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The official Twitter feed for the Division of Neurosurgery at The University of Toronto
Toronto, ON
Joined April 2013
Join us today for this year's first Neurosurgery Virtual Electives session for medical students. Led by our neurosurgery residents, these sessions are designed to provide an overview of the neurosurgical subspecialties practiced in Toronto! https://t.co/Qav4XnkefP
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Honoured to host Dr. Andrew Maas at our Neurosurgery Traumatic Brain Injury Symposium at St. Michael’s Hospital. His insightful presentation on TBI was truly inspiring! @UnityHealthTO @UofTNeuroSurge
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Following our keynote, we commend the exceptional contributions from Dr Armaan Malhotra, Dr Tatyana Mollayeva, Dr Benjamin Davidson, Dr François Mathieu, and the entire @UofTNeuroSurge resident team at today's Neurosurgery TBI Symposium. Thank you for a day of profound learning.
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Incredible start to the Traumatic Brain Injury Symposium with keynote address by Professor Andrew Maas and presentation by superstar Senior Neurosurgery Resident @armaan_km! @UofT @UofTSurgery @uoftmedicine
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Unbelievable experience at the Microsurgical neuroanatomy course in São Paulo, Brazil. Surrounded by masters of neuroanatomy and microsurgery. Thanks to @fmusp @UofTNeuroSurge @JamesRutka for the opportunity
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🚀🆕 @AnnalsOpen UpSurge is a learner-led initiative creating pathways to careers in surgery. Since 2022 we’ve: 👩⚕️ Paired 200+ mentees with surgeons 💰 Secured $140K in grants 🌎 Expanded across Canada 🔗 https://t.co/pZMHlhNx1y
@AnnalsofSurgery #MedEd #MedTwitter #Mentorship
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Last official day of my chief rotation @UHN TWH vs my 1st day of residency here! A few more greys, more than a few new wrinkles, and a lot of new faces. Privileged to work with gifted residents, supportive allied health, and generous staff @UofTNeuroSurge @UofTSurgery
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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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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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Great time presenting our trauma research projects and representing @UofTSurgery at the ACS Committee on Trauma Residents' Paper Competition at the Canadian Surgery Forum. Amazing work from fellow residents @VishuKarthik Elliott Yee! @UofTNeuroSurge @CAGS_ACCG @acsTrauma
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A nice story by @UofTIMS covering our recent Nature Neuroscience publication and @LaureenHachem 's journey! https://t.co/Surr8rTqke
@CharlesTator @UofTSpine
ims.utoronto.ca
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Upper Extremity Sensation After Surgery for Degenerative... : Spine https://t.co/DN1iojsQU8 Does sensation return after surgery for DCM? ✅ Thanks to the CSORN investigators & @SpinePhilaPA76 for sharing our work! @spinecanada @UofTNeuroSurge @ihpmeuoft @UofTSurgery
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ated quality of life (HRQoL). Summary of Background Data. Sensory dysfunction is a hallmark feature of DCM. However, prior studies have focused on overall neurological improvement rather than...
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Excited to share work from my PhD published in @NatureNeuro defining a novel mechanism of endogenous stem cell activation which can be harnessed to improve recovery after spinal cord injury. https://t.co/EKg3pEBeBQ Thank you @NatureNeuro @CharlesTator @DrFehlings @DrValiante
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New @NatureNeuro publication from our team defining the molecular mechanisms to activate an endogenous pool of stem cells in the spinal cord. @KBI_UHN @UofTSurgery @UofTNeuroSurge @UofTSpine @UofTIMS
https://t.co/SOrvk7pSny
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Huge congratulations to chief resident @LaureenHachem for receiving the Governor General’s Gold Medal for her work on spinal cord injury! What an amazing accomplishment! @UofTSurgery @UofTIMS @UofTSpine @uoftmedicine @GGCanada @UofT
Congratulations to @LaureenHachem on receiving the prestigious Governor General’s Gold Medal!! A tremendous accomplishment! @UofTSpine @KBI_UHN @UofTIMS @UofTSurgery
https://t.co/2k2NJtiDKF
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Our new special edition on brain tumor immunotherapy is out today in @EditorNeuro, led by world-experts @GavinPDunn @MichaelLimMD. Thanks to authors, peer-reviewers, and editors for the invaluable contributions @gelarehzadeh @FarshadNassiri @OUPAcademic
https://t.co/tqxQRoJIJ4
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We reviewed traumatic spinal cord injury managed at Sickkids. CCJ and polytrauma conferred higher mortality. Most survivors improved by 1 AIS grade 12 months post injury. Thanks to all coauthors! @SickKidsNews @UofTSpine @TheJNS @UofTSurgery @ihpmeuoft
https://t.co/oXaxnypcXO
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Mortality was relatively common after pediatric SCI and was associated with CCJ dissociation or concomitant nonspinal injuries. Among surviving patients who were admitted to the hospital with...
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Very lucky to work with some of the brightest, hardest working, and professional residents anywhere. Proud to welcome Seika, Eddie, Bianka and Sabra to the @UofTNeuroSurge family.
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We are proud to announce that Canada’s first @neuralink implant surgeries have been successfully completed at UHN. This achievement redefines possibilities in treatment for patients with paralysis. Learn more: https://t.co/oLxCFaCSgw
🇨🇦 We just completed two surgeries in Canada—our first procedures outside the United States! This marks an important step towards bringing our technology to more people around the world.
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📢 New research from @PMResearch_UHN reveals that TERT expression—even without mutations—may signal more aggressive #meningiomas than grading suggests. Challenging the current grading system, these findings could reshape how we treat these tumours. 🔗 : https://t.co/fW1DpXkaAk
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