Hospital Medicine News

We are proud to announce the 7th annual GIM Excellence Awards, presented by our Division Chief, Dr. Ebony Boulware, in the video below. This year we have 11 different awards, including 10 individual awards as well as one team award.

A special thank you goes out to all those who submitted nominations for these awards and to our awards committee for their assistance in selecting this year's recipients. 

Associate Professor of Medicine in the division of General Internal Medicine, Saumil Chudgar, MD, was selected for the Senior Fellows Class of 2023 by the Society for Hospital Medicine (SHM). Those who have achieved this designation have a proven track record of promoting excellence, innovation and improving the quality of patient care in hospital medicine.

Congratulations to four General Internal Medicine faculty who received promotions to Assistant Professor, effective November 1, 2022. 

Faculty New to the Department of Medicine - October 1, 2021, through October 1, 2022

It all started with ice cream; an especially tempting and refreshing treat on a hot, Florida day when you’re four. 

In this new role for Duke University Hospital, Dr. Bae will join the hospital as a member of the senior leadership team with the responsibility to set the overall clinical direction, leadership, and operational management of quality and safety programs of Duke University Hospital.

Congratulations to three General Internal Medicine faculty who received promotions to Asissiatnt Professor effective August 1, 2022. 

Congratulations to Dr. Lana Wahid on her promotion to Assistant Professor of Medicine in the division of General Internal Medicine, effective August 1, 2022. 

General Internal Medicine announces the 7th annual Excellence Awards to honor the outstanding achievements of our division's faculty and staff members in clinical care, education, research, implementation, and professionalism. This year, we added a few more award categories and are excited to have 10 individual awards as well as one team award. 

Dr. Lana Wahid, MD, a medical instructor in the Department of Medicine, Division of General Internal Medicine, has been named as the Medical Director of the Duke Early Phase Research Unit (DEPRU). Dr. Wahid is a hospital medicine specialist who sees patients at Duke University Hospital.