Dr. Jennifer Plichta Appointed to the Editorial Board for Breast Cancer Research
Congratulations to Jennifer K. Plichta, MD, Assistant Professor of Surgery, Division of Surgical Oncology, on being appointed to the editorial board for Breast Cancer Research, one of the most widely read journals in breast cancer research and treatment.
Dr. Lola Fayanju Receives NIH Award for Health Disparities Research
Lola Fayanju, MD, Assistant Professor of Surgery, Division of Surgical Oncology, recently received a K08 award from the National Institutes of Health for her proposal "Using Modifiable Risk Fa
Dr. Charles Scales Jr. Appointed Director of Duke Surgical Center for Outcomes Research
We are delighted to announce that Charles Scales Jr., MD, Associate Professor of Surgery, Division of Urology, has been appointed as new Director of the Duke Surgical Center for Outcomes Research (SCORES).
Doctors at Duke University Hospital Perform First DCD Heart Transplant in U.S.
A heart transplant team at Duke University Hospital became the first in the U.S.
New Technique Visually Depicts How Cancer Cells Grow and Spread in Colon Tissue
Even before cancer is detectable, glow-in-the-dark cells show mutations driving malignancy
Drs. Georgia Beasley and Andrew Peterson Inducted into the Alpha Omega Alpha Medical Honor Society
Congratulations to Georgia Beasley, MD, MHS, Assistant Professor of Surgery, and Andrew Peterson, MD, MPH, Professor of Surgery, on being elected to the Duke University School of Medicine chapter of the Alpha Omega Alpha Medical Honor Society.
Duke Abstracts Accepted at American Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Association Annual Meeting
The Duke Cleft and Craniofacial Center recently had ten abstracts accepted for podium presentations at the American Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Association Annual Meeting to be held March 31–April 4,
Allan D. Kirk, MD, PhD, and Ranjan Sudan, MD, Admitted Into American College of Surgeons Academy of Master Surgeon Educators™
Allan D. Kirk, MD, PhD, and Ranjan Sudan, MD, are among a group of 83 esteemed surgical educators inducted into membership in the American College of Surgeons (ACS) Academy of Master Surgeon Educators™.