New article on ChatGPT and neurosurgical education. Congrats Saman Arfaie, MD, CM Mohammad Mashayekhi et al. sciencedirect.com/science/articl… #chatgpt #neurosurgery #nsgy

Super excited, will be returning to Halifax July 2025! Joining Dalhousie Neurosurgery, a dream come true!

Thanks Roland :) hope all is well

Check out our new cohort study on gender differences in outcomes for pts undergoing lumbar spine surgery for degenerative conditions published Journal of Neurosurgery : doi.org/10.3171/2024.7… #nsgy #spine #surgery #gender Dal Spine Program Dr. Gwynedd Pickett @gpsforthebrain.bsky.social Dalhousie University DAL Surgery Research DalMedSchool

Our new open access article is online: Imaging Blood-Brain Barrier Dysfunction in Drug Resistant Epilepsy. Hopefully this technique will provide an opportunity to study new directed therapies. ILAE_ES International League Against Epilepsy Epilepsy Society onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.11… #epilepsy #seizure

Extremely proud of our team for this work! We made a predictive model for intracranial contusion/hematoma expansion. A notoriously difficult disease to manage especially in the young. Check it out! Journal of Neurosurgery UTSW Neurosurgery @utswspine UT Southwestern Medical Center pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39752651/

Check out our new publication: A Critical Appraisal of the Application of Frailty and Sarcopenia in the Spinal Oncology Population Antoinette J. Charles, MD MPH John H. Shin MD, MBA Michael G. Fehlings arjun sahgal Daniel Sciubba Wende Gibbs Dalhousie University DAL Surgery Research DalMedSchool journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/21…

1. What are the benefits and risks of GLP1? Our new study in @naturemedicine comprehensively maps all the benefits and risks of GLP-1 receptor agonists (GLP-1) (Ozempic, Wegovy, Mounjaro, Zepbound). By Yan Xie, Taeyoung Choi and me 🧵 nature.com/articles/s4159…

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There is a lot of buzz about our new paper in Nature Medicine on the effects of LLMs (GPT-4) on physician management reasoning! I had TONS of fun working on this -- but what it MEANS requires some unpacking. A 🧵⬇️ x.com/EricTopol/stat…

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In a Phase II clinical trial, we show that stereotactic inject’n of 90-Yttrium is safe/effective for use in cystic sellar lesions (eg craniopharyngioma). 32P is not available in N. America - hopefully these findings will renew interest in this approach journals.lww.com/neurosurgery/a…

Who doesn’t love a great debate?? Cervical spine debates are happening now in Room 253 at the 2025 AANS Annual Meeting! Don’t miss the action—expert insights, lively discussions, and tough questions on the biggest topics in cervical spine surgery! #AANS2025 #SpineSurgery

JSNTCC is excited to award Dr. Huguenard and Dr. MacLean the Natus Resident/Fellow Awards for neuro-critical care and TBI, respectively. Be sure to join us for their talks on Sunday, April 27 starting at 4:02 pm! #AANS25 #neurotrauma #TBI

Dr. Cameron Elliott | 2024 CJNS Distinguished Reviewer of the Year The Canadian Journal of Neurological Sciences sincerely appreciates the numerous, timely & high-quality manuscript reviews completed by Dr. Elliott over the past year. Thanks Canadian Journal of Neurological Sciences cnsf.org/journal/review…

Check out our new publication: "Paroxysmal Cortical Slowing Predicts Post-traumatic Epilepsy After Severe Traumatic Brain Injury" link.springer.com/article/10.100… Neurocritical Care DalMedSchool UPMC University of Pittsburgh Pitt Neurosurgery

Feeling very fortunate to graduate from Pitt Neurosurgery with an AO Spine North America fellowship in spine surgery. Incredible year. No shortage of learning opportunities at Presbyterian hospital. Grateful to have worked with some amazing people along the way.