The Duke Department of Surgery added 12 faculty members to its “100 Years of Surgical Research” installation in July 2025.
About the Installation
Located in the department's administrative offices in Duke University Hospital, the installation, which is also known familiarly as the "Grant Wall," was created in 2021 to visually and dynamically recognize Duke Surgery’s federally funded researchers over a 100-year period, beginning with Dr. Joseph Beard, who in 1938 received the first federal grant for his research in avian leukemia viruses. The display will continue to expand until it reaches its centennial in 2038.
The display features an engraved tile for each investigator who has earned federal funding; for each subsequent federal award, another tile is added to the investigator’s stack, up to 10 awards.
The installation is updated every two years, adding tiles for the newest additions to the ever-growing list of federally funded researchers within the department.
Newest Additions
Congratulations to these innovative researchers for receiving their first tiles on the display:
Kaitlin C. Bevers, MD
Assistant Professor of Surgery
Division of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery
Jeffrey G. Gaca, MD
Associate Professor of Surgery
Division of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery
Jacob A. Greenberg, MD, MEd
Associate Professor of Surgery
Division of Minimally Invasive Surgery
G. Chad Hughes, MD
Professor of Surgery
Division of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery
Stephanie R. Jost, PhD, MS
Associate Professor in Surgery
Division of Surgical Sciences
Rishikesan Kamaleswaran, PhD, MS
Associate Professor in Surgery
Division of Trauma, Acute, and Critical Care Surgery
Jeffrey E. Keenan, MD
Associate Professor of Surgery
Division of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery
Jay S. Lee, MD
Assistant Professor of Surgery
Division of Surgical Oncology
Laura H. Rosenberger, MD, MS
Associate Professor of Surgery
Division of Surgical Oncology
Kevin W. Southerland, MD
Associate Professor of Surgery
Division of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery
Joseph W. Turek, MD, PhD, MBA
Associate Professor of Surgery
Division of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery
Marina Tuyishime, PhD
Medical Instructor in the Department of Surgery
Division of Surgical Sciences
Silver Tile Awardees
In addition, three faculty members received a silver plaque in recognition of surpassing the 10+ award milestone:
Aravind Asokan, PhD
Professor in Surgery
Division of Surgical Sciences
Walter J. Koch, PhD
Professor in Surgery
Division of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery
R. Keith Reeves, PhD
Professor in Surgery
Division of Surgical Sciences
Learn more about the Duke Department of Surgery research mission