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Yash Avashia, MD, rising Chief Resident in Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

March 20, 2018

Duke Resident Matches for Fellowship at Dallas Plastic Surgery Institute

Yash Avashia, MD , rising Chief Resident in Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, matched for fellowship in Aesthetic Surgery at the Dallas Plastic Surgery Institute, affiliated with UT Southwestern. He will train with Dr. Rod Rohrich, Editor-in-Chief of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery and one of...Read more

March 20, 2018

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! Emergency Medicine Residency General Surgery Residency Integrated Thoracic Surgery Residency and Traditional Cardiothoracic Surgery Residency Otolaryngology - Head and Neck...Read more

Dr. Gay Devi presenting at the Annual Geographical Management of Cancer Health Disparities symposium

March 9, 2018

Gayathri Devi, PhD, Presents at the Annual Geographical Management of Cancer Health Disparities Symposium

Gayathri Devi, PhD , Associate Professor of Surgery, Division of Surgical Sciences, was an invited speaker at the Annual Geographical Management of Cancer Health Disparities Program (GMaP) symposium this morning at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill's Gillings School of Public Health...Read more

Dr. Brian Ezekian, General Surgery Resident, and Qimeng Gao, third-year Duke-NUS medical student

March 5, 2018

Duke Surgery Resident and Medical Student Receive American Transplant Congress Young Investigator Awards

The American Transplant Congress (ATC) has awarded Dr. Brian Ezekian , General Surgery Resident, and Qimeng Gao, third-year Duke-NUS medical student, ATC Young Investigator Awards for their excellent abstracts. This award recognizes young investigators for their outstanding work and helps to offset...Read more

Dr. John Stewart, Associate Professor of Surgery, Division of Advanced Oncologic and Gastrointestinal Surgery and Chief of Surgery, Durham VA Medical Center

February 26, 2018

Dr. John Stewart Elected to American Board of Surgery

John H. Stewart IV, MD, MBA, Associate Professor of Surgery, Division of Advanced Oncologic and Gastrointestinal Surgery and Chief of Surgery, Durham VA Medical Center, has been elected to the American Board of Surgery (ABS) for a 6-year term. The ABS serves as the national certifying body for...Read more

Georgia Tomaras, PhD, Professor in Surgery, Division of Surgical Sciences

February 16, 2018

Dr. Georgia Tomaras Elected Fellow in American Academy of Microbiology

Georgia Tomaras, PhD , Professor in Surgery, Division of Surgical Sciences, has been elected to Fellowship in the American Academy of Microbiology . Dr. Tomaras was one of 96 new fellows chosen worldwide through a highly selective peer-review process. Fellows of the American Academy of Microbiology...Read more

Georgia Beasley, MD, MHS, Assistant Professor of Surgery

February 14, 2018

Dr. Georgia Beasley Selected to Present at International Cancer Therapy Symposium

The Society of Surgical Oncology has selected Georgia Beasley, MD, MHS , Assistant Professor of Surgery, to present at the 13th International Symposium on Regional Cancer Therapies. The symposium promotes the exchange of information among physicians, nurses, and researchers practicing in medical,...Read more

Microscope with chemical compound for estrogen overlay

February 12, 2018

Drs. Zachary Hartman and Kim Lyerly Receive $1M in Funding for Breast Cancer Research

The Congressionally Directed Medical Research Program (CDMRP) has awarded a grant for continued breast cancer research to Zachary Hartman, PhD , Assistant Professor of Surgery. Dr. Hartman, a member of the Division of Surgical Sciences, will collaborate with H. Kim Lyerly, MD , Professor of Surgery...Read more

Breast Cancer Awareness Ribbon with Stethoscope

February 9, 2018

Abstracts from Duke Breast Surgery Team Accepted at SSO Annual Meeting

The Section of Breast Surgery in the Division of Advanced Oncologic and Gastrointestinal Surgery has 5 abstracts accepted for oral or poster presentation at the Society of Surgical Oncology (SSO) Annual Meeting next month in Chicago. The abstracts materialized from the Duke Breast Clinical Outcomes...Read more

Dr. Morgan Cox, General Surgery Resident

February 7, 2018

General Surgery Resident to Present at ACS Surgical Simulation Summit

Congratulations to Dr. Morgan Cox , General Surgery Resident, on having her abstract accepted for a presentation at the 2018 Annual Surgical Simulation Summit of the American College of Surgeons (ACS) . Dr. Cox will present her abstract titled “Utilizing Brain Stimulation to Enhance Laparoscopic...Read more

February 2, 2018

Dr. Stephanie Eucker Receives Grant to Examine Lower Back Pain Management and Reduce Opioid Prescriptions

Stephanie Eucker, MD, PhD , Assistant Professor of Surgery in Emergency Medicine, has received a grant in collaboration with Maggie Horn, DPT, MPH, PhD and Corey Simon, DPT, PhD in the Duke Musculoskeletal Research Team at the Duke Clinical Research Institute to examine the current state of...Read more

Kent Weinhold, PhD, Chief of Surgical Sciences

January 29, 2018

Dr. Kent Weinhold Part of Multi-Institutional Trial Examining Innovative Treatment for Non-Metastatic Sarcoma

Under the leadership of Kent Weinhold, PhD , Chief of Surgical Sciences, the Duke Immune Profiling Core will assist in a trial investigating the efficacy of radiotherapy and immunotherapy as treatment options for patients with high-risk soft-tissue sarcoma. The $2.5 million dollar grant was awarded...Read more

Surgeons picking up surgical scissors off a table

January 26, 2018

A Push To Get Older Adults In Better Shape For Surgery

Surgery can be hard on older adults, resulting in serious complications and death far more often than in younger patients. But many seniors aren’t adequately prepared for the risks they might face. Innovative hospitals, such as Duke University Medical Center , the University of California-San...Read more

January 23, 2018

Duke Surgery Abstracts Accepted for Presentation at the Academic Surgical Congress

The Duke Department of Surgery has 23 abstracts accepted for presentation at the 13th Annual Academic Surgical Congress (ASC) January 30–February 1, 2018, in Jacksonville, Florida. Held jointly 13 years ago by the Association for Academic Surgery (AAS) and the Society of University Surgeons (SUS),...Read more

Thomas Polascik, MD, Professor of Surgery, Division of Urology

January 22, 2018

Dr. Thomas Polascik Receives Grant to Research Advanced MRI Prostate Screenings

The Duke Intellectual Community Planning Grant initiative has announced the eight recipients of its 2018 awards, including a group led by Duke Urology’s Thomas Polascik, MD , Professor of Surgery. Dr. Polascik and his colleagues will receive funds to begin monthly interactive work sessions focusing...Read more

Dr. Megan Turner, General Surgery Resident

January 19, 2018

General Surgery Resident to Present at ASCRS 2018 Annual Scientific Meeting

Congratulations to Dr. Megan Turner , General Surgery Resident, on having her abstract accepted for a presentation at the 2018 Annual Scientific Meeting of the American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons (ASCRS) . Dr. Turner will present her abstract titled “Adjuvant Chemotherapy Improves...Read more

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