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Duke Neurosurgery

Duke represents excellence in neurosurgical care, research, and education. A team of highly skilled neurosurgeons provide comprehensive care for patients in all sub-specialties. Clinicians embrace a multidisciplinary, team-based approach to care, with a commitment to the very best patient outcomes. Duke Neurosurgery excels at translational research, moving innovations rapidly from bench to bedside.

New in Duke Neurosurgery

Nandan Lad, MD, PhD, has been inducted into the American Academy of Neurological Surgery, a prestigious honor conferred during the Academy’s annual meeting in October 2024 in Half Moon Bay, California. 

Muhammad Abd-El-Barr MD, PhD, has been promoted to the rank of professor in the Duke Department of Neurosurgery.

Derek Southwell, MD, PhD, assistant professor in the Duke Department of Neurosurgery and surgical director of Duke’s Comprehensive Epilepsy Center, has received the

Khoi Than, MD, professor of neurosurgery, has been named to the Scoliosis Research Society's (SRS) leadership program called LEAD (Leadership, Education, and Development).