Kevin Kumar, MD, PhD
@kevinkumar
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Assistant Professor of Neurosurgery | Pediatric Neurosurgeon @UTAustin @DellMedSchool @dellchildrens | @cornell @vanderbiltmstp @StanfordNsurg alum
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Officially a neurosurgeon. After 4 years
@Cornell
, 7 years of MD/PhD
@VanderbiltMSTP
, and 7 years of residency at
@StanfordNsurg
this 18 year journey is complete. Thank you to
@jyotikumarmd
, my family, friends, faculty, and co-residents for all of your support.
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I am delighted to share that I will be joining the faculty
@UTAustin
. My clinical practice will be
@dellchildrens
. I will also launch my lab
@DellMedSchool
, advancing cellular therapeutics for neurological disorders.
@jyotikumarmd
and I are excited for this next chapter!🤘
#HookEm
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I am thrilled to continue my training next year
@StanfordChild
for my fellowship in pediatric neurosurgery! Extremely grateful to my mentors
@StanfordNsurg
this opportunity. We will push the frontiers on developing treatments for pediatric neurological disorders.
@PedsSection
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I am extremely grateful to receive the 2023 Resident Basic Science Research Award from
@StanfordNsurg
. Thank you
@MichaelLimMD
and
@WernigLab
for this great honor.
#stanfordneurosurgery
#microglia
#regenerativemedicine
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I am proud to share our work published today in
@ScienceTM
! We report a novel technique to replace microglia in the CNS as a therapy for a genetic neurodegenerative disorder mouse model. Thank you to our collaborators and everyone on the
@WernigLab
team.
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Amazing evening celebrating the end of my pediatric neurosurgery fellowship
@StanfordChild
. As I enter this final month of training, I am very grateful for opportunity to learn under
@CormacOMaher
, Kelly Mahaney, Laura Prolo, and H. Westley Phillips.
#stanfordneurosurgery
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Wonderful lecture and teaching session today by our Visiting Professor, Dr. Jay Storm MD, Chief of the Division of Neurosurgery
@ChildrensPhila
@PennNSG
!
#grandrounds
#pediatricneurosurgery
@StanfordNsurg
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Outstanding Grand Rounds lecture by
Visiting Professor Dr. Matthew Howard, Chair of Neurosurgery at the University of lowa. He gifted us a special print copy of Aphorisms by Sir William Osler to help guide our path from residency to academic faculty.
#stanfordneurosurgery
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Great experience sharing our work on microglia replacement for pediatric neurological disorders at the 2023
@PedsSection
meeting. Looking forward to catching up with my
#pediatricneurosurgery
friends and colleagues this week!
@StanfordNsurg
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Today, the last day of our academic year, we were visited by Dr. Nelson Oyesiku, Chair of
@UNCneurosurgery
to discuss his ruminations on academic neurosurgery.
#stanfordneurosurgery
#grandrounds
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This morning I had the tremendous privilege to present at the
@AANSNeuro
2021 Plenary Session. It is an honor to receive the Philip L Gildenberg Resident Award for our work developing novel cellular therapies for neurological disorders.
#AANS2021
#stanfordneurosurgery
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I am happy to announce that I have joined the Editorial Board of Neurosurgery
@FrontSurgery
. Greatly looking forward to reviewing exciting new work within our field!
#neurosurgery
#neurosurgeryresearch
#academicmedicine
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Inviting submissions for a
@FrontSurgery
special topic “Rising Stars in Neurosurgery”, I am co-editing with
@mnstienen
@RahmaniRedi
@HemmingsWu
@ignatiusesene
.
The issue hopes to highlight innovative projects pushing our specialty forward.
More info:
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Congratulations to my mentor Dr. Gerald Grant! We will miss you at The Farm!
@Dukeneurosurg
@StanfordNsurg
Gerald Grant, MD, an internationally known surgeon-scientist, has been named the new chair of the Duke Department of Neurosurgery, effective April 1, 2022.
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Great running into my friend and mentor
@halpernc
@AANSNeuro
annual meeting!
