Request for Proposals: Derfner Foundation Faculty Research Awards
The Department of Pediatrics announces a request for proposals for the Derfner Foundation Faculty Awards. The goal of this program is to support investigators in the Duke Children’s community who are conducting basic, clinical, or applied child health research.
DCRI selected as Clinical Trials Data Coordinating Center for NIH RECOVER Long COVID Initiative
The Duke Clinical Research Institute (DCRI) has been named the Clinical Trials Data Coordinating Center for large-scale national research studies aimed at understanding and improving the treatment of long COVID.
If you value life, it's about more than just protecting the unborn
The following op-ed was published in the Raleigh News & Observer, Charlotte Observer, and AOL News. A child’s life should be filled with sleepovers and laughter with friends on playgrounds. Yet the stark reality is that children have a significant chance of being abused by their caregivers
New and competing renewal awards for May - June 2022
The following is a list of new and competing renewal awards that were made to faculty in the Department of Pediatrics for the months of May - June 2022.
Williams selected for Physician Scientist Development Program (PSDP) award
The Physician Scientist Development Program (PSDP) Steering Committee recently announced the eight selected outstanding trainees who will begin their PSDP research in July 2023.
Resident Spotlight: Shivani Shah, DO
Shivani Shah, DO, has been interested in the brain for as long as she can remember. Shah recently joined the Department of Neurology for her Junior Assistant Residency (JAR) year of training with adult patients before completing her child neurology training.
Smith named Chair for Academic Promotion and Tenure Committee
Ann M. Reed, MD, recently announced that P. Brian Smith, MD, MPH, MHS, Samuel L. Katz Distinguished Professor of Pediatrics in the Division of Neonatology, has been named Chair for the Department of Pediatrics’ Academic Promotion and Tenure Committee.
Faculty Spotlight: Melissa Kay, PhD, MS, MPH, RD
This week’s Faculty Spotlight shines on pediatrician Melissa Kay, PhD, MS, MPH, RD. Kay talks to us about how she first became interested in pediatric nutrition while pursuing dual master's degrees in Public Health and Food Policy & Applied Nutrition at Tufts University.
Welcome New Pediatrics Faculty Members
Welcome to the newest faculty members of the Department of Pediatrics! We are fortunate to welcome 13 new primary faculty members and 3 clinical associates this academic year.
Faculty Spotlight: Jeffrey Brian Russ, MD, PhD
Jeffrey Russ, MD, PhD has had a lifelong interest in both neuroscience and neurology, and it was his interest in brain development that led him to a clinical interest in pediatric neurology.