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Four neurosurgery residents and six faculty members were honored with awards at the Residency Graduation Ceremony, held June 24, 2023, at the Umstead Hotel. 

Stephen C. Harward, MD, PhD, will join the faculty of Duke Neurosurgery effective July 1, 2023. 

The Department of Neurosurgery held a half-day research symposium today, highlighting the innovative work of faculty and residents.

Anthony Rivera, MD, has been named assistant professor in the Duke Department of Neurosurgery, Spine Division, effective May 15, 2023.

On May 25, 2023, in recognition of Brain Cancer Awareness Month, the White House Cancer Moonshot convened leaders from the brain cancer community, including patients, caregivers, oncologists, researchers, advocacy organizations, philanthropy, and industry for a Brain Cancers Forum.

Katayoun (Kathy) Ayasoufi, PhD, has been named assistant professor in the Duke Department of Neurosurgery, effective May 1, 2023.

Duke neurosurgeons have begun a non-invasive program to treat essential tremor using high intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) — an FDA-approved treatment that can redu

Anthony Filiano, PhD, assistant professor of neurosurgery in the School of Medicine, is one

Duke University has awarded Distinguished Professorships to 44 faculty members, including Duke Neurosurgery's Gerald Grant, MD, and Matthias Gromeier, MD.

A Duke team has successfully inserted a modified gene into a child’s putamen, a part of the basal ganglia in the brain, to stimulate production of the missing key neurotransmitter dopamine.