Thank you to Marie-Louise Meng, MD, and Elena Bogdanova, CRNA, who both made the extra effort to take care of a sick patient for a weekend procedure. They went above and beyond to show caring and compassion and ensured that the patient received the care they needed at a time when we did not have resources to cover the procedure. Thank you to both for living true Duke values! - Madhav Swaminathan, MD

Despite having a very busy night, Christian took the time and went very far out of his way to set up for our liver transplant starting in the morning, helping us ensure it started on time. He is always incredibly proactive and helpful. Thank you, Christian! - Stephen Davies, MD

A big thanks to LaNay. She recently joined the team and has made enormous contributions to our team already! Thank you and welcome aboard. - Atilio Barbeito, MD

Angela took the initiative and got surgical scrub caps for all the faculty in the CT anesthesia division. She cleverly chose a pattern that is easily recognizable and suitable for the cardiac group. It warms my heart every time I see one of my colleagues in the periop area from a distance, easily identified by those unique red surgical caps. It’s a simple gesture, but it fosters that sense of community and reminds me how fortunate I am to be working with this amazing group. - Najm Mamoun, MD

Our new system of having two faculty covering L&D has required a lot of communication and team work between faculty that we didn't previously navigate. I want to acknowledge Dr. Terrence Allen for his excellent teamwork within the new system, for keeping the 30,000 foot view of the L&D unit patients in his vision at all times, as well as the needs of learners and CRNA team members. We are lucky to have a colleague like Dr. Allen. - Jennifer Dominguez, MD

Dr. Walker and Tori Holmes, CRNA, should be acknowledged for their positive attitudes and hard work on a particularly busy OB night shift last week. They were both tireless and didn't falter in providing compassionate, engaged care to our obstetric patients, even at the end of a very long shift. I was grateful to have both of them on the team that night! - Jennifer Dominguez, MD

Alina dropped off a complex CV patient all by herself in the ICU so that her resident could be free to attend lecture. She is always looking out for resident well-being. - Anonymous

Special thanks to Dr. John Hsia (faculty) and Dr. Jamie Roper (pain fellow) who performed an intrathecal pump refill on a patient who was admitted for a critical illness. Also, thank you to Drs. Tom Van de Ven, Yuriy Bronshteyn and Dail Ciani, NP, for coordinating this effort prior to the refill. - Kevin Vorenkamp, MD

Gene deserves a shout out for his willingness to help his colleagues. He was in the OR doing research one day when I was busy starting two rooms that both had a lot of procedures, simultaneously. One patient was a study patient, whom he had completed the study work on. He pitched in and got the case started, which was good for the patient, the resident and me! - Catherine Kuhn, MD

I want to give a huge Fist Bump to Crystal who has jumped right in and assisted me with the onboarding process for our new faculty and ensured that their experience is nothing but the best! She is a team player and always goes above and beyond when given the opportunity. Thank you Crystal for all that you do! - Samantha Teabout