Matt Bender

Cerebrovascular neurosurgeon @UofR / alumnus @hopkinsnsurg @mckinsey @yale / @ironmantri triathlete, marathoner, run commuter

[Michael Levitt, MD @DrMichaelLevitt]

This journal would not be possible without an incredible editorial board (https://t.co/RF8qSoPeKz). International talent from all aspects of neurointervention. @mtbendermd @MattAmansMD @JAGrossbergMD @MajidiShahram #DanRaper @slater_leeanne

[Thanh Nguyen 🇺🇦 @NguyenThanhMD]

Endovascular Treatment of Medium-Vessel-Occlusion Strokes | New England Journal of Medicine https://t.co/x0MXehsxBC

[Matt Bender @mtbendermd]

IT cardene works best when started before any sign of ischemia in aneurysmal SAH @URNeurosurgery @URNeuroscience

[W David Freeman, MD, FRSM, FNCS, FAAN @freemanwd]

🚨 New study in Clinical Neurology and Neurosurgery on aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage (aSAH) management 🩸 🧠

Anticipatory initiation of Intrathecal Nicardipine (ITN)—given before clinical or imaging evidence of delayed cerebral ischemia (DCI)—significantly reduces DCI parenchymal infarcts compared to controls (31.3% vs 55.2%).

Key findings:
📉 Starting ITN prior to intra-arterial (IA) spasmolytics significantly lowers the need for serial IA treatments for recalcitrant vasospasm from 71.4% down to 23.1%.

🛡️ It is a safe intervention with no increased risk of EVD-related complications or meningitis.

⚠️ Timing is everything, because reactionary ITN given after DCI onset did not reduce the rate of additional infarcts or the need for serial IA treatments.

Question: Does this article change your practice?

#NeuroTwitter #NeuroCriticalCare #SubarachnoidHemorrhage #Vasospasm #NeuroSurgery

https://t.co/t09vQGuY3W

[WouterSchievink @WouterSchievink]

Save the date! Inaugural meeting of the International Society for Spinal CSF leak in New York City, New York, October 17&18, 2026. ⁦@spinalCSFleak⁩ ⁦@csfleakuk⁩ ⁦@SpinalCSFLeakAu⁩ ⁦@SpinalCSFCanada⁩ ⁦@issclsociety⁩ ⁦@PeterGKranz⁩

[SNIS Info @SNISinfo]

Kicking off day 3 of the 2026 #cerebralvenous & #CSF Disorders Summit with @mtbendermd and Emanuele Orru’, MD 📝

[Matt Bender @mtbendermd]

@AaronAnandaraj1 @URNeurosurgery Great to have you out there. Spread the word along your classmates. Students are always welcome!

[Matt Bender @mtbendermd]

Skills lab today @URNeurosurgery simulating type 2 and 3 CSF leak repair. Seeing more and more of these cases. Great to practice and teach technique. Appreciate educational grant support from @BioventusGlobal for bone scalpel laminoplasty. @spinalCSFleak

[Matt Bender @mtbendermd]

Such a treat to visit and share my experience treating patients with spontaneous intracranial hypotension. Clever residents and inspiring faculty! @spinalCSFleak @URNeurosurgery

[Wake Forest Neurosurgery @WFNeurosurgery]

We are honored to welcome Matthew T. Bender, M.D., from @URNeurosurgery, as our Invited Visiting Professor! Join us as we host Dr. Bender for an insightful session sharing his expertise in neurosurgery and patient care. #VisitingProfessor #WakeForestNeurosurg

[Matt Bender @mtbendermd]

What is the inciting insult in #IIH? We’ve argued it’s glymphedema and interstitial fluid accumulation. Excited to see this come out in @HeadacheJournal

@URNeuroscience @URNeurosurgery

[Headache Journal @HeadacheJournal]

🧠 New narrative review: A proposed disease model for #IIH suggests altered brain fluid regulation, linked to obesity, may drive a cycle of fluid buildup, venous compression, & ⬆️intracranial pressure.
Read the full article: https://t.co/XEf6UD5Rgd
@D_SchartzMD @mtbendermd

[Harlan Krumholz @hmkyale]

After two years and thousands of manuscripts, I’ve learned that the real work of an editor isn’t gatekeeping — it’s partnership.

My latest @JACCJournals Editor’s Page: The Partnership

🔗 https://t.co/pii9UDzvKs

#MedTwitter #AcademicMedicine #Cardiology @YaleMed @YaleSPH

[Visish M. Srinivasan, MD @visishs]

Congrats to @AaronAnandaraj1 one of our most productive @penn undergraduates in the #NeuroVERT lab, now a med student up in Rochester.

Look forward to following your work with @mtbendermd and crew

[Matt Bender @mtbendermd]

Fun seeing friends and collaborators at @UofLNeurosurg while sharing research on neutrophil extracellular traps and complement proteins in ischemic stroke thrombus @URNeurosurgery

[URochester Medicine Neurosurgery @URNeurosurgery]

Congratulations to our resident, @SajalAkkipeddi, postdoctoral fellow, @SantiMendozAyus, and medical students, @HermnLi and Arul Malhotra, for presenting at CNS! 🧠

#CNS2025 #Neurosurgery #URochesterResearch #Match2026 #NeuroTwitter #MedEd

[Derrek Schartz, MD @D_SchartzMD]

https://t.co/p0IdCvGrSO

Thrilled to show our findings implicating the glymphatic system in futile recanalization after thrombectomy in LVO #stroke. Is the glymphatic system a potential therapeutic target? @mtbendermd

[Sami Al Kasab @samialkasab]

Interesting analysis from RESCU ICAS led by ⁦@mtbendermd⁩ . Worse NIHSS on presentation and higher number of passes are strong predictors for futile recanalization, while stenting and complete recan provide protective effect

[Matt Bender @mtbendermd]

…and there are consistent molecular patterns found in thrombi from patients with post-thrombectomy hemorrhage. More to come from @URNeurosurgery @SajalAkkipeddi

[Stephan A Mayer @stephanamayer]

Asymptomatic Hemorrhagic Transformation After Thrombectomy
Is associated with substantially worse clinical outcomes

https://t.co/dhV2fVyIci

[University of Rochester Medicine @UR_Med]

Navin had trouble walking, remembering, and needed help with daily tasks—signs of normal pressure hydrocephalus (NPH), caused by fluid buildup in the brain.

A new study helped treat his condition without major surgery. Now he walks 3–4 miles a day! #URochesterResearch

[Matt Bender @mtbendermd]

@PeterKa80460001 @matiascostamd @SNISinfo @UTMBNeurosurg For @matiascostamd, that is ;)

[Matt Bender @mtbendermd]

@PeterKa80460001 @matiascostamd @SNISinfo @UTMBNeurosurg Impressive range and rigor across several talks!

[Matt Bender @mtbendermd]

@alexmcclanahan @DrJessicaCampos @jmascite @SNISinfo Big ups!