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In 2015, the Brain Tool Laboratory was established by Dr. Patrick Codd as a collaboration between the Department of Neurosurgery and the Pratt School of Engineering. Since that time, engineers and neurosurgeons have worked together to tackle some of the most difficult problems facing the surgical community. Fostering a true atmosphere of collaboration, the Brain Tool Laboratory is in a unique position to bring about significant change to the field of surgical robotics.
Through a careful examination of surgical operations, researchers approach each problem by stripping away the physical and mental constraints imposed by decades of traditional surgical methodology. In this manner, the Brain Tool Laboratory is able to advance the field of surgical robotics while keeping patient benefit and overall device value as its highest priorities.
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People

Dr. Patrick Codd, M.D.
Neurosurgery Faculty
patrick.codd [at] dm.duke.edu

Wes Ross, PhD.
Lab Manager
weston.ross[at]
duke.edu

Matt Tucker
Graduate Student
matthew.b.tucker[at] duke.edu

Ian Hill
Graduate Student
ian.hill160[at]
duke.edu

Guangshen Ma
Graduate Student
guangshen.ma[at] duke.edu

Suzanna Joseph
Undergraduate
suzanna.joseph[at]
duke.edu

John Wahlstedt
Undergraduate
john.wahlstedt[at]
duke.edu

Dr. Shervin Rahimpour
Neurosurgery Resident
shervin.rahimpour[at]
duke.edu

Dr. Andrew Cutler
Neurosurgery Resident
andrew.cutler[at]duke.edu

Dr. Kelly Murphy
Neurosurgery Resident
kelly.murphy[at]
duke.edu
Lab Alumni

Ju Kim
Undergraduate
ju.kim[at]
duke.edu

Iris Chang
Undergraduate Student
iris.chang[at]
duke.edu

Shan McBurney-Lin
Medical Student
shan.mcburney.lin[at]
duke.edu

Catherine Wallace
Medical Student
catwallace[at]
augusta.edu

Dylan Crocker
Graduate Student
dylan.crocker[at]duke.edu

Narendran Narasimhan
Undergraduate Student
narendran.narasimhan[at]
duke.edu

Wes Hill
Graduate Student
westin.hill [at] duke.edu

David Britton
dbritton@foley.com

Dr. Kimberly Hoang
Neurosurgeon
kimberly.hoang [at] dm.duke.edu

Eamon Bracht
Undergraduate Student
ebracht2[at]
illinois.edu

Sreekar Mantena
Undergraduate
mantena18s[at] ncssm.edu

Neil Cornwell
Undergraduate Student
ncornwe[at]
ncsu.edu

Dr. Avra Laarakker
Neurosurgery Research
avra.laarakker[at]
duke.edu

Lefko Charalambous
Medical Student
lefko.charalambous[at]
duke.edu