Vice Chair of Quality and Innovation - Duke Dept of Medicine + Faculty Director of Primary Care Transformation, Duke Margolis Health Policy Institute
Durham, NC
Joined July 2009
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Michael Pignone retweeted
The Champs. 🏆
In 2026, Ring of Fire claims the championship with a dominant victory over the number one seed. Raleigh secured its second title in program history and its first in five years!
#USAUNats | #USAUltimate
Congratulations to Kevin and teammates! What a run!
RALEIGH IS NATIONAL CHAMPIONS FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE 2021 🏆🔥
It’s the second title in history for Ring of Fire as they take down Machine 15-12 to claim the crown in the men’s division! What a run from the North Carolina squad!
#USAUNats | #USAUltimate
Michael Pignone retweeted
RALEIGH IS NATIONAL CHAMPIONS FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE 2021 🏆🔥
It’s the second title in history for Ring of Fire as they take down Machine 15-12 to claim the crown in the men’s division! What a run from the North Carolina squad!
#USAUNats | #USAUltimate
Excited to see our work in @JAMAInternalMed ! Only the first step in our collaboration with our Singapore colleagues @dukenus @SingHealthSG
💬 Editor's Note: After a positive #FIT result, patient navigation/reminders, & clinician reminders each increased follow-up colonoscopy completion, indicating that several implementation strategies may improve #ColorectalCancer screening follow-up ja.ma/3VJnGhC
Michael Pignone retweeted
Shana Ratner, MD, FACP, has been named the new chief of the UNC Division of General Medicine and Clinical Epidemiology!
Read the full story here: ow.ly/YkGG50ZQp7w
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ASU student barbers are preparing to become Prostate Cancer Awareness Ambassadors, learning how the trust built behind the chair can help open important conversations about men’s health, early detection and informed choices.
Michael Pignone retweeted
UNC Lineberger and OHSU receive $4M to address barriers to cancer screening across NC and Oregon 🙌
Led by Alison Brenner, PhD, MPH, & Stephanie Wheeler, PhD, MPH, researchers will develop and implement new strategies to reach patients due for screenings. bit.ly/4zDjM9y
ALT Headshots of Alison Brenner, PhD, MPH (left) and Stephanie Wheeler, PhD, MPH (right).
Michael Pignone retweeted
📣Alcohol policy is cancer prevention policy.
New WHO study estimates that major alcohol control policies could prevent thousands of cancer cases every year. 🎗️
🔗 Learn more: bit.ly/3R45ehJ
#CancerPrevention #AlcoholPolicy #CancerResearchIntoAction
Michael Pignone retweeted
A new analysis of clinical trial data led by Lineberger's Anisha P. Ganguly, MD, MPH, has proven that mailed fecal immunochemical tests can drastically increase colorectal cancer screening by 18% across multiple racial/ethnic groups.
news.unchealthcare.org/2026/…
Michael Pignone retweeted
If you haven't been considering mailed FIT testing for CRC screening for your patients, maybe it's time you did.
Why? Read in #JGIM: buff.ly/lnNvxWc
Michael Pignone retweeted
Had REM been mugged in the studio by Motorhead, it might've ended up sounding something like Husker Du's 1986 major-label debut 'Candy Apple Grey': thirty-seven minutes of abrasive guitars, brilliant hooks and zero concessions to mass appeal. The night before the Daydream Nation.
Michael Pignone retweeted
Alcohol policies reduce alcohol consumption. Reduced alcohol consumption prevents cancer cases. 🎗️
Learn more: bit.ly/4dkdIK1
#IARC60 #CancerResearchIntoAction
Screening for unhealthy alcohol use is one of most under-utilized preventive care interventions- I’m presenting a summary of our @CPRITTexas funded work on developing linked inpatient and outpatient screening and treatment programs as a strategy for cancer prevention at IARC!
Alcohol is one of the most common, yet least discussed, risk factors in primary health care.
WHO/Europe and WONCA have published a fact sheet on #SBI – an approach that involves asking patients about their alcohol use and offering advice when needed.
bit.ly/3NI399G
Michael Pignone retweeted
Dad passed away two years ago today. Every day of my life I have been and will be proud to be his daughter.
Michael Pignone retweeted
Alcohol use disorder (AUD) is associated with lower adherence and continuation of PrEP. Additional interventions are likely needed to help individuals with AUD to use PrEP as advised and achieve full protection from HIV. @UTexasPharmacy
Read in #JGIM: buff.ly/y7sPp35
Michael Pignone retweeted
In honor of a very successful Opening Weekend at PNC Park, we're giving away this team-autographed poster.
RT for your chance to win! 🏴☠️
Michael Pignone retweeted
#CISTO study: Patient preferences drive #BladderCancer treatment choice, shaping quality of life outcomes. @angiesmith_uro @UNCurology joins @UroCancerMD @VUMCurology to discuss:
🧠 Preferences for bladder-sparing vs cystectomy varied widely and were not predicted by treatment choice alone.
✅ Patients who received their preferred treatment had better QoL—highlighting the power of shared decision-making in high-risk #NMIBC
#WatchNow on UroToday > bit.ly/4pNwKeY
J. Michael Bishop, Nobel Prize Winner for Cancer Research, Dies at 90 nytimes.com/2026/03/22/obitu… via @NYTimes
I feel fortunate to have arrived at UCSF in 1989 when Drs Bishop and Varmus were honored with the Nobel Prize - and to have them lecture in our second year classes! RIP!
