Andrew Alspaugh is a professor in the Duke Department of Medicine and the Division of Infectious Disease, where he teaches trainees in his basic science research lab, the hospital in-patient services, and in the medical school classroom. He completed TMC's Hybrid Certificate in Theology and Health Care in 2024. 

Ryan Antiel is assistant professor of pediatric surgery at Duke and a core faculty member at the Trent Center for Bioethics, Humanities, and History of Medicine. He is focused on improving the lives of children and families confronted with difficult decisions such as surgical decision-making in the face of uncertainty and end-of-life issues. He is also interested in how surgical residency shapes the character of surgeons-in-training and how best to form the virtues of character necessary for good surgical practice.

He earned his M.D. at the Mayo Clinic School of Medicine and a M.S. in medical ethics at the University of Pennsylvania. He completed his internship and residency in general surgery at the Mayo Clinic and his pediatric surgery fellowship at Washington University in St. Louis.

Jeff Baker is a professor of pediatrics and associate clinical professor of history. He serves as director for the Trent Center for Bioethics, Humanities & History of Medicine.

Keisha Bentley-Edwards is an associate professor in medicine at Duke University School of Medicine, and affiliate at the Duke Global Health Institute. She is a developmental psychologist who uses a cultural lens to understand social, emotional and academic outcomes.

Dan Blazer is professor of psychiatry & behavioral sciences and professor of community and family medicine. Blazer has served as dean of medical education at Duke University School of Medicine, vice chair for faculty affairs at Duke University, and chair of the Department of Psychiatry.

Gerald S. Bloomfield is an associate professor of medicine with tenure in the Division of Cardiology and associate research professor of global health at the Duke Global Health Institute (DGHI). Dr. Bloomfield is faculty at the Duke Clinical Research Institute and serves as the associate director for research at DGHI. Bloomfield leads a longstanding research and capacity building program on cardiovascular global health. His work involves under-resourced communities in the U.S. and a number of low-and middle-income country settings, including partnerships with Moi University in Eldoret, Kenya and with Aga Khan University in Karachi, Pakistan. Bloomfield has lived and worked in Kenya intermittently for over a decade where he has led studies addressing determinants, noninvasive imaging and prevention of cardiovascular diseases; early detection of HIV-associated cardiovascular disease; and research capacity building both in the US and across the globe. He received his M.D. and M.P.H. from Johns Hopkins University, where he also completed internal medicine residency and position as assistant chief of service. He completed fellowship training in cardiology, advanced cardiac imaging, clinical research and the global health pathway at Duke University.

Joshua Briscoe is an assistant professor in the Department of Medicine and in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Science in the Duke University School of Medicine. He’s a hospice and palliative care physician at the Durham VA Medical Center, working alongside a wonderful interdisciplinary team caring for veterans with serious medical illness. He is also the medical director for the Durham VA inpatient hospice unit, inpatient palliative care consult service, and outpatient palliative care clinics. His particular interests focus on medical ethics in serious medical illness, as well as ethics at the intersection of technology, medicine, and moral formation. He writes about these issues in a monthly newsletter entitled Notes from a Family Meeting. He teaches biomedical ethics to medical students and palliative care fellows.

Tamara Fitzgerald, M.D., Ph.D., F.A.C.S., is associate professor in the Division of Pediatric Surgery at Duke University School of Medicine. Her academic focus is in global surgery, surgical capacity building, and cost-effective, quality biomedical devices for low-middle income countries. She works with pediatric surgeons in sub-Saharan Africa to increase training and support for young surgeons, thereby improving children’s access to surgical care. Access to surgical care world-wide is a pressing problem, affecting millions of individuals. The solution to this problem lies in changing the way we view low- and middle-income countries, setting aside the missional mindset and adopting strategies of mentorship and empowerment. She received her B.S. and Ph.D. in biomedical engineering and her M.D. from Boston University. She completed a general surgery residency and fellowship in pediatric surgery at Yale-New Haven Hospital. 

Karen Frush is emeritus professor of pediatrics at Duke and a pediatric emergency physician who has spent the majority of her healthcare career improving the quality and safety of patient care and the well-being of the health care team. She began her career as a nurse and then received her M.D. from Duke University School of Medicine. After residency training, Dr Frush served as medical director of Pediatric Emergency Medicine at Duke and became professor of pediatrics and clinical professor of nursing at Duke University. She served as the Chief Patient Safety Officer of the Duke University Health System for fifteen years, and then served as chief quality officer at Stanford Health Care in Palo Alto, CA, from 2018 through April 2021. In 2022, she received a Certificate in Theology and Healthcare from the Duke Divinity School and currently serves on the Duke Divinity School Board of Visitors. Dr. Frush has a special interest in inter-professional training, high performing teams and transforming healthcare culture.

