Nitin Agarwal, M.D.
@NitinAgarwalMD
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Neurological Surgery, Complex and Minimally Invasive Deformity Spine, Neurotrauma, Sports Medicine, Patient Education, Author, Martial Arts, Entrepreneurship
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Just received my first printed copy of Surviving Neurosurgery in the mail. Grateful to everyone who contributed and
@SpringerNature
for publishing.
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Doing a GIVEAWAY for Sub-I season
Retweet and Follow for a chance to win a copy of
#Neurosurgery
Fundamentals
@ThiemeNY
. I’ll select 2 random winners from
#MedTwitter
over the next 2 weeks each Saturday. Good luck
#match
@youngneuros
@YoungNIR
. DM me for advice. Pay it forward!
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Grateful to everyone who contributed. Anticipating publication at the end of the year!
@VamsiReddyMD
@SpringerNature
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Doing a GIVEAWAY for Sub-I season.
Retweet and Follow for a chance to win a copy of
#Surviving
Neurosurgery
@Springer_Shop
@SpringerNature
. I’ll select 2 random winners from
#MedTwitter
over the next 2 weeks each Sat.
#match
@youngneuros
@YoungNIR
Pay it forward!
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Honored to see
#NeurosurgeryFundamentals
on top
@amazon
for the
#holidays
. Thank you to all the
@youngneuros
@PittNeurosurg
and
@ThiemeNY
for the support. Check out more at
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Doing a GIVEAWAY for
#ERAS
Retweet and Follow for a chance to win a copy of
#Neurosurgery
Fundamentals. I’ll select 3 random winners over the next 3 weeks with a new
#winner
each Wednesday. Good luck in
#match
#MedTwitter
@youngneuros
@YoungNIR
. Direct message me for advice.
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#Sale
ends September 27th! 👉
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Honored to be given the opportunity to join the
@WashUNeurosurg
family. Grateful for all the training I have received at
@PittNeurosurg
and looking forward to my year
@NeurosurgUCSF
.
Excited to announce: spinal neurosurgeons
@NitinAgarwalMD
and Daniel Hafez, MD, PhD, are joining our faculty, bringing with them a new depth of surgical expertise in minimally invasive spine and deformity surgery.
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Major congrats to my wife
@PreethaKamathMD
Board Certified Derm. One step closer to being together!
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Nothing more gratifying than watching the next generation of
@pittnsgy
soar. So proud of operative experience
@PittNeurosurg
. Kudos to our residents for their dedication above and beyond Dr. Deng
@zel_zhang
Dr. Andrews
@haboualshaar
.
#PittProduct
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Super excited and proud of my wife
@PreethaKamathMD
. Future Mohs surgeon at
@PittTweet
@PittHealthSci
@UPMCPhysicianEd
@UPMC
Dream come true after 5 years of long distance.
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We performed the first simultaneous, circumferential, single position indirect and direct decompression via a 2 surgeon L4-5 navigated prone lateral interbody with endoscopic posterior decompression. A privilege to work with my colleague Dr. Ogunlade
@WashUNeurosurg
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Really proud of
@PittNeurosurg
medical students who worked with me for one of the sections in this awesome collaboration. Biographies of international women leaders in neurosurgery
@TheJNS
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Neurosurgery Fundamentals is number 1 on the amazon best seller list today! A true privilege to contribute to the future of Neurosurgery. Thank you to all contributors and
@ThiemeNY
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Proud of Galal Elsayed
@gawalabear
. We just did first MIS endoscopic transforaminal
@WashUNeurosurg
. Special thanks to Dr. Ogunlade!
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Amazing
#eans2023
in an amazing city
@EANSonline50
@EANS_yns
. Honored to be here
@PittNeurosurg
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First
@WashUNeurosurg
Simultaneous Single Position Navigated L4-5 LLIF and L5-S1 Lateral ALIF. Kudos to featured resident Ben Plog!
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When surgeons listen to their preferred music, their stitches are better and faster
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Incredibly proud of
@RupenDesaiMD
and Sean Gupta for their teamwork with harmonious placement of instrumentation for this distracted chance fracture reduction and fixation.
#WashUWay
residents providing exceptional care
@WashUNeurosurg
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Received this picture of my portrait now up on the
@PittNeurosurg
residency wall. Such a privilege and honor to train there with all my brothers, sisters, and family
@teeksagarwal
.
