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Since performing the first deep brain stimulation (DBS) procedure for epilepsy in North Carolina in 2019, neurosurgeon Derek Southwell, MD, PhD, has treated nearly 30 patients and is working to advance Duke’s armamentarium of innovative treatment options for drug-resistant epilepsy and movement disorders.

Glioblastoma, Alzheimer's, epilepsy, MIS, and more: 10 stories from Duke Neurosurgery and Duke Neurology that you may have missed in 2021

Gerald Arthur Grant, MD, an internationally known surgeon-scientist, has been named the new chair of the Department of Neurosurgery at Duke University School of Medicine, effective April 1, 2022.

A survey of parents and caregivers of children with cancer found that nearly a third of them expressed hesitancy to vaccinate their youngsters against COVID-19.

Duke's Women in Neurosurgery (WINS) outreach program, established in early 2021,  promotes mentorship to young students who are interested in pursuing a career in medicine especially in neurol

Duke Neurosurgery and the CONNECT Consortium have been awarded a $1.8 million Food and Drug Administration R01 grant to fund a multi-institutional Phase 2 clinical trial of a novel vaccine to

September is Brain Aneurysm Awareness Month

In February 2018, at the age of 19, Duke University student Justin Gelman got the flu for the first time in his life.

Duke brain tumor researcher Hai Yan, MD, PhD, was awarded the International Prize for Translational Neu

Duke Neurosurgery's Allan Friedman, MD, has received the AANS Cushing Award for Technical Excellence and Innovation in Neurosurgery for 2020.

Duke neurosurgeon Peter Fecci, MD, PhD, has been named a 2021 recipient of the prestigious Cancer Research Institute’s