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Susan D Emmett

Adjunct Associate Professor of Global Health
Duke Global Health Institute
Trent 333, Box 90519, Durham, NC 27708
310 Trent Drive, Box 90519, Durham, NC 27708

Awards & Honors


TED Fellowship

International TED · 2017 More about this award

Tilghman Traveling Fellowship

University Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine · 2016

Duane Sewell, MD Resident Award for Exemplary Professionalism and Humanitarianism

Department Johns Hopkins Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery · 2015 Awarded to the resident who personifies the high moral character, concern for patients and colleagues, and professionalism that characterized Dr. Sewell’s life.

Resident Research Award

National American Otological Society · 2015

Delta Omega

National National Public Health Honor Society · 2015

Master of Public Health Capstone Award for Outstanding Achievement

School Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health · 2015

Resident Leadership Grant

National American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery · 2015

James Harrill, MD Resident Research Award

National Triological Society · 2014

Paul S. Lietman Global Travel Grant

School Johns Hopkins Center for Global Health · 2013

Resident Leadership Grant

National American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery · 2012

Alpha Omega Alpha

National Honor Medical Society · 2010

Dean’s Recognition Award

School Duke University School of Medicine · 2010

William G. Anlyan Senior Scholarship

School Duke University School of Medicine · 2009 Awarded for outstanding academic achievement and extracurricular activities during the first two years of medical school

Cum Laude

University Princeton University · 2005

Molecular Biology Senior Thesis Prize

University Princeton University · 2005 Awarded to the Princeton senior who demonstrated superior scholarship through the written thesis and oral defense before the faculty

In the News


Published April 20, 2022
A Duke-Developed Tool Addresses Preventable Hearing Loss in Children
Published June 12, 2018
DGHI Professor Susan Emmett Calls TED Fellow Experience 'Transformative'
Published October 27, 2017
Duke Surgery On the Global Stage: Expanding Patient Care beyond the Triangle
Published September 19, 2017
DGHI Professor and TED Fellow Susan Emmett Gives TED Talk in Tanzania
Published August 23, 2017
TEDGlobal Fellow Susan Emmett '05 Works to Fight Preventable Hearing Loss
Published August 11, 2017
TED Fellow: Eradicating disparities in global hearing health
Published May 23, 2017
Duke Otolaryngologist Among 21 People Selected as a TED Fellow
Published May 23, 2017
Meet the TEDGlobal 2017 Fellows
Published February 12, 2016
The “Silent” Hearing Loss Epidemic and the Importance of the Role of Nutrition
Published December 2, 2014
Shining a Global Spotlight on Hearing Loss
Published May 15, 2008
Susan Emmett Receives HHMI Research Training Fellowship for Research in Tanzania