Kurlirma Babu, PA-C
Location: Duke University Hospital
Clinical Care: Pediatrics, vascular, functional, tumor, and spine
Education: BS, University of South Florida; BS, University of West Florida; MPAS, Texas Tech University
Katelyn Baker, PA-C
Location: Duke University Hospital
Susan Barrella, RN
Nurse Clinician for Allan Friedman, MD
919-681-5619
Mariusz Bockowski, FNP-BC, NP-C
Location: Duke Regional Neurosurgery
Clinical Care: Diagnostic and therapeutic procedures to assist physicians in diagnosis of medical and surgical problems; assist in surgical procedures
Research Interests: Outcome improvement in post-surgical patients; reduction in complications such as dysphagia post ACDF procedure; promoting early ambulation in post-surgical population
Education: BSN, St. Petersburg College; MSN, Keiser University
Michael Brenner, PA-C
Location: Duke University Hospital
Clinical Care: Spine
Brian Burne, PA-C
Location: Duke Spine Center, Duke Neurosurgery Raleigh
Clinical Care: Surgical management of cervical, thoracic, lumbar, and sacral spine disease
Education: BS, MS, East Carolina University
Appointments: 919-684-7840
Eric Butler, PA-C
Chief Surgical Physician Assistant
Location: Duke Medicine Pavilion and Duke University Hospital
Clinical Care: Surgery
Research Interests: Applications of technology in surgery
Education: MPAS, Duquesne University
Barb Campbell, Nurse Navigator
Location: Duke University Medical Center
Clinical Care: Neurosurgery
Education: BA, Manhattanville College; MF, Duke University; AOS, Culinary Institute of America; BSN, UNC Chapel Hill
James H. Carter Jr., PA-C
Location: Duke University Medical Center
Clinical Care: Primary and metastatic brain tumors, skull base tumors, peripheral nerve surgery, pituitary tumors, spinal cord tumors
Research Interests: New clinical therapeutic strategies in the treatment of brain tumors
Education: BA, Morehouse College; BHS, MHS, Duke University School of Medicine
Teresa Clayton, PA-C
Location: Duke Clinic and Duke Regional Hospital
Clinical Care: Spine surgery, spinal deformity
Research Interests: Perioperative opioid use and dependency
Education: BS, UNC Chapel Hill; MHS, Duke University School of Medicine
Appointments: 919-681-6855
Christina "Tina" Dennis, NP
Location: Duke Raleigh Hospital
Clinical Care: Spine, cranial, and vascular neurosurgery
Education: BSN, East Carolina University; MSN-CNS, East Carolina University; Post-Master's NP, East Carolina University
Lorie Desmarais, NP
Location: Duke Raleigh Hospital
Clinical Care: Inpatient care of spine, cranial, and vascular neurosurgery
Education: BA, Mount Holyoke College; MS, University of New Hampshire; Post Master's AGNP, Duke University
Lauren Dorn, PA
Location: Duke Regional Hospital
Clinical Care: Spine, neurosurgery
Education: BA, Virginia Tech; MMS, Wake Forest University
Kristina Eilbacher, PA-C
Location: Duke University Medical Center
Clinical Care: Neurosurgery, pediatrics, vascular, spine
Research Interests: Effective communication with patients and families before and after surgery
Education: BS, Northeastern University; MHS, Duke University School of Medicine
Gladwell Gacuga, NP
Duke University Hospital
Lynne Gasperson, PA-C
Location: Duke Clinic
Peggy Harris, PA-C
Location: Duke Clinic, Duke Children's
Clinical Care: Pediatric neurosurgery
Appointments: 919-684-5013
Rosa Jou-Zhang, PA-C
Location: Duke Neurosurgery of Raleigh
Clinical Care: Spine surgery, perioperative management
Education: BA, Macalester College; MHS, Duke University School of Medicine
Appointments: 919-862-5650
Denise Lally-Goss, ANP-C, GNP-C
Location: Duke Clinic (Clinic 3-1), Duke Cancer Center
Clinical Care: Primary responsibilities are for cranial neurosurgery, malignant and non-malignant tumor, facial pain, Chiari malformation, normal pressure hydrocephalus, pituitary tumor
Research Interests: I work closely with the Preston Robert Tisch Brain Tumor Center for the treatment of glioblastoma
Education: BSN, University of Iowa; MSN, Duke University
Appointments: 919-684-7777
Bethany McClinsey, PA-C
Location: Duke Neurosurgery of Raleigh
Clinical Care: Spine surgery, brain tumors, hydrocephalus
Education: Daemen College
Appointments: 919-862-5650
Ana Lisa Nardin, PA-C
Location: Duke University Hospital
Clinical Care: Inpatient perioperative care of all neurosurgical modalities: tumor, vascular, functional, pediatrics, spine
Research Interests: Acute and critical management of complex neurosurgical patients, clinical outcomes, epilepsy and functional neurosurgery
Education: BS, UNC Chapel Hill; MHS, Duke University School of Medicine
Brice Painter, PA-C
Location: Duke Cancer Center, Duke Spine Center
Clinical Care: Spinal-based pathologies including tumors, trauma, deformity, and degenerative disease
Education: BS, Georgia Tech; MHS, Duke University School of Medicine
Appointments: 919-684-7777
Beth Parente, PA-C
Location: Duke Spine Center
Clinical Care:Functional neurosurgery care, including spinal cord stimulator management, intrathecal baclofen pump
Research Interests: New technology and patient outcomes in neuromodulation; facial pain – both surgery naïve as well as surgical refractory; neurosurgery outcome research using large data sets
Education: BA, Smith College; MHS, Duke University School of Medicine
Marianne Paul, PA-C
Location: Duke Spine Center
Clinical Care: Acute and chronic spine problems in adults
Education: BS, State University of New York at Stony Brook
Lori Polichnowski, NP
Location: Duke Children's, Duke Clinic
Clinical Care: Pediatric neurosurgery
Alicia Provenzano, PA-C
Location: Duke University Medical Center
Clinical Care: Vascular lesions of the head and neck; intracranial tumors
Research Interests: Endovascular treatment of aneurysms
Education: BA, University of Florida; MMS, Nova Southeastern University
Appointments: 919-684-7777
Senthil Radhakrishnan, PA-C
Administrative Chief and Clinical PA
Location: Duke University Hospital
Clinical Care: Brain tumors, hydrocephalus, spinal cord injuries
Research Interests: Hydrocephalus
Education: Wayne State University; Duke University School of Medicine
Maria Schmitt, AGNP-C
Location: Duke University Medical Center
Clinical Care: Neurosurgery and orthopaedic spine surgery
Education: BSN, Virginia Commonwealth; MSN, UNC Chapel Hill
Elisabeth Kakmou Touko, FNP-C
Location: Duke Spine Center
Clinical Care: Spine disorders
Education: BSN, UNC Wilmington; MSN, South University
Anne Whitaker, PA-C
Location: Duke Neurosurgery Raleigh
Sara Williams, RN
Nurse Clinician for Dr. Michael Haglund, Neurosurgery
Location: Duke University Medical Center
Clinical Care: Neurosurgery
Education: UNC Chapel Hill; Watts School of Nursing
