Shivanand Lad

Professor of Neurosurgery

Dr. Nandan Lad is a neurosurgeon, scientist, and entrepreneur and Professor and Vice Chair of Innovation for Duke Neurosurgery. He is Director of the Functional & Restorative Neuromodulation Program and the Duke NeuroInnovations Program, a systematic approach to innovation to large unmet clinical needs.

He completed his MD and PhD in Biochemistry at Chicago Medical School and his neurosurgical residency training at Stanford with fellowships in both Surgical Innovation and Functional Neurosurgery.  

Neuromodulation; Neurorestoration; Bioengineering; Medical Device Design; Clinical Trials; Data Science; Health Outcomes.

Appointments and Affiliations

  • Professor of Neurosurgery
  • Core Faculty Member, Duke-Margolis Institute for Health Policy
  • Faculty Network Member of the Duke Institute for Brain Sciences

Contact Information

Education

  • M.D. Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science, 2004
  • Ph.D. Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science, 2004
  • Stanford University, 2005
  • Stanford University, 2011
  • Stanford University, 2008
  • Stanford University, 2009

Courses Taught

  • BRAINSOC 796T: Bass Connections in Brain & Society Research Team
  • BRAINSOC 795T: Bass Connections in Brain & Society Research Team
  • BRAINSOC 394T: Bass Connections in Brain & Society Research Team
  • BRAINSOC 393T: Bass Connections in Brain & Society Research Team

In the News

Representative Publications

  • Petersen, Erika A., Thomas G. Stauss, James A. Scowcroft, Michael J. Jaasma, Deborah R. Edgar, Judith L. White, Shawn M. Sills, et al. “High-Frequency 10-kHz Spinal Cord Stimulation Provides Long-term (24-Month) Improvements in Diabetes-Related Pain and Quality of Life for Patients with Painful Diabetic Neuropathy.” J Diabetes Sci Technol 20, no. 1 (January 2026): 124–33. https://doi.org/10.1177/19322968241268547.
  • Blackburn, Spiros L., Marc A. Babi, Andrew W. Grande, Omar A. Choudhri, Erik F. Hauck, Christopher P. Kellner, Michael C. Giordano, Shivanand P. Lad, and Aaron R. McCabe. “Prospective Trial of Cerebrospinal Fluid Filtration After Aneurysmal Subarachnoid Hemorrhage via Lumbar Catheter Extension (PILLAR-XT).” Neurocrit Care 43, no. 3 (December 2025): 934–46. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12028-025-02328-8.
  • Pope, Jason E., Gregory L. Smith, Johnathan A. Goree, Nagy A. Mekhail, Robert M. Levy, Timothy R. Deer, Chau M. Vu, et al. “Clinical utility of ECAP dosing in a real-world population delivered via EVOKE therapy: the ECAP study.” Reg Anesth Pain Med, December 1, 2025. https://doi.org/10.1136/rapm-2025-107051.
  • Hunter, Corey W., Jeffrey S. Raskin, Nagy A. Mekhail, Erika A. Petersen, Shivanand P. Lad, Jason E. Pope, Shrif J. Costandi, et al. “ECAP-Controlled Closed-Loop Spinal Cord Stimulation for Chronic Nonsurgical Refractory Back Pain: Subgroup Analysis From Two Prospective Multicenter Clinical Trials.” Spine (Phila Pa 1976) 50, no. 23 (December 1, 2025): 1637–47. https://doi.org/10.1097/BRS.0000000000005445.
  • Blackburn, Spiros L., Marc A. Babi, Andrew W. Grande, Omar A. Choudhri, Erik F. Hauck, Christopher P. Kellner, Michael C. Giordano, Shivanand P. Lad, and Aaron R. McCabe. “Correction: Prospective Trial of Cerebrospinal Fluid Filtration After Aneurysmal Subarachnoid Hemorrhage via Lumbar Catheter Extension (PILLAR-XT).” Neurocrit Care, September 8, 2025. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12028-025-02380-4.