Shilpa Chitnis, M.D., Ph.D., FAAN.
@ShilpaChitnis2
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Professor, Neurology Chief, Movement Disorders, Clinician, Educator, Mentor. LEAP Chair. Book Editor: Opinions are my own!
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Neurology 1804800004 - University of Texas Health Science Center at Tyler Program
New Status:Initial Accreditation: Effective Date: 04/05/2024
Decision(s):Total Accredited Residents: 12
Guess which medical school in East Texas has an ACGME Neurology residency program? ;-)
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New job alert: Chief of Neurology/Residency Program Director @ UT Health Sciences Center, Tyler, TX (only 2 hrs away from Dallas). New med school opens in August; exciting to build new depts & programs. Grateful to all my amazing mentors for getting me here.
@MichaelOkun
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Do not miss out on this wonderful learning opportunity to hear international experts in movement disorders every week. Sign up using the below:
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Trying to figure out how to be helpful to deserving FMGs who want to apply for residency spots in the US. The pandemic has closed rotations and observerships. Research positions are few. USMLE scores are imp but so is US clinical experience. Thoughts?
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Come October, I get to step into some heavy shoes.
Director: MDS LEAP program. Inspired by none other than
@CindyComella
Hoping to work hard, learn and grow the program.
Shout out for amazing mentors!
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I am very fortunate to have found so many people who care about me. This thought was reinforced at the AAN annual meeting with so many people reaching out to me just to see me. I thank you, you know who you are and I am grateful for your generosity of spirit.
#AANAM
@AANmember
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For all medical professionals, please try to educate yourself about functional neurological disorders. All of us will see these patients, the earlier we diagnose them, counsel them and put them on a path to recovery, the better their chances are of recovery.
@FNDSociety
@UTTyler
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Happy to find out that I got selected into the membership of AUPN (association of University Professors of Neurology). Got appointed by the Dean of the medical school to be Chair of promotions & tenure committee of the school of medicine. Important responsibilities, grateful.
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Functional neurological disorders is a huge area of learning, no one can know it all but I am happy about my clinical skillset in diagnosis & planning treatment, teaching others & supporting unfortunate patients with real needs!
@MarkHallett007
@LaFaverMD
@AlbertoEspay
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Hated to miss AANAM this year after two years of a hiatus. Love Seattle and can't wait to visit again. Especially excited about winning the fellowship director award alongside
@EricaSchuyler
(residency director). Time to retire now!!
#AANAM
#thegreatneuroreunion
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Excited to have been asked to serve on the board of directors for FND Hope USA. A new step for FND patient advocacy.
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Mentorships are an integral part of medicine. They provide guidance, access to resources, & other opportunities. Join me & my mentor
@MichaelOkun
at
#AANAM
and learn about strategies to find & benefit from existing mentor relationships, both as a mentee and a mentor.
@AANmember
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Building an academic career is HARD! In the end it is all about what you want to do and where you want to go. You need the right mentorship, direction and focus. Balancing this with family, health and fun activities is really important. It's all about time management and passion!
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Starting September 1, I will be working at UT health east Texas in Tyler, Texas. Took professional pictures this am.
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Academic careers are very gratifying but also realize that they are very demanding. Clinical care is never the % you sign up for, research is unpredictable, teaching and mentoring is fun. Love academics!! For young people, go into academics only for the love of it!
#stress
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MDS-LEAP class of 2021 formal graduation on stage at the MDS congress. So proud.
@AMahajanMD
@shivamommittal
@professor_sue
@ComellaCynthia
@K8_Rudolph
@movedisorder
@mdsieditor
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It does not matter how smart you are, if you do not have the time to counsel your patients adequately and educate them, they will not take best care of themselves. I ponder how one can do the best job in a 15-20 minute follow up visit???
#healthcaredisparities
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Happy to have signed my 3rd book contract (Movement Disorders) with Oxford University Press (OUP). Looking forward to seeing the trajectory of our bright and amazing co-editor
@shivamommittal
and working again with
@RichDewey
@UTSWBrain
@UTSWNeurology
@stevenvernin
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Happy and proud to be appointed adjunct Professor in the Department of Psychiatry at UT Southwestern medical center. This will allow me to be an integral part of the FND program that we have painstakingly built and colloborate with
@uthealtheasttx
#morepowerforFND
@FNDHope
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Amazing learning at the FND Society meeting in Verona. So many pearls and great tips. The agenda is so comprehensive and covers all aspects of FND. Great to see some great colleagues.
