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Joanne Kurtzberg

Jerome S. Harris Distinguished Professor of Pediatrics
Pediatrics, Transplant and Cellular Therapy
Box 102501, Durham, NC 27710
2400 Pratt Street, DUMC Box 102501, Durham, NC 27710

Current Appointments & Affiliations


Jerome S. Harris Distinguished Professor of Pediatrics · 2010 - Present Pediatrics, Transplant and Cellular Therapy, Pediatrics
Professor of Pediatrics · 1994 - Present Pediatrics, Transplant and Cellular Therapy, Pediatrics
Professor of Pathology · 2003 - Present Pathology, Clinical Science Departments
Member of the Duke Cancer Institute · 1980 - Present Duke Cancer Institute, Institutes and Centers
Core Faculty in Innovation & Entrepreneurship · 2018 - Present Duke Innovation & Entrepreneurship, Initiatives
Affiliate of the Duke Regeneration Center · 2021 - Present Duke Regeneration Center, Basic Science Departments

Previous Appointments & Affiliations


Chief, Division of Pediatric Blood and Marrow Transplantation (PBMT) · 2004 - 2011 Pediatrics, Transplant and Cellular Therapy, Pediatrics
Susan Dees Distinguished Professor of Pediatrics · 2007 - 2010 Pediatrics, Transplant and Cellular Therapy, Pediatrics
Associate Professor of Pathology · 1996 - 2003 Pathology, Clinical Science Departments
Assistant Professor of Pathology · 1994 - 1995 Pathology, Clinical Science Departments
Associate Professor of Pediatrics · 1990 - 1993 Pediatrics, Hematology-Oncology, Pediatrics
Associate Professor of Pediatrics · 1988 - 1990 Pediatrics, Hematology-Oncology, Pediatrics

Leadership & Clinical Positions at Duke


Director and Founder, Carolinas Cord Blood Bank at Duke, 1997 to present
Director, Marcus Center for Cellular Cures, 2018 to present
Co-Director of the Stem Cell Laboratory, 1998 to present