#AANS2024
@StanfordNsurg
@PennNSG
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Extraordinary Grand Rounds today by Dr. Peter Dirks
@BrainSurgn1989
, Chief of Neurosurgery
@sickkids
@UofTNeuroSurge
. His laboratory studies the underlying cellular mechanisms of pediatric brain tumor origin and progression.
#pediatricneurosurgery
#surgeonscientist
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I am honored to receive the Edwin Boldrey Young Investigator Award from the San Francisco Neurological Society. I am grateful for the support of my mentor Dr. Marius Wernig
@CellStanford
, my colleagues in the lab, and the
@NIH
@NINDSnews
#stanfordneurosurgery
#sfns2021
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Today our surgical video on treating trigeminal neuralgia secondary to petroclival meningiomas with surgical resection and radiosurgery was published in
@NeurosurgeryCNS
@StanfordNsurg
@StanfordRadOnc
@StanfordCancer
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Today
@Simonlevinson
and our colleagues in
@StanfordPath
@Stanford_ID
report an interesting case of a ring-enhancing CNS lesion secondary to Balamuthia mandrillaris infection in
@TheJNS
.
@StanfordNsurg
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Today in
@TheJNS
we published a case of vascular anomaly, lipoma, and polymicrogyria associated with schizencephaly. We share developmental insights into this rare pathology.
@StanfordNsurg
@StanfordRad
@StanfordPath
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Epic reunion with the
@KalaniMaziyar
, a complex spine neurosurgeon
@MayoClinic
. As my first chief resident when I started at
@StanfordNsurg
in 2016, Mazi has been a phenomenal mentor and big brother during this journey. We are delighted have you return as Visiting Professor.
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I will be speaking on a residency panel at this upcoming meeting!
#mdphd
@StanfordNsurg
@VanderbiltMSTP
The Southeast Regional Meeting is occurring virtually on January 29th, 2022, and is hosted by Vanderbilt University. Register on their website at
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Congratulations John!!
Congratulations to Stanford neurosurgery resident Dr. John Choi on his grant from
@NIH
NINDS to build new tools to understand and improve
#glioblastoma
immunotherapy by studying principles of autoimmunity and polymer delivery.
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Today we published our perspective exploring cellular mechanisms and restorative cell-based therapeutics for epilepsy in
@touchNEUROLOGY
. Tremendous potential for stem cell-based therapies for neurological disease!
@lilykim_md
@VivekBuchMD
@StanfordNsurg
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I had a great experience sharing our project using ZTE-MRI for diagnosing pediatric spine pathology at
#AANS2024
!
@StanfordChild
@StanfordNsurg
@StanfordRad
@PedsSection
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Congratulations to medical student
@AustinLui7
on publication of our article discussing the management of severe traumatic brain injury in pediatric patients!
#TBI
#pediatricneurosurgery
@GeraldGrantMD1
@StanfordNsurg
@Dukeneurosurg
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Looking forward to sharing our work on zero echo-time magnetic resonance imaging (ZTE-MRI) for pediatric spine pathology on Sunday, May 5th!
@CormacOMaher
@StanfordNsurg
@StanfordRad
@StanfordChild
@PhxChildrens
@PedsSection
#AANS2024
The 2024 Annual AANS Meeting is almost upon us! We are excited to highlight talks by Stanford Neurosurgery faculty, residents, clinical instructors, and med students.
#AANS2024
For details on our speakers, follow the link below:
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Just arrived in Los Angeles! Looking forward to connecting with friends, colleagues, and mentors over the next few days.
#AANS2023
@AANSNeuro
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This was a great but challenging case. Grateful to learn from the master skull base surgeon
@drjfm_stanford
!
#stanfordneurosurgery
Like
#RealMadridManchesterCity
this case went to extra time. 1st half was challenging. Engorged veins, encased vertebral artery; but once we overcame all difficulties, tumor resection went just perfect.
#SkullBaseSurgery
is about having the right approach and a winning mentality!
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Thank you
@AnandMed
- it has been a privilege to train under you these past 7 years!
Congratulations to all our graduates - chiefs, and spine fellows. You are all exceptional!
