Saroj
@gyriandsulci.bsky.social
Epileptologist | wife/mom | amateur writer & artist | Published in @LitHub and @VogueIndia
| Views mine and mine alone | Posts ≠ medical advice | 🧵 sarahjococonut
| Views mine and mine alone | Posts ≠ medical advice | 🧵 sarahjococonut
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Saroj
@gyriandsulci.bsky.social
· Nov 12
A brief re-intro! I’m a
- neurologist focusing on epilepsy. My research interests include seizure semiology & drug development
- writer (lithub.com/diary-of-a-c... and www.vogue.in/culture-and-...)
- artist (acrylics and colored pencils)
- NYer, wife, and mom to a sparkly-eyed toddler girl.
- neurologist focusing on epilepsy. My research interests include seizure semiology & drug development
- writer (lithub.com/diary-of-a-c... and www.vogue.in/culture-and-...)
- artist (acrylics and colored pencils)
- NYer, wife, and mom to a sparkly-eyed toddler girl.
COVID vaccine ✅
Flu vaccine ✅
As ready as I can be particularly now that it’s school bug du jour season.
Flu vaccine ✅
As ready as I can be particularly now that it’s school bug du jour season.
October 23, 2025 at 9:16 PM
COVID vaccine ✅
Flu vaccine ✅
As ready as I can be particularly now that it’s school bug du jour season.
Flu vaccine ✅
As ready as I can be particularly now that it’s school bug du jour season.
Reposted by Saroj
Canadian COVID Forecast Oct 11 - Oct 24, 2025
CANADA
HIGH [no change]
About 1 of every 95 people is infected.
Compared to lowest point of pandemic in Canada:
-Infections: 6.1 x higher
-Long COVID: 5.9 x higher
-Hospitalizations: 11.3 x higher
-Deaths: 9.2 x higher
CANADA
HIGH [no change]
About 1 of every 95 people is infected.
Compared to lowest point of pandemic in Canada:
-Infections: 6.1 x higher
-Long COVID: 5.9 x higher
-Hospitalizations: 11.3 x higher
-Deaths: 9.2 x higher
![This image describes the Canadian COVID Forecast for the fourteen-day period between Oct 11 - Oct 24, 2025, which is produced by COVID-19 Resources Canada. Canada’s COVID Forecast outlook is HIGH [no change] with a COVID INDEX SCORE of 8.9
About 1 of every 95 people is infected.
Estimated infections this week: 558,700-965,600
What these numbers mean: MODERATE 1-5, HIGH 5-10, VERY HIGH 10-15, SEVERE >15 COMPARED TO THE LOWEST POINT IN THE COVID PANDEMIC IN CANADA
How much higher are key indicators compared to the lowest point in the COVID pandemic in Canada?
Waste water, infections: HIGH; 6.1X higher
Long COVID: HIGH; 5.9X higher
Hospitalizations: VERY HIGH; 11.3X higher
Deaths: HIGH; 9.2X higher
HOW TO HELP:
EVERYONE:
UPDATE vaccines every 6 months
WEAR N95-type masks
Who is HIGH RISK?
People 60 and older, babies < 1 year, pregnant
ALL AGES: immunocompromised OR medically at-risk OR no vaccine or infection in the last 6 months
Recommendations are based on the COVID-19 Risk Index from the Peterborough ON Public Health Unit
COVID-19 Resources Canada is a grassroots organization of volunteer scientists supporting Canadian COVID responses. Sources, data and methods for the COVID Index are available at www.Covid19Resources.ca](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:qbuobwdie7rzq4fburk63aft/bafkreigvlpwphipwsz3vxkdczvw35noac7v4tolew6ewwuawaqtki2h75i@jpeg)
October 15, 2025 at 12:43 AM
Canadian COVID Forecast Oct 11 - Oct 24, 2025
CANADA
HIGH [no change]
About 1 of every 95 people is infected.
Compared to lowest point of pandemic in Canada:
-Infections: 6.1 x higher
-Long COVID: 5.9 x higher
-Hospitalizations: 11.3 x higher
-Deaths: 9.2 x higher
CANADA
HIGH [no change]
About 1 of every 95 people is infected.
Compared to lowest point of pandemic in Canada:
-Infections: 6.1 x higher
-Long COVID: 5.9 x higher
-Hospitalizations: 11.3 x higher
-Deaths: 9.2 x higher
Reposted by Saroj
Did you know there’s an opposite to paranoia? The word is pronoia – it means the belief that the world around you is conspiring to help you.
September 21, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Did you know there’s an opposite to paranoia? The word is pronoia – it means the belief that the world around you is conspiring to help you.
Three weeks straight on service starts now.
a group of men are riding a roller coaster with the word travis on the bottom
ALT: a group of men are riding a roller coaster with the word travis on the bottom
media.tenor.com
September 22, 2025 at 11:45 AM
Three weeks straight on service starts now.
Found my spirit animal, apropos for working as an epileptologist.
September 20, 2025 at 10:15 PM
Found my spirit animal, apropos for working as an epileptologist.
Reposted by Saroj
Look at all these amazing neurologist women!
-researcher Erika Augustine
-writer & disability advocate @dianacejasmd.bsky.social
-digital educator Jacki Martindale
-epileptologist & advocate Sucheta Joshi
-vascular neurologist & DEI advocate Alexis Simpkins
-& me!
www.amwa-doc.org/news/announc...
