| Dr. Barnes Woodhall, Chief (1937-1960) |
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- Trained at Johns Hopkins under Walter Dandy
- President, American Association of Neurological Surgeons (1963-1964)
- Established first brain tumor program in the nation (1937)
- Awarded Legion of Merit Award during World War II
- Chancellor of Duke Hospital (1960-1964)
- Pioneered the Duke Comprehensive Cancer Center
- Link to Complete Biography
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| Dr. Guy Odom, Chief (1960-1976) |
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- Trained at Montreal Neurological Institute under Wilder Penfield
- President, Society of Neurological Surgeons (1970-1971)
- President, American Association of Neurological Surgeons (1971-1972)
- Recipient of Harvey Cushing Medal
- Established Duke Neuropathology in 1945
- Link to Complete Biography
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| Dr. Robert H. Wilkins, Chief (1976-1996) |
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- President, Congress of Neurological Surgeons (1979-1980)
- President, Southern Neurological Society (1992-1993)
- Chairman, American Board of Neurological Surgery (1996-1997)
- Distinguished Service Award from CNS (1998)
- Distinguished Service Award from AANS (2000)
- Founder and editor of Neurosurgery (1977-1982)
- Link to Complete Biography
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| Dr. Allan H. Friedman, Chief (1996-Present) |
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- Trained at Duke under Guy Odom and Robert Wilkins
- Neurovascular Fellowship trained with Charles Drake and Gazi Yasargil
- President, Southern Neurological Society (1997-1999)
- Fellow, American College of Surgeons (2000)
- Co-Director of Duke Brain Tumor Center
- Link to Complete Biography
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