Celebrating our Senior Residents and Fellows 2021
The 2021 Resident and Fellow graduation and awards ceremony was held during Grand Rounds on Tuesday, June 22. The Department of Pediatrics extends our congratulations and thanks to this talented group of physicians and scientists.
World Sickle Cell Day Events
The Duke Pediatric and Adult Sickle Cell Clinics in collaboration with community partners are sponsoring two important events in downtown Durham in recognition of World Sickle Cell Day.
Duke Children's Hospital maintains No. 1 ranking in North Carolina
Duke Children’s Hospital once again ranked among the top 50 children’s medical centers nationally and retained its position at No. 1 in North Carolina, according to this year’s annual list from U.S. News & World Report.
Wesevich receives Snyderman Award
The Institutional Committee for Graduate Medical Education has selected Austin Wesevich, MD, MPH, a
Joining forces to fight childhood obesity
In 2006, Sarah Armstrong, MD, created the Healthy Lifestyles Program, now one of the largest outpatient pediatric obesity clinics in the country.
Lang named Medical Director of DCRI Safety Surveillance
Jason Lang, MD, MPH, Duke pediatric pulmonologist and associate professor of pediatrics, was recently named Medical Director of DCRI Safety Surveillance.
Epstein receives 2021 Marshall Klaus Neonatal-Perinatal Research Award
Adrian Epstein, MD, a second year fellow in the Division of Neonatology, was recently awarded the 2021 Marshall Klaus Neonatal-Perinatal Research Award for his project entitled, Disruption of oligodendrogenesis following sepsis-induced injury to the postnatal subventricular zone.
Student Spotlight: Brian Ketterman, MD
Brian Ketterman, MD, a member of the Class of 2021, talks about what it was like to be a medical student during the COVID-19 pandemic, his favorite memories from his time at Duke, and his aspirations for the future.
K-12 schools that took precautions had minimal COVID transmission
Danny Benjamin, MD, PhD, MPH, co-chair of the ABC Science Collaborative, recently presented Plan A data to the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction (DPI). The NC Department of Public Instruction has engaged the ABC Science Collaborative to collate, analyze, and interpret COVID-19 data from middle and high schools in Plan A.
Wesevich receives Robert M. Califf, MD, Medicine Resident Research Award
Austin Wesevich, MD, MPH receives the Robert M. Califf, MD, Medicine Resident Research Award for his study entitled Utilization of Text Messages to Supplement Rounding Communication.