Pavel Pichardo-Rojas MD, MSc.
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IMG 🇲🇽| Aspiring Neurosurgeon| Researcher @UTHealthHouston | Former National swimming Medalist in Mexico | Master’s team @RiceSwimDive | Views are my own|
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It’s been an honor to have received the AANS/CNS Tumor Section Neurooncology Trainee Award! Thanks to my wonderful mentors
@EsquenaziMD
@DrNTandon
, I am humbled to have the opportunity to share our work at
@NeurosurgUTH
A dream come true! Thanks
@CNS_Update
#2023CNS
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Excited to introduce myself for the
#Neurosurgery
#Match2025
! I’m Pavel from Tijuana, Mexico 🇲🇽, a neuro-oncology researcher. After years of preparation, I’m finally applying. I’ve been a passionate swimmer for over 20 years. Looking forward to connecting with peers and mentors.
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Regardless of the outcome, I feel incredibly proud and blessed to have reached this point in my career. Thank you to my peers, mentors, and family who’ve supported me along the way. I wish all my friends the very best and will keep them in my prayers.
#Neurosurgery
#Match2025
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As an
#IMG
it’s difficult not to be too hard on ourselves with
#USMLE
scores, mostly when aiming for competitive specialties such as
#Neurosurgery
.
I’m at peace knowing I did my very best. I’m glad I can finally focus on research for the next 2 years. I’ve got work left to do.
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A quick reminder for all
#IMG
: the rising research numbers are misleading and inflated. A more accurate measure of central tendency would be the median, not the mean, which can be heavily skewed by outliers. Also, these counts include articles, abstracts, and presentations
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Reprobé exámenes en la uni, no me gradué con mi generación, no me gané ni una beca para hacer maestría, me rechazaron 100+ aplicaciones de Research Fellow de Neurocirugía en +20 hospitales y aún no he entrado a la especialidad.
Un día voy a ser neurocirujano, guarden este post.
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After careful planning, I’m excited to announce a scholarship for a committed student from Latin America preparing for the USMLE Step 1🇲🇽. Having to finance these tests on my own, I aim to support someone facing similar challenges.
Criteria ⬇️
@Inside_TheMatch
@ProjectImg
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Whenever students ask me about how to get started in research, my answer is consistently the same: Statistics.
While scientific writing is certainly important, there’s no research without statistics.
Here are some beginner-friendly courses anyone can start with:
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I am beyond excited to have the opportunity to join the
@UTHealth
Neurosurgery department as a Research Associate. Words can’t even describe how fortunate I feel to be surrounded by such an amazing team! I promise my hard work and dedication every step of the way!
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I'm beyond excited to share our prospective genetic study from my time as a
#medstudent
! Temporal Lobe
#Epilepsy
&
#Alzheimer
's share pathophysiological mechanisms involving Tau Hyperphosphorylation. In 649 patients, the APOE ε4 allele correlated with both diseases, interacting
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I am beyond honored to share I will be joining
@UTHealthHouston
as a Neurosurgery RA for the upcoming 2 years! As you can imagine I've cried my eyes out the whole week. Thanks to all my mentors and fellow IMGs that have guided me along the way!
#MedTwitter
#Neurosurgery
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Words can even describe how excited I feel right now! Haha I cried the whole morning. I’m happy to share I got 4 projects accepted, 2 of them being oral presentations in the upcoming meeting
#2023CNS
@CNS_Update
! I’m super excited to connect with everyone !
#neurosurgery
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Thrilled to share we got 40 abstracts and 5 oral presentations accepted at
#CNS2024
! Grateful to be advancing science with
@NeurosurgUTH
and amazing students from Latin America. A true testament to resilience despite the lack of opportunities! 🌎 See you at Houston!
@CNS_Update
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To anyone applying for the
#NRMP
#Match2025
. Grouping
#research
articles, oral presentations, abstracts, and posters as "items" introduces bias. A high-impact
#journal
article shouldn't count the same as a case report or a poster where you're the eighth author. One solid article
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Words can even describe how happy I feel right now! I’ve been awarded ‘AANS/CNS Joint section, Tumor oncology trainee award’. Thank you SO much
@CNS_Update
! Truly proud to be sharing our work at
@NeurosurgUTH
. Thanks to my mentors!
