![]() ![]() I think it has been unmatched, really, the camaraderie among physicians in our division in particular, but also with the surgical division. “The camaraderie here has always been fantastic. “Duke has been a wonderful place to have a career where I could practice any type of cardiology I wanted to and have supportive people around me,” Gehrig says. He says he jokes about probably being the only general cardiologist at Duke because he “takes on whatever comes along, so to speak.” He adds that he’s had fantastic mentors, particularly Kevin Harrison, Tom Bashore and Andrew Wang – but also a great career partnering with the rest of the cardiology faculty. They’ve loved raising their children here, have enjoyed the uniqueness of the Triangle area and being part of their respective healthcare teams (his wife Paola has been on the faculty at UNC School of Medicine/UNC Lineberger). The above background and the following photos from recent celebrations for Tom and Paola are courtesy of Tom Bashore, MD and Cary Ward, MD – many thanks!Īsked about his time at Duke and in Durham, Gehrig says it’s a bittersweet time for his family. We all wish Tom and Paola the very best, as they represent the very best. ![]() Professor and Chair of the Department of OB/GYN at the University of Virginia. His email at UVA is He says his job description at UVA will be similar to what he does here at Duke with a little more time off. Tom would like to continue to be connected with his friends and colleagues here. We can all be honored and proud that we were able to be associated with him while he was at Duke. Fortunately, he knows some of the folks there already, and they know him. Tom will be an associate professor of medicine at UVA, and they are extraordinarily lucky to have him. He never knows a stranger, and he is the first to offer a helping hand when there is a need. His incredible work ethic, his outstanding clinical and teaching skills, his photographic memory, his kindness, his ability to work with virtually anyone, his respect for the staff and coworkers, and his loyalty to medicine and to Duke are all just part of who he is. Over the last 24 years Tom has had a major impact on all that is Duke cardiology. As a fellow he won the Floyd Award for Clinical Excellence and as a faculty member won the Bashore Teaching Award, the Waugh Educational Award, and the School of Medicine’s Tow Humanism Award. He was a star then and remains a star now. He has remained at Duke ever since as a member of the Duke Heart Physicians (DHP) clinical group. He went on to internal medicine house staff training at the University of Virginia, staying on as their Chief Resident, before joining the Duke Cardiology program in 1995 to focus on interventional and structural heart disease. He completed both his undergraduate and medical school studies there (where he, by the way, graduated number one in his class in med school). ![]() To say he will be greatly missed by everyone at Duke is quite the understatement.įor those of you who are unaware of his background, Tom is a hard-core University of Florida Gator, having been born in central Florida. Tom is one of our most cherished and beloved clinician-educators, a true role model for all of us and someone adored by his huge patient population. His last day with Duke Heart will be June 15. Thomas Gehrig, associate professor of medicine in cardiology, and an integral part of our team for 24 years, will be moving to the University of Virginia in Charlottesville (UVA). We intend to celebrate our entire community over these next few weeks and look forward to sharing in the Pulse.ĭr. These times of change are moments to reflect and hopefully we can all celebrate these amazing life accomplishments and recognitions along with appreciating those that are leaving Duke. We also have a set of year end recognitions and awards (School of Medicine, Department of Medicine, and Resident awards). The year end is punctuated with having to say goodbye to many of our graduating fellows (we have our end of year party this upcoming week), and unfortunately some departures of faculty (you will see the note around Tom Gehrig and Magnus Ohman below). As we come to the end of the academic year, we are reminded of the amazing faculty, fellows, residents, administrative and clinical staff and colleagues we have. ![]()
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