Carrie Rebecca Muh | Scholars@Duke

Carrie Rebecca Muh
Adjunct Assistant Professor in the Department of Neurosurgery

Carrie R. Muh is a Pediatric Neurosurgeon specializing in the surgical treatment of epilepsy. She treats children with a wide range of neurosurgical disorders including brain and spinal cord tumors, moya moya, craniosynostosis, Chiari malformation, spina bifida and hydrocephalus.

Dr. Muh grew up in California and began scientific research in high school as part of a NASA Student Space Biology initiative. She went on to study at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) where she earned two Bachelor's degrees, in Biology and Political Science. During her undergraduate studies, she worked in the laboratory of DNA-repair scientist Dr. Graham Walker. Dr. Muh also earned a Master's degree in Political Science with a concentration in health policy. After graduation, she spent 8 months working on liver cancer research at the Shanghai Cancer Institute in Shanghai, China, returning to attend medical school at Columbia University's College of Physicians and Surgeons. While at Columbia, Dr. Muh spent a year working in the Gabriel Bartoli Brain Tumor laboratory run by Dr. Jeffrey Bruce, and taught the medical student neuroanatomy review course.
Dr. Muh did her neurosurgery residency at Emory University Hospital and her fellowship in Pediatric neurosurgery at Emory/Children's Healthcare of Atlanta (CHOA). During her residency, she spent time in the pediatric brain tumor laboratory of Dr. Donald Durden. She came to Duke as an Assistant Professor in Neurosurgery and Pediatrics in the summer of 2011 after finishing her fellowship. She is currently the director of education for the medical students within the Department of Neurosurgery.

Dr. Muh's current research projects focus on developing new techniques for the treatment of hydrocephalus and noninvasive measurement of intracranial pressure (ICP). She recently won a Coulter Grant to work with collaborators in the Department of Biomedical Engineering to create a SmartShunt, a CSF-shunt which will permit noninvasive measurement of intracranial pressure; and is a team leader on a Bass Connections grant to investigate the use of oculomotor assessments to noninvasively diagnose sports-related traumatic brain injury (TBI). She is also collaborating with engineers and radiologists to develop a new MRI technique to determine elevated ICP and find subtle evidence of traumatic brain injury.

Current Appointments & Affiliations

Adjunct Assistant Professor in the Department of Neurosurgery, Neurosurgery, Neurosurgery 2019

