In the News

Congratulations to Andrea Nackley, PhD, on being awarded a $1,106,152 Innovation Grants to Nurture Initial Translational Efforts (IGNITE) grant for her research aimed at developing a novel model for screening analgesics.

Congratulations to Satya Achanta, DVM, PhD, DABT, on earning the prestigious Donald E. Gardner Inhalation Toxicology Education and Outstanding Early Career Scientist awards, recognizing his contributions to the field of toxicology.

It is with profound sadness that we inform you of the passing of a beloved member of our Duke Anesthesiology family and an esteemed pediatric cardiac anesthesiologist, Kelly Ann Machovec, MD, MPH.

US News & World Report ranks Duke Anesthesiology third in the nation for “Best Medical Schools for Anesthesiology” and the Duke University School of Medicine sixth in the nation for “Best Medical Schools: Research” in its annual rankings.

Congratulations to Duke’s Total Parental Nutrition (TPN)/Nutrition Support Team, led by Duke Anesthesiology’s Dr. Paul Wischmeyer, on being awarded the prestigious American Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition Clinical Nutrition Team of Distinction Award.

Congratulations to Kelly Machovec, MD, MPH, on being a recipient of the 2022 Leonard Tow Humanism in Medicine Award, recognizing her compassion in the delivery of care, respect for patients, their families, and health care colleagues, as well as clinical excellence.

Congratulations to Vijay Krishnamoorthy, MD, MPH, PhD, on being named chief of the Critical Care Medicine Division in which he will be responsible for leading, supporting and growing the division's clinical, research and education programs.

The Blue Ridge Institute for Medical Research ranks Duke Anesthesiology eighth in the nation for National Institutes of Health funding ($7.9 million) among anesthesiology clinical science departments.

A newly-published study with first author, Dr. Miles Berger, could help ease concerns that Alzheimer’s disease risk might be increased by major surgeries and/or general anesthesia.

Congratulations to Wei Yang, PhD, FAHA, on receiving a $1,619,689 R01 grant from the National Institutes of Health for his project aimed at advancing post-resuscitation care and improving overall cardiac arrest prognoses.