News and Events

The Department of Pediatrics in the Duke University School of Medicine is seeking a full-time, regular rank faculty member at the Associate Professor level or above to serve as Pediatric Residency Program Director. 

Kathleen McGann, MD, vice chair of education, recently announced the appointment of Samrat Das, MBBS, as director of undergraduate medical student education in the Department of Pediatrics, effective February 1, 2021.

For this week’s “spotlight” interview, Kayli Kishel, MD, talks to us about how she first became interested in neurology (and pediatric epileptology in particular), getting married and finding comfort in a new rescue puppy during the COVID-19 pandemic, and her plans for a career in pediatric epilepsy after finishing her residency. 

A study funded by the National Institutes of Health suggests that keeping the hemoglobin level higher in the first weeks of life offers no advantage in survival or brain development for extremely low birth weight infants.

The Duke Department of Pediatrics welcomes the newest group of fellows who will arrive in July 2021.

Four faculty from the Department of Pediatrics have been selected for the School of Medicine Office for Faculty's 2021 LEADER program.

Duke’s Division of Neonatology and members of the Duke intensive care nursery (ICN) team continue to be at the forefront of quality improvement efforts that reduce sepsis, improve survival, and benefit the smallest, most vulnerable patients for the rest of their lives.

This week’s faculty spotlight shines on John Lyles, MD, clinical associate in the Department of Pediatrics in the Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition. Lyles talks to us about how he became interested in medicine, particularly pediatric gastroenterology, and the challenges in caring for patients with disorders of the gut-brain axis. He also shares his reflections on his most significant mentor, Lisa Martin, PhD, and offers some insights into his research focused exploring options to offer IB-Stim to patients in addition to other related interests.

Duke Ob/Gyn, Duke Family Medicine and Community Health, Duke Pediatrics, Duke Health and Duke University Hospital have collaborated with community organizations to produce educational videos in Spanish about COVID-19 for Latinx patients.

Five Duke Pediatrics doctors are included on this year's Business NC's Top Doctors list.