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John David Purakal

John David Purakal

Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine
Emergency Medicine
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Awards & Honors

Recent Alumni Award

Other Wayne State University School of Medicine · May 18, 2024 More about this award

Health Justice Award

Department University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC) · November 2, 2023

2023 40 Under 40 Leadership Award

Other Triangle Business Journal · June 2023 More about this award

Duke University Presidential Award

Other The Office of the President · 2023 More about this award

Kathleen J. Clem Distinguished Faculty Award

Department Duke University Department of Emergency Medicine · June 2022

2022 National Junior Faculty Teaching Award

National American College of Emergency Physicians · 2022 More about this award

Faculty Teacher of the Year Award

Department Duke University Department of Emergency Medicine · June 2020

In the News

Published January 22, 2024
3 Ways to Get Your Good Idea Greenlit
Published January 18, 2024
WSU Medical Alumni Association names Recent Alumni Award, Lawrence M. Weiner Award and Distinguished Alumni Award winners
Published June 29, 2023
2023 40 Under 40 Awards: Dr. John Purakal with Duke University School of Medicine/Duke Health
Published May 15, 2023
This is what extreme heat can do to your body as record-setting temperatures rip through Pacific Northwest
Published May 1, 2023
Duke Emergency Medicine Comes into Its Own
Published January 24, 2023
School of Medicine Faculty, Staff Win 2022-23 Presidential Awards
Published September 8, 2022
Housing and domestic violence programs face significant problems in new Medicaid program
Published August 24, 2022
Have you heard of the Healthy Opportunities Pilot? No? You’re not alone
Published June 13, 2022
New study asks Black and Latino residents who had COVID-19 in pandemic’s first year about their experience
Published August 11, 2021
EMF-Funded Research Identifying Patients with High COVID-19 Risk in North Carolina
Published November 10, 2020
Duke doctor encouraged by President-elect Biden's COVID-19 response team, urges caution for Thanksgiving
Published April 18, 2018
UChicago ROCK brings free health education to the community