Robert Eric Isaacs MD

Associate Professor, Surgery, Duke Univ Sch of Med

2100 Erwin RdDurham, NC 27705
Phone+1 919-620-4467

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Education & Training

Vanderbilt University Medical CenterResidency, Neurological Surgery, 1996 - 2001
Vanderbilt University Medical CenterResidency, Surgery, 1995 - 1996
Baylor College of MedicineClass of 1995

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Certifications & Licensure

NC State Medical License 2005 - 2027
FL State Medical License 2002 - 2017
IL State Medical License 2001 - 2008
American Board of Neurological Surgery Neurological Surgery

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

CMS Meaningful Use Stage 2 Certification Beacon Oncology 2014 Certified Module, Epic Systems Corporation, 2013-2014, 2016-2017
CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory - Core EMR, Epic Systems Corporation, 2013-2014, 2016-2017
CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory 2014 Certified EHR Suite, Epic Systems Corporation, 2013-2014, 2016-2017

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

6 citations
Characterization and rate of symptomatic adjacent-segment disease after index lateral lumbar interbody fusion: a single-institution, multisurgeon case series with long...
Timothy Y. Wang, Vikram A. Mehta, Eric W. Sankey, Khoi D. Than, C. Rory Goodwin
Journal of Neurosurgery. Spine. 2021-05-21
3 citations
Correction to: Radiation exposure to the surgeon during minimally invasive spine procedures is directly estimated by patient dose
S. Harrison Farber, Gautam Nayar, Rupen Desai, Elizabeth W. Reiser, Sarah A. Byrd
European Spine Journal. 2020-03-01
7 citations
Neurological Outcomes After Surgical or Conservative Management of Spontaneous Spinal Epidural Abscesses: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Data From 1980 Throu...
Timothy Y. Wang, Stephen C. Harward, Vadim Tsvankin, Hannah N. Bell, Lefko T Charalambous
Clinical Spine Surgery. 2019-02-01