Annabelle Shaffer, MD, MS
@annabelleMD25
BS '19, MS '21, MD ‘25 @UofIllinois | 🧠 Neurosurgery resident @HenryFordNeuro
Very excited to have matched in neurosurgery! Can’t wait to learn where this Friday!! #Match2025

Thanks @NASSJournal for highlighting our work with this visual abstract!
TOPS facet arthroplasty system had better patient-reported outcomes at 2 years versus TLIF for lumbar degenerative spondylolisthesis and stenosis, with similar adverse event rates nassopenaccess.org/article/S2666-… @NASSspine @ElsOrthopaedics #orthotwitter #orthopedics #spine #Medtwitter
Focusing her research on concussions in young athletes, #ILLINOISmed student @annabelleMD25 found her calling to pursue neurosurgery. Now, her research is helping physicians and coaches better evaluate concussion diagnoses and a safe return to play. medicine.illinois.edu/news/in-the-ne…
Welcome to the Henry Ford Neurosurgery Residency Team, Class of 2032! We are thrilled to welcome 3 new members to our residency family: Anneliese Rademacher Annabelle Shaffer Jiaqi Liu Here’s to a successful residency ahead! @nsurgchick @SteveKalkanisMD @IanLeeMD @AdamMRobinMD
9 years and 3 degrees later, thank you @UofIllinois! Excited to officially be Annabelle Shaffer, MD, MS, neurosurgeon to be! 🧠




Neurosurgeons, ENTs, and general surgeons from @ILLINOISmed coming to a hospital near you this July!


ICYMI Join us in congratulating Dr. Anneliese Rademacher & Dr. Annabelle Shaffer on matching into Neurosurgery at @HenryFordHealth ! We’re thrilled to welcome these women to our team. Their dedication & passion will shape the future of neurosurgery. @WomenInNSGY @CNS_Update
Looking forward to joining the team @HenryFordNeuro! #Match2025 Grateful for the support of my village to achieve this!
Excited to have matched at Henry Ford Hospital! Can’t wait to join the team! @HenryFordNeuro @ILLINOISmed

Honored to be a part of the @BeckmanIllinois 2023-2024 Annual Report highlighting our work in sports concussions. #TBI beckman.illinois.edu/about/2022-23-…

Excited for our team’s study of acute injury characteristics and concussion risk factors in youth sports to be published in @neurosurgery! journals.lww.com/neurosurgery/f…
Thanks @councilsns! Excited to be applying this fall! #match2025
Excited for talented young people like @annabelleMD25 to join the field of @neurosurgery !
Thanks @neurosurgery! Grateful to be able to contribute to #concussion research.
@AnnabelleMD25’s analyses of data spreadsheets and MRI images have contributed toward establishing baselines for #concussion diagnostics in young athletes and uncovered differences in symptoms by gender, age, and certain conditions. Read more in Behind the Scenes: Finding my…
Grateful for all the mentors I’ve had throughout medical school. Dr. Tracey Wszalek @BeckmanIllinois has been instrumental in my development as a researcher. 📷UIUC/Fred Zwicky

Thanks for sharing @TheJNS! Grateful for the opportunity to publish with you.
“As I scroll through another sheet of data, I know each entry represents the story of a high school athlete whose season — and, potentially, life — was altered due to a possible concussion.” See Shaffer’s motivation to pursue nsgy: medicine.illinois.edu/news/in-the-ne… thejns.org/focus/view/jou…
Throwback to CNS 2022, excited to be back for #2024CNS! @CNS_Update

Very excited to have our team's work in concussions in youth sports accepted in Neurosurgery!
