Michael J. Ward, MS

Aspiring Neurosurgeon-Scientist | @dgsomucla MS3 by way of @PittTweet | Proud Husband & Father | Dog Dad | Artist

[Michael J. Ward, MS @MichaelJWard]

Humbled that my work was selected for the @CNS_Update #2024CNS Art of #Neurosurgery exhibit & displayed alongside the art of these two masters of medical illustration, @PeterMLawrence1 & Josh Emerson. Excited to welcome #2025CNS to Los Angeles next year. @UCLANsgy @dgsomucla

[UCLA Health Neurosurgery 🧠 @UCLANsgy]

Dr. Ausaf Bari @ausaf and Dr. Geoffrey Colby @geoffreycolbymd are collaborating on an exciting surgical technique called vagus nerve stimulation for chronic #stroke patients struggling with arm weakness. Read more in the article here: https://t.co/TQIMcPx74z
#Neurosurgery

[Jay Gill @_iamjay]

Hi Everyone,

Im an MSTP at UCLA applying into #Neurosurgery. My PhD exposed me to the incredible opportunities to advance medicine with #FunctionalNeurosurgery, however, I’m enthusiastic to obtain vast operative experiences during residency.

Looking forward to connecting!

[Whitney Griggs @WhitneySGriggs]

Hi #MedTwitter! I'm an MD-PhD student from @uclacaltechmstp applying for #Neurosurgery #Match2025.

Interested in novel applications for brain-machine interfaces in neurosurgery!

I enjoy trail running🏃‍♂️, playing piano🎹, and reading sci-fi📚.

Excited to connect with everyone!

[Prateek Agarwal, MD, MBA @teeksagarwal]

Great review by @DrRFriedlander on Chiari 1 malformation! @PittNeurosurg

[Michael J. Ward, MS @MichaelJWard]

@neurosurgatlas Acute SDH will appear as a hyperdense crescent-shaped extraaxial lesion. In contrast, subacute SDH will appear isodense and chronic SDH will appear hypodense.

[George M Ibrahim @GMI_Canada]

Add-on deep brain stimulation versus continued vagus nerve stimulation for childhood epilepsy (ADVANCE): A partially randomized patient preference trial

Published this week in @ANA_journals - evidence for earlier DBS in children after non-response to VNS

https://t.co/ig7QrIcYvS

[Brain Modulation Lab @brainmodlab]

The Brain Modulation Lab is pleased to announce a public symposium on the role of the basal ganglia in speech production.

Date: Thursday, June 6th
Time: 8:45am - 12:00pm
Location: Simches, Massachusetts General Hospital
Online: https://t.co/6Bnna48P2c

[UofL Neurosurgery @UofLNeurosurg]

An exciting new technology that could be used in future DBS surgeries! Congrats Dr. Joseph Neimat on the publication of your article on A Novel Closed-Loop Electrical Brain Stimulation Device in @JNeuromod.
https://t.co/ANFg780LyK
#UofLNeurosurgery #Neurosurgery @UofLHealth @UofL

[Dr Nader Pouratian FCNS @drpouratian]

One more week for #2024CNS abstracts. More cutting edge neurosurgical #science at @CNS_Update than any other #neurosurgery meeting. Get your abstracts in and get yourself to #Houston! 

https://t.co/E4Lq3ABA9A

[Michael J. Ward, MS @MichaelJWard]

Great showing today by the Bari lab @ausaf with two talks at the @AANSNeuro Annual Meeting. Extremely proud of our ongoing work at @UCLANsgy @dgsomucla on the cutting edge of #ChronicPain & addiction research in #Neurosurgery. #AANS2024 #WhatMatters2Me

[Jonathan Towne @towne_jonathan]

Very grateful for the opportunity to present at the American Academy of Neurology conference in Denver last week, during the Epilepsy Diagnostics and Therapeutics session. @AANmember
Check out the abstract on the AAN website:
https://t.co/yUN17BRrDJ

[Michael J. Ward, MS @MichaelJWard]

@towne_jonathan @AANmember Stellar work, my friend.

[Michael J. Ward, MS @MichaelJWard]

Nice work @JasmineHect!

[ASSFN @ASSFNeurosurg]

A study from @PittNeurosurg in @NeurosurgeryCNS reported cortical and thalamic sEEG was safe and useful for assessing the efficacy of thalamic neurostimulation in drug-resistant epilepsy.

@AANSNeuro @CNS_Update
#ASSFN #neurosurgery #MedTwitter

https://t.co/nXbsZYt832

[Andreas Horn @andreashorn_]

Fantastic new work by @neumann_wj & @ICNeuromodulate 👇👇

[Leon Amadeus Steiner @Steiner_LA]

🎉Excited to share our latest research published @NatureComms. We study how STN-DBS engages the subcortical circuitry to produce therapeutic relief and how this recruitment is reflected in #ERNA.

-> link to publication: https://t.co/jYo6COVet8
-> thread 🧵👇

[Dr Nader Pouratian FCNS @drpouratian]

Still considering candidates for 2026 S&F fellowship @UTSWNeurosurg and @UTSWBrain . High volume epilepsy and dbs, adult and peds, with an opportunity to learn about intracranial neurophysiology, #clinicaltrials, and #BCi. PM for details. @bradlega @FrederickHitti

[Jason Scott Hauptman MD PhD @jshauptman]

Proud of @David_Bonda_MD for getting our experience out there. DBS to the CM thalamus for DRE in children with LGS. Very promising!
@TheASPN @PedsSection @EpilepsyFdn @PESAlliance @CNS_Update @AANSNeuro @UWNeurosurgery @seattlechildren
https://t.co/gEVwJz6u3f

[bioRxiv Neuroscience @biorxiv_neursci]

A brain-to-text framework of decoding natural tonal sentences https://t.co/cF8hYbXXuc #biorxiv_neursci

[Dereck Paul, MD @dereckwpaul]

If your health system is interested in premiering our EHR-integrated Glass AI CDS, please message us at [email protected].

We can only service a limited number of contracts with EHR integration this year @GlassHealthHQ🚀. We will choose our 2024 partners selectively. Please reach out soon for more info if interested!

#MedTwitter #MedX

(image from a simulated patient with mockup UI)