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.
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
Gerald Grant, MD, an internationally known surgeon-scientist, has been named the new chair of the Duke Department of Neurosurgery, effective April 1, 2022.
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)
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.🏀🗑️🌠👿
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
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
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.
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.
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
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
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
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
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
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
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.
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
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
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
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
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
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
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.
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
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.
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.
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
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
This was
@GeraldGrantMD1
earlier today, presenting point/counterpoint on open pediatric neurovascular surgery at AANS/CNS Peds Section, Washington D.C.
@Duke_Childrens
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.
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.”
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
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:
#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
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
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
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.
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:
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
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
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
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.
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
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