Current Appointments & Affiliations
Allan H. Friedman Distinguished Professor of Neurosurgery
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2023 - Present
Neurosurgery,
Neurosurgery
Professor of Neurosurgery
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2022 - Present
Neurosurgery,
Neurosurgery
Chair, Department of Neurosurgery
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2022 - Present
Neurosurgery,
Neurosurgery
Professor in Neurobiology
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2022 - Present
Neurobiology,
Basic Science Departments
Professor in Pediatrics
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2023 - Present
Pediatrics,
Clinical Science Departments
Professor in Neurology
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2024 - Present
Neurology,
Clinical Science Departments
Member of the Duke Cancer Institute
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2022 - Present
Duke Cancer Institute,
Institutes and Centers
Faculty Network Member of the Duke Institute for Brain Sciences
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2023 - Present
Duke Institute for Brain Sciences,
University Institutes and Centers
Recent Publications
Prediction of seizure risk after repetitive mild traumatic brain injury in childhood.
Journal Article J Neurosurg Pediatr · July 1, 2025 OBJECTIVE: Despite the known negative physiological impact of repeated mild head trauma events, their multiplicative impact on long-term seizure risk remains unclear. The objective of this study was to evaluate how multiple mild traumatic brain injuries (m ... Full text Link to item CiteRobotic radiosurgery for the treatment of pediatric arteriovenous malformations.
Journal Article J Neurosurg Pediatr · July 1, 2025 OBJECTIVE: Pediatric intracranial arteriovenous malformations (AVMs) have a greater cumulative lifetime risk of rupture than those in adults. Although obliteration after radiation occurs in a dose-dependent manner, increasing radiation doses must be balanc ... Full text Open Access Link to item CiteBRAF/MEK inhibition induces cell state transitions boosting immune checkpoint sensitivity in BRAFV600E-mutant glioma.
Journal Article Cell Rep Med · June 17, 2025 Resistance to v-raf murine sarcoma viral oncogene homolog B1 (BRAF) plus mitogen-activated protein kinase kinase (MEK) inhibition (BRAFi+MEKi) in BRAFV600E-mutant gliomas drives rebound, progression, and high mortality, yet it remains poorly understood. Th ... Full text Link to item CiteRecent Grants
Development of Patient Reported Outcome Measure, Validation of Clinical Outcome Measures, Natural History, and Intervention for Mild
ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Drexel University · 2025 - 2028Identification and molecular characterization of somatic mutations in MCD
ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill · 2024 - 2028A Risk Stratification Model for Health and Academic Outcomes in Children with Concussion Based on Novel Symptom Trajectory Typologies
ResearchSignificant Contributor · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2023 - 2028View All Grants
Education, Training & Certifications
Stanford University ·
1994
M.D.