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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  

Teaching Summary


  1. Histology Teaching Assistant, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, Apr- Jun 2006.
  2. Coordinator, Herlong Rounds/ Continuing Medical Education (CME) Rounds for MD/PhD Students, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD,  January 2006-December 2007
  3. Duke University, Department of Neurosurgery, Spine Tumor Resident Academic Session
  4. Course Director Spine Tumor K2M Cadaver Lab and Research Workshop, Leesburg, VA
  5. Go Big or Go Small- Spine Tumor Resident Academic Session- August 12, 2020
  6. Palliative Care Fellows Curriculum Academic Session- September 17, 2020
  7. Spine Product Workshop Session - August 17th, 2023

Advising & Mentoring Summary


  1. Elizabeth Howell, OB-GYN Fellow, Ob/Gyn Resident Duke University Hospital, Medical Student, Duke University 2018-present
    1. Decision-Making, perceptions, and Expectations in Spinal Oncology
    2. Total en bloc Resection of Primary and Metastatic Tumors.
    3. Top Ten Tips Palliative Care Clinicians Should Know About Spinal Tumors.
    4. Investigational Growth Factors Utilized in Animal Models of Spinal Fusion
    5. Utility of cervical collars following cervical fusion surgery
    6. Demographic Factors Associated with HCAHPS Reported Pain Management
  2. Tara Dalton, Neurosurgery Resident, Duke University Hospital, Medical Student, Duke University 2018-present
    1. Robotic-Assisted Trajectory into Kambin's Triangle During Percutaneous Transforaminal Lumbar Interbody Fusion-Initial Case Series Investigating Safety and Efficacy
    2. Animal Models of Metastatic Lesions to the Spine: A Focus on Epidural Spinal Cord Compression
    3. Inpatient palliative care utilization for patients with brain metastases
    4. NREF Scholarship
  3. Meghan Price, Internal Medicine Resident, The Johns Hopkins Hospital, Medical Student, Duke University 2018-present
    1. UDP-Glucose 6-dehydrogenase (UGDH) in Brain Metastasis
    2. Palliative Care Utilization in Brain Metastasis
    3. Expectations, burdens and Perceptions in Spine metastasis
    4. Gender and Racial Disparities in Metastatic Spine Disease
    5. UGDH in Brain Metastases
    6. NREF Scholarship
  4. Christine Park, 4th Year Medical Student, Duke University 2018-present
    1. The Influence of Spinopelvic parameters on Spinal Tumor Outcomes
    2. Fractionation of SBRT in Spine Metastasis
    3. NREF Scholarship
  5. Jacob Sperber, 3rd Year Medical Student, Duke University 2020-present
    1. Predictive algorithms for Brain Metastasis
    2. TumorID for detection of normal vs. Tumor
  6. Brandon Bishop, Medical Student, Kansas City University Medical School 2022-present
    1. Influence of urbanicity on Non-malignant spine tumors
    2. Sociodemographic disparities in non-malignant spine tumors
  7. Edwin Owolo, 3rd Year Medical Student, Duke University 2020-present
    1. Sociodemographic Factors in Telehealth Utilization for Spine Patients
    2. Portal Utilization during the COVID-19 pandemic for Spine Patients
  8. Dana Rowe, 2nd Year Medical Student, Duke University 2021-present
    1. Palliative Care Utilization at the end of Life for Spine Metastasis Patients
  9. Emily Luo, 2nd Year Medical Student, Duke University 2021-present
  10. Antoinette Charles, 3rd Year Medical Student, Duke University, 2020-present
    1. National Medical Foundation Alliant Health fellowship
    2. Promoting Diversity through a Neurosurgery Virtual Symposium
  11. Eric Sankey, Neurosurgery Resident, Duke University Hospital, Medical Student, The Johns Hopkins University SOM, 2013-present
    1. Systematic Review of Metastatic Hepatocellular Carcinoma to the Spine.
    2. Reliability of a spinal metastasis prognostic score to model 1-year survival.
    3. Primary lesion location influences postoperative survival in patients with metastatic colorectal spinal lesions.
    4. The Use of an Aspirating/Resecting Device to Reduce Stoma Closure Following Endoscopic Third Ventriculostomy for Aqueductal Stenosis.
    5. The Influence of Spinopelvic parameters on Spinal Tumor Outcomes
  12. Ann Liu, Neurosurgery Resident, The Johns Hopkins Hospital, Medical Student, Wake Forest School of Medicine, 2014-present
    1. Readmissions After Surgical Resection of Metastatic Tumors of the Spine at a Single Institution.
    2. Predictors of admission and shunt revision during emergency department visits for shunt-treated adult patients with idiopathic intracranial hypertension.
