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 Center 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
- Venkatraman, Vishal, Brittany G. Futch, Kevin J. Bode Padron, Lexie Z. Yang, Hui-Jie Lee, Andreas Seas, Beth Parente, et al. “Disparities in the treatment of movement disorders using deep brain stimulation.” J Neurosurg 141, no. 1 (July 1, 2024): 241–51. https://doi.org/10.3171/2023.11.JNS23882.
- Gilligan, Christopher, Willem Volschenk, Marc Russo, Matthew Green, Christopher Gilmore, Vivek Mehta, Kristiaan Deckers, et al. “Five-Year Longitudinal Follow-Up of Restorative Neurostimulation Shows Durability of Effectiveness in Patients With Refractory Chronic Low Back Pain Associated With Multifidus Muscle Dysfunction.” Neuromodulation 27, no. 5 (July 2024): 930–43. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neurom.2024.01.006.
- Folz, Caroline, Andreas Seas, Fadzai Chinyengetere, Christopher Beasley, Adam Harris, Charity Oyedeji, Thomas L. Ortel, Bhavya R. Shah, Shivanand Lad, and Stephen C. Harward. “Magnetic resonance imaging-guided focused ultrasound thalamotomy for essential tremor in a patient with von Willebrand disease: perioperative optimization for patients with coagulopathies. Illustrative case.” J Neurosurg Case Lessons 7, no. 24 (June 10, 2024). https://doi.org/10.3171/CASE23766.
- Venkatraman, Vishal, Brittany G. Futch, Alyssa Bartlett, Lexie Z. Yang, Hui-Jie Lee, Ben Shofty, Beth A. Parente, Shivanand P. Lad, Theresa L. Williamson, and Shervin Rahimpour. “Disparities in Access to Deep Brain Stimulation and Responsive Neurostimulation Approaches to Drug-Resistant Epilepsy.” Neuromodulation 27, no. 4 (June 2024): 792–99. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neurom.2023.11.007.
- Spears, Charis A., Sarah E. Hodges, Beiyu Liu, Vishal Venkatraman, Ryan M. Edwards, Khoi D. Than, Muhammad M. Abd-El-Barr, Beth Parente, Hui-Jie Lee, and Shivanand P. Lad. “Nationwide Analysis of Risk Factors Related to Opioid Weaning Following Lumbar Decompression Surgery - A Retrospective Database Study.” World Neurosurg 186 (June 2024): e20–34. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wneu.2023.12.025.