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Peter Fecci, MD, Neurosurgery, Durham, NC

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Neurosurgery Durham, NC

Brain & Spinal Tumor

Associate Professor of Neurosurgery and Director of the Duke Center for Brain and Spine Metastasis

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  • Office

    2301 Erwin Rd
    Durham, NC 27705
    Phone+1 919-681-9660
    Fax+1 919-620-4921

Summary

  • Dr. Peter Fecci is a neurosurgeon in Durham, NC and is affiliated with multiple hospitals in the area, including Duke Regional Hospital and Duke University Hospital. He received his medical degree from Duke University School of Medicine and has been in practice 10 years. He specializes in brain & spinal tumor and is experienced in neurosurgical oncology, primary brain tumors, neurosurgical spine surgery, skull base surgery, and tumor immunotherapy.

Education & Training

  • Massachusetts General Hospital
    Massachusetts General HospitalResidency, Neurological Surgery, 2007 - 2014
  • Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
    Dana-Farber Cancer InstitutePost-Doctoral Fellowship, 2010 - 2012
  • Massachusetts General Hospital
    Massachusetts General HospitalInternship, Transitional Year, 2007 - 2008
  • Duke University School of Medicine
    Duke University School of MedicineClass of 2007
  • Duke University School of Medicine
    Duke University School of MedicinePh.D., Pathology, 2007
  • Cornell University
    Cornell UniversityB.S., Neurobiology and Behavior, 1999

Certifications & Licensure

  • NC State Medical License
    NC State Medical License 2014 - 2025
  • MA State Medical License
    MA State Medical License 2012 - 2015
  • American Board of Neurological Surgery Neurological Surgery

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • Winner: Preuss Award for Basic Neurosurgical Research on Tumors Congress of Neurological Surgeons, 2013
  • Winner: Matson Award for Best Basic Science Research New England Neurosurgical Society, 2013
  • NIH Loan Repayment Award National Institutes of Health, 2010
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Clinical Trials

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Journal Articles

  • Upfront Magnetic Resonance Imaging-Guided Stereotactic Laser-Ablation in Newly Diagnosed Glioblastoma: A Multicenter Review of Survival Outcomes Compared to a Matched ...  
    Cosette Dechant, Gene H Barnett, Andreas Seas, Eric C Leuthardt, Kevin O Juarez, Hanna Kemeny, Peter E Fecci, Manmeet S Ahluwalia, Mayur Sharma, Thomas L Beaumont, Alb..., Neurosurgery
  • Sequestration of T Cells in Bone Marrow in the Setting of Glioblastoma and Other Intracranial Tumors  
    Peter E Fecci, Cosette A Dechant, Robert L Martuza, Karolina Woroniecka, Brian V Nahed, James E Herndon, William T Curry, Aladine A Elsamadicy, John H Sampson, Michael..., Nature
  • Antibody-based immunotherapy for malignant glioma  
    Gedeon PC, Riccione KA, Fecci PE, Sampson JH, Semin Oncol, 7/1/2014
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Books/Book Chapters

Lectures

  • Lost and Found: The Bone Marrow as Harbor for Lost T-cells in Patients and Mice with Glioblastoma 
    Cornell University / Weill Medical College, New York, NY - 1/1/2014
  • Lost and Found: The Bone Marrow as Harbor for Lost T-cells in Patients and Mice with Glioblastoma, Invited Lecture 
    Duke University, Durham, NC - 1/1/2014
  • Lost and Found: Therapeutic Implications of Bone Marrow as Harbor for Lost T-cells in Glioma, Invited Oral Presentation 
    Brewster, MA - 1/1/2013
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Other

  • "Trimodal Cancer Therapy" A Method of Eliminating or Functionally Impairing Regulatory T-cells (Use of the IL-2 Receptor Alpha (CD25)-Blocking Monoclonal Antibody Dacl... 
    Fecci PE, US Application # 61/261, 476
    3/2/2006

Authored Content

  • Enhancing Radiation Therapy Through Cherenkov Light Activated PhototherapyNovember 2017

Press Mentions

  • Cancer Research Institute Virtual Immunotherapy Patient Summit Is Now Available Free, on-Demand
    Cancer Research Institute Virtual Immunotherapy Patient Summit Is Now Available Free, on-DemandDecember 8th, 2022
  • Monteris Medical Announces First Patient Enrolled in REMASTer Clinical Study on NeuroBlate® System for Metastatic Brain Tumor Patients
    Monteris Medical Announces First Patient Enrolled in REMASTer Clinical Study on NeuroBlate® System for Metastatic Brain Tumor PatientsSeptember 7th, 2022
  • White Glove Service for Brain and Spine Metastasis Patients
    White Glove Service for Brain and Spine Metastasis PatientsAugust 25th, 2022
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Research History

  • Director, Duke Brain Tumor Immunotherapy Program2014 - Present

Professional Memberships