@DrNTandon
& DrEsquenazi
#neurosurgery
#2023CNS
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I’ve just concluded my first month as a Research associate in the
#Neurosurgery
department at the University of Texas Health Science Center. I feel nothing but blessed to have this life changing opportunity. A lot of work ahead, but I’m confident it’ll be incredible!
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Done with my first 2 weeks of training as a Neurosurgery RA! I feel truly blessed and humbled by this opportunity. I can’t wait to see what the future has in store!
#neurosurgery
#research
@IMG_Advocate
@StoriesImg
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You can’t imagine how happy I feel right now ! it’s been a life long dream to be able to collaborate with
@UB_Neurosurgery
!!!!
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I’m beyond excited to share my latest publication! This online-based initiative trained 800+ students and contributed 3.4% of Mexico’s
#neurosurgery
research output. This model can reduce the research gap in developing countries and connect physicians worldwide. Link 🔗⬇️
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What a great Wednesday! 2 manuscripts accepted✅. First time having two articles accepted in the same week (those are usually rejections haha😂). Truly an academic milestone. Can't wait to share our findings in print. Let's keep up the momentum🥳!
#neurosurgery
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Excited to share our latest work! This is the 1st meta-analysis to assess iMRI in GBM surgery. When iMRI was used alone or in a multimodal approach, it correlates with increased extent of resection and survival. Thx to my mentors!
@EsquenaziMD
@DrNTandon
@NeurosurgUTH
link ⬇️
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I’m beyond excited to share we will present 9 abstracts for
#AANS2024
! I’m happy to be able to share our work at
@NeurosurgUTH
and additional projects made with incredible students from 🇲🇽 Latinamerica. A true testament of resilience despite the lack of opportunities!
@AANSNeuro
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I’m really excited to present 4 oral talks at
#CNS2024
! In case anyone’s interested:
•09/29, 4:05 PM – Online Model for Neurosurgical Research (Americas SYM)-R351ABDE
•09/30, 8:24 AM – MIS for ICH-R332BCEF
•10/01, 8:06 AM – Genetic Mutations: REP of GBM-R332AD
•10/02, 7:00
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Truly excited for this one! A 17,334 GBM patient analysis revealed that Upfront resection correlated with improved survival over biopsy followed by any grade of subsequent resection. Link below ⬇️
@AntonioDonoMD
@EsquenaziMD
@DrNTandon
@NeurosurgUTH
@jacquesmorcosmd
@JNeurooncol
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I am beyond happy to share our latest publication! In light of the ANOCEF trial’s findings, our 20,523-patient analysis suggests that upfront resection correlates with improved survival over biopsy in elderly patients with newly diagnosed glioblastoma.
@EsquenaziMD
@AntonioDonoMD
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A dream come true! I’m really grateful to l share our work at
#AES2023
. Our 517pt meta-analysis suggests that SEEG-thermocoagulation is a cost effective therapy for surgically-inaccessible seizure foci, or in complex networks, particularly for PVNH and MTS.
@NeurosurgUTH
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I’m truly excited for
#2023CNS
! I’m
Glad to share that I’ve collaborated and submitted 6 abstract which will hopefully be accepted (fingers crossed 🤞🏼)! See you all there in September!
@CNS_Update
I’m really looking forward to meet all of you there!
#Neurosurgery
@EladLevyMD
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I'm excited to share our most recent publication! We evaluated the role of economic, educational, and cultural factors influencing perception of neurosurgery in 🇲🇽, the 1st nation-wide study of its kind. Thanks to
@EsquenaziMD
for supporting this!
Link:
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Ahora que todos estamos en vísperas de exámenes de especialidad como el ENARM, MIR, o el USMLE, solo les quería dejar un recordatorio:
El estudio tiene que adaptarse a tu vida y no al revés.
Léelo de nuevo.
El ejercicio, ver amigos, divertirte, NO es perder tiempo, es salud.
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Just published! A 78,909 patient-analysis, a thorough medical history was a comparable predictor to coagulation profiles for mortality, complications, and transfusions in elective spinal surgeries. Patients w unremarkable history might benefit from alternate risk scales. Link⬇️
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Happy to get past my first 50+ citations mark!! I still have a long way to go but I’m loving every single step of the way!!!
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Dude 🥹! 4 in a week!!! A big achievement for my career (will everything start downhill from here? 😂) let’s gooo!!!
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Happy to share our most recent publication!
