Catherine Ann Staton, MD, PhD, was recently named the Catherine Wilfert Distinguished Professor of Emergency Medicine. Distinguished professorships are awarded to faculty who have demonstrated extraordinary scholarship in advancing science and improving human health.
Staton, the first faculty member in the Department of Emergency Medicine to receive this honor, is a professor of emergency medicine who also has appointments in neurosurgery and population health sciences. She received tenure in 2022 and was promoted to professor in 2024. Her research integrates innovative implementation methods into health systems globally and locally to improve access to acute care.
Staton is leader in global emergency medicine whose work has transformed the field by advancing system-level solutions for acute care in low-resource settings. She has pioneered an interdisciplinary and decolonized approach to global health, establishing one of the largest and most well-funded Emergency Medicine Global Health programs in the United States, emphasizing capacity building, training, and research.
Staton was among 22 faculty members in the Duke University School of Medicine who were awarded distinguished professorships.
Read the article highlighting School of Medicine faculty who were awarded distinguished professorships.
See the full list of newly-awarded distinguished professorships at Duke University.