    3. Local delivery methods of therapeutic agents in the treatment of diffuse intrinsic brainstem gliomas.
    4. A systematic review of clinical outcomes for patients diagnosed with skin cancer spinal metastases.
  13. Nancy Abu-Bonsrah, Medical Student, Neurosurgery Resident, The Johns Hopkins University SOM, 2012-present
    1. Readmissions After Surgical Resection of Metastatic Tumors of the Spine at a Single Institution.
    2. Risk factors associated with short-term complications and mortality after pediatric spinal arthrodesis
    3. Molecular Markers and Targeted Therapeutics in Metastatic Tumors of the Spine: Changing the Treatment Paradigms.
    4. Clinical Decision Making: Integrating Advances in the Molecular Understanding of Spine Tumors.
  14. Taylor E. Purvis, Anesthesiology Resident, Massachusetts General Hospital, Medical Student, The Johns Hopkins University SOM, 2015-present
    1. External fixation and surgical fusion for pediatric cervical spine injuries: Short-term outcomes.
    2. In-hospital medical complications after non-operative and operative treatment of thoracolumbar fractures in patients over 75 years of age.
    3. Percentage change in hemoglobin level and morbidity in spine surgery patients.
    4. Effect of liberal blood transfusion on clinical outcomes and cost in spine surgery patients.
    5. Review of stereotactic radiosurgery for intradural spine tumors.
  15. Xin (Linda) Zhou, Neuro ICU Fellow, Brigham WCH, Neurology Resident, Univ. Pennsylvania, Medical Student, The Johns Hopkins University SOM, 2006-present
    1. Crizotinib and erlotinib inhibits growth of c-Met+/EGFRvIII+ primary human glioblastoma xenografts.
    2. Microarray-Based Phospho-Proteomic Profiling of Complex Biological Systems.
    3. Evaluation of complication rates of pediatric procedures in which a polyethylene glycol sealant was used.
    4. Karim Ahmed, Medical Student, The Johns Hopkins University SOM, 2014-present
    5. Predicting survival for metastatic spine disease: a comparison of nine scoring systems.
    6. Risk factors for wound-related reoperations in patients with metastatic spine tumor.
  16. Sandra Ho, ENT Resident, Medical Student, Thomas Jefferson University SOM, 2005-present
    1. PTEN reconstitution alters glioma responses to c-Met pathway inhibition.
  17. Christine Boone, MD/PhD Student, The Johns Hopkins University SOM, 2010-present
    1. Iatrogenic Alzheimer Disease? Amyloid-β Protein Transmission between Humans.
    2. Pneumocephalus leading to the diagnosis of cerebrospinal fluid leak and esophageal perforation after cervical spine surgery.
  18. Shamsudini Hashi, Anesthesiology Resident, University of California San Francisco Hospital, Medical Student, The Johns Hopkins University SOM, 2015-present
    1. Management of extra nodal lymphoma of the spine: a study of 30 patients.
    2. Cervical spinal cord herniation.
  19. Daniel Kerekes, General Surgery Resident, Yale University Hospital, Medical Student, The Johns Hopkins University SOM, 2015-present
    1. Systematic Review of recurrent chordoma
  20. Edwin McCrary, Orthopedic Surgery, Arizona University, Medical Student, Campbell University, Mentorship 2020-present
  21. Romaric Wagia, Campbell Osteopathic School of Medicine, 2020-present
  22. Robert Wardlow, MD/PhD Student, The Johns Hopkins University SOM
  23. Taylor E. Purvis, Medical Student, The Johns Hopkins University SOM
  24. A. Karim Ahmed, Medical Student, The Johns Hopkins University SOM
  25. Rachel Kim, Medical Student, The Johns Hopkins University SOM
  26. Shamsudini Hashi, Medical Student, The Johns Hopkins University
  27. Daniel Kerekes, Medical Student, The Johns Hopkins University SOM
  28. Floyd Clark, Undergraduate Student, American International University
  29. Ben Klawson, Undergraduate Student, Washington University-St. Louis
  30. Alexa Bramall, Duke University Medical Center, Neurosurgery Resident Faculty Mentor
  31. Mareshah Sowah- MBS Student, Duke University
  32. Jessica Goodwin-Undergraduate Georgia State University
  33. Manav Shah-MBS Student, Duke University
  34. Clay Elliott- MBS Student, Duke University
  35. 4th Year Medical Student Mentor, Alissa Arango.
  36. 3rd Year Medical Student Mentor for Ellen O’Callaghan, Seeley Yoo.
  37. 2nd Year Medical Student Mentor for Tobe Ndika, Joshua Woo, Ezinne Ugoguo, Nicole Rivera
  38. 1st Year Medical Student Mentor for Emmy Duerr, Adedotun

