March 20, 2019
Welcome New Duke Surgery Residents
We are excited to welcome our new residents to the Department of Surgery. Congratulations to all those who matched with us! We look forward to meeting you this summer.Read more
News & Recognition
March 18, 2019
Dr. Kevin Southerland Receives Duke Clinical Translational Science Award KL2
Congratulations to Kevin W. Southerland, MD , Assistant Professor of Surgery, Division of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, who has been selected to receive up to 3 years of support from the Duke Clinical Translational Science Award (CTSA) KL2. In addition to providing junior faculty with...Read more
March 12, 2019
Duke Surgery Ranks 2nd Among Surgery Programs at Medical Schools
The U.S. News and World Report has ranked the Duke University School of Medicine 2nd in surgery among the best medical schools in the country. This 2nd place ranking is up considerably from the department’s 5th place ranking last year. This national distinction speaks to the department’s deep...Read more
March 4, 2019
Woman Who Lost Her Hands, Feet Gets Life-Changing Procedure from Duke University Hospital
DURHAM, N.C. (WNCN) - An infection took a local woman's arms and legs, but a life-changing surgery at Duke gave back her independence. Deb Kelly is the first person in North Carolina to receive a bilateral hand transplant.Read more
February 12, 2019
Duke Surgery Ranks First Nationwide in NIH Funding
The Blue Ridge Institute for Medical Research has released its 2018 rankings of NIH funding for basic and clinical science departments, revealing that Duke Surgery ranks highest nationwide with more than $30 million in funding committed to research. Shelley Hwang, MD, MPH , Vice Chair of Research...Read more
February 12, 2019
Should Patients with Stage 2 Melanoma Undergo PET-CT Staging?
Studies fail to show early benefit, but changing landscape may increase utility of cross-sectional imaging PET-CT for the initial staging of patients with stage 2 melanoma rarely showed evidence of distant metastatic disease, according to results presented in a poster session on October 11, 2018,...Read more
February 5, 2019
Dr. George Kasotakis Receives Scholarship for Leadership Development Program
Congratulations to George Kasotakis, MD, MPH , Assistant Professor of Surgery in the Division of Trauma and Critical Care Surgery, who received a 3-year scholarship to attend the Eastern Association for the Surgery of Trauma (EAST) Leadership Development Workshop held during the annual Scientific...Read more
January 22, 2019
General Surgery Resident Receives Resident Educator Award from Medical Students
Dr. Brian Gilmore, General Surgery Resident , has received the 2018 Resident Educator Award from medical students in the surgery clerkship. This award is given annually to a resident nominated by medical students based on the resident’s commitment to enhancing student education and surgical...Read more
January 22, 2019
Bruce Sullenger, PhD, Named to National Academy of Inventors
Bruce Sullenger, PhD, Joseph W. and Dorothy W. Beard Professor of Experimental Surgery, Division of Surgical Sciences , has been elected a Fellow of the National Academy of Inventors (NAI) . An NAI Fellow status is the highest professional distinction accorded to academic inventors. Dr. Sullenger...Read more
January 17, 2019
Dr. Alexander Limkakeng Interviewed on ACEP’s “Frontline” Podcast
Alexander Limkakeng Jr., MD, MHS, Division of Emergency Medicine , was recently interviewed for the American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP)’s “Frontline” podcast hosted by Dr. Ryan Stanton. Dr. Limkakeng and Dr. Stanton discussed the following research trends in emergency medicine:...Read more
January 15, 2019
Dr. Peter Smith Appointed Chair of American Medical Association Specialty Society RVS Update Committee
Dr. Peter Smith, Professor and Chief, Division of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery , has been reappointed as Chair of the American Medical Association’s Specialty Society Relative Value Scale (RVS) Update Committee (RUC) . This multispecialty committee consists of an expert panel of physicians...Read more
January 15, 2019
Emergency Medicine Faculty and Resident Receive SAEM Grants
Congratulations to three members of the Division of Emergency Medicine for receiving grants from the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine (SAEM). Samuel Francis, MD , Assistant Professor of Surgery, is the first Duke faculty to receive a career development award from the SAEM. He will receive a...Read more
January 3, 2019
Duke Surgery Hosts Students from Athens Drive Magnet High School
Duke Surgery's Academic Success Through Surgical Education and Training (ASSET) program recently hosted a hands-on surgical skills activity for deaf and hard-of-hearing students from Athens Drive Magnet High School and for visually impaired members of the Durham community. The inaugural activity...Read more
January 3, 2019
Cancer Cells Steer a Jagged Path
A jagged little protein appears to be a key to how cancer stem cells differentiate and enable metastasis, according to researchers at Duke Cancer Institute and Rice University. Rice scientists who have formed several theories on how cancer grows and spreads connected the dots for a more complete picture of tumor mechanics. At the center, they found JAG1, a ligand or small protein, that interacts with a signaling pathway critical to regulating the fate of cells.Read more
December 21, 2018
Alexander Allori, MD, MPH, Receives KLS-Martin Educational Grant for ACQUIREnet Project
The KLS-Martin Group, a medical technology company that focuses on specialty markets, such as cranio-maxillofacial surgery, has awarded a $20,000 unrestricted educational grant for use toward the Allied Cleft Quality-Improvement and Research Network (ACQUIREnet) project. This project, led by...Read more
December 19, 2018
Dr. Rosenberger to Present at SSO Annual Cancer Symposium
Please join the department in congratulating Laura Horst Rosenberger, MD, Assistant Professor of Surgery in the Division of Surgical Oncology, whose abstract has been accepted by the Society of Surgical Oncology (SSO) for presentation at the 72nd Annual Cancer Symposium. Dr. Rosenberger will...Read more