UCSF Neurosurgery
LightNews LightNews
banner
neurosurgucsf.bsky.social
UCSF Neurosurgery
@neurosurgucsf.bsky.social
690 followers 280 following 110 posts
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.
neurosurgery.ucsf.edu
Posts Replies Media Videos
neurosurgucsf.bsky.social
A huge congratulations to Susan Chang, MD, for receiving the 2025 Lisa DeAngelis Award for Excellence in Neuro-Oncology Education! 🎉🥇The award recognizes her extraordinary impact on training the next generation of brain tumor researchers. #SNO2025 #WFNOS @neuroonc.bsky.social
Susan Chang, MD, being presented with the 2025 Lisa DeAngelis Award for Excellence in Neuro-Oncology Education, on stage during the first plenary session of the conference.
November 21, 2025 at 9:45 PM
neurosurgucsf.bsky.social
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...
@ucsfcancer.bsky.social @ucsfradonc.bsky.social @neuroonc.bsky.social
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
neurosurgucsf.bsky.social
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...
#neurosurgery #SurgSky
Jang Won “Jon” Yoon, MD.
November 12, 2025 at 9:06 PM
neurosurgucsf.bsky.social
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
neurosurgucsf.bsky.social
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...
#EpilepsyAwareness @ucsfhealth.bsky.social
Illustration depicting a craniotomy, one of the surgical treatment options for epilepsy.
November 4, 2025 at 9:14 PM
neurosurgucsf.bsky.social
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
neurosurgucsf.bsky.social
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
neurosurgucsf.bsky.social
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...
@herveyjumper.bsky.social @ucsfcancer.bsky.social @ucsfhealth.bsky.social #Neurosurgery
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
neurosurgucsf.bsky.social
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-...
@ucsfcancer.bsky.social
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
neurosurgucsf.bsky.social
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
neurosurgucsf.bsky.social
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
neurosurgucsf.bsky.social
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
neurosurgucsf.bsky.social
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
neurosurgucsf.bsky.social
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
@ucsanfrancisco.bsky.social
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
neurosurgucsf.bsky.social
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...
@ucsfcancer.bsky.social 🧪
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
neurosurgucsf.bsky.social
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...
#MedSky #SurgSky
Illustration depicting a person with cervical spondylotic myelopathy who attained care independence postoperatively. Art by Melissa Logies.
August 14, 2025 at 11:01 PM
neurosurgucsf.bsky.social
A big congratulations to @herveyjumper.bsky.social on being elected President-Elect of @neuroonc.bsky.social! 🎉 He will be the sixth neurosurgeon and fourth @ucsfhealth.bsky.social physician to serve in this role. #UCSFProud @ucsfcancer.bsky.social
Award graphic showing a photo of UCSF neurosurgeon Shawn Hervey-Jumper, MD, president-elect of the Society for Neuro-Oncology.
August 11, 2025 at 10:29 PM
neurosurgucsf.bsky.social
One of the biggest challenges to treating chronic pain lies in reliably measuring how much pain someone is feeling. But @shirvalkarlab.bsky.social has shown that they can predict when someone’s going to be in significant pain by tracking their brain activity: magazine.ucsf.edu/can-we-train... 🧪 🧠🟦
UCSF neurologist and pain medicine specialist Prasad Shrivalkar, MD, PhD, standing in front of a whiteboard. Photo: Anastasiia Sapon.
August 5, 2025 at 4:10 PM
neurosurgucsf.bsky.social
We’re honored to be named among the top two neurosurgery programs nationwide and the Best in the West by @usnews.com! 🎉 It's a privilege caring for our patients and their families, and we thank our entire team for hard work and dedication. @ucsfhealth.bsky.social www.ucsfhealth.org/lp/us-news-2...
July 29, 2025 at 6:20 PM
neurosurgucsf.bsky.social
A new study led by @doriswang.bsky.social's lab developed a systematic way to quantify key aspects of gait in patients with #Parkinsons and used machine learning to identify personalized deep brain stimulation (DBS) settings to improve walking: www.ucsf.edu/news/2025/07...
