PGY5 @Dukeneurosurg |MD @MCG_AUG |PhD @UGAResearch in #STEMmingStroke |@A_P_S_A VP '20-21 @NIH post-bacc’14 |@UofMaryland’13 |tweets=own |she/her
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Extremely honored for the chance to share some of my story and artistic expressions with the larger neurosurgery community!
Residency has only provided me more inspiration, and I can't wait to start new artistic and innovative projects soon!
.@SamSpellicy discovered that her passion for intricate, detailed work is what drove her into a career in #neurosurgery and a hobby of wire coiling. Wire Coiling: Where #Neuroscience Meets Artistic Expression. ow.ly/gPlx50KeRel
At a recent Grand Rounds, I was deeply moved by a mother’s story of losing her daughter, Kate, to hydrocephalus in 2010.
Inspired by her legacy, I am swimming Alcatraz this year with Team Hydro to help fund a cure. Any support means the world.
donate.teamhydro.org/fundrai…
This week my first clinical study was officially IRB approved.
For more than 10 years I’ve been mantra-ing “I want to be a #SurgeonScientist one day.”
I was completely caught off guard by how much it hit me, realizing that “one day” is closer than I thought.
Here we go.
#WomenInNeurosurgery #ClinicalResearch
This time last night I was seeing a patient in the ED. Tonight I’m in the lab finishing up an ELISA and running into my recently graduated Chief.
Neither of us are surprised. 😂#PhysicianScientistLife #Neurosurgery
There's something special about being recognized by the people who have seen you at 3am, experiments failing, mid-crisis, and still think you’re doing something right.
Really grateful to my co-residents and mentors for this Academic Scholarship Award.🧠@Dukeneurosurg
Sam Spellicy, MD, PhD retweeted
Calling all medical illustrators and neurosurgeon artists! Submit your artwork for The 4th Annual Art of Neurosurgery (AoN) Open Call Exhibition at the 2026 @CNS_Update Annual Meeting. Featuring inspiring works of visual art on digital display during the CNS Annual Meeting, October 31-November 4 in Washington, D.C.
The deadline to submit work is May 15, 2026. Selected artists will be notified by June 12, 2026.
Each artist may submit up to 3 individual pieces for consideration. Click the the link below to submit artwork, or visit the CNS conference website.
We had an incredible event with beautiful artwork last year, and we can't wait to see what work gets submitted this year. Thank you, everyone! Please send me a message or comment below if you have any questions. #neuroscience #artshow
Always great when we can utilize existing technologies in new ways to guide our surgical strategy.
Thanks team! So happy we were able to help this patient's pain.
New pub: SPECT-CT guided minimally invasive transverse resection for Bertolotti Syndrome. Good patient outcomes come with precise diagnostics and treatments.
Patient doing great!
Link to article:
frontiersin.org/journals/sur…
Great job by the team!
Incredible to get personalized feedback on grant writing and career planning from legends in the field.
Now armed with a distilled "cheat sheet" on tips to become a successful neurosurgeon-scientist, feeling recharged and ready to get back in the lab.
Thanks KPAC!
What an honor having @mtlawton at @Dukeneurosurg as this year’s Allan H. Friedman Lecturer. 🙌 We loved your talk.
Feeling grateful for the chance to learn from giants in the field—visiting leaders like Dr. Lawton and mentors right here at home, Dr. Friedman and Dr. Gerry Grant.
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Tomorrow the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology will host “The Things We’ll Never Know: A Science Fair of Canceled Grants”. Scientists will be sharing their story and discuss their now-canceled research grants. This event is open to the public and to the press.
PGY 4 research year starts in T-minus 10 days!
Appreciated the chance to share some of my project today at the @Dukeneurosurg Research Symposium.
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Curious how to translate your research into compelling social media content? Please join us for our upcoming event, "#ShareYourScience: How to Talk Research on Social Media" with Dr. Samantha Spellicy and Dr. Faith Robertson, next Thursday, June 26th at 7 PM CT!
Have I been listening to the Spice Girls more in the OR lately?
-Yes.
Is anyone mad about it?
-Absolutely not haha.
Happy upcoming International Women's day!
As we count down to International Women’s Day, we celebrate the incredible women residents of Duke Neurosurgery who are and shaping the future of medicine. 🧠 💪 Stay tuned as we honor the women who make a difference. #iwd #WomenInNeurosurgery @SamSpellicy @juliabduvall
Can't overstate how inspiring and fun this course was.
Can't wait to take the momentum back to the lab.
🏃♂️ Running at the RUNN Course of course! 🏃
The @SNS_Neurosurg 2024 Research Update in Neuroscience for Neurosurgeons (RUNN) course is directed this year by @GeraldGrantMD1. Running with him this morning were PGY3s @SamSpellicy, @taraedalton1, and Nick Chongsathidkiet! Nice!
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📣@umichmedicine family - the time is short to register for our inaugural Dr. Lynda Yang lectureship event! Register by 10/25 to the email on the image below & join us on 11/15 in Danto for an inspiring afternoon honoring our colleague, mentor & friend. #womeninSTEM #nsgy #GoBlue
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We want YOU to be part of the SNS program in '25! Submit abstracts by Oct. 21 for your chance to stand at the podium at 75th Annual SNS. Submission & reg. are open to members & non-members. Submit: southernneurosurgery.org/cal…
2024 honorees: @jamesmooney90md @KaraParikh @SamSpellicy
Congrats to our wonderful chief Josh who is getting married tomorrow!
Also thanks Kennedy and Tara for the donuts. This is the happiest I've see. Drew in 3 years.
3 separate attendings bought me lunch last week, the OR nurses saved me cake and cookies after a case, and we had leftover cold pizza in the workroom for breakfast this morning.
Feeling like a perpetual grad student but not even made about it 😂.
Sometimes little things like this make a world of difference; just grateful to be surrounded by all this support.
Hard to top free ice cream between cases.
Had fun showing one of our current Sub-Is, Sera, some perks of @Dukeneurosurg!
