News

Whether they are new or returning to the Department of Medicine, we would like to welcome the following individuals who joined us in recent weeks!

Mary E. Klotman, MD, chair of the Department of Medicine, has been named Dean of Duke University School of Medicine and Vice Chancellor for Health Affairs.

​Haider Warraich, MD, a cardiovascular diseases fellow at Duke, was a guest on NPR's "Fresh Air," where he discussed his book "Modern Death: How Medicine Changed the End of Life."

The sixth annual Department of Medicine Research Retreat 2017 will take place Wed., Feb. 8 from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m., at the Washington Duke Inn. The annual Medicine Research Retreat is an important strategic planning session for the Department's research mission and activities. 

Catch up with the Duke Internal Medicine Residency Program by reading the weekly newsletter for Jan. 30, 2017.

Peter Ubel, MD, a Duke physician and behavioral scientist, frequently contributes to Forbes (Health Information and Health News) online articles. The articles discuss popular relevant topics. Here are his four most recent contributions. 

We are proud to announce a new promotion in DGIM! Bruce Peyser, MD, has been promoted to Full Professor. 

The Collaboration Development Grant is offered to Duke faculty members who desire to collaborate with artists/faculty members in their own or different disciplines to undertake new artistic work. Proposals are due by Fri., March 10, by 4 p.m.

Robert J. Lefkowitz, MD, will present his research at the Department's Research Seminar Series at noon on Friday, Jan. 27, 2017 in Duke Hospital Room 2002. Dr. Lefkowitz will discuss G-Protein Coupled Receptors.

Robert Lefkowitz, MD, and Howard Rockman, MD, are colleagues and collaborators. They recently sat down to talk about what they've learned in their long careers in biomedical research. Hear more from Dr. Lefkowitz at noon on Fri., Jan. 27, at Medicine Research Seminar.