
Department of Pediatrics faculty were honored at the Duke University School of Medicine 2025 Faculty Awards. These awards honor outstanding contributions in teaching, research, clinical care, professionalism, and service, and they celebrate the excellence and dedication of faculty members who embody the School’s mission and values

Dean’s Distinguished Service Award
Jeffrey Baker, MD, PhD
Professor of Pediatrics and Director of the Trent Center for Bioethics, Humanities, and History of Medicine

Ruth and A. Morris Williams Jr. Faculty Research Prize
Andrew Landstrom, MD, PhD
Associate Professor of Pediatrics and Cell Biology

Leonard Palumbo Jr., MD Faculty Achievement Award
Kyle Rehder, MD
Professor of Pediatrics

Leonard Tow Humanism in Medicine Award
Lars Wagner, MD
Professor of Pediatrics

Master Clinician/Teacher Award
Henry Rice, MD
Professor of Surgery, Pediatrics, and Global Health