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David Harpole, MD, Thoracic Surgery, Durham, NC, Duke University Hospital

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Thoracic Surgery • Durham, NC

Adult General Thoracic Surgery, Minimally Invasive Thoracic Surgery, Thoracic Surgical Oncology, Cardiovascular Surgery

Duke University, Professor of Surgery

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Summary

  • David H. Harpole, Jr. is a Professor of Surgery in the Division of Thoracic Surgery at the Duke University Medical Center in Durham, North Carolina, where he serves as Vice Chair of Research in the Department of Surgery and Directs the Lung Cancer Research Laboratory and Biorepository. Dr. Harpole received his medical degree from the University of Virginia in Charlottesville, Virginia in 1980 and completed his General and Thoracic Surgery Residencies in 1993 under Dr. David Sabiston at Duke University where he also was the Posthelwaite Thoracic Research fellow from 1986-1988. After completion, he joined the faculty of the Division of Thoracic Surgery at the Brigham and Women’s under the leadership of Dr. David Sugarbaker from 1993-1996 when he returned to Duke to establish the General Thoracic Surgery program. He has risen to the rank of Full Professor of Surgery with tenure and is an Associate Professor of Pathology at the Duke University Medical Center in Durham, North Carolina.
    Dr. Harpole has served in the Department of Surgery and Division of Thoracic Surgery for the past 20 years; he has served as Vice-chairman for Faculty Affairs, Vice-chief of The Division of Surgical Sciences and Vice Chairman for Research in the Department of Surgery. He also served as the Surgical coordinator for Duke University Medical Center, Cancer and Leukemia Group B, Chairman, Society of Thoracic Surgeons: General Thoracic Surgery Database Committee, Chairman of the Thoracic Surgery Sub-committee, CALGB and Vice-chairman, American College of Surgeons Oncology Group. He also is the Co-chair of the Thoracic Tumor Committee of the National Cancer Database and recently retired as a Director of the American Board of Thoracic Surgery.

Education & Training

  • Duke University Hospital
    Duke University HospitalFellowship, Thoracic Surgery, 1989 - 1993
  • Duke University Hospital
    Duke University HospitalResidency, Surgery, 1984 - 1989
  • University of Virginia School of Medicine
    University of Virginia School of MedicineClass of 1984
  • Washington and Lee University
    Washington and Lee UniversityBS, Summa Cum Laude, 1980

Certifications & Licensure

  • NC State Medical License
    NC State Medical License 1985 - 2025
  • FL State Medical License
    FL State Medical License 2015 - 2017
  • American Board of Surgery Surgery
  • American Board of Thoracic Surgery Thoracic and Cardiac Surgery

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • America's Top Doctors
  • Director's Distinguished Service Award NIH, 2017
  • CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory EMR, Epic Systems Corporation, 2013
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Journal Articles

  • Prevalence and Resource Utilization for Vocal Fold paralysis/paresis After Esophagectomy  
    Betty C Tong, Matthew G Crowson, David H Harpole, Seth Cohen, Harrison N Jones, The Laryngoscope
  • Executive Function, Survival, and Hospitalization in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease A Longitudinal Analysis of the National Emphysema Treatment Trial (NETT)  
    Dodd JW, Novotny P, Sciurba FC, Benzo RP; NETT Research Group., Ann Am Thorac Soc., 1/1/2015
  • Severe chronic bronchitis in advanced emphysema increases mortality and hospitalizations  
    Kim V, Sternberg AL, Washko G, Make BJ, Han MK, Martinez F, Criner GJ; National Emphysema Treatment Trial Research Group, COPD, 1/1/2013
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Books/Book Chapters

  • Thoracic Surgery 
    Chapter: Complications after Pulmonary Resections 
    Berry, MA, Harpole DH.Editors: D J Sugarbaker.Springer Verlag2012
  • Current Concepts in Thoracic Surgery 
    Chapter: Therapy for Chest Wall Invasive Lung Cancer 
    Tong BT, Harpole DH.Editors: S Yang and D Cameron.Lippincott Williams and Wilkins2012
  • Difficult Decisions in Thoracic Surgery: An Evidence-Based Approach. 
    Chapter: Induction therapy for stage IIIA (N2) lung cancer 
    Meyerson SL, Harpole DHEditors: Ferguson MK.Springer Verlag London Ltd, Guildford, UK2008
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Abstracts/Posters

  • Putnam Accuracy of FDG-PET to diagnose lung cancer in the ACOSOG Z4031 trial
    E.L. Grogan, S.A. Deppen, K.V. Ballman, G. Andrande, F. Verdial, M.C. Aldrich, H. Chen, P. Decker, D. Harpole, R. Cerfolio, R. Keenan, D.R. Jones, T.A. D'Amico, J. Shr..., JASCO, 1/1/2012
  • ACOSOG 4031: A Multi-center Prospective Phase II trial of Serum Proteomics in Patients with Suspicious Lung Nodules.
    Harpole DH, Jr., et al., JASCO, 1/1/2011
  • Neighborhood Level Socioeconomic Determinants Negatively Impact Treatment Decisions among NSCLC Patients in the Southeatern United States
    Joshi MB, Erhunmwunsee L, Conlon D, Harpole DH,Jr, 14th World Lung Cancer Congress, J Thorac Oncol, 1/1/2010
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Lectures

  • IASLC Targeted Therapies for Lung Cancer 
    Santa Monica, CA - 1/1/2017
  • Induction Chemotherapy for cN1 Non-small Cell Lung Cancer Is Not Associated with Improved Survival 
    Phoenix, AZ. - 1/1/2016
  • A Risk Score to Assist Selecting Lobectomy versus Sublobar Resection for Early Stage Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer. 
    Phoenix, AZ - 1/1/2016
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Professional Memberships

Hospital Affiliations

Dr. David Harpole, Dr. David Harpole, MD, Dr. D Harpole, Dr. David H Harpole