News and Events

The Department of Pediatrics is pleased to announce a request for applications (RFA) for funding to support PACE (Protected Analytics Computing Environment) access, made possible by proceeds from Children's Miracle Network Hospitals (CMN Hospitals) fundraising activities for the Department of Pediatrics and the Duke Pediatric Research Scholars Program (DPRS).

This is an opportunity for members of the Department of Pediatrics to share their research design, progress, and new insights with others in the Duke community.

Andrew Landstrom, MD, PhD, associate professor of pediatrics, is using genome sequencing to better understand sudden unexplained death in the young (SUDY). SUDY is defined as a sudden death in a seemingly healthy individual under the age of 40.

Betty Staples, MD, professor of pediatrics, and Jane Gagliardi, MD, professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences, and professor of medicine are recipients of a one-year $50,000 Josiah Macy Jr. Foundation Catalyst Award for Transformation in Graduate Medical Education.

The following is a list of new and competing renewal awards that were made to faculty in the Department of Pediatrics for the month of December 2022.

The American Academy of Pediatrics has updated its guidelines for evaluating and treating childhood obesity for the first time in 15 years, recommending early and intensive treatment — which includes medications and surgery for some young patients.

The following are new and competing renewal awards made to faculty in the Department of Pediatrics through the month of November 2022.

If you’re feeling a little stressed at the holidays, you’re not alone. According to the American Psychiatric Association, 41 percent of adults report an increase in worrying at this time of year.

Matthew Kelly, MD, MPH, a skilled clinician and researcher, has been selected as a recipient of the 2022 Young Investigator Award from

Jason Lang, MD, MPH, associate professor of pediatrics in the Division of Pulmonary and Sleep Medicine, has earned the American Lung Association’s (ALA) In