Contact Information

4544 Hospital South, Box 3272, Durham, NC 27710
carrie.muh@duke.edu (919) 681-2867

Background
Education, Training, & Certifications
- Fellow, Pediatric Neurological Surgery, Emory University School of Medicine 2010 - 2011
- Resident, Neurological Surgery, Emory University School of Medicine 2004 - 2010
- Intern, Neurosurgery, Surgery, Neurology, Emory University School of Medicine 2003 - 2004
- M.D., Columbia University 2003
Expertise
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Publications & Artistic Works
Selected Publications
- Academic Articles
  - Koueik, J., Sandoval-Garcia, C., Kestle, J. R. W., Rocque, B. G., Frim, D. M., Grant, G. A., … Iskandar, B. J. (2019). Outcomes in children undergoing posterior fossa decompression and duraplasty with and without tonsillar reduction for Chiari malformation type I and syringomyelia: a pilot prospective multicenter cohort study. J Neurosurg Pediatr, 1–9. https://doi.org/10.3171/2019.8.PEDS19154
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  - Khan, N. R., DeCuypere, M., Vaughn, B. N., & Klimo, P. (2019). Image Guidance for Ventricular Shunt Surgery: An Analysis of Ventricular Size and Proximal Revision Rates. Neurosurgery, 84(3), 624–635. https://doi.org/10.1093/neuros/nyy074
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  - Hooten, K. G., Werner, K., Mikati, M. A., & Muh, C. R. (2018). MRI-guided laser interstitial thermal therapy in an infant with tuberous sclerosis: technical case report. J Neurosurg Pediatr, 23(1), 92–97. https://doi.org/10.3171/2018.6.PEDS1828
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  - Rocque, B. G., Agee, B. S., Thompson, E. M., Piedra, M., Baird, L. C., Selden, N. R., … Lam, S. K. (2018). Complications following pediatric cranioplasty after decompressive craniectomy: a multicenter retrospective study. J Neurosurg Pediatr, 22(3), 225–232. https://doi.org/10.3171/2018.3.PEDS17234
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  - Winawer, M. R., Griffin, N. G., Samanamud, J., Baugh, E. H., Rathakrishnan, D., Ramalingam, S., … Heinzen, E. L. (2018). Somatic SLC35A2 variants in the brain are associated with intractable neocortical epilepsy. Ann Neurol, 83(6), 1133–1146. https://doi.org/10.1002/ana.25243
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  - Muh, C. R. (2018). Comment. Operative Neurosurgery, 14(3).
  - Muh, C. R. (2018). Double-Barrel Superficial Temporal Artery-Middle Cerebral Artery Bypass: Can It Be Considered "High-Flow?" COMMENTS. Operative Neurosurgery, 14(3), E37–E37.
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  - Chou, N., Serafini, S., & Muh, C. R. (2018). Cortical Language Areas and Plasticity in Pediatric Patients With Epilepsy: A Review. Pediatr Neurol, 78, 3–12. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pediatrneurol.2017.10.001
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  - Hoang, K. B., Hooten, K. G., & Muh, C. R. (2017). Shunt freedom and clinical resolution of idiopathic intracranial hypertension after bariatric surgery in the pediatric population: report of 3 cases. J Neurosurg Pediatr, 20(6), 511–516. https://doi.org/10.3171/2017.6.PEDS17145
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  - Krucoff, M. O., Chan, A. Y., Harward, S. C., Rahimpour, S., Rolston, J. D., Muh, C., & Englot, D. J. (2017). Rates and predictors of success and failure in repeat epilepsy surgery: A meta-analysis and systematic review. Epilepsia, 58(12), 2133–2142. https://doi.org/10.1111/epi.13920
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  - Muh, C. R. (2017). Comparing Outcomes and Cost of 3 Surgical Treatments for Sagittal Synostosis: A Retrospective Study Including Procedure-Related Cost Analysis COMMENT. Neurosurgery, 81(4), 687–687.
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  - Preface to Clinical Neurosurgery Volume 64, Proceedings of the Congress of Neurological Surgeons 2016 Annual Meeting. (2017). Neurosurgery, 64(CN_suppl_1), N1. https://doi.org/10.1093/neuros/nyx277
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  - Gandolfi, B. M., Sobol, D. L., Farjat, A. E., Allori, A. C., Muh, C. R., & Marcus, J. R. (2017). Risk Factors for Delayed Referral to a Craniofacial Specialist for Treatment of Craniosynostosis. J Pediatr, 186, 165-171.e2. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpeds.2017.03.048
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  - Jiramongkolchai, K., Buckley, E. G., Bhatti, M. T., Muh, C. R., Wiggins, R. E., Jiramongkolchai, P., & El-Dairi, M. A. (2017). Temporary Lumbar Drain as Treatment for Pediatric Fulminant Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension. J Neuroophthalmol, 37(2), 126–132. https://doi.org/10.1097/WNO.0000000000000457
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  - Gomez, C., Prati, A., Aghajan, H., & Augusto, J. C. (2017). Preface. Journal of Ambient Intelligence and Smart Environments, 9(1), 1–2. https://doi.org/10.3233/AIS-160410
