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Katherine Garman, MD, associate professor of medicine in the Division of Gastroenterology, has been selected as the recipient of the 2025 Neil L. Spector Art of Medicine Award.

The Duke Department of Medicine is proud to honor administrative leaders who exemplify the values of excellence, collaboration, and service across all missions of the department.

The Department of Medicine recognizes 13 faculty members with 2025 Excellence in Education Awards in recognition of their outstanding work and dedication to the education of its fellows, residents and students.

For Dr. Senthil Selvaraj, a heart failure physician-scientist in the Duke Heart Center, and an assistant professor of Medicine in the Duke Molecular Physiology Institute and the Division of Cardiology, the path to improving care for patients with heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) starts with a deceptively simple question: what does the heart and skeletal muscle actually use for fuel—and can we change that?

More than four decades ago, Dr. Michael Hershfield arrived at Duke with a passion for understanding purine metabolism and its link to human disease.

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.

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.

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.

Congratulations to the following faculty members for receiving these sponsored research awards

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.