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
Edward S. Orgain Distinguished Professor of Cardiology, in the School of Medicine
Wellcome Clinical Distinguished Professor of Medicine in Honor of R. Wayne Rundles, M.D.