@ucsfhealth.bsky.social 🧠📈
Graphic that depicts an overview of the study in which UCSF researchers modeled and optimized DBS settings to improve walking in patients with Parkinson's, identifying key insights abut the neurophysiology of walking along the way.
July 23, 2025 at 9:26 PM
neurosurgucsf.bsky.social
A new @nathumbehav.nature.com study from @changlabucsf.bsky.social identifies a key role for the middle precentral gyrus in coordinating the muscle movements required to speak, challenging the longstanding view that Broca's area controls this process: www.nature.com/articles/s41...

🧠📈 🧪
July 16, 2025 at 10:13 PM
neurosurgucsf.bsky.social
Join us and the entire brain tumor community in raising awareness about the most common, treatment-resistant brain cancer and supporting the research efforts into developing improved therapies. Support our work at UCSF: giving.ucsf.edu/fund/brain-t...
#btsm #GBMDay @ucsfcancer.bsky.social
Graphic for Glioblastoma Awareness Day, July 16, 2025, showing a cartoon icon of a brain, a grey ribbon, and the UCSF Brain Tumor Center logo. Glioblastoma is the most common primary malignant brain tumor, with more than 13,000 Americans receiving a diagnosis each year. Source: Source: Price M, et al. CB.TRUS Statistical Report: Primary Brain and Other Central Nervous System Tumors Diagnosed in the United States in 2017-2021. Neuro Oncol. 2024 Oct 6;26 (Supplement_6):vi1 -vi85. doi: 10.1093/neuonc/noae145.
July 16, 2025 at 4:02 PM
neurosurgucsf.bsky.social
Congratulations to @herveyjumper.bsky.social for being named this year's recipient of the Abhijit Guha Award! 🎉 This award recognizes his accomplishments as a neurosurgeon-scientist and his role as a mentor in the field of neuro-oncology. #SNO2025 @neuroonc.bsky.social @ucsfcancer.bsky.social
Award graphic announcing Shawn Hervey-Jumper, MD, as the winner of the 2025 Abhijit Guha Award from the Section on Tumors of the AANS/CNS and the Society of Neuro-Oncology.
July 15, 2025 at 6:31 PM
neurosurgucsf.bsky.social
In @natcomms.nature.com, Takahide Nejo, PhD & the Okada lab worked with Saritha Krishna, PhD & @herveyjumper.bsky.social to show how the complex interaction between #glioblastoma and immune cells suppresses pro-inflammatory immune responses and drives tumor growth: www.nature.com/articles/s41... 🧪
Graphic showing microscopy image in the background and photos of the publication's lead authors (L to R): Takahide Nejo, PhD (first author), Saritha Krishna, PhD (second author), Shawn Hervey-Jumper, MD (co-senior author), Hideho Okada, MD, PhD (co-senior author). Text includes publication citation: Glioma-neuronal circuit remodeling induces regional immunosuppression. Nejo T et al. (2025) Nat Comm. 16(1): 4770.
July 11, 2025 at 11:35 PM
neurosurgucsf.bsky.social
Please join us in welcoming our new class of neurosurgery and neuro-oncology fellows to the team! 👋 @ucsfcancer.bsky.social @ucsfhealth.bsky.social
Graphic showing photos of the 2025-2026 class of fellows in front of a background image of UCSF's Parnassus campus. Top row (L to R): Niall Buckley, MD (Spine); Corinna Fukushima, MD (Neuro-Oncology); Conor Grady, MD (Spine); Jay Kumar, MD, MBA (Spine). Bottom row (L to R): Keaton Piper, MD (Functional Neurosurgery); Rahul Sastry, MD, MPH (Spine); Stefanie Stallard, MD (Neuro-Oncology); Alexander Suarez-Jew, MD (Peripheral Nerve).
July 8, 2025 at 7:20 PM