Department

Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery

Phone

(919) 668-8413

Education

M.D., University of Virginia, 1984

Residency

General Surgery, Duke University Medical Center, North Carolina, 1984-1991

Fellowship

MHC Suppression

Clinical Interests

1. Thoracic oncology
2. General thoracic surgery
3. Benign and malignant disease of the lung, esophagus, and mediastinum
4. Advanced airway and thoracoscopic surgery
5. Hyperhidrosis palmaris
6. Mesothelioma
7. Esophageal cancer

Research Interests

1. Non-small cell lung cancer
   1. Evaluation of serum and tissue molecular biologic markers of recurrence in patients with localized 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.
2. 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.

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Dr. Harpole is Vice Chair of Faculty Affairs and a member of the Division of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery in the Department of Surgery of the Duke University Health System. His clinical interests include thoracic oncology, general thoracic surgery, benign and malignant disease of the lung, esophagus, and mediastinum, as well as advanced airway and thoracoscopic surgery, hyperhidrosis palmaris, mesothelioma and  esophageal cancer.

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