Spring '21 Faculty Recognition

Faculty Promotions

 

 

Joshua S. Broder, MD
Division of Emergency Medicine
Professor

 

Lola Fayanju, MD, MA, MPHS
Division of Surgical Oncology
Associate Professor of Surgery

 

Guido Ferrari, MD
Division of Surgical Sciences
Professor in Surgery

 

Tamara N. Fitzgerald, MD, PhD
Division of Pediatric Surgery
Associate Professor of Surgery

 

 

G. Chad Hughes IV, MD
Division of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery
Professor of Surgery with Tenure

 

Alexander T. Limkakeng Jr., MD, MHS
Division of Emergency Medicine
Professor

 

Paul J. Mosca, MD, PhD, MBA
Division of Surgical Oncology
Associate Professor with Tenure

 

 

Justin J. Pollara, PhD
Division of Surgical Sciences
Associate Professor in Surgery

 

David B. Powers, MD, DMD
Division of Plastic, Maxillofacial, and Oral Surgery
Professor of Surgery

 

Laura H. Rosenberger, MD
Division of Surgical Oncology
Associate Professor of Surgery

 

 

Catherine A. Staton, MD
Division of Emergency Medicine
Associate Professor with Tenure

 

Rebecca G. Theophanous, MD
Division of Emergency Medicine
Assistant Professor

 

Betty C. Tong, MD, MHS
Division of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery
Associate Professor of Surgery with Tenure

 

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Faculty Honors
 

 

Alexander C. Allori, MD
Assistant Professor of Surgery
Division of Plastic, Maxillofacial, and Oral Surgery
Received a Duke-NUS grant along with Dr. James Mok (Duke-NUS) to help onboard SingHealth into the expanding multi-center ACCQUIREnet longitudinal cleft registry developed by Dr. Allori.

 

Georgia M. Beasley, MD, MHS
Assistant Professor of Surgery
Division of Surgical Oncology
Selected to serve as a panelist for a virtual debate hosted by the Society of Surgical Oncology titled "Surveillance and Adjuvant Therapy in Stage IIIA Patients: All In or Less is More?"

 

 

Dan G. Blazer III, MD
Chief, Section of Hepatopancreatobiliary Surgery
Associate Professor of Surgery
Division of Surgical Oncology
Elected into the Southern Surgical Association. Founded in 1887, the association has dedicated itself to disseminating research and improving surgical techniques, outcomes, and applicable knowledge.

 

Dawn E. Bowles, PhD
Assistant Professor in Surgery
Division of Surgical Sciences
Received an award for her research project "Radiation resistance conferred by small proline-rich repeat proteins (SPRRs)" from the NASA Human Research Program. Dr. Bowles was also selected to serve as chair on the grant review panel for the Human Exploration Research Opportunities (HERO) initiative that will support the NASA Human Research Program.

 

 

Daniel Buckland, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor
Division of Emergency Medicine
Selected as the new Deputy Human System Risk Manager for the Johnson Space Center Human Health and Performance Directorate (HHPD) at the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).
 

Thomas A. D'Amico, MD
Gary Hock Distinguished Professor of Surgery
Division of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery
Selected as the Medical Director for the American Association for Thoracic Surgery.

 

Joseph S. Fernandez-Moure, MD
Assistant Professor of Surgery
Division of Trauma, Acute, and Critical Care Surgery
Received a Duke MEDx award along with Matthew L. Becker, PhD, Department of Mechanical Engineering and Material Science, for their project titled, "Resorbable, Phosphorylated Poly(ester urea) Surgical Adhesive to Enhance Fracture Healing."

 

 

Krista L. Haines, MA, DO
Assistant Professor of Surgery
Division of Trauma, Acute, and Critical Care Surgery
Elected as Chair of the Ethics Committee for the Association of Academic Surgeons. Dr. Haines also received a major clinical trial award with Paul E. Wischmeyer, MD, Department of Anesthesiology, for "Metabolic Cart-Guided Early Parenteral Nutrition and Structured Nutrition Pathway in Acute Care Abdominal Surgery and Trauma to Decrease Underfeeding and Complications: The PASTDUe Nutrition EcoSystem Project."
 

 

E. Shelley Hwang, MD, MPH
Mary and Deryl Hart Distinguished Professor of Surgery, in the School of Medicine
Vice Chair of Research
Chief, Section of Breast Surgery
Received "Best Manuscript" at the Alliance for Clinical Trials in Oncology Meeting for "Phase II Single-Arm Study of Preoperative Letrozole for Estrogen Receptor-Positive Postmenopausal Ductal Carcinoma In Situ: CALGB 40903 (Alliance)."

 

 

Hadiza S. Kazaure, MD
Assistant Professor of Surgery
Division of Surgical Oncology
Received an Innovation Project Award from the Duke Institute for Health Innovation (DIHI) for her project “A Geriatric-Specific Mortality Risk Stratification Tool for Older Surgical Adults.”

 

 

Jeffrey R. Marcus, MD
Professor of Surgery and Chief
Division of Plastic, Maxillofacial, and Oral Surgery
Received "Best Talk" at World Rhinoplasty Day, a 23-hour virtual meeting with 140 presentations from rhinoplasty surgeons around the world. Dr. Marcus' talk was titled "Decision-Making in Primary Rhinoplasty."

 

 

Lisa M. McElroy, MD
Assistant Professor of Surgery
Division of Abdominal Transplant Surgery
Received an Innovation Project Award from the Duke Institute for Health Innovation (DIHI) for her project "Identifying Inequities in Access to Organ Transplantation."

 

 

Andrew C. Peterson, MD, MPH
Professor of Surgery
Division of Urology
Selected to serve as a Southeastern Section representative on the Editorial Board of the Journal of Urology.

 

 

Laura H. Rosenberger, MD
Assistant Professor of Surgery
Division of Surgical Oncology
Had a manuscript accepted by the Journal of Clinical Oncology (Impact Factor 32.956). Dr. Rosenberger's manuscript is titled "Contemporary Multi-Institutional Cohort of 550 Cases of Phyllodes Tumors (2007-2017) Demonstrates a Need for More Individualized Margin Guidelines."

 

 

Jonathan C. Routh, MD, MPH​
Paul H. Sherman, M.D. Distinguished Associate Professor of Surgery
Division of Urology
Appointed to the AUA-American Board of Urology Examination Committee.

 

 

 

Debra L. Sudan, MD
Professor of Surgery
Chief, Division of Abdominal Transplant Surgery
Was the first woman to receive the Master Surgeon Award, an honor bestowed to individuals who embody the ideals of Duke Surgery and whose career will serve as a guidepost for those who follow in the art and science of surgery.

 

 

Kevin O. Saunders, PhD
Associate Professor in Surgery
Division of Surgical Sciences
Featured on WRAL News as a "change maker" in the development of vaccines.

 

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New Faculty
 

 

Edward P. Chen, MD
Division of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery
Chief and Professor of Surgery with Tenure