THIRD YEAR - Key Persons
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- Associate Professor of Computer Science
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- Assistant Professor of Biostatistics & Bioinformatics
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- Professor of Computer Science
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- Associate Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery
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- Communications Strategist, Genomics
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- Assistant Professor of Evolutionary Anthropology
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- Assistant Dean for Digital and Brand Communications
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- Professor of Biostatistics & Bioinformatics
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- Associate Professor of Neurology
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- Senior Science Writer and Managing Editor
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- Associate Professor
- Member of the Faculty & Staff
- Associate Professor of Family Medicine
- Chief of Education
Anh N. Tran, PhD, MPH, Associate Professor of Family Medicine and Community Health, and Vice Chief of Education for the Division of Community Health, serves as Director for the PCLT Third Year Study Program. Dr. Tran received her MPH in Community Health Sciences from UCLA and spent time in Vietnam as a Fogarty International Center research fellow conducting HIV/AIDS research with young people. While completing her PhD in Health Behavior and Health Education at UNC-Chapel Hill, she received pre-doctoral fellowship training from the NCI Cancer Control and Education Program, administered through UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center. Dr. Tran has over two decades of experience in implementing and evaluating community-engaged research initiatives aimed at improving the health status of communities which face the greatest health inequities. She has conducted her work in both domestic and international settings, and topics have included lay health advisor programs, culturally competent healthcare, patient-provider interaction, mental health services, cancer health disparities, and chronic and infectious disease prevention. Aside from her research endeavors, Dr. Tran's roles in education/training include directing the Duke Master of Health Sciences in Clinical Leadership Program, Duke-Johnson & Johnson Nurse Leadership Program (2013-2021) for advanced practice nurses; and Community Health elective for Master in Biomedical Sciences, medical and physician assistant students. She also will serve as the inaugural director for the Duke Advanced Practice Provider Leadership Institute (APPLI).
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- Senior Associate Dean for Faculty Professionalism
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- Manager, Strategic Communications Projects
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- Professor of Neurobiology
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- Biology Distinguished Professor
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- Communications Strategist, Equity, Diversity & Inclusion
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- Member of the Faculty & Staff
- Medical Instructor, Duke Family Medicine and Community Health
Brian Antono, MD, MPH serves as Associate Director for PCLT. He is a graduate of UNC Chapel Hill School of Medicine and the Gillings School of Public Health. He completed family medicine training at MAHEC Family Medicine Residency Program in Asheville, NC. Upon completing residency, he served as a health policy fellow at the Robert Graham Center and the Georgetown School of Medicine in Washington, D.C. He joined the faculty at the Duke School of Medicine in 2020. He practices full-spectrum family medicine at the Duke Family Medicine Center and Duke Regional Hospital. In partnership with the Margolis Center for Health Policy, he is co-director of the Health Equity Policy and Primary Care Fellowship Program.
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- Senior Director of Strategy and Planning
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- Associate Dean for Faculty Development
Dr. Ward serves as the faculty lead for current and future School of Medicine faculty development programs including Leadership Development for Researchers (LEADER); Academic Leadership, Innovation, and Collaborative Engagement (ALICE); and the Duke Clinical Leadership Program (DCLP). Dr. Ward will partner with leaders in the Offices of Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion; Research Mentoring; APT; Professionalism; and others to maintain and grow a robust portfolio of programs that meet evolving faculty needs. She also oversees the selection process for numerous School of Medicine faculty awards and the annual awards celebration to recognize and highlight the outstanding accomplishments of our faculty. Dr. Ward will report to the Vice Dean for Faculty.
Dr. Ward is an adult congenital and structural heart disease specialist, and serves as the Program Director for the Adult Congenital Heart Disease Fellowship and the Director of the Cardio-Obstetrics Program. She received her MD from the University of Virginia, completed internal medicine residency at the University of Texas at Southwestern in Dallas, and was a cardiology fellow at Duke before joining the faculty in 2007. For the past 8 years, she has led professional development activities for the Department of Medicine, first as Director of Credentialing and more recently as the Associate Vice Chair for Provider Experience and Development. She is the director of the ALICE leadership development program for mid-career women faculty and has served as the Director of the Duke Clinical Leadership Program since 2018. Dr. Ward is a 2022 recipient of the Leonard Palumbo Jr., MD Faculty Achievement Award, recognizing faculty who display dedication to compassionate patient care and excellence in the teaching and mentoring of young physicians.
