Quarterly E-Newsletter – Winter 2021 |
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CELEBRATING OUR ACCOMPLISHMENTS, PLANNING OUR FUTURE CONTINUED SUCCESS |
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Throughout this challenging year, as a Department, we've continually communicated our outstanding accomplishments and plans for continued growth and expansion. Although development of several vaccines has brought us encouraging news as we strive to conquer the devastating global pandemic, our work is far from done. If you have not yet seen the outstanding examples of Duke Ob/Gyn's achievements highlighted in the Winter 2021 edition of our annual magazine, please take a moment to read the publication now. I'm sure you will be as proud to be a part of our Department as I am.
In addition to the comprehensive overview that the magazine provides, other resources for you to utilize to keep informed about the Department include our website, and social media. Please follow us on Twitter (@dukeobgyn) and on our Residency Program Instagram (@dukeobgynresidency).
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ALSO OF NOTE: In early February, Duke University and Duke University Health System were each ranked in the top 150 of "America's Best Employers 2021" by Forbes. This is in no small part due to our dedicated, talented faculty and staff. Thank you for all you do!
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Matthew D. Barber, MD, MHS
E.C. Hamblen Professor and Chair
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Duke University Medical Center
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U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT BEST HOSPITALS RANKINGS VOTING IS NOW OPEN
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As you may be aware, the 2021 U.S. News & World Report Best Hospitals reputation survey is now open and will be available through March 26, 2021. Doximity users have received their invitations to vote.
To vote, visit Doximity.com or the survey page on Doximity.com. The survey will display until you vote or the survey closes. Once you enter the reputation survey, you may type in up to five hospitals in your specific field. Please note that you only need to type in one hospital, and if you select more than one, the order in which you list the hospitals does not affect the ranking.
We are thankful for our alumni, colleagues and friends that continue to support us and recognize us as a leader in Ob/Gyn care.
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DONALD T. MOORE, MD, ENDOWED LECTURE |
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2021 Donald T. Moore, MD, Endowed Lecture
Wednesday, April 28, 2021
7:30 a.m.
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Systemic racism is a public health crisis that harms everyone. Since quality healthcare requires equity, Duke Health is committed to eradicating healthcare disparities, including those to be examined in the 2021 Donald T. Moore, MD Endowed Lecture.
Elizabeth Howell, MD, MPP, pictured, an accomplished researcher of health inequities and a respected women’s health leader, will speak on the maternal healthcare crisis for women of color. Dr. Howell is chair of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology in the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania.
A panel discussion on combating disparities in maternal healthcare will follow the remarks.
PANELISTS INCLUDE:
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M. Kathryn Menard, MD MPH
Distinguished Professor, Obstetrics & Gynecology; University of North Carolina School of Medicine, Chapel Hill
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Maria Small, MD, MPH
Associate Professor of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Duke University School of Medicine; Chair of the Ob/Gyn Section of the National Medical Association
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Katie Galbraith, MBA, FACHE
Interim Head for Community Health and President of Duke Regional Hospital
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KUDOS AND CONGRATULATIONS |
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Maria Small, MD, MPH, has been selected as a recipient of the 2021 Leonard Tow Humanism in Medicine Award. This award is sponsored by the Arnold P. Gold Foundation and has been supported by Leonard Tow since 2003. Winners of this award demonstrate compassion in the delivery of care, respect for patients, their families and healthcare colleagues, as well as clinical excellence.
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Maternal-Fetal Medicine fellow Luke Gatta, MD (Duke Residency alumnus, 2020) has been accepted to the MacLean Fellowship at the University of Chicago. The fellowship is a one-year, part-time fellowship in clinical ethics, hosted by the MacLean Center for Bioethics at the University of Chicago.
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Congratulations to Urogynecologist Alison Weidner, MD, MMCi, for becoming officially board certified in Clinical Informatics by the American Board of Preventive Medicine.
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Reproductive Sciences Division Chief Susan Murphy, PhD, serves as Chair of the Steering Committee for the Triangle Consortium for Reproductive Biology's Annual Meeting, which took place on February 26, 2021 The program had 160 registrants from 14 different institutions. Duke Ob/Gyn had three abstract submissions from three of our graduate students.
PhD candidate Chrissy Crute (left) received first place (Campion Fund Award - $2,500) for her poster presentation.
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Maternal exposure to an environmentally relevant mixture of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) leads to adverse pregnancy outcomes in a New Zealand White rabbit model. Chrissy Crute, Samantha Hall, Chelsea Landon, Angela Garner, Susan K. Murphy, Liping Feng
PhD student Dillon King (right) received second place for her oral presentation (TCRB Award - $500)
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Sex Differences in Mitochondrial Function: A Role for DNA Methylation. Dillon King, Mackenzie Martinez, Dillon Lloyd, Rachel Maguire, Cathrine Hoyo, Joel N. Meyer, Susan K. Murphy
Additionally, Chrissy Crute, who is co-mentored by Susan Murphy, PhD, and Liping Feng, MD (Reproductive Sciences), was spotlighted as the "Trainee Scientist" in the US Developmental Origins of Health and Disease (DOHaD) Society newsletter. The feature discusses her current work, which is focused on the effects of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances exposures on pregnancy and fetal health outcomes, specifically evaluating how these exposures disrupt development and function of the placenta. Read more.
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NEW NURSE MIDWIVES — HOLLY SPRINGS |
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As a new benefit, we are excited to be able to offer all ACTIVE Carter Society members access to Duke Ob/Gyn Grand Rounds (available live virtually each week as well as archived past presentations) and to continuing medical education (CME) credit. If you are interested in this option, please fill out this survey.
Click here to read more about the F. Bayard Carter Society Alumni Association.
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