MEDIA COLLECTION
This page brings together articles, interviews, and features that highlight our work and its impact.
"EDI Spotlight: David M. Hasan, MD, MSc"
By Bernadette Gillis | October 29, 2024
David Hasan, MD, MSc, professor of neurosurgery, shares his humanitarian efforts in Gaza.
"Duke neurosurgeon David Hasan speaks on experience after return from war-torn Gaza"
By Aseel Ibrahim | February 20, 2024
On Dec. 23, Professor of Neurosurgery David Hasan traveled over 6,000 miles to the other side of the world...
"Doctor speaks on experience working under bombardment in Gaza"
By ABC News | February 27, 2024
The UN is warning famine is looming in Gaza as humanitarian groups struggle to deliver aid. Dr. David Hasan, a neurosurgery professor at Duke University who worked in Gaza, shares his experience.
"Amid Conflict, Two Doctors, One Palestinian and One Jewish, Find the Humanity in Medicine"
By Susan R. Miller | September 10, 2024
Dr. David Hasan and Dr. Seth Cohen come from different backgrounds. Hasan is Palestinian, Cohen is Jewish. But after the Oct. 7 attack by Hamas in Israel and military response in Gaza by Israel, they both had the same impulse: to help.
"Doctor who visited Gaza reports on what he saw there"
By CNN | March 3, 2024
A doctor based in North Carolina traveled to Gaza to help with the humanitarian crisis. Lynda Kinkade speaks with Dr. David Hasan about his experience.
"The Chilling Testimony of a U.S. Neurosurgeon Who Went to Gaza to Save Lives"
By Netta Ahituv | May 9. 2024
At the end of December 2023, when everyone who was able to flee from the Gaza Strip was doing so, Prof. David Hasan made the reverse journey...
"My body left Gaza but my heart is still there': A neurosurgeon on what he saw in Gaza"
By Jane Clayson and Gabrielle Healy | January 18, 2024
Gaza health officials say some 60,000 people have been injured during the Israel-Hamas war.
International organizations and health care workers in the region stress the profound need for more humanitarian aid as Israel’s bombardment continues.
"'Today they're all dead': The harrowing diary entries of a surgeon in Gaza"
By Christy Somos | January 21, 2024
What compelled Dr David Hasan to take a break from a life of comfort in the US and rush to war-torn Gaza? In an exclusive interview with SBS News, he shares his experiences treating patients in the near-absence of basic medical facilities.
"Duke neurosurgeon David Hasan talks experience volunteering in Gaza at Provost’s Initiative event"
By Aseel Ibrahim | April 17, 2024
Professor of Neurosurgery David Hasan spoke at a Tuesday event about his experience traveling to provide medical supplies and perform surgeries amidst the ongoing Israel-Hamas war...
"Where Small Steps Make a Difference in Middle East Crisis"
By Geoffrey Mock and Eric Fererri | September 17, 2024
Speakers at Provost Forum on Middle East share ideas on student safety, free expression.
"Doctor describes experience of bringing aid to Gaza amid famine"
By CBC News | April 14, 2024
Duke University neurosurgeon Dr. David Hasan talks about his experience of visiting war-torn Gaza to help with the humanitarian crisis.