Engaged, Educated, Empowered: Making the Patient a Partner in Surgical Recovery
For some, the risk of postoperative complications or a long and painful hospital stay may present formidable challenges.
Inspiring Surgical Learners, Improving Patient Health
Duke Surgery launches educational research program to improve the learning experience for medical students and residents
Durham Nativity School Students Learn Skills in Emergency Medicine and General Surgery
Seventh-grade students from the Durham Nativity School recently participated in an emergency medicine and surgical skills workshop through the Department of Surgery’s Academic Success Through Surgical Education and Training (ASSET) program.
Three Duke Researchers Present Recent Findings
Congratulations to three Duke Surgery researchers chosen to present abstracts at recent and upcoming events.
Dr. Shelley Hwang Accepted as ELAM Program Fellow
Shelley Hwang, MD, MPH, Vice Chair of Research and Chief of Breast Surgery, has been accepted as a member of the 2018–2019 class of fellows in the Hedwig van Ameringen Executive Leadership in Academic Medicine (ELAM) Program.
Establishing a Safety Culture Is Key to Saving Lives
Photo: (From left) Henry Rice, Astrid Tello, Sohail Dogar, and Bria Johnston. Tello, from Guatemala, and Dogar, from Pakistan, were patient safety fellows at Duke this spring.
Duke Surgery Holds 3rd Annual Research Day
The Department of Surgery held its 3rd Annual Research Day April 25.
Duke Resident Matches for Hand and Microsurgery Fellowship at Buncke Clinic
Kate Krucoff, MD, rising chief resident in plastic and reconstructive surgery, has been accepted into the Buncke Clinic Hand and Microsurgery Fellowship, affiliated with the University of Californi
Duke Surgeons Perform State's First Transplant from HIV-Positive Donor
The Duke transplant team recently performed the first liver transplant in the state of North Carolina of an organ from an HIV-positive donor to an HIV-positive recipient, an operation that would no