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Edjah Nduom, MD, Neurosurgery, Atlanta, GA

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Neurosurgery • Atlanta, GA

Brain & Spinal Tumor

Daniel Louis Barrow Endowed Chair and Associate Professor of Neurosurgery

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  • Office

    Department of Neurosurgery Emory University Atlanta, GA 30322
    1365 Clifton Road NE Suite B6200
    Atlanta, GA 30322
    Phone+1 404-778-5770

Summary

  • Edjah K. Nduom, MD, FAANS, is the Daniel Louis Barrow Endowed Chair and Professor in the Department of Neurosurgery at Emory University School of Medicine. He serves as the Brain Tumor Disease Team Leader for Winship Cancer Institute. A fellowship-trained and board certified neurosurgical oncologist, Dr. Nduom's clinical specialty is the surgical management of brain and spinal cord tumors. He is particularly interested in the safe resection of malignant tumors located in eloquent areas of the brain, the brainstem and spinal cord. Dr. Nduom is a member of the Cancer Immunology Research Program at Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University. He holds numerous positions in national and international medical societies. Notably, he is Co-Founder and Diasporan Representative of the Society for Neuro-Oncology Sub-Saharan Africa; International Outreach Committee Co-Chair of the Society for Neuro-Oncology; Membership Director of the Joint Tumor Section of the American Association of Neurological Surgeons and Congress of Neurological Surgeons; and Member of the Board of Directors of the National Brain Tumor Society. Dr. Nduom received his MD from University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He completed a residency in Neurosurgery at Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia. He completed a Research Fellowship in Neurosurgical Oncology in the Surgical Neurology Branch of the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke in Bethesda, Maryland, and an additional Neurosurgical Oncology Fellowship at MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, Texas. Dr. Nduom's research focuses on the modulation of the immune system for the treatment of malignant brain tumors. He has presented his translational and clinical work on immune therapy for brain tumors at numerous national and international meetings.

Education & Training

  • University of Texas M D Anderson Cancer Center
    University of Texas M D Anderson Cancer CenterFellowship, Neurosurgical Oncology, 2013 - 2015
  • Emory University School of Medicine
    Emory University School of MedicineResidency, Neurological Surgery, 2006 - 2013
  • Clinical Center at the National Institutes of Health
    Clinical Center at the National Institutes of HealthFellowship, Neurosurgical Oncology, 2011 - 2012
  • Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania
    Perelman School of Medicine at the University of PennsylvaniaClass of 2006
  • Stanford University
    Stanford UniversityB.S., Biomechanical Engineering, 2002

Certifications & Licensure

  • GA State Medical License
    GA State Medical License 2020 - 2025
  • NC State Medical License
    NC State Medical License 2020 - 2022
  • TX State Medical License
    TX State Medical License 2014 - 2022
  • VA State Medical License
    VA State Medical License 2019 - 2022
  • American Board of Neurological Surgery Neurological Surgery

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • Fourth Place Overall AANS Neurosurgical Ventriculostomy Top Gun Competition, 2010
  • Hovies Fund Scholarship University of Pennsylvania, 2002
  • UPenn Joel Gordon Miller Award for graduating seniors University of Pennsylvania
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Clinical Trials

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Journal Articles

  • Clinical Decision Making in the Era of Immunotherapy for High Grade-Glioma: Report of Four Cases  
    Martha Quezado, Brett J Theeler, Deric M Park, Edjah Nduom, Nancy Garren, Surabhi Ranjan, Kareem A Zaghloul, BioMed Central
  • miR-142-3p Inhibits the M2 Macrophage and Exerts Therapeutic Efficacy Against Murine Glioblastoma  
    Xu S, Wei J, Wang F, Kong LY, Ling XY, Gabrusiewicz K, Doucette T, Yang Y, Yaghi NK, Fajt V, Levine JM, Qiao W, Li XG, Lang FF, Rao G, Fuller GN, Calin GA, Heimberger AB, J Natl Cancer Inst, 1/28/2014
  • Comparison of Pulsed and Continuous Convective Flow for Central Nervous System Infusion  
    Walbridge S, Lonser RR, J Neurosurg, 1/1/2012
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Books/Book Chapters

  • Operative Techniques in Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery 
    Chapter: Transnasal approaches to the sellar and parasellar region: Open and Endoscopic 
    Emily M. Barrow, M.S., Zara M. Patel, M.D., Nelson M. Oyesiku, M.D., Ph.D., F.A.C.S.
  • Controversies in Neuro-Oncology 
    Chapter: Best Evidence Medicine for Brain Tumor Surgery 
    with Hadjipanayis CG
  • Tumors of the Central Nervous System 
    Chapter: Treatment of Brainstem Hemangioblastomas 
    Page 231 - 240Zibly Z, Lonser RR

Abstracts/Posters

  • A Study of the Relationship Between Glial Processes and the Vasculature in Enhancing and Non-enhaning Malignant Lesions of the Brain
    Yang C, Merrill MJ, Zhuang Z, Lonser RR, Congress of Neurological Surgeons Annual Meeting, 1/1/2012
  • Comparison of Pulsed versus Continuous Convective Flow for Central Nervous System Tissue Perfusion
    Walbridge S, Lonser RR, Congress of Neurological Surgeons Annual Meeting, 1/1/2012
  • Burr Hole Neurosurgery: Neuroendoscopic Resection of Intraventricular Tumors and Cysts Through a Working Channel
    Hill K, Chhabra V, Hadjipanayis CG, American Association of Neurological Surgeons Annual Meeting, 1/1/2012
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Lectures

  • Brain Tumor Immunology and Immunotherapy 
    Department of Neurosurgery, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston TX (2014); Houston TX (2015); The MD - 1/1/2015
  • Immunotherapy and Gene Therapy for Brain Tumors 
    Hospital Sirio Libanes, Sao Paulo (2014, 2015) - 1/1/2015
  • Immune Modulating MicroRNAs: A Novel Gene Therapeutic Platform for Glioblastoma 
    Department of Neurosurgery, Emory University, Atlanta, GA - 1/1/2015
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Press Mentions

  • Glioblastoma Is the Best Known Brain Cancer, but It Is Rare
    Glioblastoma Is the Best Known Brain Cancer, but It Is RareMay 2nd, 2022
  • From Cleaner to Neurosurgeon at Vanderbilt University Medical Center – Dr Kwadwo Sarpong’s Story
    From Cleaner to Neurosurgeon at Vanderbilt University Medical Center – Dr Kwadwo Sarpong’s StoryMarch 21st, 2022
  • Local Neurosurgeon Joins President Biden in Effort to Reduce Cancer Deaths by 50%
    Local Neurosurgeon Joins President Biden in Effort to Reduce Cancer Deaths by 50%February 3rd, 2022
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Professional Memberships

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