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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


Hospital Implementation of Endovascular Thrombectomy and Health Equity in Acute Stroke Outcomes.

Journal Article Stroke · November 2025 BACKGROUND: The introduction of novel therapeutics into clinical practice could impact equity in health outcomes. METHODS: This was a retrospective, observational cohort study based on the Get With The Guidelines-Stroke program of the American Heart Associ ... Full text Link to item Cite

Association of Component Strategies of the Target Stroke Phase 3 Nationwide Quality Improvement Program With Accelerated Door-to-Puncture and Door-In-Door-Out Times for Ischemic Stroke Endovascular Thrombectomy in the United States.

Journal Article Circ Cardiovasc Qual Outcomes · November 2025 BACKGROUND: The Target Stroke Phase III program is a national quality improvement initiative led by the American Heart Association, which sought to improve the quality of care for patients with acute stroke undergoing acute reperfusion therapy including en ... Full text Link to item Cite

Symptomatic carotid artery intraluminal thrombus: risk of medical management failure and distal embolization.

Journal Article J Neurointerv Surg · December 26, 2024 BACKGROUND: Carotid artery intraluminal thrombus (ILT), or free-floating thrombus, is an uncommon cerebrovascular entity with considerable equipoise regarding its clinical management. Likewise, in patients treated with medical management (MM), distal embol ... 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, Training & Certifications


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