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Alan

@brainsurgerizer

MD, MSc, FRCSC| Functional and Epilepsy Neurosurgeon @UOttawa| @Emoryneurosurg & @westernu_nsx Alumnus| M.D. @uoftmedicine | MSc @uwaterloo. #medtwitter

 Ottawa, Ontario
Joined December 2012
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Beautiful depiction of electrical activity in the brain merging MRI and EEG data, designed in 2016 by @neuroscapeucsf @UCSF
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It takes a village! I have to show off our incredible and dedicated surgical #epilepsy team (with some behind the camera) in our second ever ECOG/ acute SEEG guided awake resection at @uOttawaNSx.
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The wise Dr. Ammar Kheder and his 10 commandments of #SEEG and #Epilepsysurgery
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Jan 2025 was a busy month at the Civic Hospital and @uOttawaNSx So incredibly proud of the surgical epilepsy team and partners for achieving our first SEEG (and two more since then), RF ablation, and disconnection surgery. Much more to come in 2025! theottawahospital.us.newswea…
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Had a fantastic time in Salt Lake City learning SEEG foundations from experts in the field!
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#neurosurgery can beat you up. Long days and hard nights. But it is all worthy at the end.
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Thank you @AmEpilepsySoc for the opportunity to participate in the epilepsy surgery course. Great first day learning from leaders in the field!
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For the first time in two years we are back in the big theatre for the @westernu_nsx Grand Rounds! @epilepsysurgeon
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Word. Tim Cook: 'If you love what you do, you will never work a day in your life' is 'total crock' cnbc.com/2019/05/18/apple-ce…
Apple CEO Tim Cook: 'If you love what you do, you will never work a day in your life' is 'total...

Apple CEO Tim Cook: 'If you love what you do, you will never work a day in your life' is 'total...

Speaking to the 2019 graduating class of Tulane University, Tim Cook talks about the importance of working towards your purpose.

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Fun day firing in some DBS electrodes for PD with @jclauneuro. @westernuCNS @westernu_nsx
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Thank you @StaudtMD for your mentorship throughout this journey!
Michael Staudt (@StaudtMD) profile pictureMichael Staudt@StaudtMD17 Nov 2021
Our work reporting on DREZ lesioning, an under-utilized but supremely effective procedure. Strong work by senior resident @brainsurgerizer as first author.
Well said, gov!
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My message to my fellow Americans and friends around the world following this week's attack on the Capitol.

Message regarding the attack on our Capitol

Heartbreaking reality in my birthplace
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Syria’s bread lines are so long that children have to skip school to wait in them wapo.st/37Qmfmo
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