https://medicine.yale.edu/lab/dardik/news-rss/?title=Latest%20News&orgId=115103 A selection of the latest research, academic, and other newsworthy developments at Dardik Lab en-us Copyright 2026 Yale School of Medicine Sat, 06 Jun 2026 07:37:55 Z https://medicine.yale.edu/lab/dardik/news-article/dr-alan-dardik-to-transition-to-new-leadership-role-at-the-icahn-school-of-medicine-at-mount-sinai/ https://medicine.yale.edu/lab/dardik/news-article/dr-alan-dardik-to-transition-to-new-leadership-role-at-the-icahn-school-of-medicine-at-mount-sinai/ The Department of Surgery announces that Alan Dardik, MD, PhD, Chief of Surgery at the VA Connecticut Healthcare System and Professor of Surgery and Cellular and Molecular Physiology at Yale School of Medicine (YSM), will be stepping down from his Yale positions to pursue an exciting new leadership opportunity. Effective March 2025, Dr. Dardik will join the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai as Vice Chair of Research for the Department of Surgery and Co-Director of the Jacobson Aortic Center. Wed, 19 Feb 2025 05:00:00 Z https://medicine.yale.edu/lab/dardik/news-article/benjamin-judson-interim-vice-chair-faculty-affairs/ https://medicine.yale.edu/lab/dardik/news-article/benjamin-judson-interim-vice-chair-faculty-affairs/ Please join us in expressing gratitude to Dr. Dardik and welcoming Dr. Judson to his new role. Wed, 07 Feb 2024 22:00:00 Z https://medicine.yale.edu/lab/dardik/news-article/alan-dardik-appointed-chief-of-surgery-for-the-va-connecticut/ https://medicine.yale.edu/lab/dardik/news-article/alan-dardik-appointed-chief-of-surgery-for-the-va-connecticut/ Alan Dardik, MD, PhD, will assume the position of Chief of Surgery for VA Connecticut at the end of February 2024 Fri, 26 Jan 2024 14:00:00 Z https://medicine.yale.edu/lab/dardik/news-article/dr-isibor-arhuidese-elected-to-faculty-advisory-council/ https://medicine.yale.edu/lab/dardik/news-article/dr-isibor-arhuidese-elected-to-faculty-advisory-council/ Isibor Arhuidese, MD, MPH, has been elected to the Yale School of Medicine Faculty Advisory Council (FAC), as the Department of Surgery’s third representative. Fri, 12 Jan 2024 11:00:00 Z https://medicine.yale.edu/lab/dardik/news-article/chiefs-celebrity-doppelganger/ https://medicine.yale.edu/lab/dardik/news-article/chiefs-celebrity-doppelganger/ Division Chiefs name the Hollywood actor they'd like to represent them in a movie. Wed, 29 Nov 2023 05:00:00 Z https://medicine.yale.edu/lab/dardik/news-article/department-of-surgery-welcomes-16-faculty-and-9-staff/ https://medicine.yale.edu/lab/dardik/news-article/department-of-surgery-welcomes-16-faculty-and-9-staff/ The Department of Surgery is pleased to welcome 16 faculty and 9 staff members this fall. Tue, 28 Nov 2023 13:00:00 Z https://yalealumnimagazine.org/articles/5786-world-class https://yalealumnimagazine.org/articles/5786-world-class Soccer player and aspiring physician Michelle Alozie '19 on making a difference. Fri, 03 Nov 2023 04:00:00 Z https://news.yale.edu/2023/05/17/just-slice-surgeon-scientists-reap-small-share-us-research-grants https://news.yale.edu/2023/05/17/just-slice-surgeon-scientists-reap-small-share-us-research-grants Around 30% of the global burden of disease is treatable with surgery. But surgeon-scientists receive very little research funding, a new study finds. Wed, 17 May 2023 04:00:00 Z https://medicine.yale.edu/lab/dardik/news-article/gender-disparity-persists-within-nih-funding-for-surgeon-scientists/ https://medicine.yale.edu/lab/dardik/news-article/gender-disparity-persists-within-nih-funding-for-surgeon-scientists/ Women only account for 19% of surgeon-scientists, and they are 25% less likely to be “super principal investigators” (SPIs)—investigators who hold multiple grants from the National Institutes of Health and therefore hold considerable influence and career security. Tue, 28 Mar 2023 04:00:00 Z