Aspiring Neurosurgeon-Scientist | @dgsomucla MS3 by way of @PittTweet | Proud Husband & Father | Dog Dad | Artist
Los Angeles, CA
Joined January 2015
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Humbled that my work was selected for the @CNS_Update #2024CNS Art of #Neurosurgery exhibit & displayed alongside the art of these two masters of medical illustration, @PeterMLawrence1 & Josh Emerson. Excited to welcome #2025CNS to Los Angeles next year. @UCLANsgy @dgsomucla
Michael J. Ward, MS retweeted
Dr. Ausaf Bari @ausaf and Dr. Geoffrey Colby @geoffreycolbymd are collaborating on an exciting surgical technique called vagus nerve stimulation for chronic #stroke patients struggling with arm weakness. Read more in the article here: uclahealth.org/news/article/…
#Neurosurgery
Michael J. Ward, MS retweeted
Hi Everyone,
Im an MSTP at UCLA applying into #Neurosurgery. My PhD exposed me to the incredible opportunities to advance medicine with #FunctionalNeurosurgery, however, I’m enthusiastic to obtain vast operative experiences during residency.
Looking forward to connecting!
Michael J. Ward, MS retweeted
Hi #MedTwitter! I'm an MD-PhD student from @uclacaltechmstp applying for #Neurosurgery #Match2025.
Interested in novel applications for brain-machine interfaces in neurosurgery!
I enjoy trail running🏃♂️, playing piano🎹, and reading sci-fi📚.
Excited to connect with everyone!
Michael J. Ward, MS retweeted
Great review by @DrRFriedlander on Chiari 1 malformation! @PittNeurosurg
Symptomatic CM1, also called the Chiari syndrome, is characterized mainly by headache but also by numbness or weakness in the hands or feet and visual, hearing, balance, and cranial-nerve abnormalities. It is treated surgically. Read the full review: nej.md/3KQ2IFm
ALT Review Article Congenital and Acquired Chiari Syndrome Features of CM1 on Magnetic Resonance Imaging.
Michael J. Ward, MS retweeted
Add-on deep brain stimulation versus continued vagus nerve stimulation for childhood epilepsy (ADVANCE): A partially randomized patient preference trial
Published this week in @ANA_journals - evidence for earlier DBS in children after non-response to VNS
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/…
Michael J. Ward, MS retweeted
The Brain Modulation Lab is pleased to announce a public symposium on the role of the basal ganglia in speech production.
Date: Thursday, June 6th
Time: 8:45am - 12:00pm
Location: Simches, Massachusetts General Hospital
Online: harvard.zoom.us/j/9474164792…
Michael J. Ward, MS retweeted
An exciting new technology that could be used in future DBS surgeries! Congrats Dr. Joseph Neimat on the publication of your article on A Novel Closed-Loop Electrical Brain Stimulation Device in @JNeuromod.
authors.elsevier.com/a/1jB4y…
#UofLNeurosurgery #Neurosurgery @UofLHealth @UofL
Michael J. Ward, MS retweeted
One more week for #2024CNS abstracts. More cutting edge neurosurgical #science at @CNS_Update than any other #neurosurgery meeting. Get your abstracts in and get yourself to #Houston!
cns.org/annualmeeting/progra…
Great showing today by the Bari lab @ausaf with two talks at the @AANSNeuro Annual Meeting. Extremely proud of our ongoing work at @UCLANsgy @dgsomucla on the cutting edge of #ChronicPain & addiction research in #Neurosurgery. #AANS2024 #WhatMatters2Me
Michael J. Ward, MS retweeted
Very grateful for the opportunity to present at the American Academy of Neurology conference in Denver last week, during the Epilepsy Diagnostics and Therapeutics session. @AANmember
Check out the abstract on the AAN website:
doi.org/10.1212/WNL.00000000…
Nice work @JasmineHect!
A study from @PittNeurosurg in @NeurosurgeryCNS reported cortical and thalamic sEEG was safe and useful for assessing the efficacy of thalamic neurostimulation in drug-resistant epilepsy.
@AANSNeuro @CNS_Update
#ASSFN #neurosurgery #MedTwitter
journals.lww.com/neurosurger…
Michael J. Ward, MS retweeted
Fantastic new work by @neumann_wj & @ICNeuromodulate 👇👇
Preprint 🚨 This one is important for invasive #Parkinson #neurotech of the future. Deep brain stimulation suppresses oscillatory hyperdirect pathway communication. So does dopamine! Check our #Parkinson study spearheaded by @ECN_Berlin #PhD @tsbinns 🧵
biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/…
Michael J. Ward, MS retweeted
🎉Excited to share our latest research published @NatureComms. We study how STN-DBS engages the subcortical circuitry to produce therapeutic relief and how this recruitment is reflected in #ERNA.
-> link to publication: rdcu.be/dEsWu
-> thread 🧵👇
Michael J. Ward, MS retweeted
Still considering candidates for 2026 S&F fellowship @UTSWNeurosurg and @UTSWBrain . High volume epilepsy and dbs, adult and peds, with an opportunity to learn about intracranial neurophysiology, #clinicaltrials, and #BCi. PM for details. @bradlega @FrederickHitti
If you are a PGY5 looking to specialize in functional and epilepsy neurosrgery, consider UTSW for fellowship with @drpouratian and @bradlega. Excellent mentorship and training in epilepsy surgery, movement disorders, facial pain, and human neurophys research. DM me for info.
Michael J. Ward, MS retweeted
Proud of @David_Bonda_MD for getting our experience out there. DBS to the CM thalamus for DRE in children with LGS. Very promising!
@TheASPN @PedsSection @EpilepsyFdn @PESAlliance @CNS_Update @AANSNeuro @UWNeurosurgery @seattlechildren
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/3840…
Michael J. Ward, MS retweeted
A brain-to-text framework of decoding natural tonal sentences biorxiv.org/cgi/content/shor… #biorxiv_neursci
Michael J. Ward, MS retweeted
If your health system is interested in premiering our EHR-integrated Glass AI CDS, please message us at [email protected].
We can only service a limited number of contracts with EHR integration this year @GlassHealthHQ🚀. We will choose our 2024 partners selectively. Please reach out soon for more info if interested!
#MedTwitter #MedX
(image from a simulated patient with mockup UI)
ALT Glass AI CDS integrated into Epic
The @GlassHealthHQ team is made up of the finest physicians and technologists I have ever met.
Our leadership team, in particular, is phenomenal.
I am 100% confident that this team will transform medicine for the better. #MedTwitter #MedX
Michael J. Ward, MS retweeted
First study exploring the impact of 7T vs 3T MRI on DBS outcomes for tremor: Our study shows 7T offers superior precision, improving tremor reduction & requiring lower stimulation current! @TheJNS @MayoRadiology #MayoClinicFlorida 🧵
thejns.org/view/journals/j-n…
Honored & grateful to receive an @NIHendaddiction travel award to share our @UCLANsgy @ausaf lab & @UTSWNeurosurg @drpouratian lab work on the first in-human #DBS of the SCC for #ChronicLowBackPain at the #nihHEALinitiative Scientific Meeting.