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#CNS2024
was an incredible experience! I’m grateful to have participated in my first symposium along with 3 oral presentations. Proud to share our online model for neurosurgical research in 🇲🇽—a true testament to resilience despite limited opportunities!
@CNS_Update
@NeurosurgUTH
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Minimally invasive surgery for intracerebral hemorrhage can potentially improve mRS, length of hospital stay, and mortality rates over medical management alone.
@NeurosurgUTH
@EsquenaziMD
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Solo porque te esté tomando un poco más de tiempo que a otros no significa que no vas a lograrlo.
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Lo bonito del esfuerzo es que solo tú sabes cuánto te costó.
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Another week finishing strong! This would never be possible without the support of my mentor! We’ll share our findings as soon as the paper is out 🥳
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Abstracts sent! I’m beyond excited for
#AANS2024
! While I am truly proud of the work done at the lab, it’s extremely fulfilling to submit projects made with incredible students from 🇲🇽 and Latinamerica. A true testament of resilience despite the lack of opportunities!
@AANSNeuro
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Beyond excited to wake up with the news we just got another manuscript accepted in
#neurosurgery
! We’ll share the link as soon as it’s published!
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I am truly proud to have been selected to join the
@WorldNeurosurg
Global Champions Program! This initiative will continue to decrease disparities across low and middle income countries! Can’t wait!
#Globalneurosurgery
#Neurosurgery
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Starting off the day with some great news!
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No better way to close
#CNS2024
than with a new publication! Across the literature, ASDH patients undergoing craniectomy present with worse GCS at admission. Matched studies, like RESCUE-ASDH, suggest both craniotomy and craniectomy are comparable. Great work!
@EsquenaziMD
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What an amazing start of
#AANS2024
! It’s truly a wonderful time to connect with mentors, peers, and role models!
I’m also excited to share some outstanding science done at
@NeurosurgUTH
and with star students from Latin America! 🌎 🇲🇽 🇧🇷 🇵🇪 🇪🇨 🇸🇻
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Here’s the link if anyone’s interested! This is the first meta analysis published on Glioblastoma and iMRI
Congratulations to Pavel on this fantastic publication on the use of Intraoperative MRI for resection of GBM!!! Well done!!!
@UTHealthHouston
@UTHNeuro
@NeurosurgUTH
@PavelPichardoMD
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I feel extremely blessed for the opportunity to participate at my first Symposium at
#CNS2024
. This initiative can mitigate research disparities in low-income countries. Outstanding work from students despite the lack of opportunities! 🇲🇽 🌎
@CNS_Update
@EsquenaziMD
@NeurosurgUTH
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For anyone interested in Glioblastoma surgery I will be giving an interesting presentation this upcoming Tuesday 3:30pm at
@CNS_Update
#2023CNS
room 146B! I’m really excited to share our work at
@NeurosurgUTH
. BIG thanks to my mentors
@DrNTandon
&
@EsquenaziMD
!
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Excited to see our latest video on the supracerebellar transtentorial technique on the cover of
@TheJNS
! This approach allows access to medial temporal regions while preserving the hippocampus. Amazing teamwork!
@RobertoSuazo26
@fernando_nigris
@ArjunChandran89
@DrNTandon
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Por si tenías la duda:
-Sí, serás un gran médico. 🩺
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I’m truly happy to have reached the 100 citations mark! I’m very excited about the start of my career in neurosurgical research, something I really enjoy doing. Let’s keep it up 🥳
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Les comparto un consejo que me dijeron hace años que transformó mi vida:
“Es mejor estar preparado para una oportunidad y no tenerla, que haber tenido una oportunidad y no haber estado preparado.”
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“Sé invencible. No como los que siempre ganan, sino como aquellos que jamás se rinden.”
Hoy me encontré con esta frase que me apachurró el corazón y se las quería compartir.
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Está bien si te lleva un poco más de tiempo. Está bien si resulta ser más difícil de lo que esperabas. Lo importante es seguir, avanzar; recordar que hoy estás un paso más cerca que el día de ayer. Confiar en ti y en tu capacidad de alcanzar todo lo que te mereces.
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Excited to discuss our latest publication on the prognostic value of surgery in elderly glioblastoma patients with my mentor
@EsquenaziMD
. Thank you
@JNeurooncol
and
@jasonpsheehan
for the opportunity!
