After minimally invasive surgery for #craniosynostosis, kids wear custom helmets to help shape their heads. Our in-house helmet facility at UCSFChildrensOakland means our UCSF Neurosurgery surgeons and dedicated orthotist can work closely with families every step of the way.

For more than a century, scientists thought that Broca's area coordinates the muscle movements required to speak. But new UC San Francisco research from @ChangLabUCSF identifies the key role that the middle precentral gyrus (mPrCG) plays in this process. Jessie R. Liu l8r.it/ua64

Watch our Community #GrandRounds to hear from neuro-oncologist Nicholas Butowski, MD, spine neurosurgeon Praveen Mummaneni, MD, and UCSFRadiationOncology's Lauren Boreta, MD, about the latest in the diagnosing and managing spinal #ependymoma. UCSF Health l8r.it/dHW1

The MIS & Emerging Tech Course at BarrowNeurological was a huge success! Senior residents gained skills in TLIF, ALIF, endoscopy, pedicle screws, sacropelvic fixation & cervical approaches through expert-led case presentations and lectures. Attendees honed these techniques in hands-on

Chronic pain is challenging to treat, in part, because it is difficult to reliably measure. But UC San Francisco's Prasad Shirvalkar, MD, PhD, has shown that his team can predict when someone’s going to be in significant pain by tracking their brain activity: magazine.ucsf.edu/can-we-train-o…

This week MedSchool Mentor, we had the privilege of hosting Dr. E. Antonio Chiocca (E. Antonio Chiocca, MD, PhD, FAANS) , Chair of MGB Neurosurgery and Harvey Cushing Professor Harvard Medical School , for our Leaders in Medicine webinar. We were also joined by Dr. Manish Aghi (Manish Aghi, MD PhD), Professor and Vice

Thanks, Neurosurgery Publications, for highlighting this work led by Ramin Morshed and RaleighLab! Check out the thread below to learn more about the role of surgery in the management of meningiomas ⬇️

A big congratulations to Shawn Hervey-Jumper on being elected President-Elect of SNO! 🎉 He will be the sixth neurosurgeon and fourth UC San Francisco physician to serve in this role. #UCSFProud UCSF Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Ctr UCSF Health

Excited to lead a session on #survivorship and #lateeffects for our Pediatric Brain Tumor Program Family Day & discuss our #AYA neuro-oncology program, providing lifelong care for our pediatric patients as they enter into adulthood - see you there!

From the Operating Room to the Lecture Hall, Leading with Purpose Join us as we welcome Dr. Manish Aghi, Professor and Vice Chair of Neurosurgery at UCSF (UCSF Neurosurgery), and Co-Leader of the Neurologic Oncology Program at the UCSF Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer

On the cover of Journal of Neurosurgery:Spine, Pitt Neurosurgery's Nitin Agarwal, M.D., UCSF Health's Praveen Mummaneni, MD, MBA & their colleagues report that surgery to treat cervical spondylotic myelopathy helped patients relying on others for care return to independence: thejns.org/spine/view/jou…

Chronic pain affects 1 in 5 Americans. The New York Times reports on UCSF Neurosurgery research, shows it’s possible to stop that pain where it starts: in the brain. nytimes.com/2025/08/14/hea…

AI can help tailor deep brain stimulation to improve walking performance in people w/ Parkinson’s disease, a study finds. It’s “about finding the right settings designed to everyone’s brain activity & walking patterns,” @NeuroSurgUCSF’s Doris Wang says. ucsfh.org/3Usc1A4

We're excited to welcome Maya Graham, MD, PhD, to the team! She specializes in seeing adult patients with brain tumors, and her #glioma research focuses on studying how epigenetics drives tumor initiation in cerebral organoids: braintumorcenter.ucsf.edu/news/physician… UCSF Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Ctr

📢 Excited to welcome Dr. John de Groot-John de Groot, MD, Division Chief of Neuro-Oncology at UCSF, as the Andrew Connor Curtis Endowed Featured Speaker. 🗓️ Thurs, Aug 21, 2025 🕖 7:00–9:00 AM 📍 7th Floor Auditorium, Lois Pope Life Center #NeuroOncology #BrainTumorResearch

Interested in learning how the brain turns sound into meaning? Hear from bioengineering graduate student Ilina Bhaya-Grossman (Ilina Bhaya-Grossman) about her research in the ChangLabUCSF as part of the Exploratorium's After Dark series. Berkeley Engineering UC San Francisco

👏 Today’s Andrew Connor Curtis Endowed Lecture was a great success! Dr. John de Groot (UCSF), a leader in brain tumor treatment and glioma immunotherapy research, delivered an outstanding talk. 🧠 Amazing turnout from medical students, residents, and faculty! #NeuroOncology

At just 6, this child with #SpasticDiplegia had selective dorsal rhizotomy surgery at UCSFChildrensOakland and worked hard in rehab. Now look at them at 16! This is proof of perseverance and expert care. ucsfbenioffchildrens.org/clinics/cerebr… #SDRsurgery UCSF Neurosurgery

Earlier this week, MedSchool Mentor was honored to host Dr. Manish Aghi (Manish Aghi, MD PhD) , Professor & Vice Chair of Neurosurgery UCSF Neurosurgery for our Leaders in Medicine webinar. Dr. Aghi shared powerful insights on resilience, mentorship, and what it truly means to be both a

What an incredible month it has been completing my sub-I at UCSF Neurosurgery ! I learned so much, met so many incredible people, and I had a great time doing it. I am truly grateful to have had this opportunity. #Neurosurgery #Match2026