News & Recognition

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

The Translating Duke Health Children’s Health & Discovery Initiative (CHDI) has awarded Duke surgeons $100,000 over the next two years for a project to improve the care of patients with cleft lip and/or palate in North Carolina. Alexander C. Allori, MD, MPH , Assistant Professor of Surgery,...Read more

Congratulations to Oliver Jawitz, MD , General Surgery Resident, who has received a research fellowship from the Duke Clinical Research Institute (DCRI). With funding from the DCRI's T32 research training grant, the fellowship will support Dr. Jawitz's postdoctoral training in cardiovascular...Read more