Duke Global Health Institute Director

Deputy director duke global health institute.

Duke global health institute director. Perlman s appointment is effective september 1 2011. Christopher plowe the founding director of the institute for global health at the university of maryland s school of medicine and a leading expert on malaria elimination has been named director of the duke global health institute dghi. Merson m d is the wolfgang joklik professor of global health and the director of the singhealth duke national university of singapore nus global health institute. Dennis clements md phd professor of global health and senior adviser at the duke global health institute dghi has been named as dghi s interim director.

Oversee sgdhi and its core components of global health research education training policy and capacity building. Michael cuffe md mba vice president of ambulatory services and chief medical officer of the duke university health system duhs has named adam perlman md mph the executive director of duke integrative medicine. Perlman s appointment is the result of a nationwide search led by an interdisciplinary team at duhs. Michael merson who stepped down june 30 after leading the institute since it was launched in 2006.

He will start in january. Provide practical experience to design develop and implement high quality global health programmes that position sdghi as a leading global health institute in asia. The center is an innovative policy lab that addresses critical challenges in financing and delivering global health. Provide vision and strategic leadership in refining and implementing a global health strategy and framework for singhealth duke nus amc.

Duke global health institute 919 681 7760 globalhealth duke edu 310 trent drive durham nc 27710 box 90519 durham nc 27708. Merson was vice chancellor for duke national university of singapore nus affairs until 2017 and the vice president and vice provost for global affairs at. He joined the duke faculty in november 2006 as the founding director of the duke global health institute and served in that role through 2017. Director duke geneva global health fellowship gavin yamey md mph ma is the director of the center for policy impact in global health based in dghi.

Chris plowe who has led the institute since january 2018 will remain on the faculty of the duke school of medicine where he is a professor of medicine molecular genetics and microbiology and global health. Duke global health institute 919 681 7760 globalhealth duke edu 310 trent drive durham nc 27710 box 90519 durham nc 27708. Dennis clements professor of global health and senior adviser at the duke global health institute dghi has been named as dghi s interim director.