Duke University Medical Center offers excellent training in neurosurgery with two to three positions per year. The residency at Duke is a six year program (one year of surgery internship plus five years of neurosurgery) which includes one year of basic science research.  More »

Duke is consistently ranked as one of the top medical schools by U.S. News & World Report. The Duke Neurosurgery program has a long and successful tradition in the training of neurosurgeons throughout the history of American neurosurgery, including those just starting to investigate the process during medical school.  Visiting medical students are always welcome and encouraged to rotate through the Duke University Neurosurgery program as a subintern.  More >>

 

The Division of Neurosurgery participates in four two-year fellowship programs in conjunction with the Department of Radiology, the Division of Neurology in the Department of Medicine, and the Division of Orthopaedic Surgery. More »

 

Our long history of success is founded in our strong academic program, which includes weekly conferences and journal clubs.  Read about our current topics of discussion here.  More »

 

Duke Neurosurgery Resident Scholar Award

Since neurosurgery represents a lifelong endeavor of continual learning and self-improvement, the Duke training program started this award in 2005 to recognize the resident who has demonstrated the most consistent and successful attempt to maintaining a high level of academic advancement throughout the entire year.  This is demonstrated through success on in-house assessments of conference topics, national board scores, and publication achievement.  Winners are recognized with a plaque & prize at the annual chief's dinner.  More »

Duke Neurosurgery Resident Academic Award

The Duke training program prides itself on the broad and diverse array of high-level basic science and clinical research performed by its residents and faculty.  To acknowledge these significant accomplishments in neurosurgery research, the training program started this award in 2008 to recognize the resident with the best achievement in peer-reviewed publications. More »

National Awards Won by Neurosurgery Residents  

Duke has a long and successful history being recognized at the national level.  Every year Duke residents take home coveted awards given by national organizations in recognition of their basic science and clinical research endeavors. More »

 

The training program allows 1 to 2 years of research.  Residents are consistently successful at securing funding from national organizations such as these...  More »

 

The training program is rich in learning experiences and opportunities for furthering academic and research interests.  More »