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Jeffery S. Johns, MD, has been named as the first chief of the newly established Division of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation by Duke Neurosurgery and Duke Orthopaedics, effective March 23, 2026.

In December 2023, after watching with horror the October 7 attacks and the subsequent war between Israel and Hamas, Duke neurosurgeon Dr. David Hasan joined a team of physicians on the first medical mission to Gaza.  

Christina Cone, DNP, MBA, ANP-BC, AOCNP, has been named associate deputy director of the Preston Robert Tisch Brain Tumor Center at Duke.

Novel technology from Duke researchers for identifying brain tumors during the course of surgery is showing promise.

Michael Tadross, MD, PhD, joined the department of Neurosurgery as an assistant professor on July 1, 2025.

A $3.2 million, five-year R01 renewal grant from the National Institutes of Health will further advance the work being done by researchers from Duke Neurosurgery and Cleveland Clinic in the clinical application of magnetic resonance fingerprinting (MRF) in epilepsy.

Duke Neurosurgery became a full department in the Duke School of Medicine in 2015, having previously been a division in the Department of Surgery.

Rep. Valerie Foushee (NC-04) Monday reintroduced a resolution designating June as Brain and Spine Metastasis Awareness Month.

Duke Neurosurgery resident Alankrita Raghavan, MD, has been named the 2025 Snyderman Award winner for her project, “The Surgical Coaching Program: Developing a One-on-One Technical Curriculum for Junior Neurosurgical Residents.”

Brian FitzGerald of South Carolina spent the summer of 2024 looking for answers.