Duke Neurosurgery

04/15/2026

For nearly 25 years, Juli Brockmann, 58, had debilitating facial pain that brought her once fulfilling life to a grinding halt.

Thanks to spinal cord stimulation, "I am Juli again."

Read more about her story and spinal cord stimulation at Duke: https://neurosurgery.duke.edu/news/spinal-cord-stimulation-relieves-rare-agonizing-facial-pain

04/06/2026

April is Awareness Month - and registration is open for the Triumph Over Tremors Pickleball Tournament!

Duke is one of the only centers in North Carolina that offers high-intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) to reduce involuntary shaking caused by essential tremor and tremor-dominant Parkinson's disease.

Every registration helps the Be Still Foundation help cover the costs of HIFU treatment for Duke patients in need.

Register and learn more here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/be-still-foundation-pickleball-tournament-co-hosted-with-duke-health-tickets-1983296567422?utm-campaign=social&utm-content=attendeeshare&utm-medium=discovery&utm-term=listing&utm-source=cp&aff=ebdsshcopyurl

This tournament is co-hosted by Duke Health, Be Still Foundation, and Joola Pickleball.

03/27/2026

It's been one week since ! Get to know our incoming residents:

https://neurosurgery.duke.edu/news/duke-neurosurgery-celebrates-match-day-2026

03/26/2026

March is Awareness Month - and registration is open for the Triumph Over Tremors Pickleball Tournament!

Duke is one of the only centers in North Carolina that offers high-intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) to reduce involuntary shaking caused by essential tremor and tremor-dominant Parkinson's disease.

Every registration helps the Be Still Foundation help cover the costs of HIFU treatment for Duke patients in need.

Register and learn more here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/be-still-foundation-pickleball-tournament-co-hosted-with-duke-health-tickets-1983296567422?utm-campaign=social&utm-content=attendeeshare&utm-medium=discovery&utm-term=listing&utm-source=cp&aff=ebdsshcopyurl

This tournament is co-hosted by Duke Health, Be Still Foundation, and Joola Pickleball.

03/20/2026

Welcome to Duke Neurosurgery! Say hello to our 2026 interns:

Alyssa Bartlett, Duke University School of Medicine
Alex Devarajan, Icahn School of Medicine at Mt. Sinai
Barbara Hanna, Mayo Clinic Alix School of Medicine

We can't wait to see them scrub in and shape the future of neurosurgery. Congratulate them in the comments! 💙 🧠

03/08/2026

On International Women's Day, Duke Neurosurgery celebrates the lasting impact of women from our past, present, and future.

Your leadership, compassion, and commitment to shaping a better tomorrow is inspiring.

03/06/2026

The Waitkus Lab has found identified a new therapeutic vulnerability in IDH-mutant astrocytomas and other gliomas.

“Collectively, these efforts will help guide the development of future anti-cancer drugs targeting SMARCAL1 to exploit this vulnerability in brain tumors,” Waitkus said.

Read more:

Researchers in the Preston Robert Tisch Brain Tumor Center at Duke have identified a new therapeutic vulnerability in IDH-mutant astrocytomas and other gliomas.

02/27/2026

It's Thank a Resident Day! 💙

Thank you to all of the amazing residents at Duke Health and Duke School of Medicine, but especially to ours in Duke Neurosurgery. The future of neurosurgery is bright!

02/20/2026

Do you want to:
✅ Learn to save lives with hands-only CPR
✅ Be part of a world record attempt
✅ Make plans for February 25

Duke School of Medicine is leading a statewide effort to break the world record for the most people trained in hands-only CPR in a single day. Click the link to learn more about how you can join in!

On February 25, 2026, North Carolinians have a shot at making history. Duke School of Medicine is leading a statewide effort to break the world record for the most people trained in hands-only CPR in a single day. The event is taking place in 30 counties in NC as part of the Randomized Cluster Evalu...

02/18/2026

In the summer of 2025, Charlotte, NC resident Marisa Chow was 28 when she had a stroke. Months later, she was diagnosed with Moyamoya disease -- a rare cerebrovascular condition where narrowed arteries reduce the brain's blood supply. Chow came to Duke Health, where neurosurgeon Erik F. Hauck, MD, performed a cerebral artery bypass surgery to improve blood flow in Chow’s brain. Now Chow says she’s “back to how I was, honestly, not even pre-surgery, but before I started experiencing all of the symptoms.”

Read her story here: https://www.dukehealth.org/blog/after-moyamoya-surgery-duke-woman-returns-normal-life

02/03/2026

It's Women Physicians Day - and Elizabeth Blackwell, MD's birthday.

Blackwell was the first woman to earn a medical degree in the U.S. She'd love to see the amazing women physicians of Duke Neurosurgery.