Crawford, Diehl, Weinberg Receive Department of Medicine 2023 Career Achievement Awards
The Department of Medicine (DOM) is pleased to announce the 2023 recipients of the annual Department of Medicine Career Achievement Award: Jeffrey Crawford, MD, Louis Diehl, MD, and
Q&A Spotlight: Distinguished Professors Steve Patierno and Svati Shah
Duke University has awarded Distinguished Professorships to 44 faculty members, six from the Department of Medicine. Over the coming weeks, join us in recognizing these Distinguished Professors through our Distinguished Professor Spotlight. This week, we feature Drs. Steven Patierno and Svati Shah.
Buhr Named Associate Director of Undergraduate Medical Education
Gwendolen Buhr MD, MHS, MEd, associate professor in the division of Geriatrics, has been named associate director of Undergraduate Medical Education – Ambulatory for the Department of Medicine effective May 1, 2023.
Inaugural Medicine Research Day Focuses on Impact in a Range of Clinical Conditions
The Department of Medicine held its inaugural Research Day on Friday, April 28, with Chair Kathleen Cooney, MD, kicking off the event with a special Medicine Grand Rounds presentation about her research, Hereditary Prostate Cancer: From Gene Discovery to Clinical Implementation.
Dr. Shelley Rose McDonald Named 2023 American Geriatrics Society Clinician of the Year
Shelley R. McDonald, DO, PhD, associate professor in the division of Geriatrics, has been selected as the 2023 American Geriatrics Society Clinician of the Year.
Infectious Diseases Division Update with Chief John R. Perfect, MD
Infectious Diseases Chief John Perfect shares an update from the division noting milestones, clinical and research missions, and people.
A Special Thank You to Our Staff on Administrative Professionals Day
This Administrative Professionals Day, we'd like to recognize our more than 250 administrative professionals in the Department of Medicine!
It’s Time to Talk About Plastic Pollution and Its Impacts on Human Health
Earth Day is a time to raise awareness of the need to protect Earth's natural resources for future generations. It’s also time to have cross-discipline conversations about plastic pollution’s impact on human health, says two School of Medicine researchers with Duke University’s Plastic Pollution Working Group (PPWG).
Patel to Receive AHA National 2023 Physician of the Year Award
Manesh Patel, MD, will receive the American Heart Association’s (AHA) 2023 Physician of the Year Award, which honors a physician with a longstanding commitment to the highest ideals of patient care and exemplary leadership in the AHA mission.
Duke Liver Transplant Program Celebrates 2,000 Milestone
The Duke Liver Transplant Program this spring marks 2,000 transplants with patient outcomes that are among the best in the nation for key metrics such as shorter transplant wait times and one-year survival.