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Samuel L. Katz, MD, died on Monday, October 31, 2022. Dr. Katz was a world-renowned virologist, pediatrician, and chair emeritus and Wilburt C. Davison Professor Emeritus of Pediatrics at Duke University School of Medicine. He was an honors graduate of Dartmouth College and Harvard Medical School.

Jennifer Rothman, MD, was recently named Medical Director of the Children’s Clinical Research Unit (CCRU) in the Department of Pediatrics, effective January 15, 2023.

Kris Michael Mahadeo, MD, MPH, has been named chief of the Division of Transplant and Cellular Therapy in the Duke Department of Pediatrics, effective January 9, 2023

In conjunction with divisional program directors, Cherrita McCoy shares in the implementation and compliance of all aspects of the management and

He didn’t always have an awareness of it or a word for it, but Christopher Lunsford, MD, was affected by ableism throughout his life. It affected how he coped with the challenges that came with being hard of hearing since birth and having a speech impediment.

The following are new and competing renewal awards made to faculty in the Department of Pediatrics through the month of September 2022.

As Cynthia Toth, MD, prepares to "dive" inside the eye, she practices a relaxed mind. "Slow breath, focus, concentrate," she tells herself. In 30 years as a retinal surgeon, she has trained to make her left hand as proficient as her right, so she can smoothly reach the part of the retina she needs to.

Once your baby is discharged from the hospital, sleep is important to ensure that you and baby are getting the rest you need to settle into your new routines. The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) has recommendations for infants 0-1 year of age pertaining to safe sleep principles, which were updated in July of 2022.

Dozens of families — nearly 150 people altogether — gathered in Durham in August, united by a common thread: Pompe disease. The 11th annual Pompe Patient Meeting, hosted by the Duke University Pompe Disease Clinical and Research Team, has become a sort of homecoming and network of hope for these families so deeply affected by the advances Duke has made in helping children and adults with Pompe disease live longer, fuller lives.

The Duke Clinical Research Institute (DCRI) will help establish a new nationwide center that will accelerate and expand the dissemination of the latest research on addiction and overdose to help communities devastated by the opioid crisis.