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Adrian Felipe Hernandez

Duke Health Cardiology Professor
Medicine, Cardiology
Duke Box 3850, Durham, NC 27710
P.O. Box 17969, Durham, NC 27715

Current Appointments & Affiliations


Duke Health Cardiology Professor · 2021 - Present Medicine, Cardiology, Medicine
Professor of Medicine · 2015 - Present Medicine, Cardiology, Medicine
Vice Dean and Executive Director of Duke Clinical Research · 2020 - Present Duke Clinical Research Institute, Institutes and Centers
Member in the Duke Clinical Research Institute · 2004 - Present Duke Clinical Research Institute, Institutes and Centers
Executive Core Faculty Member, Duke-Margolis Institute for Health Policy · 2024 - Present Duke-Margolis Institute for Health Policy, University Initiatives & Academic Support Units

In the News


Published November 16, 2023
Which Duke Scholars Made the Most Cited List?
Published October 21, 2022
Study Finds No Benefit to Taking Fluvoxamine for COVID-19 Symptoms
Published August 2, 2022
DCRI to Take Key Coordinating Role in the Study of Long COVID

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Recent Publications


Returning Individual-Level Urgent or Emergent Research Results to Participants: The Project Baseline Health Study Experience.

Journal Article Am J Med Open · June 2025 BACKGROUND: Returning results to research participants is increasingly recognized as an ethical mandate, yet little is known about best practices to optimally communicate urgent or emergent results. METHODS: We describe the development of and experience wi ... Full text Link to item Cite

Same-Day Discharge After Catheter Ablation of Atrial Fibrillation in the United States.

Journal Article J Am Heart Assoc · April 16, 2025 BACKGROUND: Patients undergoing atrial fibrillation (AF) ablation have historically been hospitalized overnight or longer postprocedure. National rates of same-day discharge (SDD) following AF ablation remain unknown. METHODS AND RESULTS: The NCDR (Nationa ... Full text Link to item Cite

Sodium-glucose co-transporter 2 inhibitors and new-onset diabetes in cardiovascular or kidney disease.

Journal Article Eur Heart J · April 7, 2025 BACKGROUND AND AIMS: Individuals with heart failure (HF), other forms of cardiovascular disease, or kidney disease are at increased risk for the development and adverse health effects of diabetes. As such, prevention or delay of diabetes is an important tr ... Full text Link to item Cite
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Recent Grants


Increasing the Quality and Efficiency of Clinical Trials (U18)

ResearchInvestigator · Awarded by Food and Drug Administration · 2014 - 2029

Endocrinology and Metabolism Training Program

Inst. Training Prgm or CMEMentor · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2024 - 2029

PCORnet Governance, Collaboration, and Operations to Facilitate PCORnet(R) Studies of National Scope

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute · 2025 - 2028

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Education, Training & Certifications


University of Texas, Dallas · 1997 M.D.