Edjah K. Nduom, MD, FAANS
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RoleNeurosurgery
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Practicing Since2015

Rating: 4.9 out of 5 (150 ratings)
Edjah K. Nduom, MD, FAANS, is a professor in the Department of Neurosurgery at Emory University School of Medicine. A fellowship-trained and board certified neurosurgical oncologist, Dr. Nduom's clinical specialty is the surgical management of brain and spinal cord tumors. He is particularly interested in the safe resection of malignant tumors located in eloquent areas of the brain, the brainstem and spinal cord.
Dr. Nduom serves as leader of the Brain Tumor Disease Team at Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University. In this role, he leads the multidisciplinary disease team in advancing clinical, translational and catchment-area priorities for brain tumors aligned with Winship's Strategic Plan.
Dr. Nduom's research focuses on the modulation of the immune system for the treatment of malignant brain tumors. He has presented his translational and clinical work on immune therapy for brain tumors at numerous national and international meetings.
Dr. Nduom is a member of the Cancer Immunology Research Program at Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University. He holds numerous positions in national and international medical societies. Notably, he is Co-Founder and Diasporan Representative of the Society for Neuro-Oncology Sub-Saharan Africa; International Outreach Committee Co-Chair of the Society for Neuro-Oncology; Membership Director of the Joint Tumor Section of the American Association of Neurological Surgeons and Congress of Neurological Surgeons; and Member of the Board of Directors of the National Brain Tumor Society.
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Patient-Derived Meningioma Organoids: A Reliable Model for Studying Human Tumor Pathophysiology. Cancers |
YM Zohdy, A Jahangiri, F Jacob, A Aksionau, AM Alawieh, A Tong, B Chern, J Maldonado, K Hoang, E Nduom, BM Howard, DL Barrow, SG Neill, Z Wen, G Pradilla, T Garzon-Muvdi | 02/05/2025 |
Mapping the developmental trajectory of human astrocytes reveals divergence in glioblastoma. Nature cell biology |
C Sojka, HV Wang, TN Bhatia, Y Li, P Chopra, A Sing, A Voss, A King, F Wang, K Joseph, VM Ravi, J Olson, K Hoang, E Nduom, VG Corces, B Yao, SA Sloan | 02/01/2025 |
Financial Toxicity in High-Grade Glioma Resection: A Retrospective Analysis. World neurosurgery |
NM Stubbs, JA Garner, T Akinwunmi-Williams, J Jani, S Ngo, T Ma, E Robinson, T Jackson, J Olson, K Huntoon, EK Nduom, KB Hoang | 02/01/2025 |
Nature communications |
CS Jansen, MS Pagadala, MA Cardenas, RS Prabhu, S Goyal, C Zhou, P Chappa, BT Vo, C Ye, B Hopkins, J Zhong, A Klie, T Daniels, M Admassu, I Green, NT Pfister, SG Neill, JM Switchenko, N Prokhnevska, KB Hoang, MA Torres, S Logan, JJ Olson, EK Nduom, L Del Balzo, K Patel, SH Burri, AL Asher, S Wilkinson, R Lake, AH Kesarwala, KA Higgins, P Patel, V Dhere, AG Sowalsky, H Carter, MK Khan, H Kissick, ZS Buchwald | 10/14/2024 |
A brave new framework for glioma drug development. The Lancet. Oncology |
KM Hotchkiss, P Karschnia, KC Schreck, M Geurts, TF Cloughesy, J Huse, ES Duke, J Lathia, DM Ashley, EK Nduom, G Long, K Singh, A Chalmers, MS Ahluwalia, A Heimberger, S Bagley, T Todo, R Verhaak, PD Kelly, S Hervey-Jumper, J de Groot, A Patel, P Fecci, I Parney, V Wykes, C Watts, TC Burns, N Sanai, M Preusser, JC Tonn, KJ Drummond, M Platten, S Das, K Tanner, MA Vogelbaum, M Weller, JR Whittle, MS Berger, M Khasraw | 10/01/2024 |