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Ignorance about FND even amongst Neurologists is so sad and appalling. There is so much science behind it now, why don't people want to learn. Diagnosing these patients appropriately and setting them up for success is so critical. Our health system would not be so overwhelmed.
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Abstract accepted for MDS congress:
Title: Hypnosis as an adjunctive treatment for FND, a case series
#: 578
Category: Functional Movement Disorders
Date: Monday, August 28, from 13:00 - 15:00
@UTSW_NeuroRes
@AlbertoEspay
@PerezMGHLab
@SarahLidstone
@LaFaverMD
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When a mentee becomes a peer mentor! She was my resident and fellow. I have loved, supported & mentored her over the years. She is brilliant, humble & dedicated. I run to her with my queries now. So proud of my wonderful Svjetlana Miocinovic, teaching fellow's lecture last night!
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AAN movement disorders section meeting. Great folks and what a great discipline started by
@stanfahn
,
@MarkHallett007
@davidmarsden
@JankovicJoseph
@AMahajanMD
@DrISubramanian
@ChicagoMovemen1
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After a really long night without sleep I just came to the hotel, packed and left for London. Amazing MDS Congress after 2 years hiatus. Great to see friends from far and near.
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MDS-LEAP, a year long leadership program developed by the
@movedisorder
has changed the trajectory of many a life including mine. Grateful to Dr. Stern,
@CynthiaComella
,
@drgoetz
,
@GershanikOscar
,
@Dr_Francisco_
,
@drVfung
& many others for their support of the program.
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New additions to the board of Directors of the FND Society! Humbled and honored. Shout out to
@SanjayP30043502
for what an amazing person and professional he is.
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Very proud of my MDS-LEAP class of 2021! Was really excited to be able to conduct graduation in person with so many graduates, Presidents and attendees.
@leta_valentina
@AMahajanMD
@shivamommittal
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Women in Neuromodulation attending the MDS congress in Madrid in September, please review and register. Would love to see you there.
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I am convinced that when I no longer work for money, I am going to start a non-profit website and help people with unexplained medical illnesses. Some may be organic and some functional. There is nothing worse than an undiagnosed & untreated patient!!
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Mov Dis Fellowship directors need to be aware that institutions may not support a J1 visa for FMGs. The VA system will also likely not support J1 visa applicants. This is a HUGE problem as a decent chunk of aspirants are very good FMGs. The dialogue needs to begin now!
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It’s the (not-so-) little things: Education related paper accepted in
@MDJ_Journal
!
#MedEd
work with
@ShilpaChitnis2
@AMahajanMD
and
#RashedaElNazer
@UTSWNeurology
@UTSWBrain
@BillDauerNeuro
@movedisorder
#neurotwitter
Thanks mentors:
@ComellaCynthia
@MichaelOkun
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Trainees in movement disorders and early career faculty, please make use of the MDS roadmap. Such amazing educational content is available on the MDS website. Membership free for trainees.
@movedisorder
@GershanikOscar
@professor_sue
@shivamommittal
@AMahajanMD
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Grateful for successful completion of the new format MDS LEAP basic course. Congratulations to the faculty, participants and MDS secretariat (Kate Rudolph/Annette Schott/Jennie Socha) and all the MDS leaders/presidents who participated in the panel.
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Take home message: getting good sleep is important for optimal brain health!!
Exercise: aerobics and weight training. Skeletal muscle building.
Good diet.
Avoiding metabolic syndrome: DM, HTN, obesity.
#AANAM
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I haven't been much of a tweeter until today. Thanks to
@MichaelOkun
and
@LaFaverMD
for the inspiration. Is a great way to highlight important events and accomplishments. Look forward to following people's achievements and events.
#FNDonmymind
#longdayaheadtomorrow
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Check out my talk on "Navigating an academic career": accolades and challenges in the ELA session on Sunday 4/18/2021. It's a lot of information condensed in 30 minutes but a great blueprint for anyone with an academic interest. Email me with questions!
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An opportunity presented itself during the pandemic & thanks to inspiration:
@danielweber
-SLU, I created this unmet need for movement fellows during the pandemic.
Very proud of my team & faculty.
