This spring, 17 faculty members in the Duke University School of Medicine have been awarded distinguished professorships.
In total, 31 new distinguished professors across Duke University were approved by the Board of Trustees in February. Two of them are members of the Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences.
Distinguished professorships are awarded to faculty who have demonstrated extraordinary scholarship in advancing science and improving human health.
The recipients from Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences are:
Gary Maslow, MD, MPH
Gorrell Family Distinguished Professor in Children’s Psychiatry
Gary Maslow, MD, MPH, is a professor and co-director of the Division of Child and Family Mental Health and Community Psychiatry in the Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences. He also has appointments in the Department of Pediatrics and the School of Nursing. He focuses on promoting positive youth development for children with chronic conditions such as diabetes, cancer, epilepsy, and intellectual/developmental disabilities. He has been instrumental in developing and evaluating health systems innovations to improve mental health care within primary care settings. He has also made significant contributions to the field of adolescent and young adult transitions to adulthood.
Moira Rynn, MD
J. P. Gibbons Distinguished Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
Moira Rynn, MD, is a professor and chair of the Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences. She is an internationally renowned expert in the treatment of pediatric mood and anxiety disorders and has spent her career focused on improving treatments for children, adolescents, and young adults with these conditions. Her most recent studies have examined novel augmentation treatment strategies for pediatric obsessive-compulsive disorder and treatment models for adolescent depression in the primary care setting. Her work has provided critical insights into the efficacy and safety of antidepressants and other psychotropic medications for pediatric anxiety and mood disorders.
See the full list of newly-awarded distinguished professorships at Duke University.
Read the article highlighting School of Medicine faculty who were awarded distinguished professorships.