Ralph Snyderman, MD, is Chancellor Emeritus, Duke University, James B. Duke Professor of Medicine, and Director of the Center for Research in Personalized Health Care at the Duke University School of Medicine. He previously served as Chancellor for Health Affairs at Duke University and as the founding President and CEO of the Duke University Health System; Dean of the School of Medicine at Duke University; Chair of the Association of American Medical Colleges; Senior Vice President, Medical Research and Development, Genentech, Inc.; Director, Laboratory of Immune Effector Function, Howard Hughes Medical Institute; Chief, Division of Rheumatology and Immunology at Duke; and Senior Investigator, National Institutes of Health. Dr. Snyderman has received numerous honors, including the Personalized Medicine World Conference Pioneer Award (2016), the North Carolina Life Sciences Leadership Award (2014), the Association of American Medical Colleges David E. Rogers Award (2012), the Industr
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Published:October 2016
The birth of the Duke University Health System (DUHS) is perhaps the marquee achievement of Dr. Snyderman’s 15-year tenure. As the system of referrals to Duke University Hospital specialists came undone as a consequence of managed care, Dr. Snyderman recognized that a new “hub and spoke” system had to entail expansion. The effort to integrate Durham Regional Hospital into the Duke system became key to creating DUHS. It was a protracted and many-sided challenge, a challenge eventually overcome and turned into a great and ongoing success and integration of Duke with the communities it serves.
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