VIEW VIDEO: This Fist-Bump goes out to Jeroen Molinger for his incredible dedication and commitment to the LEEP-COVID trial of Longitudinal Metabolic and Cardiac Physiology in COVID-19 patients. He is working nights, weekends and 14 hour days assessing COVID patients to provide some of the first data in the world on the metabolic pathophysiology of COVID-19 and to improve ability of clinicians to optimize care and patient outcomes.

VIEW VIDEO: I would like send a huge shout out to Jhana Parikh and Jake Ribet, two of our amazing clinical research coordinators in our Anesthesiology CRU. Thank you so much for performing in-person research activities on positive COVID patients in Paul Wischmeyer’s LEAP-COVID trial. This is not something you had to do and I am so appreciative to both of you for answering our call for volunteers. Thank you! - Tiffany Bisanar

I think of you every day. Please stay safe. And thank you for all you’re doing! – Kathy Gage

VIEW VIDEO: Hi everyone, I wanted to give a quick shout out to Gavin Martin, my friend and colleague, for the fantastic job he is doing bringing our department together during this very tough time. Thanks, Gavin! - Madhav Swaminathan, MD

Thank you for your awesome effort as the board runner for Cardiac. She handled a transplant and a busy schedule with limited staff and fellow availability and still managed to come out on top! Thanks for your hard work and dedication to your team and trainees. – Nazish Hashmi, MD

Kudos to Kam for spearheading the initiative to train non-ICU physicians in critical care in time to take care of patients during the surge. Thanks, Kam!! – Madhav Swaminathan, MD

While I was working a night shift in the VA SICU, a veteran on comfort care requested a strawberry milkshake. Kate (who has been in the PICU) was kind enough to pick up a milkshake and deliver it to the VA; the veteran was incredibly grateful and had a big smile. I am really appreciative for Kate using her time off to help us provide holistic care for our patient. – Nathaniel Erskine, MD

I would like to thank Jack Newman for all of his hard work with our virtual fellowship interviews. He has gone above and beyond from helping us set up and run interview days, testing ideas, and troubleshooting technical issues with applicants and faculty . We wouldn’t be able to do this without him! Thank you, Jack! – Susan Morris

Thank you to Alicja Szydlowska, BS, MBA, CCRC for her truly amazing work and commitment in getting the Longitudinal Energy Expenditure, Metabolic and Cardiac Physiology in COVID-19 Trial (LEEP-COVID) approved at the IRB so quickly and smoothly. Her incredible knowledge and insight into the new COVID IRB process, her outstanding communication skills, and willingness to often work late into the night made the approval and initiation of this trial possible. We could have never done this without her! She is an incredible asset to Duke Anesthesiology and our Clinical Research Unit!

All the anesthesia technicians have been outstanding and we rely on them for so much. That includes our own health and safety! Angela Rogers sought me out first thing in the morning to let me know that the anesthesia equipment in the peds rooms had been thoroughly disinfected. Fist bump to Angela for taking such good care of us at a time when it means so much! – John Eck, MD