Frailty in patients with IDH-mutant gliomas: experience from a high-volume tumor center. Journal of neuro-oncology |
DP Bray, NM Stubbs, J Chow, A Jahangiri, EK Nduom, JJ Olson, KB Hoang | 07/01/2024 |
Intramedullary Spinal Cord Tumors: Whole-Genome Sequencing to Assist Management and Prognosis. Cancers |
M Mayol Del Valle, B Morales, B Philbrick, S Adeagbo, S Goyal, S Newman, NL Frontera, E Nduom, J Olson, S Neill, K Hoang | 01/18/2024 |
Neuro-oncology advances |
A Li, JC Hancock, M Quezado, S Ahn, N Briceno, O Celiku, S Ranjan, O Aboud, N Colwell, SA Kim, E Nduom, S Kuhn, DM Park, E Vera, K Aldape, TS Armstrong, MR Gilbert | 01/01/2024 |
Extent of Resection and Outcomes of Patients with Primary Malignant Brain Tumors. Current treatment options in oncology |
B Ndirangu, K Bryan, E Nduom | 12/01/2023 |
Promoting diversity in neurosurgery through a virtual symposium. Journal of neurosurgery |
AJ Charles, A Seas, J Corley, JB Duvall, E Owolo, N Abu-Bonsrah, AA Elsamadicy, V Simpson, O Sanusi, LT Holly, A Rodriguez, EK Nduom, AD Levi, LM Liau, A Quiñones-Hinojosa, I Karikari, G Grant, AT Fuller, CR Goodwin | 10/01/2023 |
Cancers |
SS Mannam, DP Bray, CD Nwagwu, J Zhong, HK Shu, B Eaton, L Sudmeier, S Goyal, C Deibert, EK Nduom, J Olson, KB Hoang | 09/28/2023 |
Research square |
CS Jansen, RS Prabhu, MS Pagadala, P Chappa, S Goyal, C Zhou, SG Neill, N Prokhnevska, M Cardenas, KB Hoang, J Zhong, M Torres, S Logan, JJ Olson, EK Nduom, L Del Balzo, K Patel, SH Burri, AL Asher, S Wilkinson, R Lake, KA Higgins, P Patel, V Dhere, AG Sowalsky, MK Khan, H Kissick, ZS Buchwald | 03/23/2023 |
Mass shootings in the United States: an alarming trend of violence and public health threat. Journal of neurosurgery |
CA Spence, SV Eden, B Pennicooke, O Adogwa, LT Holly, BG Welch, N Mbabuike, E Nduom, WW Ashley | 03/01/2023 |
PLOS global public health |
EJ Barthélemy, SA Diouf, ACV Silva, N Abu-Bonsrah, IAS de Souza, US Kanmounye, P Gabriel, K Sarpong, EK Nduom, JW Lartigue, I Esene, C Karekezi | 01/01/2023 |
PloS one |
EK Nduom, J Glod, DA Brown, M Fagan, M Dalmage, J Heiss, SM Steinberg, C Peer, WD Figg, S Jackson | 01/01/2023 |
Letter to the Editor. Diversity-related studies in neurosurgery: concerns and suggestions. Journal of neurosurgery. Spine |
LT Holly, WW Ashley, EK Nduom, B Pennicooke, CA Spence, BG Welch | 11/01/2022 |
Neuro-oncology |
BM Ellingson, ER Gerstner, AB Lassman, C Chung, H Colman, PE Cole, D Leung, JE Allen, MS Ahluwalia, J Boxerman, M Brown, J Goldin, E Nduom, I Hassan, MR Gilbert, IK Mellinghoff, M Weller, S Chang, D Arons, C Meehan, W Selig, K Tanner, WK Alfred Yung, M van den Bent, PY Wen, TF Cloughesy | 08/01/2022 |
Neurosurgery |
MM Del Valle, EK Nduom, J Olson, KB Hoang | 06/01/2022 |
Cell reports. Medicine |
LJ Sudmeier, KB Hoang, EK Nduom, A Wieland, SG Neill, MJ Schniederjan, SS Ramalingam, JJ Olson, R Ahmed, WH Hudson | 05/17/2022 |
Scientific reports |
VE Sanchez, JP Lynes, S Walbridge, X Wang, NA Edwards, AK Nwankwo, HP Sur, GA Dominah, A Obungu, N Adamstein, PK Dagur, D Maric, J Munasinghe, JD Heiss, EK Nduom | 04/04/2022 |
Journal of neuro-oncology |
D Grogan, DP Bray, M Cosgrove, A Boucher, A Erwood, DF Linder, P Mendoza, B Morales, G Pradilla, EK Nduom, S Neill, JJ Olson, KB Hoang | 03/01/2022 |
Guidelines for optimal utilization of social media for brain tumor stakeholders. Journal of neurosurgery |
N Hamidi, B Karmur, S Sperrazza, J Alexieva, L Salmi, BE Zacharia, EK Nduom, AA Cohen-Gadol, JT Rutka, A Mansouri | 02/01/2022 |
Neurosurgery |
DP Bray, KB Hoang, EK Nduom, JJ Olson | 02/01/2022 |
