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Dana Dale Portenier

Associate Professor of Surgery
Surgery, Minimally Invasive Surgery
Box 3351 Med Ctr, Durham, NC 27710
407 Crutchfield St, Durham, NC 27704

Selected Grants


Mechanisms that Direct Airway Remodeling in Obese Asthma

ResearchCo Investigator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2017 - 2023

FSF Fellowship

FellowshipPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Foundation for Surgical Fellowships · 2019 - 2020

Bariatric Mini Fellowship Sleeve/Roux (PACE program)

ConferencePrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Covidien Ltd. · 2017 - 2020

Duke Minimally Invasive and Bariatric Surgery Fellowship

FellowshipPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. · 2018 - 2019

Management of Reflux after Sleeve Using Stretta (MaRSS)

Clinical TrialPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Mederi Therapeutics · 2016 - 2019

Ex-Vivo Stapling of Bariatric Gastrectomy Specimens

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Intuitive Surgical, Inc. · 2017 - 2019

Psychology of Minimally Invasive Surgical Scars

Clinical TrialPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Teleflex, Inc. · 2016 - 2018

Single-arm non-randomized study of the Stomach, Intestinal and Pylorus Sparing(SIPS) procedure(COVSIPS0447)

Clinical TrialPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Covidien Ltd. · 2014 - 2018

FSF Fellowship

FellowshipPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Foundation for Surgical Fellowships · 2016 - 2017

External Relationships


  • Eli Lilly & Co.
  • Medtronic Inc.
  • Novo Nordisk

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