Duke Surgery Welcomes New Director of Gene Therapy
We are pleased to announce that Aravind Asokan, PhD, will join the Department of Surgery as the new Director of Gene Therapy in the Division of Surgical Sciences with a secondary appointment in Mol
Chief Residents in Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Earn Competitive Fellowships
Photo: (From left) Andre Marshall, MD, chief resident; Silvia Kurtovic, MD, chief resident; Jeffrey Marcus, MD, Professor and Chief, Division of Plastic, Maxillofacial, and Oral Surger
Synthetic Molecules Show Promise in Attacking Cancer Cells in Animal Models
Molecules called aptamers could form new, safer chemotherapy delivery systems
Chief of Plastic Surgery Appointed President of the Rhinoplasty Society
Dr. Jeffrey Marcus, Professor and Chief of the Division of Plastic, Maxillofacial, and Oral Surgery, has been appointed President of the Rhinoplasty Society.
Undergraduate Students in the Cell Death Laboratory Receive Honors
Photo: Cell Death Laboratory members Samantha Bouchal, Pranalee Patel, and Jennifer McMains
Local High School Students Receive Surgical Simulation Training
The Department of Surgery's Academic Success Through Surgical Education and Training (ASSET) program recently partnered with the Duke Health Career Academy (HCA) to provide an HCA Field Trip for high school students at the Surgical Education and Activities Lab (SEAL).
Duke Surgery Resident and Medical Student Inducted into Alpha Omega Alpha Medical Honor Society
Thoracic surgery resident Muath Bishawi, MD, MPH, and third-year medical student Banafsheh Sharif-Askary have been elected to the Alpha Omega Alpha (AOA) Medical Honor Society in recognition of their commitment to medicine.
Harnessing the Immune System to Improve Patient Outcomes
Duke Health introduces new research initiative to overcome hurdles of immunity.
Jonathan C. Routh, MD, MPH, Receives Endowed Professorship
Jonathan C. Routh, MD, MPH, Division of Urology, has been appointed the Paul H. Sherman, MD Associate Professor of Surgery by the Board of Trustees.
Chief of Pediatric Surgery Receives Humanism in Medicine Award
We are pleased to announce that Henry E. Rice, MD, Professor and Chief of Pediatric General Surgery, has received the 2018 Leonard Tow Humanism in Medicine Award.