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UCSF Neurosurgery
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Department of Neurological Surgery @ucsanfrancisco.bsky.social. We focus on providing the best possible care for our patients, alongside research efforts to develop better treatments.
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The promise of TIL therapy for glioblastoma

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The promise of TIL therapy for glioblastoma
Tumor-infiltrating lymphocyte (TIL) therapy has demonstrated efficacy in refractory melanoma and durable responses in lung cancer. Glioblastoma presents distinct challenges for immunotherapy, includin...
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November 14, 2025 at 1:52 AM
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We're looking forward to reconnecting with our colleagues next week at #SNO2025! Check out the full list of presentations from our team of researchers at the UCSF Brain Tumor Center: braintumorcenter.ucsf.edu/news/ucsf-ex...
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Graphic announcing the 7th Quadrennial Meeting of the World Federation of Neuro-Oncology Societies and the 30th Annual Meeting & Education Day of the Society for Neuro-Oncology that shows a beach in Hawaii.
November 13, 2025 at 7:03 PM
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Welcome Jang Won “Jon” Yoon, MD, to UCSF Neurosurgery and the @ucsfhealth.bsky.social Spine Center!
He’s pioneering endoscopic spine techniques and AI-driven outcome research. Learn more ➡️ neurosurgery.ucsf.edu/news/qa-dr-j...
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November 12, 2025 at 9:06 PM
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New in @nature.com, @labnowakowski.bsky.social uses barcoded lineage tracing to reveal how different cell types in the human brain form, identifying a transition during development when some progenitors shift from making excitatory to inhibitory neurons. www.nature.com/articles/s41... #studyBRAIN 🧠🟦
Inhibitory neurons labeled with markers for SCGN and PAX6.
November 5, 2025 at 8:28 PM
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More powerful tools for understanding the brain. 🧠🔍

Today, comprehensive, cross-species developing brain cell atlases were released to help advance health and disease research. 🧵

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November 5, 2025 at 5:45 PM
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One-third of patients with epilepsy do not become seizure-free with medication. If anti-seizure medications don’t work, surgery is another option. Read more about the different surgical treatments for drug-resistant epilepsy: www.ucsf.edu/news/2025/09...
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Illustration depicting a craniotomy, one of the surgical treatment options for epilepsy.
November 4, 2025 at 9:14 PM
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On the cover of the Journal of Neurosurgery, UCSF neurosurgeon Edward Chang, MD, PGY6 resident Anthony Lee, MD, PhD & team show that transposition approaches, especially with a pericranium sling, may result in more durable pain control for trigeminal neuralgia: thejns.org/view/journal...
Journal cover of the October issue of the Journal of Neurosurgery. Illustration depicting superior cerebellar artery (SCA) conflict in trigeminal neuralgia and three techniques for microvascular decompression of the trigeminal nerve: interposition, Teflon transposition, and sling transposition. Art by Melissa Logies.
October 25, 2025 at 12:21 AM
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Congratulations to @ucsfhealth.bsky.social neurosurgeon @herveyjumper.bsky.social on receiving the Guha Award from the AANS/CNS Section on Tumors & @neuroonc.bsky.social! 🎉 This award recognizes his lab’s research advances in cancer neuroscience and his dedication to mentoring. #2025CNS #CNSConnects
Shawn Hervey-Jumper, MD, (left) and Brain Nahed, MD, (right) pose for a photo with the award certificate. Shawn Hervey-Jumper, MD, at the podium presenting his talk. The big screen showing UCSF neurosurgeon Shawn Hervey-Jumper, MD, at the podium delivering his presentation.
October 14, 2025 at 1:09 AM
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We’re excited to be in sunny L.A. for #2025CNS! Check out all the incredible work that our faculty, residents, and medical students are doing: neurosurgery.ucsf.edu/news/ucsf-ne...
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The Los Angeles skyline and palm trees below a banner for the 2025 CNS Annual Meeting being held October 11-15, 2025.
October 11, 2025 at 6:58 PM
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I’m thrilled to report on work I led with Dr. Shawn Hervey-Jumper and Dr. Todd Hollon which shows that we can forecast where glioblastoma will recur even at time of initial resection.