We will miss you but excited to watch you change the world!
@kevinkumar
Paras, Michael, Nicolai, Hammad and
@GhaniHaiderMD
.
@StanfordNsurg
#graduation2023
#Neurosurgery
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Thank you Randi! Looking forward to your talk later this week!
#pediatricneurosurgery
Awesome talk by my friend and colleague,
@kevinkumar
, current
#pediatricneurosurgery
fellow and rising surgeon-scientist superstar ⭐️
@StanfordNsurg
!
@PedsSection
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Here we report in
@TheJNS
an interesting case of spontaneous regression of a vein of Galen aneurysmal malformation in a pediatric patient
#stanfordneurosurgery
@davidhongPNS
@TopNeuroDocs
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Congratulations to the incoming Stanford Neurosurgery Class of 2030!
#Match2023
Welcome to
@StanfordNsurg
! Thrilled to have you join our community. Looking forward to seeing you this summer
@StanfordMed
and congratulations!
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Here we report our experience comparing intraoperative fluoroscopic guidance and CT navigation for placement of cortical bone trajectory pedicle screws
@RJabarkheel
@TopNeuroDocs
@SCVMC_Rehab
#spine
#neurosurgery
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Excited to share our new publication analyzing surgical intervention for advanced PD 🧠 in
@NeurosurgeryCNS
#stanfordneurosurgery
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Grateful to receive the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine dose
#2
this morning!
#science
#CovidVaccine
#stanfordneurosurgery
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Great weekend at the ClearPoint Fellows course hosted by Dr. Paul Larson!
#neurosurgery
#stereotacticneurosurgery
#sandiego
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Great article - attending the
@NYASciences
summer research training program for high school students was critical for my start down the MD/PhD pathway. Similar programs should be supported and expanded across the country.
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Very interesting interface by
@gather_town
for a digital poster session
#werniglab
#stanfordneurosurgery
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Medical students - interested in the neurosurgery residency program at Stanford? We have produced two videos for you to learn more:
@youngneuros
#stanfordneurosurgery
#meded
Overview:
Faculty/Resident Perspectives:
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Measuring Ergonomic Risk in Operating Surgeons by Using Wearable Technology
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Looking forward to my talk tomorrow during Scientific Session II!
#PedsNeuro2020
#stanfordneurosurgery
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Anthony Fauci: A Message to the Next Generation of Scientists
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Accurate.
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Today we published our analysis of the impact of angiographic collateral flow on functional outcomes in patients with large vessel occlusion stroke in
@BioMedCentral
.
@StanfordNsurg
@Stanford_Neuro
@StanfordRad
#stroke
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Congratulations
@ewchurchMD
and his team at
@PennStNeurosurg
on the publication of their article on awake CEA in
@FrontSurgery
Rising Stars of Neurosurgery 2024 special issue. FYI - the we are accepting new submissions is through the end of September!
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Very interesting resident teaching session on palliative care by visiting professor
@MartinaStippler
from
@BIDMCNeurosurg
this morning!
#stanfordneurosurgery
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I am looking forward to our first virtual residency interview weekend!
@HaydenGephartMD
@SpineTharin
@ThomasJWilsonMD
@JohnRatliffMD
@lshuer
@halpernc
@drjfm_stanford
@AnandMed
@atmandesai
@davidhongPNS
@DrZygourakis
@MedressMD
@Dr_JP_Parker
@lilykim_md
@DYDadey
We are excited for upcoming residency interviews this weekend and throughout January, and looking forward to meeting exceptional applicants!
#residency
#medstudents
#virtualinterview
#match2021
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“It’s not rocket science” and “It’s not brain surgery”—“It’s a walk in the park”: prospective comparative study | The BMJ
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Congratulations Matt!
Thrilled to announce l will be joining
@DellMedSchool
at
@UTAustin
as an assistant professor of neurosurgery.🤘 A special thanks to Dr. Nick Barbaro for this wonderful opportunity.
