Ali Zahir, MD

Neurology Resident @UCSF. Interested in addressing social inequities, understanding the 🧠, and attempting photography.

[@jahm.il @jahmillacey]

honored and humbled to be among this group. thank you to my colleagues for the vote of confidence, and my family for raising a halfway decent human 😎 #goldhumanism @dgsomucla @cdrewu #blackmeninmedicine

[Ali Zahir, MD @azahirmd]

@Danielle_M_Hart @HGHED Thank you so much! 😃

[Ali Zahir, MD @azahirmd]

Excited to share this paper on utilizing UGNB’s for acute pain control in patients with herpes Zoster. Thank you @HGHED for the invaluable experience of learning ultrasound from amazing faculty & our patient for allowing us to share her experience

https://t.co/89SZoYopVN

[Devyn Cotter @DevynCotter]

Hot off the press! 📣 Our new longitudinal study is the first to investigate the effects of outdoor ambient air pollution on changes in functional brain network maturation over time during the transition to adolescence in a large US-based sample. A 🧵: https://t.co/xpJBYXPFi9

[John Burn-Murdoch @jburnmurdoch]

NEW: I’m not sure people fully appreciate how dire the US life expectancy / mortality situation has got.

My column: https://t.co/dBIhT9eZLv

And some utterly damning charts.

1) at *every* point on the income distribution, Americans live shorter lives than the English.

[Jessica Valdez MD, MPH @jessicajvaldez]

my first, first author, publication. this labor of love that started 3 years ago from my mom’s story of her birth and trauma, that morphed into a question about how speaking Spanish affects Latina women during birth, is now published and open access for all to read- hope u enjoy

[Ali Zahir, MD @azahirmd]

@AaronLBerkowitz @neurores_ucsf @ZSFGNeuro @sfva @UCSF Excited and grateful to learn from you, Dr. Berkowitz, and everyone in this group!

[Ali Zahir, MD @azahirmd]

@FrancescoDSergi Congratulations! You're going to be amazing! :)

[Tricia Pendergrast, MD @trpender]

Every year around this time, someone asks why medical schools/students don't talk more about the financial challenges associated with the end of M4.

It makes a lot more sense when you think about the demographics of US medical school classes...

[Ali Zahir, MD @azahirmd]

@MichaelLiMD @AmCollegeGastro @UCSFTransplant @UCSFCancer Congratulations!

[UCSF IM Chiefs @UCSFIMChiefs]

Just a bit of midday San Francisco sunshine!

[U.S. Surgeon General @Surgeon_General]

I'd like to highlight Dr. Justin Bullock (@jbullockruns), a research fellow in the nephrology program at the University of Washington (@UWNephrology) who advocates for greater #MentalHealth support for our nation’s health workers. Let's celebrate him this #BlackHistoryMonth. 1/3

[Dereck Paul, MD @dereckwpaul]

Hi #MedTwitter, Glass Health has just released Glass AI, a DDx and clinical plan generator.

Try it yourself at https://t.co/Krq63DhqAt.

This is part @GlassHealthHQ's careful exploration of how AI can be leveraged for learning and practicing medicine. @element119

[Ali Zahir, MD @azahirmd]

@DeepaHRajan Sorry to hear, Deepa. I hope you feel better soon!

[Ali Zahir, MD @azahirmd]

@kellymkimball Would love a copy! Thank you so much!

[Ali Zahir, MD @azahirmd]

As a first-gen student and soon-to-be graduate of @UCSFMedicine, this means everything to me, Executive Vice Chancellor @CatherineRLucey. Thank you.

[UCSF Pathways @UCSFpipelines]

The JVS/Google/UCSF IT Support training application for 18-24 y.o. w/out a college degree has opened up for this week. Deadline extended until 11:59 pm, Friday, Dec 9th! A few more spots are available for this great opportunity! Please DM if any questions. https://t.co/yusJr79gra

[Ali Zahir, MD @azahirmd]

@josephoh0517 @robcosorio still waiting for my package as well

[Sahil Bloom @SahilBloom]

I recently came across data on who we spend our time with over the course of our lives.

The insights are simultaneously inspiring and depressing.

Here are 6 graphs everyone needs to see: