Hugo Layard Horsfall

Doctoral Clinical Fellow @TheCrick @UCL | Neurosurgery Registrar @QSNeurosurgery | Senior Research Fellow @TEQ_neurosurg

[Hugo Layard Horsfall @hugo_lh]

Really pleased to see our publication in @Nature, the @IDEALCollab framework for #surgicalrobotics evaluation. A mammoth effort from an international expert consortium. We consider device, clinician, system, and patient perspectives across IDEAL stages of robotics development

[IDEAL Collaboration @IDEALCollab]

Surgical robotics are amongst the most complex devices entering healthcare - but how should we evaluate them? Published in Nature Medicine the IDEAL Robotics Colloquium outlines the latest guidance to aid researchers evaluating surgical robots: https://t.co/fK5KXY4PD2 (1/9)

[Jolyon @JolyOnChain]

told @Forbes londonmaxxing is the only way to go

the meme is spreading, how all good trends start

last week alone:
• the bull case for londonmaxxing doing the rounds curtesy of @GRITCULT

• @SuperteamUK mapping the whole maxxing movement with multiple posts

• @lou3ee playing visual shakespeare on @EFetheverywhere

easy to dismiss this as CT hype, but the interesting part is what’s been happening quietly underneath:

• FCA actually engaging with builders & sanboxxxxin'
• House of Lords stablecoin enquiry last week
• Multiple operators obtaining licenses (finally!)

serious conversations around stablecoins and onchain finance happening in the UK

none of this happens overnight

increasingly founders & vc's clustering again (slow but steady)

importantly best-in-class programmes running places here, there any everywhere;
- @base batches
- @encodeclub multiple hub
- @SuperteamUK somerset house
- @fabric_vc residency

remember ecosystems usually look obvious in hindsight

finally

waiting patiently for the mondao comeback arc v3 (@Timccopeland)

[Surgical Technology At Queen Square @TEQ_Neurosurg]

In npj Digital Medicine (2025), Ive, Olukoya et al. present an AI tool that uses NLP to flag patients at risk of unplanned ICU admission after elective neurosurgery. https://t.co/e8GqLNGamU

Key takeaways 🧵:

[Pituitary Surgery Core Outcomes&Priorities #PitCop @PitCop2023]

1/ Big News in #PituitarySurgery research!📣
The PitCOP study has recently published the 22 core outcomes for pituitary adenoma surgery research!
These were established through an international Delphi consensus study to guide the future of pituitary adenoma surgery research! 🧠

[Surgical Technology At Queen Square @TEQ_Neurosurg]

This week's video features Mr Hugo Layard Horsfall @hugo_lh, discussing his work on brain-computer interface technologies, and the specific challenges of working in this enormously novel and exciting area
#neurosurgery #neurotechnology #bci #neuropixel

[Yuxin Zhang @YuxinZhang97]

My PhD project is out as a preprint!
We combined 2P and synchrotron X-ray to understand mouse olfactory bulb circuits, linking physiology to structure in 3 animals! https://t.co/ttULvIFh9o
🙌 @Trickymons, @APacureanu, @AndreasTSchafer, @esrfsynchrotron, @TheCrick

[Sergey Stavisky @SergeyStavisky]

New preprint! We continue our exploration of paralinguistic features in the human brain with “Encoding of speech modes and loudness in ventral precentral gyrus” led by PhD student Aparna Srinivasan
🧵1/5

[Simon Williams @SimonWNeuro]

🚨 Delighted to announce our group's latest publication.

We developed an AI model to automatically recognise operative workflows in retrosigmoid vestibular schwannoma resections.

Here’s what we did and why it matters. 🧵

https://t.co/rUrjbGPXyM

[Flight3 ✈️ @Flight3official]

We won Best Digital Marketing Agency of the year @TheDCW_X 🏆

Thank you @jamesbowater and to everyone involved, it was a brilliant event!

