Michael Levitt, MD

What is your aspiration thrombectomy technique? Carefully relaxing aspiration catheter under fluoroscopy may further improve clot ingestion, as shown in this latest @JNIS_BMJ technical video🛠️📽️ jnis.bmj.com/content/early/… @ElliotPressman @Sheyar @USFNeurosurgery

Thank you to all who joined us at #SNIS2025! We can't wait to see everyone next year in Seattle, WA for #SNIS2026. Mark your calendars: July 20-24, 2026!

@Steph_ChenMD discussing the solutions for distal intarcranial aneurysms. #SNIS2025 @SNISInfo @esmintsociety @cvsection @fcalbuquerque51 @dr_mchen @DanniDiestro @MattAmansMD @ducruetaf @MattFusco_MD @DrAltschul @cruzcerebri @niko_mou @aliyasiddiqui04

For the final time, @fcalbuquerque51 gives an update as @JNIS_BMJ ed in chief. Highlights journal's continued growth in submissions/accepted papers + coming transition to digital-only, introduces @dr_mchen as new EIC before receiving a standing ovation from the #SNIS2025 audience

Don’t miss the CV Section Awards and Luessenhop Lecture today at 9:00 am! Moderated by @StavTjoumakaris & Stacey Wolfe, MD, you’ll hear from @krbulsara, @DrMichaelLevitt, @JMoccoMD, @AdamArthurMD, @mtlawton and more! #SNIS2025

Predicting whether a brain aneurysm will rupture remains one of medicine’s most urgent and elusive challenges. A research team’s new prototype device offers a potential solution: it pulses fluid against the blood vessel wall and captures the resulting deformation using spectral…

Our State of Practice Report from the Inaugural SNIS Neurointerventional Oncology Summitt hosted by is now available online ajnr.org/content/early/… Tremendous support from @SNISinfo @TheAJNR @MDAndersonNews Forging collabs & innovating treatments for neuro oncology @NeuroOnc

Kudos to @chriskellnerMD @JMoccoMD and team for rigorously studying what we all anecdotally suspected - reversing coagulopathy makes MIS ICH more challenging.

"Optimizing Image Quality in Cerebral 3D Rotational Angiography: A Study on the Impact of Voxel Size" doi.org/10.3174/ajnr.A…

There are less than two weeks to apply for the TBF Brain Aneurysm Preventative Research Grant. Don’t miss this great opportunity to be part of the TBF Research Community committed to cultivating an innovative network that all work toward preventing brain aneurysm ruptures and…

PICASSO (Proximal Internal Carotid Artery Acute Stroke Secondary to Tandem Lesion or Local Occlusion)  Thrombectomy Randomized Trial: Study Protocol and Rationale | Stroke: Vascular and Interventional Neurology ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/SV…

Research grant applications are now open for #SNIS2025! Check out this link for criteria and further details: snisfoundation.org/fellowgrant25/ Be sure to submit by June 27th.

Grab your cowboy boots, because the SNIS 22nd Annual Meeting & Fellows Course is headed to Nashville, Tennessee! Check out this video to learn more about what to expect as we come together July 14-18, 2025. Register: snisannualmeeting.org 🤠#SNIS2025 youtube.com/watch?v=erzaAy…

TOMORROW is the deadline to submit online late-breaking abstracts for the #SNIS 22nd Annual Meeting. Make sure your entry is submitted by June 9 at 11:59 pm ET. Apply here: snisannualmeeting.org See you in Nashville!

Congrats to our program director, ace pitcher, and Hoos sports fan, Dr. Min Park, on accepting the #Chair of #Neurosurgery at @LoyolaStritch! He joins a long and distinguished list of @UVAneurosurg alums and faculty to go on to lead a department! @uvahealthnews @LUNeurosurgery

Get the latest JNIS podcast! bit.ly/3ZjbJhK @fcalbuquerque51 interviews @AlexandraPaulMD about evaluating socioeconomic influences on aneurysm treatment with the Area Deprivation Index bit.ly/4mP1H1L Apple link: bit.ly/43wXUij Spotify link:…

Are you applying for the 2026 Neurointerventional Surgery Match for fellowship appointments starting in 2027? Make sure you don’t miss these important milestones! Visit snisonline.org/neurointervent… for more details and resources on how to register and prepare for the match.

This study demonstrated the feasibility and safety of using the new RATIONAL robot-assisted thrombectomy system for treating acute ischemic stroke. ja.ma/3HAflFR