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Kimberly Howard

Assistant Professor in Family Medicine and Community Health
Family Medicine and Community Health, Physician Assistant Program
800 S. Duke Street, Durham, NC 27701
Office hours By appointment.  

Selected Presentations & Appearances


Post-Myotomy Issues: Tips from the Front Line - Managing Patient Concerns · September 28, 2024 Keynote/Named Lecture American Foregut Society, AFS Annual Meeting, Aurora, CO
Treatment Options for GERD and Dysphagia - Association of Physician Assistants in Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery 40th Annual Meeting · May 2021 Invited Talk
Diagnosis and Evaluation of GERD and Dysphagia - Association of Physician Assistants in Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery 40th Annual Meeting · May 2021 Invited Talk
Surgical Evaluation of Benign Esophageal Disease - Association of Physician Assistants in Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery 38th Annual Meeting · April 2019 Invited Talk
Surgical Evaluation of Benign Esophageal Disease - Association of Physician Assistants in Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery 37th Annual Meeting · April 2018 Invited Talk
Overview of Thoracic Oncology · August 2017 Invited Talk Duke Cancer Institute,
Non-small Cell Lung Cancer and Esophageal Tumors · March 2015 Invited Talk Duke University Medical Center
What is a PA? - Institute for Genome Sciences & Policy career panel at Duke University · November 2013 Invited Talk
Developing a Thoracic Robotic Program - Association of Physician Assistants in Cardiovascular Surgery 32nd Annual Winter Education Meeting · January 2013 Invited Talk

Outreach & Engaged Scholarship


Co-Chair APP Subcommittee of American Foregut Society Clinical Practice Committee · October 2023 Other AFS
Robotics Committee Member · September 2022 Other American Foregut Society

Service to Duke


Professionalism Committee (School) · July 2024 Committee Service Duke Physician Assistant Program,
Progress and Promotions Committee (School) · October 2022 Committee Service Duke Physician Assistant Program,
Academic Appeals Committee (University) · September 2022 Committee Service
Admissions Committee (School) · 2022 Committee Service Duke Physician Assistant Program,
Admissions Committee (School) · 2017 Committee Service Duke Physician Assistant Program,

Clinical Activities


Lead APP of the Esophageal Center at Duke, providing high-quality, patient-centered care for patients with complex benign esophageal disorders.