School of Medicine Institutes, Buildings and Facilities

Duke University School of Medicine

The School of Medicine comprises eight basic departments, eighteen clinical departments, and numerous centers and institutes (several of which are highlighted below) that promote cross-institutional, multidisciplinary efforts designed to harness strengths and leverage knowledge to make significant contributions to science, medicine, and human health.

Duke-NUS Graduate Medical School Singapore

Duke-NUS is Singapore’s first and only medical school, combining the unique medical education curriculum at Duke with the academic rigor and rich resources offered by the National University of Singapore (NUS). It offers students an enriching and innovative educational experience. Graduates of the Doctor of Medicine (MD) program are awarded a joint MD degree by Duke and NUS. The website for Duke- NUS Graduate Medical School Singapore is duke-nus.edu.sg.

Duke Human Vaccine Institute

The Duke Human Vaccine Institute (DHVI) has established a place of national and international leadership in the ﬁght against major infectious diseases including HIV, Inﬂuenza, and COVID-19. DHVI is a pioneer in emerging infections and biodefense research. DHVI investigators continue to make significant contributions to overcome global health challenges on behalf of society.

Duke Cancer Institute

The Duke Cancer Institute (DCI) unites hundreds of cancer physicians, researchers, educators, and staff under a shared administrative structure to accelerate research advances related to cancer and improve Duke’s ability to translate these discoveries into the most advanced cancer care for patients. In 2022, the DCI celebrated its ﬁftieth Anniversary as a National Cancer Institute (NCI)-designated “comprehensive cancer center.” NCI-Designated Cancer Centers are recognized for their scientiﬁc leadership, resources, and the depth and breadth of their research in basic, clinical, and/or population science.

Duke Clinical and Translational Science Institute (CTSI)

The Duke Clinical and Translational Science Institute (CTSI) is the administrative home for the Duke Clinical and Translational Science Award (CTSA), overseeing and integrating sixteen CTSA core services in the fabric of translational science at Duke University. In 2018, the CTSI was awarded a ﬁve-year grant of more than $60 million from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to advance innovative ideas from the point of discovery to implementation in clinical practice and population health. Duke received one of the original twelve CTSA grants in 2006, with a previous renewal in 2013.

Global Health Institute

Duke’s Global Health Institute (DGHI) is a university-wide effort to address health disparities worldwide through multidisciplinary research, education, policy engagement, and service. DGHI’s education, research, and capacity building initiatives are built on a strong network of partnerships with institutions around the world.

Duke Clinical Research Institute

Known for conducting groundbreaking multi-national clinical trials, managing major national patient registries, and performing landmark outcomes research, the Duke Clinical Research Institute (DCRI) conducts research that spans multiple disciplines, from pediatrics to geriatrics, primary care to subspecialty medicine, and genomics to proteomics.

Duke Hospital

Duke University Hospital is consistently rated as one of the best in the United States and is known around the world for its outstanding care and groundbreaking research. Duke University Hospital has 1,048 licensed inpatient beds and offers comprehensive diagnostic and therapeutic facilities, including a regional emergency/trauma center; a major surgery suite containing 65 operating rooms; an endo-surgery center; a separate hospital outpatient surgical department with nine operating rooms and an extensive diagnostic and interventional radiology area.

For 2022-2023, U.S. News and World Report ranked Duke University Hospital nationally in 11 adult specialties: cancer, cardiology & heart surgery, diabetes & endocrinology, ear, nose & throat, gastroenterology & GI surgery, gynecology, neurology & neurosurgery, ophthalmology, orthopedics, pulmonology & lung surgery, and urology. Duke University Hospital is also ranked first in North Carolina and first in the Raleigh-Durham area.

Duke University Hospital is approved for residency by the American Medical Association, the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education and is accredited by the Joint Commission. In addition to its hospitals, Duke Health has an extensive, geographically dispersed network of outpatient facilities that include primary care offices, urgent care centers, multi-specialty clinics, and outpatient surgery centers.

Durham VA Health Care System

Since 1953, Durham VA Health Care System (DVAHCS) has been improving the health of men and women who have so proudly served our nation. Services are available to more than 200,000 Veterans living in a 27-county area of central and eastern North Carolina.

The DVAHCS offers health care services at 11 locations: the Durham VA Medical Center and 10 community-based outpatient clinics in Raleigh, Durham, Greenville, Morehead City, and Wake County. Outpatient clinics include two specialty clinics at Brier Creek for dialysis and blind rehabilitation. The DVAHCS provides general and specialty medical, surgical, and psychiatric services. It serves as a major referral center for North Carolina, southern Virginia, northern South Carolina, southern West Virginia, and eastern Tennessee.

