News and Events

Building on Duke’s long tradition of excellence in pediatrics, below is a collection of recent clinical advances and research initiatives in our subspecialty departments.

This issue's Faculty Spotlight shines on hospital medicine physician Samrat Das, MBBS. Das talks to us about his current responsibilities as director of undergraduate medical education for the Department of Pediatrics and director of the children’s procedural sedation unit. He talks about what he enjoys most about his work and provides advice for students and trainees.

Eileen Chambers, MD, an associate professor of pediatrics and surgery in the Duke University School of Medicine, was recently elected to the Society for Pediatric Research (SPR).

From student activist to Senior Associate Dean for Student Diversity, Recruitment, and Retention, Dr. Armstrong left behind a legacy of almost half a century of service to Duke and the wider medical community.

Duke Department of Pediatrics has been ranked second nationally on the list of NIH research grant funding for pediatrics clinical science departments with a total of $75,805,966 for 2020. Notably, four of our investigators were ranked among the top 20 for individual research funding, including Daniel K. Benjamin, MD, PhD, MPH, #13; Sallie R. Permar, MD, PhD, #8; Michael Cohen-Wolkowiez, MD, PhD, #3 and P. Brian Smith, MD, PhD, MPH, MHS, who took the #2 spot.

Pediatrics Residents César Lopez Angel, MD, PhD and Ben Cocanougher, MD, who received R38 grants through the Duke SCI-StARR program and the Duke Office of Physician Scientist Development (OSPD).

Rasheed Gbadegesin, MD, MBBS, has been named associate dean for physician-scientist development and director of the Office of Physician-Scientist Development (OPSD), a centralized, school-wide initiative designed to support the training needs and early faculty transition of physician-scientists.

Duke physician-scientist and critical care pediatrician Kanecia Zimmerman teamed up with Duke physician-scientist and pediatrician Daniel Benjamin, MD, PhD, MPH, to create the ABC Science Collaborative—a consortium to help interpret COVID-19 data to support schools.

Duke University continues its leadership in biomedical research, ranking 10th among the nation’s top medical schools and research institutions for funding from the National Institutes of Health (NIH). 

In this week’s Faculty Spotlight, ay Campbell, MD, talks about his clinical specialty and research in cardiac imaging, his most significant mentors during fellowship and at Duke, and provides advice for trainees.