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February 19, 2007 Volume 16 No. 4

Per Chance to DREAM
A Series of Unexpected Events Leads to the Launch of Anesthesiology’s Fundraising Campaign

There is the proverbial saying “Everything happens for a reason.” If one person can be living proof, it’s Peter Waweru, clinical trials specialist within Duke’s Clinical Anesthesiology Research Endeavors (CARE) program.

His brightly lit lab space offers a stark contrast to his small African farm where he lived until the summer of 2002, complete with a few cows and vibrant crop of vegetables. But more dramatic is the pivotal role he...

Peter Waweru, a recent immigrant from Kenya, connected a community entrepreneur with the Anesthesiology Department to help launch a fundraising campaign for research to improve outcomes after surgery and anesthesia.

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	RACE to Save a Life Effort Between Duke and Community Improves Care for Heart Attack Victims Saving the life of a heart attack patient is always a race against time. With the Reperfusion of...
	Working Well Workplace injuries can and do happen even with the safest of intentions. The Occupational and...
	DUKE MEDICINE Extraordinary People. Extraordinary Care. Loan Nguyen is a 5th floor charge nurse at Duke Raleigh Hospital. She knew even in grammar school...