Our team provides a consistent voice and singular branding across all departmental communications.
What We Do
Our team develops and implements communications strategies that prioritize:
- Fostering a culture of equity, diversity, inclusion, and belonging within Duke Surgery;
- Strengthening internal communications with faculty, trainees, and staff;
- Promoting individual and collaborative accomplishments of Duke Surgery’s multidisciplinary teams of researchers and clinicians;
- Elevating the department’s renowned residency, fellowship, and training programs; and
- Enhancing relationships with departmental alumni and the broader Duke and Durham communities.
We effectively implement these strategies through traditional, contemporary, and visual communications practices including:
- Inter- and intra-departmental communications
- Strategic collaboration with external partners
- News and feature writing
- Departmental website management
- Social media management
- Graphic design and medical illustration
Medical Illustration
The Surgery Communications Office also boasts a team of certified medical illustrators.
Trained in both medical science and art, our medical illustrators collaborate with faculty, trainees, and staff to enhance the communication of complex scientific concepts through clarifying visual imagery.
If you are interested in working with the medical illustration team, submit our online request form to let us know more about your project.
Our Team
Duke Surgery Communications
Jessica Bronchick, MBA
Communications Strategist
jessica.bronchick@duke.edu
Michelle Macalino
Communications Specialist
michelle.macalino@duke.edu
Medical Illustration
Lauren Halligan, CMI
Medical Artwork Coordinator
lauren.halligan@duke.edu
Megan Llewellyn
Medical Illustrator
megan.llewellyn@duke.edu
Contact Us
Contact us at surgerycomm@duke.edu for any questions, issues, requests, or other inquiries regarding departmental communications.
Other Resources
For press releases or other media inquiries, please contact Sarah Avery, Director, Duke Health News Office.
For materials directed toward patients and referring physicians, please contact Shelby Boyd, Integrated Marketing & Communications Consultant, Duke Health Marketing & Communications Office.