Black Voices in Healthcare: Bradley Collins, MD, Senior Faculty Member
This piece is part of a series featuring Black voices from the surgical and emergency medicine communities at Duke. Dr. Collins attended Duke University for medical school and completed his residency and research fellowship at Duke.
Nine Specialty Areas at Duke Children’s Hospital Rank in the Top 50 by U.S. News
U.S. News & World Report has ranked Duke Children’s Hospital among the top 50 children’s medical centers nationally and the only hospital in North Carolina with nine of 10 specialties ranked in the magazine’s analysis.
Transplantation at Duke in the Time of COVID-19
Transplantation remains the last hope for many patients with end-stage organ failure. However, the COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in a nationwide decrease in transplants and organ donation.
Duke Surgery Ranks Third Nationwide in NIH Funding
The Duke Department of Surgery now ranks third among surgery departments nationwide in National Institutes of Health (NIH) funding received in 2019 according to the newly released Blue Ridge rankings. Duke Surgery has continued to rank in the top five nationally over the past 30 years, demonstrating the department’s long-standing commitment to investigate the impact of disease on patient health. With a diverse portfolio, including 78.7% of funding from the NIH, Duke Surgery faculty and staff perform a wide variety of research to improve the human condition.
Duke Health Ranks 8th Nationally in Organ Transplant Volume
In 2019, the Duke heart, lung, liver, and kidney transplant programs experienced unprecedented volume growth: more than 20% for most programs. With 521 total transplants performed in 2019, Duke Health now ranks 8th among U.S. transplant programs.
Duke Transplant Center Funding Opportunity
The Duke Transplant Center (DTC) of the Duke University School of Medicine aims to promote cross-disciplinary clinical, translational, and basic research with the ultimate goal of optimizing transplant organ longevity and improving quality of life of transplant recipients. This is the inaugural annual call from the DTC for proposals for pilot and feasibility studies.
Allan D. Kirk, MD, PhD, and Ranjan Sudan, MD, Admitted Into American College of Surgeons Academy of Master Surgeon Educators™
Allan D. Kirk, MD, PhD, and Ranjan Sudan, MD, are among a group of 83 esteemed surgical educators inducted into membership in the American College of Surgeons (ACS) Academy of Master Surgeon Educators™.
Duke Performs First HOPE Act HIV+ Living Donor Kidney Transplant in N.C. and Region
A donor’s altruism leads to the nation’s second HIV-positive living donor kidney transplant. Last month at Duke University Hospital, Karl Neumann’s donation led to the first live kidney donation under the HOPE Act in North Carolina and the Southeast region, and the second in the United States.
Dr. Bradley H. Collins Receives 2019 Leonard Palumbo Jr., MD Faculty Achievement Award
Bradley H. Collins, MD, Associate Professor of Surgery, Division of Abdominal Transplant Surgery, was recently selected by a distinguished faculty committee to receive the 2019 Leonard Palumbo Jr., MD Faculty Achievement Award.