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Left to Right: Drs. Mark F. Newman, Mark Stafford Smith, Kathy Grichnik, Joseph Mathew (Chief ), Alina Nicoara, Brandi Bottiger, Madhav Swaminathan, Ian J. Welsby, Mihai V. Podgoreanu, Steven “Steve” Hill, Jorn Karhausen, Miklos David Kertai, and Federick W. Lombard Not Pictured: Drs. Solomon Aronson, Jose Mauricio Del Rio, Manuel T. Fontes, and Grace C. McCarthy ELIZABETH PEREZ, RN, BSN
Changing Our World The Cardiothoracic Division
As it turns out, members of the Division of Cardiothoracic Anesthesiology at Duke are skilled not only in the areas of clinical care, research, and education—they’re pretty good at marketing, too. The division’s tagline, “What we do changes our world,” epitomizes the team’s mission. As implied by their succinct tagline, these physicians are making breakthroughs to improve care for patients with cardiac and vascular disease at Duke and around the world. The Cardiac Division (later renamed the Cardiothoracic Division) at Duke was formed in 1984. Joseph “Jerry” Reves, MD, served as the first division chief. A keen proponent of investing in others, Dr. Reves quickly developed a series of faculty training days that he referred to as “career development days.” Dr. Reves’ philosophy continues to be cherished by the division today. “You can invest in the infrastructure all you want, but if you do not invest in the people, you will end up with nothing,” emphasizes current division chief, Joseph Mathew, MD, MHSc, Jerry Reves, MD, Professor of Anesthesiology. “People make the difference. Develop their careers
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