Samantha Spellicy MD PhD (She/Her)

Summary

• I am a neurosurgery resident at Duke University Hospital. I completed my MD at the Medical College of Georgia and my PhD in Neuroscience from the University of Georgia. My PhD focused on the potential of neural stem cell-derived extracellular vesicles as an ischemic stroke therapeutic, and I plan to be a Vascular Neurosurgeon-scientist.

Tips to Excel on a Neurosurgery Sub-I - Inside the Match
Written by Sam Spellicy, Ph.D. (Class of 2022 MD graduate)

Samantha Spellicy
When you look at a map of stroke incidence and look Southward, "it's like a heat wave here," notes the young researcher. Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Indiana, Ke

2019 3MT™ Results " UGA Graduate School
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RBC graduate students take part in STEMapalooza - UGA Today
Earlier this summer, graduate students of the University of Georgia's Regenerative Bioscience Center engaged with more than 600 teachers as nearby as Marietta a

General 1 - Pass-it-on Posters
Hi! I'm Sam Spellicy, a recent alumnus of the University of Georgia's Neuroscience PhD program. Growing up, I always enjoyed science but never had great access

The Event (2021)
A new decade reveals new opportunities and new obstacles. As we face the future, we have a choice: cling to the familiar or unlock the next level. At the Univer

Amazing Student: Samantha Spellicy
Though M.D./Ph.D. student Samantha Spellicy is immersed in her work in UGA's Regenerative Bioscience Center, she still finds time for STEM outreach...