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Health experts at Duke University School of Medicine are scrutinizing the myriad ways in which shifting environmental conditions, from sweltering temperatures to severe storms, shape our well-being.
Saving More Babies Through Innovation in Pediatric Heart Surgery
Pediatric heart surgeon Joseph Turek, MD, PhD, loves the technical challenges of operating on hearts the size of strawberries, but he also wants to have an impact beyond the individual babies and families he helps at Duke. Turek wants to change the field of pediatric cardiac surgery.
Joanne A. P. Wilson, MD: Still Blazing Trails
Joanne A.P. Wilson, MD, the second Black woman to earn a medical degree at Duke, is now a professor emeritus after a pioneering 37-year career as a leader, gastroenterologist, and faculty member in the Department of Medicine. Retired or not, she continues to break new ground, most recently as the first Black president of the American Clinical and Climatology Association.
Innovative Program Offers Specialized Care for Female Athletes
A unique multidisciplinary program established at Duke provides specialized care for women and girls involved in sports at every level, from professional athletes to recreational enthusiasts.
Wellbeing, Culture, and Sense of Self: Redefining What it Means to be a ‘Good’ Surgeon
Faculty and residents in the Department of Surgery are exploring what matters most to surgeons-in-training, and establishing a new curriculum that seeks to redefine what it means to be a ‘good’ surgeon.
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