News and Events

Congratulations to the Fall 2021 DASHE recipients, including Rachel O'Brian, MD, medical instructor in the Department of Pediatrics (Emergency Medicine).

Congratulations to the 2021 ALICE program graduates, including Carolyn Avery, MD, Mai ElMallah, MD, and Mikelle Key-Solle from the Department of Pediatrics! 

Christoph Hornik MD, PhD, MPH, has recently been named the new vice chair of research in the Department of Pediatrics, effective January 14, 2022.

Adolescents and young adults are at a pivotal time in their lives, during which health trajectories firmly take hold. A range of complex health issues that intermingle physical, behavioral, and developmental dynamics are common in this age group.

Congratulations to the 2021 ADVANCE-UP program graduates, including Gillian Noel, MD; Victoria Parente, MD; and Joanna Robles, MD from the Department of Pediatrics! 

Each year at this time, we observe the valuable tradition of giving thanks. We reflect on the opportunities we’ve been given, the challenges we’ve faced, the lessons we’ve learned, and the progress we’ve made.

Duke Children's Hospital has been named a Center of Care by the Children's Cardiomyopathy Foundation (CCF), a national nonprofit committed to improving the health outcomes and quality of life for children with cardiomyopathy.

Today, the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation (DDCF) in concert with the American Heart Association, the Burroughs Wellcome Fund, the John Templeton Foundation, the Rita Allen Foundation and the Walder Foundation announced the 22 medical schools--including Duke University--receiving $12.1 million in grants through the COVID-19 Fund to Retain Clinical Scientists (FRCS) competition.

A survey of parents and caregivers of children with cancer found that nearly a third of them expressed hesitancy to vaccinate their youngsters against COVID-19.

They say timing is everything and Lindsay Terrell, MD, knows that saying rings true. Terrell is the clinical director for the Duke Foster Care Clinic.