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 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
- Office Phone: +1 919 681 1973
- Email Address: nandan.lad@duke.edu
- Websites:
Education
- Stanford University, 2009
- Stanford University, 2008
- Stanford University, 2011
- Stanford University, 2005
- Ph.D. Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science, 2004
- M.D. Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science, 2004
Courses Taught
- NEUROSCI 391: Neuroscience Independent Scholarship 1: Advanced Topics
In the News
- Duke Scientists Create Brain Implant That May Enable Communication From Thoughts Alone (Nov 6, 2023 | Duke Today)
- When Diabetic Neuropathy Made Him Miserable, A Spinal Cord Stimulator Got Him Back on His Feet (Jul 26, 2022)
- A Challenging Diagnosis in a Patient With Metastatic Lung Cancer (Sep 12, 2016 | Clinical Practice Today)
- Chronic Foot, Ankle Pain After Lumbar Decompression Surgery (Aug 15, 2016 | Clinical Practice Today)
- Trying a New Pulse for Pain Relief (Nov 1, 2015)
- MRI Technology Reveals Deep Brain Pathways in Unprecedented Detail (Jun 4, 2015 | Duke Today)
- Surgical Complications of DBS No Higher Risk for Older Parkinson’s Patients (Aug 27, 2014 | Duke Today)
- Spinal Fusion Material, BMP, Increases Risk of Benign Tumors, Not Cancer (Sep 5, 2013 | Duke Today)
Representative Publications
- Kirsch, EP; Yang, LZ; Lee, H-J; Parente, B; Lad, SP, Healthcare resource utilization for chronic low back pain among high-utilizers., Spine J, vol 24 no. 4 (2024), pp. 601-616 [10.1016/j.spinee.2023.11.017] [abs].
- Spears, CA; Hodges, SE; Liu, B; Venkatraman, V; Edwards, RM; Than, KD; Abd-El-Barr, MM; Parente, B; Lee, H-J; Lad, SP, Nationwide Analysis of Risk Factors Related to Opioid Weaning Following Lumbar Decompression Surgery - A Retrospective Database Study., World Neurosurg (2024) [10.1016/j.wneu.2023.12.025] [abs].
- Gilligan, C; Volschenk, W; Russo, M; Green, M; Gilmore, C; Mehta, V; Deckers, K; De Smedt, K; Latif, U; Sayed, D; Georgius, P; Gentile, J; Mitchell, B; Langhorst, M; Huygen, F; Baranidharan, G; Patel, V; Mironer, E; Ross, E; Carayannopoulos, A; Hayek, S; Gulve, A; Van Buyten, J-P; Tohmeh, A; Fischgrund, J; Lad, S; Ahadian, F; Deer, T; Klemme, W; Rauck, R; Rathmell, J; Maislin, G; Heemels, JP; Eldabe, S, 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 (2024) [10.1016/j.neurom.2024.01.006] [abs].
- Bandyopadhyay, S; Schwendinger, N; Jahromi, BR; Lad, SP; Blackburn, S; Wolf, S; Bulters, D; Galea, I; Hugelshofer, M, Red Blood Cells in the Cerebrospinal Fluid Compartment After Subarachnoid Haemorrhage: Significance and Emerging Therapeutic Strategies., Transl Stroke Res (2024) [10.1007/s12975-024-01238-9] [abs].
- Patel, NP; Jameson, J; Johnson, C; Kloster, D; Calodney, A; Kosek, P; Pilitsis, J; Bendel, M; Petersen, E; Wu, C; Cherry, T; Lad, S; Yu, C; Sayed, D; Goree, J; Lyons, MK; Sack, A; Bruce, D; Bharara, M; Province-Azalde, R; Caraway, D; Kapural, L, Durable responses at 24 months with high-frequency spinal cord stimulation for nonsurgical refractory back pain., J Neurosurg Spine, vol 40 no. 2 (2024), pp. 229-239 [10.3171/2023.9.SPINE23504] [abs].