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Three new scholars, including Rachel Cason, MD, a first-year nephrology fellow in the Department of Pediatrics, have been accepted to the Duke CTSA TL1 Post-Doctoral Training Program. The TL1 Program provides two years of funded time to support the research training of outstanding junior scientists.

Duke pediatric epileptologists are combining existing virtual and augmented reality technology to create a mixed reality experience to improve surgical accuracy and taking a new look at an established dietary therapy to help improve outcomes for children and adolescents with hard-to-control epilepsy.

New and competing renewal awards made to faculty in the Department of Pediatrics for the month of February 2021 are announced.

Andrew Landstrom, MD, PhD, assistant professor of pediatrics and cell biology, has been named director of the Duke Pediatric Research Scholars Program for Physician-Scientist Development (DPRS), effective April 1, 2021.

Duke medical students were among thousands across the United States who found out their residency matches on Friday, March 19, 2021. The tradition has been in place since 1952, and this year about 37,000 medical students nationally were matched with residencies.

Local law enforcement of immigration policy may affect preventable hospitalization rates for children, according to new research led by Penn State and Duke University investigators.

The parents of a child with symptoms characteristic of characteristic of Sturge Weber Syndrome seek insight and treatment from Duke Eye Center’s Sharon Freedman, MD, professor of ophthalmology and pediatrics division chief – a world renowned expert and foremost authority on childhood glaucoma.  

Ann M. Reed, MD, Samuel L. Katz Distinguished Professor of Pediatrics, chair of the Department of Pediatrics, and physician-in-chief of Duke Children’s, recently announced that Michael Smith, MD, MS, has been named interim chief of the Division of Infectious Diseases in the Department of Pediatrics, effective July 1, 2021.

New and competing renewal awards made to faculty in the Department of Pediatrics for the months of October 2020 through January 2021 are announced.

In this Alumni Spotlight interview, Lakshmi Katakam talks to us about her work treating patients in the largest NICU in the country at Texas Children’s Hospital, the lessons she learned as a fellow from her mentors and colleagues at Duke, and her love of nature, travel, and spending time with family.