@KatiePMooreMD
@AMahajanMD
@mitra_afshari
@rashedaelnazer
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I want to put in a plug for two of the most prominent educators and mentors in our field who have launched many a career! They are selfless, committed, insightful, benevolent and effective. Without them, many of us would be still lost and wandering.
@ComellaCynthia
@MichaelOkun
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Proud of this kid who has demonstrated so much psychological hardiness and strength in light of health adversities over 7 long years. Still continues to be kind, empathic, bright and witty.
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MDS LEAP BASIC course ready to launch March 8th and 9th.
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I am happy to set up a webinar to address concerns of FMGs and to discuss ways and means to help deserving candidates meet the promise of their lives. I will be happy to include some awesome FMGs who are successful in the US.
@AMahajanMD
@AbhiLenka11
@MLotiaMD
@AlbertoEspay
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So gratifying to see so many of my UT Tyler FND patients much improved and some well on their way to recovery. It is one of the most gratifying things I do as a Physician. Happy faces and smiles are great to see after tears and despair initially. We need more trained personnel.
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What a wonderfully successful day # 1 of the new and improvised MDS LEAP basic program. Inspiring lectures by amazing faculty. Look forward to day # 2.
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Good will and connections/engagement will get a lot of things done. So many leaders totally miss out on this element. Our faculty are our best asset, why aren't they treated with the respect and kindness they deserve along with fair compensation?
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After building connections for 17 long years in one job, having to move and find new connections seemed hard. Seven months later, I am so happy to have found the right kind of people at UT Tyler SOM. Building new educational & clinical programs is so much fun.
#bleedorange
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Recruiting heavily for qualified neurologists in all specialties at UT Health East Texas in Tyler, Texas. All interested send me a message. An amazing opportunity to build the future of Neurology in an underserved population with tremendous potential. Thanks.
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What a wonderful
@AANmember
meeting in beautiful Boston. Great science, education, leadership tips and clinical pearls of wisdom from renowned experts. Seeing friends and colleagues: priceless.
@MichaelOkun
@AMahajanMD
@AparnaMPrabhu
@LaFaverMD
@OstremJill
#AANAM
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WNG 2021 conference: career panel.
Honored to be part of this panel representing academics.
@ComellaCynthia
@ctrenkwalder1
@BillDauerNeuro
@UTSWBrain
@ShaidaKhanDO
@ElanLouis
@AMahajanMD
@LaFaverMD
@KatiePMooreMD
@Mitraafshari
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End of an era! Sad day for Neurology all over but especially for Columbia. Blair Ford (legend) dies. A valiant fight against a horrible, incurable enemy. What an inspiration for all of us. We will remember you!! Rest In Peace sir. Tip my hat to you.
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Taking care of patients with neurodegenerative disorders is a privilege & honor, these are long-lasting relationships. Really hurts when a patient is doing badly. We have to do all we can to alleviate suffering! Please don't forget palliative care in these situations.
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Everyone out there looking for jobs: even if you are not interested when you get an email inquiring about your interest in positions, it is professionally appropriate to write a short email even if it is denial. Neurology is a small world & word gets around. Just saying...!
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Open forum: all are welcome.
Saturday 9/24/2022: 11 am US Central. Discussion will entail, challenges and unmet needs for deserving IMGs trying to get into Neurology residencies in the US.
Join Zoom Meeting
Meeting ID: 846 9634 6366
Passcode: 575619
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Excited to be doing more in the FND space. I am happy to join Edu committee of the FNDS & also serve on the board of FND Hope, USA. I am putting together a nice group of people at UT Tyler School of Medicine for FND as I did 5 years ago at UTSW. Grand Rounds tomorrow on FND.
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Future of Medicine
@UTTylerHSC
with two young medical students at the school of medicine socials.
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UT Tyler Neurology residency program will be ready to accept residency application this fall with the PGY-2 start date of July 1, 2025. Not taking any residents starting this July. Just FYI.
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I can't overemphasize the importance of great training to build the foundation of a great career. One has to be thoughtful to recognize what one really wants to do and then find the right institution, mentors, resources for training.
#excellentrainingmatters
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Happy International Women's day! More power to this amazing group of women jump starting the MDS LEAP Basics program this morning. May our tribe continue to grow and do amazing things for ourselves and the next generation.
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This is now available for pre-order on Amazon, Google books, Oxford University Press (OUP) website.
