Scholars@Duke
Courtney Rory Goodwin

Courtney Rory Goodwin

Associate Professor of Neurosurgery
Neurosurgery
DUMC 3807, Durham, NC 27710
DUMC 3807, 200 Trent Dr, Durham, NC 27710
Office hours Tuesday and Thursday 9 am to 5 pm  

Current Appointments & Affiliations

Associate Professor of Neurosurgery · 2023 - Present Neurosurgery, Neurosurgery
Associate Professor in Radiation Oncology · 2023 - Present Radiation Oncology, Clinical Science Departments
Associate Professor in Orthopaedics · 2025 - Present Orthopaedic Surgery, Clinical Science Departments
Member of the Duke Cancer Institute · 2018 - Present Duke Cancer Institute, Institutes and Centers

Previous Appointments & Affiliations

Assistant Professor in Orthopaedics · 2022 - 2025 Orthopaedic Surgery, Clinical Science Departments
Assistant Professor of Neurosurgery · 2021 - 2023 Neurosurgery, Neurosurgery
Assistant Professor in Radiation Oncology · 2021 - 2023 Radiation Oncology, Clinical Science Departments
Assistant Professor of Neurosurgery · 2017 - 2020 Neurosurgery, Neurosurgery
Assistant Professor in Radiation Oncology · 2017 - 2020 Radiation Oncology, Clinical Science Departments

Leadership & Clinical Positions at Duke

Committee Name
1. Resident education Committee, Neurosurgery Residency Program
2. Spine Governance Committee Member
3. Spine Co-Management Quality Meeting Member
4. Duke Center for Brain and Spine Metastases at the Duke Cancer Institute
5. American Spine Registry Meeting
6. Duke Medical School LCME Accreditation Specialty Advisor Representative
7. Clinical Competency Committee Chair Duke Neurosurgery Residency Program

Position(s) held
1. Associate Program Director, Duke Neurosurgery  
2. Director of Spine Oncology
3. Spine Director, DCBSM
4. Clinical Competency Committee Chair, Neurosurgery

1.Role: Surgeon Lead, 33SpienAlign, FOCOS Hospital Medical Mission in Accra Ghana, December 2019-present
2. Date of Mission Trips: July 2023, December 2024, July 2024, December 2024, June 2025