C. Rory Goodwin

M.D., Ph.D.

C. Rory Goodwin is the Director for Spinal Oncology, Surgical Director for the Duke Center for Brain and Spine Metastasis and an Assistant Professor at the Duke University Medical Center. Dr. Goodwin attended the University of Florida where he majored in Neurobiological Sciences and Business Administration with minors in Chemistry and Economics. He obtained his M.D. and Ph.D. in Neuroscience from the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine while also leading, founding, and participating in programs focused on future and current underrepresented minority students including serving as National President for the Student National Medical Association

He completed his Neurosurgery residency at the Johns Hopkins Hospital and has received research awards from the UNCF-Merck Science Initiative and the Burroughs Wellcome Fund, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, and the NIH. Over the course of his training, he served as a Medical Officer for the Food and Drug Administration, Division of Orthopedic Devices, graduated from the Global Clinical Scholars Research Training Program at Harvard Medical School and also completed an in-folded Complex Spine Fellowship at The Johns Hopkins Hospital. Dr. Goodwin has a research interest in translational biomarkers and clinical outcomes for patients diagnosed with spinal tumors, and genomic and proteomic predictors in brain and spinal oncology.

Education, Training, & Certifications

Fellowship

Complex Spine Intramural and Postdoctoral Spine Oncology, Johns Hopkins Hospital (Maryland), 2014-2016

Global Clinical Scholars Research Training Program, Harvard Medical School (Massachusetts), 2015-2016

Medical Device Fellowship Program, U.S Food & Drug Administration, Center for Devices and Radiologic Health, Office of Device Evaluation, Division of Orthopedic Devices, Posterior Spine Devices Branch, 2015

Residency

Internship, Neurological Surgery/Halsted General Surgery, Johns Hopkins Hospital (Maryland), 2011

Neurological Surgery, Johns Hopkins Hospital (Maryland), 2017

Education

MD, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine (Maryland), 2010

PhD, Neuroscience, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine (Maryland), 2010

BS, Neurobiological Science University of Florida, FL, 2002

BA, Business Administration, University of Florida, FL, 2002

Leadership & Clinical Positions at Duke

Director of Spine Oncology, Spine Division, Department of Neurosurgery
Surgical Director, Duke Center for Brain and Spine Metastasis
3rd Year Neurosciences Study Program Director
Goals of care Task Force Committee

Grants

Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Harold Amos Medical Faculty Development Program (2018 – 2023)

Role: Principal Investigator

NIH/NINDS K12 Physician Scientist Award (2018 – 2022)

Role: Principal Investigator

NREF Medical Student Summer Research Fellowship (2020)

Role: Faculty Sponsor/Principal Investigator for Meghan Price, BA

Duke REACH Equity Center Research, Education, Training (RET) Subcore Research Scholar (2020 –2021)

Role: Faculty Sponsor/Principal Investigator for Theresa Williamson, MD

ASCO Medical Student Summer Research Fellowship 2020

Role: Faculty Sponsor/Principal Investigator for Romaric Waguia, BA

Service to the Profession

Founding Board Member. Section on Spine Oncology. North American Spine Society. September 2018 2018
Associate Member. Knowledge Forum Tumor. AOSpine International. July 2015 2015

Honors and Awards

2002 National Society of Collegiate Scholars
2002 National Golden Key Honor Society
2002 Phi Beta Kappa
2017 Distinguished Teaching Society of Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
2017 Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Society
1998-2002 National Merit Scholar
2001-2002 Ronald E. McNair Scholars Program
2001-2002 University Scholars Program
2002 National Institutes of Health Short-Term Research Program
2003-2008 F30-Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award
2004 Johns Hopkins Women’s Board Scholarship
2004 Johns Hopkins University Diversity Recognition Award
2006 Award for Excellence in Medical Student Research
2008 American Medical Association Excellence in Medicine Leadership Award
2008 Society of Neuro-Oncology Award for Excellence in Translational Research
2009 Martin Luther King Jr. Community Service Award
2007 American Federation of Aging Research Summer Training Award
2007-2009 UNCF-Merck Graduate Dissertation Fellowship
2009-2010 UNCF-Merck Postdoctoral Science Fellowship
2014-2015 NREF and Academy of Neurological Surgery Edward H. Oldfield, MD Research Award
2014-2017 Burroughs Wellcome Fund Postdoctoral Enrichment Program
2014-2016 UNCF-Merck Postdoctoral Science Fellowship
2015-2016 Harvard Medical School Global Clinical Research Scholars Tuition Scholarship
2015 Walter Dandy Award for Excellence in Neurosurgery, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine
2015-2016 National Institutes of Health Loan Repayment Program, National Cancer Institute
2016 Harvey Cushing Hunterian Research Award, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine
2017 Charles Kuntz Scholar Award, AANS/CNS Spine Summit
2017-2019 Congress of Neurological Surgeons Resident Leadership Fellows Program
2017 Duke Health Fellow, Duke University Medical Center
2017 Global Spine Congress 2017 Best e-Poster
2018 Patient Advocate Award, Department of Neurosurgery, Duke University
2020 Patient Advocate Award, Department of Neurosurgery, Duke University