Category: New Faculty/Staff

Welcome new faculty member Dr. Marie Witte

Marie Witte, MD, recently joined our division as a Medical Instructor and Hospitalist for Duke University Hospital.  She comes to Duke from the Medical Group of the Carolinas in Spartanburg, SC where she was also a Hospitalist. Dr. Witte received her medical degree from Texas A&M College of Medicine in College Station, TX.  She completed her residency …

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DGIM Welcomes Dr. David Casarett, New Chief of Palliative Care Services

The Division of General Internal Medicine welcomes David Casarett, MD, MA, as the new Chief of Palliative Care. Dr. Casarett relocated from the University of Pennsylvania where he was Professor of Medicine and Director of Hospice and Palliative Care. Dr. Casarett’s work focuses on improving systems of care for people with serious, life-threatening illnesses. He is the author …

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Welcome new GIM members!

We are excited to announce three new members of our Duke General Internal Medicine team: New Faculty Members Gerardo Alcazar, MD, is a Hospital Medicine Medical Instructor. Dr. Alcazar graduated from Baylor College of Medicine and completed internal medicine residency at the University of Arizona where he was also a Chief Resident, 2016-2017. He has joined …

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New Faculty Spotlight: Dr. Bentley-Edwards

Keisha Bentley-Edwards, PhD, joined our division in July. She works at the DuBois Cook Center on Social Equity while also conducting research and assisting in the Duke Center for Community and Population Health Improvement. To get to know Dr. Bentley-Edwards a little more, we asked her the following questions: Where do you work? My office is located in the …

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Welcome new faculty member Dr. Bentley-Edwards

Keisha Bentley-Edwards, PhD, has come to us from The University of Texas at Austin where she was an Assistant Professor in Educational Psychology.  She received her PhD in Developmental Psychology from the University of Pennsylvania in 2009.  Dr. Bentley-Edwards joined Duke July 1st as an Assistant Professor at the DuBois Cook Center on Social Equity while also conducting …

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Welcome new hospitalists!

  Gerardo E. Alcazar, MD Dr. Alcazar just finished his Internal Medicine residency at the University of Arizona and now joins Duke University Hospital as a Medical Instructor for Hospital Medicine.     Kathleen Batley, MD Dr. Batley comes from the University of Colorado and just completed her Internal Medicine Residency. She is coming to Duke as a Medical Instructor for …

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Welcome new chief residents!

Did you know this? In recognition of the important contributions to teaching, research and patient care, our Medicine Chief Residents receive academic appointments as “Medical Instructors” in the Division of General Internal Medicine. In fact, many former Chiefs fill our leadership ranks at Duke. [Tip: Dr. Oddone was a Duke Chief. We are #ProudtobeGIM] The 2016-17 Medicine …

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New Faculty Spotlight: Adrienne Klement, MD

Dr. Adrienne Klement joined the division earlier this month! She works as a hospitalist and medical instructor at the Durham VA Medical Center. Dr. Klement recently completed her Internal Medicine residency and fellowship in Hospice and Palliative Medicine at Duke. Her clinical interests include providing comprehensive care to our veteran population as both an internist and …

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Welcome new GIM faculty members

Welcome the newest members of Duke General Internal Medicine! Eric Fountain, MA, MD Dr. Fountain is transitioning from Duke medicine residency to his clinical position as a hospitalist for the Preston Robert Tisch Brain Tumor Center at Duke.           Nia Mitchell, MS, MD, MPH Dr. Mitchell joins GIM as a researcher …

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Welcome New Faculty

                This month the Division of General Internal Medicine is pleased to announce additions of three new faculty members.Two are biostatisticians and one joins the ambulatory medicine service at the Durham VA Medical Center.

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