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Walter T Lee, MD, MHS, Associate Professor of Surgery, recently received an Education Innovation Grant from the Society of University Otolaryngologists (SUO) for his proposal "A Nationwide Resource for Virtue-Based Leadership and Professional Development."

The Division of Head and Neck Surgery & Communication Sciences within the Department of Surgery was elevated to department status, effective July 1, 2019.

The Department of Surgery held its 4th Annual Research Day April 17.

Three faculty members from the Duke Department of Surgery have received distinguished professorships from Duke University. Distinguished professorships are awarded to the most distinguished faculty who have demonstrated extraordinary scholarship in advancing science and improving human health.

We are excited to welcome our new residents to the Department of Surgery. Congratulations to all those who matched with us! We look forward to meeting you this summer.

Hearing loss is one of the most prevalent congenital disorders, with approximately one in 500 newborns in the United States diagnosed with varying degrees of hearing loss each year.

The U.S. News and World Report has ranked the Duke University School of Medicine 2nd in surgery among the best medical schools in the country.

The Blue Ridge Institute for Medical Research has released its 2018 rankings of NIH funding for basic and clinical science departments, revealing that Duke Surgery ranks highest nationwide with more than $30 million in funding committed to research.

Since the FDA approved the first balloon sinus dilation (BSD) device for the treatment of chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS) in 2008, the number of procedures performed has dramatically increased.