The medical center has 151 operating beds and is a regional center for radiation therapy, neurological disorders, therapeutic endoscopy, and other special procedures. In addition, it serves as a referral center for high-risk open-heart surgery cases, angioplasty, and hemodynamic cardiac catheterization. The 100-bed Community Living Center (CLC) is reflective of an ongoing emphasis on wellness, preservation of functions, and rehabilitation.

The DVAHCS has five national centers of excellence in primary care, mental health, epidemiology, geriatrics, and epilepsy, as well as several other nationally recognized programs including cardiovascular and diabetes care and telehealth.

For additional information, visit gov/durham-health-care/.

Lenox Baker Children’s Hospital

Located just one mile west of the main Duke University Hospital Campus, Lenox Baker Children’s Hospital provides outpatient services for children with genetic, metabolic, endocrine, neurologic, orthopedic, gastrointestinal, and neurodevelopmental disorders. On-site services include physical and occupational therapy and speech pathology. Additional multidisciplinary clinics are at that site.

Duke Regional Hospital

Duke Regional Hospital offers the personal touch of a community hospital while serving as an essential arm of internationally recognized Duke University Health System.

Duke Regional has served Durham, Orange, Person, Granville, and Alamance counties and beyond for more than 45 years. We have 3,500 team members who work together to provide exceptional, compassionate, and equitable healthcare 24/7. We are a place of learning and acceptance for team members just starting their careers, as well as an institution of family culture and professional development for employees who have served in healthcare for decades.

Duke Regional has 388 inpatient beds and offers a comprehensive range of medical, surgical, and diagnostic services, including orthopedics, weight loss surgery, women's services, and heart and vascular services. We also offer care at our Duke Rehabilitation Institute, Davis Ambulatory Surgical Center, Duke Ambulatory Surgery Center Arringdon, Health Services Center, and Duke Behavioral Health Center North Durham. In fiscal year 2022, Duke Regional Hospital admitted 16,246 patients, performed 22,050 surgeries, and welcomed 2,847 babies into the world.

U.S. News & World Report ranked Duke Regional Hospital as #9 in North Carolina and #4 in the Raleigh-Durham area for 2022-23. The Human Rights Campaign consistently names us a Healthcare Equality Leader, and we are a Joint Commission-accredited and Magnet-designated hospital.

For additional information, visit https://www.dukehealth.org/hospitals/duke-regional-hospital/about.

Duke Raleigh Hospital, a Campus of Duke University Hospital

Duke Raleigh Hospital provides a patient-friendly setting no matter where you visit us—in our hospital’s North Pavilion, South Pavilion, or clinics. Duke Raleigh Hospital has been part of Duke Health since 1998 and has served Wake County for more than 35 years. It employs more than 2,000 people.

The hospital has 186 inpatient beds and offers a comprehensive array of services, including, cancer care, cardiovascular care, neuroscience, advanced gastrointestinal care, and wound healing. We also maintain laboratory and imaging services, a pain clinic, 24/7 emergency care, community outreach, and education programs.

For 2022-2023, U.S. News & World Report has ranked the Duke Raleigh campus as high performing in orthopaedics and geriatrics and in six common adult procedures/conditions: Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), Heart Failure, Kidney Failure, Lung Cancer Surgery, Pneumonia, and Stroke.

For more information, call (919) 954-3000 or visit dukehealth.org/hospitals/duke-raleigh-hospital

Other Hospitals

Various cooperative teaching and training programs are available for medical and allied health professional students and house staff at other hospitals to include Duke University Hospital, Durham Veteran’s Administration Medical Center, Duke Regional Hospital, Duke Raleigh Hospital, and Central Regional Hospital in Butner, North Carolina.

Medical Center and Health System Buildings and Facilities

The 103 buildings and additions which make up the medical education, research, and patient care facilities are located on approximately two hundred acres, mostly on or near the West Campus of Duke University. There are four major zones on/near Duke Campus but multiple clinics and other facilities are off campus in other Durham sites or nearby cities.