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  - Peleg, Z., & Blumwald, E. (2016). Preface. Plant Sci, 251, 1. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.plantsci.2016.08.008
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  - Chou, N. D., Serafini, S., Grant, G. A., Clyde, M., Komisarow, J., & Muh, C. R. (2016). 127 Multimodality Word-Finding Distinctions in Pediatric Cortical Stimulation Mapping. Neurosurgery, 63 Suppl 1, 152. https://doi.org/10.1227/01.neu.0000489697.88290.88
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  - Chou, N. D., Serafini, S., Grant, G. A., Clyde, M., Komisarow, J., & Muh, C. R. (2016). 127 Multimodality Word-Finding Distinctions in Pediatric Cortical Stimulation Mapping. Neurosurgery, 63(CN_suppl_1), 152. https://doi.org/10.1227/01.neu.0000489697.88290.88
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  - Tomei, K. L., Hankinson, T. C., Muh, C. R., Dumont, A. S., Cheshier, S. H., Upadhyaya, C., & Choudhri, O. (2016). Preface to Clinical Neurosurgery Volume 63, Proceedings of the Congress of Neurological Surgeons 2015 Annual Meeting. Neurosurgery, 63 Suppl 1, N1. https://doi.org/10.1227/NEU.0000000000001301
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  - Tomei, K. L., Hankinson, T. C., Muh, C. R., Dumont, A. S., Cheshier, S. H., Upadhyaya, C., & Choudhri, O. (2016). Preface to Clinical Neurosurgery Volume 63, Proceedings of the Congress of Neurological Surgeons 2015 Annual Meeting. Neurosurgery, 63(CN_suppl_1), N1. https://doi.org/10.1227/NEU.0000000000001301
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  - Muh, C. R. (2016). Current and Emerging Surgical Therapies for Severe Pediatric Epilepsies. Semin Pediatr Neurol, 23(2), 143–150. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.spen.2016.05.005
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  - Gomez, C., Prati, A., Aghajan, H., & Augusto, J. C. (2016). Preface. Journal of Ambient Intelligence and Smart Environments, 8(6), 581–582. https://doi.org/10.3233/AIS-160407
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  - Halvorson, K. G., Kellogg, R. T., Keachie, K. N., Grant, G. A., Muh, C. R., & Waldau, B. (2016). Morphometric Analysis of Predictors of Cervical Syrinx Formation in the Setting of Chiari I Malformation. Pediatr Neurosurg, 51(3), 137–141. https://doi.org/10.1159/000442991
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  - Muh, C. R. (2015). Book Review. Neurosurgery, 77(6), 981–982. https://doi.org/10.1227/neu.0000000000000910
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  - Grant, G. A., Tomei, K. L., Hankinson, T. C., Muh, C. R., Dumont, A. S., Cheshier, S. H., … Choudhri, O. (2015). Preface to Clinical Neurosurgery Volume 62, Proceedings of the Congress of Neurological Surgeons 2014 Annual Meeting. Neurosurgery, 62 Suppl 1, N1. https://doi.org/10.1227/NEU.0000000000000822
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  - Cochrane, D. D., & Muh, C. R. (2015). The Chiari Severity Index: A Preoperative Grading System for Chiari Malformation Type 1 COMMENTS. Neurosurgery, 76(3), 285–285.
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  - Greenberg, J. K., Yarbrough, C. K., Radmanesh, A., Godzik, J., Yu, M., Jeffe, D. B., … Limbrick, D. D. (2015). The Chiari Severity Index: a preoperative grading system for Chiari malformation type 1. Neurosurgery, 76(3), 279–285. https://doi.org/10.1227/NEU.0000000000000608
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  - LOW GRADE GLIOMAS. (2014). Neuro Oncology, 16(Suppl 1), i60–i70. https://doi.org/10.1093/neuonc/nou073.13
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  - Cami, J., Cox, N., & Linnartz, H. (2014). Preface. Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union, 9(S297).
  - Muh, C. R., Joshi, S., Singh, A. R., Kesari, S., Durden, D. L., & Makale, M. T. (2014). PTEN status mediates 2ME2 anti-tumor efficacy in preclinical glioblastoma models: role of HIF1α suppression. J Neurooncol, 116(1), 89–97. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11060-013-1283-3
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  - Grant, G. A., Hankinson, T., Muh, C., & Dumont, A. (2013). The 62nd Annual Meeting of the Congress of Neurological Surgeons was held in Chicago, Illinois from October 6-10, 2012. Preface. Neurosurgery, 60 Suppl 1.
  - Grant, G. A., Hankinson, T., Muh, C., & Dumont, A. (2013). The 62nd Annual Meeting of the Congress of Neurological Surgeons was held in Chicago, Illinois from October 6-10, 2012. Preface. Neurosurgery, 60 Suppl 1, v. https://doi.org/10.1227/NEU.0000000000000006
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  - Muh, C. R., & Oyesiku, N. M. (2012). Pituitary tumors: Diagnosis and management, 621–644. https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-1-4377-0701-4.00040-3
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  - Harris, O. A., Surles, M. C., & Muh, C. R. (2012). Traumatic brain injury and hypothermia RESPONSE. Journal of Neurosurgery, 116(5), 1160–1160.
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  - Wang, H., Olivero, W., & Elkins, W. (2012). Traumatic brain injury and hypothermia. J Neurosurg, 116(5), 1159–1160. https://doi.org/10.3171/2009.8.JNS09929
