Peter Fecci

Peter Edward Fecci is an American neurosurgeon, professor and researcher. He is an Associate Professor of Neurosurgery, Pathology and Immunology at Duke University School of Medicine. He also serves as Director of the Duke Center for Brain and Spine Metastasis, Director of the Brain Tumor Immunotherapy Program, Residency Program Director, and Associate Deputy Director of the Preston Robert Tisch Brain Tumor Center at Duke.

Fecci's research centers around brain tumor immunology and immunotherapy, and T cell dysfunction in glioblastoma and other intracranial cancers. Some of his research has dealt with clinical trial design for primary and metastatic brain tumors, immunotherapeutic targeting of pituitary tumors, laser-induced interstitial thermal therapy (LITT), and novel nanotechnologies. He has published over 60 articles in scientific journals, and currently holds two active patents. In his practice as a neurosurgeon, he focuses on both primary and metastatic intracranial brain tumors.

Fecci received the Sontag Distinguished Scientist Award in 2015, the Prince Mahidol Youth Mentor Award from the Prince Mahidol Award Foundation in 2016, the Duke Health Scholars Award in 2016, and was a National Institutes of Health visiting scholar in 2017. Provided by Wikipedia