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1/4 We 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.
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We are delighted to welcome Nick Chongsathidkiet (Chulalongkorn University Faculty of Medicine), Tara Dalton (
@DukeMedSchool
), and Samantha Spellicy (Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University) to Duke Neurosurgery!
#Match2022
#MatchDay2022
#celebrate
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Gerald Grant, MD, an internationally known surgeon-scientist, has been named the new chair of the Duke Department of Neurosurgery, effective April 1, 2022.
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Help us roll out the blue carpet for these three as they prepare to join us at Duke Neurosurgery!
#Match2024
#LetsGo
!!💫 🎉
Tyrone DeSpenza
@YaleMed
@tdespenza
Julia Duvall
@harvardmed
@juliabduvall
Benjamin Succop
@UNC
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Coach K and Coach Roy Williams joined forces to support the Duke-UNC Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center in videos recorded for the Center’s first Symposium for Learning about
#Alzheimer
’s disease-related Medical research at Duke and UNC (SLAM-DUNC)
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A triple threat: Three Duke greats (Henry Friedman, MD, of
@prtbtcatduke
,
@JonScheyer
of
@DukeMBB
, and
@GeraldGrantMD1
of Duke Neurosurgery), who share a love for basketball and all things
@DukeU
, recently came together for a pre-season huddle.🏀🗑️🌠👿
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Nice moment today, as Coach K addresses the amazing faculty and staff of the Preston Robert Tisch Brain Tumor Center at Duke. The basketball legend is one of the Center's greatest fans and cheerleaders.
#GoDuke
🐐
@prtbtcatduke
@DukeMBB
#BTSM
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He's here, and he's hitting the ground running. So
#grateful
to welcome Dr. Gerry Grant today as the new chair of the Duke Department of Neurosurgery.
@DukeMedSchool
@MaryEKlotman
@DukeHealth
@DukeHospital
@StanfordNsurg
@Duke_Childrens
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Help us say congrats and welcome this extraordinary trio to Duke!
#LetsGo
💫
@CarolineCFolz
, U of Cincinnati
💫 Jordan Hatfield,
@DukeMedSchool
💫 Benjamin Wissel, U of Cincinnati
#Match2023
@KateMcDanielPhd
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Sept. is
#WomenInMedicine
Month.
Women make up one-third of Duke Neurosurgery residents. Find out more about them:
@DukeMedSchool
@kellyryanmurphy
@SamSpellicy
@taraedalton1
#womeninneurosurgery
#residency
#ILookLikeANeurosurgeon
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Congratulations to our chair,
@GeraldGrantMD1
, who has been awarded a Distinguished Professorship by Duke University.
@DukeSpine
@DukeMedSchool
@Duke_Childrens
@AngelsAmongUsBT
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Today, Duke legend Allan Friedman, MD, received the
@AANSNeuro
Cushing Award for Technical Excellence and Innovation in Neurosurgery. We can think of no one more deserving. Thank you, Gerald Grant, MD, of
@TopNeuroDocs
for the introduction!
#AANS2021
@DukeMedSchool
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Stephanie Greene, MD, a nationally recognized expert in pediatric vascular neurosurgery and congenital neurosurgical disorders, has been named chief of pediatric neurosurgery in the Duke Department of Neurosurgery, effective April 30, 2024.
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Exciting news: First patient treated at Duke with
#HIFU
for tremor. We're so grateful to our talented team for their unwavering commitment to advancing health together.
#Parkinson
#tremor
#Neuroscience
#teamwork
@LadNeurosurgery
@Duke_Neurology
More:
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Stephen Harward has joined the faculty of Duke Neurosurgery. His focus is the surgical treatment of movement disorders, epilepsy, chronic pain, SCI, diabetic neuropathy, and neuropsychiatric disease.
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Wishing these three the best first week ever. Let the journey begin!
#PGY1
#MedTwitter
@CarolineCFolz
@BDWissel
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While the photographer sets up for the photoshoot, of course you take your own.
#womeninneurosurgery
#residency
#neurosurgery
#neurosurgeryresidency
@kellyryanmurphy
@SamSpellicy
@taraedalton1
@JihadAbdelgadir
@dukegme
@DukeSpine
@DukeMedSchool
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Celebrating this amazing trio - Drs. Theresa Williamson, Shervin Rahimpour, and Ranjith Babu - as they move on to
@MGHNeurosurg
,
@UofUNeurosurg
, and
@CHI_Memorial
, respectively.
