MedicineNews Highlights from 2017

The MedicineNews blog continues to be the primary way that we feature the activities and accomplishments of the faculty, trainees and staff of the Duke Department of Medicine.

In 2017, we shared 412 news stories, including posts about faculty and trainee awards and honors, research profiles and 33 funding opportunities, as well as news and events from our training programs. Find highlights below.

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Highlights

Top news and changes

• Mary Klotman named Dean of Duke University School of Medicine

• Duke Health and Wake Med announce new collaboration: Heart Care Plus+

• Joseph Rogers to be interim chair of the Department of Medicine

• Angie Cain steps into newly created role in faculty affairs

• Erica Malkasian to be director of DOM research administration

• Duke Infectious Diseases celebrates with 40th Anniversary Symposium

• Adrian Hernandez named vice dean for clinical research

• Suzanne Woods named American Board of Pediatrics VP for Examination Administration

• Department of Medicine celebrates the “Greenfield Era” of Medicine

• Jane Trinh appointed program director of Medicine-Pediatrics Residency

• Duke stem cell patients celebrate 20 years of reunions

• Medicine faculty selected to lead Duke Forge

• Laura Svetkey honored with Duke University Diversity Award

• Lisa Criscione-Schreiber to succeed Susan Gurley as chair of Program for Women in Internal Medicine

• Tom Owens appointed President of Duke University Hospital

• Wissam Kourany named new chief of Nephrology at Durham VA

• Kenneth Schmader to step down as chief of Division of Geriatrics

Big grants

• 5 teams from Medicine receive DIHI Innovation grants

• 4 Medicine faculty to receive the Duke Strong Start New Physician-Scientist Award

• Medicine faculty selected as Duke Health Scholars and Fellows

• Kimberly Johnson to get $5.8 million PCORI contract

• Keisha Bentley-Edwards receives $2.7 million grant from NIH

• ​Kimberly Johnson receives NIH award to fund Center of Excellence on Minority Health and Health Disparities

Top honors

• Diego Bohórquez selected as 2017 TED Fellow

• 7 from Medicine accepted to ALICE leadership program

• Manesh Patel, Stefanie Sarantopoulos, and Dorothy Sipkins elected new members of ASCI

• 8 from Medicine selected for SoM's LEADER program

• Grace Lee chosen for American Society of Hematology research training program

• Katie Garman selected for AGA Future Leaders Program

• Heidi White to serve as president of The Society for Post-Acute and Long-term Care Medicine

• Blake Cameron selected for ASN public policy internship program for junior faculty

• Yuval Patel awarded AASLD advanced/transplant hepatology fellowship

• Matthew Sparks named an ASCI 2017 Young Physician-Scientist

• William Kraus awarded distinguished professorship

• 9 from Medicine honored at 2017 Spring Faculty Meeting

• John Roberts receives ASN clinical scholar award

• Jennifer Rymer receives The Mario Family Foundation Award

• John Paul Shoup selected 2018-19 VA chief resident for quality improvement and patient safety

• Myles Wolf elected to Council of the International Society of Nephrology

• Yousuf Zafar elected to Duke Chapter of Alpha Omega Alpha honor society

• Carla Brady elected to AASLD nominating committee

• David Casarett and Arif Kamal recognized as 'Visionaries in Hospice and Palliative Medicine'

• Anna Mae Diehl and Michael Merson honored with Distinguished Alumni Awards