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  - Choi, B. D., Hodges, T. R., Grant, G. A., Fuchs, H. E., Cummings, T. J., & Muh, C. R. (2012). Inflammatory pseudotumor of the lateral ventricle in a pediatric patient. Pediatr Neurosurg, 48(6), 374–378. https://doi.org/10.1159/000353609
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  - Muh, C. R., Boulis, N. M., Chandler, W. F., Barkan, A. L., Mosunjac, M. B., & Oyesiku, N. M. (2011). Clinical problem solving: monster on the hook--case problems in neurosurgery. Neurosurgery, 68(3), E874–E882. https://doi.org/10.1227/NEU.0b013e318207ac0b
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  - Muh, C. R., Dion, J., Newman, N. J., & Biousse, V. (2009). Headaches, rapidly progressive visual loss, and bilateral disc edema. Reviews in Neurological Diseases, 6(4). https://doi.org/10.3909/rind0236b
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  - Harris, O. A., & Muh, C. R. (2009). Discrete cerebral hypothermia in the management of traumatic brain injury (Journal of Neurosurgery (2009) (4) DOI: 10.3171/2009.1.JNS081320). Journal of Neurosurgery, 110(6), 1322. https://doi.org/10.3171/2009.1.JNS081320a
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  - Harris, O. A., Muh, C. R., Surles, M. C., Pan, Y., Rozycki, G., Macleod, J., & Easley, K. (2009). Discrete cerebral hypothermia in the management of traumatic brain injury: a randomized controlled trial. J Neurosurg, 110(6), 1256–1264. https://doi.org/10.3171/2009.1.JNS081320
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  - Castellino, R. C., Muh, C. R., & Durden, D. L. (2009). PI-3 kinase-PTEN signaling node: an intercept point for the control of angiogenesis. Curr Pharm Des, 15(4), 380–388. https://doi.org/10.2174/138161209787315873
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  - Muh, C. R., Dion, J., Newman, N. J., & Biousse, V. (2009). Headaches, rapidly progressive visual loss, and bilateral disc edema. Rev Neurol Dis, 6(4), E133–E134.
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  - Gao, H., Holstein, B., & Weller, H. R. (2007). Preface. Chiral Dynamics 2006 Proceedings of the 5th International Workshop on Chiral Dynamics, Theory and Experiment, Cd 2006.
  - Bruce, J. N., Muh, C. R., Piepmeier, J. M., & Rock, J. P. (2003). Prolonged convection-enhanced delivery into the rat brainstem - Comments. Neurosurgery, 52(2), 393–394.
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  - Occhiogrosso, G., Edgar, M. A., Sandberg, D. I., & Souweidane, M. M. (2003). Prolonged convection-enhanced delivery into the rat brainstem. Neurosurgery, 52(2), 388–393. https://doi.org/10.1227/01.neu.0000043696.83722.8d
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  - Alster, T. S. (2000). The use of lasers in dermatology: Preface. Dermatologic Therapy, 13(1), 1. https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1529-8019.2000.00001.x
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  - Sergesketter, A. R., Elsamadicy, A. A., Lubkin, D. T., Krucoff, K. B., Krucoff, M. O., & Muh, C. R. (n.d.). Characterization of Perinatal Risk Factors and Complications Associated With Nonsyndromic Craniosynostosis. J Craniofac Surg, 30(2), 334–338. https://doi.org/10.1097/SCS.0000000000004997
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- Book Sections
  - Muh, C. R., Ioachimescu, A. G., & Oyesiku, N. M. (2012). Growth Hormone-Secreting Tumors. In Schmidek and Sweet Operative Neurosurgical Techniques: Indications, Methods, and Results: Sixth Edition (Vol. 1, pp. 215–220). https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-1-4160-6839-6.10018-8
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- Conference Papers
  - Sergesketter, A. R., Elsamadicy, A. A., Lubkin, D. T., Harward, S. C., Krucoff, K. B., Krucoff, M. O., … Muh, C. R. (2018). Delayed Cranial Vault Reconstruction for Craniosynostosis: Do Sociodemographic Barriers to Care Have Implications for Outcomes? In Journal of the American College of Surgeons (Vol. 227, pp. S206–S206). Elsevier BV. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2018.07.451
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  - Harris, O., Muh, C. R., Surles, M., Pan, Y., Rozycki, G., Macleod, J., & Easley, K. (2008). Discrete Cerebral Hypothermia in the Management of Severe Traumatic Brain Injury. In Neurosurgery (Vol. 62, pp. 1413–1413). Oxford University Press (OUP). https://doi.org/10.1227/01.neu.0000333494.56442.ee
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Teaching & Mentoring
Recent Courses
Advising & Mentoring
- Serve on thesis committees for PhD and MS students in the Duke Department of Biomedical Engineering.
  
  Faculty advisor for the Duke Medical School Neurosurgery Student Interest Group (NSIG).
  
  Mentor for several neurosurgery residents and medical school students.
Scholarly, Clinical, & Service Activities
Outreach & Engaged Scholarship

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