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Providing the latest news and information from the PDC, its clinics and providers. To share your news, contact Geelea Seaford, PDC Associate Vice President, Communications, 919-668-3888.

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Duke Eye Center South Durham Is First to Open at Duke Health Center South Durham

On Tuesday, January 16, nearly 100 patients were welcomed into the Duke Eye Center South Durham, the first clinic to open at the new Duke Health Center South Durham, located...

Duke PDC Clinics Will Be Closed Jan. 18 Due to Inclement Weather

Due to winter weather, most PDC clinics will be closed Thursday, Jan. 18. Patients are being notified and rescheduled. For a listing of all Duke Health clinics that will...

PDC Creekstone Administrative Office is Operating on Normal Schedule Thurs, Jan 4

The PDC Creekstone Administrative Office in Durham is operating on a normal schedule on Thursday. Staff are encouraged to allow extra time for traveling to work, and...

PDC and Growing Child Pediatrics Join Forces

The Private Diagnostic Clinic (PDC), the physician faculty practice of Duke Health, and Growing Child Pediatrics have joined forces to expand comprehensive pediatric services...

Pittsboro Teen Partners with Camp to Raise Awareness of Marfan Syndrome

WRAL features PDC member, Sharon Freedman, MD, in this story about two teens working to raise awareness of Marfan Syndrome by sharing their experiences.

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Friends, family honor Dr. Charles Kernodle as he turns 100

Dr. Charles Kernodle is 100 years old, and he has a lot to smile about.

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Pathologist visits Puerto Rico to help hurricane victims

Three days after Hurricane Maria made landfall in Puerto Rico, leaving the U.S. territory in shambles, Duke pathologist and native Puerto Rican Edgardo Parrilla Castellar,...

Neurosurgeon John Sampson named to the National Academy of Medicine

DURHAM, N.C. (Oct. 16, 2017)-- Duke University’s John H. Sampson, M.D., Ph.D., has been named to the prestigious National Academy of Medicine. Sampson is the Robert H. and...

Member Research Suggests Link Between Alzheimer's and Eye Problems

WRAL story features PDC member, Dr. Sharon Fekrat, discussing a potential link between Alzheimer's Disease and eye problems.

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Medicaid pregnancy program helps maternal mortality rates in NC

RALEIGH, N.C. — It is an unpleasant statistic - more mothers die during, or just after, giving birth in the United States than any other developed country. Black women are at...

WRAL covers the story featuring Duke Perinatal...

Duke Family Medicine Center Expanding Clinical Practice to Include Care for Durham's LGBTQ+ Population

Thursday, August 31, 2017 By Andrea Martin—Duke School of Medicine, Department of Community and Family Medicine Jessica Lapinski, DO, (left) and Tiffany Covas, M.D., MPH, are...

Duke Family Medicine Center Expanding Clinical Practice to Include Care for Durham's LGBTQ+ Population

PDC Leaders Earn Credentialing to Further Patient Safety

As part of the PDC's commitment to patient safety, Dariele Cooper, Kim Denty, Angela Stephens and Krista Wilson recently earned the Certified Professional in Patient Safety...