Getting ready for the launch of this:
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Professional connectedness: follow a professional code of conduct for responding to communications and doing what one said they would do. Give a time frame & keep it. Unresponsiveness: unprofessional conduct!
#sendingtherightmessage
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Please try to join the IMG/FMG forum today at 11:00 am US Central (9:00 am Pacific and 12:00 pm eastern) for an open discussion on challenges faced by FMG's in applying and matching to Neurology residencies in the US.
@AMahajanMD
@AbhiLenka11
@MLotiaMD
@AparnaMPrabhu
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Very sad to hear about the demise of legend, mentor and renowned researcher,
@MahlomDelong
. His research understanding the circuits connecting the basal ganglia to other parts of the brain is etched in all our minds.
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Check out our poster at MDS congress in Copenhagen: Hypnosis as an adjunctive treatment for FND, a case series
Monday, August 28
13:00 - 15:00
Meet our hypnotist, Dave Morris who created this program using FND neurobiological principles.
@AMahajanMD
@SarahLidstone
@LaFaverMD
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FND Society congress talks are simply phenomenal. Each talk is worth its weight in gold. I haven’t registered as much information at any meeting thus far in 22 years of being in the field. Amazing.
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UT Health East Texas
@Tyler
orientation, Day # 1. So awesome to see Matt Loveno from UTSW here and Dr. Berry also from UTSW. Wish me luck that I do something very good here.
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What I find especially challenging is the FND presentation with sensory symptoms. How do we approach these?
@PerezMGHLab
@SarahLidstone
@AlbertoEspay
@LaFaverMD
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We expect to showcase amazing offerings as part of the MDS edu. comm. in next few months. Grateful for opportunities for personal career growth & for empowering careers of others.
Lookout for the new & improved MDS-LEAP! Join me on MDS Pavillion at the congress.
@movedisorder
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I’m attending
#AANAM
! Will you be joining me at my poster session covering DBS in
#PD
? The goal was to identify existing knowledge gaps about DBS in PD patients with the intent to improve health outcomes. I can’t wait to see you in Boston!
@AANmember
#neurotwitter
@UTSWNeurology
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Tomorrow marks the 6 month anniversary of my term at UT Tyler SOM. There is so much to be done but we haven't done badly in 6 months. Grateful for all that I learnt in my 17 years at UT Southwestern that prepared me for this job. Let's see what this decade brings.
@UTSWNeurology
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I invite you to review this exceptional offering from the Education committee of MDS, called the "CAREER DEVELOPMENT" program. Original content created by exceptional faculty.
@movedisorder
@professor_sue
@DrVeronicaBruno
@UTTyler
@UTSWNeurology
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Headed out to Boston tomorrow morning for
#AANS2023
will be a very interesting week with great sessions, committee meetings, networking with friends & colleagues and enjoying the city of Boston.
@AMahajanMD
@mitra_afshari
@MichaelOkun
@jtjordan
@stevenvernin
@DrISubramanian
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Great time conducting the mentorship session with
@MichaelOkun
with expert comments from
@BrainMDmiyasaki
The audience walked away with some great tips. Grateful for all my mentors who helped me get here.
@AANmember
#AANAM2023
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Really enjoyed doing the FND patient education pamphlet as part of the MDS-Education committee with "THE"
@rajan_roopa
, a young and bright rising star at AIIMS, New Delhi and an upcoming leader in our field.
@professor_sue
@pramodpal
#FNDneedsattention
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April 11th: World Parkinson's Day: This progressive neurological disease is fascinating and unfortunately life altering at the same time. Applaud
@MichaelOkun
for all the efforts to reduce the prevalence of this disease. Grateful to my patients for trusting me with their care.
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I am truly proud & happy for my FND group
@UTSWBrain
which we put together over 5 yrs. I see great things happening for FND patients over the yrs. People are smart, kind, passionate & dedicated.
@Chad
lane/@ Russel Dykema @ Karen BM, @ Staci Shearin.
@FNDHope
#fndproud
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A patient needs to know what they "do have", not what they "do not have"!! Helping a patient to find A diagnosis is the least we can do. Which also means disavowing them of their abnormal perceptions and beliefs!! Loving my FND journey!
