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Clifford Crutcher II, MD, Neurosurgery, Durham, NC

CliffordLemontCrutcherIIMD

Neurosurgery Durham, NC

Neurosurgical Spine Surgery

Neurosurgeon

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  • Office

    40 Medicine Circle
    Durham, NC 27710
    Phone+1 919-684-7777

Education & Training

  • Duke University Hospital
    Duke University HospitalFellowship, Neurosurgical Spine Surgery, 2020 - 2021
  • Louisiana State University School of Medicine
    Louisiana State University School of MedicineResidency, Neurological Surgery, 2013 - 2020
  • University of Louisville School of Medicine
    University of Louisville School of MedicineClass of 2013
  • Sewanee: The University of the South
    Sewanee: The University of the SouthB.S., Biochemistry, 2009

Certifications & Licensure

  • LA State Medical License
    LA State Medical License 2017 - 2025
  • NC State Medical License
    NC State Medical License 2020 - 2025
  • American Board of Neurological Surgery Neurological Surgery

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • Top gun award-highest resident board score Lsuhsc -NO dept of Neurosurgery, 2017
  • 212 degree resident of the year Lsuhsc-NO dept of neurosurgery, 2015
  • Gold Humanism Honor Society University of Louisville School of Medicine, 2012
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Journal Articles

  • A modified, less invasive posterior subscapular approach to the brachial plexus: case report and technical note  
    Crutcher CL, Kline DG , Tender GC, Neurosurgical focus, 1/1/2017
  • Racial Disparities in Cranial Gunshot Wounds: Intent and Survival  
    Crutcher CL, Fannin ES, Wilson JD, J Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities, 1/1/2015
  • Alcohol intoxication and its effects on traumatic spinal cord injury outcomes  
    Crutcher CL, 2nd, Ugiliweneza B, Hodes JE, Kong M, Boakye M, Journal of Neurotrauma, 1/1/2014
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Books/Book Chapters

Abstracts/Posters

  • Characteristics of Penetrating Intracranial Gunshot Wound Victims and Factors Affecting Survival
    Crutcher CL, Fannin E, Gurtner K, Trahan JE, and Wilson J, 2014 Congress of Neurological Surgeons Annual Meeting, Boston, MA, 1/18/2014
  • The Presence of Alcohol in the Blood and its Effects Traumatic Spinal Cord Injury Outcomes
    Crutcher CL, Ugiliweneza B, Hodes JE, Boakye M, AANS, New Orleans, LA, 1/27/2013
  • Trends in Spinal Cord Injury in Kentucky 2001-2010
    Crutcher CL, Boakye M, Society for Neuroscience, Louisville, KY, 1/19/2012
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Lectures

  • Cranial and Spinal Trauma: From casualty to Recovery 
    Our Lady of the Lake, Baton Rouge, LA - 1/1/2017
  • Minimally Invasive Subscapular Approach for Recurrent Thoracic Outlet Syndrome: A Technical Note 
    New Orleans, LA - 1/15/2016
  • Minimally Invasive Posterior Subscapular Approach to the Brachial Plexus. 
    Athens, Greece - 1/4/2016
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Authored Content

  • The Safety and Efficacy of CT-Guided, Fluoroscopy-Free Vertebroplasty in Adult Spinal Deformity SurgeryMay 2018

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