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  • Preterm Birth Research

    Patrick Seed, MD, PhD, Assistant Professor in the Division of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, has been invited to help establish a national initiative to inspire more research into preterm birth.

  • Duke Faculty Elected to the American Pediatric Society

    Five Duke Department of Pediatrics physicians were recently elected to the American Pediatric Society (APS), one of the nation's oldest and most prestigious academic societies.

  • Jhaveri, Thornberg Elected to Society for Pediatric Research

    Two Duke Department of Pediatrics faculty members were recently elected to the Society for Pediatric Research (SPR), an organization dedicated to encouraging a wide range of cutting-edge science, from basic to translational, clinical and health services research that reflects diverse pediatric academic disciplines.

  • Samuel Katz, MD, Wilburt Cornell Davison Professor and Chairman Emeritus of the Department of Pediatrics at Duke University Medical Center, has been awarded a lifetime achievement award by Action for Children of North Carolina for his contributions to pediatric measles vaccine development. 

  • One of this year's Health Care Hero Awards honored William Clayton Bordley, MD, MPH, Associate Professor of Pediatrics and Chief, Division of Pediatric Hospital and Emergency Medicine, for his significant contributions to health care in the Hospitalist category.

  • Kurtzberg Appointed to Council on Blood Stem Cell Transplantation

    Joanne Kurtzberg, MD, director of Pediatric Blood and Marrow Transplant Program, director of the Carolinas Cord Blood Bank at Duke, and professor of pediatrics and pathology at Duke University Medical Center, was appointed to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' new Advisory Council on Blood Stem Cell Transplantation (ACBSCT) on January 17, 2008.

  • Pediatric Echocardiography Laboratory Accredited by ICAEL

    The Pediatric Echocardiography Laboratory, Duke University Medical Center, was recently reaccredited by the Intersocietal Commission for the Accreditation of Echocardiography Laboratories (ICAEL).  The laboratory is now the only pediatric echocardiography lab in the state of North Carolina to be accredited in all echo modalities (transthoracic, fetal, and transesophageal).  In addition, it is one of the first one thousand echocardiography laboratories in the United States, Canada, and Puerto Rico to be so recognized for its commitment to high quality patient care and its provision of quality diagnostic testing.  

  • Judith A. Voynow, MD, an associate professor in the Department of Pediatrics at the Duke University Medical Center will assume responsibilities as Chief of the Division of Pulmonary and Sleep Medicine beginning July 1, 2008.  Voynow has been a faculty member at Duke since 1994. 
 

  • MRI Cinema Therapy

    A recent grant was awarded to Duke's cardiovascular MRI division to purchase the Silver Screen Projector System--a viewing system with adjustable 3-D goggles that enables a child to watch movies while undergoing MRI treatment.  



  • McKinney Named New Director of Trent Center

    After five years as dean for research with the Duke University School of Medicine, Ross McKinney, M.D., has accepted the role of director of the Trent Center for Bioethics, Humanities and History of Medicine.

  • St. Geme Selected as 2007 Fellow of the American Academy of Microbiology (AAM)

    Dr. Joseph St. Geme, III, professor and chair of the Department of Pediatrics and professor in the Department of Molecular Genetics and Microbiology has been selected as a 2007 Fellow of the American Academy of Microbiology.

  • Duke Honors Distinguished Professor, Joseph St. Geme, III

    Duke University has awarded distinguished professorships to 22 faculty members, including Joseph St. Geme, III, MD, professor and chair of the Department of Pediatrics and professor in the Department of Molecular Genetics and Microbiology. St. Geme was awarded a James B. Duke professorship, which was established in memory of James B. Duke, founder of the Duke Endowment, and is awarded to select tenured faculty who demonstrate outstanding scholarship.

  • Samuel Katz, M.D., Wilburt Cornell Davison Professor and Chairman Emeritus of the Department of Pediatrics at Duke University Medical Center, has been awarded the 2007 Pollin Prize for his lifetime contributions to pediatric infectious disease research and vaccine development.
 

  • "Health Care Heroes" of Duke Pediatrics

    Samuel L. Katz, M.D., the Wilburt C. Davison Professor Emeritus of Pediatrics and Chairman Emeritus of Pediatrics at Duke University Medical Center, received the 2007 Health Care Heroes Lifetime Achievement Award for his commitment, impact, and service in health care, both locally and internationally. In addition, Joanne Kurtzberg, M.D. was honored as a Health Care Innovator for her work as director of the Pediatric Blood and Marrow Transplant Program and the Carolinas Cord Blood Bank.

 
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