Duke University School of Medicine Board of Visitors Mission Statement
The mission of the Duke University School of Medicine Board of Visitors is to advance the School through the support of excellence in student education and visionary development of science initiatives by serving as generous donors, knowledgeable ambassadors, and thoughtful connectors.
![Nicholas (Nick) Leonardy](/sites/default/files/2022-07/Leonardy.Nicholas_bov_0.png)
Nicholas (Nick) Leonardy, AB’81, MD’85, P’08
Chair, Board of Visitors
![Denise Bennett](/sites/default/files/2022-07/Bennett.Denise3a_bov.png)
Denise Shird Bennett
Member, Board of Visitors
![Joan Binstock](/sites/default/files/2022-07/Binstock.Joan_bov_0.png)
Joan Binstock, P’98
Member, Board of Visitors
![Kevin Boyce](/sites/default/files/2022-07/Boyce.Kevin_bov.png)
Kevin Boyce
Member, Board of Visitors
![Todd Brady, Member, Board of Visitors](/sites/default/files/2024-02/brady_todd-bov.png)
Todd Brady G’98, M’99, P’26
Member, Board of Visitors
![Wesley Brandon](/sites/default/files/2022-07/Brandon.Wesley_bov.png)
Wesley Brandon, BSE’97
Member, Board of Visitors
![Craig Brater](/sites/default/files/2022-08/Brater.Craig_bov.png)
Craig Brater, AB’67, MD’71, HS’70-71
Member, Board of Visitors
![David Brody](/sites/default/files/2022-08/brody.david2_bov.png)
David Brody, P’02
Member, Board of Visitors
![Jonca Bull-Humphries](/sites/default/files/2022-07/Bull-Humphries.Jonca_bov.png)
Jonca Bull-Humphries, MD’78, P’19
Member, Board of Visitors
![Malik Burnett](/sites/default/files/2022-07/Burnett.Malik_bov.png)
Malik Burnett, BS’07, MBA’12, MD’12
Member, Board of Visitors
![Kanika Capel](/sites/default/files/2022-07/Capel.Kanika_bov_0.png)
Kanika Capel, AB’98
Member, Board of Visitors
![Oren Cohen](/sites/default/files/2022-07/cohen.oren_bov.png)
Oren Cohen, MD’87, P’24
Member, Board of Visitors
![Carol Deane, Member, Board of Visitors](/sites/default/files/2024-02/deane_carol-bov.png)
Carol Deane P’11
Member, Board of Visitors
![Zubin Eapen](/sites/default/files/2022-07/Eapen.Zubin_bov.png)
Zubin Eapen, MD’05, MHS’13, HS’12
Member, Board of Visitors
![Jim Forbes](/sites/default/files/2022-08/Forbes.Jim_bov.png)
Jim Forbes, P’21
Member, Board of Visitors
![Varish Goyal](/sites/default/files/2022-08/varish.goyal_bov.png)
Varish Goyal, MD, BSE’97
Member, Board of Visitors
![Leslie Graves](/sites/default/files/2022-07/Graves.Leslie_bov.png)
Leslie Graves, AB’80, P’19
Member, Board of Visitors
![Douglas Kahn](/sites/default/files/2024-02/kahn_doug-bov_0.png)
Douglas (Doug) Kahn, P’11, P’13, P’20
Member, Board of Visitors
![Blank Headshot](/sites/default/files/2022-07/blank-headshot-blue_300px_sq.png)
John (Jack) Karcher, P’87, P’90, GP’19
Member, Board of Visitors
![Robert (Bob) Keegan](/sites/default/files/2022-07/Keegan.robert_bov.png)
Robert (Bob) Keegan, P’99, P’04
Member, Board of Visitors
![Aftab Kherani](/sites/default/files/2022-08/Kherani.Aftab_.png)
Aftab Kherani, BS’95, MD’99, HS’99-‘06
Member, Board of Visitors
![Justin Klein](/sites/default/files/2022-07/klein.justin_bov.png)
Justin Klein, BS’99, MD’06, JD
Member, Board of Visitors
![Garheng Kong](/sites/default/files/2022-07/Kong.Garheng_bov.png)
Garheng Kong, PhD’00, MD’01, MBA’03
Member, Board of Visitors
![Jeremy K. Mario](/sites/default/files/2022-07/Mario.Jeremy_bov.png)
Jeremy K. Mario, BS’92, MBA’96
Member, Board of Visitors
![Donna Wengert-Neff](/sites/default/files/2022-08/Wengert-Neff.donna2_bov.png)
Donna Wengert Neff P’05, P‘11
Member, Board of Visitors
![KC Nelson](/sites/default/files/2022-07/nelson.KC_bov.png)
KC Nelson, MBA’04
Member, Board of Visitors
![Felicia Pagliuca](/sites/default/files/2022-08/pagliucs.felicia2_bov.png)
Felicia Pagliuca, PhD, BS’07
Member, Board of Visitors
![Mihir Patel, Member, Board of Visitors](/sites/default/files/2024-02/patel_mihir-bov.png)
Mihir R. Patel, T’97
Member, Board of Visitors
![Cynthia Payne, Member, Board of Visitors](/sites/default/files/2024-02/payne_cynthia-bov.png)
Cynthia Payne, HS’84, HS’92
Member, Board of Visitors
![Marilyn Pike](/sites/default/files/2022-07/Pike.Marilyn_bov.png)
Marilyn Pike, T’73, G’79, M’85
Member, Board of Visitors
![Kelley Pagliai Redbord](/sites/default/files/2022-08/redbord.kelly_.png)
Kelley Pagliai Redbord, MD, BS’97
Member, Board of Visitors
![Alfred (Fred) Sanfilippo](/sites/default/files/2022-08/sanfilippo.alfred.png)
Alfred (Fred) Sanfilippo, MD'74, PhD'75, HS'76-'79
Member, Board of Visitors
![Jennifer Segal, Member, Board of Visitors](/sites/default/files/2024-02/segal_jennifer-bov.png)
Jennifer M. Segal, M’02, H’06
Member, Board of Visitora
![Kathy Upchurch](/sites/default/files/2022-08/upchurch.kathy2_bov.png)
Kathy Upchurch, MD’76, P’10
Member, Board of Visitors
![Stefan Weiss, Member, Board of Visitors](/sites/default/files/2024-02/weiss_stefan-bov.png)
Stefan C. Weiss, S’00, M’01
Member, Board of Visitors
![Jonathan B. Wigser](/sites/default/files/2022-07/Wigser.Jonathan_bov.png)
Jonathan B. Wigser, MBA’94
Member, Board of Visitors
![Hope Wolfe, Member, Board of Visitors](/sites/default/files/2024-02/wolfe_hope-bov.png)
Hope M. Wolfe, P’20, P’21
Member, Board of Visitors
![no image](/sites/default/files/2021-09/1%20x%201%20px%20no%20image.jpg)
![no image](/sites/default/files/2021-09/1%20x%201%20px%20no%20image.jpg)
Emeriti Members
![Tom Gorrie](/sites/default/files/2022-07/gorrie.tom_bov.png)
Tom Gorrie, PhD
Emeritus Member, Board of Visitors
![Milton and Roslyn Lachman](/sites/default/files/2022-07/lachman.milton-roslyn_bov.png)
Milton Lachman, P’74, GP’13
Roslyn Lachman, WC’49, P’74, GP’13
Emeriti Members, Board of Visitors
![Thom Mayer](/sites/default/files/2022-07/mayer.thom_bov.png)
Thom Mayer, MD’77, P’09, P’10
Emeritus Member, Board of Visitors