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Alexandra Jordan Horne

Assistant Professor of Medicine
Medicine, Hospital Medicine
508 Fulton Street, Durham, NC 27705

Overview


Dr. Alexandra Horne is an adult hospitalist at the Durham VA Medical Center and Assistant Professor of Medicine at Duke University School of Medicine. She serves as Site Director and Education Lead for the Internal Medicine Residency at the Durham VA, where she helps to oversee clinical training and support resident development.

Dr. Horne is deeply committed to medical education across the continuum of training. She is core faculty for the Duke Internal Medicine Residency Program and serves as Associate Course Director for Duke’s longitudinal Clinical Skills Course and Clinical Skills Intensive for second-year medical students. She also serves as an instructor in the Capstone course for graduating Duke medical students. 

Dr. Horne earned her medical degree from Duke University School of Medicine and completed her Internal Medicine residency at the Johns Hopkins Osler Medical Training Program, where she served as Assistant Chief of Service (Chief Resident) for the Longcope Firm. Her academic interests are centered around medical education, with a particular focus on teaching clinical reasoning and simulation curriculum at a UME and GME level. 

Current Duke Appointments & Affiliations


Assistant Professor of Medicine · 2024 - Present Medicine, Hospital Medicine, Medicine

Recent Scholarly Works


Prevalence and Risk Factors for Low Bone Mineral Density in Adults With Cystic Fibrosis

Journal article Jbmr Plus · November 1, 2022 Single-center studies have suggested that up to 70% of adults with cystic fibrosis (CF) have lower than expected bone mineral density (BMD), substantially higher than the 25% prevalence reported from national registries. We determined the prevalence of low ... Full text Cite

Rosai-Dorfman Disease Presenting as Massive Mediastinal Lymphadenopathy in an Elderly Man

Journal article Annals of Internal Medicine Clinical Cases · October 1, 2022 We present a patient case of a 73-year-old man with new-onset substernal chest pain and B symptoms, found on computed tomography imaging to have massive mediastinal lymphadenopathy of more than 6 cm. Positron emission tomography imaging revealed fluorodeox ... Full text Cite

Cavitary lung nodules as an extraintestinal manifestation of ulcerative colitis.

Journal article BMJ Case Rep · September 23, 2022 A man in his 30s with ulcerative colitis (UC) on immunosuppressive agents and extensive travel history presented with subacute dyspnoea and dry cough. CT of the chest demonstrated numerous cavitary pulmonary nodules. An extensive infectious, malignant and ... Full text Link to item Cite
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Education


Duke University · 2017 M.D.