#PGY7
#Graduation
@Twilli7
@rshervin
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What a neurosurgeon looks like: An evolving picture in the modern women's movement
@Twilli7
@JacquelynCorley
#womeninmedicine
#whatasurgeonlookslike
#ILookLikeaSurgeon
@Doc_Muh
@AneesChagpar
@WomenSurgeons
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A
@DurhamBulls
pitching coach called it "the single most traumatic thing I've ever seen on a baseball field." At
@DukeHospital
, Tyler Zombro was met by neurosurgeon Steven Cook. Watch the story of his recovery from
@espn
:
@DukeHealth
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That's Duke neurosurgeon Allan Friedman, still working after 21 hours of travel, doing cases in the Seoul airport. 🧠💻🇰🇷
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Beautiful send off last night to our three graduates:
@VikramMehtaMD
, who is headed to private practice in Newport Beach, CA;
@ESankey1
, who will be starting his practice in Athens, Ga., and Stephen Harward, who will be staying right here at Duke.
@GeraldGrantMD1
@KateMcDanielPhd
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The crowd was cautiously (covidly) small, but the joy was gigantic when these 3 celebrated the end of chief year. They're shining stars who will do incredible things! Go forth and conquer, Ranjith Babu,
@Twilli
&
@rshervin
!
Seconds on cake, anyone?
#YouCanHaveABrainAndEatItToo
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It's Glioblastoma Awareness Day, and we're marking the occasion by recognizing these Duke Neurosurgery faculty, named World Experts in
#glioblastoma
based on their vast publication on the subject in the past decade.
#GBMDay
#GBMAwarenessDay
#BTSM
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Katayoun Ayasoufi, PhD, has been named assistant professor in the Dept. of Neurosurgery. Ayasoufi is a basic science researcher whose work focuses on unraveling mechanisms of brain-injury and glioma-induced immunosuppression systemically.
@AngelsAmongUsBT
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Welcome to the first days of your first year. We're so happy to have you on our team!
@SamSpellicy
@taraedalton1
@PakawatChongsa1
@DukeSpine
@DukeMedSchool
@GeraldGrantMD1
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Duke Neurosurgery was awarded an R25 grant, "NINDS Research Education Programs for
#Residents
and
#Fellows
in Neurosurgery" by
@NIHFunding
. Congratulations to PIs John Sampson and Peter Fecci.
@DukeMedSchool
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Christopher Shaffrey, MD, chief of
@DukeSpine
, has been awarded the Harvey Cushing Medal by the American Association of Neurological Surgeons at their annual meeting. The award is the highest that the AANS can bestow on a member.
#DukeAtAANS
#AANS2024
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4/4 Surgeons attending these workshops were inspired to continue to improve their surgical skills and knowledge.
With his passing, neurosurgery lost a great master surgeon, physician, and colleague.
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Always interesting to see these -- Duke was ranked 4th for neurosurgery research funding from the
#NIH
for 2020. Duke neurosurgeon John Sampson, MD, PhD, was once again the top-funded PI among 265 neurosurgery researchers.
@dukeresearch
@DukeMedSchool
@JohnHSampson
#MedTwitter
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Congratulations and best wishes to our chief residents on the occasion of their graduation!
#graduation2018
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Congratulations! to Jordan Komisarow and Timmy Wang, elected to the AOA Medical Honor Society in recognition of scholarship, leadership, fairness in dealing with colleagues, compassion, integrity, and service to the school and community.
@twangD13D17
@DukeMedSchool
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Duke Neurosurgery chair John Sampson, MD, PhD, is once again the NIH's top-funded PI in neurosurgery.
@DukeMedSchool
@DukeHealth
@JohnHSampson
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Congratulations to Kelly Ryan Murphy (
@kellyryanmurphy
) who was elected to the Young Neurosurgeons Committee of
@AANSNeuro
, beginning April 2022.
@youngneuros
@rshervin
@twangD13D17
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Kristen Batich has received the Young Investigator Award, which supports promising young physicians & encourages quality research in clinical oncology. She will research endogenous dendritic cell trafficking & anti-tumor immunity in glioma.
