Twelve faculty members in the Duke University School of Medicine have been awarded distinguished professorships. In total, Duke University awarded distinguished professors to 28 faculty members from eight Duke colleges and schools. Distinguished professorships are awarded to faculty who have demonstrated extraordinary scholarship in advancing science and improving human health.
The 2020 recipients from the School of Medicine are:
David Ashley, Rory David Deutsch Professor of Neuro-Oncology
Nicole Calakos, Lincoln Financial Group Distinguished Professor of NeuroBiology
Michael Cohen-Wolkowiez, Kiser-Arena Distinguished Professor
Kathleen Cooney, George Barth Geller Distinguished Professor of Medicine
Vance Fowler, Florence McAlister Professor of Medicine
Steven George, Laszlo Ormandy Distinguished Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery
Sue Jinks-Robertson, Mary Bernheim Distinguished Professor
Manesh Patel, Richard Sean Stack Distinguished Professor
Sallie Permar, Wilburt C. Davison Distinguished Professor
Ponugoti Rao, Richard and Kit Barkhouser Distinguished Professor
Albert La Spada, Lincoln Financial Group Professorship of Neurobiology
Scott Soderling, George Barth Geller Distinguished Professor of Molecular Biology