Anoop Patel
Advanced in Brain Stem Cancer

Dr. Anoop Patel

Neurosurgery
Duke Health
Duke Cancer Center
20 Duke Medicine Cir, 
Durham, NC 
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Advanced in Brain Stem Cancer
Duke Health
Duke Cancer Center
20 Duke Medicine Cir, 
Durham, NC 
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Overview

I am a neurosurgeon with a passionate interest in taking care of patients with brain tumors. I am committed to providing both excellent clinical care, ensuring that I am doing everything I can to better understand brain tumors, and finding better ways to treat them through laboratory research. From a surgical perspective, I believe in having a strong grounding in traditional techniques such as microsurgery and using cutting-edge methods and minimally invasive approaches to give patients the best outcomes with less risk. I also believe that being diagnosed with a brain tumor is the hardest thing a patient and their family can go through, and it is my role to help guide them through this process step by step, making sure they are as knowledgeable and comfortable with the situation as possible. Nothing makes me happier than when patients and their families tell me that they are relieved and reassured after our visit together.

Dr. Patel is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Brain Stem Cancer. His top areas of expertise are Glioblastoma, Astrocytoma, Glioma, Awake Craniotomy, and Gamma Knife Radiosurgery.

His clinical research consists of co-authoring 58 peer reviewed articles. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years.

Specialties
Neurosurgery
Licenses
Neurological Surgery in MA
Board Certifications
American Board Of Neurological Surgery, Neurological Surgery
Fellowships
Skull Base and Cerebrovascular Surgery, University of Washington
Hospital Affiliations
Duke Regional Hospital
Duke University Hospital
Languages Spoken
English
Gender
Male

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Locations

Duke Cancer Center
20 Duke Medicine Cir, Durham, NC 27710
Call: 919-681-6900

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Neurofibromatosis Type 1 (NF1)

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.


58 Total Publications

Characterization of quiescent subpopulations and proliferative compartments in glioblastoma.
Characterization of quiescent subpopulations and proliferative compartments in glioblastoma.
Journal: bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology
Published: November 24, 2025
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