Endowed Professorships

Duke Health endowed professorships are the highest honor bestowed upon faculty in recognition of their steadfast commitment to improving human health and training the next generation of physician-scientists. Distinguished faculty in the Department of Surgery are leaders in their field and have made significant advances in medical science while providing invaluable mentorship to future surgeons and scientists.

David C. Sabiston Jr. Professors of Surgery

Peter J. Allen, MD

Chair, Department of Surgery
David C. Sabiston, Jr. Professor of Surgery

Allan D. Kirk, MD, PhD

Chair of Surgery (2003-2012)
Division of Abdominal Transplant Surgery
David C. Sabiston, Jr. Professor of Surgery

Danny Odell Jacobs, MD
Chair of Surgery (2003-2012)

Robert William Anderson, MD
Chair of Surgery (1994-2003)

Joseph W. and Dorothy W. Beard Professor of Experimental Surgery

Jeffrey Marks, PhD

Division of Surgical Sciences
Joseph W. and Dorothy W. Beard Professor of Experimental Surgery

Carmelo Milano, MD

Chief, Division of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery
Joseph W. and Dorothy W. Beard Professor of Experimental Surgery

Kent James Weinhold, PhD
Chief, Division of Surgical Sciences

Bruce Alan Sullenger, PhD
Division of Surgical Sciences

Eli Gilboa, PhD
Division of Surgical Sciences (1993-2006)

Jeffrey L. Platt, PhD
Division of Surgical Sciences (1994-1998)

The Duke Surgical Innovation Professorship

Theodore N. Pappas, MD

Division of Minimally Invasive Surgery
The Duke Surgical Innovation Professorship

George Barth Geller Professor

David Harpole, MD

Division of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery
George Barth Geller Distinguished Professorship in Cancer Research

Herbert Kim Lyerly, MD
Division of Surgical Sciences

Mary and Deryl Hart Professors of Surgery

Peter Kent Smith, MD

Division of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery
Mary and Deryl Hart Professor of Surgery

Shelley Hwang, MD, MPH

Vice Chair of Research
Mary and Deryl Hart Professor of Surgery

Stuart Knechtle, MD
Executive Director, Duke Transplant Center

Robert H. Jones, MD
Division of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery

Gary Hock Professor of Surgery

Thomas Anthony D'Amico, MD

Division of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery
Gary Hock Professor of Surgery

William R. Kenan, Jr. Professor

Stuart Knechtle, MD

Executive Director, Duke Transplant Center
Division of Abdominal Transplant Surgery
William R. Kenan, Jr. Professor

Paul H. Sherman, M.D., Associate Professor of Surgery

Jonathan Charles Routh, MD
Department of Urology

Jeffrey Robert Marcus, MD
Chief, Division of Plastic, Maxillofacial, and Oral Surgery

Henry Elliot Rice, MD
Chief, Division of Pediatric General Surgery

E. Fulton Brylawski Associate Professor in Women's Health

Jennifer K. Plichta, MD

Division of Surgical Oncology
E. Fulton Brylawski Associate Professor in Women's Health

Onyekwere E. Akwari, MD, Associate Professor

Lisa McElroy, MD, MS

Division of Abdominal Transplant Surgery
Associate Professor in Population Health Sciences
Onyekwere E. Akwari, MD, Associate Professor

Previous Recipients of Endowed Professorships

David Coston Sabiston, MD

Chairman of Surgery (1964-1994)
James B. Duke Professor Emeritus of Medicine
James B. Duke Professor of Medicine

Dani Paul Bolognesi, PhD

Division of Surgical Sciences
James B. Duke Professor of Medicine

Willian Warner Shingleton, MD

Department of Surgery (1987-2005)
E. L. and Lucille F. Jones Cancer Research Professor