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Caroline Brennan @txbraintrust.bsky.social · 14d

Neurosurgery is hiring! Join our award-winning nursing team at @mdanderson.baky.social!

We're seeking an exceptional APP to join our outpatient team. Those with skull base experience are particularly encouraged to apply.

Learn more and apply 🔽

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Advanced Practice Provider - Neurosurgery - Outpatient at MD Anderson

MD Anderson is Hiring! Search available jobs or submit your resume now by visiting this link. Please share with anyone you feel would be a great fit.

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Caroline Brennan @txbraintrust.bsky.social · 19d

“Cancer neuroscience is emerging as a field.”

Dr. @michellemonje.bsky.social presented on the #neuroscience of #braincancer to
more than 80 researchers at @MDAnderson.bsky.social today!

Learn about how the Cancer Neuroscience Program is working to #endcancer. ⬇️

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Cancer Neuroscience Program

Discover how MD Anderson’s Cancer Neuroscience Program advances research on brain health and the nervous system’s role in cancer progression and recovery.

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Caroline Brennan @txbraintrust.bsky.social · 21d

The @MDAnderson.bsky.social Brain Tumor Center of the #CancerNeuroscience Program welcomes @michellemonje.bsky.social!

Zooming in from @stanfordmedicine.bsky.social, she’ll discuss the Neuroscience of Brain Cancer⬇️

🗓️Friday, September 19
🕕12 pm CST
📧 [email protected] to join
#endcancer

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Caroline Brennan @txbraintrust.bsky.social · Sep 8

So exciting to have Neurosurgery’s Music-in-Medicine initiative featured on KHOU! News! Thank you to Shern-Min Chow for joining the concert-experiment at @MDAnderson.bsky.social! #oncsurgery #endcancer

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'A very invasive art form' | MD Anderson Cancer Center studies music's healing power through brain wave analysis

The research aims to help doctors prescribe specific types of music to stimulate targeted brain regions, potentially reducing or replacing narcotics and opioids.

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Caroline Brennan @txbraintrust.bsky.social · Aug 29

“Early SRS offers superior tumor control in most patients with Koos 1 & 2 vestibular schwannomas (VS).”

At @MDAnderson.bsky.social, Dr. Jason Sheehan showed that stereotactic radiosurgery is the top treatment for these tumors that interfere with hearing. #oncsurgery #endcancer

Caroline Brennan @txbraintrust.bsky.social · Aug 27

“We”re going in the right direction.”

Dr. Christopher Alvarez-Breckenridge on research to kill #chordoma using a virus at the @MDAnderson.bsky.social Neurosurgery Grand Rounds.

More than 30 young docs from @BCMHouston.bsky.social and the TMC joined to #endcancer! #oncsurgery

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Caroline Brennan @txbraintrust.bsky.social · Aug 25

Incredible Cancer Neuroscience Program scientific retreat this weekend at @MDAnderson.bsky.social! Kudos to the team for organizing a great event!

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Caroline Brennan @txbraintrust.bsky.social · Jul 23

Today’s Neurosurgery Grand Rounds was packed with residents and fellows!

Dr. Claudio Tatsui described how @MDAnderson.bsky.social neurosurgeons optimize #oncsurgery outcomes using radiation therapy for spine mets.

We”re leading in technological innovation to #endcancer.

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Caroline Brennan @txbraintrust.bsky.social · Jul 16

This #GBMday, we honor our patients, caregivers, providers and researchers fighting glioblastoma.

At @MDAnderson.bsky.social, we’re conducting hundreds of #clinicaltrials in #oncsurgery to #endcancer, including #GBM. Learn more ⬇️

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Clinical Trials

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Caroline Brennan @txbraintrust.bsky.social · Jun 21

Read about how @mdanderson.bsky.social endovascular neurosurgeon Dr. Chris Young is finding new ways to #endcancer ⬇️ #oncsky

MD Anderson Cancer Center @mdanderson.bsky.social · Jun 21

“Essentially, I’m a plumber," says our neurosurgeon Dr. Christopher Young.

How this surgeon-scientist uses the blood vessels to treat brain cancer and other problems with minimally invasive approaches: http://spr.ly/633294VH5c #OncSky #EndCancer

Plumbing the depths of the brain: How a neurosurgeon approaches brain cancer treatment

Neurosurgeon Christopher Young, M.D., Ph.D., uses the blood vessels to treat brain cancer. He thinks of himself like a plumber. Get to know him.

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Caroline Brennan @txbraintrust.bsky.social · Jun 19

Get the latest on @MDAnderson.bsky.social research from the @ascocancer.bsky.social conference!

Drs. Anuj Patel and Jordi Ahnert will present current cancer and #braintumor research on Zoom. Here’s the info ⬇️

🗓️Friday, June 20
🕕12 pm CST
📧 [email protected] to sign up!

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Caroline Brennan @txbraintrust.bsky.social · Jun 18

Excited to share my latest story for @MDAnderson.bsky.social!

Dr. Chris Young leads our Endovascular Neurosurgical Oncology Program, using minimally invasive surgical techniques and doing exciting research to #endcancer. #oncsky

Learn more ⬇️

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Plumbing the depths of the brain: How a neurosurgeon approaches brain cancer treatment

Neurosurgeon Christopher Young, M.D., Ph.D., uses the blood vessels to treat brain cancer. He thinks of himself like a plumber. Get to know him.

