Duke University Department of Surgery: United, for All Patients
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Duke Surgery is #1 in NIH funding for the fifth consecutive year!
With more than $47 million received in funding from the NIH in 2025, our researchers and surgeon-scientists are continuing to propel life-saving scientific advancement forward.
Read more: bit.ly/4rzSKeH
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#DukeSurgery is pleased to announce the appointment of @ColemanDM_vasc to the role of Chief of the Division of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, effective Oct. 1.
Learn more about Dr. Coleman's experience as a skilled surgeon, educator, and mentor. duke.is/27p5h
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Congratulations to Dr. Debra Sudan on being the first woman to receive the Master Surgeon Award, an honor bestowed to faculty who embody the ideals of Duke Surgery and whose career serves as a guidepost for those who follow in surgery #womeninmedicine #ilooklikeasurgeon
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A transplant team at Duke University Hospital has performed the first donation after circulatory death (DCD) heart transplant in the United States #DCD #heart #transplant ow.ly/F7Bh50xpQWj
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Congratulations to Dr. Lola Fayanju on being selected to serve on the Editorial Board for the Annals of Surgical Oncology @SocSurgOnc @DrLolaFayanju ow.ly/D0Lq50ATUVX
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#DukeSurgery is pleased to announce that Carmelo Milano, MD, Professor of Surgery, has been appointed Division Chief of @DukeCTSurgery.
We would like to thank Edward P. Chen, MD, for his dedicated leadership of the division since 2021.
Read more: bit.ly/3Sd791I
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We're proud to announce that Dr. Carmelo Milano has been selected to receive the 2022 Leonard Palumbo Jr, MD Faculty Achievement Award. This award reflects how he displays his dedication to compassionate patient care & excellence in the teaching & mentoring of young physicians.
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John Haney, Assistant Professor of Surgery, will depart Duke as he becomes the next Chair of Cardiothoracic Surgery at Mayo Clinic Florida.
We thank Dr. Haney for his lifelong (literally) dedication to Duke and wish him the best in this new opportunity! bit.ly/41Oidng
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Congratulations to Associate Professor of Surgery Dr. @JenniferPlichta on her appointment as an Editorial Board member in the Breast Oncology Section of the Annals of Surgical Oncology. The @AnnSurgOncol is one of the leading journals in oncology & surgery. #WomenInSurgery
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Congratulations to Dr. Allan D. Kirk, Chair of @DukeSurgery, on receiving the Senior Achievement Award in Clinical Transplantation from the American Society of Transplantation @AST_info
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#DukeSurgery is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Jacob Greenberg as Chief of the newly formed Division of Minimally Invasive Surgery.
Learn more about Dr. Greenberg's experience as a skilled surgeon & leader: duke.is/ghd2d
@DukeHernia | @DukeMedSchool
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Congratulations to Dr. E. Hope Weissler, Vascular Surgery Resident, on receiving the DIHI Innovation Project Award for her project “Improving Equity and Value of Peripheral Artery Disease Care at a Population Level.”
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We are pleased to welcome Dr. Peter Allen as our new Chief of the Division of Surgical Oncology and Chief of Surgery for @DukeCancer ow.ly/ra8g30jb7xY #surgonc
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Last fall, #DukeSurgery unveiled a display honoring the first Black surgeon at Duke, Dr. Onye Akwari, who joined Duke in 1978, a decade after the hospital desegregated its facilities & 48 years since our founding.
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We are pleased to share that Dr. Joseph Turek (@TurekPedHearts) has received a 2022-2023 Duke Presidential Award, the highest honor for staff and faculty at @DukeU!
Read more about Dr. Turek's achievements in the announcement from @DukeMedSchool:
duke.is/94h9h
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Dr. Allan D. Kirk, Chair of #DukeSurgery, has been awarded the 2024 ASA Flance-Karl Award for his contributions made to basic laboratory research and clinical surgery application.
