I'm very happy to share that David Brandman and I were awarded a gift through the Google Research Scholar program, to support our efforts at the intersection of artificial intelligence and speech restoration medical devices.

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We are currently fourth place for Cushing Bowl! Share the word and support NREF's mission: fundraise.givesmart.com/vf/CUSHING/UCD…

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Academic panel with Prof. Sergey Stavisky UC Davis Neurological Surgery, Virginia de Sa UC San Diego, Karen Moxon UC Davis College of Engineering , Jose Munoz from Kavli Center UC Berkeley , Lee Miller Biological Sciences , and Jon Schofield UC Davis College of Engineering at the California Neurotech Conference organized by Neurotech@Davis.

The Pediatric Neurological Surgery program at UCDavisChildrensHosp has expanded. It can now provide 24/7 neurosurgical care by three fellowship-trained specialist physicians and four specialized advance practice providers (APPs).

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Congratulations to our APP Supervisor, Christine Picinich, on receiving the 2024 Agnes Marshall Walker Foundation Research Grant! Picinich's research aims to evaluate the effectiveness of sphenopalatine ganglion blocks in treating subarachnoid hemorrhage associated headache.

Thrilled to welcome another scientist to our department: Eric Trautmann

An expert in electrophysiology, Dr. Trautmann will join David Brandman and Sergey Stavisky at the UC Davis Neuroprosthetics Lab to continue developing brain recording technology for human use.

We're thrilled to welcome Laura Marcu, Ph.D., to the Department of Neurological Surgery!

Marcu is a world-renowned biomedical engineer with expertise in biophotonic technology. Marcu will continue to expand our research initiatives and direct the NCIBT.

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Two traumatic brain injury (TBI) survivors, Dillon and Mario, became friends when they met at a UC Davis Health patient event in March, where they shared their journeys and reconnected with the medical staff who cared for them.

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Join our team for Walk MS to show support for people with multiple sclerosis (MS). Participate in this annual walk to raise MS awareness and furthering MS research.

Walk MS: Sacramento (April 20) - events.nationalmssociety.org/index.cfm?fuse…
Walk MS: Folsom (April 28) - events.nationalmssociety.org/index.cfm?fuse…

As neurosurgery leaders, our physicians are at the forefront of using technologies for higher quality care. Here, Drs. Palmisciano (Paolo Palmisciano, MD) and Shahlaie are using augmented reality (AR) for a cerebral shunt case.

As TBI Awareness month draws to a close, we are so proud to celebrate the outstanding Care, Community and TBI Recovery UC Davis Health

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To further support TBI Research at UC Davis UC Davis Neurological Surgery give.ucdavis.edu/MNSG/TBIGIFT?a…

Applications for sub-internships are open!

Eligible fourth year visiting medical students can learn more here: health.ucdavis.edu/mdprogram/regi…

Are you interested in completing a sub-internship UC Davis Neurological Surgery ? UC Davis School of Medicine utilizes VSLO to welcome eligible fourth year visiting medical students. Applications are now open!

Join us to explore clinical approaches and research for spinal cord injuries and restoration at our Franklin Wagner Jr. Endowed Lecture and Symposium: Spinal Cord Injury and Restoring Function.

Save the date: September 7, 2024
Location: UC Davis Health, Sacramento

Happy World Neurosurgeons Day UC Davis Neurological Surgery ! The date marks Harvey Cushing’s birthday, born in 1869. He’s considered the father of modern #Neurosurgery due to his many contributions to the field. internationaldays.co/event/world-ne…

We are one of the few programs in the world performing such advanced clinically-oriented research on BCI!
Proud of my program, UC Davis Neurological Surgery

Check out the recent summary video:
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David Brandman
Sergey Stavisky

Join us on May 14th at the 3rd Annual Research Symposium. The event brings together neuroengineering faculty, physician-scientists, clinicians, students, and postdocs to share research results and network. Delighted to have Dr. Maryam Shanechi as keynote speaker!

We are excited to announce that our first Year In Review is now available. This publication reflects the amazing growth and achievements of the department, along with inspiring stories from patients and communities.

📖 Read here: heyzine.com/flip-book/UCDa…