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Derek Southwell

Associate Professor of Neurosurgery
Neurosurgery
DUMC 3807, Durham, NC 27710
DUMC 3807, 1542 Blue Zone Duke South, Durham, NC 27710

Awards & Honors


Holland-Trice Scholar

University Duke Holland Trice Program · 2022

Translating Duke Health Scholar

University Duke University · 2018

Whitehead Scholar

University Duke University · 2018

Eli and Edyth Broad Regeneration Medicine and Stem Cell Fellowship

University University of California, San Francisco · 2016

Rosegay Award

Scholarly Society San Francisco Neurological Society · 2016

Integra Foundation Award

Scholarly Society Congress of Neurological Surgeons · 2014

Academy Award

Scholarly Society American Academy of Neurological Surgeons · 2012

Stem Cell Scholar

State California Institute for Regenerative Medicine · 2006

Phi Beta Kappa

University Massachusetts Institute of Technology · 2001

Undergraduate Research Fellowship

National Howard Hughes Medical Institute · 1999

In the News


Published November 6, 2023
Duke Scientists Create Brain Implant That May Enable Communication From Thoughts Alone
Published October 5, 2022
New RNA-Based Tool Can Illuminate Brain Circuits, Edit Specific Cells