Brian Na, MD PhD
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pediatric & adult neuro-oncologist at @ucsfhospitals @ucsfchildrens via @harvard @drexelmedicine @uh_rbcresidents @ucla | #NF #SWN #AYA
San Francisco, CA
Joined March 2020
Learned so much at the #NF2 Conference co-chaired by my doctoral advisor @MarcoGiovannini - always great to see and hear from @Leia_N_MD & @PlotkinScott, meeting colleagues from around the world. So many ideas for our team back at @NeurosurgUCSF! #EndNF
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Loss of federal funding means fewer experimental treatment options for kids with some cancers. Dr. @WilliamTempleMD tells @KQED that treatments have come a long way since the 1960s: "That improvement is because of clinical trials in pediatric cancer."
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Two mothers of boys with brain cancer made opposite choices — one chased a cure, the other chased joy. Both paths reveal how underfunding leaves families with no good options.
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Congratulations to @UCSFHospitals neurosurgeon Shawn Hervey-Jumper, MD, on receiving the Guha Award from @TumorSection & @NeuroOnc! 🎉 This award recognizes his lab’s research advances in cancer neuroscience and his dedication to mentoring. #2025CNS @CNS_Update
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We’re excited to be in L.A. for #2025CNS! Check out all the incredible work that our faculty, residents, and medical students are doing: https://t.co/r5o8l4c2e5
@ManishKAghi @JohnKYueMD @jakeyoung11 @DorisWangLab @SavastanoLuisMD @EWinklerMDPhD @UCSFHospitals
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👏 @usnews results for Best Children’s Hospitals are in! We’re proud to rank as the best children’s hospital in Northern California again, and Top 10 in the nation for cancer, neonatology and gastroenterology! 🎉 https://t.co/q4ec3egwoB
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UCSF neurosurgeon Shawn Hervey-Jumper, MD, & his colleagues at @umichneuro have developed an intraoperative tool called FastGlioma that uses AI to help neurosurgeons see in real-time where tumor cells have infiltrated brain tissue. https://t.co/VZAfGhvQDq
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💙 On Saturday, families gathered at UCSF for the Pediatric Brain Tumor Center Family Day. It was a day of learning, connection, and community in beautiful San Francisco. We’re so grateful to everyone who joined us. https://t.co/vP84GqHpoW
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Weekend continues with the @ChildrensTumor Bay Area NF Walk and hanging with our colleague and NF-ologist Dr. Green-Murphy from @CareForKids! So much gratitude to our patients and families for their advocacy and entrusting their care to us. #EndNF
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Wonderful Pediatric Brain Tumor Family Day & opportunity to highlight our #AYA program & supportive care services (neuro-cog, survivorship, caregiver programs) w/ our adult neuro-onc team. Grateful for this amazing cross-disciplinary collaboration between the peds/adult programs.
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Just launched: Neuro-Oncology Pediatrics! A new open-access journal dedicated to advancing care & research for children and AYAs with brain & nervous system tumors. Published by Oxford University Press and co-owned by EANO and SNO. https://t.co/ytwF2DrF9w
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We're excited to welcome Maya Graham, MD, PhD, to the team! She specializes in seeing adult patients with brain tumors, and her #glioma research focuses on studying how epigenetics drives tumor initiation in cerebral organoids: https://t.co/1SWnQFHkDd
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Excited to lead a session on #survivorship and #lateeffects for our Pediatric Brain Tumor Program Family Day & discuss our #AYA neuro-oncology program, providing lifelong care for our pediatric patients as they enter into adulthood - see you there!
Families impacted by #braintumors: Join us for a special day of connection, learning & educational activities! RSVP here: https://t.co/xKJJs5uPtg
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A big congratulations to @HerveyJumper on being elected President-Elect of @NeuroOnc! 🎉 He will be the sixth neurosurgeon and fourth @UCSF physician to serve in this role. #UCSFProud @UCSFCancer @UCSFHospitals
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In my first year as a peds neuro-oncologist, I cared for 7 families facing this tough diagnosis - it was so challenging in many ways. There is still so much to do, but today’s milestone is a powerful testament to advocacy and community. I am filled with so much hope. #DIPG #DMG
In a historic milestone, the FDA has granted approval to ONC201 (now named Modeyso™) for the treatment of recurrent H3 K27M-mutant diffuse midline glioma (DMG) — a category that includes diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma (DIPG). Learn more here: https://t.co/UKQJ6E4397
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@SpringWorksTx’ MEK inhibitor, mirdametinib, is now approved in Europe as EZMEKLY! With early support from CTF, this brings new hope to people with NF1-PNs More: https://t.co/3cbKfiBwth
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Wonderful opportunity to share an update on #NF1 at @NeurosurgUCSF Grand Rounds this past Thursday - thank you @ManishKAghi for the invitation to highlight the program and all the amazing specialists across @UCSFHospitals who care for this amazing patient population. #EndNF
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Following the recent publication from Dr. Julie Bennett and Dr. Hawkins in Nature Cancer, SickKids shares this moving story highlighting the importance of this work 🤍 https://t.co/W9oGCcPCJ4
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Research highlights the need for age-specific treatment strategies that consider a tumour’s molecular origin, not just patient age at diagnosis.
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Your voice made an impact: $25M for NF research is included in the House's draft FY26 defense bill via CDMRP. Read more: https://t.co/hAuZ6f3Au2
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Congratulations to Harish Vasudevan @VasuLabUCSF for the @DeptofDefense Synergistic Idea Award "Mapping for the RNA Splicing Landscape of NF1 & Its Impact on Neurofibromin Function Across Tissues" ! https://t.co/wHqps9tTyF
@NeurosurgUCSF @UCSFCancer @CDMRP @ucsf @UCSFHospitals
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Last wk, in 9 short months, the adult #NF clinic saw our 100th patient! Grateful to be part of this team with @5Reddys & @VasuLabUCSF, w/ the unwavering support from @J_deGrootMD & so many others to make this program possible. Grateful to Aaron for sharing his story. #EndNF
Patients with neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF-1) need care that evolves with them. Read Aaron Baum's story to learn how a new adult clinic at @UCSFHospitals is helping patients manage the symptoms of this lifelong genetic condition: https://t.co/zZog2GBNPS
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