Please join us in congratulating Dr. Kirk on this prestigious honor!
bit.ly/3VNXbWj
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#DukeSurgery remains #1 in NIH funding among US medical school surgery departments, according to the 2022 Blue Ridge rankings! Congratulations to all of our researchers on this fantastic achievement. View the full BRIMR rankings: duke.is/bhakw
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Congratulations to Dr. Justin Barr, General Surgery Resident, on having his book "Of Life and Limb: Surgical Repair of the Arteries in War and Peace, 1880-1960" published! Cover art by Megan Llewellyn, MSMI, CMI. ow.ly/j5Mq50wZyPl
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We're sad we can't greet our #residency applicants in person this year, so we've been working hard to introduce ourselves virtually! While you wait for our spotlight Q&A series, here's some behind the scenes footage. Lights, camera, action!📽️#medtwitter #medstudenttwitter
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Welcome Dr. Edward P. Chen as our new Chief of the Division of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery ow.ly/Rgcq50B2xyf
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Congratulations to Brian Shaw, MD, General Surgery Resident, on receiving an R38 Research Technician Support award from the Duke Office of Physician-Scientist Development and the @DukeMedSchool
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The 2018 Blue Ridge Rankings are out, and Duke Surgery returns to the number one spot in national NIH-funding! ow.ly/5cTX30nG1eD
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On this day in 2014, Dr. Allan D. Kirk was named Chair of the Duke Department of Surgery. In the decade since, #DukeSurgery has continued to soar to unprecedented heights under Dr. Kirk's visionary leadership.
Cheers to 10 years, Dr. Kirk!
@DukeMedSchool | @DukeHealth
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Duke Surgeons have successfully implanted a new-generation artificial heart in a 39-year-old man with heart failure, becoming the first center in the U.S. to perform the procedure.
View the live press conference happening now (2pm EST): bit.ly/3yYQemE
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Congratulations to Dr. Cynthia Shortell and Dr. Lisa Pickett on receiving the 2019 Excellence in Professionalism Award, an honor bestowed on faculty members who exemplify Duke's principles of respect, trustworthiness, diversity, teamwork, and learning. ow.ly/lEXX50oobgo
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When #COVID19 presented a worldwide ventilator shortage, Duke scientists had an idea: could 1 ventilator serve 2 patients? Congrats to @MuathBishawi on receiving the NOVIM Science Inspiration Award for his creation of a ventilator splitter resistor system! bit.ly/3fLvzKQ
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Please join us in congratulating Drs. Tamara Fitzgerald, @RosenbergerMd, and @BTongMD for being selected as participants in Duke's ALICE program! ALICE is a leadership development opportunity for mid-career women faculty in Duke. #DukeSurgery #WomeninMedicine
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Congratulations to @Michael_Lidsky, @Sabino_Zani, and the entire Duke #HAI team, who have successfully implanted 100 pumps to treat patients with advanced hepatic malignancies, a significant milestone for @DukeHealth. | @PeterAllenMD | @DukeCancer | @DukeSurgOnc
ALT Dr. Michael Lidsky and the Duke HAI team pose to celebrate the 100th HAI implant case.
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We are proud to share that Suresh Agarwal, MD, has been elected to serve on the Trauma, Burns, and Surgical Critical Care Board of the @AmBdSurg in recognition of his commitment and contributions to the education of Surgical Critical Care. #MedTwitter
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We are proud to share that Dr. Keri Seymour (@seymouke) has been appointed as the President-Elect for the NC Chapter of the American College of Surgeons (@NCSurgeons).
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Duke surgeons have performed the first robotic-assisted hepatic artery infusion in North Carolina. In combination with systemic #chemotherapy, HAI can double survival rates for patients with colorectal liver metastases and advanced #cholangiocarcinoma.
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Congratulations to Dr. Sarah Jane Commander on being selected for the Excellence in Research Award in the Global Surgery category from the American College of Surgeons.
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Congratulations to Dr. Thomas A. D'Amico, Gary Hock Distinguished Professor of Surgery, on being selected as the Medical Director for the American Association for Thoracic Surgery @AATSHQ
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Duke Health team performs first bilateral #hand #transplant on Thanksgiving Day @DukeHealth @DukeMedSchool @DukeU ow.ly/JdNS30mZuO1
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A second day in a row of milestones for @Michael_Lidsky and @Sabino_Zani, who today performed the first ever robotic implantation of the newly FDA-approved Intera 3000 hepatic artery infusion pump.
