
John H. Shin MD, MBA
@JohnHShinMD
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Chief Spine & Peripheral Nerve Surgery @PennNSG @pennmedicine | AANS/CNS Spine Exhibits Chair | NASS Spine Oncology | AO Spine Tumor | JNS Spine Editor
Joined March 2017
I recently joined @PennMedicine as the Head of Spine & Peripheral Nerve Surgery, Director of the Penn Spine Center @PennNSG @PennOrtho. Honored to join this ๐ class university & health system; grateful for the support of our patients, @DanielYoshor , @kevinbmahoney, Scott Levin,
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Excited to share we launched our #augmentedreality spine surgery program @MGHNeurosurg, being first in Boston & New England to offer this for our patients. Driving innovation in patient care, surgical training, education & research. AR visualization is a game changer! @augmedics
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Last night I had the honor of formally being named the inaugural Endowed Chair and Chief of Spine Neurosurgery @MGHNeurosurg. Incredibly grateful to our wonderful donors, @BobCarterMD, Sarah Gaylord, & MGH colleagues, patients for their confidence, trust, & support. Thank you!
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We are thrilled to share news of our new combined neurosurgery complex spine surgery fellowship at the MGH & Brigham. This is the first CAST-approved post-graduate neurosurgery fellowship program in the @MassGenBrigham system. Thnx to our chairs & colleagues for their support!
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I am honored & excited to join the Editorial Board for @TheJNS Spine. Incredibly grateful to the @JNSPG_EIC and colleagues for their confidence and support. Please follow us for great content from the JNS team. Check out the latest issue:
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Future is now! Check out latest @NeurosurgeryCNS #ONSNew #spinetech: Clinical Accuracy, Technical Precision, & Workflow of the First in Human Use of an Augmented-Reality Head-Mounted Display Navigation System for Spine Surgery. @CamiloMolinaMD @CNS_Update
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Thank you @BobCarterMD, @MGHNeurosurg, and @MassGeneralMDs colleagues for your support over the last 12+ years. It has been a honor & privilege to be part of the DNA of this incredible community. Iโm excited to cheer ๐ ongoing growth & elevation of the awesome ๐ spine program
Tonight we celebrated an incredible 12 years on faculty for @JohnHShinMD. An internationally recognized neurosurgeon, John is the inaugural Kingdon-Saylor Chair in spine neurosurgery @MGHNeurosurg & an outstanding educator, mentor, colleague and friend!
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Seems quiet on the outside over the weekend, but within these walls our stellar residents @MGHNSResidency are on fire ๐ฅ taking care of patients with complex spinal disorders on call. @VictoriaEClark @MoHadzipasic @MGHNeurosurg
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Validation of the Benefits of Ambulation Within 8 Hours of Spine Surgery. Published this month @NeurosurgeryCNS @CNS_Update #neurosurgery .
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From skull to sacrum, weekend spine surgery training with our @MGHNeurosurg spine team and @MGHNSResidency in the lab. Training & more training ๐ฆพ. Thanks to our @pnanda810 @ShankarLabMGH for organizing & leading this awesome educational program. @Twilli7 @jvcoumans LFBorges
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Check out the latest spine surgery operative video published this month @NeurosurgeryCNS: Demonstration of Ball Valve Mechanism of Spinal Arachnoid Cyst using Intraoperative Ultrasonography. @eapotts @GoodmanCampbell @CNS_Update #neurosurgery .
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Featured this month @NeurosurgeryCNS, In single-level open lumbar surgery, does TLIF or posterolateral fusion lead to better outcomes? ๐ Editorโs Choice ๐from @BFStephensMD @ScottZuck @CNS_Update #neurosurgery #orthotwitter .
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Featured on the cover now @NeurosurgeryCNS, published #NEUNew: Posterior Vertebral Column Subtraction Osteotomy for Recurrent Tethered Cord Syndrome. Outstanding work from @HopkinsSpineLab @DrNTheodore @BarrowNeuro! Also check out the #NEUFree Commentary.
