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Caroline Brennan
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Telling neurosurgery stories at MD Anderson. Opinions my own.
“I’m here to tell you what happens to the tumor after you resect it.”

@kcakdemir.bsky.social presented to Neurosurgery residents and fellows at @mdanderson.bsky.social today. His lab analyzes tumor samples to advance efforts for precision cancer medicine and to #endcancer. #oncsurgery
October 22, 2025 at 4:13 PM
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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September 24, 2025 at 12:27 PM
“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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September 19, 2025 at 6:27 PM
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
September 17, 2025 at 3:47 PM
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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September 8, 2025 at 2:43 PM
“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
August 29, 2025 at 8:44 PM
“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
August 27, 2025 at 2:24 PM
Incredible Cancer Neuroscience Program scientific retreat this weekend at @MDAnderson.bsky.social! Kudos to the team for organizing a great event!
August 25, 2025 at 7:43 PM
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.
July 23, 2025 at 5:07 PM
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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July 16, 2025 at 11:55 AM
Read about how @mdanderson.bsky.social endovascular neurosurgeon Dr. Chris Young is finding new ways to #endcancer ⬇️ #oncsky
“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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June 21, 2025 at 4:11 PM
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!
June 19, 2025 at 6:20 PM
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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June 18, 2025 at 5:34 PM
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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June 17, 2025 at 7:44 PM
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
June 16, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Reposted by Caroline Brennan
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
June 14, 2025 at 3:00 PM
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 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
Targeting cells that form blood vessels in glioblastoma could improve treatment
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June 10, 2025 at 9:34 PM
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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June 6, 2025 at 7:28 PM
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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June 2, 2025 at 5:05 PM
“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
May 28, 2025 at 12:18 PM
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
May 27, 2025 at 8:46 PM
🧠Seizures are a common #braintumor symptom. 🧠

💡#GoGrayInMay for Brain Tumor Awareness Month #BTAM! Learn what to do if you witness a seizure ⬇️
May 23, 2025 at 8:25 PM
Reposted by Caroline Brennan
Excited to share our latest manuscript www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
This was a great collaboration with Drs. Huse, Lang, @jesserdixon.bsky.social
May 22, 2025 at 5:37 PM
📢 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
May 22, 2025 at 7:03 PM
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!
May 22, 2025 at 5:06 PM