Reposted by Duke NeurosurgeryAmerican Brain Tumor Association @theabta.bsky.social · 15/10/2025We are proud to announce the first-ever collaborative grant focused on CNS metastasis, through the Metastatic Brain Tumor Collaborative (MBTC). www.abta.org/metastatic-b... Together with 10 cancer nonprofits, we’re funding bold research to improve care for patients with metastatic brain tumors. 221
Reposted by Duke NeurosurgeryMustafa Khasraw @mkhasraw.bsky.social · 29/10/2025Senior Research Tech (Duke) – tumor immunobiology lab. Work with tumor/blood/CSF samples, culture patient-derived cell lines, assist single-cell assays, and support & lead research. Bio degree + research exp required. No visa sponsorship. Title may vary. Apply → careers.duke.edu/job-invite/2...careers.duke.eduRESEARCH TECHNICIAN IIIRESEARCH TECHNICIAN III 012
Duke Neurosurgery @dukeneurosurgery.bsky.social · 03/07/2025🧠 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. 🧠 020
Duke Neurosurgery @dukeneurosurgery.bsky.social · 26/06/2025Congratulations and best wishes on the next leg of the journey, residents! 020
Reposted by Duke NeurosurgeryDuke Center for Brain and Spine Metastasis @dukemets.bsky.social · 24/06/2025Thank 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...neurosurgery.duke.eduFoushee reintroduces Brain Spine Metastasis Awareness Month resolutionRep. Valerie Foushee (NC-04) Monday reintroduced a resolution designating June as Brain and Spine Metastasis Awareness Month. 011
Duke Neurosurgery @dukeneurosurgery.bsky.social · 19/06/2025In 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/... 020
Reposted by Duke NeurosurgeryDuke University School of Medicine @dukemedschool.bsky.social · 17/06/2025🧠 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... 063
Duke Neurosurgery @dukeneurosurgery.bsky.social · 18/06/2025Robert Kellogg, MD, has brought his expertise to the Department of Neurosurgery in the Pediatric Neurosurgery Division. neurosurgery.duke.edu/news/kellogg...neurosurgery.duke.eduKellogg joins the Department of NeurosurgeryRobert Kellogg, MD, has joined the Duke Department of Neurosurgery in the Pediatric Neurosurgery Division. He comes to Duke from University of Pittsburgh, where he was an assistant professor for the p... 010
Duke Neurosurgery @dukeneurosurgery.bsky.social · 12/06/2025Nanthia 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...neurosurgery.duke.eduLearning the language of the brainOne minute Adam Holbrook would be having an ordinary day — shopping, walking down the street, coaching a Little League game — and the next he would find himself back on combat patrol: heart racing, ad... 082
Duke Neurosurgery @dukeneurosurgery.bsky.social · 04/06/2025As 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-... 000
Duke Neurosurgery @dukeneurosurgery.bsky.social · 22/05/2025The 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... 000
Duke Neurosurgery @dukeneurosurgery.bsky.social · 12/05/2025Mustafa Khasraw to lead U.S. arm of international glioblastoma trial @mkhasraw.bsky.social www.dukecancerinstitute.org/blogs/mustaf... 010
Duke Neurosurgery @dukeneurosurgery.bsky.social · 25/04/2025This morning at #AANS2025: Congratulations to Dr. Allan Friedman, the 2025 Takanori Fukushima Excellence in Microsurgery Lecturer. #DUKEatAANS 110
Duke Neurosurgery @dukeneurosurgery.bsky.social · 24/04/2025Day 2 at the @massgeneralbrigham.bsky.social global neurosurgery symposium: Dr. Michael Haglund presents on Duke's neurosurgery program in Uganda. #BostonDeclaration2025 000
Duke Neurosurgery @dukeneurosurgery.bsky.social · 23/04/2025In 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... 000
Duke Neurosurgery @dukeneurosurgery.bsky.social · 01/04/2025Nanthia Suthana, PhD, joins the Duke Department of Neurosurgery neurosurgery.duke.edu/news/suthana...neurosurgery.duke.eduSuthana joins the Department of NeurosurgeryAt Duke, she aims to advance translational neuroengineering and interdisciplinary collaborations to develop novel therapies for neurological and psychiatric disorders. 010
Duke Neurosurgery @dukeneurosurgery.bsky.social · 27/03/2025Professor 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...neurosurgery.duke.eduHasan elected fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of ScienceDavid Hasan, MD, professor in the Duke Department of Neurosurgery, was one of three faculty from the Duke University School of Medicine who were elected fellows of the American Association for the Adv... 000