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Understanding cervical spine pedicle anatomy is critical, especially when placing pedicle screws. Here Roger Hartl et al study โVariation in Cervical Pedicle Morphologyโ in @NeurosurgeryCNS @CNS_Update #neurosurgery #orthotwitter . Operative Neurosurgery
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THRILLED to introduce the 2022-2023 @spinesection media team! Meet the extraordinary leaders & voices behind the scenes posting cases, videos, spine highlights from @AANSNeuro @CNS_Update. Save the date for Miami23! Special thnx to @KhoiThanMD for your leadership. More to come!
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And weโre off @CNS_Update! The @spinesection Scientific Planning Committee gearing up for a great meeting in SF and for Miami 2023! #2022CNS
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We are here in Vegas and underway at Spine Summit! This is my last meeting serving as media chair for the section. Please share all your meeting highlights, pictures with us, tag @spinesection. Iโm passing the torch to @CheeragU who will elevate the team and section even further!
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Congratulations to my ๐ซ research fellow @MassaadElie who presented & defended his @harvardmed masterโs thesis this week. Predictive analytics, #AI, he does it all ๐ฆพ. We had the honor of having Mark Bilsky MD @MSKNeurosurgery join us as discussant/reviewer. So proud of Elie!!๐
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Inspired & impressed by the amazing ๐คฉneurosurgery residents @umichneuro!! Thank you for welcoming me as your Julian T. Hoff MD Visiting Professor. What a wonderful group. Thank you all, for this memorable visit @nickszerlip @RushiSJoshi7 @joseph_linzey @MarkZaki24 @MGHNeurosurg
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Check out this outstanding illustrative deformity correction technique description from Safee, Ames et al @NeurosurgUCSF on the cover @NeurosurgeryCNS: Kickstand Rod With Asymmetric Pedicle Subtraction Osteotomy. #neurosurgery #orthotwitter @CNS_Update .
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Our Mass General series on pedicled omental flaps for complex wound reconstruction for primary spine tumors of the mobile spine & sacrum is now published @TheJNS. This represents a decade+ collaboration among awesome surgical, ortho, & multidisciplinary teams @MGHCancerCenter
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Curious about augmented reality and spine surgery? This thursday I will share insights from @MGHNeurosurg. No pie charts, p-values, or pipettes. This is @virtualspine. #neurosurgery #orthotwitter. Register
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Honored to be the keynote speaker @HopkinsNsurg Grand Rounds today sharing insights on spine tumors and our @MGHNeurosurg spine research program. Grateful for the warm hospitality & invitation from such esteemed colleagues! Wonderful discussion @HopkinsSpineLab @mghneurospine
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Itโs out now! the latest @TheJNS #neurosurgicalfocus issue on spinal cord & spine tumors! Honored to serve as topic co-editor with esteemed colleagues Mark Bilsky, Ziya Gokaslan, Nick Dea, Fabio Ynoe de Moraes. So many great papers - Iโll highlight here
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What a highlight to have our latest on vascularized fibular grafts for spinal tumors featured on the @TheJNS cover this month! Great collaboration with our multiD ortho+neuro team. Proud of this team & dedication/care for these patients. @MGHNeurosurg @MGHNeuroSci #orthotwitter
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โก๏ธEXCITED to share the launch of our new website for @spinesection! Check it out & save the date for ๐ดMIAMI 2023! Thnx to our creative partner @orangeflux on this team effort highlighting Spine Section! @AANSNeuro #neurosurgery. More news coming soon!.
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Our latest is now @NatureComms! From ORโก๏ธlab, we studied potential therapeutic targets at the molecular level using single-cell analysis of tumor cells from the kidney & spine. Go team! @baryawno @SykesLabMGH @ScaddenLab @KharchenkoLab @MGHNeurosurg .
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Great study question! Efficacy and Safety of Subfascial Epidural Drainage after Durotomy in Spine Surgery: this month @NeurosurgeryCNS @CNS_Update #neurosurgery #orthotwitter. Who drains? If yes: gravity? suction? Debate! ๐ฆพ.
