News & Recognition

Abdominal Transplant Surgery Andrew S. Barbas, MD "The Delivery of AAV Vector to Liver Allograft using Machine Perfusion System" American Society of Transplant Surgeons "Gene therapy of discarded human kidney grafts during 48 hours ex-vivo machine perfusion" Asklepios BioPharmaceutical, Inc. "Next...Read more

The following publications were co-authored by faculty, residents, or affiliates of the Section of Surgical Disciplines, and were published between March 1, 2021 and mid-September 2021 in peer-reviewed journals with impact factors of 15 or higher. The names of Duke faculty, residents, or affiliates...Read more

Richard L. McCann, MD, came to the Duke University School of Medicine in 1974 under the direction of David C. Sabiston Jr., MD, Chair of the Department of Surgery. Dr. Sabiston identified Dr. McCann as a talented young surgeon, and after the completion of his surgical residency, hired him as an...Read more

Image above: Duke Emergency Medicine faculty, residents, and family volunteering. Diversity in the workforce and creating an equitable inclusive environment has been a cornerstone of Duke Emergency Medicine (EM). Incorporating diversity offers many benefits to the community including creating...Read more

Photo above: Entrance view of the Duke Eye Center. Duke now offers a dedicated outpatient clinic focused on follow-up care for eye stroke, a rare but serious condition that causes permanent vision loss and devastating quality of life changes. Patients with eye stroke, also known as central retinal...Read more

Prior to the COVID pandemic, there was a nationwide epidemic with opioid use disorder. Treating pain is a common challenge across almost all disease states, and opioids can be helpful medications. However, their misuse has become a prevalent problem leading to addiction and overdose deaths around...Read more

Photo above: Front entrance to the Kilimanjaro Christian Medical Centre. Every year, nearly 5 million people die from injuries and hundreds of millions more sustain non-fatal injuries that require medical attention globally. Concerningly, low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), account for 90% of...Read more