 

 

  1. Faculty Research Mentor for The Masters of Biomedical Sciences Degree Program Demetri Poole
  2. Duke Neurosurgery Interest Group, "Introduction to Neurosurgery, September 16, 2021, (Virtual)
  3. Palliative Care Longitudinal Curriculum, "Management of Spine Metastasis", February 15, 2021.
  4. Faculty Mentor for Surgical Oncology Ambassadors Redefining Recovery (SOARR) School of Medicine Program
  5. Faculty Research Mentor for The Masters of Biomedical Sciences Degree Program
    1. FLOSUS: Future Leaders in Orthopaedic Surgery Symposium for Underrepresented Students, Virtual Symposium- November 2, 2024
    2. Future Leaders in ENT Symposium for Underrepresented Students, Virtual Symposium- October 19, 2024
    3. FLPSUS: Future Leaders in Plastic Surgery Symposium for Underrepresented Students, Virtual Symposium- October 12, 2024
    4. FLNSUS: Future Leaders in Neurosurgery Symposium for Underrepresented Students, Virtual Symposium- October 26, 2024- Faculty Advisor
    5. FLXSUS: Future Leaders in Surgery Symposium for Underrepresented Students, In-Person Symposium- November 16, 2024-2025
    6. Duke Student National Medical Association Faculty Panel
    7. Duke Latino Medical Student Association: Stories
    8. Scientific Program Committee, Abstract Review for Global Spine Congress 2025, Rio De Janeiro, Brazil May 28-31, 2025
    9. 2026 Duke University Neuroscience Experience (DUNE) Mentor, March 2026

4th Year Medical Student Mentor for Antoinette Charles.

 

4th Year Medical Student Mentor for Brandon Bishop, Kansas City University College of Osteopathic Medicine.

 

4th Year Medical Student Mentor for Dana Rowe, Emily Luo, Alissa Arango.

 

3rd Year Medical Student Mentor for Ellen O’Callaghan, Seeley Yoo.

 

2nd Year Medical Student Mentor for Tobe Ndika, Joshua Woo, Ezinne Ugoguo, Nicole Rivera

 

1st Year Medical Student Mentor for Emmy Duer, Adedotun