Pride Month: A Message from Dr. Allan Friedman
Pride Month commemorates the years of struggle for civil rights and equal justice under the law for the LGBTQ community. June was designated Pride Month to pay homage to the Stonewall uprising in June 1969, after police raided the Stonewall Inn, a gay club in New York City.
A Letter to the Department from Dr. Allan Friedman
In the midst of a pandemic, our country is faced with another horror. The death of George Floyd, on the heels of the shootings of Ahmaud Arbery and Breonna Taylor, is almost too much as a country to bear.
Duke Neurosurgery Faculty Show Appreciation to Neuroscience Nurses
To honor nurses during Neuroscience Nurses Week 2020, Duke Neurosurgery faculty take time to say thank you in this video.
A Review: Interneuron transplantation as a therapy for epilepsy
Current surgical therapies for epilepsy, such as brain resection, laser ablation, and neurostimulation, target epileptic networks on macroscopic scales, without directly correcting the circuit-level aberrations responsible for seizures. The transplantation of inhibitory cortical interneurons represents a novel neurobiological method for modifying recipient neural circuits in a physiologically corrective manner.
David Ashley Awarded Distinguished Professorship
Duke University School of Medicine has awarded the Rory David Deutsch Professor of Neuro-Oncology distinguished professorship to David Ashley, MBBS, PhD. Ashley is a Duke Neurosurgery faculty member and director of the Preston Robert Tisch Brain Tumor Center at Duke.
Duke Neurosurgery Faculty Receive Innovation Awards
The Duke Institute for Health Innovation (DIHI) has announced support for 11 high-potential innovation projects, including two led by Duke Neurosurgery faculty.
The projects focus on novel strategies to improve value of care delivery, enhancing provider and staff experience and well-being, enhancing patient engagement and experience, and accelerating population health solutions and strategies.
Nandan Lad, MD, PhD, featured in Men's Health magazine
Duke neurosurgeon Nandan Lad, MD, PhD, was interviewed for a piece in the May 2020 issue of Men's Health magazine about the routines that allow him to maintain health and focus.
Dept. of Neurosurgery's "List of Bests": Resources to Help You Cope
Many thanks to Duke Neurosurgery resident Theresa Williamson, MD, for compiling this list of local resources to help make life easier during the pandemic.
Wellness App Developed by Duke Neurosurgery Residents Pivots to Address Changing Needs
WellSpentMD, the app developed by Duke Neurosurgery residents for Duke Neurosurgery residents to help prevent burnout, has been reinvented to address current needs – namely, the COVID-19 pandemic.