Julian Hertz
Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine
Associate Research Professor of Global Health
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Julian Hertz
Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine
Associate Research Professor of Global Health
Julian Hertz, MD, MSc, is an Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine & Global Health. He graduated summa cum laude from Princeton University and attended medical school at Duke University, where he received the Dean's Merit Scholarship and the Thomas Jefferson Award for leadership. He completed his residency training in emergency medicine at Vanderbilt University Medical Center and his fellowship in Global Health at Duke.
Dr. Hertz's primary interests include global health, implementation science, and undergraduate and graduate medical education. Dr. Hertz's research focuses on using implementation science methods to improve cardiovascular care both locally and globally. His current projects involve developing interventions to improve acute myocardial infarction care in Tanzania, to improve management of hypertension among Tanzanians with HIV, and to improve post-hospital care among patients with multimorbidity in East Africa.
Dr. Hertz has received numerous awards for clinical, educational, and research excellence, including the Duke Emergency Medicine Faculty Teacher of the Year Award, the Duke Emergency Medicine Faculty Clinician of the Year Award, and the Duke Emergency Medicine Faculty Researcher of the Year Award. He has also received the Golden Apple Teaching Award from the Duke medical student body, the Duke Master Clinician/Teacher Award, and the Global Academic Achievement Award from the Society of Academic Emergency Medicine.
Publications
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Wang G, Song W, Xue N, Zhao H, Ma Y, Zhang T, et al. Non-pharmacological interventions for older adults with comorbid hypertension and type 2 diabetes: A systematic review of randomized controlled trials. Geriatr Nurs. 2026 Sep;72:104179.Hertz JT, Rahim F, Wang C, Vaidyanathan A, Wanda L, Sakita FM, et al. Optimizing Antihypertensive Care for Tanzanians Living With HIV: Effectiveness Outcomes From the COACH Pilot Trial. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2026 Aug 1;101(8):896–906.Baffoe-Bonnie AA, Rent S, Ofori-Amanfo G, Appiah JA, Goldberg R, Seim B, et al. Assessing Maternal Breastfeeding Plans and Perceived Barriers to Optimal Breastfeeding in Kumasi, Ghana. Birth. 2026 Jun;53(2):325–31.Ngangula P, Joel L, Rwakilomba J, Parker RA, Madundo K, Amiri I, et al. From research to practice: a qualitative study examining the integration of telehealth-based suicide prevention in HIV care in Tanzania. AIDS Care. 2026 May 28;1–19.
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