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Don’t miss this new seminar tomorrow morning
@CNS_Update
Are you a
#resident
or med student attending the
#2022CNS
Annual Meeting? You won't want to miss this symposium with
@NitinAgarwalMD
and Wilson Zachary Ray on resiliency in residency and during the match process. Add it today:
#nsgy
#residency
#medstudents
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First case
@WashUNeurosurg
of bilateral stacked SI joint fusion from a posterior approach with primary rod integration
#scoliosis
#spinaldeformity
#WashuWay
-
#WeAreBuilding
@DrJonOh
@gawalabear
Special thanks to Charise Garber, MD, PhD for her help!
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A major kudos to the
@PittNeurosurg
Medical Students Tony, Jenny, and Vivek for matching today!
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Congrats to Ahmad Ozair
@NeuroAhmad
. Next Saturday we will give away another copy
@ThiemeNY
. Retweet and Follow for a chance to be randomly selected.
Doing a GIVEAWAY for Sub-I season
Retweet and Follow for a chance to win a copy of
#Neurosurgery
Fundamentals
@ThiemeNY
. I’ll select 2 random winners from
#MedTwitter
over the next 2 weeks each Saturday. Good luck
#match
@youngneuros
@YoungNIR
. DM me for advice. Pay it forward!
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Grateful for the opportunity to share our work at
@SRS_org
. Thank you to
@RajLavadi
@souvikroypitt
@OzpinarAlp
for your help
@WashUNeurosurg
. Also my utmost appreciation for the mentorship
@PittNeurosurg
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Grateful for this opportunity.
Congratulations to
@NitinAgarwalMD
for receiving
@CSRS_org
's Annual Meeting Scholarship! Join UCSF spine fellow Dr. Agarwal & other colleagues at the CSRS meeting in December:
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Friday Working Student Resident / Fellow Research Group
@PittTweet
@PittNeurosurg
@pittnsgy
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Honored and grateful for the opportunity you’ve given me
@GregoryZipfel
to join such an amazing department
@WashUNeurosurg
!
Congratulations
@NitinAgarwalMD
! Can’t wait for your arrival in our spine division here
@WashUNeurosurg
in 2022.
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WashUWay - resident first program
#Endoscopic
Deformity
#WeAreBuilding
#MRB
@AshleyMDunbar
@DrJonOh
@WashUNeurosurg
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Honored to be invited to
@NeurosurgeryUab
to speak. Looking forward to having Chief Resident Dr. James Mooney for fellowship next year
@AOSpine
@PittNeurosurg
@PittTweet
@JakeGodzikMD
and our senior residents had a great time discussing mentorship and ways to tackle challenges in surgical education with visiting professor
@NitinAgarwalMD
📚✏️
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#SteelerNation
. Grateful for this opportunity to participate in the Maroon Sports Fellowship
@PittNeurosurg
@steelers
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A big shout out to the
@steelers
and my mentors from
@PittNeurosurg
for the opportunity to rotate with the
#SportsMedicine
team.
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Extremely grateful
@NREFORG
@WashUNeurosurg
Congratulations to the 2022-23 Research Fellowship Grants and Young Clinician Investigator Awards winners. View a list of this year's winners here:
#NREF
#Neurosurgery
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Grateful that
@PittNeurosurg
Complex and Minimally Invasive Spine Deformity Fellowship program was selected to participate in the AO Spine Fellowship Program.
The research retreat at Banff is incredible.
@AOSpine
@AOSpineNA
@PittTweet
@pittnsgy
@UPMCPhysicianEd
@DePuySynthes
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As I prepare for
@NeurosurgUCSF
and
@WashUNeurosurg
, I remain honored and grateful to have trained with such exceptional attendings and residents who have become part of my lifelong family and home
@PittNeurosurg
.
Congratulations to Vincent Miele and Nitin Agarwal for receiving the department's annual teaching awards for 2020-21. Dr. Miele was voted best faculty teacher by the residents, while Dr. Agarwal was voted best resident teacher by the faculty. Congratulations.
@NitinAgarwalMD
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Gratitude to my amazing research team
@Rohit_PremKumar
@RajLavadi
@RidaMitha
#SCOLI
Lab
@PittTweet
@PittHealthSci
@PittNeurosurg
@UPMCPhysicianEd
Congratulations to
@NitinAgarwalMD
on his receipt of a 2024 Young Investigator Research Grant Award from
@AONorth
for his paper "Investigating the Efficacy of Romosozumab in Augmenting Bone Density and Muscle Mass to Enhance the Outcomes of Spine Surgery."
@AONorth
@UPMC
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Never forget. Gratitude to all who serve and sacrifice for us everyday.
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So incredibly proud of everyone this week. Congratulations to
@VamsiPReddy
and Andrew Faramand on matching! Kudos to all your hard work over the years!
#Neurosurgery
#matchweek2021
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Register for Swimming with the Sharks - New Faculty and Content!
