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
- Core Faculty in Innovation & Entrepreneurship
- Faculty Network Member of the Duke Institute for Brain Sciences
Contact Information
- Office Location: 200 Trent Drive, Blue Zone, Su, Durham, NC 27710
- Email Address: nandan.lad@duke.edu
- Websites:
Education
- Ph.D. Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science, 2004
- M.D. Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science, 2004
- Stanford University, 2005
- Stanford University, 2011
- Stanford University, 2008
- Stanford University, 2009
In the News
- Duke Scientists Create Brain Implant That May Enable Communication From Thought…
- When Diabetic Neuropathy Made Him Miserable, A Spinal Cord Stimulator Got Him B…
- A Challenging Diagnosis in a Patient With Metastatic Lung Cancer (Sep 13, 2016 …
- Chronic Foot, Ankle Pain After Lumbar Decompression Surgery (Aug 16, 2016 | Cli…
- Trying a New Pulse for Pain Relief (Nov 1, 2015)
- MRI Technology Reveals Deep Brain Pathways in Unprecedented Detail (Jun 4, 2015…
- Surgical Complications of DBS No Higher Risk for Older Parkinson’s Patients (Au…
- Spinal Fusion Material, BMP, Increases Risk of Benign Tumors, Not Cancer (Sep 5…
Representative Publications
- Petersen, Erika A., Shawn M. Sills, Thomas G. Stauss, Rose Province-Azalde, Michael J. Jaasma, Deborah R. Edgar, Judith L. White, et al. “Long-term efficacy of 10 kHz spinal cord stimulation in managing painful diabetic neuropathy: A post-study survey.” Pain Pract 25, no. 5 (June 2025): e70023. https://doi.org/10.1111/papr.70023.
- Grace Futch, B., V. Venkatraman, A. Smith, A. W. Spell, A. Seas, P. I. Warman, J. Woo, et al. “Study Protocol: Single-Blinded, Controlled, Clinical Trial Evaluating the Feasibility of Spinal Cord Stimulation for Improving Neuropathic Pain and Rehabilitation Outcomes in Patients With Thoracic Spinal Cord Injury.” Neurosurgery Practice 6, no. 2 (May 6, 2025). https://doi.org/10.1227/neuprac.0000000000000135.
- Adil, Syed M., Andreas Seas, Daniel P. Sexton, Pranav I. Warman, Benjamin D. Wissel, Kennedy L. Carpenter, Lacey Carter, et al. “Revisiting the Endoscopic Third Ventriculostomy Success Score using machine learning: can we do better?” J Neurosurg Pediatr 35, no. 3 (March 1, 2025): 246–54. https://doi.org/10.3171/2024.9.PEDS24146.
- Sass, L. R., M. Khani, M. C. Giordano, A. R. McCabe, S. P. Lad, and B. A. Martin. “An In Vitro Platform for Pharmacokinetic Quantification and Optimization of Cerebrospinal Fluid Filtration and Drug Circulation.” Journal of Medical Devices 19, no. 1 (March 1, 2025). https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4066862.
- Bandyopadhyay, Soham, Nina Schwendinger, Behnam Rezai Jahromi, Shivanand P. Lad, Spiros Blackburn, Stefan Wolf, Diederik Bulters, Ian Galea, and Michael Hugelshofer. “Red Blood Cells in the Cerebrospinal Fluid Compartment After Subarachnoid Haemorrhage: Significance and Emerging Therapeutic Strategies.” Transl Stroke Res 16, no. 1 (February 2025): 133–46. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12975-024-01238-9.