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Quality improvement programs in neurosurgery can improve documentation and decrease mortality, according to an analysis published by Duke investigators in December 2017 in Neurosurgery.

Durham, N.C.-based Duke Health researchers assessed the impact of a one-page form given to patients prior to their appointments.

“A simple, one-page form given to patients ahead of their doctor visit can significantly improve satisfaction with the care they receive, according to a study by Duke Health researchers.”

The Triangle, long known as a hub for world-class health care, is home to three surgeons who rank in the top 1 percent of doctors in their surgical specialty, according to data released to The News & Observer.

Dr. Oren Gottfried is a fellowship-trained spinal neurosurgeon at Duke University who also serves as a TV medical advisor, actor, and writer for medical TV shows such as The Good Doctor.

In his capacity as vice chair of quality of Duke’s Department of Neurosurgery, neurosurgeon Oren Gottfried, MD, has helped develop numerous quality initiatives focusing on improving patient satisfaction and surgical outcomes and reducing patient morbidity and mortality.

“Dr. Oren Gottfried is Clinical Vice Chair and Associate Professor of Neurosurgery at Duke University School of Medicine.”

“For a patient with lumbar back pain, radiating leg pain or weakness, or other problems, an effective treatment may be elusive at first.”

The knowledge of my limited power became clear to me early in my career, and I recognize it each time I treat a person who has sustained an acute trauma that causes a spinal fracture and sadly, a spinal- cord injury.