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Great fun seeing @MGHNeurosurg ๐ซ residents @FaithCRobertson and @IDavidConnolly spreading their wings today @AANSNeuro #AANS2022! Future leaders @MGHNSResidency
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Featured #ONSNew @CNS_Update @NeurosurgeryCNS: Microsurgical Resection of a Spinal Cord Hemangioblastoma Through an Anterior Cervical Approach: Operative Video. From @ColumbiaNeuro Paul McCormick MD et al. Outstanding work! #spinetumor #neurosurgery
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Dr. Jim Rutka receives the Distinguished Service Award @AANSNeuro @TheJNS. Congratulations @JNSPG_EIC ! #AANS2022
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Great anatomic tips for T1 freehand pedicle screw technique @CAS_Spine published now @NeurosurgeryCNS: Midpoint of C7 Lateral Mass Serves as an Accurate Reference for T1 screws. I use a similar technique allowing T1 to easily line up with cervical screws. @CNS_Update
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We made the cover this month @TheJNS! Led by @kiapoura, great team effort @MGHNeurosurg: Biomechanical analysis of stand-alone lumbar interbody cages versus 360ยฐ constructs: an in vitro and finite element investigation. Thank you @JNSPG_EIC Check it out โก๏ธ
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Highlight of @MGHNeurosurg is training outstanding residents like chief @BryanDChoi already a world expert on brain tumor immunotherapy featured @TIME & more! Tried my best convert to spine surgery (uncle is Dan Riew) last 4 months of rotation but now back to #braintumor #GBM
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Very excited to share our groupโs novel work on prostate spine&bone metastatic cancer published @Cancer_Cell. From OR ๐ฅ to๐ฌlab <years in the making!> so proud of this multiD collaboration with an incredibly talented, driven, inclusive team. Check it out!
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Cervical deformity surgery is demanding in execution & planning. Now @NeurosurgeryCNS, this awesome #NEUFree Editorโs Choice review: Alignment, Classification, Clinical Evaluation, & Treatment for Cervical Deformity from Ames et al #spine #orthotwitter .
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The abstract center for the 2023 Spine Summit @spinesection is now open! Submit your abstracts and check out the available grants & awards on our new site: You can access the official meeting site via:. @AANSNeuro #Neurosurgery
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Published this month @NeurosurgeryCNS: An Appraisal of the Quality of Development & Reporting of Predictive Models in Neurosurgery. Worth checking out when designing & submitting your studies. @syedikhalid @ElieMassaadMD @PennNSG @CNS_Update @kiapoura .
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Check out this monthโs Editorโs Choice @NeurosurgeryCNS: Characteristics of Sagittal Spinopelvic Alignment Changes after Lumbar Decompression. #neurosurgery @CNS_Update
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Rory Goodwin @DukeSpine @Dukeneurosurg gives a tour de force talk on molecular markers and genomics in spine oncology @spinesection
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Amazing fellowship at the Spine Oncology Resident Course hosted by @ChakravarthyMD @icotecmed @joshuapalmermd at @NeurosurgeryOSU. Great to see so many engaged in the lab esp our @PennNSG @MGHNeurosurg residents. ๐ @ChakravarthyMD for leading an outstanding educational program
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It was a blast serving as Media Chair for the @spinesection. Looking forward to welcoming all our neurosurgery & orthopedic colleagues, exhibitors, industry partners as the Exhibits Chair for Spine Summit 2025. Feb 20-23 in Tampa. Chair: @thejuansuribe . It will be the spine
2025 Chair: @thejuansuribe .2026 Chair-elect: Erica Bisson MD.Scientific Program Chair: @DeanChouMD .Co-Scientific Program Chair: Lawrence G. Lenke, MD .Secretary: @ZackRayLab .Treasurer: @CAS_Spine .Exhibits Chair: @JohnHShinMD .Media Chair: @CheeragU.
