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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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‘Black Box’ Enhances Surgical Safety
The OR Black Box system records virtually everything that happens from beginning to end during surgical procedures— all in the interest of making sure every patient at Duke has the safest and most positive possible outcome.
Joseph Turek, MD, PhD, MBA
Saving Two Lives with One Heart
Duke Health is one of the nation’s leading transplant centers; we perform over 400 life-saving congenital heart surgeries annually, with shorter wait times and better survival rates for heart transplants than the national average. In recent years, Duke’s heart surgeons have pioneered a series of breakthrough heart transplant procedures, giving new life and new hope to children and adults who would otherwise have had no options.
Heather Whitson, MD, MHS
Alzheimer's Disease: The Long Haul
Few challenges in medicine are more daunting, or more important, than Alzheimer’s disease. That’s exactly why we have embraced this challenge, and why we will not rest until we succeed.
Steve Smith and Kaitlin Gingue, BSN, RN, CNII
Alzheimer’s Clinic Provides Time and Hope
Last year, Duke became the first institution in North Carolina to offer lecanemab, the first drug targeting the underlying processes of Alzheimer’s disease that has shown a clinical benefit. Duke now conducts the largest lecanemab clinic in the state, giving early-stage Alzheimer’s patients the gift of time and raising awareness about the need for more research.
Dr. Shelley Hwang, MD, Mary and Deryl Hart Distinguished Professor of Surgery, and husband John Kim on top of Mount Kilimanjaro in Kenya.
Reaching New Heights in Cancer Care
Patients with ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) are usually treated with surgery and radiation, even though it may not develop into invasive breast cancer. Dr. Shelley Hwang recently presented a study suggesting that active monitoring could be an equally effective and less aggressive option for many women.
Randall Saladin
Randall's Journey
In 2017, JaNiece and Randy Saladin were devastated to learn that their 8-month-old-son, Randall, had a brain tumor. Today, Randall is thriving thanks to support from the Duke Pediatric Neuro-oncology Program team and a breakthrough FDA-approved drug.
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