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Julian T Hertz

Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine
Emergency Medicine

Overview


Julian Hertz, MD, MSc, is an Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine & Global Health. He graduated summa cum laude from Princeton University and attended medical school at Duke University, where he received the Dean's Merit Scholarship and the Thomas Jefferson Award for leadership. He completed his residency training in emergency medicine at Vanderbilt University Medical Center and his fellowship in Global Health at Duke.

Dr. Hertz's primary interests include global health, implementation science, and undergraduate and graduate medical education. Dr. Hertz's research focuses on using implementation science methods to improve cardiovascular care both locally and globally. His current projects involve developing interventions to improve acute myocardial infarction care in Tanzania, to improve management of hypertension among Tanzanians with HIV, and to improve post-hospital care among patients with multimorbidity in East Africa.

Dr. Hertz has received numerous awards for clinical, educational, and research excellence, including the Duke Emergency Medicine Faculty Teacher of the Year Award, the Duke Emergency Medicine Faculty Clinician of the Year Award, and the Duke Emergency Medicine Faculty Researcher of the Year Award. He has also received the Golden Apple Teaching Award from the Duke medical student body, the Duke Master Clinician/Teacher Award, and the Global Academic Achievement Award from the Society of Academic Emergency Medicine.

Current Appointments & Affiliations


Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine · 2023 - Present Emergency Medicine, Clinical Science Departments
Associate Research Professor of Global Health · 2023 - Present Duke Global Health Institute, University Institutes and Centers

Recent Publications


Healthcare utilisation for febrile diseases in northern Tanzania: a randomised population-based cluster survey.

Journal Article BMJ Glob Health · March 6, 2025 BACKGROUND: We conducted a randomised population-based cluster survey in northern Tanzania to assess care-seeking behaviours in the context of a febrile illness. Our objectives were to determine the most effective points for intervention during initial fev ... Full text Link to item Cite

Acute coronary syndrome prevalence and outcomes in a Tanzanian emergency department: Results from a prospective surveillance study.

Journal Article Afr J Emerg Med · March 2025 BACKGROUND: Preliminary data suggests that the burden of acute coronary syndrome (ACS) is high in Tanzania. After efforts to improve ACS care, we sought to describe ACS diagnosis rates, care processes, and outcomes in a Tanzanian Emergency Department (ED). ... Full text Link to item Cite

Prognosis of patients with nonspecific electrocardiogram findings in a Tanzanian emergency department.

Journal Article Am Heart J · March 2025 BACKGROUND: Nonspecific electrocardiogram (ECG) findings are associated with increased morbidity and mortality in high-income settings. ECGs are increasingly available in emergency departments (EDs) in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), however the ... Full text Link to item Cite
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Recent Grants


Adapting and Piloting an Evidence-based Intervention to Improve Hypertension Care among Tanzanians Living with HIV

ResearchCo-Principal Investigator · Awarded by Fogarty International Center · 2023 - 2026

Developing an intervention to improve quality of myocardial infarction care in northern Tanzania

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute · 2021 - 2026

Myocardial infarction among persons living with HIV in Tanzania

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Roche Diagnostics · 2019 - 2024

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Education, Training & Certifications


Duke University, School of Medicine · 2013 M.D.
Princeton University · 2007 B.A.