🧠 Help us welcome our newest residents to Duke Neurosurgery! We're thrilled to have you and can't wait to see how you help shape the future of neurosurgery. 🧠

Congratulations and best wishes on the next leg of the journey, residents!

Thank you to Rep. Valerie Foushee (NC-04) for continuing to support brain and spine metastasis awareness. On Monday, Rep. Foushee reintroduced a resolution naming June Brain and Spine Metastasis Awareness Month. Read more: neurosurgery.duke.edu/news/foushee...

In an interview about the surgical treatment of children with drug-resistant #epilepsy, Gerald Grant, MD, said, “There is a greater chance for plasticity or rewiring of the brain if we treat as young as possible." www.medscape.com/viewarticle/...

🧠 She’s helping PTSD patients find relief with brain scans, VR, and a room full of cameras. @dukeneurosurgery.bsky.social's Nanthia Suthana, PhD, is using neuroscience to unlock better treatments for Parkinson’s, OCD, binge eating, and more. 🔗 Read more: medschool.duke.edu/stories/lear...

Robert Kellogg, MD, has brought his expertise to the Department of Neurosurgery in the Pediatric Neurosurgery Division. neurosurgery.duke.edu/news/kellogg...

Nanthia Suthana, PhD, is especially interested in the complex processes that drive memory and emotion, and in developing therapies using neurostimulation to treat disorders that involve those processes. neurosurgery.duke.edu/news/learnin...

As people are surviving longer with cancer, many come to see their cancer metastasize to the brain or spine. Today there is more HOPE than ever before. Spread the word! #MetsGetsAwareness neurosurgery.duke.edu/brain-spine-...

The depts of Neurosurgery, Head and Neck Surgery, Endocrinology, and Ophthalmology have teamed up to offer patients the one-stop, multi-d Pituitary Center. Medical director Leena Shahla, MD, recently presented on early recognition of #acromegaly at #AACE2025. neurosurgery.duke.edu/divisions/pi...

Mustafa Khasraw to lead U.S. arm of international glioblastoma trial @mkhasraw.bsky.social www.dukecancerinstitute.org/blogs/mustaf...

This morning at #AANS2025: Congratulations to Dr. Allan Friedman, the 2025 Takanori Fukushima Excellence in Microsurgery Lecturer. #DUKEatAANS

Day 2 at the @massgeneralbrigham.bsky.social global neurosurgery symposium: Dr. Michael Haglund presents on Duke's neurosurgery program in Uganda. #BostonDeclaration2025

In a new approach to pituitary disorders, the Duke depts of Neurosurgery, Head and Neck Surgery, Endocrinology, and Ophthalmology team up to offer the one-stop, multidisciplinary Pituitary Center. neurosurgery.duke.edu/divisions/pi...

Nanthia Suthana, PhD, joins the Duke Department of Neurosurgery neurosurgery.duke.edu/news/suthana...

Professor David Hasan, MD, was one of three faculty from Duke School of Medicine elected fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, one of the most prestigious honors in the scientific community. neurosurgery.duke.edu/news/hasan-e...

🧠✨ Today is Match Day, and we’re thrilled to welcome these 3 great minds: Grace Futch, MD, of Duke University Aden Mendoza, MD, of Duke University Molly Monsour, MD, of University of South Florida We can’t wait to see them scrub in, step up, and shape the future of neurosurgery. #Match2025

Alexa Bramall has received Physician-Scientist Strong Start Award, which supports promising, early career physician-scientists at Duke as they develop independent research programs.   neurosurgery.duke.edu/news/bramall...

As we count down to International Women’s Day, we celebrate the incredible women residents of Duke Neurosurgery who are and shaping the future of medicine. 🧠 💪 Stay tuned as we honor the women who make a difference.

Katy Peters, professor of neurosurgery and member of the Preston Robert Tisch Brain Tumor Center at Duke talks about the FDA approval of vorasidenib (Voranigo) to brain tumors. www.whhitv.com/clips/1r0h4w...

This year's Semmes Lecturer and chief of Duke Spine, Chris Shaffrey, MD. One of the world's best, discussing what he does best! #Excellence #SouthernNeurosurgicalSociety

Gerald A. Grant, MD, chair of the Department of Neurosurgery at Duke University, has been named a director of the American Board of Neurological Surgery. neurosurgery.duke.edu/news/grant-j...