Duke Neurosurgery @dukeneurosurgery.bsky.social · 21/03/2025🧠✨ 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 061
Duke Neurosurgery @dukeneurosurgery.bsky.social · 11/03/2025apnews.comUniversities are facing big cuts to research funding. At Duke, it's a time for 'damage control'Facing the potential loss of hundreds of millions of dollars in federal funding, Duke University is preparing for the worst. 000
Duke Neurosurgery @dukeneurosurgery.bsky.social · 05/03/2025Alexa 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...neurosurgery.duke.eduBramall Receives Physician-Scientist Strong Start AwardAlexa Bramall, MD, PhD, is among five Duke University School of Medicine faculty members who have been selected to receive 2025 Physician-Scientist “Strong Start” awards. The awards program, funded wi... 010
Duke Neurosurgery @dukeneurosurgery.bsky.social · 04/03/2025As 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. 020
Duke Neurosurgery @dukeneurosurgery.bsky.social · 18/02/2025Katy 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...whhitv.comDr Katy Peters & Patient Rachel: Breakthrough Brain Cancer Treatment | Voranigo - WHHI-TV 000
Duke Neurosurgery @dukeneurosurgery.bsky.social · 13/02/2025This 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 010
Duke Neurosurgery @dukeneurosurgery.bsky.social · 12/02/2025Gerald 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...neurosurgery.duke.eduGrant joins the American Board of Neurological SurgeryGerald A. Grant, MD, chair of the Department of Neurosurgery at Duke University, has been named a director of the American Board of Neurological Surgery. 000
Duke Neurosurgery @dukeneurosurgery.bsky.social · 10/02/2025Duke 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/...cancertodaymag.orgInjection Immunotherapies Get FDA Approval | Cancer TodayGiving immunotherapy drugs as injections, rather than intravenously, means patients can spend less time in the hospital or treatment center. 020
Duke Neurosurgery @dukeneurosurgery.bsky.social · 07/02/2025Here'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! 010
Duke Neurosurgery @dukeneurosurgery.bsky.social · 07/02/2025Thank you @kiritsingh.bsky.social and Aden Mendoza for sharing your research today at the Southern Neurosurgical Society's annual meeting. You do us proud! 010
Duke Neurosurgery @dukeneurosurgery.bsky.social · 05/02/2025Cameron 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?...youtu.beGPS for NeurosurgeonsYouTube video by Forever Duke 000
Duke Neurosurgery @dukeneurosurgery.bsky.social · 04/02/2025From 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#... 020
Duke Neurosurgery @dukeneurosurgery.bsky.social · 03/02/2025Matthew Waitkus, PhD, has received a new grant from the American Cancer Society to study a #glioma treatment neurosurgery.duke.edu/news/waitkus... 020
Duke Neurosurgery @dukeneurosurgery.bsky.social · 22/01/2025What 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 ❄️ 020
Duke Neurosurgery @dukeneurosurgery.bsky.social · 16/01/2025‘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.comstatnews.com‘My life’s purpose’: A neuroscientist wants to rewire mental illness treatment and remake the field he lovesDuke neuroscientist Kafui Dzirasa wants nothing less than to reengineer the brain’s electrical patterns to treat anxiety, depression, bipolar disorder, and schizophrenia. 010
Reposted by Duke NeurosurgeryNature Portfolio @natureportfolio.nature.com · 14/01/2025We 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! 🧪 go.nature.comHas Bluesky replaced X for scientists? Take Nature’s pollThe research community has flocked to the social-media platform Bluesky. Tell us about your experience. 19254107
Duke Neurosurgery @dukeneurosurgery.bsky.social · 09/01/2025The year, in brief: neurosurgery.duke.edu/2024-review 000
Duke Neurosurgery @dukeneurosurgery.bsky.social · 07/01/2025As 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... 000
Duke Neurosurgery @dukeneurosurgery.bsky.social · 02/01/2025From faculty to funding to FDA approval, here are some of the facts and figures that made 2024 so fabulous! neurosurgery.duke.edu/2024-review 000
