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Patients gain access to genitourinary oncology specialists at three Wake County locations.

Former chief of the Division of Urology at Duke, David Paulson, MD, died on August 9, 2024. Dr. Paulson served as chief of the division from 1980 to 2003. 

DUHS Perioperative Services is pleased to announce the appointment of Michael Lipkin, MD, MBA, as the new Chief of Ambulatory Surgery DUHS, effective July 1, 2024.

The third edition of Imaging and Focal Therapy of Early Prostate Cancer, edited by Duke Urology’s Thomas Polascik, MD, FACS — along with Jean de la Rosette, MD, Rafael Sanchez-Salas, MD, and Ardeshir R. Rastinehad, DO —  will be published this fall.

Following a thorough external review of the department and its leadership, Gary Faerber, MD, has been named chair of the Department of Urology in the School of Medicine, starting July 1, 2024.

Judd W. Moul, M.D., FACS, James H. Semans, M.D., Distinguished Professor of Urologic Surgery in the School of Medicine, has been named to Newsweek’s first annual America's Best Prostate Cancer Surgeons 2024 list.

We are proud to see our chief residents complete their six years of training and move on to the next stages of their careers.

Deborah Kaye, MD, Assistant Professor of Urology, was recently awarded funding from the Duke Institute for Health Innovation (DIHI) for the project “Using AI to Reduce the Burden of Prior Authorizations.”

As part of our commitment to community service and outreach, faculty from the Duke Department of Urology participated in events hosted by the Durham County Department of Public Health to celebrate

Thomas Polascik, MD, was named the Lawrence Katz Distinguished Professor of Urology.