Clementine Affana, MD
@Clemy237
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Neurosurgery Research Assistant 🧠@sunitdaslab. Travel Aficionada. 🌍 WHO Global Surg Fellow
Toronto, Ontario
Joined September 2012
#Canadas 1st #Woman #Neurosurgeon Alumni of @UofTNeuroSurge @uoftmedicine @UofTSurgery Dr. MacRae unwavering dedication to her patients & students #WomensHistoryMonth
Canada's 1st female neurosurgeon in 1981, Dr. MacRae mentored students at @UCalgaryMed since 1982. A pioneer for women in neurosurgery, her legacy inspires future leaders. Let's honor Dr. MacRae's trailblazing spirit this Women's History Month! #WomensHistoryMonth @cgyneurosurg
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Interesting read. AI is still promising and still very present in all fields of medicine and research.
neurosciencenews.com
A new study reveals limitations in the current use of mathematical models for personalized medicine, particularly in schizophrenia treatment.
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📣Attention #Medical #Students Don’t miss out on this great opportunity to learn more about neurosurgery and its subspecialties from @UofTNeuroSurge residents.
Are you a Canadian #MedicalStudent looking for further insights into our #neurosurgery program? Sign up for our interactive virtual electives! ⭐️#Oncology / Scull Base ⭐️Functional / #Epilepsy ⭐️#Vascular ⭐️#Pediatrics ⭐️#Spine ⭐️Trauma https://t.co/Qs27qnWDmW
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All wired after the virtual elective session with @UofTNeuroSurge tonight! Thanks @KarimMithaniMD and Dr Patrick Stedman for keeping us connected to principles of functional nsgy & stereotactic for #epilepsy! #MedTwitter #nsgy @ca_msign
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When you’re asked to localize the lesion in a patient with aphasia, do you suddenly feel speechless? At a loss for words to categorize the type of aphasia? Never fear—here is the decision tree for patients w/aphasia and the associated anatomic correlates Three main questions:
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A cholesterol medication used as a repurposed drug can improve GBM cells response to TMZ. Pretty interesting! Great work by Alyona Ivanovo, Esmond Tse and the rest of the team at @SunnyD_UT Sick Kids lab! @UofT #medtwitter #nsgy #neurooncology #cancer #research
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In vivo and in vitro experiments show that CD47 modulates platelets aggregation and promotes lung cancer dvpt. Further research needed to show its role in immune response. Dr Kelsi Thu @UnityHealthTO @UofT #medtwitter #nsgy #lungcancer #cancer #research
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Kicking off the first ever Cancer Research Symposium at @UnityHealthTO ! New beginnings are always exciting. Dr Ori Rotstein giving the opening remarks and sharing the core values of Unity Health as a pillar of cancer research. #medtwitter #nsgy #neurooncology #cancer #research
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Brain Cancer Therapy: A Neurosurgeon's Radical Discovery | Best Health
besthealthmag.ca
The brain surgeon Gelareh Zadeh discusses a new brain cancer therapy that could buy precious time for terminal patients.
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Such an insightful and invaluable post. Full of life lessons and gems! #selfhelp #lifelessons
I was at a breakfast meeting in Los Angeles not too long ago. Four people around a small table on the outdoor deck of a nice hotel, right on the beach. One of the women brought two boxes of avocado toast from the café. “For us to share,” she said. My first thought was, “How
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One of my strategies with academic papers 👀
Bad system for learning: "I want to learn about Y. So I'm going to go collect a long list of books to read to learn about it." Good system for learning: "I want to learn about X. So I'm creating a project that forces me to learn the necessary parts of X to complete it."
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Facts.
You don’t always get to choose the load, but you can choose how to carry it.
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“Associate with people who are likely to improve you. Welcome those who you are capable of improving.” — Seneca
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Behind every strong person is a story that gave them 2 options: “Sink” or “Swim
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The @Sunnybrook Tim Hortons after hours. At least someone (Tim) is having an early night! #medtwitter #nsgy #latenights
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1/Need help reading spine imaging? I’ve got your back! It’s as easy as ABC! A thread about an easy mnemonic you can use on every single spine study to increase your speed & make sure you never miss a thing!
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1/They say form follows function! Brain MRI anatomy is best understood in terms of both form & function. Here’s a short thread to help you to remember important functional brain anatomy--so you truly can clinically correlate!
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