Srinivas Prasad, MD, MS, FAANS, FACS

Neurosurgeon, Complex Spine Surgeon, Professor, Fellowship Director, Passionate Educator

[Srinivas Prasad, MD, MS, FAANS, FACS @sprasadmd]

@KeenanPiper1 @brigid27m Congrats guys!! So happy for you both! Wishing you a lifetime of love, laughter and stability on snow!

[Srinivas Prasad, MD, MS, FAANS, FACS @sprasadmd]

Excited to have the esteemed @MGalganoMD from @UNCneurosurgery kicking off our #PANPhiladelphia Neurosurgery Conference this morning! Sharing innovations in #SpineOncology care.

[Srinivas Prasad, MD, MS, FAANS, FACS @sprasadmd]

@ElswickClay @docclift @AliBaajMD @KhoiThanMD @spinedoctx @NaderDahdaleh @clemensweber @martinphammd Ive had very good sustained results with VP shunting to take the pressure head off. Doesn’t help with adhesions but seems to really reduce the recurrence of collections. One patient developed adhesive peritonitis from the evil CSF humors (!!) but a VA shunt worked for her.

[Srinivas Prasad, MD, MS, FAANS, FACS @sprasadmd]

@ElswickClay @docclift @AliBaajMD @KhoiThanMD @spinedoctx @NaderDahdaleh @clemensweber @martinphammd Adhesive arachnoiditis is such a difficult thing to treat. I’ve had 5-6 patients in the setting of tumor, trauma, meningitis, SAH, etc. re-exploration doesn’t offer sustained value as the adhesions promptly recur and loculated collections recur.

[Srinivas Prasad, MD, MS, FAANS, FACS @sprasadmd]

@karimhafazalla @TJUHNeurosurg You did an incredible job @karimhafazalla! Crazy number of complex cases… lots of thoughtful discussion and learning but I don’t know if I’d call it “fantastic”! 😂

[Karim Hafazalla, MD @karimhafazalla]

A fantastic first weekend covering spine chief filled with cases. Grateful for @sprasadmd and @TJUHNeurosurg for such great learning opportunities.

[Srinivas Prasad, MD, MS, FAANS, FACS @sprasadmd]

@ElswickClay @AJGrossbach @PaulParkMD1 @KhoiThanMD @NaderDahdaleh @AliBaajMD @spinesection I’ve got a difficult, non-compliant patient like this bouncing in and out of the hospital as we speak. With that cord compression and signal change I don’t think there’s an option not to. I would make it a multi-disciplinary project and protect yourself medicolegally. Bleh.

[Srinivas Prasad, MD, MS, FAANS, FACS @sprasadmd]

@MGalganoMD @UNCneurosurgery This is awesome man! Can’t wait to see it develop. How are you recording surgical footage? Just ordered yet another head-mounted camera… nothing is really perfect for spine surgery. Good luck in this new endeavor!!

[Srinivas Prasad, MD, MS, FAANS, FACS @sprasadmd]

@TJUHNeurosurg @ServaStephanie @KeenanPiper1 @ariamahtabfar @PascalJabbourMD @StavTjoumakaris @niko_mou @KevinJHinesMD @ChenWuMD @LeiboldAdam It was a privilege to sponsor this important program! These bright students are our future and it’s great to have played a small part.

[Srinivas Prasad, MD, MS, FAANS, FACS @sprasadmd]

@StavTjoumakaris @VillanovaU Congratulations Stav! So amazing!!

[Srinivas Prasad, MD, MS, FAANS, FACS @sprasadmd]

@TJUHNeurosurg @niko_mou @ArbazAMomin @CarrieEAndrews @LeiboldAdam It was an awesome time guys! So glad we could make it happen.

@niko_mou is talking a big game with table tennis! We have to do the next one at Spin before he leaves!

[Srinivas Prasad, MD, MS, FAANS, FACS @sprasadmd]

@TJUHNeurosurg Thanks guys! It’s been an exciting adventure and it was great to share that with you this morning. You guys make it all feel worthwhile!

[Srinivas Prasad, MD, MS, FAANS, FACS @sprasadmd]

@Joannaroy99 @TJUHNeurosurg @BowersNsgyLab @bowersbrainsurg Thanks @Joannaroy99 ! It was great meeting you this morning!

[Srinivas Prasad, MD, MS, FAANS, FACS @sprasadmd]

@ElswickClay Those look like old threaded cages - like LT cages… high bulk modulus, as Benzel said, “round peg in a square hole” — subsidence is almost a given. They’re tough to extricate in my experience; I’d probably favor P only with definitive decompression and instrumentation at L5-S1

[Srinivas Prasad, MD, MS, FAANS, FACS @sprasadmd]

@KeenanPiper1 @CNS_Update @Twilli7 @ASchupperMD Congrats Keenan! Proud of you — you’re the picture of wellness and resilience! 😄

[Srinivas Prasad, MD, MS, FAANS, FACS @sprasadmd]

@ElswickClay @KhoiThanMD @MGalganoMD @docclift @AliBaajMD @NaderDahdaleh @drmikeselby I agree with posterior only down to T2 with decompression C7-T1; MRI after… he’s unlikely to need additional ventral decompression. I usually get a few point of fixation in the fusion mass maybe C4-T2 but dealer’s choice

[Srinivas Prasad, MD, MS, FAANS, FACS @sprasadmd]

@ElswickClay @AJGrossbach @MGalganoMD @AliBaajMD @docclift @NaderDahdaleh @KhoiThanMD I’d follow it — I usually check surveillance at 3 months, 1 yr, 2 yr, 4 yr and 6 yrs assuming remains asymptomatic and no signif growth.

[Srinivas Prasad, MD, MS, FAANS, FACS @sprasadmd]

This is awesome Adam! And congrats also to rockstar @AhilanSiva for leveling-up research and resident enthusiasm @TJUHNeurosurg!

[Ahilan Sivaganesan, MD @AhilanSiva]

Congrats to rockstar @TJUHNeurosurg PGY5 resident @LeiboldAdam for winning a prestigious research grant from the @CSRS_org !

@TJUHospital @spinesection @AshSharan @PascalJabbourMD @rhr1083

[Srinivas Prasad, MD, MS, FAANS, FACS @sprasadmd]

@Zaazoue @CNS_Update Thank you!

[Srinivas Prasad, MD, MS, FAANS, FACS @sprasadmd]

Exciting news 🎉 @CNS_Update and Prasad Spine Academy have partnered to bring you the latest in #spinesurgery. Dive into our co-branded videos on my playlist on the #congressofneurologicalsurgeons Youtube channel 🧠🎥https://t.co/RQ0S4VlcwG