Anca-Mihaela Vasilica
@AncaVasilica1
Aspiring Neurosurgeon 🧠| UCL Medical Student 👩⚕️ | Neurosurgery Chair @UCLU_SurgSoc | 2017 International Brain Bee Competitor | 🎹&🎱
Next up, we have Prof Keyoumars Ashkan speaking at our NANSIG/ SBNS #Neurosurgery Careers Day! Join us for a fantastic talk on his #research on developing a #vaccine 💉 for patients with #glioblastoma! 🧠 Get your tickets now! 📅 18th Feb 📍 London 🔗 tinyurl.com/NANSIG23
Next up: Craniopharyngiomas: The role of transcortical transventricular monoportal endoscopic neurosurgery @AncaVasilica1 @bnes_uk @SciGalleryLon
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🌟 Introducing the 2023/24 Neuroanatomy Collaborative Team 🌟 📣 Our core committee for this year! #MedEd #Neurosurgery #Neurology #Neuroanatomy #Medicine #Brain #Education #Teaching
🧠Great #collaborative work - A study of children with a certain type of #pediatric epilepsy, in @EpilepsyBehavi1. 🔹Associated with #seizure #learning & #developmental diagnoses 3 years after diagnosis. #neurotwitter #Epilepsy #EEG #neurophysiology #Rolandic #BECTS @NANSIG1
Very pleased to share our work on BECTS / SeLECTS in @EpilepsyBehavi1 We find variable adherence to NICE guidelines in the care of patients with BECTS and describe common neurological comorbidities A big thank you to many @NANSIG1 collaborators 🧠 bit.ly/u-bects
🏥 ELECTIVE DATABASE 🏥 We want to offer NANSIG members access to a database of ELECTIVE OPPORTUNITIES 🌎 If you've had a great elective experience in the clinical neurosciences, tell us about this! All contributors will be credited 🤝 bit.ly/3L45S8V
Great to have @DhaliwalJasnee5’s paper in this issue, focusing on survival after shunting for leptomeningeal disease. @ciaranscotthill @AncaVasilica1 @QSNeurosurgery
Everything you ever wanted to know about the management of brain metastases, and more! Now in latest issue of NS Focus for @TheJNS ! thejns.org/focus/view/jou…
We’re delighted to have with us @AncaVasilica1, a medical student from @UCLMS and last year’s NUNC Pre-Clinical Winner, to share some words of encouragement with this year’s competitors ✨ See you all soon in Glasgow 👋 Last few tickets: natneurocomp.com
Last night, @EpilepsyRUK Chair Prof Matthew Walker announced the formation of the #EpilepsyResearchInstitute UK later this year. Here, Matthew discusses its importance in radically advancing research, including through the work of #Every1EndingEpilepsy: epilepsyresearch.org.uk/our-research/r…
Conference Lead - Rohan 🗣️ @rohan_bhate Careers Lead - Francesco 🧑💻 @Dr_FraMagni Mentorship lead - Anca ✍️ @AncaVasilica1 Finance Lead - Sai 📊 @SaiKotecha
🧠 CV Clinic Opportunity at our #Neurosurgery #CareersDay 🧠 Register by 23:59, #Friday (10th Feb) to stand a chance to join this #highly #popular session! ⭐️ Exclusive for #inperson delegates 🚨 #Limited places available ⏰ Deadline is #TOMORROW 🔗 tinyurl.com/NANSIG23
I am thrilled to welcome home the pre-clinical #NUNC2022 trophy! 🧠🏆 Thank you so much to everyone who contributed to organising the competition! 🤗 It was an amazing experience! 🧠 @calvindelouche @ScottBorder1 @UoS_Medicine @NatNeuroComp @MedEdSoton @anat_soc

We love seeing many familiar names from NANSIG on the leaderboard of #NUNC2022! Very proud of @AncaVasilica1 for taking home the pre-clinical trophy 🏆 and @John_Ong1 for scoring a distinction 💯! Congrats to all winners on their amazing achievements too! 👏🏻👏🏽👏🏿
Delighted to announce the winners of #NUNC2022. Congratulations! @ScottBorder1 @UoS_Medicine @Charlie_SinaMed @drtintin99 @ICNeuroSoc @GlasgowNeuro
Very happy to be the pre-clinical winner of this year's National Undergraduate Neuroanatomy Competition!!! 🧠🥳 #NUNC2022

Thank you to all childhood epilepsy researchers who attended our 12th Annual Young Epilepsy Research Retreat! Hosted by Professor Helen Cross OBE, with specialist thanks Dr. Elaine Wirrell as our moderator. #EpilepsyResearch #OPMMEG #OnTopOfEpilepsy
So happy to present my work on QoL changes in children with drug-resistant epilepsy following brain surgery at the Virtual Young Epilepsy Research Retreat today! 🧠 Thank you @aswinchari for all the support so far!

Thanks for the invitation and thanks to @AncaVasilica1 for being an excellent host! It was a pleasure and hope it was useful!