News and Events

Three faculty from the Department of Pediatrics have been selected for the School of Medicine Office for Faculty's 2021 ALICE Program.

This week’s faculty spotlight shines on Joanna Robles, MD, assistant professor of pediatrics in the Division of Hematology-Oncology. Robles talks to us about how she became interested in pursuing pediatric hematology-oncology as well as her perceptions of the biggest challenges and opportunities in the field. She also shares her reflections on her most significant mentor, Jennifer Mayer, MD, and offers some insights into her research focused on how English proficiency affects clinical outcomes and patient satisfaction.

New and competing renewal awards made to faculty in the Department of Pediatrics for the month of December 2020 are announced.

Faculty and staff who meet the new criteria for priority distribution of the COVID-19 vaccine will receive an email from Duke Employee Occupational Health inviting them to schedule an appointment for vaccination at one of the three employee vaccination clinics located at our three hospitals.

RTI International, a nonprofit research institute, and Duke University, with funding from Muscular Dystrophy Association and Sarepta Therapeutics, have partnered to implement screening for Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) and related neuromuscular conditions for newborns in North Carolina.

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.