It’s wonderful to see all the work I conducted during my research year @neurosurgucsf.bsky.social come together!
October 3, 2025 at 11:57 PM
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UCSF neurosurgeon @herveyjumper.bsky.social & his @umich.edu colleagues have developed an intraoperative tool called FastGlioma that uses AI to help neurosurgeons see in real-time where tumor cells have infiltrated brain tissue. 🧪 braintumorcenter.ucsf.edu/news/how-ai-...
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Graphic showing an MRI scan of a low grade glioma below a headline that says, How AI is Changing Brain Tumor Surgery. Subheading says: High-tech imaging approaches allow neurosurgeons to interpret tissue samples during surgery to remove previously invisible malignant cells. Quote card showing Shawn Hervey-Jumper, MD, a UCSF neurosurgeon and the Mitchel S. Berger, MD Endowed Professor of Neurosurgery, during an awake brain surgery. He is quoted saying: With this new technology, we can deliver safer, more complete tumor resections.
September 30, 2025 at 10:25 PM
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See highlights of @ucsfradonc.bsky.social participation at the 2025 @astro-org.bsky.social conference starting tomorrow: cancer.ucsf.edu/news/2025/09... #ASTRO2025 #UCSF
UCSF Radiation Oncology Specialists Share Innovative Research and Clinical Expertise at National Radiation Oncology Conference | UCSF Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center
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September 26, 2025 at 9:38 PM
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Amazing team swim w/ @sjohnliu.bsky.social @neurosurgucsf.bsky.social to support glioblastoma & pediatric cancer research- $600K+ raised at SF event! Funds raised goes directly to local cancer research institutions, @ucsfhealth.bsky.social Children's, @ucsanfrancisco.bsky.social Brain Tumor Center
September 26, 2025 at 9:04 PM
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Anti-seizure meds don’t work for 1 in 3 epilepsy patients. UCSF experts are closing the gap with surgery and breakthrough devices that can change lives. tiny.ucsf.edu/HzE2SS
If Anti-Seizure Meds Don’t Work for Epilepsy, Can Surgery Help?
Vikram Rao, director of the UCSF Epilepsy Center, discusses why a third of seizure patients don’t respond to medication and the promising new surgical and technological treatments available.
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September 25, 2025 at 3:09 PM
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Congrats to all the postdocs who competed in the #UCSFPostDocSlam! And a special shoutout to Ritwik Vatsyayan, PhD, who told us about his research in the @shirvalkarlab.bsky.social working to rewire how the brain responds to chronic pain. #Neuroskyence #SciComm 🧪 www.ucsf.edu/news/2025/09...
The 10 finalists in this year's UCSF Postdoc Slam stand together on the steps of Genetech Hall at UCSF's Mission Bay campus. Photo by Noah Berger.
September 23, 2025 at 8:35 PM
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High-intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) is an incision-less surgical procedure used to treat essential tremor by lesioning the brain pathway involved with tremor generation. @ucsfhealth.bsky.social neurosurgeon @doriswang.bsky.social explains that this leads to lasting tremor reduction.
September 17, 2025 at 7:12 PM
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Who’s ready for 2025 WFNOS/SNO Annual meeting in Honolulu?!

Register by Sept 19 to get early bird pricing and join colleagues from around the world in advancing #neurooncology.

