Jeffrey Gaca, MD, Receives Strength, Hope, and Caring Award
In recognition for his extraordinary efforts to accommodate a patient’s needs, Jeffrey Gaca, MD, Associate Professor of Surgery, Division of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery, has received the Strength, Hope, and Caring Physician Award from Duke University Hospital.
Cardiothoracic Surgery Resident Wins First Place at Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine Meeting
Congratulations to Muath Bishawi, MD, MPH, Cardiothoracic Surgery Resident, on receiving first place for his oral presentation at the annual meeting of the North Carolina Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine Society (NCTERMS).
Duke Surgery Faculty Members Among World’s Most Cited Researchers
Georgia Tomaras, PhD, Professor of Surgery, and David Montefiori, PhD, Professor of Surgery, of the Division of Surgical Sciences, are among the world’s most cited researchers in microbiology according to a report by Clarivate Analytics.
Durham Nativity School Students Become Surgeons for the Day
Earlier this month, 7th graders from the Durham Nativity School participated in a “Be a Surgeon” workshop thanks to an educational outreach program from the Duke Department of Surgery.
Teaching Innovative Thoracic Surgery in China
As a visiting professor in China 10 years ago, thoracic surgeon Dr. Thomas D’Amico introduced a novel surgical procedure that was showing tremendous benefits in cancer patients back home at Duke University Medical Center.
A Tiny Microchip Wins Big!
Inspired by the smart technology of a hand-held game controller, Dr. Joshua Broder of Duke University walked away the ultimate winner in the inaugural Point-of-Care Ultrasound (POCUS) Research Challenge offered by the Emergency Medicine Foundation (EMF) and GE Healthcare (GE).
Michael Lipkin, MD, Selected as Duke Clinical Leadership Program Fellow
Michael Lipkin, MD, Associate Professor of Surgery, Division of Urology, has been selected as a Duke Clinical Leadership Progra
