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Those who knew and loved Owen Strong describe him as tall, lanky, handsome, smart, happy, funny, and nice: in sum, befitting his 2018 Halloween costume as The BFG (Big Friendly Giant), said his gir

Christopher Shaffrey, MD, chief of the Duke Spine Division, has received the American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS) Cushing Award for Technical Excellen

The Duke Center for Brain and Spine Metastasis  (DCBSM) presents the second annual Brain and Spine Metastasis Colloquium&n

Angels Among Us 5K and Walk of Hope is a celebration of life, strength, courage and commitment.

Duke Neurosurgery has been ranked fifth among the nation's neurosurgery departments, based on National Institutes of Health (NIH) research grant funding, with a total of $9

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