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September 5, 2025 at 3:38 PM
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Great to hear about Ilina Bhaya-Grossman's research in the @changlabucsf.bsky.social last week at the Exploratorium! Her PhD work has focused on how the brain processes word boundaries, which are incredibly difficult to identify in a foreign language. @berkeleyengineer.bsky.social 🧪 🧠🟦
Soon-to-be Dr. Ilina Bhaya-Grossman stands behind a podium presenting her PhD exit seminar at the Exploratorium. Ilina Bhaya-Grossman presenting her talk. The title of her slide says: We perceive our native language effortlessly. The left side of her slide shows an silhouette of a person speaking, and the right side shows several graphs representing how frequencies, loudness, sounds (phonemes), syllables, and words ultimately help the brain convert air pressure fluctuations into meaning. Ilina Bhaya-Grossman (right) with UCSF neurosurgeon Edward Chang, MD (left).
September 12, 2025 at 12:16 AM
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Congratulations to Tomasz Nowakowski, PhD, on being named a finalist for the prestigious Blavatnik National Award for Young Scientists! 🎉 He was selected for his groundbreaking research shaping the future of neuroscience and medicine. stemcell.ucsf.edu/news/tomasz-... @ucsfstemcell.bsky.social 🧪 🧠📈
UCSF neuroscientist Tomasz Nowakowski, PhD, seated at a bench in his lab.
September 9, 2025 at 4:27 PM
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What an incredible month it has been completing my sub-I at @neurosurgucsf.bsky.social ! I learned so much, met so many incredible people, and I had a great time doing it. I am truly grateful to have had this opportunity. #Neurosurgery #Match2026
August 25, 2025 at 1:47 PM
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Interested in learning how the brain turns sound into meaning? Hear from bioengineering PhD student Ilina Bhaya-Grossman about her research in the @changlabucsf.bsky.social
as part of the Exploratorium's After Dark series. #SciComm 🧠📈 @berkeleyengineer.bsky.social
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Flyer for Ilina Bhaya-Grossman's talk showing a colorful illustration of a brain. Your Brain on Language Sounds, Signals, Speech! With Ilina Bhaya-Grossman Advised by Edward F. Chang Thursday, September 4, 2025 6:30-7:30 pm The Kanbar Forum Exploratorium at Pier 15 San Francisco How does your brain turn sound into meaning? Every time we hear someone speak, our brain pulls off a remarkable feat — transforming vibrations in the air into words, sentences, and ideas we instantly understand. Join us for a behind-the-scenes look at how scientists study this question and how curiosity, data, and teamwork come together to reveal the answers.
August 20, 2025 at 8:49 PM
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📣 New journal launch! Neuro-Oncology Pediatrics is live — an open-access journal advancing global research and care for children & young adults with brain tumors.
A joint EANO & @neuroonc.bsky.social initiative.
🔗 Read more: www.eano.eu/about/news/n...
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August 20, 2025 at 5:33 PM
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We're excited to welcome Maya Graham, MD, PhD, to the team! She specializes in seeing adult patients with brain tumors, and her #glioma research focuses on studying how epigenetics drives tumor initiation in cerebral organoids: braintumorcenter.ucsf.edu/news/physici...
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Two-panel graphic showing side-by-side images of UCSF's Parnassus Heights campus and UCSF neuro-oncologist Maya Graham, MD, PhD.
August 15, 2025 at 7:02 PM
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On the cover of the Journal of Neurosurgery: Spine, Nitin Agarwal, MD, Praveen Mummaneni, MD, MBA & their colleagues report that surgery to treat cervical spondylotic myelopathy helped patients relying on others for care return to independence: thejns.org/spine/view/j...
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Illustration depicting a person with cervical spondylotic myelopathy who attained care independence postoperatively. Art by Melissa Logies.
August 14, 2025 at 11:01 PM
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Chronic pain affects 1 in 5 Americans. @nytimes.com on @neurosurgucsf.bsky.social research, shows it’s possible to stop that pain where it starts: in the brain. www.nytimes.com/2025/08/14/h...
Treating Chronic Pain is Hard. An Experimental Approach Shows Promise.
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August 14, 2025 at 9:07 PM