Daniel Donoho, MD
@ddonoho
Pediatric and Adult Neurosurgeon @gwsmhs @childrensnatl, founder @surgicaldsc, computer vision / machine learning to make surgery safer.
New Job in Surgical Data Science: please RT/share! We're hiring a PhD computer vision / machine learning staff scientist in my NIH-funded lab @ChildrensNatl Unique access to clinicians, clinical data, research infrastructure. Send CV cover letter to email in the image below.

It was my great pleasure to represent our @neurosurgery field at a congressional roundtable with leaders and fellow physicians like @RepJohnJoyce and @RepGregMurphy and leaders from our medical societies. Care quality, value based care, and reducing administrative burden are…
CNS and AANS member and @childrensnatl neurosurgeon @ddonoho represented @neurosurgery at a physician roundtable, offering actionable insights on two critical areas shaping Medicare reform: ✅ Aligning value-based care with real-world specialty practice 🤖 Ensuring AI policy…
Co-sign this. Corollaries: For those “imbalanced” folks living on the edge, Accept that you’re not optimizing for happiness. That is ok. Living someone else’s “best” life is not fulfilling. Life has seasons. A marginal, temporary increase in harmony yields great benefit.
If you care deeply about excellence and craft you are not going to be “balanced” and you’ve just got to accept that about yourself because trying to force balance will make you miserable.
Don’t miss this exciting surgical data science learning opportunity! For all #medtech #AI enthusiasts trying to figure out the surgical data science ecosystem And #neurosurgery folks looking for what is possible with AI
🚀 Get excited! @hani_marcus -leading neurosurgeon, AI/robotics pioneer, and innovator behind dexterity-enhancing pituitary surgery robots—is speaking at SDSC’s Data Science Roundtable! Don’t miss this mind-blowing fusion of neurosurgery + cutting-edge tech. 🧠🤖 📅 Wed July…
🚨 This week: SDSC Data Science Roundtable! Join Dr. Sem F. Hardon (surgeon, data scientist & innovator-bio below) as he shares breakthroughs in: 🔹AI-driven skill assessment 🔹Real-time feedback (Lapron box trainer) 🔹Automated credentialing for #MIS 📅When: Thu June…
Team lunch with heart! 🧡 Nothing beats great food with even better colleagues—especially when we can support a meaningful cause like @HydroAssoc together. Keep an eye out for their fundraisers!
Shout-out to our founder Dr. @ddonoho for participating in the AI panel with @AmCollSurgeons! 🧠🤖 Discussing: 🔹 How AI changes physician decisions 🔹 Global surgical innovation 🔹 Critical privacy in healthcare AI Pioneering the future of #AI in surgery!
So much inspiring work happening at @UMichMedicine! From expanding laparoscopic surgery training across Africa (shoutout to our amazing partners at @ALLSAFE_Lap ) to innovating medical tech for low-resource settings—these leaders are making waves in global health. Congrats…
🚀 Join us May 14th! SDSC Data Science Roundtable presents "AI for Surgical Quality Assurance" with pioneering surgeon-scientist Dr. Pietro Mascagni (@p_masca, bio attached) 🔍 What you'll learn: ✅ How AI is transforming surgical safety ✅ Real-world applications from OR…
🚨 Missed our monthly SDSC Data Science Roundtable with Dr. Ronald Barbosa (@rbarbosa91)? No worries—we’ve got you covered! 🎥 Check out the full recording of his talk on "Surgical Technical Skills: What AI Engineers Need to Know” — drive.google.com/file/d/1oqhxtt… As an applied…
🧠 AI is transforming pediatric neurosurgery at #AANS2025—don’t miss this! Join SDSC Founder Dr. @ddonoho (@ChildrensNatl) as he dives into the future of AI & machine learning in treating young patients. 📅 Sat, Apr 26 | 3:35 PM EDT 📍 254AB A must-see for anyone in…
Welcome to Boston for #AANS2025! Pick up your badge in the BCEC North Lobby—registration is open today from 7 am–7:30 pm. Time to plan your day!
🌍 The world can't wait for surgical innovation. Just back from @VattikutiRobotx 2025 Robotic Surgery Symposium in India, SDSC's Dr. @ddonoho witnessed: ✅The stark contrast between world-class surgeons & unequal access to care ✅ 19,000+ robotic surgery cases ready for AI…
The plan at FutureHouse has been to build scientific agents and use them to make novel discoveries. We’ve spent the last year researching the best way to make agents. We’ve made a ton of progress and now we’ve engineered them to be used at scale, by anyone. Today, we’re launching…
At #aans2025, I had the honor of curating a #AI / #MachineLearning in #Pediatric #Neurosurgery session. Thanks terrific speakers @ddonoho, Laura Prolo, @Lurieneurosurg teammate Jeffrey Raskin! Thanks Hal Meltzer for giving us the opportunity. #epilepsy #epilepsysurgery #tumor
you can spend decades analyzing every single piece of data about a business and still not understand it at all. if the team is working towards a transcendent goal, believes their best days are ahead of them, and having fun while doing it, they’ll win. nothing else matters
Would love the perspective of our OBGYN colleagues on this @acog @gynoncjnls @MigsRunner
OBGYN researchers - we're expanding our AI tools to your specialty! But first: What barriers keep you from publishing more? Vote below ↓
Are you a fan of surgical performance, experimental to evaluation of surgical techniques, and AI? Don't miss Dr. Barbosa's lecture tomorrow 4/9/2025 at 1400 eastern... Great talk for learners of all levels, practicing surgeons, AI scientists, and more! sign up here:…
🚨 Reminder: SDSC Data Science Roundtable TOMORROW! Don’t miss our virtual session with Dr. Ronald Barbosa (@rbarbosa91), trauma & critical care surgeon, as he breaks down "Surgical Technical Skills: What AI Engineers Need to Know." 📅 Wed, April 9 | 2-3PM EST 📍 Sign up here:…
🚨 Exciting #DataScience event! Join us for the SDSC Data Science Roundtable with Dr. Ronald Barbosa (@rbarbosa91), a trauma & critical care surgeon, on "Surgical Technical Skills: What AI Engineers Need to Know." See his full bio below. 📅 Wed, April 9, 2025, 2-3PM EST 📍…
🧠 Calling All Neurosurgeons! 🧠 @TEQ_Neurosurg need your expertise! Help shape the future of AI in surgery by sharing your feedback on an AI-powered anatomy recognition system for endoscopic transsphenoidal surgery. ⏱️ Takes just 15 minutes 📝 Option to be recognized as a…
A Trojan innovation just made it to Wall Street. NeOnc — founded by @KECKSchool_USC neurosurgeon Thomas Chen — just went public. Its intranasal drug delivery system is designed to fight brain cancer, bringing USC research directly to patients. 🧠 today.usc.edu/nasdaqs-openin…