Ben Davidson Profile
Ben Davidson

@BenDavidson__

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Neurosurgeon/scientist, Sunnybrook Hospital, University of Toronto

Toronto, Ontario
Joined February 2013
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@DrNirLipsman
Nir Lipsman
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@MattBurkeMD
Matt Burke
3 months
Fantastic to see our article led by @MollicaAdriano @cashmachine15 and co-supervised by myself & Sean Nestor published today in @NatMentHealth Analyses converged on the salience network...a potential new direction for circuit-based therapy of concussion https://t.co/ruMfdpUvUl
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Starlink
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@BenDavidson__
Ben Davidson
3 months
Many more people to thank including Avery Nathens, @leilaharwood and Jaana Leppala
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Ben Davidson
3 months
Finally, Niko Schiff, a luminary in the field of consciousness and neuromod, set the room ablaze with his talk about CL-DBS after TBI, showing tract-specific effects, EEG modulation, and optimism for a phase-2 trial!
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@BenDavidson__
Ben Davidson
3 months
I spoke about how we're incorporating EEG, DTI, and fMRI into how we think about and care for TBI at @Sunnybrook , and some hot-off-the-press results in using FUS to treat disorders of consciousness
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@BenDavidson__
Ben Davidson
3 months
Sdrjan (Serge) Sumarac highlighted work from him, Artur Vetkas @CA1CA2CA3CA4, @lukamneuro on a novel finding, of how stimulation may influence vascular reactivity - opening a whole new line of inquiry in the field.
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@BenDavidson__
Ben Davidson
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Clement Hamani - a personal mentor and friend - showed how he's studying TBI in his basic science lab, and using DBS to rescue memory deficits (and also treating PTSD)
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@BenDavidson__
Ben Davidson
3 months
@DrMDCusimano brought his extensive expertise in TBI, injecting thoughtful questions and and insightful suggestions. @DrTejasSankar elevated discussions in his role as both neurosurgeon and editor of the @JournalCJNS
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Ben Davidson
3 months
A longtime hero of mine - Adrian Owen - presented his incredibly work on uncovering covert consciousness, and some exciting next steps with using FNIRS in acute/subacute settings, and even communicating with overwise unresponsvie patients.
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@BenDavidson__
Ben Davidson
3 months
Nathan Churchill walked us through his and Tom Schweizer's extensive work on resting-state fMRI in TBI, highlighting a global connectivity metric which seems to inversely scale with symptoms.
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@BenDavidson__
Ben Davidson
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@MattBurkeMD highlighted the complex interplay between TBI, PTSD, FND, and the shared neurocircuitry underpinning them, then moving on to presenting exciting result from neurocircuitry-targeted rTMS in post-concussion
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@BenDavidson__
Ben Davidson
3 months
@ManleyTBI got the entire room excited about the future of improving TBI care. He emphasized the importance of moving beyond mild/mod/severe TBI labels, and adopting the CBI-M classification to lean into the complexity of this condition.
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@BenDavidson__
Ben Davidson
3 months
@bradmacintosh wow'ed us with an automated segmentation software he's developing to detect even small hemorrhages, and slight changes in ventricular calibre, to predict evolution of TBI and changes in ICP.
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@BenDavidson__
Ben Davidson
3 months
Next we heard from Francois Mathieu, who showed us all of the innovative ways he's personalizing acute care of TBI patients - including optiziming CPP targets tissue O2 levels.
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@BenDavidson__
Ben Davidson
3 months
The meeting began with a masterful talk by @armaan_km where he shared a new prediction tool for estimating likelihood of returning home after TBI I intend to start using regularly.
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@BenDavidson__
Ben Davidson
3 months
It was a privilege to chair a symposium on TBI and Neuromodulation with the generous support from @GairdnerAwards and @Sunnybrook's Tory Trauma Program, and @DrNirLipsman our division head.
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Armaan Malhotra
3 months
Fantastic TBI symposium organized by @BenDavidson__. Learning about revised TBI classification (CBI-M) from Dr Manley himself! @Sunnybrook @UofTSurgery Exciting covert coma and neuromodulation work in the pipeline for msTBI patients from Drs Owen & Schiff! @GairdnerAwards @UCSF
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@NoahSPhilipMD
Noah S Philip MD
3 months
Out now - a roadmap to develop precision focused ultrasound in psychiatry, with a great team brought together by the @FUSFoundation. Interested in where the field is going? Check this out 👇👇
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brainstimjrnl.com
Transcranial focused ultrasound (FUS) is an emerging neuromodulation modality that enables incisionless, spatially precise targeting of deep brain structures implicated in neuropsychiatric conditio...
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@justinzw
Justin Z. Wang
6 months
The end of an era!!! Celebrating JJ’s retirement after 45 years in the OR. Thanks for the laughs and the tears JJ- a true legend deservingly riding off into the sunset with cowboy boots and all @UHN @UofTNeuroSurge
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@BenDavidson__
Ben Davidson
7 months
I had the chance to speak to Pauline Chan @TOYourHealth9 on @CTVNews about Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus (NPH), and the role of VP Shunting in some instances. Wishing well to @billyjoel!
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ctvnews.ca
Billy Joel’s upcoming tour dates have been canceled as the legendary performer seeks treatment for Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus.
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