NRMP 2021 reports that the P for matching in neurosurgery for an IMG is 0.14 while that for a US grad is 0.73 But it does not report … The conditional P that if the IMG is hardworking, hungry & humble, the P is actually 1. Keep at it and you’ll get there Yours, 2004 IMG

Outcomes of surgical resection and vagus nerve stimulation in patients with medically refractory epilepsy and glutamic acid decarboxylase 65 antibody positivity doi.org/10.1111/epi.18… #epilepsy #ilae #epilepsysurgery #autoimmunity #VNS ILAE @epilepsiajourn Wiley Neuro

Another casual day in the ICU/CCU👩🏻‍⚕️

Liquid biopsy for CNS lymphoma. Neurosurgeons are often asked to provide tissue biopsy but the varied presentation and imaging in CNS lymphoma can take time to come to biopsy. Direct CSF genotyping, as developed in the Shankar Lab MGH MGH Neurosurgery can shrink the time to

Sunday by the beach🌞🌊💆🏻‍♀️

Resistance training 🏋🏻 + kickboxing 🥊 + good mind-muscle connection 🧠 (the major 🔑!!) + adequate protein intake 🥩 + balance ⚖️ = the recipe for building mental & physical strength with great results 🚀💪

#NeurosurgeryAwarenessMonth: We are proud to recognize #AANS Secretary Aviva Abosch, MD, PhD, FAANS, Board Member Stacey Quintero Wolfe, MD, FAANS & Women In Neurosurgery (WINS) Section Chair Maryam Rahman, MD, FAANS for their outstanding contributions to #neurosurgery, highlighted in

In a man with impaired speech from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, an intracortical speech neuroprosthesis achieved more than 97% accuracy in decoding his intended speech and making it audible in his natural voice. Read the full results: nej.md/3yBmrWC

Last month of internal medicine rotation forever

Just in: the Abstract & Poster of our review on the current state of #mAbs for #DIPG 🧠 An overview on the clinical trials & pre-clinical studies conducted for 14 mAbs targeting various molecular targets on tumor & T cells Presented at #BNOS2024 🇬🇧 researchgate.net/publication/38…

During #NeurosurgeryAwarenessMonth, we’re excited to congratulate @DukeNeurosurg and Johns Hopkins Neurosurgery for their work on the newly FDA-approved brain tumor drug, marking a significant step forward in the fight against #braintumors and showcasing that #neurosurgery is more than just

We are honored that the IWA is presenting Lurie Children's Chief of #Neurosurgery Sandi Lam, MD, MBA, with the 2024 Woman Extraordinaire Award. This annual award honors extraordinary women with ties to #Chicago whose international #humanitarian efforts have advanced the

Two recent phase 1 trials hint that bivalent #CARTcell therapies could overcome persistent barriers in the treatment of #glioblastoma, according to a new Focus. scim.ag/8e9 Joshua Bernstock E. Antonio Chiocca, MD, PhD, FAANS Brigham and Women's Neurosurgery

Pre-call selfie ritual

Out today in Cancer Cell, Meeki Lad, MPH from my lab shows that skull bone marrow contributes "hybrid neutrophils" to GBM with antigen-presenting capacity allowing an anti-tumoral response. Intracalvarial AMD3100 releases these cells and prolongs survival! sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

Just some #spine things ✍️

Favorite way to disconnect and have some time-off for mind detox 🧠✍️ Photo inspiration: tandem clipping with overstacked closing clip from the Seven Aneurysms book by Michael T. Lawton, MD #Neurosurgery #Aneurysm #Drawing