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John William Ragsdale III

Associate Professor in Family Medicine and Community Health
Family Medicine and Community Health, Family Medicine
Family Medicine Center, 2100 E, Box 3886 DUMC, Durham, NC 27710
Office hours 8-5 Monday through Friday  

Selected Presentations & Appearances


Onco-Primary Care & Survivorship Panel Discussion - AYA Oncology Symposium · October 25, 2024 - October 25, 2024 Keynote/Named Lecture MAHEC, The Westin Raleigh-Durham Airport 3931 Macaw St Raleigh, NC 27617

Keynote panel on Onco primary care and survivorship

Time Management - Primary Care Survival guide - Family Medicine Seminar · October 14, 2024 - October 16, 2024 International Meeting or Conference OMEX, Mexico City Mexico
Fellows Case Presentations - Family Medicine Seminar · October 14, 2024 - October 16, 2024 Instructional Course, Workshop, or Symposium OMEX, Mexico City Mexico

reviewed and evaluated 27 case presentations submitted by Family Medicine Physicians from Mexico, selected best cases, provided feedback

Artificial intelligence in Priamry Care - Family Medicine Seminar · October 14, 2024 - October 16, 2024 International Meeting or Conference OMEX, Mexico City Mexico

lecture on the current state possible and likely implications of AI on primary care

Update on /healthcare U.S. & Mexico - Family Medicine Seminar · October 14, 2024 - October 16, 2024 International Meeting or Conference OMEX, Mexico City

Annual seminar - as the course director I give the opening talk on developments in the U.S. health system with a comparative look at Mexico

Well child Checks - OMI Mexico · October 25, 2023 International Meeting or Conference AMSA/OMI, Mexico City MEX
Fellows Case Presentation - OMI Mexico · October 23, 2023 International Meeting or Conference AMSA/OMI, Mexico City MEX
Common Problems of The Newborn - OMI Mexico 2023 · October 23, 2023 International Meeting or Conference AMSA/OMI, Mexico City , MEX
STIs Update - OMI Mexico · October 23, 2023 International Meeting or Conference AMSA/OMI, Mexico City Mexico
Time Management - Adult Medicine · February 10, 2023 - February 10, 2023 International Meeting or Conference Open Medical Institute , Salzburg Austria
Advances in Diabetes Care - Adult Medicine · February 7, 2023 - February 7, 2023 International Meeting or Conference Open Medical Institute , Salzburg, Austria
State Of Healthcare U.S. - Adult Medicine · February 6, 2023 - February 10, 2023 International Meeting or Conference Open Medical Institute , Salzburg AUS
Prostate Cancer - Family Medicine Seminar · October 2022 - October 2022 International Meeting or Conference AMSA, Mexico City, Mexico
State of U.S. Healthcare - Family MEdicine Seminar · October 2022 - October 2022 International Meeting or Conference AMSA , Mexico City, Mexico
Change Management - Family Medicine Seminar · October 2022 - October 2022 International Meeting or Conference AMSA, Mexico City
Prostate Cancer - Primary Care Seminar · April 2022 International Meeting or Conference Open Medical Institute , Salzburg Austria
Risk Factor Modification in Cancer - Primary Care Seminar · April 2022 International Meeting or Conference Open Medical Institute , Salzburg Austria
Introduction U.S Geriatrics - Primary Care Seminar · April 2022 International Meeting or Conference Open Medical Institute, Salzburg Austria
Primary Care Introduction U.S. - Primary Care Seminar · September 2021 International Meeting or Conference Open Medical Institute , Salzburg, Austria
Asymptomatic Bacteriuria - Primary Care Seminar · September 2021 International Meeting or Conference Open Medical Institute , Salzburg, Austria
Prostate Cancer - Primary Care Seminar · September 2021 Instructional Course, Workshop, or Symposium Open Medical Institute , Salzburg Austria
Prostate Cancer Screening https://scholars.duke.edu/vivo_admin/manage_profile/0486082# - Invited Speaker - urology Multi-D event · September 24, 2019 - September 24, 2019 Invited Talk SOVAH Health, Sovah Health is 142 S. Main Street, Danville, VA, 24541
Diabetes Overview - OMI Salzburg CME event · September 4, 2019 - September 4, 2019 International Meeting or Conference Open Medical Institute , Salzburg
Overview American Health System - OMI Family Medicine Seminar · September 2019 - September 2019 International Meeting or Conference Open Medical Institute , Salzburg Austria
Prostate Cancer - OMI Duke Family Medicine Seminar · September 2019 - September 2019 International Meeting or Conference Open Medical Institute , Salzburg Austria
Testosterone Replacement Therapy - Sea Pines Duke CME Event · July 2019 Instructional Course, Workshop, or Symposium Duke University Health System , Sea Pines Hilton Head Resort
Prostate Cancer - Sea Pines Duke CME Event · July 2019 Instructional Course, Workshop, or Symposium Duke University Health System , Sea Pines Hilton Head Resort
Prostate Cancer Update - Duke Family Medicine CME · June 13, 2019 - June 13, 2019 Lecture Duke Family Medicine , Marshall Pickens Building

Review of the current screening guidelines, treatments and ongoing surveillance for prostate cancer

Cervical Cancer Screening and treatment - CME At Sea Pines · July 12, 2018 - July 12, 2018 Lecture Duke University , Sea Pines at Hilton Head
Centering Pregnancy - CME At Sea Pines · July 10, 2018 - July 10, 2018 Lecture Duke University , Sea Pines at Hilton Head
Congestive Heart Failure - CME At Sea Pines · July 9, 2018 - July 12, 2018 Lecture Duke University , Sea Pines At Hilton Head

Update on the current guidelines around the classification, staging and treatment algorithms for congestive heart failure

Cancer Survivorship at Duke - DCI Communications · 2018 Interview Duke , Duke

Service to Duke


Restorative Justice (University) · July 1, 2023 - June 30, 2024 Committee Service Duke , Duke

Principle driver in bringing this program to Duke Family Medicine with a goal of deploying RJ practices to the clinic with the hope of increasing community, amongst the all clinic employees. Our successful submission and participation came with $18,500 in funds to create an ongoing and sustainable culture change at Duke Family Medicine

Vice Chair Faculty Affairs . FAST Committee · July 2019 Event/Organization Administration Duke University Health System , Durham NC

Academic & Administrative Activities


As Chief of the Family Medicine Division I over all faculty and Advanced practice Providers within the practice. Within my Division is a thriving and growing Residency Program  which currently hold 6 residents per class with plans to grow in the near future.

My main objectives are to create a sustainable clinical practice, grow and train high quality Family Medicine Residents who are able to meet the needs of a rapidly evolving health care system and to mentor Faculty, to fuel their passions and create opportunities for growth locally at Duke, regionally, nationally and internationally

Clinical Activities


Survivorship clinic in genitourinary cancers at Duke Cancer Institute 2017-current 
Family Planning Clinic: procedural contraception and colposcopy 
Primary Care Provider Duke Family Medicine, Marshall Pickens Building
Clinical Preceptor, Duke Family Medicine Residency
Newborn Nursery Provider 
Primary Care Provider, Duke Family Medicine since 2008