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Dr. Joanna Gernsback, FAANS

@JGernsbackMD

First generation pediatric neurosurgeon

 San Antonio, TX
Joined September 2018
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Monica Verduzco-Gutierrez, MD@MVGutierrezMDSep 12
COVID PSA: We now have PEP. Ensitrelvir (Xocova) can be taken after a known COVID exposure to reduce the risk of developing COVID. Preventing the infection in the first place also means preventing its potential downstream consequences, including Long COVID. #LongCOVID #COVID19
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Justin R. Mascitelli, MD, FAANS@jmasciteMar 20
Thrilled to welcome our new interns at UT San Antonio Neurosurgery! @UTHealthNeuro @UTHealthSA @UthsaNsurgRes
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Happy Match Day!
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Happy World Spine Day!
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Allan Levi, MD, PhD@AllanLeviMD19 Sep 2025
✨This morning we celebrated the retirement of Dr. Roberto Heros from his Jacskon administrative position. His dedication, leadership, and kindness have inspired generations in neurosurgery. Thank you, Dr. Heros! #UMNRS #UMNeurosurgery #MedEd
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When Lego learned that children were afraid of getting MRI's in the hospital, they announced they would supply model MRI kits so that children wouldn't feel anxious before the procedure.
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My partner goes to Costco for wellness snacks for the residents. Today she brought back a new friend. Meet Kelly the Wellness Dino. @UTHealthNeuro @uthsansurgres
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The "July effect" hypothesizes that medical care is worse in July, when new doctors start. However, there is no effect in traumatic brain injury outcomes. pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/3899…
Evidence Against a Traumatic Brain Injury "July Effect": An Analysis of 3 160 452 Patients From the...

Evidence Against a Traumatic Brain Injury "July Effect": An Analysis of 3 160 452 Patients From the...

The findings suggested that there is no "July Effect" on patients with TBI treated at teaching hospitals in the United States.

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UT Neurosurgery@UTHealthNeuro21 Feb 2025
We are excited to share the news that Justin Mascitelli, MD, FAANS, was recently honored with a Presidential Excellence Award in the category of Teaching Excellence – Emerging. Congratulations to @jmascite on this outstanding achievement! @UTHealthSA @UTHealthNeuro
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Charles Ornstein@charlesornstein20 Feb 2025
NEW: Texas Banned Abortion. Then Sepsis Rates Soared. ProPublica’s first-of-its-kind analysis is the most detailed look yet into a rise in life-threatening complications for women experiencing pregnancy loss under Texas’ abortion ban. propublica.org/article/texas…
Texas Banned Abortion. Then Sepsis Rates Soared.

Texas Banned Abortion. Then Sepsis Rates Soared.

ProPublica’s first-of-its-kind analysis is the most detailed look yet into a rise in life-threatening complications for women experiencing pregnancy loss under Texas’ abortion ban.

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Women In Neurosurgery (WINS)@WomenInNSGY1 Feb 2025
Please join us in welcoming our first WINS Woman of the Month of 2025, Dr. Joanna Gernsback from UT Health San Antonio. Dr. Gernsback is a pediatric neurosurgeon who specializes in congenital malformations. Thank you, Dr. Gernsback!
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Nothing like a Christmas Eve nationwide @AmericanAir outage grounding all their flights. Because people aren’t cranky enough. #bekind
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Weekly #funfact: about 1% of the population have #aphantasia, or no visual "mind's eye.' #Neuroscience pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/article…
An international estimate of the prevalence of differing visual imagery abilities

An international estimate of the prevalence of differing visual imagery abilities

The aim of this research was to establish prevalence estimates for aphantasia, hypophantasia, typical imagery ability, and hyperphantasia in a large multi-national cohort. In Study 1, the Vividness...

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Weekly #funfact: GLP-1 receptor agonists (like #ozempic) can lower intracranial pressure. #IIH #neurosurgery pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/article…
The effect of GLP-1RA exenatide on idiopathic intracranial hypertension: a randomized clinical trial

The effect of GLP-1RA exenatide on idiopathic intracranial hypertension: a randomized clinical trial

Therapeutics to reduce intracranial pressure are an unmet need. Preclinical data have demonstrated a novel strategy to lower intracranial pressure using glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) receptor...

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Even neurosurgeons vote.
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Weekly #funfact: Whippets (inhaled nitrous oxide) can cause B12 deficiency. It inactivates your liver's stores of B12. #neurology #neuroscience pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/article…
Whippets Causing Vitamin B12 Deficiency

Whippets Causing Vitamin B12 Deficiency

On the rise due to its effects of euphoria, recreational use of nitrous oxide can cause severe neurologic symptoms caused by marked and rapid onset of vitamin B12 deficiency. This is a case of a...

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Weekly #funfact: Research has found that human attention spans have decreased over the past two decades, down to 47 seconds. There is speculation that this is in part caused by social media. #neuroscience #SocialMediaMarketing gloriamark.com/
Home - GLORIA MARK, PhD

Home - GLORIA MARK, PhD

Gloria Mark is an author and professor in the Computer Science department at UC Irvine. She is the author of Attention Span, A Groundbreaking Way to Restore Balance, Happiness and Productivity.

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Happy World Spina Bifida Day! spinabifidaassociation.org/
Spina Bifida Association

Spina Bifida Association

Helping people with spina bifida live longer, healthier lives. Find support resources, connect with healthcare providers, and join our community events and education sessions.

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Weekly #funfact: The CIA has studied the #otter, and found that they can chew through zinc sheets. Unclear what the CIA is doing with this particular tidbit. newsweek.com/cia-project-mku…
Inside the CIA's Top Secret Otter Dossier

Inside the CIA's Top Secret Otter Dossier

"A Dossier on Lutra (The Otter)," a newly disclosed file from the CIA's illegal mind control experiments, Project MKUltra, may have been used to raise and train animal spies and bombers.

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Weekly #funfact: Whales have an extra brain lobe, the paralimbic lobe, that humans don't have. #brain #whale #neurosurgery #neuroscience kimmela.org/wp-content/uploa…
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