Neuro-oncology advances |
MR Dalmage, A Nwankwo, H Sur, E Nduom, S Jackson | 01/01/2022 |
Neuro-oncology advances |
DP Bray, H Saad, JM Douglas, D Grogan, RA Dawoud, J Chow, C Deibert, G Pradilla, EK Nduom, JJ Olson, AM Alawieh, KB Hoang | 01/01/2022 |
Neurosurgery |
AM Khalafallah, M Rakovec, C Bettegowda, CM Jackson, GL Gallia, JD Weingart, M Lim, Y Esquenazi, BE Zacharia, E Goldschmidt, M Ziu, ME Ivan, AS Venteicher, EK Nduom, AN Mamelak, RM Chu, JS Yu, JP Sheehan, BV Nahed, BS Carter, MS Berger, R Sawaya, D Mukherjee | 09/15/2021 |
Neurosurgery |
EK Nduom, MH Gephart, MG Chheda, ML Suva, N Amankulor, JD Battiste, JL Campian, RG Dacey, S Das, PE Fecci, CG Hadjipanayis, KB Hoang, A Jalali, D Orringer, AJ Patel, D Placantonakis, A Rodriguez, I Yang, JS Yu, GJ Zipfel, GP Dunn, EC Leuthardt, AH Kim | 06/15/2021 |
Letter: A Call to Action: Increasing Black Representation in Neurological Surgery. Neurosurgery |
DK Detchou, A Onyewuenyi, V Reddy, A Boyke, N Mbabuike, WW Ashley, EK Nduom | 04/15/2021 |
Why would a black man volunteer for a government-funded science experiment? EClinicalMedicine |
EK Nduom | 03/01/2021 |
Neuro-oncology |
J Balogun, C Haynes, Z Lwin, E Nduom, V Puduvalli, M Venere, G Zadeh | 11/26/2020 |
Brain Tumor Discussions on Twitter (#BTSM): Social Network Analysis. Journal of medical Internet research |
JT Feliciano, L Salmi, C Blotner, A Hayden, EK Nduom, BM Kwan, MS Katz, EB Claus | 10/08/2020 |
Neurosurgery clinics of North America |
EK Nduom, JJ Olson | 10/01/2020 |
Advanced therapeutics |
R Medina, H Wang, V Caisová, J Cui, IH Indig, O Uher, J Ye, A Nwankwo, V Sanchez, T Wu, E Nduom, J Heiss, MR Gilbert, M Terabe, W Ho, J Zenka, K Pacak, Z Zhuang | 09/01/2020 |
Journal of neuro-oncology |
J Lynes, AA Acquaye, H Sur, A Nwankwo, V Sanchez, E Vera, T Wu, B Theeler, TS Armstrong, MR Gilbert, EK Nduom | 08/01/2020 |
Frontiers in oncology |
G Yu, MK Butler, A Abdelmaksoud, Y Pang, YT Su, Z Rae, K Dadkhah, MC Kelly, YK Song, JS Wei, M Terabe, R Atony, K Mentges, BJ Theeler, M Penas-Prado, J Butman, K Camphausen, KA Zaghloul, E Nduom, M Quezado, K Aldape, TS Armstrong, MR Gilbert, JL Gulley, J Khan, J Wu | 01/01/2020 |
Dr. Nduom has received several awards over the course of his career. Recent awards include:
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05/30/2025 |
Exceptional!!! |
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05/29/2025 |
I would definitely recommend this team to anyone experiencing any neurological issues that might require surgery. |
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05/22/2025 |
Awesome care |
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04/10/2025 |
Good |
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03/28/2025 |
Exceptional team. Outstanding listening and examination. |
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02/06/2025 |
Great communication with the Doctor. He did answer all of the questions. |
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02/01/2025 |
Dr. Stentiford is an exceptional listener. He and I have developed a strong relationship and I trust him for thoughtful and thorough advice. |
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01/17/2025 |
I have never had a doctor who communicated better with concern and listened to my input with more care. |
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01/11/2025 |
Doc is great every visits. Caring,patience,and makes me feel free to ask questions. |
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12/31/2024 |