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Dr. Theresa Williamson @MGHNeurosurg spine surgery colleague presents complex spine surgery cases using augmented reality in the exhibit hall @AANSNeuro #AANS2022 ๐๐
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Awesome visit to @NeurosurgeryNM for #neurosurgery grand rounds, meeting wonderful residents & colleagues in โmy kind of town.โ Thank you @maciejlesniakmd, JP Wolinsky, @NaderDahdaleh for your warm hospitality and invitation. (even got in a quick visit to @KelloggSchool !)
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Check out this issue #ONSNew @NeurosurgeryCNS:Multilevel Pedicle Subtraction Osteotomy for Severe Rigid Adult Spinal Deformities from Chris Ames, D Lau, V Deviren @NeurosurgUCSF. Awesome read! โก๏ธcases, illustrations, surgical pearls #scoliosis @CNS_Update
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So proud of our ๐ซ #Harvard students @juliabduvall & Grant Rigney presenting on the podium @CNS_Update! Their 1st meeting! Each led & presented our teamโs spine tumor work selected as top abstracts @spinesection session ๐คฉ We missed you @ElieMassaadMD! @MGHNeurosurg @harvardmed
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โก๏ธEXCITEDโก๏ธto have our latest on machine learning applications for spine surgery imaging on the cover @NeurosurgeryCNS this month. @CNS_Update. Strong team effort @MGHNeurosurg @MGHNeuroSci . Thank you Editor-in-Chief!.
#NEUNewIssue The April issue of Neurosurgery is here! The latest in #MedicineandLawReviewSeries on the Legal and Socioeconomic Considerations in #Spine #Telemedicine, a Review on Machine Learning Application in the Treatment of #Spine Disorders, & more!
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Incredible work from @CamiloMolinaMD @WashUNeurosurg, WashU ortho et al, published in this monthโs @NeurosurgeryCNS: Rapid Implementation of a 3D Printed Patient Specific Sacral Implant. Check it out!. @DKondziolkaCNS @CNS_Update .
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Our ๐ซ @MGHNeurosurg resident @MyronRolle kicks off Spine Summit 2023 @spinesection with an inspirational message on his journey from @NFL to neurosurgery. Coaching, mentorship, leadership. 2% ๐ฆพ โhow to lose, failโ @AANSNeuro @kanter_adam
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More data on vanc powder published @NeurosurgeryCNS. Interim analysis from the randomized clinical trial (VANCO): Negligible Systemic Uptake of Suprafascial Vancomycin Powder Following Instrumented Posterior Spinal Fusion. @CNS_Update @spinesection #spine
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Heading to DC for @CNS_Update? Check out the awesome spine content and donโt miss the @spinesection sessions on Monday and Tuesday. Here is an overview of the spine program. #neurosurgery #spine.
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Check out the latest #spine video in @NeurosurgeryCNS from @WCMCBrainSpine: MIS Intradural Tumor Resection with Augmented Reality. Outstanding illustrative application of tech in the neurosurgery OR. @CNS_Update
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The Executive Committee of the AANS/CNS @spinesection welcomes our attendees to Spine Summit 25! ๐2025 meeting leadership: @thejuansuribe @DeanChouMD @ZackRayLab, ๐2026: Erica Bisson, Laura Snyder. Check out the latest tech in the Exhibit Hall @alisonedye
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Our MGH spine team, together for fellowship, mentorship & great times in Vegas @spinesection with students & residents @Twilli7 @FaithCRobertson @IDavidConnolly @juliabduvall @RohaidAliMD, Jane Kim, Emmy Deur. Excited to see their talks this week! So proud ๐ฆพ @MGHNeurosurg
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โก๏ธWe had a record shattering number of abstracts for @spinesection Spine Summit 2024 ๐ฅ Thanks to everyone who submitted their work for Vegas 2024. Weโre excited to welcome everyone in February. Registration is now open:.
