DukeMed Alumni News
Fall 2020
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Friday, July 16, 2021
A surgical team at Duke University Hospital, led by Drs. Jacob Schroder and Carmelo Milano, successfully implanted a new-generation artificial heart...
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Monday, June 28, 2021
This spring, nine faculty members in the Duke University School of Medicine have been awarded distinguished professorships. In total, Duke University...
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Thursday, June 24, 2021
During her annual State of the School Address on June 23, Dean Mary E. Klotman, MD, reflected on the challenges and successes of a historic year and...
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Tuesday, June 15, 2021
A family foundation established by the late Dudley Rauch, AB’63, has pledged $30 million to establish an endowment for need-based financial aid for...
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Wednesday, May 26, 2021
Priya S. Kishnani, MD, HS'91-'95, is the Chen Family Distinguished Professor of Pediatrics, chief of the Division of Medical Genetics, a professor in...
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Wednesday, May 26, 2021
Neil R. MacIntyre, MD, is a professor of medicine in the Department of Medicine at Duke University School of Medicine and former vice-chair of...
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Wednesday, May 26, 2021
Amy P. Abernethy, MD'94, HS'94-'01, PhD, is an internationally-known oncologist, health data expert and digital health leader. Her >500...
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Friday, May 21, 2021
What if we could disable the defense mechanisms that enable cancer cells to evade treatment, or even control their genes to prevent them from...
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Thursday, May 20, 2021
When Thom Mayer, MD’77 , enrolled at Hanover College in Indiana on a football scholarship, he had no career aspirations in medicine. In fact, he had...
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Monday, May 10, 2021
Congratulations to the 342 students from the Duke University School of Medicine who graduate this month. Despite a historically challenging year,...
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Monday, May 10, 2021
A potential new vaccine developed by members of the Duke Human Vaccine Institute has proven effective in protecting monkeys and mice from a variety...
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Thursday, May 20, 2021
In January of 2020, Loren Robinson, MD’09 , and the rest of the leadership at CHRISTUS St. Michael Health System, a 312-bed hospital in Texarkana,...
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Thursday, April 22, 2021
Four senior faculty members at Duke including School of Medicine leaders have been named Fellows of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences (AAAS...
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Tuesday, April 20, 2021
A $5 million gift from an anonymous donor has established the first Presidential Distinguished Chair at Duke University. In accordance with the...
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Thursday, April 15, 2021
With far too few Black-founded and -led businesses benefiting from venture funding, The Center for Entrepreneurship & Innovation (CEI) at Duke’s...