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Susan Nicole Hastings

Susan Nicole Hastings

Professor of Medicine
Medicine, General Internal Medicine
susan.hastings@duke.edu
Duke Box 3003, Durham, NC 27710
MC 152, HSR&D, Durham VAMC, 508 Fulton St, Durham, NC 27710

Current Appointments & Affiliations

Professor of Medicine · 2025 - Present Medicine, General Internal Medicine, Medicine
Chief, Division of General Internal Medicine · 2025 - Present Medicine, General Internal Medicine, Medicine
Professor in Population Health Sciences · 2020 - Present Population Health Sciences, Basic Science Departments
Senior Fellow in the Center for the Study of Aging and Human Development · 2006 - Present Center for the Study of Aging and Human Development, Institutes and Centers

In the News

Published March 25, 2026
Duke Honors 38 Distinguished Professors in 2026

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Recent Publications

Baseline characteristics of Veterans from improving Veteran access to integrated management of back pain (AIM-Back) - an embedded pragmatic, cluster-randomized trial in the United States.

Journal Article Pain Manag · April 7, 2026 OBJECTIVE: Describe baseline characteristics and representativeness of AIM-Back trial participants relative to Veterans with low back pain at participating clinics. METHODS: Veterans were referred to AIM-Back randomized care pathways and included 1) enroll ... Full text Link to item Cite

Sequenced Care Pathway vs Pain Navigator Pathway for Veterans With Low Back Pain: The AIM-Back Cluster Randomized Clinical Trial.

Journal Article JAMA Netw Open · April 1, 2026 IMPORTANCE: Low back pain (LBP) is a leading cause of disability, and there is limited evidence from clinical practice to support the effectiveness of alternative care models. OBJECTIVE: To compare a sequenced care pathway (SCP) with a pain navigator pathw ... Full text Link to item Cite
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Recent Grants

Navigator-Assisted Non-Pharmacologic Pain Relief for Veterans with Back Pain

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute · 2026 - 2031

2/3 CTSA K12 Program at Duke University

ResearchMentor · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2025 - 2030

Leveraging the EHR to Promote Age-Friendly Care in Hospitals (LEAF)

ResearchCo Investigator · Awarded by Ohio State University · 2025 - 2029

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Education

University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill · 1998 M.D.