Dr. Lance Okeke Receives ACTS Award for Diversity and Inclusion of Translational Workforce
Nwora Lance Okeke, MD, MPH, associate professor of Medicine and Population Health Science, is the recipient of the 2025 Association for Clinical and Translational Science (ACTS) Award for Contributing to the Diversity and Inclusiveness of the Translational Workforce.
Celebrating DOM Administrative Heroes
The Duke Department of Medicine deeply values its administrative professionals and the significant impact that they have on our daily operations. In honor of Administrative Professionals Day on Wednesday, April 23, we are celebrating our administrative heroes who goes above and beyond the call of duty.
Dr. Neha Pagidipati: Diminishing Fragmented Care and Shaping New Leaders in Research
Neha Pagidipati, MD, MPH, is a cardiovascular prevention specialist dedicated to finding therapies that work for all patients through her combined interests of public health and clinical medicine.
New Funding Awards March 2025
Congratulations to the following faculty members for receiving these sponsored research awards
Dr. Lindsay King: Supporting Liver Transplant Patients and their Caregivers
Dr. King is the medical director of the Duke Liver/Intestine Transplantation Clinic and the Duke Liver Clinic. She works with social workers, psychologists, cancer specialists, pathologists, surgeons, and radiologists, to provide a full spectrum of care and enhance patient outcomes.
Celebrating DOM Administrative Heroes
The Duke Department of Medicine deeply values its administrative professionals and the significant impact that they have on our daily operations.
Transforming Cancer Care: Duke Health to Implement Electronic Symptom Self-Monitoring for Patients with Cancer
Duke University Health System (DUHS) has been awarded funding from the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) to implement electronic monitoring of patients’ self-reported symptoms during cancer treatment — potentially transforming cancer care at Duke.
Dr. A. Ian Wong Leads NIH-Funded Project to Tackle Pulse Oximetry Bias and Hidden Hypoxemia
Responding to this critical issue, Dr. A. Ian Wong, assistant professor in the Division of Pulmonary, Allergy, and Critical Care Medicine and the Department of Biostatistics and Bioinformatics, is leading a five-year, $3.4 million NIH-funded research initiative aimed at improving clinical detection and management of hidden hypoxemia. The project, in collaboration with researchers from Emory University, leverages advanced machine learning techniques to identify patients at the highest risk using data already present in electronic health records (EHR).
Celebrating DOM Administrative Heroes
The Duke Department of Medicine deeply values its administrative professionals and the significant impact that they have on our daily operations.
Remembering Dr. G. Ralph Corey
The following message was sent to members of the Department of Medicine from Dr. Kathleen Cooney, MD, MACP, chair of the Department of Medicine, Dr. Mary E.