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Duke Department of Surgery
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One of the world's leading surgical departments, committed to providing outstanding patient care, training tomorrow's leaders, and conducting innovative research.
https://surgery.duke.edu/
We're proud to share that #DukeSurgery's Vice Chair of Research, Shelley Hwang, MD, MPH, has been chosen to feature in the 2025 #TIME100Health list, which honors the most influential people in global health.

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May 21, 2025 at 5:40 PM
We're excited to debut a new homepage for the #DukeSurgery #Research pillar, featuring a more modern presentation of our accomplishments & mission. Watch this space as we update the website to continue telling the story of research at Duke Surgery.

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May 5, 2025 at 2:43 PM
#ICYMI: Duke University School of Medicine Alumni News spoke with Duke Surgery's Dr. Kevin Saunders highlighting the advancements in vaccine research w/significant progress in HIV, coronavirus, & cancer vaccines, & with the development of the pan-coronavirus & pan-influenza vaccines.

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What Comes Next: Vaccines
Dr. Kevin Saunders, a leader at the Duke Human Vaccine Institute, highlights the advancements in vaccine research, emphasizing the use of computational design, AI, and mRNA technology. Duke is at the ...
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April 11, 2025 at 5:10 PM
#ICYMI: For the 4th consecutive year, #DukeSurgery ranked #1 among surgery departments in NIH funding to support critical advancements in surgical science.

“Scientific research amplifies life-saving care.” – Dr. Allan D. Kirk, Chair, Duke Surgery

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Duke Surgery's $48M in 2024 NIH Funding Continues to Fuel Biomedical Research Advancements
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April 10, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Congratulations Dr. Allison Martin!
Congratulations to the 2025 Fund to Retain Clinical Scientists (FRCS) research supplement awardees Allison Martin (MD, MPH) @dukesurgery.bsky.social and Julia Visgauss (MD) @dukeortho.bsky.social supported by @americanheart.bsky.social. Read the April OPSD Newsletter: mailchi.mp/duke/opsd-ap...
April 10, 2025 at 1:59 PM
Reposted by Duke Department of Surgery
Breast cancer mouse model reveals step from genetically transformed to a screen-detectable lesion is rare & spread doesn't necessarily correlate with growth rate

📷 Joshua D. Ginzel et al, Bruce Rogers, Joshua Snyder
@dukesurgery.bsky.social in@dmmjournal.bsky.social

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April 9, 2025 at 12:56 PM
Reposted by Duke Department of Surgery
3 girls from 3 different parts of #NorthCarolina share a heart-to-heart connection after all 3 received life-saving #surgery.

One of the girls had a new kind of procedure in the process - the world’s first living mitral valve replacement.

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Duke Health Performs the World’s First Living Mitral Valve Replacement
DURHAM, N.C. – A team at Duke Health was able to perform the world’s first living mitral valve replacement after an adolescent girl received a full heart transplant and donated the healthy valves from...
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February 27, 2025 at 9:32 PM