@LaFaverMD
@PerezMGHLab
@SarahLidstone
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25 years since I defended my PhD. thesis at Tulane University. What an amazing advisory team I had; Dr. Agrawal, Dr. Morris, Dr. Fisher, Dr. George & Dr. Roberts. With the tools available now (adobe etc), I could have saved time & completed in less time but productive 5.5 years!
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What a wonderfully successful day # 1 of the new and improvised MDS LEAP basic program. Inspiring lectures by amazing faculty. Look forward to day # 2.
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I am just really enjoying the dynamism and bubbling enthusiasm at work with so many new programs, faculty and endeavors! UTSW Neurology: your time has finally come! Much hard work to do and much to accomplish.
@UTSWBrain
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Start with
@KatiePMooreMD
, a bright, young and dedicated assist. Prof
@dukeneurology
! Katie is well trained
@FixelInstitute
of UFL and now co-leads the movement disorders fellow national curriculum series. Her focus is on education and clinical care. Watch out for KM!
#risingstar
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Spent 35 min speaking with an MD trying to convince them that FNDs are truly neurological disorders & not all mental (as they called it). At the end of it, he said he was going to deny the patient's claim. WT*!!! We have to fight this battle hard for our patients.
#FNDisreal
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Amazing work by
@KatiePMooreMD
in promoting our movement lectures series. Record attendance, 120!!!
@AMahajanMD
@mitraafshari
@rashedaelnazer
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Sadly enough who is following this principle in academic medicine anymore? Where are the servant leaders??
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One of the best recent reviews on functional neurological disorders. Hallett et al. 2022.
Looking forward to the FMD session at MDS congress with
@AlbertoEspay
,
@shilpachitnis2
and
@FNDAus
(Alex Fehn)!
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More friends and colleagues at AAN. Learning + networking = perfect meeting experience.
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Introducing Vibhash Sharma, Assoc. Professor of Neurology & new director of the Neuromodulation program
@UTSWBrain
Vibhash trained
@UTSW_NeuroRes
and
@EmoryUniversity
for movement fellowship with giants in the field.
@MahlomDelong
@StewartFactor
Welcome & good wishes.
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A humble request for journal reviewers. If you get a review request, kindly access & reply asap. Even if you wish to decline, please provide the courtesy of denial. This allows the editor to send it to someone else and move it along. Authors need fast decisions.
#responsiveness
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Madrid bound! Duh, forgot to register at Spain health for Covid. Had to spend 40 mins trying to figure out my QR code. 🤦♀️ all set. Hola Madrid
@AMahajanMD
@AlbertoEspay
@KatiePMooreMD
@
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Excited to have matched our very own internal candidate, Anjali Varghese for the 2 year movement disorders fellowship started July 1, 2023 to 2025! Congratulations to all other programs who matched fellowship candidates.
#gomovementdisorders
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How do we educate insurance & disability companies so that they do not cancel coverage for FND/FMD patients?? These patients need the support while they are learning & undergoing treatment which could take a year or more. With loss of coverage, these patients have nothing left!!!
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NEUROLOGY MS ID#: NEUROLOGY/2022/183348
MS TITLE: Education Research: Enhancing medical student interest in careers in the clinical neurosciences through a hands-on procedure workshop
Collin Sanderson, Khadijah Mazhar, Mark P Goldberg, Shilpa Chitnis, Ryan Hays, and Hina Dave.
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Deep Brain Stimulation: A Case-based Approach via
@amazon
This superb gem with the great
@MichaelOkun
Take a look!
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Looking forward to MDSICON22 virtual DBS symposium with two of my good friends and colleagues,
@MichaelOkun
and Aparna Shukla next week. Should be a lot of fun. incidentally, I just happen to be in Mumbai that week so let's see if I can make it in person!
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Nerding away this weekend trying to learn as much as possible about therapeutics in FMD. Amazing how enjoyable this literature is to me compared to 2018 when I 1st started.
@LaFaverMD
@AlbertoEspay
@SarahLidstone
@PerezMGHLab
@anharhasan
thanks for the inspiration!
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Any movement disorders fellowship programs that will accept a J1 visa candidate for a two year fellowship? Kindly respond. I am getting queries from J1 visa applicants and need to clarify for them. Thanks.
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The last but most important leadership Principle in the leadership challenge program is "encourage the heart"! I have decided that I am going to pick people to highlight their contributions on this platform. Everyone is special in their own way!
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