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What in the ๐ @BenElderMD !?! ๐ฒThose arenโt nerves, itโs a ๐ชฅ โ๏ธToothbrush Oropharyngeal Impalement in the Spinal Canal โ๏ธfeatured this month @NeurosurgeryCNS @CNS_Update. Check it out! #neurosurgery .
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This is a reflection of the dedication, conviction, & perseverance of the students, trainees, and research fellows who have fueled our research efforts @MGHNeurosurg over the years. Proud of their efforts considering where we started! @ElieMassaadMD @juliabduvall @kiapoura
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Honor your mentor! What a pleasure to have @DrFadyCharbel from alma mater UIC visit @MGHNeurosurg for Grand Rounds in the Ether Dome, sharing his journey in cerebrovascular #neurosurgery. Thnx to colleague Chris Stapleton for organizing and welcoming Dr. C to Boston! @jvcoumans
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Thanks everyone who joined us tonite @virtualspine! Great insignts from @WendeNGibbs and Todd Albert @HSSProfEd. 300+ tuned in tonite. Monday morning weโre honored to have Ed Benzel @CleSpineReview #neurosurgery #orthopedics #spinesurgery.
Fascinating presentation by Todd Albert from Hospital for Special Surgery in NY - we exceeded capacity, so for those who couldn't get in watch for the video on - coming soon! .@virtualspine #virtualspine #orthopedics #neurosurgery #spine #neurorad
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Awesome story and inspiration. Proud of JJ and our own neurosurgery resident @MyronRolle of @mghneurosurg. Making an impact on lives outside of the OR
๐๐๐. @JJWatt is the 2017 Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year, presented by @nationwide! #WPMOY #NFLHonors
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Our Mass General spine team representing in Vegas for Spine Summit 2024! Theresa Williamson @Twilli7 , APPs Kathleen Lavoie, Julia Bireley @MGHNeurosurg . @spinesection
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Cost-Utility Analysis: Robotic-Assisted vs Nonrobotic-Assisted Minimally Invasive TLIF published this month. Pros? Cons? @NeurosurgeryCNS @CNS_Update
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๐ถ๏ธ Check this out from @HopkinsNsurg: S2 Alar-Iliac Screw Placement Using Augmented Reality. Iโve also found this very helpful for S2AI screws! ๐๐ The latest published @NeurosurgeryCNS @CNS_Update #neurosurgery #augmentedreality .
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Does fusion actually take place with these cages? Published now @NeurosurgeryCNS by Riew et al: Poor Fusion Rates Following Cervical Corpectomy With an Expandable Cage: Minimum 2-Year Radiographic and Clinical Outcomes. #spinesurgery
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Editorโs choice & #free in this monthโs @NeurosurgeryCNS: Effectiveness of Surgical Decompression in Patients With Cervical Myelopathy: Results of the Canadian Prospective Multicenter Study. See more great #spine content like this next week @CNS_Update!
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Can machine learning help with spine surgery referrals? @NIHFunding study from @UCLANsgy published now #NEUNew @NeurosurgeryCNS explores: Predicting Spinal Surgery Candidacy From Imaging Data Using Machine Learning. Strong work! #AI #radiology @CNS_Update
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๐ at the latest surgical video feautured in @NeurosurgeryCNS from @MGalganoMD: Surgical Correction of a Double Major Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis. Excellent description and illustrated technique. @CNS_Update #neurosurgery #orthotwitter #scoliosis .
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Cervical pedicle screws are great esp for revision, deformity, and tumor surgery. Operative Neurosurgery #SoMe highlight from @BarrowNeuro @NeurosurgeryCNS: Subaxial Cervical Pedicle Screw Placement With Direct Visualization: 2D Video. @CNS_Update.
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Honored and thrilled to be on team @PennNSG @PennMedicine!.
Meet our new Director of the Penn Spine Center and Division Head of Spine and Peripheral Nerve at Penn Medicine, @JohnHShinMD!
