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The Dean's Distinguished Research Series concluded on April 20 with lectures from Kimberly Johnson, MD, professor of medicine and a senior fellow at the Center for the Study of Aging and Human Development, and Lisa McElroy, MD, MS, assistant professor of su

On Tuesday, September 13, 2022, Lisa McElroy, MD, MS, Assistant Professor of Surgery, was appointed the inaugural recipient of the Onyekwere E. Akwari Professorship in Surgery during the first annual celebration of the Akwari Society.

Tamara Fitzgerald, MD, PhD
Associate Professor of Surgery
Division of Pediatric General Surgery

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Mary E. Klotman, MD, dean of the Duke University School of Medicine, announced today the creation of the Onyekwere E. Akwari, MD, Endowed Professorship, and named Lisa McElroy, MD, MS, assistant professor of surgery and population health sciences, the inaugural recipient of this new professorship.

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The Blue Ridge Institute for Medical Research has released the rankings of funding from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) for U.S. medical schools in 2021, and Duke University has been ranked #1 for NIH funding among Surgery departments.

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