In the News | Duke Department of Anesthesiology

Duke Anesthesiology Ranked #3 in NIH Funding 2025

Duke Anesthesiology Ranks Among Top Three in NIH Funding

February 18, 2026

Leadership Transition in the Department of Anesthesiology

February 12, 2026

After ten years of service in the departments of Anesthesiology and Population Health Sciences, Padma Gulur, MD, will be leaving Duke to accept a position as chair of the Department of Anesthesiolo

Dr. Leah Acker (left) poses for a photo in her office with Nishka Goggi (center) and Abigail Keaton (right). Photo courtesy of Hector Sanchez Melendez.

Dr. Leah Acker: Keeping Humanity at the Heart of the Lab

January 30, 2026

Duke University School of Medicine neuroscientist and anesthesiology researcher Niccolò Terrando, PhD, leads research to prevent post-operative delirium, the most common complication of surgery for older adults, according to the American Geriatric Society

A Nerve-Based Approach to Helping Older Adults Bounce Back After Surgery

January 28, 2026

Kamrouz Ghadimi, MD, MHSc, Anne Cherry, MD, and Lisa Einhorn, MD, MHSc

Transition in Leadership Roles

January 28, 2026

After four years of leadership and dedicated service as director of the Duke Anesthesiology

Physicians like Mara Serbanescu, MD, who care for patients and conduct research are uniquely positioned to advance health. A new $11.45 million award from the Nanaline H. Duke fund expands support for physician-scientists at Duke. (Photo by Eamon Queeney)

Fund Fuels New Opportunities For Physician-Scientists At Duke

January 22, 2026

Restoring Mitochondria Shows Promise for Treating Chronic Nerve Pain  

January 7, 2026

Stress Among Older Adults Linked to Worse Surgery Recovery

January 5, 2026

Blogs from Abroad 2025

December 18, 2025

Dr. Ji Recognized Among Global Elite of Cited Scholars

December 10, 2025

Duke Anesthesiology’s Ru-Rong Ji, PhD, William Maixner Professor of Anesthesiol