Ben Davidson

New study identifies the #hypothalamus as a deep brain stimulation target to promote walking recovery after #SpinalCordInjury in preclinical models and in a first-in-human feasibility study. #NeuroRehabilitation #Neuroscience #Neurotrauma @gcourtine nature.com/articles/s4159…

We’re grateful to ⁦@FUSFoundation⁩ for helping us host a workshop charting the course of focused ultrasound in psychiatry, a rapidly growing field. Read our white paper here and looking forward to the second edition in 2026! ⁦@BenDavidson__⁩ fusfoundation.org/posts/focused-…

The end of an era!!! Celebrating JJ’s retirement after 45 years in the OR. Thanks for the laughs and the tears JJ- a true legend deservingly riding off into the sunset with cowboy boots and all @UHN @UofTNeuroSurge

I had the chance to speak to Pauline Chan @TOYourHealth9 on @CTVNews about Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus (NPH), and the role of VP Shunting in some instances. Wishing well to @billyjoel! ctvnews.ca/toronto/video/…

RIP to the 10th world champion, Boris Spassky, here looking over my shoulder at my match with Hübner in 1985. Boris was never above befriending and mentoring the next generation, especially those of us who, like him, didn’t fit comfortably into the Soviet machine. (He emigrated…

Did you know the Leksell Frame can be mounted upside down for easy access to the posterior fossa for DBS and brain biopsy? We show how: doi.org/10.1159/000543… #stereotacticsurgery #deepbrainstimulation #cerebellum @kalialabs @CA1CA2CA3CA4 @newton_cho @BenDavidson__

Skull base prodigy @justinzw performing an MVD under the guidance of @YingMeng12 with the help of an exoscope! (hence the 3D glasses and good postures)

Thank you @Avis_Favaro @CTVNews for highlighting Rima’s story, and the need for novel effective treatments, including focused ultrasound, for all patients with refractory #OCD. @Sunnybrook #HarquailCentre @UofT @uoftmedicine

Thrilled to share our new study in @Brain1878! We combined micro-dissections and HD MRI tractography to reveal the midbrain (VTA) connectivity, key to human behavior. Uncovered potential hotspots for better outcomes. @GSkandalakis @UofTNeuroSurge @UHN @uoaofficial @UofTSurgery

Day 2 of #FUSPULSE symposium on focused ultrasound in psychiatry, @ClementHamani @Sunnybrook #Harquail Centre describing future directions for the field. @FUSFoundation

@NoahSPhilipMD moderating discussion on precision based psychiatry with Renana Eitan, Mach Bhati, Trevor Hurwitz and @shansiddiqi @FUSPULSE symposium on focused ultrasound in psychiatry.

Outstanding lineup at #FUSPULSE workshop on the future of focused ultrasound in psychiatry in Toronto. Thanks to the @FUSFoundation @Sunnybrook #Harquail Centre, @NoahSPhilipMD @rees_cosgrove @DoctorAliRezai @BenDavidson__ @ClementHamani and Renana Eitan. Stay tuned for updates

@DrNirLipsman starts us off this morning- 36 hours to put our heads together to bring the field of #focusedultrasound forward. So appreciative of @FUSFoundation and many others for making it happen

Great spontaneous intracranial hypotension conference in Toronto with leaders @YHoydonckx @DrMassicotte @ChristianUlrich, RichardFarb, @PeterGKranz @WouterSchievink, Ian Carroll

For a brief review of the mechanisms underlying DBS, take a look at our recent review! @kalialabs @lukamneuro authors.elsevier.com/sd/article/S18…

We are excited to introduce you to the five outstanding individuals who will be joining us as #PGY1s in July! Please join us in congratulating them, and welcoming them to the #UofT #Neurosurgery program and family. @PranjanGandhi @KazerouniA

We are thrilled @UofTNeuroSurge to welcome Arshia, Casni, Nicholas, Pranjan, and Steven to the Toronto Neurosurgery family. Congrats to all, and wishing you and everyone starting their #neurosurgery journey the absolute best of luck and success in the years ahead! @gelarehzadeh

Congrats @jsrabin1 and Harquail Centre team @Sunnybrook on this critical paper on the safety of Neuromodulation for neuropsychiatric conditions.