Unbelievably excited and privileged to join the Utah family!! Can’t wait to set foot in SLC.

Thank you so much Integra for this award. DNAse I therapy for nerve injury holds significant promise. Can’t wait to see the results of this study.

Congratulations to Mark Mahan, MD, and PGY-3 resident, Justin Zhang, MD, on receiving an Integra Foundation Peripheral Nerve Research Grant! This $10,000 award will fund their investigation of novel therapeutics for severe nerve injuries.

The NRCDP KPAC program is honestly transformative. Would recommend to anyone interested in a career as a neurosurgeon-scientist @NREFORG @AANSNeuro

Dr. Shervin Rahimpour (2012 K12 Scholar) and Dr. Justin Zhang (PGY-3 KPAC scholar) represented @Uhealth at the NIH NINDS Neurosurgeon Research Career Development Program—a premier K12 initiative for training next-generation neurosurgeon-scientists. @rshervin @justin_k_zhang

The Tanzania Stroke Project team is visiting Muhimbili Orthopaedic Institute in Dar es Salaam. Allie Hardy, Sarah Nguyen, Karol Budohoski, and Dr. Shakeel are joined by the inaugural fellows of the neuroendovascular program, Dr. Brian Minja and Dr. Mwanaabas Sued.

The fastest way to change your life is to change your environment. It's hard to become the best version of yourself when you're surrounded by people who are the worst version of themselves.

CSRS, in partnership with Medtronic, awarded 30 residents and fellows with scholarships to attend the CSRS Annual Meeting. Congratulations to our 2025 scholarship recipients! Photo features 2024 Resident and Fellow Dinner Attendees.

Congratulations to med student Samuel Tenhoeve who received the Distinguished Abstract award for exceptional scholarly achievement at @UofUHealth’s 2025 Medical Student Research Forum!

The future is very bright with this one

👋Hi #MedTwitter! I’m Kathleen and I am excited to be applying #Neurosurgery in #Match2026! 🧠 I am interested in spine, trauma, mentorship and @WomenInNSGY. I enjoy reading @StephenKing 📚, fishing 🎣 , and trivia (future @Jeopardy Champion?🥇). Excited to meet everyone!

I’m so thankful to the CSRS for their generous support of our project on advanced imaging in degenerative cervical spine disease. This funding will help drive innovation in diagnosis and treatment strategies for these patients.

Congrats to @justin_k_zhang and team on landing @NeurosurgeryCNS's cover! Their article "Diffusion MRI Metrics Characterize Postoperative Clinical Outcomes After Surgery for Cervical Spondylotic Myelopathy" is featured this month. Read at: https://t.co/QtyQEARaEs

Excellent start to the first day of the Rocky Mountain meeting #RMNS2024. Invited speaker Dr. Allan Belzberg @HopkinsNsurg convinced us Cushing was more of a peripheral nerve neurosurgeon! Awesome showing by @UofUNeurosurg led by @rgrandhi! @justin_k_zhang @NguyenSarah21

The study examined 37,633 scholarly articles referencing the GCS, systemically demonstrating the wide-spread integration of the GCS across multiple medical specialties. Read the full study at

In honor of the 50thanniversary of the Glasgow Coma Scale, one of our residents, Justin K. Zhang, MD, (@justin_k_zhang) had the incredible opportunity to work with Sir Graham Teasdale, one of the co-developers of the GCS, in evaluating the scale’s far-reaching impact.

A privilege to work with the best in the business.

⏰ Just a week away! Gear up for Part 4 of our WINS MSC Guide to Research on January 25, 2024. Explore the intricacies of planning & executing a clinical research project. 🤓 Registration QR code on flyer – mark your calendars! #ResearchSkills #MedTwitter #WomenInNeurosurgery

Surgical management of a large Tarlov cyst causing spinopelvic instability and pain lead to complete symptom resolution @SLUNeurosurgery @urquiagajf_MD @MatteiTobias @justin_k_zhang @KazimirBagdady @NASSspine @ElsOrthopaedics #orthotwitter

Stud. Strong work

Congrats @justin_k_zhang, @SaadJaveedMD, @JGreenberg_MD, @BenedictBraeden, et al.! Infinitely proud and incredibly lucky to be a member of the team. ⬇️ Check out our newest work + the beautiful cover art + a video featuring the fearless @justin_k_zhang below.