'Brain Cancer was supposed to kill me. Instead, it gave me a second life' – my essay in The New York Times today. John Boockvar Glioblastoma Research Organization OurBrainBank American Brain Tumor Association The Sontag Foundation Ivy Brain Tumor Center Brain Tumour Research The Brain Tumour Charity nytimes.com/2024/03/04/wel…

Congratulations to everyone who matched!!  #Match2024 #Neurosurgery Applications for our summer #SubIs are open! Best way to get to know our program is to spend a month with us. We’d love to have you in DC! Email Stefanie Dalgo, [email protected]. #Match2025

We are absolutely thrilled to welcome Alexandra Miner (Alex Miner) from Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine to the George Washington Neurosurgery family!! Going to be an amazing 7 years!! #Match2024 #Neurosurgery GW SMHS GW MFA GWHospital

Presenting our Class of 2024 matches! This year we had a RECORD number of past and current members match into #neurosurgery Congratulations to Alexander Aguirre Alex Miner Gretchen Koller, DO Joanna Tabor Karolina Pellot Bronson Ciavarra #match2024

Medical students prove they can be anything at Match Day celebration! news.vt.edu/articles/2024/…

Congratulations to the incredible members of the WINS Medical Student Committee on their #Neurosurgery matches! 🧠 🎉Your hard work, dedication, & passion have led to this remarkable achievement. Here's to blazing trails & inspiring future generations! 🌟💪 #WomenInNeurosurgery

Great talk today by Alvin Calderon, MD, PhD, FACP at the Virginia Mason Institute x Tribhuvan University (TUTH) international research group meeting on futurist thinking. Very timely with the big upcoming transition to residency. Thanks, Dr. Calderon! criticalriver.com/why-build-to-a…

👏🏻 So proud of my stellar co-applicant and friend Abhi Bhutada presenting his longitudinal research project today at our Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine medical student research symposium. Can’t wait to see you continue this awesome work as a budding functional neurosurgeon Carilion Clinic!

Are you a #neurosurgery resident? Would you like to get involved with #WomenInNeurosurgery? The WINS resident committee application is currently open! Click the link to apply! forms.gle/jzxiGv1bEUJ5X5…

Join us for our GSSA post-match panel on April 29th! Register now: iu.zoom.us/meeting/regist…

Had an unforgettable month in Nepal learning about altitude and wilderness medicine, visiting the Mount Everest base camp emergency room, and meeting some of the amazing doctors in the Khumbu region 🏔️ Himalayan Rescue Association Nepal Wilderness-Medicine

Thank you Dr. Laws for your inspiring talk on the long, rich history of virtuosos in surgery. From our residents to emeritus faculty, your influence on George Washington Neurosurgery is indelible. We strive to care for patients, grow our department, and contribute to the field in your footsteps.

So awesome to visit the Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital (TUTH) #neurosurgery department while in #nepal and learn about the differences and similarities in their practice. Thank you Dr. Mohan Sharma and team for having me! 🧠🌏 #globalneurosurgery

An introduction to Claude Monet:

I had the pleasure of organizing along with maria g castro the first NIH Intramural “What about G34R/V mutated Glioma? Challenges and Opportunities” The day was centered around a rare but aggressive brain tumor that commonly affects adolescents and young adults.

Day 1 in the books for our new resident Alex Miner! Excited for all that the next 7 years holds for you! #Neurosurgery GW SMHS Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine

When pediatric specialists meet with a young patient, they are balancing two visits – one with the parents, who are understandably worried about their child and who have important decisions to make, and another with the child. lnkd.in/eer4YDQM Weill Cornell Medicine NewYork-Presbyterian

Had a great time this weekend at the Society of Neurological Surgeons Intern bootcamp learning about various clinical cases, bedside procedures, and craniotomy skills. By far, my favorite part of the weekend was catching up with old friends from the interview trail and making new ones!

#Neurosurgery applicants for #Match2025! Join us Wednesday night, 9/11 at 7:30 ET, for a Virtual Open House with our amazing residents! We super excited to meet you and share what makes our program so special! CNS Society of Neurological Surgeons #ERAS2025 GW SMHS #MedTwitter APPLY!