Michael Haglund is professor of neurosurgery, professor in orthopaedic surgery, research professor of global health and professor of neurobiology at Duke University School of Medicine. His clinical areas of expertise include spinal surgery, especially cervical spine surgery. He has performed almost 8,300 cervical spine procedures and recently was ranked the top cervical spine surgeon in the country by MPIRICA (an analytical company that reviews surgical outcomes). He believes the whole patient is important and emphasizes time with the patient and careful discussions regarding possible surgery. Haglund received a Certificate in Theology and Health Care from Duke Divinity School in 2024. 

Joseph Jackson is associate dean and director of the Office of Student Affairs at Duke University School of Medicine and associate [rofessor in the Department of Pediatrics, Division of Primary Care. He was raised in Pennsylvania and received his Bachelor of Science in Chemistry and Medical Degree from the University of Virginia, Charlottesville VA. He completed his pediatric training at Duke University Medical Center and started his faculty appointment at Duke in 2007.   

Kimberly S. Johnson is a professor with tenure in the Department of Medicine, Division of Geriatrics, Duke Palliative Care, and senior fellow in the Center for the Study of Aging and Human Development at Duke University Medical Center in Durham, N.C. Her research focuses on understanding and eliminating racial disparities in palliative and end-of-life care for seriously ill African Americans. She has led large national studies of hospice providers and multi-site studies to improve palliative care delivery. Dr. Johnson has published widely and is nationally recognized for her work investigating how cultural beliefs and preferences and organizational practices and policies may influence the use of hospice care by older African Americans. She is the director of the Duke Center for Research to Advance Health Care Equity (REACH Equity), one of the NIMHDs Specialized Research Centers of Excellence on Minority Health and Health Disparities. 

Stuart Knechtle is the executive director of the Duke Transplant Center, William R. Kenan, Jr. Distinguished Professor of Surgery at Duke University School of Medicine.

Harold Koenig is a professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences and associate professor of medicine, and also serves as director for the Duke Center for Spirituality, Theology, and Health.

Nicole Larrier is an associate professor of radiation oncology at Duke University School of Medicine.

Walter Lee serves as chief of staff for the Department as well as chief for the Division of Head and Neck Surgery. As chief of staff, he works closely with others to foster a culture of support, respect, and fulfillment among the faculty, staff, and trainees. He spearheads the professional and leadership development and also chairs the Departmental Appointment Promotions, and Tenure Committee (APT). As division chief, he oversees a world class multidisciplinary team that cares for head and neck cancer patients and their loved ones across Duke University and Duke Raleigh Hospitals.

Thomas Longo is an assistant professor of surgery at Duke School of Medicine. He received a Certificate in Theology and Health Care from the Theology, Medicine, and Culture Initiative at Duke Divinity School in 2022.

Aaron McKethan is general manager of new ventures at Aledade, Inc. where he oversees the establishment and management of new business lines, products, and services aligned with Aledade’s core mission supporting value-based primary care. At Duke, McKethan is senior policy fellow at the Duke-Margolis Center for Health Policy and adjunct professor of population health sciences in the Duke University School of Medicine. He previously co-founded and led two healthcare data science and technology companies (NoviSci and RxAnte) and served in executive health care roles in both federal and state government. McKethan holds a Ph.D. from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where he also received his undergraduate degree. His work has appeared in such publications as the Journal of the American Medical Association, the New England Journal of Medicine, and Health Affairs. McKethan also serves on several nonprofit boards, including Samaritan Health Center in Durham, NC.

Andrew Miller is a native North Carolinian and current pediatrician with Duke Regional Pediatrics. He completed his undergraduate in biomedical engineering at NC State University, medical school at UNC Chapel Hill, divinity school as a Theology, Medicine, and Culture Fellow at Duke University, and pediatric residency at Virginia Tech Carilion. His scholarly interests center around the intersection application of faith in his clinical context, particularly in relation to biomedical ethics and child development.

Liana Puscas is professor of head and neck surgery and communication sciences at Duke University School of Medicine.

Brian Quaranta is an associate professor of radiation oncology at Duke University School of Medicine, associate faculty at the Trent Center for Bioethics, Humanities, and History of Medicine. His practice focuses on general radiation oncology, with a particular interest in breast and prostate cancers. In addition to his medical interests, he is interested in literature, history, psychology, and philosophy, and has an M.A. in Shakespeare and Theatre from the Shakespeare Institute at Stratford-upon-Avon. Recent courses taught include Narrative Medicine for Medical Learners, and Plague Literature: Ancient and Modern. Research projects include looking at issues of medical ethics as portrayed in Shakespeare’s plays, and more generally in how carefully studying literature can help to form patient-centered physicians. Quaranta received a Certificate in Theology and Health Care from the Theology, Medicine, and Culture Initiative at Duke Divinity School in 2022. 

Don Taylor is a professor of public policy in the Sanford School of Public Policy. Taylor also holds appointments as assistant professor of community and family medicine and associate professor in the School of Nursing.

Nathan Thielman is professor of medicine, pathology, and global health in the Department of Medicine and at the Duke Hubert-Yeargan Center for Global Health.