@uthealthaustin
@utexasece
@UTBiomedical
@CockrellSchool
#BCI
#DBS
#neuromodulation
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@kirbi_md
@StanfordSurgery
@ardenmorris1
@AndrewShelton10
@maryhawn
@DavidASpain
Congratulations Kirbi! 🗽
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Congratulations
@CaseyHalpern5
!! Exciting work pushing the field forward.
Recent
@nytimes
article describing the use of deep brain stimulation (DBS) to control cravings. Thanks so much to our incredible patients for sharing their stories and how much DBS has helped them.
#neuroscience
#Neurosurgery
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Thank you for having me out for this fantastic course
@sandi_lam
! It was a great experience for the residents and fellows.
Awesome way to spend a weekend in
#Chicago
: highlights from 2nd annual
#pediatric
#neurosurgery
course
@LurieNeurosurg
@NeurosurgeryNM
x world-class
@NorthwesternSim
&
@Brainlab
facilities. Thanks faculty + participants: I learned a lot! See you next year!
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Outstanding opportunity to join the exciting work of my friend and former co-resident
@Dr_JP_Parker
at the Mayo Clinic Scottsdale 🌵 ☀️!
Recruiting an Intracranial Neurophysiology 🧠 Postdoctoral Fellow based in 🌵 Phoenix, AZ. Prior exp with DSP of neural electrophysiology data required. You will be on the front lines creating next gen stimulation strategies for epilepsy. Please send CVs: parker.jonathon
@mayo
.edu
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@matthew_willsey
@JordanLWLam
@SiriKhalsaMD
#myfirstAANS
1) List yr/city
2) Reason for going/talk title
3) Best part?
4) tag 3
#myfirstAANS
1) 2015, Washington DC
2) oral presentation on manganese in dopaminergic neurons
3) winning the Donald Quest Medical Student Basic Science Award
4)
@adelawu
@TimothyUngMD
@DYDadey
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@adelawu
@g_ruizcolon
@StanfordNsurg
@PennNSG
@lilykim_md
@rmjamiolkowski
@dan_herrick_md
Outstanding job this month
@g_ruizcolon
and Hasan!
#NeurosurgerySubI2023
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Our new article has been published in JNNP! Comparative effectiveness of neuroablation and deep brain stimulation for treatment-resistant obsessive-compulsive disorder: a meta-analytic study | Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery & Psychiatry
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Brain surgeries are opening windows for neuroscientists, but ethical questions abound
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@sami_barrit
@SpineTharin
@FrontSurgery
@mnstienen
@RahmaniRedi
@HemmingsWu
@ignatiusesene
Yes, standard Frontiers publication and open access APCs for accepted articles, however we have a fee support budget and discounts to reduce costs for manuscripts from LMICs.
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Robot-Assisted versus Manual Navigated Stereoelectroencephalography in...
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@strahleMD
@WashUNeurosurg
@PeterHYangMD
@UTHealthNeuro
@monaco_neuro
@UMiamiHealth
@JarodLRoland
@STLChildrens
Congratulations
@PeterHYangMD
!!
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Commentary: Converting Pediatric Patients and Young Adults From a Shunt to a Third Ventriculostomy: A Multicenter Evaluation
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Dr. Anthony Fauci has been a leader since he was the captain of a high-school basketball team. We talked to his old teammates about the point guard they called Fauch.
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Go
@Vote_ForPedro
and
@ravivatreya
! Two innovators and entrepreneurs from my
@VanderbiltMSTP
entering class of 2009!
#mdphd
Ravi Atreya and Pedro Teixeira, who met when they were in a joint M.D./Ph.D. program at Vanderbilt University, set out to make listening to patients and documenting medical visits easier by using artificial intelligence.
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Appendix removal is linked to lower risk of Parkinson's
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2018 Nobel Prize in Medicine Awarded to 2 Cancer Immunotherapy Researchers
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Mental Performance Can Be Hurt By Even Mild Dehydration : Shots - Health News
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@mjavilamd
@CNS_Update
Interesting
@mjavilamd
- however, if done at all programs could result in difficulty for residents to pursue basic science. It is challenging to complete a project in a single year or broken up between junior and senior residency.
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Go Stanford Pathology!
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