It's a match! Join us in welcoming the newest members of #BCMNeurosurgery 🎉 #Match2023 | #Neurosurgery | #NeurosurgeryResidency 🧠

We are thrilled to announce our new Vanderbilt Neurosurgery residents! Congratulations- we are so excited to have you on our team!

Great showing from Vanderbilt at AANS/CNS Spine Section. Iyan, Hani, and Jacob have exciting futures ahead! Chris Bonfield showcasing Vanderbilt’s global spine presence. Hani Chanbour MD Iyan Younus, MD VUMC Neurosurgery VUMC Spine Outcomes Lab

VUMC Spine Outcomes Lab study presented at 41st annual Vanderbilt GME research forum by Graham W. Johnson Randy Ahluwalia, MD Hani Chanbour MD Scott Zuckerman, MD, MPH Longer screws -> decreased rate of pseudarthrosis

1/3 Out of #GPU space in #medical #imaging #AI bc your data's too big? Those days may be over soon! Lucas Remedios and I show we can use #AppleSilicon's shared CPU/GPU memory to train a #neural #network with gigapixel med images! That's >1 BILLON pixels! arxiv.org/abs/2304.12149

Thanks for the shout out - this is work by Graham W. Johnson, recently defended #BIENlab MSTP student, now in print Journal of Neurosurgery. Machine learning using CCEPs to accurately identify epileptogenic regions in epilepsy. Can we improve localization for surgery beyond ictal recordings?

Congrats to Graham Johnson presenting our study on shorter screws as a risk factor for radiographic pseudarthrosis after ACDF. Graham presented on behalf of Gabe Benfeldt as a finalist for Vandy research forum! VUMC Spine Outcomes Lab

Congrats to all on this high impact publication that will help change the way we think about motor circuitry! Mayo Clinic Neuro Mayo Clinic Alix School of Medicine

Rates of National Institutes of Health Funding for Surgeon-Scientists, 1995-2020 There has been growth in surgeon-scientist funding, but disparities remain, such as females still representing < 20%. jamanetwork.com/journals/jamas…

Why are people with epilepsy not continuously having seizures? Using intracranial recordings, Johnson et al. provide evidence that the seizure-onset network is actively suppressed by the rest of the brain during interictal states. tinyurl.com/247fddx7

Is soft tissue imaging necessary to predict PJK? Check out our study by Graham W. Johnson Hani Chanbour MD Jeffrey Wu Chen mentored by Dr.Scott Zuckerman, MD, MPH-Artificial Intelligence to Preoperatively Predict Proximal Junction Kyphosis Following Adult Spinal Deformity Surgery journals.lww.com/spinejournal/a…

How do we do DBS VUMC Neurosurgery, one of the largest centers? New in Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry from #BIENlab: Intraoperative physiology augments atlas-based data in awake deep brain stimulation. Including 451 patients. Danika Paulo Peter Konrad & others. jnnp.bmj.com/content/early/…

Another great day at NASS for the Vanderbilt Spine Outcomes Lab. Best paper talk on spin mets and RT by Hani Chanbour, deformity talks by Graham Johnson, Soren Jonzzon, and Tyler Metcalf. Capped off by a Clippers vs. Nuggets game! VUMC Spine Outcomes Lab Hani Chanbour MD Iyan Younus, MD

NASS day 3 - Iyan talking Roussouly and sagittal alignment, Soren presenting dual therapy best for metastatic RCC, and Randy showing longer screws prevent pseudarthrosis after ACDF. Awesome day! Soren and Iyan in the white chairs! VUMC Spine Outcomes Lab Iyan Younus, MD Hani Chanbour MD

Grateful to be part of a fantastic team VUMC Spine Outcomes Lab! A total of 15 podium presentations and 2 posters were delivered NASS in LA. Scott Zuckerman, MD, MPH Byron Stephens, MD, MSCI Ray Gardocki Julian Lugo-Pico Graham W. Johnson Iyan Younus, MD Randy Ahluwalia, MD Soren Jonzzon, and others!

Congrats to our new residents! ⁦Mayo Clinic Neuro⁩ welcome. We are excited to train you. You are the stars of the future.

A dream come true!! It wouldn’t have been possible without my parents, to whom I owe everything, and Dr. Scott Zuckerman @scottzuck , the best mentor that I would ever wish for! I’m also grateful to all my friends, family, and anyone who supported me throughout this journey!

Congratulations to our star BIENlab member Graham! :) We will miss you, but Mayo Clinic has your back!