Frequent visitors to Duke University Hospital, as well as patients who make extended stays, often deal with a variety of complex health care problems, including end-of-life issues, chronic pain, lacking the ability to pay, and homelessness. In this week’s Faculty Spotlight Joanna Kipnes, MD, talks about creating tailored health care plans for these patients–and why …
For this week’s faculty spotlight, we talk to David M. Gallagher, MD, chief of the Hospital Medicine program at Duke University Hospital. In this interview, Dr. Gallagher discusses the challenges and joys of working in hospital medicine, the history and future of the field, and efforts to improve his electric guitar skills. How long have …
The Australian Outback isn’t the first place that springs to mind when thinking of advancing the state of medical education, but that’s where the subject of our next Faculty Spotlight has headed. Bruce Peyser, MD, talks to us about what he’s doing in Alice Springs, and how it will build better physician-resident relationships. How long have …
Lynn Bowlby, MD, the subject of our 20th Faculty Spotlight article, works to help residents complete their training, both in the classroom and in the Duke Outpatient Clinic. In this interview, she talks about the joys of working with residents, her medical areas of interest, and keeping busy both at the division and at home. …
Our third Staff Spotlight focuses on Clinical Research Coordinator Iris Pounds, a 10-year veteran of the Division. Ms. Pounds talks to us about the human and scientific sides of her work, her dual degrees in business and health administration, and collecting costume jewelry. How long have you been at Duke? How long have you been …
This week’s faculty spotlight shines on Anne Phelps, MD, who works at the Duke Outpatient Clinic and at Duke Signature Care. Dr. Phelps talks us about teaching residents, getting to know her patients, and running into an octopus in Hawaii. How long have you been at Duke? How long have you been at the Division? …
William Yancy, MD, is the focus of this week’s faculty spotlight. Dr. Yancy talks about being a second-generation Duke employee, teaching clinical research seminars, his research investigating the effects of diet preference on weight loss, water-skiing and other subjects. How long have you been at Duke? How long have you been at the Division? I …
Saumil Chudgar, MD, is the focus of this week’s faculty spotlight. We talk to Dr. Chudgar about teaching new and established courses to medical students, the history and future of medical education, and enjoying the foodie and improv scenes of Durham and Chapel Hill. How long have you been at Duke? How long have you …
This week’s faculty spotlight is Kathleen Waite, MD, a primary care doctor at Duke’s Pickett Road Clinic. In this interview we talk to her about building 20-year relationships with patients, helping patients with long-term behavior change, and her own figure skating career. How long have you been at Duke? How long have you been a …
This week’s faculty spotlight shines on Santanu Datta, PhD, MBA, who talks the future of telemedicine, how his two business degrees influence his research, and developing interventions to reduce alcohol consumption in people with hepatitis C. How long have you been at Duke? How long have you been at the Division? I joined the Center …
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