@JohnHSampson
@DukeCancer
@ASCO
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Welcome, Deb Bhowmick, MD, to the faculty of Duke Neurosurgery. Bhowmick specializing in complex spinal and trauma surgery. He comes to Duke from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
@DukeSpine
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Congratulations to Duke neuro-oncologist and neurologist
@KatyPetersMDPhD
, who has been promoted to Professor of Neurosurgery, with Tenure.
@prtbtcatduke
@Duke_Neurology
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Today at grand rounds we welcomed visiting professor Dr. H. Richard Winn, who was reunited with his former faculty (Dr. Chris Shaffrey, MD) and trainees (
@GeraldGrantMD1
and Dr. Mike Haglund).
#thegangsallhere
@SNS_Neurosurg
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We are so very
#grateful
for our outstanding residents on
#ThankAResidentDay
and every day!
@DukeSpine
@DukeMets
@DukeMedSchool
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The CNS Foundation announced the winners of awards in Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion. Among them are Duke Neurosurgery's Alankrita Raghavan, MD, PGY5; and Rory Goodwin, MD, PhD, assist. professor and assoc. program director of the residency program.
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Duke Neurosurgery robotics lab awarded $1.1 million to develop surgical system.
Read more:
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A Duke study published today in
@NatureCancer
disrupts a long-held paradigm for tumor resistance to
#Immunotherapy
.
@EmilyCLerner
@PeterFecci
@prtbtcatduke
@DukeCancer
@DukeMedSchool
@dukeresearch
@dukemedicine
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Five years ago this week, Duke Neurosurgery was established as a department in
@DukeMedSchool
. Since that time, Chair
@JohnHSampson
has led the department through a remarkable period of progress and growth in all aspects.
#Outstanding
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Congratulations and best wishes to our amazing chief residents on the occasion of their
#graduation
. Go forth and conquer!
#residency
@DukeMedSchool
@Night_Gorilla
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3/4 Beyond thistechnical prowess, Dr. Fukushima was known as a highly compassionate neurosurgeon, comforting patients with devastating neurological diseases.
His enthusiasm was infectious. He organized workshops teaching skull base surgical techniques around the world.
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Duke Neurosurgery launches pediatric poliovirus trial for
#glioblastoma
after promising results in adult trials
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A study published today in
@JAMASurgery
shows that race, geographic region, and payment status appear to influence the decision to withdraw life support after
#TBI
.
Link:
@DukeMedSchool
@DukeTodayUpdate
@Twilli7
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2/4 Dr. Fukushima established an international reputation as a highly skilled technical neurosurgeon. He was known for his brilliant insights in treating neurosurgical diseases and for being a master of cranial micro neurosurgical techniques.
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.
@dukeneurosurg
is pleased to welcome David Huie, Kelly Murphy and Timothy Wang to our residency program!
#Matchday2017
#neuroscience
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Established in 1937, The Preston Robert Tisch Brain Tumor Center was one of the first brain tumor research & clinical programs in the US. Today, it is one of the best pediatric and adult neuro-oncology programs in the world.
#BrainTumorAwarenessMonth
#BTSM
#GoGrayInMay
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News from Duke: John H. Sampson, the inaugural chair of the Dept. of Neurosurgery, has accepted a new leadership role at Duke; Allan Friedman has been named interim chair of the department
@PDCDuke
@DukeHealth
@DukeMedSchool
@DukeCancer
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Happy World Neurosurgeon's Day, and happy birthday, Dr. Cushing.
#WorldNeurosurgeonsDay
#BrainTumorThursday
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It's
#ThankAResident
Day, and we hate to brag, but these right here are the very best! Thank you, residents, for all you do for our patients, their families, and each other.
#thankaresidentday
@DukeSpine
@DukeMets
@DukeGME
@DukeMedicalSchool
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When Mike Haglund took his first trip to Uganda 12 yrs ago he found the need to be "beyond great." Since then his team has set up 3 hospitals & a training program & donated 92 tons of med equip.
@UWMedicine
has recognized him with the Humanitarian Award.
