Oren N Gottfried

Improving Quality of Care in Neurosurgical Patients: Driving Safety, Effectiveness, and Reimbursement Through QI · 2021 Instructional Course, Workshop, or Symposium Congress of Neurological Surgeons (CNS) Annual Meeting,

Discussion: Lumbar Degenerative Cases · 2020 Lecture Spine Summit,

Delivering Highest Quality Neurosurgical Care While Maximizing the Patient Experience · 2019 Lecture Brain and Spine Summit ,

Institutional Review of In-Hospital and 30-Day Mortality in 13,826 Consecutive Neurosurgical Patients. · 2019 Keynote/Named Lecture Neurosafe 2019 Symposium Keynote Speaker,

Make it Meaningful: Creating a Quality Dashboard Platform for Measurable Improvements. · 2019 Lecture Vizient Connections Education Summit,

Patient Survival Improvement Approach · 2019 Lecture PDC Quality Retreat,

The Balancing Act: How Do We Maximize Patient Satisfaction While Delivering High-quality Neurosurgical Care?. · 2018 Keynote/Named Lecture Neurosafe 2018 Symposium Keynote Speaker,

A Single Clinic Intervention to Facilitate Patient Communication, Improve Visit Satisfaction, and Provide Real-time Feedback. · 2017 Keynote/Named Lecture Neurosafe 2017 Symposium Keynote Speaker,

Single Institutional Review of Mortality- Related Documentation of 5,434 Consecutive Neurosurgery Patients: Are We Improving? · 2017 Lecture Congress of Neurological Surgeons (CNS) Annual Meeting ,

Race as a Predictor of Postoperative Hospital Readmission After Spine Surgery · 2016 Lecture Congress of Neurological Surgeons Annual Meeting,

Impact of Intraoperative Steroids on Postoperative Infection Rates and Length of Hospital Stay: A Study of 1200 Spine Surgery Patients · 2016 Lecture Congress of Neurological Surgeons Annual Meeting,

Institutional Review of Mortality and Documentation in 4,429 Consecutive Neurosurgery Patients: Are We Improving? · 2016 Lecture Neurosafe 2016,

Institutional Review of Mortality and Documentation in 4,429 Consecutive Neurosurgery Patients: Are We Improving? Neurosafe 2016: Time Out to Reflect on Quality and Safety in Neurosurgery.

Comparison of Outcomes for Open VS. Minimally Invasive Treatment of Adult Spinal Deformity. · 2015 Instructional Course, Workshop, or Symposium Spine Surgeon Symposium,

Complex Spine Decision Making. Spine Surgeon Symposium · 2015 Lecture

Trends in Autograft use for Spinal Fusion · 2014 Instructional Course, Workshop, or Symposium Spine Surgeon Symposium,

Trends in Treatment of Thoracolumbar Trauma · 2014 Lecture Spine Surgeon Symposium,

Comparison of Superior Level Facet Joint Violations During Open and Percutaneous Pedicle Screw Placement · 2012 Lecture North American Spine Society Annual Meeting,

Service to the Profession

President-Elect · 2017 Committee Service NC Spine Society,

Academic & Administrative Activities

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

Clinical Activities

Clinical efforts to focus on spinal neurosurgery at Duke Hospital and Duke Raleigh Hospital

80% Clinical efforts to focus on spinal neurosurgery at Duke Hospital and Duke Raleigh Hospital

15% academic efforts including direct involvement in the education and mentoring of Neurosurgery fellows, residents and medical students; active participation in national and regional society functions as demonstrated by research presentations or committee participation; and annual participation in the resident and/or fellow interview process.

5% research dedicated to complex spine surgery.