Duke Health Performs First Hand Transplant in State

A 54-year-old man, is the recipient of Duke Hospital’s first hand transplant.The 12-hour procedure was performed May 27, 2016, by a team of surgeons, anesthesiologists, nurses, operating room staff and technicians, and was led by Linda Cendales, M.D., associate professor of surgery at Duke University School of Medicine and director of Duke’s hand transplant program. Duke is one of just 10 hospitals in the United States that has performed a hand transplant.

Duke Earns Grant for HIV Vaccine Work

Two research teams at Duke have received large, multi-year grants from the National Institutes of Health to pursue projects on HIV vaccine development.

The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) awarded a five-year grant totaling more than $9 million to a team led by Mary Klotman, M.D., chair of the Department of Medicine at the Duke University School of Medicine.

The NIAID presented a second grant of more than $11 million over five years to a collaborative effort led by Sallie Permar, M.D., Ph.D., assistant professor in the Department of Pediatrics at Duke, and involving researchers at UNC and the University of California, Davis.

Duke Names Chair of Dept. of Ophthalmology

The Duke University School of Medicine has named Edward Buckley, MD the permanent chair of the Department of Ophthalmology, effective immediately.

Al-Hashimi named director for Duke Center for RNA Biology

Hashim Al-Hashimi, PhD, assumed the role as director for the Center for RNA Biology at the Duke University School of Medicine.

Duke Receives $12.9M Grant for Lung Transplant Clinical Trials Network

The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, a division of the National Institutes of Health, has awarded a $12.95 million grant to a Duke University School of Medicine researcher to create a national Lung Transplant Clinical Trials Network.

Duke Medicine unites Physical Therapy division with Dept of Orthopaedic Surgery

Duke University School of Medicine has merged the Physical Therapy Division into the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery.

New Antibiotic Could Mean Only Single Dose Necessary

In the battle against stubborn skin infections, including methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), a new single-dose antibiotic is as effective as a twice-daily infusion given for up to 10 days, according to a large study led by Duke Medicine researchers.

Kirk Named Chair of Surgery at Duke School of Medicine

Allan D. Kirk, M.D., Ph.D., has been named chair of the Department of Surgery at Duke University School of Medicine and surgeon-in-chief for the Duke University Health System.

Duke Medicine Doctor Receives Award

Dr. Sallie Permar with Duke School of Medicine’s Department of Pediatrics and along with a colleague has been named recipient of the Presidential Early Career Awards for Scientists and Engineers, the highest honor bestowed by the U.S. government on science and engineering professionals in the early stages of their independent research careers.

Duke Researcher Receives White House Honor

Sallie Permar, M.D., Ph.D., of Duke University School of Medicine, was one of 102 researchers honored by President Obama with a Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers, the highest honor bestowed by the U.S. government to outstanding scientists and engineers beginning their independent careers.

Duke Professors Implant New Cardiac Assist Device

Two Duke professors, Dr. Roberto Manson and Dr. Mani Daneshmand—both assistant professors of surgery at the Duke School of Medicine—participated in the implantation of a new type of cardiac assist device in a calf in collaboration with researchers from the National Cheng Kung University in Taiwan.

Duke Establishes Center for Dermatological Research

Duke University School of Medicine has established a new center for dermatological research named for the late Dr. Sheldon Pinnell.

Duke's Andrews to be Honored by American Society of Hematology

The American Society of Hematology will recognize Nancy Andrews, MD, PhD, dean of Duke University School of Medicine, with the 2013 Henry M. Stratton Medal for their outstanding accomplishments in the fields of iron homeostasis and erythropoiesis and lymphoma.

Paulson Returns to Duke Medicine as Chairman of Radiology

Erik Paulson will return to the Duke University School of Medicine as chairman of the Department of Radiology, after serving as professor and chairman of the Department of Diagnostic Radiology at MD Anderson Cancer Center.

Duke Trustees Approve Upgrade of Programs, New Tuition Rates

The Duke University Board of Trustees on Friday approved the creation of a Department of Neurology within the School of Medicine. The board also approved upgrading the status of International Comparative Studies, as well as new tuition rates for 2013-14.

Duke Professor Wins Award

Barton Haynes, the Frederic M. Hanes Professor of Medicine and Immunology at Duke University and Director of the Duke Human Vaccine Institute and leader of the Center for HIV/AIDS Vaccine Immunology-Immunogen Discovery, will receive the 2013 AAI-Steinman Award for Human Immunology Research from the American Association of Immunologists.The award recognizes “significant, sustained achievement in immunology research pertinent to human disease pathogenesis, prevention, or therapy.”

New Duke Study Suggests Less Invasive Treatments for Breast Cancer

A lumpectomy and radiation may provide early-stage breast cancer patients with a better chance of survival than mastectomies, according to Duke Medicine Research.

Duke Researchers Develop New Way to Attack Cancer Tumors

By harnessing the very qualities that make sickle cell disease a lethal blood disorder, a research team led by Duke Medicine and Jenomic, a private cancer research company in Carmel, Calif., has developed a way to deploy the misshapen red blood cells to fight cancer tumors.

Alman to Chair Orthopaedic Surgery at Duke

Dr. Benjamin A. Alman, A.J. Latner Professor and chair of Orthopaedics at the University of Toronto, will become chair of the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Dr. Nancy Andrews, dean of the School of Medicine, announced this week. Alman will assume his new role in June.

Duke Nursing Professor Selected

Kirsten Corazzini, a professor at the Duke University School of Nursing, has been selected as a fellow of the Gerontological Society of America, the nation’s largest interdisciplinary organization devoted to the field of aging. Corazzini, a social gerontologist, was selected for the health sciences section.