Duke Center for Global Surgery and Health Equity

The Duke Center for Global Surgery and Health Equity is an interdisciplinary center dedicated to supporting academic global surgery and health equity around the world.

The goals of the Center are:

  • To partner with collaborators in low- and middle-income countries and areas of North Carolina that struggle receiving access to surgical care
  • To conduct high-quality research to understand the burden, outcomes, and economic impact of surgical care in global settings
  • To test interventions to strengthen surgical systems and improve health equity
  • To inform policy to address the global burden of surgical disease
  • To train the next generation of leaders in academic global surgery

Contact Us

Phone: 919-681-5077

DUMC Box 3815
Durham, NC 27710