Dr. Berger Receives Prestigious K76 Award
Congratulations to Miles Berger, MD, PhD, and Duke Anesthesiology colleagues on receiving a five-year, $1,195,505 NIH grant aimed at understanding the role of neuro-inflammation in postoperative cognitive dysfunction.
Neuroscientists Awarded School of Medicine Voucher
Congratulations to Drs. Niccolò Terrando and Zhiquan Zhang on receiving an $8,000 voucher for their project that aims to prevent memory dysfunction after surgery with a novel, pro-resolving peptide.
Q: What was the main goal of this year’s American Board of Anesthesiology-accredited, month-long global health residency rotation in Ghana?
A: The goal of the trip to Ghana was to create a project that could show an incremental measurable gain in the delivery of health care. We arrived in Accra, Ghana at a very interesting time.
Duke Anesthesiology Marks Academic Evening’s Silver Anniversary
A large crowd gathered to collaborate and celebrate the department’s excellence in research at this year’s 25th annual Academic Evening. View the highlights in this event wrap up!
Q: Can you provide an example of the learning takeaways that Duke Anesthesiology residents gain from their global health mission trips?
A: In March, we spent a week in Jacmel, Haiti, providing anesthesia care and helping to improve the education of Haitian doctors and nurses caring for patients in the perioperative period. The days were long, mostly pushing 14 hours, but we worked with wonderful folks to take excellent care of very grateful people as they received the surgeries they needed, so time went by quickly.
Q: What role does the Duke Anesthesiology Residency Program play in global health?
A: It’s March 11th and we’ve safely arrived in Guatemala City, Guatemala for the sixth time in as many years to help evaluate and care for a group of children undergoing general and urologic surgeries. Our mission brings hope to these individuals and families while simultaneously seeking a sustainable model by supplementing pediatric training for local providers and collaborating on research and quality improvement endeavors with local institutions.
School of Medicine Recognizes “Noteworthy” Faculty
Congratulations to Duke Anesthesiology Chairman Joseph Mathew and Dr. Ru-Rong Ji on receiving this distinguished honor from Dean Nancy Andrews for reaching extraordinary levels of accomplishment.