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At Duke Health, we are uniting a remarkable team of people fearlessly taking on health care’s biggest challenges. We invite you to join us. Together, we will push the boundaries of what is possible. Together, we will achieve extraordinary outcomes and transform the world of medicine.

Your support is the catalyst for groundbreaking medical research, innovations in patient care, and tomorrow’s health care leaders. Your generosity today will shape the health care of tomorrow. Your donation is not just a gift; it is an investment in a healthier, brighter future for all.

The Duke Difference

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We Are Outrageously Ambitious

We aim high, equipping leaders to transform the field and set new standards for treating diseases.

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We Win as a Team

Collaboration is at the heart of everything we do. When we win, we win as a team.

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We Always Look for Yes

We relentlessly seek solutions, overcome obstacles, and turn possibilities into realities.

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We Get Things Done

We don’t just dream great things: we live to do the work it takes to achieve them.

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Why We're MADE FOR THIS

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Apex Selected as Home for New NC Children’s Health Campus
The 230-acre campus will include a 500-bed children’s hospital, a children’s outpatient care center, 103 children and adolescent behavioral health beds, and a research and education enterprise backed by the UNC and Duke schools of medicine.
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A Personal Fight, A Precision Approach
The Duke Center for Brain and Spine Metastasis combines advanced imaging and high-dose stereotactic radiosurgery to treat some of the most complex cases, and they're changing who has access to that care.
Scott Antonia, MD, PhD, professor of medicine and director of the Duke Cancer Institute for Cancer Immunotherapy, left, and Jose Conejo-Garcia, MD, PhD, professor of immunology and integrative immunobiology, right
Building Better Immunotherapy
Scientists at Duke University School of Medicine are developing a new CAR-T cell therapy that could finally help immunotherapy take aim at solid tumors. Early tests look promising, and it started with one patient’s immune system doing something extraordinary.
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Duke Health Breaks Ground on Cary Expansion
The new facility will add hospital services to the existing Duke Health Cary location, including an emergency room, surgical services, imaging, cancer treatments, and other care.
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Philanthropy in Action: A Conversation with Dr. Manesh Patel
Dean Klotman and Manesh Patel, MD discuss the transformative role of philanthropy in advancing cardiovascular research and care at Duke. Their conversation highlights how the university's recent MADE FOR THIS fundraising campaign is fueling innovation, collaboration, and purpose-driven support to shape the future of heart health.
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