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Caroline Brennan @txbraintrust.bsky.social · Jun 17

The latest from Neurosurgery’s spine team:

🔍imaging indicated spinal tumors. But pathology revealed actinomycosis, a treatable infection.

3 months on, the patient is well. A great example of the varied cases we see at @MDAnderson.bsky.social. #oncsky Read more ⬇️

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Caroline Brennan @txbraintrust.bsky.social · Jun 16

Excited for surgical innovation at the @MDAnderson.bsky.social Oncopitch!

Neurosurgery presented an innovative, AI-powered proposal to improve spine mets treatment. Leadership awarded the team funding and in-kind support! #oncsky #endcancer

Reposted by Caroline Brennan

MD Anderson Cancer Center @mdanderson.bsky.social · Jun 14

Some cancer patients at MD Anderson rely on blood and platelet donations as part of their treatment.

If you are able, consider making an appointment to donate blood at the MD Anderson Blood Bank. #WorldBloodDonorDay #EndCancer

Graphic reads, "Make a difference. Make an appointment at MDAndersonBloodBank.org".

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Caroline Brennan @txbraintrust.bsky.social · Jun 10

New Lang Lab and Allison Institute study: in glioblastoma, tiny blood vessels form—a process called microvascular proliferation (MVP).

@mdanderson.bsky.social researchers identified cells key to MVP. Targeting them could improve GBM treatment & help #endcancer. #oncsky

MD Anderson Cancer Center @mdanderson.bsky.social · Jun 9

MD Anderson research findings suggest that targeting interactions between some cells around the blood vessels could help make glioblastoma more vulnerable to treatment.

Read more: http://spr.ly/633204H8Uj #OncSky #EndCancer

Targeting cells that form blood vessels in glioblastoma could improve treatment

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Caroline Brennan @txbraintrust.bsky.social · Jun 6

We resect the unresectable.

A patient had a pilocytic astrocytoma in the 3rd ventricle—a tumor deep inside his brain.

Neurosurgeons at @mdanderson.bsky.social safely removed the tumor that others deemed inoperable.

Today, the patient is thriving! Learn more ⬇️

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Sections

Learn about the sections that make up the Neurosurgery department at MD Anderson, a top-ranked cancer center.

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Caroline Brennan @txbraintrust.bsky.social · Jun 2

June is #NationalCancerSurvivorMonth. There are more cancer survivors in the US than ever before, and that population is growing.

The #Neurosurgery Survivorship Clinic at @MDAnderson.bsky.social supports our patients beyond diagnosis and treatment. Learn more ⬇️

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Neurosurgery Survivorship Clinic

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Caroline Brennan @txbraintrust.bsky.social · May 28

“Intra-arterial delivery has the potential to more effectively deliver therapeutics.”

Dr. Chris Young described our groundbreaking endovascular neurosurgical oncology program to a packed room of residents and fellows at @MDAnderson.bsky.social today! #oncsurgery #btam #endcancer

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Caroline Brennan @txbraintrust.bsky.social · May 27

Seizures are often the first sign of a brain tumor. The neurosurgery team at @MDAnderson.bsky.social regularly treats patients affected by seizures. Did you know there are several types of seizures? Learn more ⬇️

#oncsurgery #GoGrayInMay #endcancer #btam

Caroline Brennan @txbraintrust.bsky.social · May 23

🧠Seizures are a common #braintumor symptom. 🧠

💡#GoGrayInMay for Brain Tumor Awareness Month #BTAM! Learn what to do if you witness a seizure ⬇️

Reposted by Caroline Brennan

Kadir Akdemir @kcakdemir.bsky.social · May 22

Excited to share our latest manuscript www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
This was a great collaboration with Drs. Huse, Lang, @jesserdixon.bsky.social

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Caroline Brennan @txbraintrust.bsky.social · May 22

📢 Reminder! 📢

🗓️ On Friday, May 23, Robyn Gartrell, M.D., M.S., will join the @MDAnderson.bsky.social Brain Tumor Center to share her work on pediatric brain tumors 🧠

💡 Want to join remotely? Contact [email protected]!
#BTAM #GoGrayInMay

Caroline Brennan @txbraintrust.bsky.social · May 22

Excited for @MDAnderson.bsky.social physician-scientists whose applications were funded. Great news in the fight against #braincancer. Congratulations to Dr. Chiba Ene and @bettykimmdphd.bsky.social!

MD Anderson Cancer Center @mdanderson.bsky.social · May 21

MD Anderson has received $21.4 million from CPRIT to advance cancer research and recruit leading scientists. The funding supports innovative work in immunotherapy, genetic testing, glioblastoma, melanoma, and more.
Read more: brnw.ch/21wSPx8 #EndCancer

@bettykimmdphd.bsky.social

CPRIT awards over $21 million to MD Anderson for cancer research and faculty recruitment

The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center today was awarded $21.4 million from the Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas (CPRIT) in support of cancer research efforts and faculty r...

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Caroline Brennan @txbraintrust.bsky.social · May 21

Most cancers are diagnosed by stage. But brain tumors are diagnosed by grade, depending on how fast they grow. They usually do not spread beyond the brain.
#GoGrayInMay for Brain Tumor Awareness Month #BTAM 🧠