Dr. John Sampson

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

C. Rory Goodwin, MD, PhD, has been named spine services director of the Duke Center for Brain and Spine Metastasis. In this new role, Goodwin will lead all DCBSM spine services.

Simon Gregory, PhD, has been named the Margaret Harris and David Silverman Distinguished Professor of Neurosurgery at Duke University.

We in Duke Neurosurgery are saddened by the news of the death of Takanori Fukushima, MD, a consulting professor of neurosurgery at Duke University since 1999, and a giant in the field of neurosurgery.

Today, Peter Fecci, MD, PhD, and the Duke Neurosurgery team were celebrated for hitting the 200-case milestone for laser interstitial thermal therapy (LITT) cases.