Ahmad Essa

[Trauma & Neurosurgery Research Group @SMH_NSSresearch]

Redefining mild degenerative cervical myelopathy—congrats to @VishuKarthik on a fantastic presentation of his research at the 2026 Canadian Spine Society conference.
#CSS2026 #spinecanada #DCM #CanadianSpineSociety #myelopathy

[Armaan Malhotra @armaan_km]

We forecasted differing scenarios of fully autonomous vehicle adoption across the US and its potential impact on road traffic injuries

Thanks @Waymo for releasing public safety data @uoftmedicine @UofTNeuroSurge @JAMASurgery @ihpmeuoft @AmCollSurgeons

https://t.co/XqyK1aC2YG

[Armaan Malhotra @armaan_km]

We reviewed traumatic spinal cord injury managed at Sickkids. CCJ and polytrauma conferred higher mortality. Most survivors improved by 1 AIS grade 12 months post injury. Thanks to all coauthors!

@SickKidsNews @UofTSpine @TheJNS @UofTSurgery @ihpmeuoft

https://t.co/oXaxnypcXO

[Husain Shakil @HusainShakil2]

Great time in Rio de Janeiro last week for Global Spine Congress 2025. Thankful for the opportunity to share all the research from lab @ChrisLozanoMD @armaan_km @UofTNeuroSurge @SMH_NSSresearch #AOSpine

[Trauma & Neurosurgery Research Group @SMH_NSSresearch]

Congratulations to Dr. Shakil on recently winning the competitive mayfield clinical science award, and a kuntz scholar award from the AANS/CNS Spine Section for his research on spinal metastases #Neurosurgery #spinalmetastases #spine #uoft @HusainShakil2 @UofTNeuroSurge

[Trauma & Neurosurgery Research Group @SMH_NSSresearch]

The conference was highly successful, with our lab covering topics such as AI in spinal imaging, pediatric spine, spinal oncology, degenerative spine, and spinal cord injuries @spinecanada @UnityHealthTO #spine #uoft #neurosurgery #research

[Trauma & Neurosurgery Research Group @SMH_NSSresearch]

Our research fellow and graduate students, Dr Essa, Dr Shakil and Dr Malhotra, presenting their amazing research work at the CSS 2025 conference #spine #sci #uoft @AhmadEssa0101 @HusainShakil2 @armaan_km @spinecanada @UnityHealthTO

[Husain Shakil @HusainShakil2]

Thanks to @TheJNS and @spinesection for recognizing our work on spinal metastases, and of course to the legendary @JamesRutka for all the support!

[St. Michael's Hospital Foundation @StMichaelsFdn]

165,000 Canadians will suffer a traumatic brain injury this year—the leading cause of death among young people.
Angels Den winners Drs. @cwitiw & @AAckery were featured on @GlobalNews for their AI tool that helps doctors triage critical cases & save lives.
https://t.co/pZiFRVTf0v

[Husain Shakil @HusainShakil2]

Check out our meta-analysis and evidence appraisal of
peri-operative outcomes and adjuvant treatment after MIS and conventional open surgery for treatment of spine metastases.
@spinesection @NASSspine @AOSpine @AOSpineNA
@UofTSpine @UofTNeuroSurge

https://t.co/uTWrBbPdNR

[Journal of Neurosurgery @TheJNS]

#OnlineFirst: Timing of surgery for children and adolescents sustaining complete traumatic spinal cord injury.
https://t.co/DIuhyurdJ0

[Armaan Malhotra @armaan_km]

Traumatic brain injury patients living in areas with differing densities of racialized and immigrant populations had no differences across home time or rehab outcomes, suggesting equitable care

https://t.co/gxk7fRqK6x

@ihpmeuoft @UofTNeuroSurge @AnnalsofSurgery @AmCollSurgeons

[Trauma & Neurosurgery Research Group @SMH_NSSresearch]

Congrats to @AhmadEssa0101 and team on their new study assessing the evolution of surgical timing for complete cervical spinal cord injury in North America

https://t.co/KP5qBqQlpO

@J_Neurotrauma @UofTSurgery @AOSpineNA @AmCollSurgeons @cwitiw

[Trauma & Neurosurgery Research Group @SMH_NSSresearch]

Congratulations @cwitiw Alun Ackery and team for winning the 250K Odette Award for Health System Innovation at the Angel’s Den pitch competition to support a provincial automated head imaging system!

@StMichaelsFdn @UnityHealthTO @UofT_TCAIREM @UofTNeuroSurge @UofTSurgery @UofT

[JAMA Surgery @JAMASurgery]

This study led by @cwitiw and @armaan_km examines the labor market consequences of traumatic brain injury survivorship for tax-filing Canadian citizens in the three years following injury. https://t.co/NnknAmrGw3

[CritiCall Ontario @CritiCallON]

#CritiCallOntario’s @cwitiw & @AAckery are winding up their pitch to #AngelsDen to compete for vital research funding. They created an AI tool trained on brain scans of #TBI patients to help doctors identify who needs surgery. More here: https://t.co/RHUS07F9GB
@StMichaelsFdn

[St. Michael's Hospital Foundation @StMichaelsFdn]

Traumatic brain injuries are the leading cause of death in young people, but only 1 in 5 cases needs surgery. Drs. Christopher Witiw & Alun Ackery have developed an AI tool to help doctors triage urgent cases. On Oct. 17, they’ll pitch their game-changing innovation at #AngelsDen

[University of Toronto Neurosurgery @UofTNeuroSurge]

@armaan_km, @HusainShakil2, @shauryataran, @jetanbadhiwala, @cwitiw, and others just published a study examining the relationship between #HealthInsurance status and timing of withdrawal of life sustaining treatment for adults with severe #TBI.

Read now:
https://t.co/XQIY6efIVK

[Trauma & Neurosurgery Research Group @SMH_NSSresearch]

Congratulations to Rachael Jaffe on publishing her @ihpmeuoft Master’s thesis work! It outlines the labor market effects of traumatic spinal cord injury for Canadians.

@cwitiw @UofTSpine @UnityHealthTO @UofTSurgery @JAMANetworkOpen

https://t.co/y2fnU5DWN9

[Trauma & Neurosurgery Research Group @SMH_NSSresearch]

Spinefest well-represented by the @UnityHealthTO spine research group. Congrats @HusainShakil2 for the top clinical research award for his research on spinal metastases and time at home. Strong work from @AhmadEssa0101 presenting TQIP SCI data @UofTSpine