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Daniel Kelly Benjamin, Jr, MD, PhD, MPH, was recently elected into the Association of American Physicians (AAP). Benjamin is the Kiser-Arena Distinguished Professor, a professor of pediatrics in the Divisions of Infectious Diseases and Quantitative Sciences, and a member in the Duke Clinical Research Institute.

Congratulations to Sophie Shaikh, MD, MPH, MSc, who recently received the Physician Leadership Award at Duke Regional Hospital (DRH). Dr.

Growing research has shown that intensive interventions are needed, scientists say. Here is why their advice is changing.

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).

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.

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.

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 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 AAP said it's a disease with genetic, social and environmental factors.

The American Academy of Pediatrics' new guidance on childhood obesity — the first in 15 years — moves away from "watchful waiting," or delaying treatment to see if children outgrow obesity.