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James Davis, MD, was a third-year medical student when he realized he wanted to help people beat tobacco addiction. Today, he leads one of the largest smoking cessation programs in the United States. The program, called Quit at Duke, includes 12 specially trained providers and helps more than 6,000 people each year.
The Doctor Who Wants to Change How We Treat Cardiovascular Disease
Cardiologist Neha Pagidipati, MD, is working to improve the care of patients with cardiometabolic disease by increasing the use of evidence-based medicines.
Leveling the Playing Field: Maria Marquine’s Mission to Advance Latino Health Equity
Once a rising star in Uruguayan field hockey, a Duke neuropsychologist now tackles disparities, aiming to reshape how the nation's largest, fastest-growing minority group receives Alzheimer’s and dementia care.
Making Pregnancy Safer: Inside the Effort to Reduce Maternal Mortality
Duke physicians are taking a multifaceted approach to reducing maternal mortality rates, with a focus on eliminating racial disparities.
Young Lives Transformed by Groundbreaking Intestinal Transplants
A team of doctors at Duke University School of Medicine and the National University of Singapore have successfully performed two groundbreaking intestinal transplants. The surgeries were led by Dr. Debra Sudan, a professor of surgery and pediatrics at Duke.
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