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Oren N Gottfried

Professor of Neurosurgery
Neurosurgery
Box 3807, Durham, NC 27710
200 Trent Drive, Durham, NC 27710

Current Appointments & Affiliations


Professor of Neurosurgery · 2018 - Present Neurosurgery, Neurosurgery
Professor in Orthopaedic Surgery · 2018 - Present Orthopaedic Surgery, Clinical Science Departments

Previous Appointments & Affiliations


Associate Professor of Neurosurgery · 2015 - 2018 Neurosurgery, Neurosurgery
Associate Professor in Orthopaedic Surgery · 2017 - 2018 Orthopaedic Surgery, Clinical Science Departments
Assistant Professor of Surgery · 2010 - 2015 Neurosurgery, Neurosurgery
Assistant Professor of Surgery · 2010 - 2010 Neurosurgery, Neurosurgery

Leadership & Clinical Positions at Duke


Clinical Vice-Chair, Department of Neurosurgery

Vice-Chair and Medical Director, Quality, Department of Neurosurgery

Interim Director, Neurosurgery Adult Spine Fellowship

Neurosurgery Medical Director, Spine Clinic 1B/1C

Neuroscience Clinical Director, Duke Hospital

Inpatient Medical Director, 4100 Spine Unit

Neurosurgery Co-Director, Duke Spine Center

Chair, Duke Spine Center Operations Committee

Chair, Duke Spine Center Quality Committee

Co-Chair, Duke Spine Center Executive Committee

Neurosurgery Leader, PDC Outcomes Research Team

Neurosurgery Leader, PDC Revenue Champion Council

Neurosurgery Leader, PDC Clinical Affairs/ Vice-Chairs Committee

Neurosurgery Clinical Department Performance Review

Neurosurgery Leader, Duke Health System Mortality Leadership Council

Duke Clinical Leader, National Neurosurgery Quality and Outcomes Database

Duke Clinical Leader, American Spine Registry Database

Duke Hospital Credential Committee

Neurosurgery Leader, Duke Hospital CSU/ Medical Directors Meeting

Chair, Duke Neurosurgery Quality/Patient Satisfaction Group

Chair, Duke Neurosurgery Visibility and Reputation Group

Spine Chair, Duke Spine and Total Joint Research Group

Spine Clinic Operations Governance Council

Neurosciences Operational Excellence

Neurosciences and Hospital USNWR Mortality Committee

PDC Access Champion Meeting

PDC Quality Reporting Workgroup

Interviews for Duke School of Medicine

School of Medicine Third Year Medical Student Research Mentor

Clinical and research mentor to multiple medical students and residents

Member, Neurosurgery Core Clinical Faculty Committee

Member, Spine Niche Committee

PDC Quality Reporting Workgroup

Neurosurgery access champion for hospital

Green Belt Committee on Ambulation

Duke Spine Steering Committee

CSU Medical Directors Committee, Duke University

Neurosurgery Departmental Appointments, Promotion and tenure (review) Committee

Neurosurgery Review & Chair Search Committee

Duke NSQIP Collaborative Group

High Value Clinical Consensus Committee

Spine Value Based Care/ Spine Modelling, Member

Chair, Spine Strategic Planning Quality Committee

Co-director for Appropriate Use Committee care redesign, Imaging and  Spine

Academic Positions Outside Duke


Instructor · 2008 - 2009 Johns Hopkins University