Dr. Michael Pignone to Lead Duke CACHE
Duke AI Health welcomes Michael Pignone, MD, MPH, as he takes the helm of the Duke Collaborative to Advance Health Equity (CACHE) effective October 15, 2024. Currently the Rebecca and John Kirkland Distinguished Professor of Medicine and vice chair of Quality and Innovation in the Duke Department of Medicine, Dr. Pignone also serves as the faculty director for Primary Care Transformation and Innovation within the Margolis Center for Health Policy and the Director for Cancer Screening Equity at the Duke Cancer Institute.
“I am delighted to see Dr. Pignone move into this role,” says Richard Shannon, MD, founding director of CACHE and Chief Quality Officer & Chief Medical Officer for Duke Health. “The energy he brings to this work and the breadth of his experience, spanning clinical care, research, policy, and population health, make him an ideal choice to build upon our early successes with this initiative and grow the community partnerships vital to our work.”
