Recent News

Three faculty members from the Duke Department of Surgery have received distinguished professorships from Duke University.

Dr. Onyekwere E. Akwari (Onye), Nigerian-American and first African-American surgeon on the faculty of Duke University, died at his home in Durham, North Carolina on April 14, 2019. He was 76.

Congratulations to Christopher Mantyh, MD, Professor of Surgery in the Division of Surgical Oncology, on joining the editorial board for the Jo

Congratulations to Julie Thacker, MD, Associate Professor of Surgery in the Division of Surgical Oncology, Bett

Stuart Knechtle, MD, Professor of Surgery, Division of Abdominal Transplant Surgery, was recently elected into the Association of American Physicians (AAP).

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.