What a thrill it was spending time with Dr. Lawton Michael T. Lawton, MD this week. Thank you for imparting some of your wisdom on us Calgary Neurosurgery Residents residents. #GoBig

Fantastic time at University of Calgary as Visiting Professor meeting the residents and outstanding faculty - Raj Midha, Alim Mitha, John Wong, Garnett Sunderland, etc. Fantastic, except for the -28 degree cold.

5 yrs ago today I had a moderate stroke from a vertebral artery tear caused by a chiropractic neck adjustment. After 6 days in hospital, I couldn’t drive for a month and needed a walker and cane. I’m grateful each day for my recovery. Don’t let anyone touch your neck friends. ❤️

Sundown.

2023 Guideline for the Management of Patients With Aneurysmal Subarachnoid Hemorrhage: A Guideline From the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/ST… American Heart Association American_Stroke AHA Science Brian Hoh, MD, MBA Neha Dangayach MD MSCR FAAN FCCP FCCM FNCS Colin Derdeyn

I have accepted a position as an academic functional neurosurgeon in Vancouver UBC Medicine Vancouver Coastal Health. I am very grateful for the clinical training DCNS Calgary University of Toronto Neurosurgery and for the support from all my mentors and family throughout the years.

Similar plans for sabbatical/year off from Dr. Rajiv Midha and Doc Rivers. Doc is visiting various successful football and basketball coaches, Dr. Midha is visiting international peripheral nerve masters. This is the way Neurosurgery Podcast #Neurosurgery

Dr. Garnette Sutherland received an honorary Doctorate from the University of Western Ontario for his pioneering work on project Neuroarm- an intraoperative robotics platform for brain surgery. Congratulations Dr. Sutherland!!

This one is staying on the wall for a while. What an album @JasonIsbell and band. Might be your best yet!! #Weathervanes

Turns out relying on a private mercenary group made up of convicted criminals as a supplement to government armed forces can backfire. Who would have guessed….

The neurosurgical community lost one of its greats yesterday with the passing of Juha Hernesniemi. Juha would always say, “you cannot just talk the talk; you have to walk the walk.” He believed that we must judge surgeons not by the style of their lectures but by the elegance of

Training wheels are off🥳! Thnx to my family, friends, & mentors for helping me build a dream: I'm returning to U Calgary as an Assistant Professor/neurosurgeon scientist dual-appointed in the Departments of DCNS Calgary and Oncology. O 🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦 MD Anderson Cancer Center @calgaryneurosurg

Will be fascinating to see the result: Dana-Farber piloting psilocybin to help patients w terminal disease confront death, & find peace, love & transcendence. Even more interesting in context of Harvard banning Timothy Leary’s work yrs ago. Would love to see this for GBM patients

So proud of Maria Powell for her #ACR23 plenary presentation- recs for #ultrasound education in Canadian #rheumatology residency training programs. It was also great to meet in person after collaborations on zoom! American College of Rheumatology USSONAR CRUS-SURC Irene Ma #POCUS

Very proud of Maria Powell for her plenary talk at ACR. So impressive!

Been off of Twitter for a while (refuse to call it X) but figured it was worth posting about a big month in our family. Both Maria Powell and I passed our The Royal College exams all while parenting a 3 year old and finishing up residency. Oh and we had to move 🙈. #boardcertified

Huge thanks to Hayley Wickenheiser and the Toronto Maple Leafs for inviting me to come chat with players and staff at their summer development camp. Loved sharing some insights that I gained through residency and how they can relate to hockey players. #GoLeafs