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Coach K inspires at the annual Preston Robert Tisch Brain Tumor Center luncheon
#BrainTumorThursday
#GoDuke
@DukeMBB
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This was
@GeraldGrantMD1
earlier today, presenting point/counterpoint on open pediatric neurovascular surgery at AANS/CNS Peds Section, Washington D.C.
@Duke_Childrens
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Simon Gregory of Duke Neurosurg was among those honored for discovery of the BRCA2 mutation. “It isn’t something I speak of often, but it's one of my most proud achievements. It was the first time I appreciated the impact of my research on people’s lives.”
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Derek Southwell, MD, PhD, has been awarded the prestigious Klingenstein-Simons Fellowship Award in Neuroscience -- one of only a few neurosurgeons to receive award in the past 20 years.
Link:
@DukeMedSchool
@Duke_Neurology
@DukeNeuro
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Today at Duke Neurosurgery, faculty and trainees are making a real difference in seeking health equity. Here’s a good read for
#BlackHistoryMonth
from spine fellow
@Twilli7
Link:
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Last night
@DukeMedSchool
announced the 2024 Faculty Award winners -- two from the Dept. of Neurosurgery. Congrats to Rory Goodwin, winner of the Research
#Mentoring
Award, and Stephen Harward, Whitehead Scholar.
@DukeMets
@DukeSpine
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A Duke neurologist and neurosurgeon have collaborated to perform the first deep brain stimulation procedures for
#epilepsy
in North Carolina.
@Duke_Neurology
@DukeMedSchool
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#TBT
to 2016 when then vice president
@JoeBiden
toured Duke labs, participated in a roundtable led by then Neurosurgery chair John Sampson, and visited the lab of Matthias Gromeier, learning about the use of
#poliovirus
as an innovative
#braincancer
therapy.
#BrainTumorThursday
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What a remarkable group of the next generation of neurosurgeons (
@AndreasSeas
, Joshua Jackson,
@EliJohnsonMD
, and
@SamSpellicy
) and the BEST mentor (Rory Goodwin, MD, PhD)
@southernneuro
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Congratulations to one amazing resident -- Daniel Sexton, MD, recipient of the CNS Scholarship in Data Science.
@CNS_Update
#AI
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When you ask Dr. Allan Friedman to speak on the history of neurosurgery at Duke, prepare to be educated.
#cushingsociety
#owlsociety
#Herodotus
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We are grateful for our OUTSTANDING residents and fellows
#ThankaResidentDay
@CarolineCFolz
@SamSpellicy
@y_timothy
@BDWissel
@JihadAbdelgadir
@taraedalton1
@StephenMBergin
@Adil_S_M
@kellyryanmurphy
@taraedalton1
@andrew_hardigan
@EliJohnsonMD
@BDWissel
@Adil_S_M
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This morning we celebrated Dr. Allan Friedman,
@EAChiocca
, and the
@DukeU
Centennial with the Allan H. Friedman Lecture, featuring Dr. Antonio Chiocca of
@BWHNeurosurgery
@GeraldGrantMD1
#Duke100
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RESIDENTS+FUN=RESIDENT FUN DAY 🌞😃🙌
@SamSpellicy
@CarolineCFolz
@JihadAbdelgadir
@Adil_S_M
@StephenMBergin
@taraedalton1
@andrew_hardigan
@EliJohnsonMD
@kellyryanmurphy
@y_timothy
@BDWissel
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Nathaniel went from up to 50 seizures a day to seizure free after surgery performed by
@mattyvestal
.
@Duke_Neurology
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Fantastic to have neurosurgeon, author, and alum
@JayWellons5
back to present grand rounds (The State of Fetal Spina Bifida Surgery after MOMS) and meet with residents today.
@VUMC_Neurosurg
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Gerry Grant, MD, (
@GeraldGrantMD1
) may be one of the biggest Duke fans there is--and not just basketball. “It’s a place that made me who I am today,” says the alumnus who became chair of the Duke Department of Neurosurgery on April 1, 2022. Here's a Q&A:
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This article was published days before Duke neuro-oncologist Dina Randazzo died. A respected physician-scientist whose focus was glioblastoma, she was adored by her patients and provided a holistic approach to caring for them.
