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
First patient to undergo poliovirus therapy for GBM dies eight years after treatment
Stephanie Hopper, the first patient in the world to undergo an investigational therapy using poliovirus to treat the most aggressive from of brain cancer, died on March 26, 2020, eight years after
Sampson named to new leadership role at Duke; Friedman to become interim chair of the Department of Neurosurgery
John H. Sampson, MD, PhD, MBA, the Robert H.
Patients rank doctors lower if they experience long delays in waiting rooms
Every 10-minute increase in wait time is associated with a 3-percent drop in ratings
Immunotherapy Shows Potential for Pediatric Glioblastoma Treatment
A modified form of poliovirus, as a therapy for glioblastoma brain tumors, appears in laboratory studies to also have applicability for pediatric brain tumors when used as part of a cancer vac
A Brain to Spine Interface for Transferring Artificial Sensory Information
Researchers at Duke University have linked the brains and spinal cords of two rats for the first time, allowing them to transmit sensory signals between each other.
Accelerating Immunotherapy
Translating findings from a lab into patients in a clinic can be a long slog up a steep hill.
Getting to Know Peter Fecci
Peter Fecci, MD, PhD, grew up on Long Island, NY, graduated from Cornell University, and went on to medical school at Duke.
Mehta Named a CNS Fellow
Vikram Mehta, MD, MPH, fourth-year resident at Duke Neurosurgery, has been accepted into the Congress of Neurological Surgeons (CNS) Resident Fellows Program for a two-year term.