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Thomas Andrew Owens

Associate Professor of Medicine
Medicine, Hospital Medicine
DUMC 3814, Durham, NC 27710
Duke South Hospital Rm 14209 Red Zone, DUMC, Durham, NC 27710

Current Appointments & Affiliations


Associate Professor of Medicine · 2021 - Present Medicine, Hospital Medicine, Medicine
Associate Professor of Pediatrics · 2025 - Present Pediatrics, Medicine/Pediatrics, Pediatrics

In the News


Published April 23, 2026
Durham Students Commit Early to Health Care Careers at Duke
Published February 27, 2023
Thomas Owens Named EVP and COO of Duke University Health System
Published December 10, 2020
How to Safely Enjoy the Holidays During COVID-19

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Recent Publications


Relation between prefracture characteristics and perioperative complications in the elderly adult patient with hip fracture.

Journal Article South Med J · June 2012 BACKGROUND: The exact relation among patient prefracture characteristics such as age, American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) class, fracture type, and prefracture mobility status with perioperative complications in elderly adult patients with hip frac ... Full text Link to item Cite

Utilization of the PICO framework to improve searching PubMed for clinical questions.

Journal Article BMC Med Inform Decis Mak · June 15, 2007 BACKGROUND: Supporting 21st century health care and the practice of evidence-based medicine (EBM) requires ubiquitous access to clinical information and to knowledge-based resources to answer clinical questions. Many questions go unanswered, however, due t ... Full text Link to item Cite

Does this child have acute otitis media?

Journal Article JAMA · September 24, 2003 CONTEXT: Acute otitis media (AOM) is one of the most common problems in pediatrics. An accurate diagnosis of AOM can guide proper treatment and follow-up. OBJECTIVE: To systematically review the literature regarding precision and accuracy of history taking ... Full text Link to item Cite
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Education


State University of New York, Buffalo · 1995 M.D.