2024 Q&A Spotlight: Distinguished Professors Michael Pignone, MD and Kevin Thomas, MD
Duke University has awarded Distinguished Professorships to 32 faculty members, six from the Department of Medicine: Michael
Celebrating Administrative Professionals Day with Our Administrative Leaders
National Administrative Professionals Day is a time to celebrate and recognize the work of administrative professionals, who are often the glue that holds the organization together. In honor of Administrative Professionals Day, the Duke Department of Medicine is spotlighting the leaders who oversee key administrative areas of our department.
These administrative leaders represent the backbone of our department in helping us excel in our tripartite mission and thrive at moving medicine forward.
Faculty Promotions March 2024
Congratulations to the following faculty members for their recent appointment or promotion in the Department of Medicine.
DOM Centennial Spotlight: Harvey J. Cohen, MD, ‘Father of Geriatrics’
In his more than a half century at Duke, Harvey J. Cohen, MD, the Walter Kempner Distinguished Professor of Medicine and Director Emeritus of the Duke Aging Center, has become an iconic, leading pioneer in geriatric health and positioned Duke as a national leader in the field.
DOM Offers Grant Writing Support for Investigators at All Levels
As a national leader in driving high-impact discoveries in medicine, the Department of Medicine (DOM) has built a research infrastructure that enhances faculty development, mentoring, and funding programs that strengthen the next generation of outstanding investigators.
Dr. C. Barrett Bowling Honored with 2024 Yoshikawa Award for Advancing Geriatric Research
Dr. C. Barrett Bowling, MD, MSPH, associate professor in the Division of Geriatrics, will receive the prestigious 2024 Thomas and Catherine Yoshikawa Award for Outstanding Scientific Achievement in Clinical Investigation.
Leadership Spotlight: Dr. Stefanie Sarantopoulos is Bringing Science and Clinicians Together
Dr. Stefanie Sarantopoulos grew up in the Connecticut textile mill town of Danielson, where her Greek immigrant grandparents settled.
Leadership Spotlight: Knocking Down Silos and Building Bridges
In October 2023, Megan E.B. Clowse, MD, MPH, an internationally recognized expert in the field of rheumatology and immunology, stepped into her new role in the Duke University Department of Medicine as the division chief of Rheumatology and Immunology. She plans to continue the expansion and forward trajectory of the division.
2024 Resident Match Day: Duke Welcomes Its Newest Intern Class
The Duke Internal Medicine Residency Program and the Duke Department of Medicine congratulate newly matched medical students who participated in the 2024 National Resident Matching Program. We are excited to welcome our new residents.