Division of Emergency Medicine Elevated to Department Status; Gerardo Named Interim Chair
The Division of Emergency Medicine within the Department of Surgery in the Duke University School of Medicine will be elevated to department status, effective July 1, 2022. Elevation from division to department signals the growth and independence of the division.
Snakebites and Terabytes: How a Duke Data Scientist is Helping Brazil Get Antivenom Where It’s Needed
Duke Emergency Medicine researchers discuss how they are working to bring innovation to the Amazon to help snake bite victims.
Welcome New Duke Emergency Mediicne Residents
We are excited to welcome our new residents to the Department of Surgery. Congratulations to all those who matched with us! We look forward to meeting you this summer.
Black Voices in Healthcare: Kendrick Kennedy, MD, Emergency Medicine Chief Resident
This piece is part of a series featuring Black voices from the surgical and emergency medicine communities at Duke.
Coping with COVID-19: Emergency Medicine Introduces Resiliency Working Group
To help manage the stress of caring for patients in the emergency department during the COVID-19 pandemic, the emergency medicine team launched a Resiliency Working Group for faculty and staff.
An Inside Look at the COVID-19 Pandemic: Dr. Jason Theiling
Since the COVID-19 pandemic began, Dr. Jason Theiling spends most of his time in the emergency department. As medical director, he now works most days of the week to treat patients requiring emergency care while meeting the new demands of the pandemic.
Duke Teams Earn NIH Funding as Part of National Effort to Combat Opioid Crisis
Research teams from Duke received more than $24 million in federal grants to address challenges related to pain and the opioid crisis, with more than $19 million awarded to investigators from the Duke Clinical Research Institute (DCRI), the world’s largest academic research organization.
Dr. Alexander Limkakeng Interviewed on ACEP’s “Frontline” Podcast
Alexander Limkakeng Jr., MD, MHS, Division of Emergency Medicine, was recently interviewed for the American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP)’s “Frontline” podcast hosted by Dr. Ryan Stanton. Dr. Limkakeng and Dr. Stanton discussed the following research trends in emergency medicine:
Emergency Medicine Faculty and Resident Receive SAEM Grants
Congratulations to three members of the Division of Emergency Medicine for receiving grants from the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine (SAEM).
Dr. Sreeja Natesan Named Director of National EM Board Review Course
Registration is now open for EM Board Review Redefined, a National Emergency Medicine Board Review Course. Sreeja Natesan, MD, Assistant Emergency Medicine Residency Program Director and Assistant Professor of Surgery, Division of Emergency Medicine, is the course director.