David Harold Harpole
George Barth Geller Distinguished Professor for Research in CancerOverview
A. Non-small cell lung cancer
1. Evaluation of serum and tissue molecular biologic markers of recurrence in patients with a localize non-small cell lung cancer.
2. Molecular biologic staging of lymph nodes in patients with non-small cell lung cancer.
3. The evaluation of the clonality of metastatic tumors in patients with non-small cell lung cancer.
B. Clinical research activities
1. Creation of a prospective database for the Duke Thoracic Oncology Program.
2. A cost and satisfaction evaluation of thoracoscopy and open thoracotomy in patients.
3. Development of risk associated models of morbidity in patients undergoing general thoracic surgery procedures: The VA Cooperative Surgical Risk Study
4. A member of the Duke Gastrointestinal Malignancy Research Committee, developing esophageal cancer treatment protocols and outcome studies.
Positions
George Barth Geller Distinguished Professor for Research in Cancer in the School of Medicine
2022 School of Medicine
Professor of Surgery in the School of Medicine
2003 School of Medicine
Professor in Pathology in the School of Medicine
2018 School of Medicine
Member of the Duke Cancer Institute in the School of Medicine
1987 School of Medicine
Education
M.D. 1984
1984 University of Virginia
Instructor of Surgery, Surgery
1996 Harvard University
Publications, Grants & Awards
DCI Centers, Cancer Types & Labs
Offices & Contact
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Durham, NC
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Durham, NC