News & Recognition

It’s a given that medical providers think about patient safety, but as Duke pediatric surgeon Henry Rice, MD, has discovered through his international research, many healthcare facilities fail to establish a safety culture—leading to preventable medical errors, complications, and poor patient outcomes.Read more

Kate Krucoff, MD , rising chief resident in plastic and reconstructive surgery, has been accepted into the Buncke Clinic Hand and Microsurgery Fellowship, affiliated with the University of California, at San Francisco. The Buncke Clinic is a leading center for microsurgery, plastic and...Read more

Lola Fayanju, MD , Assistant Professor of Surgery, Division of Advanced Oncologic and Gastrointestinal Surgery, presented her recent research at the American Surgical Association (ASA) Annual Meeting. Her research involved a review of 20,000 patients in the National Cancer Database, with a focus on...Read more

Photo: (From left) Andre Marshall, MD, chief resident; Silvia Kurtovic, MD, chief resident; Jeffrey Marcus, MD, Professor and Chief, Division of Plastic, Maxillofacial, and Oral Surgery; and Brian Hwang, MD, chief resident Brian H. Hwang, MD , graduating chief resident in Plastic and Reconstructive...Read more

Dr. Jeffrey Marcus , Professor and Chief of the Division of Plastic, Maxillofacial, and Oral Surgery, has been appointed President of the Rhinoplasty Society . Organized in 1996, the Rhinoplasty Society is the premier non-profit organization dedicated to the education of surgeons who specialize in...Read more

The Department of Surgery's Academic Success Through Surgical Education and Training (ASSET) program recently partnered with the Duke Health Career Academy (HCA) to provide an HCA Field Trip for high school students at the Surgical Education and Activities Lab (SEAL) . Twenty-one students from the...Read more

Duke Health introduces new research initiative to overcome hurdles of immunity Our immune system works around the clock to keep us safe from disease, kicking out invading pathogens that mean to do us harm, while partnering harmoniously with the healthy viruses, fungi, and bacteria that live within...Read more