Distinguished Faculty

Endowed professorships are Duke University's most prestigious faculty appointments. They recognize both exceptional achievement and the potential for future achievement, and are awarded to our most distinguished physician-scientists and clinicians, as well as to junior faculty members who have demonstrated extraordinary scholarship in advancing medical science and human health.

The Department of Medicine is proud to have the following distinguished professors among its faculty:

Distinguished Professorships

James R. Clapp Distinguished Professor of Medicine, in the School of Medicine
George Barth Geller Distinguished Professor of Medicine
George Barth Geller Distinguished Professor for Research in Cancer
James B. Wyngaarden Distinguished Professor of Medicine
Wellcome Clinical Distinguished Professor of Medicine
Florence McAlister Distinguished Professor of Medicine
Ursula Geller Distinguished Professor of Research in Cardiovascular Diseases
James B. Duke Distinguished Professor of Medicine
Florence McAlister Distinguished Professor of Medicine
Eleanor Easley Distinguished Professor in the School of Medicine
Donald F. Fortin, M.D. Distinguished Professor of Medicine
W. David and Sarah W. Stedman Distinguished Professor
Frederic M. Hanes Distinguished Professor of Medicine
R.J. Reynolds Distinguished Professor of Medicine
Richard and Pat Johnson University Distinguished Professor
The Chancellor's Distinguished Professor of Medicine
Donald F. Fortin, M.D. Distinguished Professor of Medicine
Richard Sean Stack, M.D. Distinguished Professor
Charles D. Watts Distinguished Professor of Medicine
James B. Duke Distinguished Professor of Medicine
Edward S. Orgain Distinguished Professor of Cardiology, in the School of Medicine
Ursula Geller Distinguished Professor of Research in Cardiovascular Diseases
James B. Duke Distinguished Professor of Medicine
W. Lester Brooks, Jr. Distinguished Professor of Medicine
James B. Wyngaarden Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Medicine
Wellcome Clinical Distinguished Professor of Medicine in Honor of R. Wayne Rundles, M.D.
Wolfgang Joklik Distinguished Professor of Global Health
Charles Johnson, M.D. Distinguished Professor of Medicine

Junior Professorships

Associate Professor of Medicine