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Duke Center for Brain and Spine Metastasis

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Duke Department of Neurosurgery by the numbers

32Clinical
Neurosurgeons

3Rank Based on
Funding by NIH

24Percent of Residents
Who Are Women

5,364Surgical Cases FY19

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Herb FuchsDuke Neurosurgery researchers show increased survival in patients with deadly brain tumors in a study published in the New England Journal of Medicine

 

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Advances in Epilepsy Treatment
October 12, 2019

 

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New in Duke Neurosurgery

10/14/2019
Neurosurgery Professors Lead Collaborative Research in Uganda
There are 32 neurosurgeons at Duke, but the entire country of Uganda has fewer than half that number. Professor of Neurosurgery Michael Haglund is committed to helping Uganda increase its neurosurgical capacity. He leads Duke Global... Read More
09/03/2019
Duke Performs First DBS Procedures for Epilepsy
A Duke neurologist and neurosurgeon have collaborated to perform the first deep brain stimulation (DBS) procedures for epilepsy in North Carolina, offering a new option for patients who experience seizures that cannot be successfully... Read More
07/16/2019
Measuring the Impact of Waiting on Patient Satisfaction
A comprehensive, 15-month assessment of the patient experience in the Duke Spine Center demonstrates that longer waiting times have a measurable negative effect on patient satisfaction and on the overall perception of the patient-... Read More
06/27/2019
Getting to Know Allison Spell
Allison Spell’s career started in hospitality, working in conference services for the Washington Duke Inn and with sales at the Umstead Hotel and Spa. She realized she really liked helping people, and she’s never stopped. Allison is a... Read More
06/05/2019
Francis Ali-Osman Honored as Distinguished Faculty Emeritus
Francis Ali-Osman, MD, FACS, DSc, professor emeritus in the Department of Neurosurgery, was honored among the 2019 Distinguished Emeriti Faculty of Duke School of Medicine at a dinner on June 4, 2019. Ali-Osman is a pioneer of brain tumor... Read More
05/23/2019
Gottfried is a neurosurgeon by day, TV consultant by night
If you’ve watched the TV shows The Good Doctor, Chicago Med, Royal Pains, and Elementary, it’s likely you’ve seen the work of Duke neurosurgeon Oren Gottfried, MD. Gottfried serves as a medical consultant to the shows, working with a team... Read More
05/20/2019
Neuro-Onc Dinner Event Scheduled for June 22
04/18/2019
Duke’s Christopher Shaffrey named president of the American Association of Neurological Surgeons
Christopher I. Shaffrey, MD, FAANS, was named president of the American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS) at its annual meeting in San Diego, April 13-17, 2019.   Shaffrey, a neurosurgeon, is chief of Duke Health’s Spine... Read More
04/16/2019
Getting to Know Mattie Stevenson
Mattie Stevenson grew up in a small town in rural North Carolina, where “everyone knew each other’s business” (in the best way). Today, she says, people mind their own business, and that’s not necessarily a good thing.  A proponent of “... Read More
03/22/2019
Getting to Know Ali Zomorodi
Duke neurosurgeon Ali Zomorodi, MD, doesn’t like to talk about himself, but with persistence, you can discover some of the most interesting things. Take for example the 30’ x 18’ train village that he is building in his attic. He started... Read More

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