We have an incredible lineup of symposia at
#2023CNS
! Don't forget to add ticketed sessions to your Annual Meeting registration and get ready to expand your knowledge:
#washingtondc
#symposia
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So proud of
@AlexAabedi
@NeurosurgUCSF
@track_sci
presenting at
@AANSNeuro
#AANS2022
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Thank you for your mentorship and guidance
@DrJonOh
. We are finally able to bring Spinal Endoscopy to
@PittNeurosurg
.
First transforaminal endoscopic microdiscetomy performed at
@UPMC
. Carried out through a 7mm incision with discharge the next day, the approach minimizes unnecessary bone removal, post op pain, and nearly eliminates risk of infection.
@js_hudson
@NitinAgarwalMD
@adlegarreta
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A major congrats on your award
@l_muzyka
@pittneurosurg
Spine Summit
@spinesection
was an incredible weekend. Thank you
@DellMedSchool
@PittNeurosurg
@NitinAgarwalMD
for the opportunity to present this research!! And
@ladyspinedoc
I need to get a pink blazer like you– love meeting such inspiring women in neurosurgery!
#spinesummit2023
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The utility of routine head CT for hemorrhage surveillance in post-craniotomy patients undergoing anticoagulation for venous thromboembolism - PubMed
@PittNeurosurg
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So incredibly proud of my amazing wife
@PreethaKamathMD
on National Women Physician’s Day!
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Pitt Pride
@spinesection
@PittTweet
@PittNeurosurg
@UPMC
work hard - play hard. Congrats to
@adlegarreta
Dr. Hudson, Dr. Fields, Dr. Anand
@RajLavadi
, Avi, Logan on your talks / awards.
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Drop by the Wisepress booth
#58
before 13:00 today for your chance to win a free copy of
@NitinAgarwalMD
Neurosurgery Fundamentals
@EANSonline50
@WisepressBooks
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Proud of you
@RajLavadi
@RidaMitha
@Rohit_PremKumar
MananShah. Rockstar spine and research fellows. Privilege to work with you - excited for your journey.
#PayItForward
Pictures from the first SCOLI dinner featuring clinical and research fellows.
#AgarwalLab
#SCOLI
#MedTwitter
#AANS2024
@Rohit_PremKumar
@RidaMitha
@NitinAgarwalMD
@PittNeurosurg
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Thank you to the many medical student volunteers for the
#AANS2019
Top Gun competition
@AANSNeuro
. Special thanks to
@joseph_linzey
and
@teeksagarwal
for helping coordinating this group.
@PittNeurosurg
@youngneuros
#nsgy
#Medtwitter
@somedocs
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Just published. Gratitude to the
@councilsns
for sponsoring
@kt_kimmell_md
@teeksagarwal
@NeurosurgUCSF
@PittNeurosurg
@WashUNeurosurg
.
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Thanks
@SaraTheIceBerg
for the interview and to
@councilsns
and Washington Committee
@neurosurgery
for opportunity to participate as
@AmerMedicalAssn
rfs delegate
@NeurosurgeryRE
@KatieOrrico
@youngneuros
We are so excited for
@NitinAgarwalMD
to join
@WashUNeurosurg
in July. Check out this interview by
@AmerMedicalAssn
in which Dr. Agarwal offers advice about specializing in neurological surgery & takes you through a "typical" day.
@youngneuros
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Congratulations to all all the Pitt students who matched Mike White, Rachel Jacobs. Kudos to my cousin Raghav Gupta. Very proud of my brother Prateek Agarwal for matching into Neurosurgery!
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Packed “virtual” room this morning to start the
@AANSNeuro
meeting! Excited to see more than 150 students join us to learn how to take the first step into a career in
#Neurosurgery
#aans2021
Thanks to our speakers &
@youngneuros
for providing great insight!
@jerjohnson
@EKNduom
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Honored to present at
#AANS2019
.
@AANSNeuro
@youngneuros
@PittNeurosurg
#neurosurgery
.
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Congratulations to Zel Zhang and Nitin Agarwal for receiving this year's department teaching awards at this year's residency graduation. Zel received the resident award as voted by faculty and Nitin received the faculty award as voted by residents.
@zel_zhang
@NitinAgarwalMD
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Welcome to Pitt family! Very excited to welcome our new brothers.
@AJSchulien
@AndrewFaramand
@SakibulHuq
@UPMC
@YoungNIR
@PittNeurosurg
Congratulations to Sharath Anand, Andrew Faramand, Sakibul Huq and Anthony Schulien for matching into the University of Pittsburgh Department of Neurological Surgery residency program. Welcome!