The Clinic Zone is contiguous with the main quadrangle of the university and consists of the following: Duke Clinic—a multi-building contiguous building complex, including: Clinic Reception Building—Entrance lobby, outpatient clinics, food court, and amphitheater; Edwin A. Morris Building— Outpatient clinics, diagnostic, treatment, and support services, Departments of Radiation Oncology, Surgery, Urology, Obstetrics/Gynecology, Medicine and Duke Cancer Institute administration, departmental research and offices; Davison Building—Hospital Pharmacy offices; Departments of Pathology and Brain Imaging & Analysis administration, research education space and offices; Duke Medicine and Health System Administration, and School Medicine Administration; Original Hospital, 1940 and 1957 Additions—Outpatient clinics, diagnostic, treatment, and support services including: clinical laboratories, imaging, pharmacy, Departments of Dermatology, Family Medicine & Community Health; Medicine, Neurology, Orthopedics, Pathology, Radiation Oncology, Anesthesiology, Neurosurgery, and Heart Center offices; Baker House—Departments of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Anesthesiology, Medicine, Neurosurgery/Neuro-Oncology program, and Surgery administration, clinical support services; offices for pastoral care and counseling; Barnes Woodhall Building—Duke Store, Nursing offices, Clinical Research unit/Duke Early Phase Clinical Research Unit (DEPRU), Departments of Psychiatry, Radiology, Radiation Oncology and diagnostic, treatment, and support services and research and offices, PRMO offices, outpatient pharmacy, preoperative screening, and hospital administration; Diagnostic and Treatment #3 Building—Human Resources offices, Departments of Radiation Oncology, Radiology, Psychiatry, Surgery, and research support services and offices; Ewald W. Busse Building—Center for the Study of Aging and Human Development, diagnostic, treatment, and support services, and offices; Eugene A. Stead Building— Clinical Research Center/Duke Early Phase Clinical Research Unit (DEPRU)Departments of Surgery, Neurosurgery, Medicine and Duke Cancer Institute research and offices; Clinical Research II—Clinical Research Center/Duke Early Phase Clinical Research Unit (DEPRU) Departments of Surgery, Medicine, Anesthesiology, and Psychiatry research and offices, hyperbaric medicine unit. Other buildings within The Clinic Zone also includes Marshall Pickens Building—Family Medicine Clinics; Parking Garage I (Duke Clinic Garage); and the Cancer Center facility: Departments of Psychiatry, Radiation Oncology, Neurosurgery, Duke Cancer Institute; diagnostic, treatment, and support services.

The Hospital Zone consists of the following buildings: Duke Hospital— a multi-building contiguous building complex including:

Duke Hospital Anlyan Tower and Ancillary Building—Inpatient care units, diagnostic, treatment, and support services including surgical suite, cath labs, emergency department, labor and delivery suite, operating and recovery suite, full-term nursery, radiology, clinical laboratories, respiratory therapy, pharmacy, the departments of Anesthesiology, Medicine, Pediatrics, Obstetrics/Gynecology, Orthopedics, Heart Center, Duke Clinical Research Institute, Radiology, Surgery offices; MRI facilities and Brain Imaging and Analysis facility; and Children’s Health Center—Department of Brain Imaging and Analysis and Children’s clinics, diagnostic, treatment and support services, Departments of Radiology, Medicine, Population Health Sciences, Anesthesiology, Pediatrics administrative offices, and the Duke Central Tower – inpatient bed units. The Hospital zone also includes Duke Eye Ctr Joseph A.C. Wadsworth Building (Eye Center)—Clinical Labs; Ophthalmology clinics, diagnostic, treatment, and support services including: operating rooms, recovery, research, and offices; Duke Eye Ctr Albert Eye Research Institute—Ophthalmology faculty offices and research space, Neurobiology, Duke Molecular Physiology Institute and Pediatrics Ophthalmology Clinic; Duke Eye Ctr Hudson Eye Building—Department of Ophthalmology administration; Clinical Labs; Duke Eye clinics; The Lodge Annex—Hospital Sleep Lab; Civitan Building—Clinics and offices for the Departments of Psychiatry. Hanes House—Duke Hospital Transplant offices, Departments of Medicine, Pediatrics, Anesthesiology, and Surgery administrative and departmental offices, teaching facilities; Christine S. Pearson School of Nursing—School of Nursing offices and educational facilities; Interprofessional Education (IPE) Building: Physical Therapy and Nursing education; Seeley G. Mudd Communications and Library— Medical Center Library, Medical Center Commons, Medical Education, Trent Center for BHHM, Departments of Surgery, Medicine, Clinical & Translation Science Institute and Duke Cancer Institute offices; Parking Garage II (Hospital Garage) and PGII Ofc area—House Staff and Exercise Facility, and Nursing Recruitment and the Duke Medicine Pavilion— Inpatient care units, diagnostic, treatment, and support services including operating and recovery, radiology, Medicine, Surgery, Neurology, Clinical Labs, iMRI, and iCT suites; and the Trent Semans Center for Health Education—Central teaching facilities, School of Medicine admissions, registrar, and financial aid.

