Faculty

The faculty in Geriatric Medicine at Duke comprises one of the strongest divisions of its kind in the nation. U.S. News and World Report has ranked the division in the top 5 nationally for several straight years. Fellows work closely with faculty in clinical care, research, and education.

We believe that the instruction and mentoring provided to our fellows by division faculty accounts for much of the program’s ongoing success. Below is a list of our current faculty and links to information on their training, interests, and research.

NAME	TITLE	RESEARCH
Connie Bales	Associate Research Professor in Medicine	Research Interests
Gwen Buhr	Associate in the Department of Medicine	Research Interests
Jim Cavanaugh	Assistant Research Professor in Medicine	Research Interests
Harvey Cohen	Professor of Medicine in the Department of Medicine	Research Interests
Cathleen Colon-Emeric	Assistant Professor of Medicine	Research Interests
Toni Cutson	Associate Clinical Professor in Medicine	Research Interests
Katja Elbert-Avila	Associate in the Department of Medicine	Research Interests
Thomas Francis	Assistant Clinical Professor in Medicine	Research Interests
Anthony Galanos	Associate Professor of Medicine	Research Interests
Susan (Nicki) Hastings	Associate in the Department of Medicine	Research Interests
Mitchell Heflin	Assistant Professor of Medicine	Research Interests
Helen Hoenig	Associate Professor of Medicine	Research Interests
Kimberly Johnson	Associate in the Department of Medicine
Kenneth Lyles	Professor of Medicine	Research Interests
Miriam Morey	Assistant Research Professor in Medicine	Research Interests
Sandro Pinheiro	Assistant Research Professor in Medicine	Research Interests
Jama Purser	Assistant Research Professor in Medicine	Research Interests
Kenneth Schmader	Associate Professor of Medicine	Research Interests
Pearl Seo	Associate in the Department of Medicine
Gregory Taylor	Assistant Research Professor in Medicine	Research Interests
Jack Twersky	Associate Clinical Professor of Medicine	Research Interests
Heidi White	Assistant Professor of Medicine	Research Interests
Heather Whitson	Associate in the Department of Medicine	Research Interests
Yi Zeng	Professor of Medicine	Research Interests