James Rutka
@JamesRutka
RS McLaughlin Chair, Department of Surgery, Professor of Neurosurgery, Editor-in-Chief, Journal of Neurosurgery
Congratulations to @jetanbadhiwala, who was awarded the AOSpine 2025 Young Investigator Research Grant for his project: “The use of digital health technology for apersonalized medicine approach to degenerative cervical myelopathy.” @UofTSpine More info at: blog.aona.org/introducing-th…
#OnlineFirst: Extreme subparaneurial ganglion cysts. Part 2: The geyser theory as a mechanistic explanation for crossover. thejns.org/view/journals/….
Dr Patra’s keen analytic eye and input from all our coauthors led to this important finding on statins and aneurysm recurrence after coiling. @MayoClinicNeuro @DeviPatraMD
#OperativeVideo Lesser wing of sphenoid bone dermoid cyst resection: a pediatric transorbital neuroendoscopic approach thejns.org/video/view/jou…
Proud to kick off national neurosurgery rookie camp in Toronto, hosted by @UofTNeuroSurge at the incredible @TemertySimCtr facility. Outstanding faculty from across the country, teaching the best and brightest of next generation neurosurgeons. @UofT @JamesRutka @UofTSurgery
Masterclass in skull base cadaveric dissections lead by @FarshadNassiri for our medical students and neurosurgery residents at one of our dedicated microsurgical courses @uoftmedicine @UofTSurgery
Our PGY1s, Bianka, Eddie, Sabra and Seika, just finished their crash course in neurosurgery! They are phenomenal and we are excited to see their journey in neurosurgery unfold.
People with clinical depression have limited options if meds don't work for them. One technology that has long been on the horizon is #deepbrainstimulation. @ElieDolgin did a deep dive on the most cutting-edge versions of these brain implants🧵 spectrum.ieee.org/deep-brain-sti…
Congratulations to Dr. Andrew Hale, 2024-25 recipient of the NREF & Academy of Neurological Surgeons Research Fellowship Grant! His NREF-supported research led to a lead-author publication in Science Translational Medicine: science.org/doi/10.1126/sc… A well-earned honor and a…
🎉 Congrats @DrRaeYeung, newly named Scientific Director of the @CIHR_IRSC Institute of Musculoskeletal Health and Arthritis! A global leader in inflammatory conditions, Dr. Yeung’s #SKResearch explores #PrecisionMedicine in childhood arthritis and other rheumatic conditions.
We are thrilled to announce that Dr. Rae Yeung, a world-leading expert in childhood inflammatory diseases @SickKidsNews @uoftmedicine, has been appointed the new Scientific Director of the CIHR Institute of Musculoskeletal Health and Arthritis. canada.ca/en/institutes-…
Policy Corner by Abdullah H. Ishaque, MD, PhD (@ahishaque), @AbdiAidid, JD, LLM, and @gelarehzadeh, MD, PhD: Lessons from the Failure of Canada’s Artificial Intelligence and Data Act nejm.ai/4ekfI3Q #AIinMedicine
🎉✨ Please join us in celebrating Dr. Taufik Valiante (@DrValiante), Senior Scientist at UHN’s Krembil Brain Institute, on receiving nearly $250,000 from the 2024 NFRF Exploration Competition! 🔗: linktr.ee/krembil #NoResearchNoCure #ResearchMatters #ScienceMatters
Very proud to be part of this work. @UAMSneurosurg was one of the national sites for this #LAANTERN study.
Laser interstitial thermal therapy may be considered as a treatment option for durable seizure control and quality of life improvements in patients with mesial temporal lobe epilepsy. ja.ma/4eGQdtI
#JNSCaseLessons. Researchers highlight rare case of hemangioblastoma recurrence with leptomeningeal dissemination years after initial surgical resection. thejns.org/caselessons/vi…
#OnlineFirst: Afferent and efferent fiber systems of the human amygdala: anatomical, pathophysiological, and clinical significance. thejns.org/view/journals/….
#JNSCaseLessons. Authors highlight rare case of anterior sacral meningocele with concurrent Currarino syndrome and caudal duplication anomaly. thejns.org/caselessons/vi…
Never thought I would see this! Proudly Canadian here in Wuhan China! #ElbowsUpCanada
The Art of the (W)rap Journal of Neurosurgery: Pediatrics, July 2025 FIG. 2. Examples of the unique head bandages © Alan R. Cohen, published with permission Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine