General Surgery Residency Program News

The Duke University School of Medicine, Department of Surgery is pleased to announce the appointment of John Migaly, MD, FACS, FASCRS, as the new Vice Chair of Education for the Department of Surgery.

Dr. Migaly is an Associate Professor with tenure in the Division of Surgical Oncology and has served as the Program Director of the General Surgery Residency for the past decade. 

Dimitrios Moris, MD, MSc, PhD

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Qimeng Gao, MD, MHS; Muath Bishawi, MD, PhD, MPH

The U.S. News & World Report has ranked the Duke University School of Medicine 2nd in surgery among the best medical schools in the country. Specialty rankings for participating schools are determined by medical school deans and senior faculty from the 122 schools surveyed.

Holly Lewis, MD, PhD; E. Hope Weissler, MD

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Brian Gilmore, MD; Oliver Jawitz, MD; Daniel Joh, MD, PhD; Adam Shoffner, MD; Megan Turley, MD

In the wake of the current pandemic, administrative team members had to quickly shift gears to a virtual work environment to ensure the safety of patients and frontline workers. The shift has greatly impacted the Program Coordinators and administrative staff of the Section’s education programs, who now are organizing some of the programs’ most important events of the year from afar.

This story is part of an ongoing series of reflections from Duke Surgery faculty, residents, and staff.

The final year of residency holds many milestones. For general surgery administrative chief resident James Meza, MD, the COVID-19 pandemic significantly altered the last few months of his residency, but has also become a defining time in his career.