Meet Medical and Nursing Alumni

Anna Mae Diehl, the director of the Duke Liver Center, is heralded around the world for her work on liver regeneration and non-alcoholic fatty liver disease.

As founding director of the Duke Global Health Institute, Michael Merson is internationally respected as a seminal leader in global health and education.

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.

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

The 2018 School of Nursing Alumni Award Winners

Scholarship funds enabled wife and mother Sarah Free to pursue a full-time nursing degree at Duke, where she is following her passion to serve women and children.

Vicki Grossmann is director of the Good Shepherd Clinic and Children’s Home in Quetzaltenango, Guatemala. She and her small medical team care for more than 2,000 indigent adults and orphan children a year.

As founder and leader of the World Bank’s Climate Change and Health Program, Timothy Bouley works with governments to safeguard their health programming against potential detrimental effects of climate change.