Getting to know you: Oren Gottfried, MD
The world is awash in data, and if you have the interest and the ability to sort through it, you can find some very useful insights.
Getting to know you: Resident Jackie Corley, MD
Too often in medicine, no feedback is good feedback, so a little positive reinforcement can go a long way. This is the basis for a “burnout app” that third-year resident Jackie Corley and fourth-year resident Theresa Williamson are developing, and they believe there is a market for it.
Duke Neurosurgeons Rated Best in Triangle and Nation
Who are the Triangle's best surgeons? A new report provides scores and rankings.
Poliovius Therapy Induces Immune Response to Cancer
An investigational therapy using modified poliovirus to attack cancer tumors appears to unleash the body’s own capacity to fight malignancies by activating an inflammation process that counter’s the ability of cancer cells to evade the immune system.
Energy initiative-supported project connects brain science with electric cars
Energy initiative-supported project connects brain science with ele
From Misery to Marathons
Banishing back pain, spinal cord stimulator got Andrew DeAngelis off the couch and onto the racetrack.
Patient Story Video: The Gratitude Video
After a stroke followed by an amazing recovery, Kara wanted to revisit her caregivers -- including neurosurgeon Erik Hauck, MD, -- to say, "Thank you." Watch her story.
FAST action critical to recognizing, treating strokes
When it comes to treatment for a stroke, every hour missed means a 20 percent less chance of recovery.
Brain cancer vaccine–chemotherapy combo shows promise
Findings from a phase I study treating 11 patients with glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) with a combination of an investigational vaccine therapy and an approved chemotherapy drug were published in Clinical Cancer Research.
Making neurosurgery more patient-centric
In his capacity as vice chair of quality of Duke’s Department of Neurosurgery, neurosurgeon Oren Gottfried, MD, has helped develop numerous quality initiatives focusing on improving patient satisfaction and surgical outcomes and reducing patient morbidity and mortality.