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Deb A. Bhowmick, MD, has joined the faculty of Duke Department of Neurosurgery, effective February 1, 2023.

Duke University’s skull base surgery team has been named a Multidisciplinary Team of Distinction by the North American Skull Base Society (NASBS). This designation recognizes a multidisciplinary approach to patient care by a comprehensive team of sub-specialists.

Duke neurosurgeon Muhammad Abd-El-Barr, MD, PhD, has been selected for 2023 Duke Clinical Leadership Program.

Kate McDaniel, PhD, has been named Vice Chair for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) for the Department of Neurosurgery.
 

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A dozen faculty and staff in the Duke Department of Neurosurgery have served our country, representing every branch of the Armed Forces

Duke Health researchers have identified a unique process within the environment of deadly brain tumors that drives resistance to immune-boosting therapies and could be targeted to promote the effects of those drugs.

The Preston Robert Tisch Brain Tumor Center traces its beginnings to 1937, when Barnes Woodhall, MD, came to Duke as its first chief of neurosurgery (and the only neurosurgeon in North Carolina).

Duke University Hospital has been selected as a Center of Excellence for the treatment of brain abnormalities called cerebral cavernous malformations (CCM) in both adults and children.

In the United States, women make up about 6% of neurosurgeons, and about 16% of neurosurgery residents. Although this number is growing, there is still a sizable gender disparity in residents training to be neurosurgeons.