08/12/24
4:00 PM-EST
@NeurosurgUTH
@jacquesmorcosmd
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Hello
#MedTwitter
! I am Pavel Pichardo, a recent international medical graduate from Mexico with a passion for neurosurgery. I am looking for a postdoctoral research position in a program where I can learn and give back! Any help appreciated!
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A truly wonderful presentation by
@AliBaajMD
! Always heartwarming to see the impact that education and mentoring have, especially from amazing leaders in the field. The biggest takeaway for me is the way collaboration can drastically improve patient care.
@NeurosurgUTH
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It’s highly encouraging to see that, despite the results of the overall poll, Neurosurgery has the highest percentage of “very happy people” outside of work. It’s a great shift towards a healthier work-life balance.
It reminds me of
@EladLevyMD
’s CNS talk. Let’s keep it up!
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@ebtapper
I think a better statement is-Not all SR and MA represent the highest level of evidence. These studies are as good as their data, good data yields meaningful results, particularly when worked with Seniors who know a lot about a topic. I don’t believe generalizations help much.
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What an amazing week! Let’s go! I’m really excited to share our work soon!
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It’s truly heartwarming to see how much a good mentor can impact someone’s life
4 years later: more white hair, same amazing Mentor🧑🧒🙏🏻
@PascalJabbourMD
thank you for giving me chance!
#neurosurgery
#Mentorship
#mentee
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"El resultado es negociable, el esfuerzo no lo es."
Esta frase cambió mi perspectiva sobre un problema que aqueja a todo estudiante.
Enfócate en lo que sí puedes controlar: Ser quien más estudia, el que más se esfuerza, pero nunca "el mejor" resultado.
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Frecuentemente estudio en un café cerca de mi casa donde acostumbro platicar con Oliver, un señor de 80 años; casi siempre la plática se vuelve muy repetitiva, pero hoy me dio un gran consejo:
“Más hace el que quiere, que el que puede.”
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Off to a great start! An extremely packed Brain Tumor Update Symposium (SYM17A) at
#CNS2024
!
@EsquenaziMD
@CNS_Update
@NeurosurgUTH
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Uno de mis 'sueños guajiros' es poder hablar con Pavel de 35 años. Me gustaría preguntarle si al final sí logramos ser neurocirujanos, y si voy por buen camino.
Sé que al final todo saldrá bien. No tengo certeza, pero tampoco dudas.
En fin, seguiré estudiando.
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Another one for the books! Really excited for this one because I got to work with my brother!
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Beyond happy to have met many of my heroes ! I had a blast, now time to get back to work more motivated than ever !!! Thanks
@CNS_Update
@hadjiMDPhD
@NaderDahdaleh
@AliBaajMD
@JuanPGiraldoMD
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“Si puedes curar, cura. Si no puedes curar, alivia. Y si no puedes aliviar...acompaña.”
-Elisabeth Kübler-Ross
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Truly humbled to have been able to collaborate!
Genomic assessment is crucial in treating breast and lung cancer, but the long turnaround time for NGS is a constraint. CSF-cfTNA analysis using Genexus-OPA could offer valuable insights with a shorter TAT
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Congratulations to my friend
@JoseOrendayMD
!!! You’re a true inspiration to all of us behind you.
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Aún no entro a la especialidad. Pero estoy seguro que si “Pavel de 14 años” me conociera, seguro pensaría que soy la onda, y eso es lo único que importa.
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Just published! The use of iUS in GBM & HGG surgery across 732 patients correlated with improved survival and extent of resection. iUS is a cost-effective tool that can be widely adopted to improve patient care 🌍
@EsquenaziMD
@NeurosurgUTH
Link⬇️
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Querido yo de tercer año:
Deja de hacer guardias voluntarias y mejor aprovecha el tiempo para estudiar. De todas maneras pronto estarás hasta la madre de ellas.
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@OrlandoRPN
Se llaman así por el nivel motriz que sigue funcional. Entendiendo que la vía cortico-, retículo-, y vestíbulo espinal, están en corteza, mesencéfalo y bulbo. En la “decorticación” sigue funcional del mesencefalo hacia abajo. Y en decerebración del bulbo⬇️. (…)
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Dr Sheehan is truly one of the kindest and most outstanding mentors I’ve ever had the pleasure of meeting! A true role model
Great to catch up with Pavel and Fernando at the CNS. Rising stars in neurosurgery
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I’m more than happy to get to see that many of my friends matched at the
#Match2023
! I hope I can catch up to all of you the upcoming year !!! Congratulations to you all!
