Nandan Lad

Core Faculty

Shivanand Lad, MD, PhD

Contact

nandan.lad@duke.edu

Degrees

MD, Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science

PhD, Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science

Dr. Nandan Lad is a neurosurgeon, scientist, and entrepreneur and currently an Associate Professor at Duke University Medical Center with a focus in Neuromodulation and Neurorestoration.  He is Director of the Duke NeuroInnovations Program, a systematic approach to medical device innovation to large unmet clinical needs.

He completed his MD and PhD in Biochemistry at Chicago Medical School and his neurosurgical residency training at Stanford with fellowships in Surgical Innovation and Functional Neurosurgery.  

Neuromodulation; Neurorestoration; Bioengineering; Medical Device Design; Clinical Trials; Data Science; Health Outcomes.

From Scholars@Duke

Scholars@Duke Profile
Duraivel S, Rahimpour S, Barth K, Chiang C-H, Wang C, Harward SC, et al. Distinct neural processes link speech planning and execution. Nat Hum Behav. 2026 Aug 13;

Bergin SM, Woo J, Alwadai M, Succop BS, Parente B, Passias PG, et al. Posterior Cervicothoracic Fusion During Dorsal Root Entry Zone Lesioning for Brachial Plexus Avulsion: Sagittal Alignment and Deformity Outcomes. Neurosurg Pract. 2026 Aug;7(4):e000278.

Spalding Z, Duraivel S, Rahimpour S, Wang C, Barth K, Schmitz C, et al. Shared latent representations of speech production for cross-patient speech decoding. Nat Commun. 2026 Jul 16;17(1).