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- Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine
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- Associate Dean for Faculty Research Mentoring
- Professor of Medicine
Dr. Colon -Emeric is a Professor of Medicine, a senior fellow in the Duke Center for the Study of Aging and Human Development, and the Associate Director of the Geriatric Research Education and Clinical Center at the Durham VA. She has a longstanding passion for and experience mentoring faculty and trainees in the Schools of Medicine and Nursing. She directs the Duke Pepper Center Research Education Core, won the 2017 Clinical Science Research Mentoring Award, and is a recipient of the Duke Health Scholars Award.
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- Senior Systems Programmer
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- Professor of Biostatistics & Bioinformatics
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- Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
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- Senior Research Development Associate
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- Director SOM HR Service Center
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- Assistant Professor of Molecular Genetics and Microbiology
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- Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
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- Director, Gender and Sexual Diversity Initiative
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- Instructor in the Department of Dermatology
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- Assistant Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering
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- Professor of Pharmacology and Cancer Biology
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- AV Information Specialist
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- Associate
- Creative Director
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- Director, BioCoRE Program
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- Administrative Assistant to the Vice Dean of Equity, Diversity and Inclusion
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- Assistant Professor of Medicine
- Internist
Denise Pong, MD, MPH is an internist at Duke Primary Care Pickett Road and serves as faculty for the Primary Care Seminar (PCS) course. She is a PCLT alumna and completed her residency at the Brigham & Women's Hospital in the Division of General Internal Medicine Primary Care Program before returning to Duke.
Her interests are in primary care, clinical education, health literacy and patient engagement. She also teaches in the Clinical Skills Training Immersion, Clinical Skills Foundation (CSF) and Cultural Determinants and Health Disparities (CDHD) courses in the SOM.
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- Associate Professor in Head and Neck Surgery & Communication Sciences
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- Vice President, Population Health Management, DUHS
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- Research Professor of Statistical Science
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- Advisor
- CBB Program Director
- Professor of Biostatistics & Bioinformatics
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- Professor of Ophthalmology
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- Member of the Faculty & Staff
- PCLT Course Director / Associate Professor of Medicine, General Internal Medicine
Fatima Z. Syed, MD, MSc, FACP is an internist at Duke General Internal Medicine and an Associate Professor of Medicine in the Division of General Internal Medicine. She serves as a Director for the Primary Care Leadership Track at Duke School of Medicine. She transitioned into medicine through social policy, having an MSc in Comparative Social Policy from University of Oxford before attending Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine. Dr. Syed was the first primary care resident at Thomas Jefferson University where she trained in both internal medicine and endocrinology. Dr. Syed returned to her true passion, primary care and education, in 2019, when she joined as faculty at Duke. Her clinical interests include general internal medicine with a focus on type 2 diabetes. In education, she precepts residents, teaches first year didactics, and is involved with LEAD Leadership Certificate Program and the course, Cultural Determinants of Health and Health Diversity (CDHD).
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- Senior Program Coordinator
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- Associate Professor of Molecular Genetics and Microbiology
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- Assistant Professor of Medicine
- Co - Leader, Office for Research Mentoring
Dr. Hall is an Assistant Professor of Medicine and Nephrology, and a faculty member at the Duke Molecular Physiology Institute where his laboratory focuses on the genetics of inherited kidney disease with a special focus on focal segmental glomerulosclerosis (FSGS).
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- George Barth Geller Distinguished Professor for Research in Neurobiology
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- Associate Professor in Family Medicine and Community Health
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- Administrative Coordinator
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- Professor of Biostatistics & Bioinformatics
Irina joined the office in August 2019. Previously, she was an Advanced Research Scientist/Statistician in the Frank Porter Graham Child Development Institute at the University of North Carolina. Irina holds a PhD in Human Development and Family Studies and an M.S. in Human Development from the University of North Carolina Greensboro, and a BS in Psychology from Moscow State University in Russia.