#neurosurgery
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El coraje no siempre ruge, a veces es un susurro al final del día que dice:
“Mañana lo volveré a intentar”
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Si estás cansado aprende a descansar , no a rendirte; las pausas también forman parte del camino.
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Beyond happy to be surrounded by such an outstanding team
@EsquenaziMD
@NeurosurgUTH
! What an outstanding way to start
@CNS_Update
#CNS2023
! Can’t wait for all the networking opportunities this meeting represents !
@paosmeade
@DoctorQMd
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This one is truly special! We have shared the experience of a 20-year case series of Hispanic patients with NF1 from the most important oncology center in México🇲🇽. This study offers valuable insights into treating an underrepresented population.
Link ⬇️
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Recuerda usar los errores como una herramienta de aprendizaje, no como una de medición.
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In our latest article, we analyzed 509 patients with brain oligometastases, comparing framed vs. mask-based SRS. Our findings suggest that both provide similar local tumor control, radionecrosis, and mortality. Thanks to my wonderful mentor for the support!
@EsquenaziMD
Link 🔗⬇️
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Despite maximal resection, 48% of glioblastoma patients may experience rapid early progression before adjuvant TMZ/RT can begin. Predictors of accelerated progression include KMT2C, PTPN11, NF1, and TP53. Grateful to my peers and mentors!
@TandonLab
@EsquenaziMD
@NeurosurgUTH
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Querido yo de 16 años:
No logré convertirme en un cardioneumopediagenetista-plástico endoneurovascular bro, te fallé 😔
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It’s truly encouraging to see that work hours don’t strictly correlate with feeling overworked among neurosurgeons! I believe that passion for one’s work plays a significant role in this. It’s amazing to see how
#neurosurgery
is emphasizing a healthier work-life balance.
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Of all the possible places I could’ve ended up in, I feel truly blessed to have had the opportunity to meet them!
@KSnyderNeuro
@OWoolnough
@ElliotMurphy91
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Proud to belong to such a wonderful team!
Happy
#functionalfriday
everyone! Today, we feature our new social media team. We appreciate all of your work!
Check out our new website here:
@AANSNeuro
@CNS_Update
#assfn
#neurosurgery
#medtwitter
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I’m just glad to have landed with such a wonderful mentor! I’m excited for my presentation at
@CNS_Update
Fantastic work from
@PavelPichardoMD
and his contributions to the
@CNS_Update
. He will be presenting his outstanding work on Monday!!!
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Research on glioblastoma shows that elderly patients, even those aged 80 and above, can benefit from surgical resection and chemoradiotherapy. Strong work by the authors!
For those interested, here’s the link to our latest publication:
Thank you
@PavelPichardoMD
and
@EsquenaziMD
+ for this insightful commentary of our recent work in
@NeurosurgeryCNS
We agree future multi-center collaborative efforts should be pursued in the very elderly glioblastoma patient population!
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Criteria:
•IMG Latinoamérica
•Step 1 date by 06/24
•>75% on 2 NBMEs.
•CV, personal statement, and 2 letters of recommendation
•1-min video: about you
•➡️mednotes.edu
@gmail
.com with a link to a public drive or zip archive.
•Application deadline: March/01/24
Good luck!!
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Aunque no encontramos flores de cempasúchil me siento feliz de poder celebrar nuestro 1° Día de muertos lejos de casa. Gracias a mi esposa por hacer el esfuerzo de conseguir el icónico pan de muerto para cenar❤️.
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Cuando sabes a lo que viniste a esta tierra, el tiempo que te tome en alcanzarlo pasa a un segundo plano.
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It was an amazing meeting all the way !
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@DrMauricioGon
El ejercicio es igual de efectivo que los antidepresivos en personas con depresión. Pero cada que lo digo me tiran de loco haha 😂
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Happy to share our team’s work!
We just published a paper discussing how Alzheimer’s disease may disrupt the basal cholinergic system, lipid metabolism, as well as its correlation with amyloid!
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Hoy me escribieron de nueva cuenta un caso de COVID-19/Omicron sospechoso: “Tengo síntomas pero tengo un PCR negativo.”
Un recordatorio respecto al PCR con base en su sensibilidad y especificidad:
-El PCR es bueno para confirmar COVID ✅pero malo para descartarlo❎
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