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56Total
Faculty

4Rank Based on
Funding by NIH

28Percent of Residents
Are Women

5,543Surgical Cases FY19

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02/22/2021
Passing of Dina Randazzo, Assistant Professor of Neurosurgery and Neurology
  Dina Randazzo, DO, Assistant Professor of Neurosurgery and Neurology and member of the Duke Cancer Institute, passed away on February 20, 2021. Dr. Randazzo was a respected and admired neuro-oncologist in the Preston Robert Tisch Brain... Read More
02/19/2021
Parents of Children with Cancer Have Additional Worries During COVID
A survey of caregivers finds that most experienced instances of delayed care and other stresses   The COVID-19 pandemic has heaped additional financial strains, childcare complications and other problems on already-burdened caregivers of... Read More
02/12/2021
Duke, Sampson rank at the top in NIH funding for 2020
  The Duke Department of Neurosurgery has been ranked fourth for neurosurgery research funding from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) for 2020. In addition, Duke Neurosurgery Chair John Sampson, MD, PhD, was once again the top-... Read More
02/04/2021
Care, country, inclusion: Getting to know Jay Carter
  When James H. (Jay) Carter Jr., PA, was a child, his favorite TV shows were about medicine (Emergency! and Marcus Welby, MD) and the military (Combat! and The Rat Patrol). His father, James H. Carter Sr., MD, served in the Army, was a... Read More
01/13/2021
Recurrent GBM brain tumors with few mutations respond best to immunotherapy
  The finding from a genetic analysis of tumors treated with Duke’s poliovirus therapy suggests a predictive biomarker for survival   Glioblastoma brain tumors are especially perplexing. Inevitably lethal, the tumors occasionally respond... Read More
01/04/2021
Study looks at use of riluzole as an adjunct to surgery for degenerative cervical myelopathy
Neuroprotective drug may benefit patients with DCM   Degenerative cervical myelopathy (DCM) is the leading cause of spinal cord dysfunction among adults worldwide.  This condition is characterized by stenosis, or compression of the... Read More
12/10/2020
Some of the top stories of 2020 that you may have missed
Glioblastoma, epilepsy, scoliosis, stroke, and more: 10 highlights of the past year that you may have missed from Duke Neurosurgery and Duke Neurology     Management of glioblastoma: State of the art and future directions There is a clear... Read More
12/04/2020
Neurosurgeon Mike Haglund Featured in Video About His Faith
Duke's Michael Haglund, MD, PhD, is known for many things. As a world-class neurosurgeon, he is one of the top spine surgeons in the country. As an educator, he changed the way neurosurgery residents learn operative skills-- at Duke and... Read More
12/03/2020
Clinical Trials Open for Patients with Brain and Spine Metastases
  As the population of cancer survivors increases in the United States, the overall incidence of cancer metastasizing to the brain and spine is increasing as well, with an annual estimate of more than 280,000 new cases from all cancer... Read More
11/19/2020
Neurosurgeon Completes 100th LITT Case to Treat Brain Mets
    To make a referral to the Duke Center for Brain and Spine Metastasis, call 919-681-3038. Duke neurosurgeon Peter Fecci, MD, PhD, recently completed his 100th LITT case (laser interstitial thermal therapy), using some of the world’s... Read More

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