Recent News

Duke Surgery would like to congratulate Bruce Sullenger, PhD, Professor of Surgery, Division of Surgical Sciences, for receiving the Weill Cornell Graduate School of Medical Sciences Distinguished Alumnus Award.

Representatives from the American Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Association (ACPA) and the Cleft Palate Foundation (CPF) recently visited the 

Gayathri Devi, PhD, Associate Professor in Surgery, Division of Surgical Sciences, was invited to the Morgan Welch Inflammatory Breast Cancer Research Program 10th Anniversary Conference as a guest speaker and chair of the general session.

Cynthia Shortell, MD, Chief of the Division of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, has been named Chair of the Diversity Committee for the Southern Association for Vascular Surgery (SAVS).

Jeffrey Marcus, MD, Associate Professor, Division of Plastic, Maxillofacial, and Oral Surgery, has been appointed to the Editorial Boards for JAMA Facial Plastic Surgery and Aesthetic Plastic Surgery.

Three abstracts from the Duke Department of Surgery have been accepted for the 18th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Breast Surgeons.

Muath Bishawi, MD, MPH, Thoracic Surgery Resident, was invited by the American College of Cardiology (ACC) to join the Fellow in Training (FIT) Editorial Team for 

The Duke Department of Surgery has 21 abstracts accepted for presentation at the Academic Surgical Congress (ASC) February 7-9, 2017 in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Dr. Joshua Snyder, Assistant Professor in Surgery, Division of Surgical Sciences, has been selected to receive the National Cancer Institute’s Transition Career Development Award.