Dr. Loretta Que Selected as 2025 American Thoracic Society Award Recipient
Professor Loretta G. Que, MD, chief of the Division of Pulmonary, Allergy and Critical Care Medicine, has been selected as the recipient of the 2025 Elizabeth A. Rich, MD, Award from the American Thoracic Society (ATS).
Research Spotlight: Dr. Charity Oyedeji’s Work on Aging and Functional Decline in Sickle Cell Disease
For decades, sickle cell disease (SCD) was considered a pediatric condition, with few individuals surviving past early adulthood.
Dr. Kamran Mahmood Leads Promising New Treatment for Lung Cancer Patients
Duke Health interventional pulmonologist Dr. Kamran Mahmood, MD, MPH and the Duke Interventional Pulmonology Team are offering a ground-breaking, promising new treatment procedure for advanced lung cancer patients— pulsed electric field (PEF) ablation.
Dr. Karen Goldstein’s Systematic Review on Genomic Classifiers Published in Annals of Internal Medicine
Karen Goldstein, MD, associate professor of Medicine in the Division of General Internal Medicine at the Duke Department of Medicine (DOM), has co-authored a significant systematic review titled “Impact of Genomic Classifiers on Risk Stratification and Treatment Intensity in Patients With Localized Prostate Cancer: A Systematic Review,” published in Annals of Internal Medicine. Recognized as one of the most influential journals in medicine, Annals is the most cited general internal medicine journal globally, with a 2023 impact factor of 19.6.
Dr. Deepshikha Ashana: Research at the Intersection of Science and Advocacy
Born in a small town in India to physician parents, Deepshikha Ashana, MD, MBA, MS, naturally developed a love for medicine as a child. She also watched her mother — an obstetrician — walk a professional path that was fraught with gender-based discrimination; an experience that instilled in her the core personal value of equity.
Dr. Jamie Todd Receives Cystic Fibrosis Foundation Greenberg Award in Lung Transplantation
Dr. Jamie L. Todd, associate professor in the Division Pulmonary, Allergy and Critical Care Medicine, is the recipient of the 2025 Cystic Fibrosis Foundation (CFF) Mitch Greenberg Memorial Award in Lung Transplantation.
Dr. Joel Boggan: Rethinking Post-discharge Patient Contacts
Despite wide deployment of post-discharge patient contact strategies and the promise these modes hold for transfers of information and care while avoiding costly subsequent care, many unanswered questions remain about their effectiveness on key health care outcomes. Dr. Joel Boggan shares some enlightening answers in a systematic review of the topic published recently in Annals of Internal Medicine.
Two Duke Nephrologists Elected to American Society for Clinical Investigation
Two Duke Department of Medicine faculty members, physician-scientists Opeyemi A. Olabisi, MD, PhD, and Tomokazu Souma, MD, PhD, are among the 2025 researchers elected to the American Society for Clinical Investigation (ASCI), one of the nation’s oldest medical honor societies.
Achieving Excellence: Dr. Leena Shahla Leads Duke’s Pituitary Center of Excellence
For Leena Shahla, MD, pituitary disorders are more than medical conditions—they're complex puzzles that require precise diagnostic and therapeutic strategies. “As I realized the significant impact of the pituitary on the endocrine system, I found the challenge of diagnosing and treating pituitary conditions fascinating,” she shared. This passion led her to specialize in pituitary disorders and, in July, to join the Duke Department of Medicine (DOM) as medical director of the Duke Pituitary Center.
New Funding Awards January 2025
Congratulations to the following faculty members for receiving these sponsored research awards