News & Recognition

This spotlight series features the ongoing research of the department’s surgeon–scientists, beginning with those highlighted in the 2018 fall issue of the Duke Surgery newsletter. A vascular surgeon at Duke, Dr. Kevin Southerland uses his close proximity to patients and disease to inform his...Read more

Onye Emmanuel Akwari, MD, FACS, FRCS(C), Professor of Surgery, Division of Surgical Sciences, will receive the Raymond Gavins Distinguished Faculty Award from the Samuel DuBois Cook Society at Duke University on February 19, 2019 at the society’s annual dinner. Dr. Akwari trained at the Mayo Clinic...Read more

Residents of Duke Urology had a strong showing at the third annual North Carolina Urological Association Meeting held in Greensboro in October 2018. Kohldon Boydston, MD , Eugene Cone, MD, and Bradley Potts, MD , competed in the session debates, arguing proper surgical care options for case...Read more

This past October, faculty from the Surgery and Anesthesiology departments collaborated with the Guatemala Ministry of Health to organize the Executive Leadership and Patient Safety Symposium. Dr. Rice speaking at the symposium Henry E. Rice, MD , Professor and Chief, Division of Pediatric Surgery...Read more

It's the time of year when things get a little hairy. In recognition of Movember, the month otherwise known as November, men far and wide are growing mustaches to help raise awareness and funds for prostate cancer research. The Movember Foundation, an Australian-based organization that launched the...Read more

A Fayetteville man who underwent a rare abdominal wall and intestinal transplant at Duke University Hospital had the equally rare opportunity to thank his organ donor’s family for their generosity and compassion. “I have a new family now,” said Johnathan Nauta, who underwent the 14-hour transplant...Read more

Gayathri Devi, PhD , Associate Professor of Surgery, Division of Surgical Sciences, was an invited speaker at the 2nd National Cancer Institute Symposium on Cancer Health Disparities held October 25-26, 2018, at the National Institute of Health in Bethesda, Maryland. The goal of this symposium was...Read more