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The @PennNSG mission: producing the best neurosurgeons. @DanielYoshor welcomes our resident applicants during our sunrise surgical case conference. Spine case discussion led by our Pennsylvania Hospital chief resident Connor Wathen and spine fellow Yohannes Ghenbot. ๐ at the #s
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Great seeing colleagues @CNS_Update #2022CNS. The @spinesection Executive Committee is underway - planning for all things spine now and 2023 Miami. #neurosurgery
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Great fellowship and all ๐ with our amazing @PennNSG spine team of residents, fellows, and APPs @spinesection Spine Summit 2025.@AANSNeuro @CNS_Update @PennMedicine @Ghenbot_MD @JohnDArenaMD @brendanjudymd @marceldagli
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Iโm excited to represent @spinesection on the @NeurosurgeryCNS Social Media Board. Starting July, Iโll highlight featured spine articles weekly from these #neurosurgery journals. Follow/tag us and get the word out on your papers and keep up with the latest in spine! @CNS_Update.
We are pleased to announce that the 2019 Impact Factors for Neurosurgery and Operative Neurosurgery have risen to 4.853 and 1.886 respectively! (Web of Science Group, 2020). We thank our authors, reviewers, and readers for contributing to the continued success of the journals!
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Our latest work in @NeurosurgeryCNS studies the impact of modern #cancer therapies on survival after surgery for spine metastases. Proud of the collaborative effort of our @MGHCancerCenter multiD spine research & clinical team @MGHNeurosurg @MGHNeuroSci
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Hey @virtualspine what is your strategy here in a severely myelopathic patient? Posterior? Anterior? Combined? C2-7 SVA normal. Join us thursday for cases like this and more. #spine
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Fantastic complex craniovertebral deformity case presentation and didactic by @NaderDahdaleh of @NeurosurgeryNM today @virtualspine conference. Great insights from cervical spine thought leader #neurosurgery #orthopedics Sign up at and join us every week
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Who uses tethers for PJK prevention? Check out these rates, featured now @NeurosurgeryCNS: Posterior Polyethylene Tethers Reduce Occurrence of Proximal Junctional Kyphosis After Surgery for Adult Spinal Deformity. @CNS_Update #spinesurgery #orthotwitter
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๐พ๐ @juliabduvall, a phenom @harvardmed student on our spine research team who with @ElieMassaadMD et al. led our latest study on the implication of breast cancer molecular status on outcomes after spine surgery for breast cancer metastases @NeurosurgeryCNS @MGHNeurosurg ๐ ๐.
Iโm grateful for the amazing team that enabled me to go from an idea to a publication! Throughout this journey, Iโve gained skills Iโll carry for a lifetime. Hopefully this is the first of many @NeurosurgeryCNS @mghneurosurgery @harvardmed @CNS_Update.
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Patients May Return to Work Sooner After Laminoplasty. Outcomes from the Cervical Spondylotic Myelopathy Surgical Trial. Published this month @NeurosurgeryCNS. Led by @stephenpmiranda @PennNSG @MountSinaiNeuro @GhogawalaZo ๐. @CNS_Update @DKondziolkaCNS .
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Our teamโs latest study is now out @TheJNS. We investigated the biomechanical impact of rod diameters in posterior cervical fusion constructs. Led by @kiapoura, great insights, even more ? for future study. @MGHNeurosurg #neurosurgery #orthotwitter .
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Go team: shout out to ๐ซ @AElsamadicyMD for leading our latest published now @TheJNS: Hospital Frailty Risk Score and healthcare resource utilization after surgery for metastatic spinal tumors. We have more work to do on frailty. #neurosurgery
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Thank you @JamesRutka for highlighting our review on fine element analysis of the spine published now @TheJNS! Led by fantastic collaborators Marjorie Wang, @kiapoura, @ElieMassaadMD, Narayan Yoganandan. #neurosurgery #orthotwitter
Now, finite element analysis of the spine explained in this outstanding review by Marjorie Wang and colleagues in before print publication in @TheJNS #cervical #spinesurgery
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Residency graduation day @MGHNeurosurg today. Congratulations to Christopher Alvarez-Breckenridge MD PhD ! Christopher is heading to @MDABrainSpine to pursue fellowship training in spine oncology ๐ฆพ with colleagues Larry Rhines and Claudio Tatsui. So proud of this rising โญ๏ธ!
