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Duke Surgery Ranks 2nd Among Surgery Programs at Medical Schools

March 12, 2019

The U.S. News and World Report has ranked the Duke University School of Medicine 2nd in surgery among the best medical schools in the country. This 2nd place ranking is up considerably from the department’s 5th place ranking last year.

Duke Surgery Ranks First Nationwide in NIH Funding

February 12, 2019

The Blue Ridge Institute for Medical Research has released its 2018 rankings of NIH funding for basic and clinical science departments, revealing that Duke Surgery ranks highest nationwide with more than $30 million in funding committed to research.

Ranjan Sudan, MD, Begins Second Year on Board of Trustees for the Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract

October 5, 2018

The Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract (SSAT) elected Ranjan Sudan, MD, Vice Chair of Education and Professor, Division of Metabolic and Weight Loss Surgery, to serve on the Board of Trustees May 2017–2020. The SSAT is passionate about improving the treatment of digestive diseases through scientific and surgical advancements. The SSAT hopes to be a global model for interdisciplinary management of digestive diseases and gastrointestinal surgery. Congratulations, Dr.

Metabolic and Weight Loss Division Welcomes New Bariatric Surgeon

August 28, 2017

The Duke Division of Metabolic and Weight Loss Surgery would like to welcome Kunoor Jain-Spangler, MD, as the division’s newest bariatric surgeon. Dr. Jain-Spangler completed her residency at Duke in 2013 and is thrilled to now serve patients in Duke’s advanced academic setting.