Austin Lui

PGY-1 @MsuNeurosurgery, D.O. @TouroCalifornia, M.S. @BU_GMS, B.S. @UCDavis, Musician

[Henry Ford Providence MSU Neurosurgery @MsuNeurosurgery]

We’re thrilled to welcome Austin Lui and Peter Schaible to The Henry Ford Providence/MSUCHM Neurosurgery Residency Program! Wishing them an incredible journey ahead. #match2026 @CNSResidents

[Austin Lui @AustinLui7]

I am very grateful to have matched into neurosurgery residency! It is a dream come true.

Thanks for all my mentors, friends, family and loved ones who supported and believed in me all this time. I cannot thank you enough.

#Match2026

[Austin Lui @AustinLui7]

Truly honored to receive both 1st and 5th place for the Student Robert C. Erwin Literary Awards this year, recognizing excellence in surgical research among medical students. Grateful to contribute to the academic surgical community as I apply for the 2026 neurosurgery match. @ACOSurgeons @ACOS_MSS @WeAreTouro #Neurosurgery #MedTwitter #ACOS #AcademicSurgery

[Austin Lui @AustinLui7]

@DrDiGiorgio Because of DiGiorgio's mentorship, I am where I am today. He is one of the most knowledgable, empathetic, and passionate physicians I have ever seen, someone not afraid to advocate for patients and point out barriers in healthcare. Couldn't have asked for a better mentor.

[Austin Lui @AustinLui7]

Thanks @DrDiGiorgio as always, for the incredible mentorship!

[Austin Lui @AustinLui7]

Grateful for the opportunity to present my project for the CSNS med student fellowship in socioeconomic research, examining the impact of socioeconomic-related factors on psychological outcomes in patients after traumatic spinal cord injury. @councilsns @track_sci @DrDiGiorgio

[Kevin Kumar, MD, PhD @kevinkumar]

Just published in @FrontSurgery: our experience using intracranial neuromodulation for pediatric epilepsy. Led by star med students @JulieUchitel & @AustinLui7. Grateful for the team’s efforts. @VivekBuchMD @StanfordNsurg @Stanford_Neuro @DellMedSchool

https://t.co/NesWZbpyMg

[Anthony DiGiorgio, DO, MHA @DrDiGiorgio]

Scientific community: "Why are certain socioeconomically disadvantaged groups under-represented in research studies?"

Also, scientific community: "We want expensive and cumbersome outcome metrics that only ivory tower institutions can afford."

It's important to utilize meaningful, yet reasonable, outcome metrics for research.

Our paper here shows that the ISCNSCI exam can be supplemented by a much simpler, cheaper, and easier strength examination performed by the clinical team.

Lets make spinal cord injury research more widespread by utilizing simpler outcome measures.

[Natalie morgan @SpineNeuro]

Important paper we collab w @DrDiGiorgio @track_sci . ISCNSCI exams are time consuming , training is $$$ and limit successful data collection in #spinalcordinjury trials . Our co authors led by @AustinLui7 showed nearly identical correlation with neurosurgery motor exams (NME)!

[Austin Lui @AustinLui7]

@kevinkumar @SpineNeuro @DrDiGiorgio @track_sci @TheJNS Thanks!!

[Manish Aghi, MD PhD @ManishKAghi]

Out today in @Cancer_Cell, @meeki_lad from my lab shows that skull bone marrow contributes "hybrid neutrophils" to GBM with antigen-presenting capacity allowing an anti-tumoral response. Intracalvarial AMD3100 releases these cells and prolongs survival! https://t.co/1xwjsvxs28

[NeurotraumaSociety @Neurotrauma]

Don’t Miss The Pre-Conference Sunday Session – ICP Monitoring: The Good, The Bad And The Ugly Sponsored By Codman Specialty Surgical!

[Andrew Chan, MD @andrewchanMD]

👏🏻Great work @DrDiGiorgio doing the important work testifying before the US Senate Committee on the Budget to help alleviate burdens such as prior auth, meaningless “quality” measures, & inefficient health care regulations
@AANSNeuro
@spinesection
@SenateBudget
@NeurosurgUCSF

[Austin Lui @AustinLui7]

@jh_kanterMD Thanks!!

[Anthony DiGiorgio, DO, MHA @DrDiGiorgio]

Looking at this from an economic lens:

Existing workforce (clinicians) can collect adequate motor score data for research. The marginal benefit of having trained ISNCSCI examiners collect motor scores is minimal. Yet the cost is immense.

@SpineNeuro @JPGK_MD

[Anthony DiGiorgio, DO, MHA @DrDiGiorgio]

Can the neurological motor exam substitute for the ISNCSCI in spinal cord injury patients?

@AustinLui7 presenting our data from TRACK-SCI showing that the two are highly correlated.

This is important for expanding research to low-resource hospitals which can’t dedicate research staff to collecting the cumbersome ISNCSCI.

@ISASSorg @UCSF_BASIC @NeurosurgUCSF

[San Francisco Neurological Society @SFNeuro]

Our next guest speaker at our Resident/Fellow Forum is @TouroUniversity Medical Student Austin Lui, who will present, "Differences in Demographics, Clinical, and Functional Outcomes Between Medicaid Versus Private Insurance Patients with Traumatic Spinal Cord Injury."

#SFNS2024

[Anthony DiGiorgio, DO, MHA @DrDiGiorgio]

Proud of @AustinLui7 and his excellent presentation about socioeconomic determinants of outcomes after spinal cord injury @SFNeuro

@NeurosurgUCSF

[Anthony DiGiorgio, DO, MHA @DrDiGiorgio]

Great to see @AustinLui7 presenting our data on #DVT prophylaxis in spinal cord injury within the @track_sci project. #CNS2023

@NeurosurgUCSF @UCSF_BASIC @SpineNeuro

[Austin Lui @AustinLui7]

Thankful to be able to present our research on peri-operative outcomes in central cord vs non-central cord patients at the 2023 spine summit! As always, thanks to @DrDiGiorgio for all the guidance! #2023spinesummit #DPSN