Benjamin S. Succop Jr., MD

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PGY-2

Education

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine, MD, 2024
Duke University, BS, Neuroscience and Chemistry, 2020

Honors and Awards

  • Alpha Omega Alpha, 2023
  • Winner, International Mission: BRAIN Hackathon, 2023
  • NC Albert Schweitzer Fellowship, 2021
  • Lynne D. and Thomas J. Koontz Medical Merit Scholarship, 2021 
  • UNC SOM Wilder Medical Merit Scholarship, 2020
  • Phi Beta Kappa, 2020
  • Duke University Trinity Board of Visitors, 2020
  • Duke Neuroscience Graduation with Distinction, 2020
  • Benjamin N. Duke Merit Scholarship, 2016

Research Interests

Artificial intelligence/machine learning, medical devices, functional neurosurgery, spine, global neurosurgery

Hobbies

Rock climbing, golf, hiking, running, waterskiing, board games, piano

Publications

1.     Succop, B. Richardson, D., Rauf, Y., Higgins, D., Catalino, M. Understanding Treatment Preferences and Cognitive Outcomes in Patients with Gliomas. (2024). Supportive Cancer Care. DOI: 10.1007/s00520-024-08876-7


2.     Succop, B., Currin, M., Hesse, G., Andrews, B., M.D., Elton, S., M.D., Quinsey, C., M.D. (2024). Handheld Translation Device Accurately Translates Recorded Pediatric Neurosurgery Clinic Conversations between Spanish and English. Neurosurgical Review. doi: 10.1007/s10143-024-02441-w. PMID: 38724863.


3.     Black, H., Succop, B., Stuebe, C., Torres, A., Caddell, D., Quinsey, C.. (2024). Weight Predicts ETV Success in Pediatric Hydrocephalus Patients. Neurosurgical Review. doi: 10.1007/s10143-024-02423-y. PMID: 38644441.


4.     Succop, B., Thompson, N., Dedmon, M., Gelinne, A., Selleck, A., Reed, S., Sindelar, B.. Noninvasive Treatment of Venous Pulsatile Tinnitus with an Internal Jugular Vein Compression Collar. (2023) The Laryngoscope. https://doi.org/10.1002/lary.31326


5.     Abumoussa, A., Gopalakrishnan, V., Succop, B., Galgano, M., Jaikumar, S., Lee, Y. Z., & Bhowmick, D. A. (2023). Machine learning for automated and real-time two-dimensional to three-dimensional registration of the spine using a single radiograph. Neurosurgical Focus, 54(6), E16. https://doi.org/10.3171/2023.3.FOCUS2345


6.     Sean Connelly, Benjamin Succop, Deanna Sasaki-Adams, Total resection of a recurrent trigeminal cavernous malformation, Interdisciplinary Neurosurgery, Volume 36, 2024, 101949, ISSN 2214-7519. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.inat.2023.101949.


7.     Succop, Benjamin S., Zamora, Carlos, Roque, Daniel Alberto, Hadar, Eldad, Kessler, Brice, Quinsey, Carolyn. (2023). Day one postoperative MRI findings following electrode placement for deep brain stimulation: analysis of a large case series. Frontiers in Neurology (14) https://doi.org/10.3389/fneur.2023.1253241


8.     The disparity between urban, rural healthcare is stark. Benjamin Succop. Editorial, Raleigh News and Observer. Charlotte Observer. 2022. https://www.newsobserver.com/opinion/article264294721.html