UR Neurosurgery
@URNeurosurgery
The official page for the Department of Neurosurgery at the University of Rochester Medical Center.
Congratulations to our incoming PGY-1 Neurosurgery Residents! @SajalAkkipeddi and Huy Dang 🎉 Welcome to the URMC Neurosurgery family! #MatchDay #Match2025 #Neurosurgery #MedTwitter #MedX
Congratulations to our PGY-4, Adam Li, on this fantastic publication! 🔖🧠
#OnlineFirst: Primary spinal cord astroblastoma: a case report and systematic review of the literature detailing management and understanding histopathological, epigenetic, and molecular analysis thejns.org/pediatrics/vie…
Thanks to the hard work of @DerekGeorgeMD Lisa Goudman Trish Elliot and Manlin Shao
Congratulations to Dr. Julie Pilitsis, who co-authored a newly published article in @JNeuromod focused on spinal cord stimulation guidelines and consensus statements. This provides critical insight for advancing neuromodulation care. 🔗 Read more: bit.ly/3ZuaVXx
Navin had trouble walking, remembering, and needed help with daily tasks—signs of normal pressure hydrocephalus (NPH), caused by fluid buildup in the brain. A new study helped treat his condition without major surgery. Now he walks 3–4 miles a day! #URochesterResearch
Thank you for your mentorship and support, Dr. Bender!
Proud of @URNeurosurgery residents and fellows presenting our department’s work on ischemic and hemorrhagic stroke at #SNIS2025 @SNISinfo @URochester_SMD
Fantastic work by Rohin Singh et al., on "Minimally Invasive Techniques for Intercostal Nerve Transfers." 🔖🌟 @NeurosurgeryCNS @JonStoneMD @Rohin_Singh1 @HermnLi @TfurstMD @pfeingold #Neurosurgery #MedX #MedEd journals.lww.com/onsonline/full…
Shared our progress searching for a plasma biomarker of stroke thrombus NETs at #SNIS2025. Grateful for support of @SNISinfo and @joeniekro. @SajalAkkipeddi @URNeurosurgery
Cool to see our hypothesis rejected, as materials cost was lower with Onyx compared to nBCA in MMA embolization for chronic SDH. @URochester_SMD MS3 Kiernan Gunn did a fantastic job presenting at #SNIS2025 @URNeurosurgery @SNISinfo
✨ Resident Spotlight: Meet Dr. Rohin Singh ✨ Originally from sunny Phoenix, AZ, and a grad of @MayoClinicSOM Arizona Campus, Dr. Singh brings energy and curiosity to UR Neurosurgery. 💪🧠 #Neurosurgery #Residency #NeuroTwitter #MedEd #MedTwitter #MedX
Join us for 2025 CV symposium! We’ll start off w/ great panel of speakers including @joeniekro Foundation. Then @BAFOUND 5k walk/run next day! Support awareness for stroke & aneurysms. Links below @UofLNeurosurg @UofLHealth @uofl @URNeurosurgery @cvsection @svinsociety @SNISinfo
Hands on learning in action! Our residents and medical students practiced cervical foraminotomies and laminoplasties during a recent skills lab, guided by Dr. Howard Silberstein 🧠🔧 #Neurosurgery #NeuroTwitter #MedEd #MedX #Residency
Honoring Dr. Howard Silberstein—beloved mentor, master surgeon, and leader in neurosurgical education at @URNeurosurgery. His impact is lasting. Support the future of neurosurgical training in his name: ow.ly/JQuz50WlQmZ #MedTwitter #MedEd #donate
Congrats to Dr. Nate Ellens and Dr. Gabby Santangelo on graduating from the Neurosurgery Residency Program! 🧠💥 Shout-out to Dr. Gurk Kohli, who acted as “baby chief” and will be completing a fellowship before graduating in 2026! #Neurosurgery #NeuroTwitter #MedEd #Residency
5 questions with Melissa LoPresti, a pediatric neurosurgeon at the University of Rochester @MALoPrestiMDMPH @URNeurosurgery
Welcome aboard to our new PGY-1s, Sajal and Huy! 🧠🎉 @SajalAkkipeddi @HtxDang #Neurosurgery #NeuroTwitter #MedTwitter #MedX #Residency
Thank you to @ColumbiaNeuro, @NREFORG, and @NeuroSoftball for organizing the 20th annual Neurosurgery Softball Tournament. Despite the rain 🌧️, it was a blast! 🧠🥎 #Neurosurgery #NeuroTwitter #MedEd #MedX #Softball #NYC #CentralPark #NeuroSoftballTourney
Congratulations to @Suyash_Sau from @URochester_SMD and Torben Pearson @UMNmedschool as our 2025 Rusyniak Fellowship Awardees 🧠🎉 #Neurosurgery #NeuroTwitter #MedTwitter #MedX #MedEd
Check out our recent work summarizing SCS guidelines for pain published in @JNeuromod. Fantastic collaboration with @JuliePilitsis and Lisa Goudman! Excellent work from rockstar students Trish Elliot and Manlin Shao! sciencedirect.com/science/articl…
Please join fellow colleagues in Ophthalmology, Otolaryngology, & Neurosurgery as we invite you to Advanced Interventions for Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension (IIH) & Tinnitus on Wed, 6/25, at Casa Larga, in Fairport, NY. We look forward to seeing you! urmc.rochester.edu/advanced-inter…
Be more than yourself! David Paul, MD is not only a neurosurgeon at the University of Rochester in Rochester, NY but he is also an entrepreneur and a role model for younger people to aspire to. You can check out his own coffee brand, Bold and Gritty, at boldandgritty.com.
200+ providers joined STAR-NY’s 2025 Regional Stroke Conference & it did not disappoint! Cutting-edge stroke topics & renowned keynote, Dr. @BrianHoh1, UF Chair of Neurosurgery, shared his groundbreaking research on ICAD. Dedication to improving stroke care drives real change!
