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William Dalton Family Assistant Professor in Medical Oncology

GIVEN BY WILLIAM L. AND SUSAN LOUISE DALTON

William Dalton was a 1957 graduate of Trinity College. He and his wife Susan Louise Dalton were members of the Duke Cancer Institute Board of Advisors for many years. A 2003 gift from the Daltons was matched with funds from the Nicholas Faculty Leadership Initiative to establish a professorship to support a faculty member in the field of medical oncology. Mr. Dalton died in 2012 at age 80.

The William Dalton Family Assistant Professorship in Medical Oncology is vacant. The School of Medicine looks forward to filling this professorship in the near future.

Wilburt C. Davison Professors of Pediatrics

GIVEN BY THE DORIS DUKE FOUNDATION AND THE DUKE ENDOWMENT

Duke president William Preston Few recruited Wilburt C. Davison, MD, from Johns Hopkins University in 1927. As dean of the School of Medicine and chair of the Department of Pediatrics, Davison oversaw the construction of Duke University Hospital, School of Medicine, and School of Nursing and hired the original faculty. He led the hospital and medical school to national prominence. A leader in medical education, he published nine editions of The Compleat Pediatrician textbook. This professorship was established by the Doris Duke Foundation and The Duke Endowment in his honor.

Wilburt C. Davison Distinguished Professor
Wilburt C. Davison Distinguished Professor
Wilburt C. Davison Distinguished Professor

DCI Professor of Medical Oncology

GIVEN BY DUKE UNIVERSITY

This endowment was established in 2016 to support a scholar of true eminence and excellence in the field of medical oncology whose work is performed in the Duke Cancer Institute.

D.C.I. Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Medical Oncology

Disque D. Deane University Professor of Neurology

GIVEN BY DISQUE D. DEANE

Disque D. Deane attended Duke University as a member of the class of 1943 but left to serve in the U.S. Maritime Service during World War II. He became a prominent financier, investor, and philanthropist. Deane received Duke’s Notable Alumni Award in 1987 and served on various university boards and committees, including the Board of Trustees from 1983 to 1989. Deane established this professorship in 2005 to support a scholar of true eminence and excellence in the field of translational neurosciences, with the ultimate goal of improving diagnosis, prevention, or therapy of human diseases of the nervous system.

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Disque D. Deane University Distinguished Professor of Neurology

Rory David Deutsch Professor of Neuro-Oncology

GIVEN BY THE RORY DAVID DEUTSCH FOUNDATION

Seven-year-old Rory David Deutsch died of Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine Glioma, a type of pediatric brain tumor. His courage and optimism in the face of inevitable death was an inspiration to all who knew him. During his illness, Rory had access to the very best medical treatment. Unfortunately, Rory’s type of brain tumor grew within the brain stem itself and was not surgically accessible. Standard chemotherapy and radiation therapy did not offer a cure. When Rory passed away, his family and friends established the Rory David Deutsch Foundation as a living tribute to the warm-hearted boy who touched so many in his short life. Its mission is to eradicate pediatric brain tumors and other devastating childhood diseases as well as to make a difference in the lives of afflicted children and their families.

Rory David Deutsch Distinguished Professor of Neuro-Oncology

Mark W. Dewhirst Professor of Radiation Oncology

GIVEN BY FRIENDS, FAMILY AND COLLEAGUES OF MARK W. DEWHIRST, DWM, PhD

This professorship was established in recognition of the many contributions that Dr. Dewhirst has made over the years in the field of oncology research and in gratitude for his role as an outstanding mentor to generations of faculty, residents, and students.

Mark W. Dewhirst spent 30 years studying causes of tumor hypoxia and the use of hyperthermia to treat cancer. In collaboration with Professor David Needham in the Pratt School of Engineering, he developed a novel thermally sensitive drug carrying liposome that has been successfully translated to human clinical trials. He utilized the thermal characteristics of this liposome to develop an MR imageable form that can accurately reflect drug concentrations in tumors, which then is related to the extent of anti-tumor effect in pre-clinical models. This property has been widely used by other investigators, worldwide, particularly in the area of high intensity focused ultrasound, where it would be possible to literally paint drug to a target zone and visualize this process in real time, during heating. Dr. Dewhirst retired in 2017, and is now the Gustavo S. Montana Professor Emeritus of Radiation Oncology.

