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            @michaelivanmd
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              Improving lives through #neurosurgery/ Professor & Director of #Skullbasesurgery @UMiamiHealth @jacksonhealth /Director of Research SCCC-BTI/ CEO @TumorNet
              
              Miami, FL
            
            
              
              Joined August 2012
            
            
           đ Big Congrats to Dr. Vratko Himic! He presented our groundbreaking study on potential environmental causes of glioblastoma in Florida at the Congress of Neurological Surgeons in LA. đ§ â¨ Honored to receive the Stache Strong Award for top translational brain cancer research â 
          
                
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             Hey everyone! I'm back from my 90 day follow-up in Miami. My dad came up to visit the weekend before we travelled so we had some good time together last week. I like to be present when I have company, so Iâm not really online at all during visits. I'm still alive and mostly well, 
          
                
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             FUTURES TRADERS: Get 40% off all evals, no activation fees, end-of-day drawdown in our live-market PRO+ accountsâŚand still daily PRO payouts! 
          
                
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             I had my 3-month post-op checkup in Miami, and everything looks great. Shout out to @sstigchelaar, @michaelivanmd, @UMneurosurgery, @UMiamiHealth, and @BuonicontiFund for another wonderful experience. Special thanks to @sstigchelaar for asking me to create this piece of art. I 
          
                
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            #cnsconnects with a friend and colleague @michaelivanmd @UMneurosurgery @TumorSection @CNS_Update #2025cns #cns2025 #LA @NeurosurgeryCNS @IsaacYangMD @UCLANsgy @UCLA_ENT @UCLAHealth @dgsomucla @HarborUCLA @HarborUCLASurg @HarborTrauma
          
          
                
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             Honored to collaborate with @martinphammd @braintumorsurgeon @dr.z_neurosurgery @andrewchanmd cheeragU @neurosurgery_podcast @aansneuro @amr46 @michaelIvanMD @digiorgio_do @alisonedye Excited for the future of #Neurosurgery
            @UCLANsgy #2025CNS #CNS⌠ https://t.co/Mg7ExUfkak 
          
          
                
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             BIG WIN: @Apple just made two major policy changes to protect minors from graphic sexual contentâproof that Big Tech can change when shareholders hold them accountable. After a year of engagement led by @AmericanFamAssc, and supported by @BowyerResearch & @ADFLegal: 1ď¸âŁ iMessage 
          
                
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            @michaelivanmd âs wonderful talk on Using #Connectomics for Optimization of of BCI Placement and Performance @umiamimedicine @UMiamiHealth @ConnectomCircle #cnsconnects @NSTumorSection @CNS_Update #2025cns #cns2025 @IsaacYangMD @UCLANsgy @dgsomucla @Harbor_UCLA @harborsurgery
          
          
                
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             âď¸ Monday morning breakfast in LA at @CNS_Update #CNS2025 Annual Meeting @AANSNeuro Marketing and Communications Committee hard at work to make the 2026 Annual Meeting in San Antonio the best yet @IsaacYangMD @michaelivanmd @martinphammd @CheeragU @JPGK_MD @DrDiGiorgio
          
          
                
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             Words of wisdom tonight from legend Spike Lee.. âPut in the workâ and âIf you love the work you do itâs not workâ. Thanks for the amazing stories! đ @CNS_Update #CNS2025 #2025CNS #neurosurgery #dowhatyoulove #spikelee
          
          
                
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             Connectomics Circle has put together a can't-miss scientific program with an all-star lineup! MONDAY, 10/13 at 6pm @ Grammy Museum - Ray Charles Terrace. Free registration:  https://t.co/pZ5BwLd0Av 
            #2025CNS
            @ARODMDPHD @ShermanMDneuro @IsaacYangMD @DrAlexKhalessi @michaelivanmd
          
          
                
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             Golden Age Mindset I Project Cosmos LIVE (0:00) Panelist Introductions (2:52) Remembering Charlie Kirk (3:59) Honoring Charlie Kirk's Legacy (6:23) Defining a New Golden Age (10:44) Feminism, Gender, and Cultural Renewal (23:15) Civic Art and the Age of Marble (43:14) 
          
                
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             Excited to talk about the neurosurgical clinic of the future today and tomorrow at the CNS meeting with @AVATAR_MEDICAL Join us this afternoon (Sat) or tomorrow (Sun) at the Transforming Neurosurgery through Technology : Innovation Symposium. #cns2025 @CNS_Update #2025cns
          
          
                
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             4 days!! Volume up! If youâre not already signed up for TNT: The Innovations Symposium, do so now! @CNS_Update @CNSResidents @uk_neurosurgery @cvsection @michaelivanmd @chriskellnerMD @visishs @JanKarlBurkhar1 @_AdnanSiddiqui
          
          
                
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             MKR interviews Joshua Philipp from the Epoch Times and CrossRoads, and guest speaker at the 7th Annual Rod of Iron Freedom Festival. 
          
                
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             Amazing work Nick!!!! @BuonicontiFund @UMneurosurgery
          
           Hi everyone! Sorry for the late update. Iâll try to get back to Sundays. TL;DR: !!!!! This was truly a week for the books. I canât remember the last time I put in a solid 8 hour work day and last week I put in 3 in a row. It was one of the most incredible experiences of my life 
            
                
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             At #NYBCI25: â#BCI Trials Today & Tomorrowâ mod @IkeSwetlitz (@business) w/ Drs @tomoxl (@synchroninc), Rapoport (@PrecisionNeuro_), Robinson (@MotifNeuro), Solzbacher (@BlackrockNeuro_), @mtlawton (@BarrowNeuro), @Matt_R_Angle (@Paradromics) & @michaelivanmd (@UMneurosurgery). 
          
                
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             Amazing time at the NY BCI Symposium discussing how to optimize BCI for patients and the future of clinical trials. Excited for whatâs to come in BCI innovation! #NYBCI25 #neurosurgery
          
           đĄMapping the future of #BCI at #NYBCI25! Dr @michaelivanmd (@UMiamiNeuroSurg, @neuralink) explores âUsing Connectomics for Optimization of #BCI Placement & Performance" showing how #brain connectivity guides surgical planning & next-gen #neurotechnology. #Neurotech #Neuro
            
            
                
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             At Omniscient, we're exploring how #connectomics can make #BCI more effective. This week, @michaelivanmd will be presenting on "Using Connectomics for Optimization of BCI Placement and Performance," at the New York BCI Symposium. #NYBCI25 #BrainComputerInterface
          
          
                
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             How does the Carrier Delivery Catheter get the aspiration catheter to the face of the clot in 100% of cases? It's tapered distal segment is optimized for seeking primary vessel with atraumatic navigation. Check out the article here 
          
                
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             Congrats to my amazing colleague @michaelivanmd on his promotion to Professor of Neurosurgery at @univmiami ! Phenomenal surgeon, innovator, researcher, father and friend. Well deserved :) @UMneurosurgery
          
          
                
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