Tolbert Wilkinson, MD’62, HS’64, a plastic surgeon, has thousands of people from all walks of life looking to erase their past and begin anew.

Priya Kishnani, MD, MBBS, discusses the power of innovation and discovery and how Duke researchers are leading the way to develop ground-breaking treatments for rare diseases like Pompe disease.

The Duke Eye Center dedicated the Frances and Stephen Foster Center for Ocular Immunology on October 9, 2018. This is a historic milestone for Duke Eye Center, as the Center is the first of its kind in the world.

When K.V. Rajagopalan, PhD, arrived in the United States from India to begin his postdoctoral work in the Department of Biochemistry at Duke, he familiarized himself with the department’s members by reading their journal articles. Among them were a series of papers reporting startling research on oxygen radicals by a young biochemist named Irwin Fridovich, PhD’55.

Fumiko Chino, MD, a resident in radiation oncology, last summer co-authored research showing that the high cost of cancer care is a serious problem for many patients.

When Brian Sullivan, MD was in college, his grandmother was diagnosed with colon cancer. Despite undergoing colonoscopy screenings every three years, her cancer was not identified early.

Radiation oncologist Karen Winkfield has been honored throughout the country for her research and advocacy to improve access and health outcomes for minorities.

Following in the footsteps of legendary Duke surgeon David Sabistan, current Chairman of Surgery Allan Kirk is one of the most respected transplant surgeons in the world.

Diane Havlir is a pioneer in HIV/AIDS research treatment, whose work has helped to transform HIV from a death sentence to a manageable chronic disease.

Researchers at the Duke Cancer Institute are teaming up with several other institutions to develop a fluorescent dye that is injected into cancerous tumors and lights up when viewed under a special camera. This allows surgeons to see if residual cancer remains after the tumor has been removed.