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- Distinguished Professor of Cell Biology
- Distinguished Professor of Computer Science
- Distinguished Professor of Medicine
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- Associate Dean for Appointments, Promotion & Tenure
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- Distinguished Professor of Biomedical Engineering
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- Associate Professor of Pharmacology and Cancer Biology
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- Professor in Molecular Genetics and Mirobiology
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- Manager of Digital Strategy
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- Manager, Special Projects
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- Senior Video and Multimedia Producer
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- Associate Dean for Research Development
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- Distinguished Professor of Biomedical Engineering
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- Associate Dean of Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion for the Basic Sciences Director, IDEALS Office
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- Assistant Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology / Liaison for OB / GYN
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- Associate Dean for Equity, Diversity and Inclusion
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- Educational Technology Specialist
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- Professor in Population Health Sciences
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- Vice Dean for Equity, Diversity and Inclusion and Chief Diversity Officer, Professor of Medicine
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- Associate Professor of Pharmacology and Cancer Biology
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- Program Coordinator / Research Mentoring
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- Associate Professor of Molecular Genetics and Microbiology
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- Senior Systems Programmer
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- Associate Director of Financial Aid
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- Assistant Professor of Medicine. Division of Geriatrics / Course Director Primary Care Seminars, Education Advisor
Liza Isabel Genao, MD serves as director for the Primary Care Seminar and education advisor for PCLT. She joined the Duke University School of Medicine Faculty in July 2013. She is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Medicine, Division of Geriatrics.
Dr. Genao is original to the Dominican Republic, obtaining her medical degree in Spanish from La Universidad Nacional Pedro Henriquez Ureña in Santo Domingo. She completed an internship year with the group 10/33 assessing the prevalence of Alzheimer's Dementia in underserved areas in Santo Domingo. She then immigrated to the United States to complete her training in Internal Medicine at Mayo Clinic Rochester, Minnesota, and Geriatric Medicine at Duke University. Upon completion of the geriatric's clinical year, she completed 3 years of post-doctoral research in lung transplantation in older adults at the Aging Center, completing a Masters in Health Sciences.
Dr. Genao transitioned to her passion, clinical education, in 2015. Since then she has served several roles in the education of internal medicine and geriatrics to students (medical, physician assistant, nurse practitioner), residents and fellows at Duke University. She currently holds the directorship for the new Advanced Clinically Centered Education in Spanish (Medical Spanish) during the first year. Additionally, she is the director for geriatrics elective for 4 th year medical students and 2 nd year physician assistant students. She is a small group facilitator in the Clinical Immersion Course and Clinical Skills Foundation 1. She practices geriatric medicine and precepts learners in 3 main settings: Primary Care at the Continuing Retirement Community (the Forest at Duke), consultative care at the Geriatrics Evaluation and Treatment Clinic, and consultative care at Duke University Hospital. Her leadership roles outside PCLT include medical director for the Geriatrics Evaluation and Treatment Clinic, Selection and Clinical Competency Committee for the Geriatrics Medicine Fellowship and Voting Member for the Medical School Curriculum and Promotions Committee.
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- Assistant Dean, Financial Aid and Registrar
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- Professor of Anesthesiology
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- Research Development Associate
A member of the Office of Research Development since January 2016, Maile came to Duke after working with biotech startup companies to secure NIH funding (SBIR/STTR), managing and coordinating the grant proposal process. She completed her postdoctoral training at the NIH/National Institute for Environmental Health Sciences in Research Triangle Park, NC, where she studied the molecular mechanisms of synaptic weakening and elimination in the developing brain.
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- Associate Professor of Radiation Oncology
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- Assistant Professor in Population Health Sciences
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- Senior Research Development Associate
Martha joined the Office of Research Development in January 2016 as a Research Development Associate and was promoted to her current position in April 2019. Previously, she held a range of research positions in the Duke Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, including her most recent appointment as Associate Professor. Martha holds a PhD and MPH in nutrition from the UNC Chapel Hill and a BA in neuroscience from Oberlin College. Her research career has focused on nutritional determinants of late life depression and brain health.