Back to the grind🫡

[Queen Square Simulation Centre @QS_SimCentre]

5 weeks to go! 19th-23rd May - Queen Square Neurosurgery Review Course! Registration: https://t.co/KkjRZVZd6B

A comprehensive and up to date review of neurosurgery. 5 days of didactic lectures & mock FRCS vivas, delivered in a hybrid format by expert national & international faculty. Aimed at neurosurgical trainees and fellows of all grades. Ideal for FRCS exam preparation.

The Royal College of Surgeons of England has awarded up to 34.5 CPD points for this event.

[ImpaCT Neurotech @ImpaCTNeurotech]

Thank you to all who joined us for the 9th London ImpaCT Meeting at @imperialcollege! Fantastic talks on neurotech & BCI by Prof Rylie Green, Dr Hayriye Cagnan, and Mr Aimun Jamjoom. Grateful for the insights and engaging discussion—exciting future ahead! More exciting events to come so get involved! 🧠 #Neurotech #BCI

[King’s Neurosurgery Skills Lab @KingsNeuroLab]

Another great day in the mock OR for the third installment of KNL, focusing on the Far Lateral approach, with great weather welcoming our delegates from near and far! Next installment - the OZ...

[ImpaCT Neurotech @ImpaCTNeurotech]

A reminder of our ImpaCT meeting on wednesday at @imperialcollege !!! Not one to be missed - we have some fantastic speakers lined up. Free to sign up (see below!) 🚨 🧠

[Queen Square Simulation Centre @QS_SimCentre]

🚩What: The British Neurosurgical Research Group Meeting
🚩When: 8th-9th December 2025
🚩Where: The Royal College of Surgeons of England, London

Save the date, more details, including abstract submission deadlines will be announced very soon!
Contact: [email protected]
@hani_marcus @roryjpiper @QSNeurosurgery

[Pituitary Surgery Core Outcomes&Priorities #PitCop @PitCop2023]

6/ To learn more about these important research priorities, read the full paper here and discover how they will guide the future of pituitary surgery.
https://t.co/OJuL9DOfZ0

[Pituitary Surgery Core Outcomes&Priorities #PitCop @PitCop2023]

1/ 🎉 Big announcement in #PituitarySurgery research!
The PitCop study has just announced the Top 10 Research Priorities for Pituitary Adenoma Surgery!
These were established through an international Delphi consensus to guide the future of pituitary surgery research! 🧠💡

[ImpaCT Neurotech @ImpaCTNeurotech]

🚨 Join us for the 9th London Impact Meeting at Imperial College London 🚨

📅 March 19, 2025 - 5pm

🎟️ Register: https://t.co/luhRWGaCmE
👥

Some fantastic talks lined up with some incredible speakers - not to be missed 🧠 #BCI #neurotech

@imperialcollege

[Surgical Technology At Queen Square @TEQ_Neurosurg]

🚀 Calling all medical students interested in neurosurgical technology research!

Join our 6-month TeQ Group Internship Programme, where you'll be mentored to lead a project from idea to publication.

🗓 Deadline: 14th March
🔗 Apply now: https://t.co/t0uYdbaj9y

[Hugo Layard Horsfall @hugo_lh]

@HarryHorsfall_ ♥️♥️👶🏼👶🏼

[Jacques Carolan @JacquesCarolan]

I'm convinced that FROs are the most consequential mechanisms for making progress in the neurotechnology space. The fact that Convergent are setting up this programme in the UK is SO exciting 🤯
Ya'll should:
1. Apply.
2. Tell the single most incredible person you know to apply.

[Hugo Layard Horsfall @hugo_lh]

Do have a read: https://t.co/BPd0qAlgDn and let us know your thoughts.

[Hugo Layard Horsfall @hugo_lh]

What are patient preferences when it comes to motor BCI? This question is central to the translation and widespread adoption of BCI to potentially millions of people that may benefit from such devices.

https://t.co/BPd0qAlgDn

[Hugo Layard Horsfall @hugo_lh]

An ongoing question is how patient preferences differ across conditions and impairment severities, which highlights the importance of personalised BCI setups and tailored training regimens to meet individual needs.