The Preston Robert Tisch Brain Tumor Center, Duke University Medical Center
Durham, United States
Dr. Katherine B. Peters, MD Ph.D. FAAN is an associate professor of neurology and neurosurgery at the Preston Robert Tisch Brain Tumor Center (PRTBTC) at Duke. Her medical and scientific career started at Stanford University in the Medical Scientist Training Program, where she received an MD and Ph.D. in Cancer Biology. After completing a neurology residency at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and a fellowship in cognitive neurosciences, she joined the PRTBTC as a neuro-oncology fellow. In 2009, she joined the PRTBTC as a faculty member. With a fantastic team of nursing and advanced practice providers, she actively sees and cares for patients with primary brain tumors. Her research interests include supportive care for brain cancer patients, cognitive dysfunction in patients with brain cancer and other malignancies, and physical function and activity in brain cancer patients. While she runs clinical trials to treat primary brain tumors, she is keenly interested in studies that focus on improving health-related quality of life and cognition for patients with brain tumors. In 2019, the PRTBTC designated her as the Director of Supportive Care, thus furthering the PRTBTC and her committee to better the quality of life of primary brain tumors patients. Besides her time devoted to clinical activities and research, she teaches medical school students, residents, fellows, and advanced practice providers. She is the Program Director of our fellowship in neuro-oncology at the PRTBTC. She is a board-certified physician by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology and the United Council of Neurologic Subspecialties for neuro-oncology. In 2018, she was honored as a Fellow for the American Academy of Neurology (AAN) and as one of twelve women in the AAN as “Women Leading in Neurology.”