School of Medicine ranked ninth in NIH funding
Duke University School of Medicine was awarded more than $527 million in federal funding from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) in 2022, ranking ninth nationally among academic medical centers.
Duke Pediatrics ranks second nationwide in NIH funding
We are pleased to announce that the Duke Department of Pediatrics has been ranked second nationally on the list of Blue Ridge NIH research grant funding for pediatrics clinical science departments.
Benjamin elected to Association of American Physicians (AAP)
Daniel Kelly Benjamin, Jr, MD, PhD, MPH, was recently elected into the Association of American Physicians (AAP). Benjamin is the Kiser-Arena Distinguished Professor, a professor of pediatrics in the Divisions of Infectious Diseases and Quantitative Sciences, and a member in the Duke Clinical Research Institute.
New and competing renewal awards for January 2023
The following are new and competing renewal awards made to faculty in the Department of Pediatrics through the month of January 2023. Please extend your congratulations to the following individuals.
Shaikh wins Physician Leadership Award at Duke Regional Hospital
Congratulations to Sophie Shaikh, MD, MPH, MSc, who recently received the Physician Leadership Award at Duke Regional Hospital (DRH). Dr.
Why Experts Are Urging Swifter Treatment for Children With Obesity
Growing research has shown that intensive interventions are needed, scientists say. Here is why their advice is changing.
Brains, hearts, and sudden deaths: following discoveries made from rare disease pilot grants
Andrew Landstrom, MD, PhD, associate professor of pediatrics, is using genome sequencing to better understand sudden unexplained death in the young (SUDY). SUDY is defined as a sudden death in a seemingly healthy individual under the age of 40.
New and competing renewal awards for December 2022
The following is a list of new and competing renewal awards that were made to faculty in the Department of Pediatrics for the month of December 2022.
New childhood obesity treatment guidelines from the AAP urge more proactive, intensive treatment
The American Academy of Pediatrics has updated its guidelines for evaluating and treating childhood obesity for the first time in 15 years, recommending early and intensive treatment — which includes medications and surgery for some young patients.
AAP’s first clinical practice guideline on obesity advises early, intensive care that focuses on ‘whole child’
The AAP’s first clinical practice guideline (CPG) on the evaluation and treatment of pediatric obesity highlights evidence-based approaches that pediatricians can use to treat children and adolescents effectively and safely.