News & Recognition

Faculty photos of Georgia Beasley and Andrew Peterson

November 14, 2019

Drs. Georgia Beasley and Andrew Peterson Inducted into the Alpha Omega Alpha Medical Honor Society

Congratulations to Georgia Beasley, MD, MHS , Assistant Professor of Surgery, and Andrew Peterson, MD, MPH , Professor of Surgery, on being elected to the Duke University School of Medicine chapter of the Alpha Omega Alpha Medical Honor Society. Nominees are selected based on scholastic achievement...Read more

November 11, 2019

Duke Abstracts Accepted at American Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Association Annual Meeting

The Duke Cleft and Craniofacial Center recently had ten abstracts accepted for podium presentations at the American Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Association Annual Meeting to be held March 31–April 4, 2020. This number shatters any prior single year performance for the Duke team. The Cleft and...Read more

November 6, 2019

Cell Death Laboratory members present at AACR Cancer Health Disparity Conference

Members of Dr. Gayathri Devi’s Cell Death Laboratory in the Division of Surgical Sciences presented four studies at the 12th AACR Conference on the Science of Cancer Health Disparities in Racial/Ethnic Minorities and the Medically Underserved, held September 20-23, 2019 at the Hilton San Francisco...Read more

Academy of Master Surgeon Educators Inductees

November 1, 2019

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™. Dr. Kirk was inducted as a Member and Dr. Sudan as an Associate Member of this prestigious...Read more

Stock image of pill bottle with pills falling out

October 1, 2019

Duke Teams Earn NIH Funding as Part of National Effort to Combat Opioid Crisis

More than $24 million in funding is part of the Helping to End Addiction Long-Term (HEAL) Initiative Research teams from Duke received more than $24 million in federal grants to address challenges related to pain and the opioid crisis, with more than $19 million awarded to investigators from the...Read more

Karl Neumann, donates kidney in nation's second HIV-positive living donor kidney transplant

September 19, 2019

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 For years as a transplant coordinator helping others navigate the organ transplantation process, Norfolk resident Karl Neumann was acutely aware of the shortage of donated organs. Yet he could not offer his...Read more

Hadiza Kazaure, MD, and Daniel Parker, MD

September 10, 2019

Duke Center for Geriatric Surgery Announces Scholars Awards

The Duke Center for Geriatric Surgery (DCGS) was established by the Department of Surgery to offer a collaborative platform to develop and integrate advances in perioperative care for older adults through clinical innovation, education and research. The Center funds 1-2 grants for researchers...Read more

September 10, 2019

Duke Cleft and Craniofacial Center Hosts First Annual Smile Stand

The Duke Cleft and Craniofacial Center will be holding its first annual Smile Stand this year to raise support and celebrate the cleft and craniofacial community. The Duke Cleft and Craniofacial Team is a multidisciplinary team led by Dr. Jeffrey Marcus and Dr. Alexander Allori dedicated to the...Read more

August 14, 2019

Welcome General Surgery Interns

From left: Drs. Imran Anwar, Kristen Rhodin, Lillian Kang, Christopher Jensen, Annie Liu, Qimeng Gao, and Amanda Nash.Read more

On August 5, 2019, Durham's Mayor, Steve Schewel, presented the Duke Cleft and Craniofacial Center with a Proclamation to promote Cleft and Craniofacial Awareness in Durham

August 12, 2019

Duke Cleft and Craniofacial Center Receives Proclamation from Durham Mayor

On August 5, Durham Mayor Steve Schewel presented the Duke Cleft and Craniofacial Center with a Proclamation to promote cleft and craniofacial awareness in Durham. One of the team’s patients, Marilyn Taylor, a 7-year-old Durham County resident, accepted the Proclamation along with Dr. Jeffrey...Read more

Infographic showing financial harm of treatment options for breast cancer

August 6, 2019

Cost of Breast Cancer Surgery Influences Many Women’s Treatment

But doctors seldom discuss financial differences between similarly effective treatments Even among well-educated women with health insurance coverage, a significant proportion said the costs of cancer treatment influenced the type of surgery they chose for breast cancer treatment, a study led by...Read more

Hand transplant patient Mr. Daniel Benner picks up rings during physical therapy

July 16, 2019

Duke Health Team Performs Novel Hand Transplant on Father’s Day

A Duke Health team removed a patient's partial, non-functional hand and transplanted a donor hand at the same time. This surgical case marks the third hand transplant at Duke and in the state of North Carolina. Led by Dr. Linda Cendales , Director of the Duke Vascularized Composite...Read more

Photo of Emergency Medicine Division reviewing data

June 28, 2019

Curating Care: Machine Learning's Deep Dive into Big Data

Consider the sheer volume of data your brain processes in making one decision. Something as simple as your choice of breakfast is the culmination of data analysis—decades of zeroing in on personal taste, allergic reactions, nutrition, health considerations, and other factors. The use of data to...Read more

June 14, 2019

Surgeon–Scientist Spotlight: George Kasotakis, MD, MPH

When George Kasotakis, MD, MPH , moved to Durham from Boston University Medical Center in September 2018, he brought with him a strong research background in pulmonary inflammatory disease, including acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS). As an Assistant Professor of Surgery in the Division of...Read more

June 14, 2019

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. Named in honor of Dr. Palumbo Jr. who completed his undergraduate and...Read more

June 10, 2019

Peter Smith, MD, Receives American Association of Nurse Practitioners North Carolina State Award for Excellence

Congratulations to Peter Smith, MD , Mary and Deryl Hart Professor of Surgery and Chief, Division of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery, on receiving the American Association of Nurse Practitioners (AANP) North Carolina State Award for Excellence - Nurse Practitioner Advocate. The Advocate State...Read more

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