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David Hasan

Professor of Neurosurgery
Neurosurgery
200 Trent Dr, DUMC 3807, Durham, NC 27710
200 Trent Dr, Box 3807, Durham, NC 27710

Overview


Dr. Hasan is a scientist neurosurgeon with extensive experience in management of cerebrovascular diseases and skull base tumors.   He is a fellowship - dual trained open cerebrovascular and endovascular with a background of treating over 2500 brain aneurysms using very innovative techniques including awake surgery. 

He is an international authority in cerebrovascular research with over 270 peer-reviewed PubMed publications, multiple NIH grants, and member of several editorial boards of high impact medical and surgical journals.

Current Appointments & Affiliations


Professor of Neurosurgery · 2022 - Present Neurosurgery, Neurosurgery
Professor of Biomedical Engineering · 2024 - Present Biomedical Engineering, Pratt School of Engineering
Professor in Neurology · 2024 - Present Neurology, Clinical Science Departments

In the News


Published September 8, 2025
Q&A With Duke Neurosurgeon David Hasan
Published May 15, 2025
Humanitarian Aid Through Engineering
Published September 17, 2024
Where Small Steps Make a Difference in Middle East Crisis

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Recent Publications


Analysis of symptomatic brain aneurysms with three-dimensional aneurysm wall enhancement.

Journal Article Neurosurg Rev · January 24, 2026 UNLABELLED: To determine whether three-dimensional quantitative assessment of aneurysm wall enhancement (AWE) improves the identification of high-risk intracranial aneurysms (IAs) compared to existing risk scoring systems. This cross-sectional, multicenter ... Full text Link to item Cite

Outcomes of Bypass Surgery in Patients with Moyamoya Syndrome Secondary To Sickle Cell Disease: a Multicenter Study.

Journal Article Transl Stroke Res · January 21, 2026 BACKGROUND: Moyamoya syndrome (MMS) associated with sickle cell disease (SCD) is a severe vasculopathy that significantly increases stroke risk. While cerebral revascularization is increasingly considered in this population, concerns about perioperative sa ... Full text Link to item Cite

Outcomes of bypass surgery in asymptomatic moyamoya angiopathy: A multicenter study with propensity-score weighting.

Journal Article Eur Stroke J · January 1, 2026 INTRODUCTION: Asymptomatic moyamoya angiopathy (MMA) is increasingly detected through noninvasive imaging; however, its optimal management remains controversial. This multicenter retrospective cohort study compared outcomes in asymptomatic versus symptomat ... Full text Link to item Cite
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Recent Grants


Induced Suppression of Platelet Activity in Aneurysmal SAH Management-2 (iSPASM-2)

Clinical TrialPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2025 - 2030

Detecting Growth of Intracranial Aneurysms Using Non-Invasive Photon Counting CT in a Murine Model.

ResearchCo-Principal Investigator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2025 - 2029

Comorbidity-Specific Microphysiological Stroke Models for Developing Personalized Stem Cell Therapies

ResearchMentor · Awarded by American Heart Association · 2024 - 2027

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Education


Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, School of Medicine · 2000 M.D.