Brown Neurosurgery

Looking forward to speaking tomorrow at Harvard! For those in the area who are interested in AI, health, and ethics, this should be a fascinating symposium.

Dr. Wael Asaad, a neurosurgeon at the Norman Prince Neurosciences Institute, is the lead investigator for a groundbreaking clinical trial to determine if deep brain stimulation can help stroke patients regain hand movement. Keep reading on The Providence Journal: https://lnkd.in/gBneDB25

Nothing beats the feeling of near-instantaneous improvement for a patient who came to us with a recent history of a foot drop. Brown Neurosurgery

Robert Connelly holds a dynamic life in his hands – from fulfilling his childhood dream of becoming a paratrooper in the US Army to hiking through Bavaria and going on cruises with Emily, his wife of 54 years. Until recently, those hands were often hindered by essential tremor, a neurological condition that caused involuntary shaking and made daily tasks increasingly challenging. Thanks to the Movement Disorders Program at Rhode Island Hospital and a non-invasive focused ultrasound procedure, Robert’s condition is no longer a hinderance. Read his story on our website: https://lnkd.in/gEjP5NWP #MovementDisorders #RhodeIslandHospital #FocusedUltrasound

Where are the best NEUROSURGERY RESIDENTS in the country? BROWN!! Please REPOST and help me show my gratitude to the the smartest, hardest-working, and most compassionate neurosurgery residents in the country.

Out today in the Neurosurgical Focus' Epilepsy Issue: our operative video for Robot-assisted, CT-guided placement of RNS with bilateral centromedian thalamus depth electrodes for multifocal intractable epilepsy. Technique shown using the Globus Medical ExcelsiusGPS cranial robot for placement of NeuroPace RNS of the thalamus. https://lnkd.in/e46h4jCP Brown Neurosurgery Athar N Malik, MD, PhD

While the benefits of GLP-1 receptor agonists in diabetes and weight management are well known, there may be potential benefits on the horizon for their use in various neurological disorders. Check out our latest systematic review in Neurosurgery Practice for more on the peri-operative considerations of this class of drugs, and current evidence for its future use in conditions such as TBI, movement disorders, and stroke, among others. https://lnkd.in/e_x5eK2D Brown Neurosurgery

New paper published in The Lancet Psychiatry by our team, in collaboration with Brown Psychiatry and Human Behavior, on the persistent value of lesions in psychiatric neurosurgery.

Made a gif to highlight the steps of an endoscopic lumbar discectomy and foraminotomy with Dr. Albert Telfeian. The last slide, a depiction of the patient post procedure, is my personal favorite step :)

We had the pleasure of hosting Dr Murat Gunel, chair of neurosurgery Yale New Haven Health as our annual Melvyn Gelch, MD Lecturer. The Melvyn Gelch Fund sponsored our graduating chief Elias Shaaya’s visit to Australia where he was able to learn about robotics in endovascular neurosurgery. Thank you to the Gelch family for sponsoring this great tradition for our department.