F. Bayard Carter, MD, Becomes First First Chair (1931-1964)
Southeastern Regional Trophoblastic Disease Center at Duke Founded by Charles B. Hammond, MD (1968)
Division of Gynecologic Oncology Founded (1972)
Matthew D. Barber, MD, MHS, Becomes Department Chair (2017)
- F. Bayard Carter, MD, Becomes First First Chair (1931-1964)
- Southeastern Regional Trophoblastic Disease Center at Duke Founded by Charles B. Hammond, MD (1968)
- Division of Gynecologic Oncology Founded (1972)
- Matthew D. Barber, MD, MHS, Becomes Department Chair (2017)
Department Chairs
F. Bayard Carter, MD (1931-1964)
Roy T. Parker, MD (1964-1980)
Charles B. Hammond, MD (1980-2002)
Haywood Brown, MD (2002-2016)
Amy Murtha, MD (Interim Chair 2016-2017)
Matthew. D. Barber, MD, MHS (2017-present)
Historical Highlights
Bessie Baker, Namesake of Baker House, Profiled for Duke Centennial
- Baker led the School of Nursing until 1938. The building that is now part of Duke’s Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology was built in 1930 and became home for nursing students at the time.
- History of Baker House
Donald T. Moore, MD, First African American Fellow in the Duke School of Medicine
Eleanor Easley, MD, First Woman to Graduate from Duke's Four-Year Medical School Program
50 Years of Gynecologic Cancer Care & Innovation
The full history of the division
Joining a Community of Care: Duke Midwifery Service
- The service was established in 1999 under the Division of Maternal Fetal Medicine in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the Duke University School of Medicine.
About the Duke Midwifery Service
Duke Centennial Highlight — Ob/Gyn Innovation
- Duke Translation & Commercialization's Centennial Timeline includes the Easley Maneuver, developed by Eleanor Beamer Easley, and the Pocket Colposcope.
Explore Duke's Century of Innovation
Duke Centennial Highlight — Geeta Swamy, MD
- Geeta Swamy, MD, vice dean for scientific integrity and associate vice president for research at the Duke School of Medicine and Duke University, was profiled as a Duke Centennial Trailblazer.
Oral Histories
W. Allen Addison, MD
- Dr. Addison's oral history interview was conducted in Sept. 2017; topics discussed include his medical career from his upbringing in Toccoa, Georgia, through his ultimate position at Duke.
- Full audio of Dr. Addison's first interview
- Full audio of Dr. Addison's second interview
Sezer Aksel, MD
- Dr. Aksel's oral history interview was conducted in Sept. 2007; topics discussed include her background in Turkey, her desire to become a physician even against her family's desires and her time at Duke Medical School.
- Full audio of Dr. Aksel's interview
Charles Hammond, MD
- Dr. Hammond's oral history interview was conducted in June 2004; topics discussed include the history of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Duke University, his goals as chair of department and his personal research experiences.
Philip Pearce, MD
- Dr. Pearce's oral history interview was conducted in May 2007; topics discussed include his experience with medical school and residency at Duke, his relationship with Dr. Easley and his time working at the Durham Women's Clinic.
- Full audio of Dr. Pearce's interview