-researcher Erika Augustine
-writer & disability advocate @dianacejasmd.bsky.social
-digital educator Jacki Martindale
-epileptologist & advocate Sucheta Joshi
-vascular neurologist & DEI advocate Alexis Simpkins
-& me!
www.amwa-doc.org/news/announc...
September 17, 2025 at 12:42 AM
Look at all these amazing neurologist women!
-researcher Erika Augustine
-writer & disability advocate @dianacejasmd.bsky.social
-digital educator Jacki Martindale
-epileptologist & advocate Sucheta Joshi
-vascular neurologist & DEI advocate Alexis Simpkins
-& me!
www.amwa-doc.org/news/announc...
-researcher Erika Augustine
-writer & disability advocate @dianacejasmd.bsky.social
-digital educator Jacki Martindale
-epileptologist & advocate Sucheta Joshi
-vascular neurologist & DEI advocate Alexis Simpkins
-& me!
www.amwa-doc.org/news/announc...
Coming off of two weeks in a row on service back to the outpatient routine.
a man in a suit and tie is standing in a living room holding his jacket .
ALT: a man in a suit and tie is standing in a living room holding his jacket .
media.tenor.com
August 25, 2025 at 11:53 AM
Coming off of two weeks in a row on service back to the outpatient routine.
"...taking the MCAT was more nerve-wracking than competing in the Olympics..." yup, makes sense to me!
Good luck Nathan!
#medsky #medicine
sports.yahoo.com/olympics/bre...
Good luck Nathan!
#medsky #medicine
sports.yahoo.com/olympics/bre...
Olympic gold medalist Nathan Chen skipping 2026 Games, plans to attend medical school
The Quad King hasn't competed since winning gold in 2022.
sports.yahoo.com
August 9, 2025 at 1:42 PM
"...taking the MCAT was more nerve-wracking than competing in the Olympics..." yup, makes sense to me!
Good luck Nathan!
#medsky #medicine
sports.yahoo.com/olympics/bre...
Good luck Nathan!
#medsky #medicine
sports.yahoo.com/olympics/bre...
All right, time for the “was that an earthquake” post?
North of NYC
North of NYC
August 3, 2025 at 2:22 AM
All right, time for the “was that an earthquake” post?
North of NYC
North of NYC
Sharing a page I put together with some of my art:
saroj-kunnakkat.pixels.com
#art #drawing #photography #painting
saroj-kunnakkat.pixels.com
#art #drawing #photography #painting
Saroj Kunnakkat - Official Website
This is the website of Saroj Kunnakkat. Shop for nature art, flower art, vibrant art, and more. Designs are available to purchase as canvas prints, framed prints, posters, greeting cards, apparel, a...
saroj-kunnakkat.pixels.com
July 18, 2025 at 12:39 AM
Sharing a page I put together with some of my art:
saroj-kunnakkat.pixels.com
#art #drawing #photography #painting
saroj-kunnakkat.pixels.com
#art #drawing #photography #painting
Another iteration of the same question and the answer is still no; save for a few added parts in our medical school curriculum, we are indistinguishable from MDs when it comes to practice.
So Your Doctor Is a D.O. Does That Matter? www.nytimes.com/2025/07/13/w...
So Your Doctor Is a D.O. Does That Matter? www.nytimes.com/2025/07/13/w...
So Your Doctor Is a D.O. Does That Matter?
www.nytimes.com
July 17, 2025 at 1:20 AM
Another iteration of the same question and the answer is still no; save for a few added parts in our medical school curriculum, we are indistinguishable from MDs when it comes to practice.
So Your Doctor Is a D.O. Does That Matter? www.nytimes.com/2025/07/13/w...
So Your Doctor Is a D.O. Does That Matter? www.nytimes.com/2025/07/13/w...
Fiddling around with a #workinprogress
July 13, 2025 at 11:46 PM
Fiddling around with a #workinprogress
This week off has been both exhilarating and yet I have no idea what to do with this time off. Is this healthcare life? 😂
July 9, 2025 at 3:16 PM
This week off has been both exhilarating and yet I have no idea what to do with this time off. Is this healthcare life? 😂
Not me being officially on vacation and still having dreams about counseling patients about SUDEP. 🫠
July 5, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Not me being officially on vacation and still having dreams about counseling patients about SUDEP. 🫠
“Rainy Day on the West Side Highway”
June 29, 2025 at 10:05 PM
“Rainy Day on the West Side Highway”
June 22, 2025 at 2:10 AM
“Birth of a Grandfather”
June 19, 2025 at 2:22 PM
“Birth of a Grandfather”
“Henna Brain”
I’ve always loved henna/mehndi, so why not combine it with something else I love!
#medsky #neurosky #neurology #anatomy #art
I’ve always loved henna/mehndi, so why not combine it with something else I love!
#medsky #neurosky #neurology #anatomy #art
June 14, 2025 at 12:23 PM
“Henna Brain”
I’ve always loved henna/mehndi, so why not combine it with something else I love!
#medsky #neurosky #neurology #anatomy #art
I’ve always loved henna/mehndi, so why not combine it with something else I love!
#medsky #neurosky #neurology #anatomy #art
“Rising Above the Fray”
June 8, 2025 at 1:51 AM
“Rising Above the Fray”
May 20, 2025 at 1:05 AM
Bringing back this piece for Mother’s Day. To be a working professional and a mother is a delicate balancing act. Hats off to the mothers trying to do their best.
May 11, 2025 at 11:56 PM
Bringing back this piece for Mother’s Day. To be a working professional and a mother is a delicate balancing act. Hats off to the mothers trying to do their best.
