Jackie MacDonell
@JacMacDonell
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PGY 5 @UNCneurosurgery | Wife | Husky Mom | Biologic Mom | Foster Mom | 3rd Generation Cuban Immigrant | Disney Fanatic | Spearfishermen | Retired Runner
Chapel Hill, NC
Joined March 2020
šPediatric NPĀ Kristi HildebrandĀ @kristihil represented #UNCNeurosurgery at the ISPN Conference in Lyon, France ā sharing research on pediatric firearm safety and rare neurological conditions, advancing global collaboration and advocacy. š«š·#ISPN2025 #UNCNeurosurgery #NeuroFuture
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š Congrats to Dr. @JuliePilitsis, our 2025 WIMS Torchbearer! This award honors her leadership in neurosurgery & her role in paving the way for future women in medicine & science. #WIMS2025 #WomenInMedicine #Neurosurgery
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Congratulations to Dr. Cheerag Upadhyaya, Dr. Matthew Ewend, Dr. Michael Galgano & Dr. Edward Yap on being named to the Castle Connolly Top Doctors list! Thank you for your dedication to advancing care & improving outcomes for patients. #TopDoctors #CastleConnolly
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Grateful to be part of @UNC_Healthās Outset Programābringing high school students from across the country for an immersive look at medicine. I had the chance to teach students exploring neurosurgery, share my journey, and lead a hands-on skills lab. The future is bright! š§ š¬š©āāļø
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Big win for the children of North Carolina! So proud of this collaboration. #NCChildrens
North Carolina Childrenās has found its new home! š” In partnership with @dukehealth, weāre bringing world-class childrenās care to North Carolina, opening in the early 2030s. ā¤ļø To learn more, please visit: https://t.co/Ky8iQaHtDV
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š£š Meet Dr. @JuliePilitsis! She is pushing the boundaries in neuromodulation and academic medicine. Dr. Pilitsis is shaping the future of neurosurgery and weāre so proud to have her at @UAZNeurosurgery! š Read more about Dr. Pilitsis: https://t.co/Bwwj7AeHfA
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Hereās to new beginnings. Congratulations to Dr. Morgan Spurgas & Dr. Andrew Rock on completing their 7 yrs of neurosurgical training. Dr. Rock begins a skull base fellowship in Arkansas. Dr. Spurgas heads to Pensacola, FL as a spine attending. Go make us even more proud!š
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Great night of celebrating our two outstanding graduating chiefs! I look forward to savoring your future accomplishments! Good luck as you begin the next phase of your careers. @kchamberlinmd @AndrewAbumoussa @UNCneurosurgery @TarheelToughies
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š¦ June Member Spotlight: Dr. @TessaHarland PGY-6 neurosurgery resident at Albany Med, focused on SCS, DBS & ML for pain outcomes. Inspired by her brotherās journey w/ Touretteās, sheās driven to restore function & quality of life. šš©ŗ Co-chair of NANS-RFS | ASSFN podcast host
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Superstar @TessaHarland, with great mentorship from @JuliePilitsis
š¦ June Member Spotlight: Dr. @TessaHarland PGY-6 neurosurgery resident at Albany Med, focused on SCS, DBS & ML for pain outcomes. Inspired by her brotherās journey w/ Touretteās, sheās driven to restore function & quality of life. šš©ŗ Co-chair of NANS-RFS | ASSFN podcast host
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Incredible team effort from our @UNCneurosurgery residents & @UNC medical students, who have collectively pushed so many of our projects to the finish line. This recognition wouldnāt possible without their commitment to research & education. @UNC_Health_Care
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We're proud to share that Drs. Krishna & Galgano have been named 2025 Neurosurgery Research All-Stars by @AvantgardeHlth Dr. Krishna ranks in the top 1% and Dr. Galgano in the top 4ā5%, for their outstanding neurosurgery research. @MGalganoMD
#ResearchAllstars #Healthcare
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Appreciate the recognition from @CNS_Update & all the opportunities Iāve been given to contribute to spine education over the last few years! @spinesection
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Learn more about one of our Member Spotlights from the latest CNSQ! @MGalganoMD joined the CNS in 2019 and is interested in capturing surgical videos for educational content on CNS Nexus and other platforms. "The CNS has been an incredible resource throughout my all of my years
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Thank you @JuliePilitsis for moving the field forward with a cutting-edge presentation at the #AANS2025 Scientific Annual Meeting in Boston! š¤ Dr. Pilitsis expands on the innovations of machine learning and pain measures in #Neurosurgery. #PainResearch #WomenInMedicine
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Back in Texas now, but was nice to see some of UT San Antonio representing at the @AANSNeuro @WomenInNSGY reception in Boston this weekend! #AANS2025 #WINS #Neurosurgery #medicalstudent #residency
@UTHealthNeuro @UthsaNsurgRes See yāall in San Antonio for AANS 2026 š§
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Proud of our @UNCneurosurgery residents @BoyiLi8 & Mitch Rock for earning an abstract acceptance at #AANS2025. Interesting case of a rare dorsal pial AVF leading to a spontaneous spinal SDH / SAH. @AANSNeuro
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@OU_Neurosurgery welcomed our visiting professor, Dr. Roberto Heros, from @UMneurosurgery and @JacksonHealth. We are so happy to spend some time with Dr. Heros - a giant in neurosurgery. In exchange, Dr. Heros leaves with cowboy boots and a little bit of Oklahoma in his heart.
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Welcome to our newest members of the @UNCneurosurgery squad! We are all so excited to have you and canāt wait for you to join us in Chapel Hill! šš
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Welcome to UNC! I look forward to working with you in the surgical skills lab.
Congratulations to our new @UNC_Health_Care #NeurosurgeryResidents! #MatchDay #MatchDay2025 @UNC_SOM
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Congratulations to our new @UNC_Health_Care #NeurosurgeryResidents! #MatchDay #MatchDay2025 @UNC_SOM
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Happy Match Day! We are thrilled to welcome Drs. Guan Li, Julie Necarsulmer, and Kyle Zappi to the #UCSDNeuroSurg team! We look forward to their continued success and future contributions to neurosurgery. #Match2025
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