Category: New stories

Yancy shares his diabetes research

Group visits have been around more than a decade, particularly for management of chronic illnesses such as diabetes. Gaining in popularity, some say the greeting at the next appointment will be “the doctor will see all of you now.” These researchers, led by Dr. Will Yancy, are taking a new approach with a serious focus on weight …

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2016 GIM end-of-year awards

2016 Department of Medicine “Excellence in Education” Awards Annually the Department of Medicine names an individual from each division to receive an award for excellence in education. Accompanying this recognition is a $5000 gift! This year’s beneficiaries are: General Internal Medicine Dr. Sonal Patel, VA Prime Clinic Medical Director Hospital Medicine Dr. Poonam Sharma, a Duke Regional hospitalist Read more about Dr. …

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Welcome new faculty members!

The Division of General Internal Medicine is pleased to announce additions of two new faculty members:   Peter Lee, MD In May 2016 Dr. Peter Lee transitioned to Duke Hospital Medicine from the WakeMed Hospitalist program in Raleigh. A graduate of the University of Pennsylvania, he completed both medical school and residency training at UNC Chapel Hill.     …

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Chatterjee reports on recent ADA annual meeting

Post submitted by Ranee Chatterjee Montgomery, MD, MPH I have been attending the American Diabetes Association’s annual Scientific Sessions meeting since 2009 when it was held in New Orleans. This year, 2016, the meeting returned to New Orleans, and so I feel like I have completed a complete circuit! Through the years, I have learned better …

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Duke Integrative Medicine named best holistic medicine practice of 2016

Indy Week, a local newspaper known for their progressive news, culture & commentary for Raleigh, Cary, Durham & Chapel Hill areas, just completed their “Best of the Traingle Awards” for 2016 and we are happy to announce Duke Integrative Medicine was amongst the award recipients and was named “Best Holistic Medicine Practice”.   “I am …

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Rubin receives ambulatory teaching award

Dr. Sharon Rubin, assistant professor of medicine in Duke GIM, received the 2016 Ambulatory Teaching Award at Duke Medicine Grand Rounds on June 10. The Internal Medicine House Staff presents this award to a faculty member who best exemplifies commitment and excellence to teaching in ambulatory medicine. Dr. Rubin has been an excellent attending to …

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A glimpse into what’s happening in DGIM Clinical Research

We want to share news about ongoing research in the division of general internal medicine. Recently Gene Oddone told us about an interesting behavioral health study that’s coming to a close this fall. He has collaborated with Laura Damschroder from Ann Arbor, Michigan, to investigate whether patients with risky behaviors such as smoking or obesity would choose …

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Faculty Spotlight: Carol Hammond, PhD

Did you know Dr. Carol Hammond is a “speech language pathologist”? This background, plus a fascination with human anatomy and physiology, led to her career research work on “post-stroke oral pharyngeal dysphagia.” Presently she’s studying mild traumatic brain injury in post-combat veterans and her latest project is looking at goal management training to improve memory …

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Large DGIM group led by Dr. Duan-Porter in Annals of IM

Recently (April 26, 2016) a large group led by first author Wei Duan-Porter, MD, PhD, and senior author John W. Williams Jr., MD, MHSc, from Duke GIM published a systematic review in the Annals of Internal Medicine entitled “Reporting of Sex Effects by Systematic Reviews on Interventions for Depression, Diabetes, and Chronic Pain.” Our researchers showed that Systematic Reviews (SRs) have the …

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Kessler Named VA’s Acting Emergency Medicine Chief

Chad Kessler, MD, Deputy Durham VAMC Chief of Staff, recently received the national role of VA’s Acting Director of Emergency Medicine. As director, Kessler will oversee the 119 emergency departments in VA medical centers across the United States while continuing in his Durham post. Kessler got his start in emergency care through a program sponsored by the VA …

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