The Research Zone consists of the following: Joseph and Kathleen Bryan Research Building for Neurobiology—Department of Neurobiology, Radiology, Psychiatry, Neurosurgery and Neurology administration, departmental research and offices; Nanaline H. Duke Building— Departments of Biochemistry, Dermatology, Neurobiology and Cell Biology administration, departmental research and offices; Alex H. Sands Building— Departments of Anesthesiology, Biochemistry, Cell Biology, Obstetrics & Gynecology, Medicine, Radiology, Radiation Oncology, Psychiatry, Duke Human Vaccine Institute and Neurosurgery research and offices; Edwin L. Jones Building—Departments of Immunology, Cell Biology, Surgery, Psychiatry, Integrative Immunobiology, Medicine, Pediatrics, Pathology, and Molecular Genetics & Microbiology administration, departmental research and offices; Medical Sciences Research Building—Departments of Medicine, Pathology, Pediatrics, Psychiatry, Neurosurgery, Orthopedics, Radiation Oncology, Surgery, Urology and Duke Cancer Institute research and offices; Medical Sciences Research Building-II—Departments of Medicine, Surgery, Duke Clinical Research Institute and Duke Human Vaccine Institute research and offices: Medical Sciences Research Building-III—School of Medicine space; Departments of Medicine, Surgery, Dermatology, Basic Science Admin, Neurology, Pharmacology & Cancer Biology, Integrative Immunobiology, Pediatrics, Neurosurgery, Clinical & Translation Science Institute, Molecular Genetics & Microbiology, and Anesthesiology; Clinical and Research Laboratory Building—Departments of Cell Biology, Molecular Genetics & Microbiology, Integrative Immunobiology, Pediatrics, Surgery and Medicine research and offices; Leon Levine Science Research Center, section C—Duke Institute for Brain Sciences, Departments of Pharmacology & Cancer Biology, Medicine, Radiation Oncology, Orthopedics, Pediatrics, Biochemistry, Biostatistics & Bioinformatics, Radiology, Obstetrics/Gynecology, Surgery, , Head & Neck Surgery Communications Science, and Cell Biology , research and offices; Surgical Oncology Research Building; Environmental Safety Building; Research Park Buildings 1, 2, 3 and 4—Departments of Surgery, Medicine, Neurobiology, Radiology, Pharmacology & Cancer Biology, Duke Human Vaccine Institute, Obstetrics & Gynecology, Pediatrics, Neurosurgery, Anesthesiology, Duke Global Health Institute research and offices, and Occupational and environmental safety; and Clinical Labs; Vivarium & Surgical Research Pavilion; Cancer Center Isolation Facility; Snyderman Genome Science Research Building; and Genome Science Research Building-II—Departments of Anesthesiology, Neurobiology, Surgery, Duke Cancer Institute; Pathology, Radiation Oncology, Duke Clinical Research Institute, Dermatology, Duke Human Vaccine Institute, Obstetrics/Gynecology, Neuroscience, Medicine, and Pediatrics genomic science research; and the Global Health Research Building—DHVI research and offices.

The West Zone consists of the Lenox Baker Hospital—Clinics, diagnostic, treatment, and support services, Departments of Pediatrics and Orthopedics offices; Center for Living Campus consists of five buildings including Sarah Stedman Nutrition Center—Duke Molecular Physiology Institute (DMPI) offices; Andrew Wallace Clinic Building (original and 2015 addition)—Department of Orthopedics and Sports Medicine clinics, diagnostic, treatment, and support services; PepsiCo Fitness Center—Exercise and physical therapy facilities including indoor track, exercise equipment, swimming pool; Aesthetic Services and Dermatologic Surgery Clinic— Clinics, diagnostic treatment, and support services; Departments of Surgery and Duke Molecular Physiology Institute and CFL administrative offices; and Duke Integrative Medicine—treatment facility.

The North Campus Zone consists of the following buildings: North Pavilion—Ambulatory Surgery Center, Adult, and Pediatric Bone Marrow Transplant, Department of Pediatrics, Psychiatry, Anesthesiology, Clinical & Translational Science Institute, Medicine, Marcus Center Cellular Cures, Duke Cancer Institute offices, and Nursing administration; and Elder Street Buildings—Occupational and environmental safety, and medical center engineering and operations offices.