Duke Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine Fellowship

The Duke Fellowship Training Programs in Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine produce outstanding physicians who are fully prepared to pursue careers in academic medicine.

Our combined Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine fellowship program is a three-year program. Upon completion of training, fellows are eligible for dual certification in pulmonary and critical care medicine. The American Board of Internal Medicine requires a minimum 18 months of clinical training for board certification in both of these disciplines. All fellows in our combined program engage in scholarly activity and receive robust mentorship from our world-renowned faculty. We offer a fourth year of fellowship for trainees seeking advanced research training.

Our combined fellowship program accepts 5 fellows each year.

The division also offers a 1-year Critical Care Medicine fellowship program for trainees eligible for certification via The American Board of Internal Medicine "Pathway A". The ACGME accredited Duke IM-CCM program is built upon the division's tradition of excellence in training future leaders in academic medicine. Trainees enjoy a rigorous clinical training experience in a collaborative and collegial environment while working with renowned experts in the management of respiratory failure and complex cardiovascular disease. The program offers advanced training in state-of-the-art and emerging strategies for management of respiratory and circulatory failure. Trainees gain extensive experience in managing extracorporeal membrane oxygenation at one of the nation's highest volume extracorporeal life support centers.

Our critical care medicine fellowship program accepts 2 fellows each year.

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Latest News

Grand Rounds 8/30/13: M&M Conference

August 29, 2013

Medicine Grand Rounds on Fri., Aug. 30 at 8 a.m. in Duke Hospital room 2002 will feature Peter Kussin, MD, associate professor of medicine (Pulmonary, Allergy, and Critical Care Medicine) and Jason Stout, MD, MHS, associate professor of medicine (Infectious Diseases), with a case presentation by Laura Caputo, MD, senior assistant resident. Dr. Kussin and Dr.

Lugar receives award for research on Common Variable Immune Deficiency

August 20, 2013

Patricia Lugar, MD, MS, assistant professor of medicine (Pulmonary, Allergy, and Critical Care), has received a $1.3 million award that will support research into the genetic mechanisms that give rise to Common Variable Immune Deficiency (CVID).

Scott Palmer named Vice Chair for Research

May 16, 2013

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Scott Palmer, MD, MHS[/caption] Mary Klotman, MD, chair of the Department of Medicine, shared the following message today with faculty, fellows, residents and staff. I’m pleased to share the news that Scott Pa

Grand Rounds 3/1/13: Bronchiolitis Obliterans Syndrome after lung transplantation

February 25, 2013

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.

Transplant translational research colloquium met in December

January 8, 2013

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

Piantadosi book looks at past and future of space exploration

December 18, 2012

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:

Cox recipient of PCORI grant for comparative effectiveness research

December 18, 2012

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

Kraft selected to be chief of Pulmonary, Allergy and Critical Care Medicine

December 13, 2012

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.

Noble, pulmonary chief, to leave Duke at end of year

September 13, 2012

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.

Grand Rounds 8/10/2012: Advances in Lung Cancer Evaluation and Management

August 8, 2012

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="

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