2020 Emerging Leader Lejla Vajzovic, MD, HS’11-’13
Lejla Vajzovic has established an international reputation as a rising star in vitreoretinal surgery, research, and teaching. She is an ophthalmologist and vitreoretinal surgeon with expertise in pediatric and adult retinal diseases and surgery. She is interested in cutting edge technologies and recovery of vision in hereditary retinal diseases with retinal implants and stem cell technology.
2020 Distinguished Service Award Debara Tucci, MD, MBA’13
Debara Tucci is a national expert on the causes, impact, and treatment of hearing impairment and loss. She is director of the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders at the National Institutes of Health (NIH). Prior to going to NIH in 2019, she was on faculty in the Department of Head and Neck Surgery & Communication Sciences at Duke University School of Medicine for 26 years.
2020 Humanitarian Award Lisa Amaya-Jackson, MD, MPH
Lisa Amaya-Jackson is a child and adolescent psychiatrist and a tireless advocate for children and families who have experienced violence, trauma, abuse, and loss.
Six SoM Physician-Scientists selected to receive Strong Start Awards
Six School of Medicine faculty members have been selected to receive 2021 Physician-Scientist “Strong Start” awards. The awards program, funded with a gift from the Nanaline H.
Joining Forces to Fight Childhood Obesity
As a pediatrician, Sarah Armstrong, MD, has devoted her career to improving children’s health and well-being.
Fighting off bacterial pathogens that invade our own cells
Some infections are a real challenge for our immune system, but others are eliminated handily. Why? That’s what Ed Miao M.D., Ph.D.
2021 Distinguished Alumna Award Amy P. Abernethy, MD'94, HS'94-'01, PhD
Amy Abernethy, MD'94, HS'94-'01, PhD, is an internationally-known oncologist, health data expert and digital health leader. Her >500 publications span real-world data & evidence, clinical trials, patient reported outcomes, clinical informatics, health policy and patient-centered care.
2021 Distinguished Faculty Award Neil R. MacIntyre, MD
Neil MacIntyre, MD, is a professor of medicine in the Department of Medicine at Duke University School of Medicine and former vice-chair of clinical services in the Department of Medicine.
2021 Distinguished Faculty Award Priya S. Kishnani, MD, HS'91-'95
Priya Kishnani, MD, HS'91-'95, is the Chen Family Distinguished Professor of Pediatrics, chief of the Division of Medical Genetics, a professor in the Department of Molecular Genetics and Microbiology, core faculty member of the Duke Innovation and Entrepreneurship Initiatives, and member of the Duke Clinical Research Institute.
School Students, Staff, and Faculty receive 2021 Michelle Winn Inclusive Excellence Awards
The Duke University School of Medicine has announced the recipients of the 2021 Michelle P. Winn Awards, which recognize exceptional achievement within the field of diversity and inclusion.