Duke University Department of Surgery: United, for All Patients
Durham, NC
Joined July 2015
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Duke Surgery is #1 in NIH funding for the fifth consecutive year!
With more than $47 million received in funding from the NIH in 2025, our researchers and surgeon-scientists are continuing to propel life-saving scientific advancement forward.
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Drs. Donald Glower and Cynthia Shortell, Professors Emeritus of Surgery, have been named Master Surgeons. This is the department’s highest honor, bestowed in recognition of faculty who exemplify the ideals of Duke Surgery.
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Allan Kirk, MD, PhD, Professor of Surgery, was recently awarded the 2026 @WomenSurgeons Past Presidents' Honorary Member Award in recognition of his vision, generosity, mentorship, and steadfast commitment to women in surgery.
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A rare cancer diagnosis during pregnancy led Jessica Clarke to make a life-changing decision: move her family to Durham for care at Duke Health. See how expert care helped her welcome a healthy baby.
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Triple-negative breast cancer has long been considered one of the most aggressive and least understood forms of breast cancer. Researchers at DCI are working to change that.
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After 18 years leading the Division of Abdominal Transplant Surgery, Dr. Debra Sudan will be stepping down from her role as Chief.
Dr. Sudan will continue to serve on the Duke faculty as she operates her clinical and research programs.
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Jennifer Plichta, MD, MS, is helping patients navigate a rapidly evolving landscape of risk assessment, screening, prevention, and treatment while advancing research to better understand metastatic breast cancer.
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Final push, Duke Rides is less than two weeks away! Help us drive the science forward so we can improve outcomes for patients! @DukeSurgOnc @DukeHealth @DukeCancer @DukeSurgery @DukeMedSchool @DukeU @colontown @curecc @FightCRC @dak @JonScheyer @eaonc @JournalCancer
I’m excited to 🚲 with the GI Multi-D team at the Duke Rides event to raise funds for GI cancer research. Despite advances, far too many patients still face limited Rx options. Research is how we change that!
Please consider donating. Everything helps!
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Dawn Bowles, PhD, Professor in Surgery, served as senior author on a paper recently published in 'Life Sciences in Space Research,' that examines the effects of spaceflight on human health an immune function.
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Three Duke Surgery faculty members have been awarded Research Education Component (REC) career development awards from the Duke Claude D. Pepper Older Americans Independence Center.
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We are pleased to share that Dr. Sabino Zani, Assoc. Prof. of Surgery, has been named to two leadership roles @DukeHealth: Surgeon Medical Director for Duke University Hospital and DUHS Lead for Robotic Surgery.
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Congratulations to @DukeMedSchool #PhysicianScientists who received the 2026 Research in Residency Technician Support Award: Abigail Benkert, Adrian Camarena, Christopher Bassil, Lauren West-Livingston, Aurian Garcia Gonzalez, & Matthew Pun!
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ALT Graphic on a dark blue background celebrating the 2026 Research in Residency Technician Support Awardees (R38/R25). Six professional headshots are arranged in two rows with names and departments listed below each photo. Awardees are Abigail Benkert (Surgery), Adrian Camarena (Surgery), Christopher Bassil (Pediatrics), Lauren West-Livingston (Surgery), Aurian Garcia Gonzalez (Surgery), and Matthew Pun (Pediatrics). A Duke OPSD logo appears on a teal panel along the left side of the graphic.
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SSO is proud to announce the inaugural E. Shelley Hwang Sustainability Excellence Grant, honoring Dr. Hwang's leadership in advancing environmental sustainability within surgical oncology. Read the full announcement: ow.ly/EqOt50ZyYcH
Daniel Hashimoto, MD, MTSR, a national leader in research on data science and the use of AI in surgery, will join Duke Surgery this fall as an Associate Professor in the Division of Minimally Invasive Surgery.
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The Duke Department of Surgery is pleased to announce that Alexander Hawkins, MD, MPH, FACS has been appointed Chief of the Section of Colorectal Surgery.
Dr. Hawkins will join Duke this fall.
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Congratulations to associate professor of surgery Michael Lidsky, MD, who has been appointed the new Section Chief of HPB Surgery within the Division of Surgical Oncology (@DukeSurgOnc).
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"We're seeing an explosion of patients asking, 'What can you do for this extra skin?'"
A new Duke University School of Medicine study examines the new realities of body contouring in the GLP-1 era.
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Ryan Antiel, MD, MSME, has been appointed as the next director of the Trent Center for Bioethics, Humanities & History of Medicine. @DukeSurgery @Duke_Childrens
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Joshua Ginzel, PhD, postdoctoral fellow, has been awarded the DMM Outstanding Paper Prize for his research article titled “Nonlinear Progression During the Occult Transition Establishes Cancer Lethality.”
Congratulations, Dr. Ginzel!
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Congratulations to Linda Cendales, MD, Professor of Surgery, on being elected the new Vice Chair for the American Society of Transplant Surgeons! Dr. Cendales officially assumed her role while at @ATCMeeting this weekend in Boston.
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We are pleased to announce that Dr. Trey Blazer, has been appointed Vice Chair of Faculty Affairs for the Department of Surgery, effective July 1. Dr. Blazer is a Professor of Surgery and currently serves as Interim Chief of @DukeSurgOnc.
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