The doctor was great. He had great bedside manners. He was able to answer all my question with confident answers. When he explained the procedure, he did so in great debt. |
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12/07/2024 |
Dr. Nduom and his PA were very good. They were nice and listened to everything. It was like talking to a friend . |
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12/01/2024 |
Dr. Nduom is an excellent Physician. He doesn't rush you, He listens attentively to any concerns that you have. I would highly recommend him. |
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11/03/2024 |
Great interaction and clear explanations |
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10/23/2024 |
Dr. Ndoum is a very caring and knowledgeable physician. He explained the results of my MRI and listened to and answered my questions and concerns. |
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10/19/2024 |
Emory is the best hospital |
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06/17/2024 |
Dr. Nduom asked and then listened intently to my history. He explained the MRI results and care plan in a very clear and easy to understand manner. Dr Nduom was excellent in everyway possible. |
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06/14/2024 |
Dr Nduom has been amazing every step of the way. |
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06/13/2024 |
Very good |
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06/13/2024 |
Dr Nduom is a great Dr! He's always been kind to me. He listens to my concerns and addresses them. He's done 2 brain surgeries for me and I could t have chosen a better Dr. His bedside manner is incredible. I've had 12 surgeries and my other Dr's have been nothing like Dr Nduom. |
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05/04/2024 |
I'm beyond appreciative of the care I received from Dr Ndoum. |
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04/25/2024 |
A very Good experience . |
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03/21/2024 |
I spoke with the doctor over the phone, he spoke about my condition in terms that I understood. He had a very pleasant voice. |
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02/12/2024 |
The support staff is always helpful. Dr. Nduom spends time to help me understand where we are and plan for oing forward |
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01/06/2024 |
Care providers are amazing at Emory. Support staff, eesh, good luck!! |
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01/06/2024 |
Couldn't asked for anything better |
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12/30/2023 |
All good |
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12/30/2023 |
All Good |
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12/02/2023 |
The provider Dr. Nduom is very professional. He calmly listened to my concerns and explained thoroughly everything. I was satisfied. |
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11/08/2023 |
Well worth the money |
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10/27/2023 |
Yes hold very good thank you |
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10/11/2023 |
Dr Nduom was very thorough, discussing my upcoming procedure. He answered every question. I had very patiently and thoroughly. He is a lot of my anxiety and fear surrounding the procedure. I feel very fortunate to have him as my doctor. |
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08/23/2023 |
Quick to understand need and thorough and efficient in response |