulmonary, Allergy and Critical Care Medicine), vice chair for research and director of the Duke Asthma, Allergy, and Airway Center, was installed as president of the American Thoracic Society at its annual meeting in San Francisco.

The good news is that the financial climate has changed, and the ATS is poised to grow. I’d like to take advantage of that fact and get some initiatives moving.

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