News and Events

This week’s faculty spotlight shines on pediatric critical care medicine physician Caroline Ozment, MD.

As clinical leaders of Children’s hospitals in the North Carolina Triangle region, we are here to advance and protect child health.

This week's Faculty Spotlight shines on Debra Lugo, MD, assistant professor of pediatrics in the Division of Infectious Diseases.

The Duke CTSI recently announced the publication of Oxysterols for Treatment of Perinatal Brain Injury, a case study documenting the translational journey of Duke researcher Eric Benner’s groundbreaking work to treat and reverse brain injuries in premature infants.

The following are new and competing renewal awards made to faculty in the Department of Pediatrics through the month of August 2021.

Surgeons at Duke University Hospital successfully performed a “donation after circulatory death” (DCD) heart transplant in a pediatric patient, demonstrating the potential expansion of eligible donor hearts for children with heart failure.

When caring for pediatric patients at Duke Primary Care Butner-Creedmoor, Anna White, PA-C, MPH, stays alert for any symptoms that could indicate an untreated behavioral health condition.

The Department of Pediatrics is pleased to announce a request for applications for the Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals (CMN Hospitals) Trainee Conference Awards, made possible by proceeds from CMN Hospitals fundraising activities for the Department of Pediatrics.

The following faculty in the Department of Pediatrics received new and competing renewal awards during July 2021.

Sebastian Sancho seemed perfectly healthy when he was born in the spring of 2012. Within two months, however, he was diagnosed with chronic granulomatous disease (CGD), a rare and serious genetic disorder that left his immune system unable to fight infection. His only hope for a cure was a stem cell transplant.