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- Administrative Coordinator
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- Vice Dean for Communications and Advancement and Chief Communications Officer
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- Senior Systems Programmer
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- Program Coordinator for the Primary Care Leadership Track
- Program Coordinator, Primary Care Leadership Track
Melissa Graham serves as program coordinator for the Primary Care Leadership Track. She's been in North Carolina since 1977 when she came for 6 months and fell in love with the state. She is a graduate of Guilford College in Business Administration. Melissa enjoys helping guide medical students to become wonderful physicians.
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- Professor of Molecular Genetics and Microbiology
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- Associate Director
- Program Director
- Associate Director of Research
Michelle Mack is an Associate Director of Research Operations within the Duke Office of Clinical Research (DOCR) and works with the Office for Research Mentoring as the Program Director.
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- Director of Graduate Studies Assistant ( DGSA )
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- Member of the Faculty & Staff
- Associate Professor, Department of Pediatrics
Dr. Naomi Nichele Duke, MD, PhD, MPH, is an Associate Professor of Pediatrics and Sociology, and is board certified in Internal Medicine, Pediatrics, and Adolescent Medicine. Dr. Duke serves as an Associate Director for Duke PCLT. She also serves at the School of Medicine Program Director for the Duke National Clinician Scholars Program.
Dr. Duke is a graduate of Wake Forest University and Harvard Medical School. She completed a combined internship-residency in Internal Medicine and Pediatrics at the University of Michigan Hospitals, Ann Arbor. While a practicing physician in the U.S. National Health Service Corps (NHSC), Dr. Duke obtained an MPH in Maternal and Child Health at the University of Minnesota, Minneapolis (UMN). After work with NHSC, she re-entered training and completed a fellowship in Adolescent Medicine (UMN). In 2017, she completed a PhD in Sociology (UMN) with a focus on life course theory. She joined the faculty at Duke in 2019. Working at the intersection of medicine, sociology, and public health, her research focuses on advancing knowledge and advocacy efforts around the relevance of childhood social context, including experiences of oppression and marginalization, for later disparities in health outcomes and the intergenerational transmission of health, such as morbidity and mortality related to stress physiology, premature aging and cognitive decline, and early onset chronic disease (e.g. diabetes and hypertension).
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- Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
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- Associate Professor of Neurosurgery
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- Paul Kramer Distinguished Professor of Biology
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- Distinguished Professor of Chemistry
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- Paul Kramer Distinguished Professor of Biology
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- Assistant Professor of Biomedical Engineering
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- Director of Graduate Studies ( DGS )
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- Associate Professor in Biostatistics & Bioinformatics
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- Director of Assessment and Research
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- Video Producer / Director
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- Assistant Professor of Biostatistics & Bioinformatics
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- Distinguished Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology, in the School of Medicine
Roy T. Parker, M.D. Distinguished Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology, in the School of Medicine
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- Director, Office of Duke - NUS Affairs
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- Wellcome Clinical Distinguished Professor of Medicine
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- Professor of Statistical Science
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- Associate Professor of Statistical Science
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- Senior Science Writer and Managing Editor
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- Manager, Information Systems
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- Professor in Neurosurgery
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- Senior Systems Programmer
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- Associate Professor of Cell Biology
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- George Barth Geller Distinguished Professor for Research in Neurobiology
Ms. Harris provides support for the Office for Research Mentoring. She is also the Program Coordinator for the Duke Geriatrics Medicine Fellowship and the Hospice and Palliative Medicine Fellowship.
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- Ursula Geller Distinguished Professor of Research in Cardiovascular Diseases
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- Member of the CBB Executive Committee
- Associate Professor of Biostatistics & Bioinformatics
- CBB Executive Committee
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- Ursula Geller Distinguished Professor of Research in Cardiovascular Diseases
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- Administrative Coordinator
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- Professor of Head and Neck Surgery & Communication Sciences
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- Senior News Writer / Producer, Development & Alumni Affairs
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- Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery
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- Assistant Professor of Biostatistics & Bioinformatics