
Nduka Amankulor, MD
@ndukaamankulor
Neurosurgeon, Scientist. Chief of Neurosurgical Oncology @PennNSG @PennCancer. Investigating immune dysfunction in glioblastoma. Father, husband
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https://www.pennmedicine.org/providers/profile/nduka-amankulor 16-08-2015 19:01:19
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A bittersweet day and the end of an era — my last day in the Amankulor Lab. In February 2021, I moved from Munich Universität München to Pittsburgh UPMC Hillman Cancer Center where Nduka Amankulor, MD graciously brought me into the lab and under his wing for my master’s thesis. 🧵


Neurosurgeons ASCO?!! Discussing #indigo trial implications with Ganesh Rao M.D. and #DanCahill. Will definitely impact how we treat #IDHmutant gliomas at first recurrence. Penn Neurosurgery Penn Medicine - Abramson Cancer Center BCM Neurosurgery MGH Neurosurgery Dana-Farber NS Tumor Section Servier


Thank you Joe Biden, nick Penn Neurosurgery Penn Medicine - Abramson Cancer Center Daniel Yoshor, M.D. Aparna Rao Zel Zhang M.D. and collaborators E. John Wherry #kai tan, Richard Phillips Christina Jackson, MD #stevenbagley. 10 years after beginning our work on IDH…a chance to move the needle…#curegbm #cureglioma

Fantastic work led by my friend and collaborator Praj Rajappa M.D., M.S. illustrating efficacy of in vivo myeloid reprogramming to prevent #glioma. The therapeutic implications are vast! Nationwide Children's Hospital Ohio State Neurosurgery Residency Penn Neurosurgery Cell Press NS Tumor Section

Excited to have @Dsilverbush on #cBio and #Pennbraintumorcenter faculty. Dana’s approach to the war on #GBM is going to pay dividends. Penn Medicine - Abramson Cancer Center Penn Neurosurgery Cancer Biology Program @Penn👇🏾

Inspiring grand round by David Langer w/ Nobel laureate Katalin Kariko cameo. Take home: 1. Celebrate success of colleagues 2. Self-reflect 3. Focus on your North Star, not your Gold Stars. 4. Empathy enhances surgical skill. #truth #stoicism Penn Neurosurgery Penn Medicine - Abramson Cancer Center NS Tumor Section


I dont mix family and X but can’t help being proud of my son Noah Amankulor joining the #twitterverse on his NCAA Soccer recruiting journey. Same message to Noah as i give my Penn Neurosurgery residents. Work hard, be humble, and never fear failure. FC DELCO

Nothing more important than supporting patients with #braincancer. Nothing! Today Philadelphia 76ers honored my patient, Georgy Weber: survivor, mom-to-be. Penn Neurosurgery Penn Medicine - Abramson Cancer Center NS Tumor Section Norma Bunny Simmons nick are committed to cure #glioma #GBM. Tyrese Maxey work ethic captures the effort needed.

Former NIH director/ Yale School of Medicine grad #franciscollins #SoundofSilence rendition for YSOM ‘24 graduation is on point. Check this out Jaehyuk Choi Brian Nahed MD MSC FCNS FAANS FACS youtu.be/hLYQErySGXM?si….


Delighted to have John H. Shin MD, MBA join us as the new leader of Penn Medicine’s already formidable spine team. Incredible future ahead for #PennSpineCenter - stay tuned…

Great day Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center Neurosurg celebrating my mentor #Phil Gutin for 4th annual Gutin lecture with two friends and superstars gelareh-zadeh and Nicholas Szerlip. 🙏🏾Viviane Tabar Nelson Moss W. Christopher Newman, MD #markbilsky Ori Barzilai carry on the Gutin legacy. NS Tumor Section

What do neurosurgeons do @ #SNO2024? We debate Kaplan Meier curves then take pictures in front of Christmas displays. Naturally. Edjah Nduom, MD (he/him) Nduka Amankulor, MD Brad Evan Zacharia


Join us January 31st for the 12th Annual Neuro-Oncology Brain Tumor Symposium! Penn’s multidisciplinary brain tumor team will share the latest in state-of-the-art care with numerous topics being covered. Nduka Amankulor, MD Steven Brem Suyash ➡️ spr.ly/6018QaOhC


Great talk by the inimitable Roel Verhaak today Penn Vet Penn Medicine describing novel therapy-driven adaptive genomic mechanisms of resistance in #IDH mutant tumors. Roel’s ability to innovate never ceases to amaze me. Thx Wojciech Panek, DVM, Dipl. ACVIM and Timour Baslan for hosting!


Excellent course. Uniquely honest presentations by organizers Costas Hadjipanayis and Danny Prevedello and co-faculty Shawn Hervey-Jumper Christopher P. Cifarelli MD, PhD, MMM. Learned a lot as a resident from this course. Learned even more as faculty.Penn Neurosurgery Section on Tumors. Outstanding trainees in attendance.

Richard Drexler Shawn Hervey-Jumper Michael Lim, MD Excellent work! Recently also heard from Nduka Amankulor, MD some thought-provoking genomic-driven patient stratification for selection of optimal resection threshold in GBM Penn Neurosurgery Penn Medicine Neuro-Oncology 2025 Annual Symposium

We're thrilled to announce that Mert Marcel Dagli MD, Michelot Michel, and Rishab Ramapriyan have matched into our #Neurosurgery Residency Program! #Match2025 #MatchDay


Great panel, great work, rate of discovery in #braincancer accelerating thanks to Alliance for Cancer Gene Therapy The Mark Foundation for Cancer Research National Cancer Institute who fund the work discussed. Thanks Becky Bish for a great discussion. E. Antonio Chiocca, MD, PhD, FAANS Sheila Singh Brain Tumour Lab #GBM, #immunotherapy Penn Neurosurgery Penn Medicine

Too kind, Chiba! Looking forward to spending time discussing my favorite topic #IDH glioma w/ great friends MD Anderson Cancer Center Chiba Ene Frederick Lang, MD Penn Neurosurgery. Real treat for me!