Following a thorough external review of the department and its leadership, Gary Faerber, MD, has been named chair of the Department of Urology in the School of Medicine, starting July 1, 2024.
Faerber has served as interim chair of the department since January 2023, when the former Division of Urology within the Department of Surgery was elevated to department status. He joined Duke in 2018 and previously served as chief of the division and associate chair of ambulatory surgery for the Department of Surgery.
Faerber received his medical degree from Temple University and completed his urology residency at the University of Michigan. There, he remained on staff and served as the endowed Edward J. McGuire Research Professor. In 2016, he joined the faculty in the Division of Urology at the University of Utah and served as medical director of the South Jordan Health Center and surgeon lead for Ambulatory Surgery Services for the University of Utah Health System.
Faerber’s clinical and research interest is in urinary calculus disease. He served as treasurer and president of the Society of Urologic Chairman and Program Directors, secretary and president of the Michigan Urologic Society, and secretary and president of the North Central Section of the American Urologic Association.
The Department of Urology is a leader in patient care, research, education and training, and community engagement. Duke Urology participates as a beta site for testing a new robotic surgical system, provides multi-modality surgical management of urinary stone disease, and is the only institution offering multi-modality focal therapy for treatment of prostate cancer. Duke Urology excels in research and offers exceptional training programs, including a unique research year and a long-standing partnership with the U.S. military for training military residents.