William Alexander

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Reed Co-Authors Article on Lymph Nodes as a Signal for Thyroid Cancer

Patients under age 45 with thyroid cancer that has spread to lymph nodes in the neck are at a greater risk of dying, according to new research by a team including Shelby Reed, PhD, as well as other faculty at the Duke Cancer Institute and Duke Clinical Research Institute. The study, “Presence and Number of …

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Goldstein Receives Career Development Award to Study Female Veterans

Karen Goldstein, MD, MSPH, has just received funding for a five-year career development award. Goldstein will use this award to examine peer-support interventions for female veterans at risk for cardiovascular disease. Goldstein’s intervention will pair female veterans together to provide needed social support to tackle these challenging skills and life changes. This project, which will begin in July, will …

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Boggan, Greenblatt, and Caputo Score Teaching Awards and Nominations

Joel Boggan, MD, Lawrence Greenblatt, MD, and Laura Caputo, MD, were all recently recognized for their teaching excellence at last week’s Department of Medicine Grand Rounds. Joel Boggan, MD, won the VA teaching award; Laura Caputo, MD was also one of the nominees for this award. This year’s medical students also nominated Lawrence Greenblatt, MD, …

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American Pain Society Offering $20,000 Pain Research Grants (due July 10)

The American Pain Society (APS) has announced its 2015 Future Leaders in Pain Research Grants program. This year the APS will award up to two grants of up to $20,000 each to pain research proposals demonstrating the greatest merit and potential for success. These grants encourage research in pain that will add to the existing …

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NIH Funding Research in Acute Kidney Injury in Older Adults (due September 7)

The National Institutes of Health have issued a funding opportunity announcement for basic, clinical, translational and outcomes research on acute kidney injury (AKI) in older persons. Applications may focus on the 1) epidemiology, etiology and risk factors for AKI in older adults, 2) pathophysiology of AKI in the aging kidney and its impact on chronic …

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Lantos Discusses Geospatial Tools and Analysis at Duke, Mongolia

This May, Paul Lantos, MD, gave two presentations on geospatial tools and analysis–one nearly 7,000 miles apart from the other. On May 19, Lantos gave a lecture on geospatial methodology and analysis for the One Health Training Program at the Duke Global Health Institute. Then, on the 26th and 27th, Lantos traveled to the Mongolian …

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Duke Recognizes 15 GIM Faculty and Staff Members for Their Continued Service

The Duke University Health System (DUHS) recently recognized 15 faculty members and staff from the division of General Internal Medicine for their continued service. Led by Eugene Oddone, who celebrated his 30th year as a Blue Devil, members of the Division have provided more than 160 years of service to the DUHS. Congratulations to each …

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New Study from Yancy, Oddone, Voils Examines the Effects of Diet Choice on Weight Loss

New research from a team including lead author William Yancy, MD, as well as Eugene Oddone MD, and Corrine Voils, PhD, provides new insights into the effects of participant choice in diet on weight loss. The study, published in the latest issue of the Annals of Internal Medicine, compared weight loss of participants who were …

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Faculty Spotlight: John W. Williams, MD, MHSc

John W. Williams, MD, MHSc, is the subject of this week’s faculty spotlight. In this interview, Williams talks about directing the Durham VA Evidence Synthesis Center, implementing mental health care into patient-centered medical homes, the 1989 SGIM Conference in New Orleans and hiking Mount Kilimanjaro. How long have you been at Duke? How long have you …

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GIM Wine and Cheese Happy Hours Scheduled for 2015/2016 Year

The division has scheduled dates for its quarterly Wine and Cheese Happy Hour Socials for the 2015/2016 academic year. The next happy hour is scheduled for 4:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, September 24. Additional happy hours have been tentatively scheduled for January 21 and April 14. For more information, email Nina Jackson Goode …

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