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Recent data suggests that the number of women entering the field of neurosurgery is sharply increasing. This is a stark contrast to the not-so-distant past, when the number of women neurosurgeons was so small, it was described as “less than a minority.”

Rory Goodwin, MD, PhD, has been named Director of Metastatic Spine Tumor for the Department, and Chief of the Spinal Tumor Section at the VA Hospital.

Assistant Professor Muhammad Abd-El-Barr, MD, PhD, has been named chief of the Neurosurgery Degenerative Spine and Spine Trauma Section at the VA Hospital.

Over the past few years, interest in the field of neuroimmunology has expanded dramatically, thanks largely to new technologies that have advanced our understanding of the intimate connections between the nervous and immune systems.

In 2016, Ryley Hopper was a rising sophomore at University of North Carolina Wilmington, enjoying a carefree summer.

In November, Nandan Lad, MD, PhD, officially assumed the role of Vice Chair for Innovation in the Department of Neurosurgery.

For 10 years, members of the Duke Global Neurosurgery and Neuroscience group have taken a medical team to hospitals in Uganda twice a year to establish and maintain neurosurgery programs.

Teresa Clayton’s path to becoming physician assistant was a bit untraditional. Still, she can point out with certainty the small moments along the way that guided her on her journey.

Duke Neurosurgery’s John H. Sampson, MD, PhD, has been named to the prestigious National Academy of Medicine. Sampson is the Robert H. and Gloria Wilkins Distinguished Professor of Neurosurgery, chair of the Duke Department of Neurosurgery, and co-leader of the Duke Cancer Institute Neuro-Oncology Program.