Recent News

Congratulations to Dr. Thomas Polascik, Professor of Surgery, Division of Urology, and Dr.

The Duke Cleft and Craniofacial Center was recently chosen to partner with the American Cleft Palate–Craniofacial Association (ACPA) to distribute GUND teddy bears to cleft and crani

The Office of Faculty Development has announced its recipients of the 2019 Excellence in Professionalism Award, including Cynthia Shortell, MD, Professor of Surgery and Chief of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, and Lisa Pickett, MD, Assistant Professor of Surgery in the Division of Trauma and Critical Care Surgery.

Congratulations to Vignesh Raman, MD, General Surgery Resident, on receiving a $30,000 research fellowship award from the Thoracic Surgery Foundation (TSF) for

We are excited to welcome our new residents to the Department of Surgery. Congratulations to all those who matched with us! We look forward to meeting you this summer.

Congratulations to Kevin W. Southerland, MD, Assistant Professor of Surgery, Division of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, who has been selected to receive up to 3 years of support from the Duke Clinical Translational Science Award (CTSA) KL2.

The U.S. News and World Report has ranked the Duke University School of Medicine 2nd in surgery among the best medical schools in the country. This 2nd place ranking is up considerably from the department’s 5th place ranking last year.

DURHAM, N.C. (WNCN) - An infection took a local woman's arms and legs, but a life-changing surgery at Duke gave back her independence.

The Blue Ridge Institute for Medical Research has released its 2018 rankings of NIH funding for basic and clinical science departments, revealing that Duke Surgery ranks highest nationwide with more than $30 million in funding committed to research.