Duke Neurosurgery @dukeneurosurgery.bsky.social · 23/12/2024Warmest winter wishes from all of us! 010
Duke Neurosurgery @dukeneurosurgery.bsky.social · 17/12/2024In 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...neurologyadvisor.comProviding Health Care in Conflict Zones: A Neurosurgeon's Mission to GazaDavid Hasan, MD, MSc, a practicing neurosurgeon in the US, discusses how he provided health care in a conflict zone on 2 separate missions to Gaza. 020
Duke Neurosurgery @dukeneurosurgery.bsky.social · 17/12/2024Duke 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...nature.comLeptomeningeal metastatic disease: new frontiers and future directionsNature Reviews Clinical Oncology - Leptomeningeal metastatic disease (LMD) arises secondary to the metastatic dissemination of cancer cells into the leptomeninges and cerebrospinal fluid. Novel... 010
Duke Neurosurgery @dukeneurosurgery.bsky.social · 13/12/2024 We can't wait to meet you. #NeurosurgeryResidency #NeuroResident #NeuroLife #BrainSurgery #NeurosurgeryTraining #DukeNeurosurgery #DukeUniversity #DukeResidency 000
Duke Neurosurgery @dukeneurosurgery.bsky.social · 13/12/2024Duke 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...neurosurgery.duke.eduDuke Regional Hospital Ranks Highest in Social ResponsibilityDuke Regional Hospital, part of the Duke University Health System, was named the top acute care hospital in the United States by the Lown Institute, an independent think tank. The ranking recognizes h... 000
Duke Neurosurgery @dukeneurosurgery.bsky.social · 12/12/2024Duke Health has announced an agreement to acquire Lake Norman Regional Medical Center in Mooresville, NC. corporate.dukehealth.org/news/duke-he...corporate.dukehealth.orgDuke Health to Acquire Lake Norman Regional Medical CenterDURHAM, N.C. -- Duke Health today announced that the health care system has signed an asset purchase agreement to acquire Lake Norman Regional Medical Center (LNRMC) and the related businesses, in Moo... 000
Duke Neurosurgery @dukeneurosurgery.bsky.social · 11/12/2024An 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...neurosurgery.duke.eduAnonymous Donor Gives $50 Million to Duke for Proton Beam TherapyAn anonymous donor has made a $50 million gift to Duke University Health System toward the development of a proton beam therapy center. The donation is the largest philanthropic gift received by Duke ... 020
Duke Neurosurgery @dukeneurosurgery.bsky.social · 04/12/2024In 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...physicians.dukehealth.orgCerebral Cavernous Malformations Program Treats Most Complex CasesSince earning the prestigious Center of Excellence designation from the Alliance to Cure Cavernous Malformation over a year ago, Duke’s cerebral cavernous malformation (CCM) program has elevated its e... 010
Duke Neurosurgery @dukeneurosurgery.bsky.social · 26/11/2024Laser 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:link.springer.comThe LITT Fit in neuro-oncology: indications, imaging, and adjunctive therapies - Journal of Neuro-OncologyPurpose There is an unmet need for new treatments for many central nervous system tumors. An expanding body of research supports the use of laser interstitial thermal therapy (LITT) in the treatment o... 000
Duke Neurosurgery @dukeneurosurgery.bsky.social · 22/11/2024Congratulations to Katy Peters, MD, PhD, for receiving the @neuroonc.bsky.social "WiN Mentorship Award." So well deserved! 041
Reposted by Duke NeurosurgeryMustafa Khasraw @mkhasraw.bsky.social · 20/11/2024go.bsky.app/7f4adowgo.bsky.appNeurooncology Starter PackJoin the conversation 3105
Reposted by Duke NeurosurgeryMustafa Khasraw @mkhasraw.bsky.social · 21/11/2024Great presentations and discussions on serial biopsies and biologically driven designs at the #SNO2024 Biospecimen Workshop @roelverhaak.bsky.social 1124
Duke Neurosurgery @dukeneurosurgery.bsky.social · 22/11/2024A 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.neurosurgery.duke.eduStudy in Mice Links Immune System to ADHD, Neurobehavioral ConditionsBuilding on research that has linked immune responses with certain neurobehavioral conditions, researchers at Duke Health have identified how a key infection-fighting function is involved in triggerin... 020