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Special thanks to Dr. Jim Harrop @TJUHNeurosurg and @DrZygourakis @TopNeuroDocs for joining us tonite @virtualspine ! Another great session of complex spine cases and surgical reconstruction techniques. Thnx everyone who joined ! #neurosurgery #orthopedics #MedTwitter
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Amazing time of fellowship and enrichment at this yearโs record breaking @spinesection Spine Summit 2023! I am so proud of members of our @MGHNeurosurg SPINE team who could break away and represent our group - present and lead out!
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Published now @NeurosurgeryCNS #NEUNew: Mild & Severe Obesity Reduce the Effectiveness of Lumbar Fusions: 1-Year Patient-Reported Outcomes in 8171 Patients <even without complications!> @CNS_Update #spinetwitter
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Check out this great anatomic study: Clinical Anatomy of the Sacral Nerve Roots and Its Relevance to Reconstruction after Sacrectomy. Published now @NeurosurgeryCNS @CNS_Update @DKondziolkaCNS ๐๐.
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Editorโs choice this month @NeurosurgeryCNS! Surgery Decreases Nonunion, Myelopathy, and Mortality for Traumatic Odontoid Fractures. @DKondziolkaCNS @CNS_Update Latest from @NaderDahdaleh @NeurosurgeryNM @Najibeltecle .
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Latest on ๐ค from @DukeSpine @abdelbarrspine now published @NeurosurgeryCNS #ONSFree: Robotic-Assisted Trajectory Into Kambin's Triangle During Percutaneous TLIF - Series Investigating Safety and Efficacy. Check it out! . @CNS_Update @spinesection .
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How do we decide to operate when survival prediction models for spine metastases are inaccurate? Decide based on quality of life or survival? Should Patients With Short Life Expectancy Be Denied Surgery? Check out this study @NeurosurgeryCNS @CNS_Update
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Itโs a wrap! Thanks to our attendees, industry partners, section leadership, @AANSNeuro for making this a record-breaking event. As chair of media, it was a thrill highlighting your stories. Thnx @kanter_adam, @thejuansuribe, @CAS_Spine, Scott Meyer, @JOTooleMD, SPC, EC teams!
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Operative Neurosurgery highlight @NeurosurgeryCNS from @BarrowNeuro: Prone Single-Position Lateral Lumbar Interbody Fusion With Posterior Decompression & Pedicle Screw Fixation for the Treatment of Grade II Spondylolisthesis: Operative Video. @CNS_Update
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So proud of our research team! @ShankarLabMGH & ๐ซ neurosurgery resident @MoHadzipasic awarded a basic science research grant @NASSspine for innovative work on molecular mechanisms of spine disorders. Canโt wait to show our work at future meetings. Thank you NASS for the support!
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Great #neurosurgery resource for students and trainees @BrainSpineGroup @virtualspine #spinetwitter.
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Thank you President @WendeNGibbs for inviting me to give a keynote talk on spine oncology at this yearโs @The_ASSR. What an amazing meeting! Pictured here with @MGalganoMD after our spine tumor board with @MajidKhan_spine @JackASSR23 @Physiologyguy ๐๐ Wende!
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Check out this this technique published this month @NeurosurgeryCNS: Posterior Nerve-Sparing Lumbar Corpectomy With Cage Reconstruction. Anterior or posterior? Great description with pearls & insights from @MGalganoMD @CNS_Update #neurosurgery .
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Amazing kickstart to the new year @KelloggSchool, starting my journey towards an Executive MBA. Inspired by my extraordinary classmates <leaders from around the world & 20 industries> all stepping out of our comfort zones. This is going to be awesome! #lowegohighimpact
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