Leadership Spotlight: Pioneering Quality and Innovation: “Getting Better at Getting Better”
In the dynamic landscape of health care innovation, Michael Pignone, MD, MPH, hopes to serve as a beacon of
Fellow Dr. Allison Taylor: Improving Access of Care for Patients with Hematologic Diseases
First-year hematology/oncology fellow Allison Taylor, MD, is a first-generation Ghanaian-American who grew up in Accra, Ghana, where she became interested in hematologic malignancies after a family member died from non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma at the age of 25.
Announcing the 2025-26 Duke Internal Medicine Chief Residents
Kathleen Cooney, MD, MACP, chair of the department, Aimee Zaas, MD, MHS, program director of the Duke Internal Medicine Residency Program, Christopher Hostler, MD, MPH, associate vice chair for Veterans Affairs, and Lisa Criscione-Schreiber, MD, MEd, vice chair for education, have announced the Chief Residents for the 2025-2026 academic year.
Nystrom, Vose Receive Physician-Scientist Strong Start Awards
Two Department of Medicine faculty members, Sara Nystrom, MD, medical instructor in the division of Nephrology, and Aaron Vose, MD, medical instructor in the division of Pulmonary, Allergy, and Critical Care Medicine, have been selected to receive 2024 Physician-Scientist “Strong Start” awards.
Dr. Senthil Selvaraj Selected for 2024 ASCI Award
Senthil Selvaraj, MD, MS, MA, has been selected as a recipient of an American Society for Clinical Investigation 2024 Young Physician-Scientist Award.
Faculty Promotions January 2024
Congratulations to the following faculty members for their recent appointment or promotion in the Department of Medicine.
Duke Lupus Clinic: A Model of Collaborative Patient-Centered Care
When new Rheumatology and Immunology Division Chief Dr. Megan Clowse asked faculty colleagues what they want the future of Duke Rheumatology to look like, many cited the Duke Lupus Clinic (DLC) as their ideal model of collaborative care and science.
Dean Gary Bennett is Speaker for 2024 Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Medicine Grand Rounds
Behavioral scientist, Gary Bennett, PhD, Dean of Duke University Trinity College of Arts & Sciences will deliver the Duke Department of Medicine’s 2024 Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Medicine Grand Rounds on Friday, January 12, 2024 at 8 a.m. in the Trent Semans Great Hall, and via Zoom.