Chair, Department of Radiation Oncology

James B. Duke Professors

GIVEN BY THE DUKE ENDOWMENT

Created in 1953 by a special grant from The Duke Endowment, the James B. Duke professorships honor the late James Buchanan Duke, a North Carolina industrialist and philanthropist who was the principal benefactor of Duke University, Duke University Hospital, and the schools of medicine and nursing. The Duke professorships honor well-established members of the Duke academic community, regardless of field, who have achieved distinction as creative scholars.

James B. Duke Distinguished Professor
James B. Duke Distinguished Professor of Medicine
James B. Duke Distinguished Professor of Biochemistry

James B. Duke Distinguished Professor of Cell Biology
James B. Duke Distinguished Professor of Pharmacology and Cancer Biology
James B. Duke Distinguished Professor of Medicine

James B. Duke Distinguished Professor
Chair, Department of Molecular Genetics and Microbiology
James B. Duke Distinguished Professor of Medicine

James B. Duke Distinguished Professor of Molecular Genetics and Microbiology
James B. Duke Distinguished Professor of Immunology
James B. Duke Distinguished Professor

James B. Duke Distinguished Professor of Molecular Genetics and Microbiology
James B. Duke Distinguished Professor of Biostatistics & Bioinformatics
James B. Duke Distinguished Professor of Medicine

James B. Duke Distinguished Professor of Regenerative Biology
James B. Duke Distinguished Professor
James B. Duke Distinguished Professor of Medicine

James B. Duke Distinguished Professor of Medicine
James B. Duke Distinguished Professor
James B. Duke Distinguished Professor of Population Health Sciences

Nanaline H. Duke Professors

GIVEN BY DUKE UNIVERSITY

Nanaline H. Duke was the second wife of North Carolina industrialist and philanthropist James Buchanan Duke and the mother of Doris Duke. Mr. Duke was the principal benefactor of Duke University, Duke University Hospital, and the schools of medicine and nursing. These professorships were created in 1982 to honor Mrs. Duke and are intended primarily to support promising young faculty members.

Nanaline Duke Distinguished Professor
Nanaline H. Duke Distinguished Professor of Biochemistry
Nanaline H. Duke Distinguished Professor of Molecular Genetics and Microbiology

Duke Health Cardiology Professor

GIVEN BY AN ANONYMOUS DONOR

An anonymous donor established this professorship in honor of Dr. E. Magnus Ohman.

Duke Health Cardiology Professor

Duke School of Medicine Professors in Neuroscience

GIVEN BY AN ANONYMOUS DONOR

This professorship supports a scholar of true eminence and excellence in the field of neuroscience.

Duke School of Medicine Distinguished Professor in Neuroscience
Duke School of Medicine Distinguished Professor in Neuroscience

Duke School of Medicine Professor in Neurosciences

GIVEN BY AN ANONYMOUS DONOR

This professorship supports a scholar of true eminence and excellence in the field of neurosciences related to human diseases.

Duke School of Medicine Distinguished Professor in Neuroscience

Duke Surgery Professor of Neurosurgery

GIVEN BY DUKE UNIVERSITY

This endowment was established in 2005 by Duke University to support a scholar of true eminence and excellence conducting research in the field of neurosurgery.

Duke Surgery Distinguished Professor of Neurosurgery in the School of Medicine

Duke Surgical Innovation Professor

GIVEN BY ETHICON ENDO-SURGERY INC. AND DUKE UNIVERSITY

Established in 2008 by Ethicon Endo-Surgery Inc., this endowment supports a Duke faculty member in the field of minimally invasive surgery. Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc., is a Johnson & Johnson company that designs and manufactures innovative medical products and devices, and trains surgical teams to use them to perform minimally invasive procedures.

Duke Surgical Innovation Distinguished Professorship