@DukeHealth | @DukeCancer | @InteraOncology
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Congrats to @michael_lidsky and @PeterAllenMD for implanting the first-ever, FDA-approved Intera 3000 hepatic artery infusion pump to treat advanced liver cancer. Visit duke.is/WkfgsT to learn about #HAI treatment at Duke.
@DukeHealth | @DukeCancer | @interaOncology
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Congratulations to Drs. Brian Shaw, General Surgery Resident, E. Hope Weissler, Vascular Surgery Integrated Resident, and Muath Bishawi, Integrated Thoracic Surgery Resident, on receiving the R38 award from @NIH! #surgeryresidents #medicalresearch ow.ly/O0pI50y6k5y
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Dr. Andrew Lodge, pediatric heart surgeon, helps his patient feel more comfortable by performing ‘open heart surgery’ on her doll: 'She has a scar just like me!' people.com/human-interest/mi…
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A huge shout-out to Dr. @JenniferPlichta for being appointed as the Co-Chair of the Publications Committee for the @AcademicSurgery. #DukeSurgery #SurgicalOncology
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Congratulations to the 2019 General Surgery Chief Residents on your graduation tomorrow. We wish you the best of luck in your future careers!
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Congratulations to Duke Surgery faculty members ranking in the top 100 of NIH-funded faculty in the country! #surgery #research #surgeonscientist
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To all of our amazing women physicians here at Duke happy #NationalWomenPhysiciansDay!
ALT From our clinics to operating rooms, Duke Surgery celebrates our women physicians.
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Dr. Justin Barr, General Surgery Resident, pens @NEJM perspective drawing parallels between the U.S. medical response to World War II and the nation’s #COVID19 response ow.ly/UlU250zQAri
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Dr. Josh Broder demonstrates how a $10 microchip turns 2D ultrasound machines into 3D imaging devices #ACEP17 ow.ly/o1e230gdX6R
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Congratulations to Dr. Thomas D’Amico, Gary Hock Professor of Surgery, on being invited to the Editorial Board of @AnnalsofSurgery ow.ly/56X550ulp6I
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Coming Soon!
Here's a behind-the-scenes look at our upcoming spotlight on Dr. Elisabeth Tracy, the new @DukeSurgRes Program Director. Stay tuned to hear about her vision for the program will be. #Match2022 #MedTwitter
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Three months after surgery, Duke’s third hand #transplant recipient, Mr. Daniel Benner, writes a note of thanks using his new hand (drawing included!)
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The Duke Adult Cardiac Surgery program has earned three distinguished three-star ratings from The Society of Thoracic Surgeons, indicating the highest category of quality ow.ly/uYSk50BR7LH @DukeHeartCenter @STS_CTsurgery
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Congratulations to Dr. Lola Fayanju on receiving a K08 award for health disparities research in #breastcancer care. Dr. Fayanju was also appointed to the Board of Directors of the @SurgOutcomes Club and named the 2020 Selwyn M. Vickers Visiting Professor. ow.ly/d7fJ50xrPfD
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Congratulations to Dr. Chad Hughes on his appointment as Chief of the Section of Aortic Surgery, and Dr. Jeffrey Gaca on his appointment as Chief of the Section of Adult Cardiac Surgery!
@DukeVascular | @DukeCTSurgery | @DukeHeartCenter
Read more: surgery.duke.edu/news
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Congratulations to Dr. Rachel Greenup on being appointed to serve on the Clinical and Health Services Research Committee for the Association of Academic Surgery @AcademicSurgery #healthservicesresearch ow.ly/yGQG50xmq3e
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Dr. @sjknechtle has been awarded a 7-year NIH CTOT 42 grant entitled, “Targeting the B Cell Response to Antibody-Mediated Rejection.”
He'll be able to perform a multi-center clinical trial novel treatment of antibody-mediated rejection in kidney transplant patients. Congrats!
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Congratulations to Georgia Beasley, MD, MHS, on being named Co-Director of @DukeCancer's Melanoma Disease Group, which improves #patientoutcomes through basic, clinical, and #translationalresearch.
