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Staff Spotlight: Kim Foreman
Wednesday, May 18, 2022
Kim Foreman first came to Duke in 2007 as a medical secretary for the then-division of Neurosurgery. Now, 15 years later she’s managing the...Read more
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APP Spotlight: Erika Jacumin, PA-C
Thursday, May 5, 2022
As a new physician assistant in 2007, Erika Jacumin, PA-C, saw firsthand the enormous impact deep brain stimulation (DBS) could have on the lives of...Read more
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Studying early signs of dementia in younger, more diverse patient population
Wednesday, May 4, 2022
The newest NIH Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center (ADRC) —a collaboration established in Fall 2021 between Duke and the University of North Carolina...Read more
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Duke Neurology Research Round Up
Monday, May 2, 2022
May is Stroke Awareness Month, and members of the Duke Neurology Department were off to an early start. They contributed to six new peer-reviewed...Read more
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Staff Spotlight: Vera George, BSN, RN
Wednesday, April 27, 2022
Clinical research is an integral part of developing, testing, and refining new therapies. As one of our Clinical Research Coordinators Vera George is...Read more
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Faculty Spotlight: Nathan "Troy" Tagg, MD
Friday, April 22, 2022
Nathan “Troy” Tagg, MD, has been fascinated in both vision and the brain and nervous system since his first year of medical school. Now, he’s...Read more
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Resident Spotlight: Tasnim Mushannen, MD
Wednesday, April 13, 2022
Tasnim Mushannen, MD, first found her passion for neuroscience in middle school, when she wrote a hand-written, 10-page paper on the brain and...Read more
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Raja named Faculty Director of the Duke Early Phase Research Unit
Monday, April 11, 2022
Shruti Raja, MD, MHS, assistant professor of neurology in the Duke University School of Medicine, has been named Faculty Director of the Duke Early...Read more
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APP Spotlight: Cherith Godwin, MSN, AGACNP-BC
Friday, April 8, 2022
Cherith Godwin comes from a family of nurses, but hesitated to enter the field herself. Fortunately, she reconsidered and is now a member of our...Read more
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Duke Neurology at AAN 2022: Highlights from Seattle
Wednesday, April 6, 2022
The American Academy of Neurology (AAN) returned to an in-person meeting this week, bringing together neurologists from around the country and world...Read more
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Duke Neurology Research Round Up, April 2022
Friday, April 1, 2022
This March, members of our Department contributed to studies that reveal potential new therapeutic targets for Alzheimer’s disease, help triage...Read more
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Postdoc Spotlight: Zhiyong Liu, PhD
Thursday, March 31, 2022
Zhiyong Liu, PhD, learned about the devastating effects neurodegenerative diseases have on patients and their families firsthand during his senior...Read more
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Innovative therapy reverses neuropathology in elderly woman
Tuesday, March 29, 2022
A female in her 70s experienced weakness in her legs, trouble swallowing, and several falls. When she fell and couldn’t get up, she called an...Read more
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Staff Spotlight: Amy Obssi
Wednesday, March 23, 2022
This week’s “Spotlight” interview shines on Amy Obssi, our newest clinical research coordinator in the division of Memory Disorders. Obssi talks to...Read more
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Fellow Spotlight: Paige Sutton, MD
Thursday, March 17, 2022
As a medical student, Paige Sutton, MD, received the following advice: choose a specialty where you won’t constantly check your watch waiting for the...Read more