Here we share feature stories of the department's efforts and achievements throughout the year, looking deep into the cutting-edge research, educational advancements, and patient care breakthroughs performed by Duke Surgery faculty, trainees, and staff.
The Beating Heart: Recognizing the Teams Behind the Nation’s #2 Pediatric Cardiology and Heart Surgery Program
The Duke Pediatric Cardiology and Heart Surgery team is a multidisciplinary core comprised of surgeons, physicians, nurses, and experts who are dedicated to working together toward a common goal: providing exceptional care for as many sick children across North Carolina as possible.
Protection Against Future Variants: Developing the Pan-Coronavirus Vaccine
When the COVID-19 pandemic began in 2020, faculty members in Duke Surgery’s Division of Surgical Sciences quickly joined the efforts to develop a vaccine against SARS-CoV-2. As time went on, SARS-CoV-2 kept evolving and developed new strains, including, most notably, Beta, Delta, and Omicron.
A Box of Chocolates: Insights from a Trauma, Acute, and Critical Care Surgeon
At Duke, the physicians and staff within Division of Trauma, Acute, and Critical Care Surgery are familiar with the unfamiliar. Patients present with a host of complex issues that need to be solved, often within crucially short time constraints.
Cutting Through the Fog: One Patient’s 6-Year Journey to Finding Treatment for Primary Hyperparathyroidism
Photo above: Duke endocrine surgeon and Assistant Professor of Surgery Hadiza Kazaure, MD leads the care team to perform surgery to correct primary hyperthyroidism. Photo by Colin Huth | HuthPhoto