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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

Dr. Thomas D’Amico, Gary Hock Professor of Surgery, Division of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery

May 21, 2019

Thomas D’Amico, MD, Invited to Editorial Board of Annals of Surgery

Congratulations to Dr. Thomas D’Amico, Gary Hock Professor of Surgery , Division of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery, on being invited to the Editorial Board of Annals of Surgery. Annals of Surgery is the top-ranked and highest-impact surgery journal in the world, providing the international...Read more

May 3, 2019

Duke Surgery Holds 4th Annual Research Day

The Department of Surgery held its 4th Annual Research Day April 17. The department holds this event annually to advance its mission of improving patient care through research and training the next generation of surgeon–scientists. The event recognizes the accomplishments of fellows, residents, and...Read more

Shelley Hwang, MD, MPH, Howard Francis, MD, MBA, Stuart Knechtle, MD

May 3, 2019

Three Duke Surgery Faculty Members Receive Distinguished Professorships

Three faculty members from the Duke Department of Surgery have received distinguished professorships from Duke University. Distinguished professorships are awarded to the most distinguished faculty who have demonstrated extraordinary scholarship in advancing science and improving human health...Read more

April 22, 2019

Passing of Dr. Onyekwere E. Akwari, First African-American Faculty Member at Duke Surgery

Dr. Onyekwere E. Akwari (Onye), Nigerian-American and first African-American surgeon on the faculty of Duke University, died at his home in Durham, North Carolina on April 14, 2019. He was 76. He brought vision and confident persistence paired with an engaging, low-key temperament to his research...Read more

April 9, 2019

Dr. Mantyh Joins Editorial Board for Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery

Congratulations to Christopher Mantyh, MD , Professor of Surgery in the Division of Surgical Oncology, on joining the editorial board for the Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery . Dr. Mantyh serves as Chief of the Section of Gastrointestinal and Colorectal Surgery. His term as an Editorial Board...Read more

April 9, 2019

Drs. Thacker, Tong, and Wiener Elected to Duke Academic Council

Congratulations to Julie Thacker, MD , Associate Professor of Surgery in the Division of Surgical Oncology, Betty Tong, MD, MS, MHS , Associate Professor of Surgery in the Division of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery, and John Wiener, MD , Professor of Surgery in the Division of Urology, on...Read more

Stuart Knechtle, MD, Professor of Surgery, Division of Abdominal Transplant Surgery

April 2, 2019

Dr. Stuart Knechtle Elected into the Association of American Physicians

Stuart Knechtle, MD , Professor of Surgery, Division of Abdominal Transplant Surgery, was recently elected into the Association of American Physicians (AAP) . Founded in 1885, the AAP is an honorific society composed of leading senior physician–scientists who make significant contributions to...Read more

April 1, 2019

Urologic Oncology Team Wins First Place at Innovate Carolina Conference

Congratulations to Dr. Thomas Polascik, Professor of Surgery, Division of Urology, and Dr. Ali Aminsharifi, Urologic Oncology Fellow, on winning first place at the Innovate Carolina Conference in Charlotte this past week. Their team, Team UroSolutions, was led by Duke engineering professors Drs...Read more

March 28, 2019

Cleft Courage Bears Provide Comfort to Patients

The Duke Cleft and Craniofacial Center was recently chosen to partner with the American Cleft Palate–Craniofacial Association (ACPA) to distribute GUND teddy bears to cleft and craniofacial patients who visit the center. A distinguishing feature of the Cleft Courage Bears is a stitched (repaired)...Read more

March 28, 2019

Drs. Cynthia Shortell and Lisa Pickett Receive 2019 Excellence in Professionalism Award

The Office of Faculty Development has announced its recipients of the 2019 Excellence in Professionalism Award, including Cynthia Shortell, MD , Professor of Surgery and Chief of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, and Lisa Pickett, MD , Assistant Professor of Surgery in the Division of Trauma and...Read more

March 21, 2019

Dr. Vignesh Raman Receives Thoracic Surgery Foundation Resident Research Fellowship Award

Congratulations to Vignesh Raman, MD , General Surgery Resident, on receiving a $30,000 research fellowship award from the Thoracic Surgery Foundation (TSF) for 2019–2020. This award will help support Dr. Raman’s work decoding the genome of non-small cell lung cancer using biobank tumor tissue to...Read more

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

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

Graphic depicting Duke Surgery's #2 ranking among surgery programs at medical schools

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

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