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Congratulations to Drs. Allan Kirk and Ranjan Sudan on being inducted into the American College of Surgeons Academy of Master Surgeon Educators™ ow.ly/c9lr50wZxLw
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We're honored to be ranked #2 on @usnews list of surgery med school programs, and are eager to train the next generation of diverse, skilled, and compassionate surgeons.
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We are proud to announce that Duke ranks 5th among U.S. News & World Report’s top medical schools for #surgery ow.ly/pY3T30j3vRK
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#DukeSurgery has ranked No. 1 in NIH funding among U.S. med school surgery departments for the third year in a row!
Conducting groundbreaking scientific research is vital to the Duke Surgery mission of advancing surgical care.
Read more: bit.ly/3SwYJAE
@DukeMedSchool
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We were honored to welcome @CoachKWisdom for an inspirational talk with our surgery residents last week!
"When I think of all of you, I think of talent, I think of commitment, I think of passion, I think of hard work."
💙 | @DukeSurgRes | @DukeMedSchool
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The wait is over!
Meet Dr. Elisabeth Tracy, the new @DukeSurgRes Program Director. Here's a short clip on what makes Dr. Tracy proud about the General Surgery Program.
Full video & more info: duke.is/msfqd
#Match2022 #MedTwitter #MatchDay #surgery #research
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A Duke Health team performed the nation’s second HIV-positive living donor kidney #transplant under the HOPE Act.
Tune into the Facebook live video at 3:30 pm today to watch the press conference: ow.ly/DQFJ50w8C0M
@DukeU @DukeMedSchool @dukemedicine @Duke_Anesthesia
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Congratulations to Dr. Michael Ferrandino on performing his 2,000th robotic surgical case! The device, shown below, is called the da Vinci surgical system. It provides surgeons with superior vision, enhanced dexterity, and greater precision for complex operations.
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Welcome #GeneralSurgery interns! From left: Drs. Imran Anwar, Kristen Rhodin, Lillian Kang, Christopher Jensen, Annie Liu, Qimeng Gao, and Amanda Nash.
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Congratulations to @JMigaly on being appointed as our new Vice Chair of Education. We look forward to his leadership and express our sincere gratitude to @RanjanSudan for his service these past ten years.
@DukeSurgRes #medtwitter
Read more here: duke.is/QXLd2v
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With 521 total transplants performed in 2019, @DukeHealth ranks 8th nationally in organ #transplant volume ow.ly/3OIJ50xFqCB
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Congratulations to Drs. Jennifer Plichta and Laura Rosenberger on receiving funding from the Duke Clinical Research Institute for their #breastcancer research projects! ow.ly/lVOb50ykNUM
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Congratulations to Dr. Leila Mureebe on being appointed Chief Health Informatics Officer at the VA Mid-Atlantic Health Care Network.
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Congratulations to Drs. Shelley Hwang, Howard Francis, and Stuart Knechtle on receiving distinguished professorships from Duke University ow.ly/OGDM50tWynK
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⚡️ “New Yorker Cover Challenge” - Duke women surgeons accept the #NYerORCoverChallenge! nitter.app/i/moments/854752233505…
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2/ Cardiothoracic Q&A Series: Dr. Julie Doberne, Resident
Can you reflect on your surgical training?
bit.ly/MeetDukeCT
#MedTwitter #WomenInMedicine #MedEd #surgery #residency
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Congratulations to Dr. Michael Lidsky, Assistant Professor of Surgery, Division of Surgical Oncology, for being selected to receive the Duke Strong Start Physician-Scientist Award.
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Duke Health team performs the first #handtransplant in North Carolina. Learn more: ow.ly/ol8x30136zb
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Congratulations to Dr. Daniel Joh for receiving the Plastic Surgery Team Excellence Award and Emergency Medicine Consultant of the Year.
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Congratulations to Dr. Asvin Ganapathi, Cardiothoracic Surgery Resident, on being accepted into the 2019 American Association for Thoracic Surgery Leadership Academy @AATSHQ
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We are proud to announce that 17 residents in #generalsurgery received scores over 90% on their ABSITE exams. Strong work everyone! @AmBdSurg
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Congratulations to Dr. Thomas D’Amico for being appointed to the AATS Board of Directors in recognition of his dedication and service to AATS.
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Congratulations to Dr. Betty Tong for being appointed to the AATS IT Committee, the group charged with modernizing the AATS digital universe and its online presence.
