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Cary Cecile Ward

Cary Cecile Ward

Professor of Medicine
Medicine, Cardiology
c.ward@duke.edu
Duke Box 2819, Duke University Medical Ctr, Durham, NC 27710
Dept of Medicine, Durham, NC 27710

Current Duke Appointments & Affiliations

Professor of Medicine · 2025 - Present Medicine, Cardiology, Medicine

Recent News Items

Published August 23, 2023
A Multifaceted Effort to Reduce Maternal Mortality
Published April 15, 2022
School of Medicine Celebrates 2022 Faculty Achievement Awards
Published November 22, 2019
Building Bridges Within Duke Health

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Recent Scholarly Works

Antenatal Anemia and Perinatal Outcomes for Patients with Cardiac Disease in Pregnancy.

Journal article Am J Perinatol · July 2026 OBJECTIVE: This study aimed to assess whether pregnant patients with antenatal anemia in the setting of cardiac disease experience an increased risk of severe maternal morbidity (SMM) and other adverse pregnancy outcomes. STUDY DESIGN: This retrospective c ... Full text Link to item Cite

Maternal and Pregnancy Outcomes Following Heart Transplantation in the United States.

Journal article JACC Heart Fail · December 2023 BACKGROUND: Improved survival following heart transplantation (HT) has led to more recipients contemplating pregnancy, but data on outcomes are limited. OBJECTIVES: The authors used a national data set to investigate and describe outcomes of pregnancies an ... Full text Link to item Cite
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Education

University of Virginia · 1999 M.D.