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Following SMISS
@ForSpine
, it is a true pleasure to see our MIS and Deformity Spine Fellow
@gawalabear
tackle endoscopic cases and now laterals
@WashUNeurosurg
. Kudos to our chief
@PeterHYangMD
for his exceptional patient care.
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Residents / Student get your complimentary copy today
@youngneuros
@EANS_yns
@AANSNeuro
@NREFORG
@AANSDiversity
@PhasorHealth
Phasor booth
#1121
at AANS w/Thieme to host free book giveaway today at 10:15a & 3:30p
@nitinagarwalmd
@aansneuro
@nref
@youngneuros
@youngnir
@eans_yns
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Packed room - standing room only Modern Controversies in Spine
@NASSspine
@spineadvocacy
#NASS2023
@PittNeurosurg
@PittTweet
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@DrJosephMaroon
@DeanChouMD
@ColumbiaNeuro
@PittNeurosurg
square one achieving balance
@CNS_Update
#swimmingwithsharks
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Honored to have Neurosurgery Fundamentals picked for the YNC Newsletter Book Reviews via
@YoungNeuros
@AANSNeuro
@PittNeurosurg
@ThiemeNY
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Prospective and Multicenter Evaluation of Outcomes for Quality of Life and Activities of Daily Living for Balloon Kyphoplasty in the Treatment of Vertebral Compression Fractures: The EVOLVE Trial
#CNSSpotlight
#Neurosurgery
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Incredibly proud of
@GalalElsayedMD
Tenacious, empathetic, innovative, passionate, and much more. Onwards and upwards!
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Honored to be named but even luckier to have an incredible team of
@WashUNeurosurg
residents as well research and clinical fellows to work with
@RajLavadi
@RidaMItha
@gawalabear
Martial arts is very important to Nitin Agarwal. He credits the discipline w/carving his personality & character, along w/providing mental & physical stamina. Congrats to Dr. Agarwal on being named a SpineLine 2022 20 Under 40 winner!
@NitinAgarwalMD
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One week left to register
@CNS_Update
@lola_chambless
@EKNduom
@DornbosIII_MD
@EladLevyMD
@DrAlexKhalessi
@PittNeurosurg
@DanTonettiMD
@KLTomei
@DrRFriedlander
@hadjiMDPhD
@SkullBase_doc
Learn to navigate the waters of neurosurgery match and residency from those who have swam the same waters—chairpersons, program directors, program coordinators, recent graduates—at the
@CNS_Update
Swimming with Sharks symposium.
@NitinAgarwalMD
#2023CNS
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Rotate with us for an incredible operative experience
#PittProduct
#PittPride
@pittnsgy
@PittTweet
@UPMCPhysicianEd
The
@PittTweet
Department of Neurosurgery is accepting applications for sub-internships via the Visiting Student Learning Opportunities program []. First rotation available starts June 5. More info on our program at .
@PittHealthSci
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Two weeks left - join us for Swimming with Sharks
@CNS_Update
@PittNeurosurg
@PittHealthSci
@PittTweet
Learn to navigate the waters of neurosurgery match and residency from those who have swam the same waters—chairpersons, program directors, program coordinators, recent graduates—at the
@CNS_Update
Swimming with Sharks symposium.
@NitinAgarwalMD
#2023CNS
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Thank you to everyone who contributed and Thieme. Excited to see the book in print!
@ThiemeNY
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@NREFORG
@spinesection
@PittTweet
Honored to have this opportunity to conduct research
@NeurosurgUCSF
. Grateful for mentorship from
@PittNeurosurg
. Given all the amazing things
@NREFORG
support such as this grant, I am very proud to be a donor.
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Privilege to hear Jesse speak
@CNS_Update
Med Ed Sunrise session. Thank you for your leadership, perseverance, and grit
@PittNeurosurg
@WVUNeurosurg
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@PittNeurosurg
Dr. Hamilton and Dr. Maroon speaking
@CNS_Update
#swimmingwithsharks
building EQ!
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Grateful the
@NREFORG
mission supports new neurosurgical research endeavors.
Exciting news from our soon-to-be faculty member
@NitinAgarwalMD
! Agarwal was selected as the awardee for the 2022-23
@NREFORG
&
@AANSNeuro
Young Clinician Investigator Award for his project: “Predicting Spinal Cord Injury Prognosis Using a Novel Non-Invasive Biomarker.”
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Management of thoracic spinal cord injury in a professional American football athlete: illustrative case
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@WashUNeurosurg
complex / mis spine fellow
@gawalabear
presenting on becoming a safe and effective surgeon
@CNS_Update
@spinesection
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