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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  

Selected Presentations & Appearances


"Goodwin Lab: Metastatic Mechanisms, Perceptions and Expectations for Spine Metastasis, Neurosurgical Engagement and Outreach.” Department of Neurosurgery, Duke University Medical Center. Grand Rounds · May 2022 Invited Talk
Prophylactic Muscle Flaps in Patients with Oncologic Spine Disease Reduces Wound Complications”. Spine Summit 38th Annual Meeting (Oral Presentation) · February 23, 2022 - February 28, 2023 Lecture
Validation of an Online Calculator to Predict Short-term Postoperative Outcomes in Patients with Metastatic Brain Tumors. Accepted as a Digital Poster for the 2021 Congress of Neurological Surgeons Annual Meeting · October 16, 2021 - October 20, 2021 Lecture
The Role of UDP-6 Glucose Dehydrogenase (UGDH) in Estrogen-Mediated Phenotypes in Both Estrogen Receptor Positive and Estrogen Receptor Negative Breast Cancer. AACR-NCI-EORTC Molecular Targets Conference · October 7, 2021 - October 10, 2021 Lecture
SOARR, “ Introduction to Spine Pathologies” · October 2021 Lecture
"Goodwin Lab: Metastatic Mechanisms, Perceptions and Expectations for Spine Metastasis, Neurosurgical Engagement and Outreach.” Department of Neurosurgery, Duke University Medical Center. Grand Rounds · May 2022 Invited Talk
Prophylactic Muscle Flaps in Patients with Oncologic Spine Disease Reduces Wound Complications”. Spine Summit 38th Annual Meeting (Oral Presentation) · February 23, 2022 - February 28, 2023 Lecture
Validation of an Online Calculator to Predict Short-term Postoperative Outcomes in Patients with Metastatic Brain Tumors. Accepted as a Digital Poster for the 2021 Congress of Neurological Surgeons Annual Meeting · October 16, 2021 - October 20, 2021 Lecture
The Role of UDP-6 Glucose Dehydrogenase (UGDH) in Estrogen-Mediated Phenotypes in Both Estrogen Receptor Positive and Estrogen Receptor Negative Breast Cancer. AACR-NCI-EORTC Molecular Targets Conference · October 7, 2021 - October 10, 2021 Lecture
SOARR, “ Introduction to Spine Pathologies” · October 2021 Lecture
Indications Conference for Surgical Decision-making in Complex Spine Surgery: Creating Consensus when the Stakes are High. North American Spine Society 36th Annual Meeting. Podium Presentation · September 29, 2021 Lecture
Duke Neurosurgery Interest Group. “Introduction to Neurosurgery" (Virtual) · September 16, 2021 Lecture
“Robotic-assisted Trajectory into Kambin’s Triangle during Percutaneous Transforaminal Lumbar Interbody Fusion (percLIF) – Initial Case Series.” E-Poster. American Association of Neurological Surgeons Annual Scientific Meeting · August 21, 2021 - August 25, 2021 Lecture Orlando, FL
Surgical Management of Metastatic Spine Tumors. Basic Spine Conference. · July 20, 2021 Invited Talk
Surgical Management of Metastatic Spine Tumors. Basic Spine Conference · July 20, 2021 Lecture
Institutional Experience with Novel Posterior Tether Applicator to Prevent Proximal Junctional Kyphosis after Long-Segment Fusion. Spine Summit Annual Meeting · July 2021 Lecture San Diego, California
Nursing Oncology Virtual On Campus Intensive for the NP students. · July 2021 Lecture
"Landscape of Spinal Metastasis: Metastatic Mechanisms, and Decision-Making.” Department of Neurosurgery, Johns Hopkins Hospital Grand Rounds · April 2021 Lecture
Virtual BASE Symposium. Keynote Address: Brotherhood Alliance for Science and Education - “History of BASE” · April 2021 Lecture
Palliative Care Longitudinal Curriculum. “Management of Spinal Metastasis” · February 2021 Lecture
Machine Learning to Predict Opioid Dose Reduction after Lumbar Fusion · 2021 National Scientific Meeting 2021 CNS conference
“Landscape of Spinal Metastasis: Metastatic Mechanisms, and Decision-Making.”Department of Neurosurgery, Ohio State University/James Cancer Center. Grand Rounds · 2021 Invited Talk
Decisionomics is Guiding Treatment. 7 Rules for Treating Metastatic Disease. Global Spine Congress · 2021 Invited Talk

Outreach & Engaged Scholarship


Bass Connections Team Leader - Spine Surgery Patient Navigators · 2023 - 2024 Projects & Field Work flag North Carolina

Service to the Profession


Spine Deputy Editor · 2019 Editorial Activities
Founding Board Member - Section on Spine Oncology · September 2018 Committee Service North American Spine Society,
Associate Member - Knowledge Forum Tumor · July 2015 Committee Service AOSpine International,

AOSpine KF Tumor is an international group of dedicated spine oncology surgeons and oncologists who:
•Implement physician-driven landmark clinical studies
•Advance patient care through multicenter analysis and peer-reviewed publications
•Focus on both metastatic and the very rare primary spine tumors

Service to Duke


Spine Niche Product (Clinical Organization) · 2017 Committee Service
Spine Co-Management Operations (Clinical Organization) · 2017 Committee Service
Spine Co-Management Quality (Clinical Organization) · 2017 Committee Service
3rd year Neurosciences Study Program Director (Clinical Organization) · 2017 Committee Service
Surgical Director, Duke Center for Brain and Spine Metastases at the Duke Cancer Institute (Clinical Organization) · 2017 Committee Service
Spine Niche Product (Clinical Organization) · 2017 Committee Service
Spine Co-Management Operations (Clinical Organization) · 2017 Committee Service
Spine Co-Management Quality (Clinical Organization) · 2017 Committee Service
3rd year Neurosciences Study Program Director (Clinical Organization) · 2017 Committee Service
Surgical Director, Duke Center for Brain and Spine Metastases at the Duke Cancer Institute (Clinical Organization) · 2017 Committee Service
Director, Spine Oncology (Clinical Organization) · 2017 Committee Service

Academic & Administrative Activities


Abstract Reviewer for Scientific Session- Global Spine Congress- Las Vegas, June 1-4, 2022
NASS 2022 Annual Meeting Abstract Reviewer