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Resident
@JihadAbdelgadir
took time today to inspire middle school girls who are part of a
#WomenInSTEM
summer program. One of the aims of this
@BassConnections
project is to build awareness of gender stereotypes.
#ILookLikeASurgeon
#GirlsInSTEM
@DukeMedSchool
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Congratulations to
@JohnHSampson
-- once again the most highly-funded PI in neurosurgery, by the National Institutes of Health.
Source:
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A great team, a great time! Proud to be part of the 15th annual
#charity
softball tournament in NYC, supporting
#braintumor
research.
@ColumbiaNeuro
@umiamineurosurg
@MountSinaiNeuro
@VUMC_Neurosurg
@BarrowNeuro
@MayoClinicNeuro
@UB_Neurosurgery
@NeurosurgeryNM
@YNeurosurgery
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Pls support our
#CushingBowl
campaign by retweeting with the hashtag
#CushingBowlDuke
!
#gameface
#aans2024
@SamSpellicy
@y_timothy
@BDWissel
@JihadAbdelgadir
@taraedalton1
@StephenMBergin
@Adil_S_M
@kellyryanmurphy
@taraedalton1
@andrew_hardigan
@EliJohnsonMD
@BDWissel
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One of the best neuroscience stories from August 2018: "Duke team finds missing immune cells that could fight lethal brain tumours."
@PeterFecci
@Scientifica_Int
@DukeCancer
@DukeHealth
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Energizing morning, with amazing cases presented at grand rounds, like the one from
@AZdukeneurosurg
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Duke neurosurgeon Oren Gottfried has been a consultant to TV medical shows for some years, and has even made a cameo appearance on one of them. He's back on screen again tonight – this time on The Good Doctor at 10 p.m. on ABC.
@DukeHealth
@DukeU
@DukeMedSchool
@OGdukeneurosurg
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Congrats to Rory Goodwin,
@eowolo_med
@AndreasSeas
@EliJohnsonMD
@jacob_sperber
@juliabduvall
@BonsrahNancy
@soniaedenmd
& colleagues for
@THeJNS
Nov. cover: A call for action re. racial disparities literature in treatment of neurological disease.
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Proud to be recognized for reputation and scholarly output among
#residents
#ThisPlace
@DukeMedSchool
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We can't resist posting another photo from last week's Wilkins Lecture, a longstanding tradition with
@UNCneurosurgery
. L to R:
@GeraldGrantMD1
, Allan Friedman, Gloria Wilkins, and
@DrRFriedlander
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We’ve got some weather here in Durham this morning!
@PeterFecci
shared this award-worthy shot from his vantage point downtown.
@DurhamNC
@CityofDurhamNC
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PD-1 inhibitors: Do they have a future in the treatment of
#glioblastoma
? A contemporary outline of immunobiological barriers to progress in glioblastoma and new approaches to increase the efficacy of PD-1/PD-L1 inhibitors
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Duke neurosurgeon Allan Friedman (left) was honored as the Semmes Lecturer at the annual meeting of the Southern Neurosurgical Society. He was introduced by Chair
@JohnHSampson
.
#Excellence
#Neurosurgery
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Through philanthropy, the Tisch Brain Tumor Center at Duke has helped over 250 peds families cover the cost of travel, lodging, and care. Once at Duke, kids have access to promising trials and treatment options for rare and aggressive brain tumors.
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Congrats to
@AlexaBramall
for being named among this year's co-hort of the LEADERS program, designed for junior faculty who are leading a research group and driving their own research agenda.
#WomenInNeurosurgery
@DukeMedSchool
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In this review, Drs. Stephen Harward and Derek Southwell describe pre-clinical studies of interneuron transplantation in animal epilepsy models and discuss its potential use as a clinical therapy for
#epilepsy
.
@TheJNS
@DukeMedSchool
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Do you read
@MensHealthMag
? If so, you may have seen Nandan Lad in this sidebar, discussing the habits that help him think clearly and move quickly.
@LadNeurosurgery
@PDCDuke
@DukeMedSchool
@DukeHealth
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Poster from
@DukeMedSchool
student, member of
@PeterFecci
's lab and all-round superstar
@AdenMendoza_
: "Association of Patient Race/Ethnicity with LITT Referral Patterns at a Single Center."
#AANS2023
@FLNSUS
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