Duke Neurosurgery faculty and member of the Preston Robert Tisch Brain Tumor Center at Duke, @mkhasraw.bsky.social, weighs in on the FDA approval of immunotherapy by injection, rather than intravenously: cancertodaymag.org/cancer-talk/...

Here's resident Andrew Hardigan, MD, PhD, at the Southern Neurosurgical Society's annual meeting this morning, presenting Multi-omic Profiling of Epigenetic Heterogeneity in Glioblastoma at Single-Cell Resolution Using mscCUT&TAG. Well done!

Thank you @kiritsingh.bsky.social and Aden Mendoza for sharing your research today at the Southern Neurosurgical Society's annual meeting. You do us proud!

Cameron McIntyre’s research allows doctors to see a patient’s brain in three dimensions. Using this hologram, neurosurgeons can perform complex surgeries with the needed precision. youtu.be/RMNx2vOyzZU?...

From the FDA approval of a new #glioma drug, to a trial of cell transplantation for #epilepsy, to the introduction of #MetsGetsAwareness, it was a banner year. What were your #milestones for 2024? neurosurgery.duke.edu/2024-review#...

Matthew Waitkus, PhD, has received a new grant from the American Cancer Society to study a #glioma treatment neurosurgery.duke.edu/news/waitkus...

What a treat to hear from James Markert, MD, chair of neurosurgery at UAB, who presented "Oncolytic Virotherapy for #Glioma: The UAB Experience" at grand rounds on this snowy morning. @uabneuro.bsky.social ❄️

‘My life’s purpose’: A neuroscientist wants to rewire mental illness treatment and remake the field he loves www.statnews.com/2025/01/13/k... via @statnews.com

We have a feeling you'll be interested in this one. Nature is keen to find out how scientists are using Bluesky and whether it has become their go-to social-media platform. Take the survey! 🧪

The year, in brief: neurosurgery.duke.edu/2024-review

As we kick off 2025, we want to recognize our amazing residents. Your commitment inspires us every day. neurosurgery.duke.edu/2024-residen... neurosurgery.duke.edu/2024-top-pap...

From faculty to funding to FDA approval, here are some of the facts and figures that made 2024 so fabulous! neurosurgery.duke.edu/2024-review

Warmest winter wishes from all of us!

In an interview, David Hasan, MD, shared what it was like to provide medical care in an active war zone and how the experience completely changed his perspective. www.neurologyadvisor.com/features/con...

Duke physician-scientist @mkhasraw.bsky.social is part of a team recently published by Nature Reviews Clinical Oncology with a comprehensive review on leptomeningeal disease. @natureportfolio.bsky.social www.nature.com/articles/s41...

We can't wait to meet you. #NeurosurgeryResidency #NeuroResident #NeuroLife #BrainSurgery #NeurosurgeryTraining #DukeNeurosurgery #DukeUniversity #DukeResidency

Duke Regional Hospital was named the #1 acute care hospital in the US by the Lown Institute Hospital Index, recognizing high scores on measures of equity metrics, such as racial inclusivity and pay equity, alongside more traditional outcomes measures. neurosurgery.duke.edu/news/duke-re...

Duke Health has announced an agreement to acquire Lake Norman Regional Medical Center in Mooresville, NC. corporate.dukehealth.org/news/duke-he...

An anonymous donor has made a $50 million gift to Duke University Health System toward the development of a #protonbeamtherapy center. The donation is the largest philanthropic gift received by Duke University Health System. neurosurgery.duke.edu/news/anonymo...

In 70% of cases, cavernomas are silent and require We monitoring. Cavernomas actively bleeding, causing neurological deficits, or in higher-risk locations need treatment. physicians.dukehealth.org/articles/cer...

Laser interstitial thermal therapy (LITT) continues to gain acceptance in neurosurgery, including neurosurgical oncology. Most patients leave the hospital within 12–48 h of LITT and can rapidly return to systemic and radiation therapies. Here's a new paper from Peter Fecci, MD, PhD, and colleagues:

Congratulations to Katy Peters, MD, PhD, for receiving the @neuroonc.bsky.social "WiN Mentorship Award." So well deserved!

Great presentations and discussions on serial biopsies and biologically driven designs at the #SNO2024 Biospecimen Workshop @roelverhaak.bsky.social

A new Duke study identifies how an infection-fighting function triggers hyperactive behavior, adding insight to a switch for genes called #STAT1. This gene regulator plays a key role in the immune system’s response to infections and has also been implicated in disorders such as #autism and #ADHD.