Duke University Department of Surgery: United, for All Patients
Durham, NC
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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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Final push, Duke Rides is less than two weeks away! Help us drive the science forward so we can improve outcomes for patients! @DukeSurgOnc @DukeHealth @DukeCancer @DukeSurgery @DukeMedSchool @DukeU @colontown @curecc @FightCRC @dak @JonScheyer @eaonc @JournalCancer
I’m excited to 🚲 with the GI Multi-D team at the Duke Rides event to raise funds for GI cancer research. Despite advances, far too many patients still face limited Rx options. Research is how we change that!
Please consider donating. Everything helps!
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Dawn Bowles, PhD, Professor in Surgery, served as senior author on a paper recently published in 'Life Sciences in Space Research,' that examines the effects of spaceflight on human health an immune function.
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Three Duke Surgery faculty members have been awarded Research Education Component (REC) career development awards from the Duke Claude D. Pepper Older Americans Independence Center.
Read more about the awardees and their projects: bit.ly/3Uww8jK
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We are pleased to share that Dr. Sabino Zani, Assoc. Prof. of Surgery, has been named to two leadership roles @DukeHealth: Surgeon Medical Director for Duke University Hospital and DUHS Lead for Robotic Surgery.
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Congratulations to @DukeMedSchool #PhysicianScientists who received the 2026 Research in Residency Technician Support Award: Abigail Benkert, Adrian Camarena, Christopher Bassil, Lauren West-Livingston, Aurian Garcia Gonzalez, & Matthew Pun!
Learn more: mailchi.mp/duke/opsd-aug26
ALT Graphic on a dark blue background celebrating the 2026 Research in Residency Technician Support Awardees (R38/R25). Six professional headshots are arranged in two rows with names and departments listed below each photo. Awardees are Abigail Benkert (Surgery), Adrian Camarena (Surgery), Christopher Bassil (Pediatrics), Lauren West-Livingston (Surgery), Aurian Garcia Gonzalez (Surgery), and Matthew Pun (Pediatrics). A Duke OPSD logo appears on a teal panel along the left side of the graphic.
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SSO is proud to announce the inaugural E. Shelley Hwang Sustainability Excellence Grant, honoring Dr. Hwang's leadership in advancing environmental sustainability within surgical oncology. Read the full announcement: ow.ly/EqOt50ZyYcH
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Daniel Hashimoto, MD, MTSR, a national leader in research on data science and the use of AI in surgery, will join Duke Surgery this fall as an Associate Professor in the Division of Minimally Invasive Surgery.
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The Duke Department of Surgery is pleased to announce that Alexander Hawkins, MD, MPH, FACS has been appointed Chief of the Section of Colorectal Surgery.
Dr. Hawkins will join Duke this fall.
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Congratulations to associate professor of surgery Michael Lidsky, MD, who has been appointed the new Section Chief of HPB Surgery within the Division of Surgical Oncology (@DukeSurgOnc).
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"We're seeing an explosion of patients asking, 'What can you do for this extra skin?'"
A new Duke University School of Medicine study examines the new realities of body contouring in the GLP-1 era.
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Ryan Antiel, MD, MSME, has been appointed as the next director of the Trent Center for Bioethics, Humanities & History of Medicine. @DukeSurgery @Duke_Childrens
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Joshua Ginzel, PhD, postdoctoral fellow, has been awarded the DMM Outstanding Paper Prize for his research article titled “Nonlinear Progression During the Occult Transition Establishes Cancer Lethality.”
Congratulations, Dr. Ginzel!
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Congratulations to Linda Cendales, MD, Professor of Surgery, on being elected the new Vice Chair for the American Society of Transplant Surgeons! Dr. Cendales officially assumed her role while at @ATCMeeting this weekend in Boston.
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We are pleased to announce that Dr. Trey Blazer, has been appointed Vice Chair of Faculty Affairs for the Department of Surgery, effective July 1. Dr. Blazer is a Professor of Surgery and currently serves as Interim Chief of @DukeSurgOnc.
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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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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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Healing Tiny Hearts: Duke doctors’ innovation improves odds for babies undergoing risky surgery
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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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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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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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