Research Interests
-Cervical Spine Surgery
-Global Neurosurgery: Traumatic Brain Injury, Epilepsy
-Global Neurosurgery: Traumatic Brain Injury, Epilepsy
Selected Grants
Building Brain Health Research Capacity in Rwanda: Neurocognition and Neurobehavior Across the Lifespan
Inst. Training Prgm or CMEAdvisor · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2024 - 2029Building and implementing a TBI prognostic model featuring real-time analysis of brain CT images
ResearchCo Investigator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2022 - 2027NUVA.CIB0420: A prospective, multicenter study evaluating the safety and performance of interbody implants for the treatment of patients with degenerative conditions of the cervical spine
Clinical TrialPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by NuVasive, Inc. · 2021 - 2026Epilepsy in Uganda: Clinical characterization and co-morbidities, their relation to stigma among adolescents and impact of a community-based intervention
ResearchCo Investigator · Awarded by Makerere University · 2021 - 2025NINDS Research Education Programs for Residents and Fellows in Neurosurgery
Inst. Training Prgm or CMEMentor · Awarded by National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke · 2009 - 2025An Epilepsy Self-Management And Resilience Technical (SMART) APP for Adolescents & their Community in Uganda (Beta Testing)
ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by UCB Biopharma · 2023 - 2024Uganda Epilepsy Center of Excellence
Public ServicePrincipal Investigator · Awarded by UCB Biopharm SPRL · 2020 - 2023EDUCATIONAL GRANT
Inst. Training Prgm or CMEPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by LifeNet Health Foundation · 2019 - 2021Mission Trip to Uganda
Inst. Training Prgm or CMEPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by NuVasive, Inc. · 2019 - 20202015 Mission Trip to Uganda
ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by NuVasive Spine Foundation · 2015 - 2020Uganda Epilepsy Center of Excellence
ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by King Baudouin Foundation · 2017 - 2020EDUCATIONAL GRANT
Institutional SupportPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by LifeNet Health Foundation · 2018 - 2019Improving Spine Clinic Communication Through Mobile Technology
ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by North Carolina Spine Society · 2017 - 2018Surigcal Site Bundle for Spine Post Operative Care
ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by North Carolina Spine Society · 2016 - 2017Neocortical hemodynamics during epileptic activity in primates and humans
ResearchCo Investigator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2009 - 2015Exploratory genomic investigations of mesial temporal lobe epilepsy
ResearchCo Investigator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2012 - 2015Multimodality Word-Finding in Neurosurgical Language Mapping
ResearchCo Investigator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2007 - 2011Evaluation of Optical Imaging for Seizure Localization
ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2004 - 2007Opitcal Imaging of Epileptiform Activity in Neocortex
ResearchCo Investigator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2003 - 2006Cortical Distinctions in Visual and Auditory Naming
FellowshipPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2002 - 2005Optical Imaging Of Seizure Propagation
ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 1995 - 2001Optical Imaging Of Seizure Propogation
ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 1995 - 1999Fellowships, Gifts, and Supported Research
Uganda Neurosurgery Training and Education Grant ·
2022
- 2023
Awarded by: Medtronic Inc.
· $100,000.00
Generous donation to support 9 Uganda national neurosurgery trainees.
Division of Global Neurosurgery and Neurology Grant ·
2021
- 2022
Awarded by: Alphatec Spine
· $100,000.00
Donation for Uganda neurosurgical trip and supporting Division of Global Neurosurgery and Neurology
Bill and Melinda Gates Duke Global Health Matching Fund ·
2020
- 2022
Awarded by: Duke Global Health Institute via Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
· $250,000.00
Matching funds due to donations from Donna Bernstein and Michael/Christine Haglund
Donna Bernstein Global Neurosurgery Research Grant ·
2020
- 2022
Awarded by: Donna Bernstein
· $200,000.00
The generous donation from Donna Bernstein from New York to help those with inequalities in neurosurgical care in Uganda
Michael and Christine Haglund Global Neurosurgery First Fund ·
2020
- 2025
Awarded by: Michael and Christine Haglund
· $150,000.00
Developing Epilepsy Center of Excellence in Africa ·
2016
- 2021
PI ·
Awarded by: UCB Pharma
· $850,000.00
Developing Epilepsy Centers of Excellence in Uganda through training, reducing disparities and stigma.
External Relationships
- Alphatech Inc
- Medtronic Foundation
- Providence Medical Inc
- Surgical Autonomy Program, Inc
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