News & Recognition

Congratulations to Ranjan Sudan, MD , Professor and Vice Chair of Education, on being asked to serve as consultant to the American College of Surgeons (ACS) Division of Education. In this capacity, Dr. Sudan will advise the ACS on integrating all of the resident- and student-related educational...Read more

Duke University Hospital has been named to the national Honor Roll as the No. 19 medical center in the country by U.S. News & World Report , which released its annual hospital rankings today. Duke University Hospital also remains the No. 1 hospital in North Carolina and No. 1 in the Raleigh-...Read more

Whitney Lane, MD, General Surgery Resident , has been selected to receive a 2018 Conquer Cancer Foundation of the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Merit Award. The award will assist with expenses associated with attending and presenting her research at the ASCO Quality Care Symposium...Read more

In a research study published in Nature Biotechnology , Duke researchers report that they have found a safer way to prevent blood clotting, and reverse the effects, in patients undergoing surgery using cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB). For decades, the standard anticoagulant used during CPB surgery has...Read more

The Duke Division of Plastic, Maxillofacial, and Oral Surgery welcomes back former resident Brett T. Phillips, MD, MBA, as a new faculty member. Dr. Phillips was a resident in the Plastic and Reconstructive Residency Program from 2014–2017. He now joins the division as Assistant Professor of Surgery and Associate Program Director for the residency program.Read more

Congratulations to the 2018 graduates of the Urology Residency Program . Diyva Ajay, MD , will be starting a fellowship in Urologic Reconstruction at M.D. Anderson Cancer Center/University of Texas-Houston. Captain Joe Fantony, MD , of the U.S. Army will be staying in the area, as he was assigned...Read more

Seven residents were recently honored with the Appleseed Resident Training Award, a recognition to those who have “not only exceeded expectations of medical pedagogy, but have shown genuine passion for training the next generation of doctors.” Created in 2008 by medical students, the award is given...Read more