Advanced in Brain Abscess

Dr. Nduka M. Amankulor

Neurosurgery
Penn Medicine
Penn Neuroscience Center - Neurosurgery
3400 Civic Center Boulevard, South Pavilion, 2nd Floor, 
Philadelphia, PA 
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Advanced in Brain Abscess
Penn Medicine
Penn Neuroscience Center - Neurosurgery
3400 Civic Center Boulevard, South Pavilion, 2nd Floor, 
Philadelphia, PA 
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Overview

Nduka Amankulor is a Neurosurgery provider in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Dr. Amankulor is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Brain Abscess. His top areas of expertise are Glioma, Astrocytoma, Glioblastoma, Awake Craniotomy, and Gamma Knife Radiosurgery. Dr. Amankulor is currently accepting new patients.

His clinical research consists of co-authoring 82 peer reviewed articles and participating in 4 clinical trials. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years.

Graduate Institution
Yale University
Residency
Yale-New Haven Hospital
Specialties
Neurosurgery
Licenses
Neurological Surgery in PA
Board Certifications
Neurological Surgery, 2017
Hospital Affiliations
Hospital Of Univ Of Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania Hospital
Languages Spoken
English
Gender
Male
Awards
Recognized annually in Philadelphia magazine's Top Docs issue from 2022 through 2024

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Locations

Penn Neuroscience Center - Neurosurgery
3400 Civic Center Boulevard, South Pavilion, 2nd Floor, Philadelphia, PA 19104
Call: 215-662-3487

Additional Areas of Focus

Dr. Amankulor has provided the following conditions as areas of focus. Please note that we may not have enough data to validate their experience in some of these conditions.

Ependymoma
Glioblastoma
Oligodendroglioma

Clinical Research

Clinical research consists of overseeing clinical studies of patients undergoing new treatments and therapies, and publishing articles in peer reviewed medical journals. Providers who actively participate in clinical research are generally at the forefront of the fields and aware of the most up-to-date advances in treatments for their patients.

4 Clinical Trials

Phase II Study Determining the Efficacy of Pre-operative Stereotactic Radiosurgery Followed by Resection for Brain Metastases
Phase II Study Determining the Efficacy of Pre-operative Stereotactic Radiosurgery Followed by Resection for Brain Metastases
Enrollment Status: Completed
Publish Date: June 26, 2025
Intervention Type: Radiation
Study Phase: Not Applicable
PHASE I STUDY OF FRACTIONATED STEREOTACTIC RADIOSURGERY FOR LARGE BRAIN METASTASES
PHASE I STUDY OF FRACTIONATED STEREOTACTIC RADIOSURGERY FOR LARGE BRAIN METASTASES
Enrollment Status: Completed
Publish Date: May 28, 2025
Intervention Type: Radiation
Study Phase: Not Applicable
Phase I Study of Neoadjuvant GMCI Plus Immune Checkpoint Inhibitor Combined With Standard of Care for Newly Diagnosed High-Grade Gliomas
Phase I Study of Neoadjuvant GMCI Plus Immune Checkpoint Inhibitor Combined With Standard of Care for Newly Diagnosed High-Grade Gliomas
Enrollment Status: Completed
Publish Date: February 14, 2025
Intervention Type: Radiation, Biological, Other, Drug
Study Drugs: AdV-tk, Valacyclovir, Temozolomide, Nivolumab
Study Phase: Phase 1
A Phase II Randomized Trial Comparing the Efficacy of Heat Shock Protein-Peptide Complex-96 (HSPPC-96) (NSC #725085, ALLIANCE IND # 15380) Vaccine Given With Bevacizumab Versus Bevacizumab Alone in the Treatment of Surgically Resectable Recurrent Glioblastoma Multiforme (GBM)
A Phase II Randomized Trial Comparing the Efficacy of Heat Shock Protein-Peptide Complex-96 (HSPPC-96) (NSC #725085, ALLIANCE IND # 15380) Vaccine Given With Bevacizumab Versus Bevacizumab Alone in the Treatment of Surgically Resectable Recurrent Glioblastoma Multiforme (GBM)
Enrollment Status: Terminated
Publish Date: January 24, 2025
Intervention Type: Biological, Drug
Study Drugs: HSPPC-96, Bevacizumab
Study Phase: Phase 2
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81 Total Publications

Next-Generation Sequencing of Intraoperatively Acquired Cerebrospinal Fluid and Matched Tumor Tissue in Patients Undergoing Surgical Resection for Glioblastoma.
Next-Generation Sequencing of Intraoperatively Acquired Cerebrospinal Fluid and Matched Tumor Tissue in Patients Undergoing Surgical Resection for Glioblastoma.
Journal: JCO precision oncology
Published: September 04, 2025
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  • ALK-Positive Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer
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