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We had a few special guests join us at this morning's Grand Rounds.
Thank you to President Price @DukeU, @DukeMedSchool Dean @MaryEKlotman, and CEO of @DukeHealth Dr. Craig Albanese for helping us celebrate Dr. Allan Kirk's 10-year anniversary as Chair of #DukeSurgery!
ALT From left to right: Vincent E. Price, President of Duke University; Mary E. Klotman, Dean of the Duke School of Medicine; Allan D. Kirk, Chair of the Duke Department of Surgery; and Craig T. Albanese, CEO of the Duke University Health System. Between Drs. Klotman and Kirk is a table filled with celebratory balloons, including a blue "10."
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Congratulations to Dr. Nellie Farrow, General Surgery Resident, on receiving the Coach P Melanoma Research Grant at the Polka Dot Mama Melanoma Foundation's Taste for a Cure gala.
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Congratulations to Dr. Theodore Pappas, Professor of Surgery, for being recognized with the Master Clinician/Teacher Award in the 2024 @DukeMedSchool Faculty Awards!
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#DukeSurgery is excited to share that Ozanan Meireles, MD, has been appointed as the department’s 1st Vice Chair for Innovation.
As Vice Chair, Dr. Meireles will lead in the advancement of AI into surgical practice for healthcare.
Read more:
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Congratulations to Dr. Julie Ann Sosa on being named Woman of the Year in Thyroidology by the @AmThyroidAssn ow.ly/5mw530g860j
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We're excited to announce that the Blue Ridge Institute for Medical Research ranked #DukeSurgery as #1 from the NIH funding for US medical schools in 2021.
Congratulations to all of the researchers, clinicians, & staff who made this achievement possible! duke.is/v75b2
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Congratulations to Dr. Mitchell Cox on receiving the Master Clinician Award. A @DukeMedSchool Faculty Award recognizing Dr. Cox’s exemplary standards of clinical care, pedagogy, and professionalism.
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This #NationalNursesWeek, we express our thanks to all nurses. Every success, every day, comes down to you.
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Congratulations to Karenia Landa, MD, General Surgery Resident, on presenting at the Academic Surgical Congress today. The title of the study was "Surgery is Associated with Longer Survival for Resectable Pancreatic Cancer Compared to Chemotherapy." #ASC2021 #pancreaticcancer
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Duke Surgery has a tradition of crushing gender stereotypes (2013 General Surgery Chief Residents) #ILookLikeASurgeon
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Welcome to the #DukeSurgery team! We look forward to seeing you this summer!💙
I am beyond thrilled to be staying at @DukeSurgRes for residency!!! So excited to continue learning and growing in this amazing environment and I could not have imagined a better match day 💙😈
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Dr. Michael Lidsky performed Duke’s 50th hepatic arterial pump placement this week!
The device, drawn below, provides a direct path to treat cancerous tissue w/highly concentrated chemotherapy through a subcutaneously placed pump and arterial catheter. duke.is/dByBQn
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A huge shout-out to Dr. Michael Lidsky for being awarded the Duke Clinical Translational Science Award. This award will provide Dr. Lidsky the resources to aid him as a researcher. #DukeSurgery #SurgicalOncology
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For the second year in a row, @DukeSurgery ranks third among surgery departments in National Institutes of Health funding according to Blue Ridge rankings. Very proud of our researchers!
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Congrats to @vigneshr11 on his research fellowship award from the Thoracic Surgery Foundation! ow.ly/1yCo50nPws4
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Congratulations to Bradley H. Collins, MD, on receiving the 2019 Leonard Palumbo Jr., MD Faculty Achievement Award ow.ly/pcr650uEc00
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Congratulations to Dr. Krista L. Haines on being elected as Chair of the Ethics Committee for the Association of Academic Surgeons @AcademicSurgery @DrKristaHaines
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Congratulations to Dr. Dan Buckland on being selected as the new Deputy Human System Risk Manager for the Johnson Space Center Human Health and Performance Directorate at NASA! @NASA @dukeemergency
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Duke Surgery ranks 2nd among surgery programs at medical schools according to U.S. News and World Report ow.ly/8Wlx30o1lYV
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