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C. Rory Goodwin, MD, PhD, has been named spine services director of the Duke Center for Brain and Spine Metastasis. In this new role, Goodwin will lead all DCBSM spine services.

Simon Gregory, PhD, has been named the Margaret Harris and David Silverman Distinguished Professor of Neurosurgery at Duke University.

We in Duke Neurosurgery are saddened by the news of the death of Takanori Fukushima, MD, a consulting professor of neurosurgery at Duke University since 1999, and a giant in the field of neurosurgery.

Today, Peter Fecci, MD, PhD, and team were celebrated for hitting the 200-case milestone for laser interstitial thermal therapy (LITT) cases.

Duke researchers have published a novel protocol for collecting and processing human spinal cord tumors during spine surgery for single-cell studies.

A new study of advancements in immunotherapy for glioma analyzed the 100 most cited papers of the past 20 years and concluded that Duke researchers had made the biggest impact in the field.

A groundbreaking clinical trial is taking a new approach to treat seizures: brain cell transplantation.

Ines Batinic-Haberle, PhD, professor emeritus of radiation oncology at Duke University School of Medicine, created hundreds of compounds before she hit upon the right one.

While the risks of drug use, smoking and drinking during pregnancy are widely accepted, a new survey of parents has identified clear associations between certain types of childhood cancers and gestational substance use, notably cannabis.

While laser interstitial thermal therapy (LITT) is increasingly used to treat brain tumors, it is sometimes associated with cerebral swelling and temporarily worsened symptoms.