Research News

Duke Anesthesiology Awarded Program Project Grant

The National Institutes of Health awards Duke Anesthesiology a Program Project Grant ($8.5 million) for the first time in 40 years and designates its Center for Translational Pain Medicine as a Center of Excellence.

Introducing the 2020 DREAM Innovation Grant Recipients

Congratulations to Drs. Andrey Bortsov, Katherine Martucci and Mary Yurashevich on receiving a DIG at this year’s Duke Anesthesiology ASA Alumni Event for their cutting-edge research. Learn more about them and the focus of their DIG projects.

That’s a Wrap! Highlights from ASA 2019

From another first place finish at Run For The Warriors to the reveal of the 2020 DREAM Innovation Grant recipients, it was another successful ASA meeting for Duke Anesthesiology! View the complete recap from Orlando.

Faculty Complete the Escape Room Challenge

This year's new global health fundraiser, the Escape Room Challenge, raised a total of $4,520. All funds raised directly support our residents' mission trips abroad, covering the cost of their travel, vaccinations and more.

That’s a Wrap! Highlights from ASA 2018

From a first place finish at Run For The Warriors to the reveal of the 2019 DREAM Innovation Grant recipients, it was another successful ASA meeting for Duke Anesthesiology. View the full recap from San Francisco!

Dr. Nackley Receives Prestigious R01 Award

Congratulations to Andrea Nackley, PhD, on being awarded a 5-year, $3,846,094 NIH grant to conduct a multi-site clinical trial aimed at determining optimal therapies for patients suffering from a complex chronic vulvar pain condition.

Dr. Martucci Awarded NIH Grant for Chronic Pain Research

Congratulations to Katherine Martucci, PhD, on receiving a $746,654 R00 grant for her project aimed at characterizing the effects of long-term opioid use on the central nervous system and clinical outcomes in fibromyalgia.

Chronic Pain Researcher Awarded R03 Grant

Congratulations to Andrea Nackley, PhD, on receiving $160,000 in funding to study peripheral mechanisms that drive chronic pain and work to develop peripherally-restricted therapies for patients with functional pain syndromes.

Duke Anesthesiology Wins Resident Quality Improvement Award

Congratulations to the authors who received the 2017 Anesthesia Patient Safety Foundation Resident Quality Improvement Recognition Award for their winning video that focuses on a bedside tool to improve patient transports.