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Faculty Awarded Distinguished Professorships in 2026
Debra Lynn Silver
Duke School of Medicine Distinguished Professor in Neuroscience
Catherine Ann Staton
Catherine Wilfert Distinguished Professor of Emergency Medicine
Nanthia Suthana
Carol Gram Deane Presidential Distinguished Professor in Neurosurgery
David M. Tobin
Minnie Geller Distinguished Professor for Research in Genetics
Joseph W Turek
Joseph W. and Dorothy W. Beard Distinguished Professor of Surgery
G. Greg Wang
James B. Duke Distinguished Professor of Pharmacology and Cancer Biology
Manuel Neves Adelino
Carey Family Distinguished Professor of Business Administration
Esen Karamursel Akpek
Professor of Ophthalmology
Andrew John Armstrong
George Barth Geller Distinguished Professor for Research in Cancer
Mustafa Shadi Rifaat Bashir
James & Alice Chen Distinguished Professor in Radiology
Debra Huffman Brandon
Bessie Baker Distinguished Professor of Nursing
Jorn Coers
Alter Geller Distinguished Professor for Research in Immunology
Emily R. Derbyshire
Pelham Wilder Distinguished Professor of Chemistry
John Everett Dolbow
Fitzgerald S. Hudson Distinguished Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science
Sharon Fekrat
Robert Machemer, MD, Distinguished Professor of Ophthalmology
Wuwei Feng
Disque D. Deane Distinguished Professor of Neurology
Bradley John Goldstein
Duke School of Medicine Distinguished Professor of Head and Neck Surgery & Communication Sciences
Susan Nicole Hastings
Florence McAlister Distinguished Professor of Medicine
Nicholas Scott Heaton
Minnie Geller Distinguished Professor of Research in Genetics
Paul B. Jaskot
France Family Distinguished Professor of Art, Art History & Visual Studies
William Arthur Jiranek
Duke Distinguished Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery
Sven Eric Jordt
Distinguished Professor of Anesthesiology
Kevin S. LaBar
Robert L. Wilson Distinguished Professor of Psychology and Neuroscience
Natalia Litchinitser
Michael J. Fitzpatrick Distinguished Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Goldis Malek
Joseph A.C. Wadsworth Distinguished Professor of Ophthalmology
Edmund Malesky
Oscar L. Tang Family Distinguished Professor of Political Science
David McAdams
Robert A. Bandeen Distinguished Professor of Business Administration
Christopher Vincent Nicchitta
James B. Duke Distinguished Professor of Cell Biology
Trudy G Oliver
George Barth Geller Distinguished Professor for Research in Pharmacology
Jonathan Paul Piccini Sr.
Ursula Geller Distinguished Professor of Research in Cardiovascular Diseases
Lillian Beatrix Pierce
Anne Firor Scott Distinguished Professor of Mathematics
Tonia Poteat
Ruby L. Wilson Distinguished Professor of Nursing
Jerome P. Reiter
Henry W. Newson Distinguished Professor of Statistical Science
Tatiana Segura
Robert Plonsey Distinguished Professor of Biomedical Engineering
Mari L. Shinohara
Alter Geller Distinguished Professor for Research in Immunology