Benjamin S. Succop Jr., MD

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PGY-1

Education

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

Honors and Awards

2023   Alpha Omega Alpha

2023   Winner, International Mission: BRAIN Hackathon

2021   NC Albert Schweitzer Fellowship

2021   Lynne D. and Thomas J. Koontz Medical Merit Scholarship 

2020   UNC SOM Wilder Medical Merit Scholarship

2020   Phi Beta Kappa

2020   Duke University Trinity Board of Visitors

2020   Duke Neuroscience Graduation with Distinction

2016   Benjamin N. Duke Merit Scholarship

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