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Feb 24
Duke Surgery is #1 in NIH funding for the fifth consecutive year!
With more than $47 million received in funding from the NIH in 2025, our researchers and surgeon-scientists are continuing to propel life-saving scientific advancement forward.
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Jun 11
Join us for the 2026 Duke Transplant Advanced Practice Provider Symposium to learn from expert-led presentations and interactive case-based learning about the latest medications, research, and evidence-based approaches.
Learn more and register at: bit.ly/DukeAPP26
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Jun 5
Registration is open for Understanding Obesity: From Stigma to Surgery, providing critical information aimed at providing front-line healthcare workers with the tools and knowledge needed to effectively diagnose, manage, and treat patients with obesity. bit.ly/DUKEUO
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May 29
Healing Tiny Hearts: Duke doctors’ innovation improves odds for babies undergoing risky surgery
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May 28
Congratulations to assistant professors of surgery Krista Haines, DO, and Christopher Reed, MD, on being selected to receive 2026 Physician-Scientist Strong Start Awards from the @DukeMedSchool Office of Physician-Scientist Development!
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May 14
Duke Surgery has appointed Matthew Hartwig, MD, MHS, and R. Keith Reeves, PhD, to lead the department's research activities as Vice Chair for Clinical Research and Data Science, and Vice Chair for Basic and Translational Research, respectively.
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May 13
Three faculty members in the Department of Surgery have received @DukeMedSchool 2026 Faculty Awards. Congratulations to Donald Glower, MD, Julie Thacker, MD, and Wilton Williams, PhD, on your well-deserved awards!
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May 11
This brief accredited #CME activity reviews how to evaluate patients with metastatic colorectal cancer to the liver and select an appropriate treatment strategy.
Explore the CME ➡️ duke.is/r/87y3
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May 8
Congratulations to Susie Hill, MD, MSCi, Assistant Professor of Surgery, on being awarded the Linnea Hauge, PhD, Promising Educational Scholar Award by the Association of Surgical Education (@Surg_Education).
Read more: bit.ly/3RrHOCF
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May 4
A new collaborative study between Duke, Wake Forest, and U. Wisconsin-Madison researchers suggests that related genetic activity in the regenerative capabilities of mice, axolotls, and zebrafish could hold the key to human limb regeneration.
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Apr 30
When a patient needed a lung transplant, high antibody levels meant that only 1 in 10 donors were a potential match. How did the Duke Lung Transplant Program expand the donor pool to find her a match?
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Apr 29
Last Wednesday, Duke Surgery hosted its 10th Annual Research Day, a celebration of the accomplishments of residents, fellows, and students engaged in clinical, basic, or translational research through the department.
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Apr 28
Please join us in congratulating associate professor in surgery Rishi Kamaleswaran, PhD, on being inducted as an inaugural Fellow of the Association for Clinical and Translational Science (ACTS)!
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Apr 14
We are excited to share that Jennifer Hunara, MHA, MBA, will be joining Duke Surgery as the department's next Chief Administrative Officer, beginning on June 8.
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Mar 30
As part of Women's History Month, we are taking a look at just some of the influential women whose contributions are a lasting part of the Duke Surgery legacy.
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📣 @DukeAortic research
New in The Annals of Thoracic Surgery:
Emerging data challenge the assumption that short-duration hypothermic circulatory arrest is benign and that aortic diameter alone should guide prophylactic proximal aortic surgery.
Toward patient-specific, data-driven decision making.
@annalsthorsurg @DukeCTSurgery @DukeHeartCenter @DukeSurgery @DukeHealth
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Prophylactic Proximal Aortic Surgery in 2026: Risks of Hypothermic Cir... sciencedirect.com/science/ar…
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Mar 26
Please join us in congratulating Dr. Joseph Turek (@TurekPedHearts) on being awarded the Joseph W. and Dorothy W. Beard Distinguished Professorship of Surgery!
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Mar 24
Congratulations to Gayle DiLalla, MD, Associate Professor of Surgery and Vice Chair for Opportunity and Engagement, on being named the 2026 AWSF (@WomenSurgeons ) Kim Ephgrave Visiting Professor! @DukeSurgOnc
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Mar 20
IT'S A MATCH! We’re excited to welcome 19 new interns who matched with our residency programs today across multiple specialties. We can't wait for these phenomenal surgeons in training to join us this summer!
#MatchDay2026 @DukeSurgRes @DukeVascular @DukeCTSurgery @DukeMedSchool
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Mar 20
It's finally #MatchDay2026, and we're counting down to see who matches into Surgery at Duke! Stay tuned for the announcement of our incoming intern class.
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Mar 5
Congratulations to Duke Vascular Surgery on once again receiving three stars from the SVS Vascular Quality Initiative!
@VascularSVS Vascular Quality Initiative has awarded three stars, the highest possible rating, to Duke Vascular Surgery for active participation in the Registry Participation Program! This is the second consecutive year with a ⭐️⭐️⭐️ rating. @DukeSurgery
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