A little Q&A with Dr. Brian Hoeflinger and Dr. Tarun Bhalla ✨🧠

Skull drills and serious skills! Our interns had an incredible time at the SNS Intern Bootcamp in Boston! Learning, laughing, and leveling up with fellow future neurosurgeons. 🧠✨ #Intern #Neurosurgery #SNS

Honored to see our department so well represented at the SNIS Annual Meeting! Huge congrats to Kiernan Gunn for their impressive talk in the abstract session. Shout out to our faculty mentors Drs. Bender, Mattingly, Bhalla, and Nguyen for their guidance and support Proud moment for all 👏🧠

✨ Resident Spotlight ✨ Meet Dr. Rohin Singh Originally from sunny Phoenix, AZ and a proud grad of Mayo Clinic Alix School of Medicine, Dr. Singh brings energy, curiosity, and a love for UR Neurosurgery. #Surgsky #Medsky #Neurosurgery #MedEd #Resident

Hands on learning in action! We had the chance to practice cervical foraminotomies and laminoplasty techniques during a recent skills lab, guided by our expert mentor Dr. Howard Silberstein 🧠🔧

Big congrats to Dr. Ellens and Dr. Santangelo on graduating from the Neurosurgery Residency Program! Also, shoutout to Dr. Kohli, who acted as “baby chief” for the past year and will be completing a fellowship before graduating in 2026!

Have a little look into the life of Dr. Melissa LoPresti, one of our amazing pediatric neurosurgeons! #medsky #surgsky

Big welcome to Dr. Sajal Akkipeddi and Dr. Huy Dang, the newest editions to the team! Here is the beginning of their 7 year journey here in Rochester. We can’t wait to see all they’ll accomplish!! ✨🧠 #surgsky #medsky #surgery #neurosurgery

A beautiful night of learning and connection! We had a great time at Casa Larga for our Advanced Interventions for IIH & Tinnitus symposium. Incredible talks from our neurosurgery, ophthalmology, and ENT teams, paired with a stunning sunset view, made for an unforgettable evening!

Dr. Hoeflinger, Dr. Nguyen, and Dr. Kohli share how our surgical skills lab is helping make surgery safer and surgeons stronger! 🧠💡 #Neurosurgery #Innovation #MedEd

Dr. David Paul had the honor of presenting at the AO Spine Global Spine Congress in Rio de Janeiro this past week! 🌍🧠 #GlobalSpineCongress #AOSpine #Neurosurgery

When passion meets purpose: Dr. David Paul, one of our resident alumni and current faculty members who is not only saving lives in the OR - he’s brewing inspiration outside of it! ✨

We're still feeling inspired after an incredible day at the 2025 STAR Symposium yesterday! Huge thank you to our amazing speakers who shared their expertise, passion, and innovative approaches to stroke care! Together, we're advancing stroke awareness, treatment, and recovery.

Get an inside look at our state of the art Mobile Stroke Unit with Jason Burgett and Dr. Brian Hoeflinger! This is how we're revolutionizing emergency care at at UR Medicine 🧠🚑 #Stroke #MobileStrokeUnit #URMC #Neurosurgery #EmergencyMedicine #Innovation

Kicking off the week with some Alternative and Rock in the OR! Dr. Jonathan Stone keeps the energy up and the focus sharp. What’s on your playlist? 🎶🧠 #MedSky #SurgSky #Music

Shining a spotlight on Chief Resident Gabrielle Santangelo (PGY-7)! 🧠 From Rochester hikes to a spine oncology fellowship and future faculty at Vanderbilt, she’s doing it all with heart and hustle! 🌟 #MedSky #SurgSky #MedEd #Neurosurgery #Residency

Applications are OPEN for the Rusyniak Memorial Research Fellowships! 🧠 🔬 This fellowship offers medical students a unique opportunity to conduct research alongside a UR Neurosurgery faculty member! For more info and to apply now: www.urmc.rochester.edu/education/gr...

OR vibes: high stakes, big focus, and Lil Baby on the speakers. Because even the busiest days need a good beat! 🎶🧠 #MondayMix #Music #MedSky #SurgSky

✨Resident Spotlight✨ Meet Taylor Furst (PGY-5)! When he’s not in the OR, he’s water skiing, lifting weights, or hanging with his wife, son, and pup. Future spine and endovascular pro in the making! #MedSky #SurgSky #Residency

Hands on learning at its finest! Huge thanks to Dr. Ehud Mendel for leading an amazing skills lab on Thoracic En Bloc Vertebrectomy — a valuable experience in mastering complex spinal surgery techniques. 🧠✨

Classic vibes only in Dr. Silberstein’s OR! 🎶 From the Beatles to Motown, his playlist is all about timeless hits and smooth rhythms. ✨ #Music #MedSky #SurgSky #Classics #Neurosurgery

Dr. Schmidt & Dr. Paul presented at the 2025 URMC Perioperative Symposium 🏥🗣️ Bringing together 200+ people from across URMC to advance patient safety through teamwork before, during & after surgery 🤝💉🛌 #TeamURMC #PerioperativeCare #PatientSafety #Collaboration

Just a little friendly fun between Dr. Matt Bender and @doctorhoeflinger.bsky.social! 🧠✨ Teamwork, talent, and a touch of competition; just another day in #Neurosurgery! #MedSky #SurgSky

Monday Mix: What’s playing in the OR? 🎶 Easing into the week with the ambient sounds of Tycho; creating a focused, calming atmosphere for a strong start to Monday cases! #Music #MedSky #SurgSky

Dr. Jonathan Stone opening doors to the next generation. Monroe County high school students got a hands on look at the world of #Neurosurgery and #Neurotechnology - where curiosity meets opportunity! 💡🧠 #URMCStep #PathwayPrograms

Hands on with the future of brain surgery! Last Friday’s skills lab dove into the world of #Neurotechnology and #Neurosurgery, where science meets precision. 🧠🥼 #MedEd #FutureSurgeons #Neuroscience #MedSky #SurgSky

Kicking off #LINNC2025 with brilliance! Dr. Vincent Nguyen lit up the stage with his talk on staged embolization of a ruptured tentorial DAVF. And of course, Dr. Pablo Valdes Barrera wasn’t far from the action!

First SI joint fusion with the robot — crushed it! Grateful for this rockstar team and the power of innovation in the OR ⭐️💪 #MedSky #SurgSky #Robot

Another Monday, another Monday Mix! 🎼 Piano concertos fill the OR with calm and focus. Great music makes for great medicine!

The wait is over! Congratulations to our future Neurosurgery residents! ✨ #MatchDay #Neurosurgery #MedSky

Dr. David Paul’s talk, “Launching Rockets! From the School Bus to the Operating Room,” left Vertus High School students inspired and ready to reach for the stars! His journey from humble beginnings to life changing surgeries showed them that no dream is too big. ✨ #STEM #Inspiration #VertusHigh

Spent some time in the skills lab working on skull base techniques. Great hands on experience and a chance to explore new approaches! 🧠 #MedSky #SurgSky #MedicalTraining

Here is what’s playing in the OR this week! #MedSky #SurgSky #Music #OR

Excited to share our team's publication in Neurosurgery! Exploring how mobile stroke units reduce socioeconomic disparities in care, improving access and outcomes for underserved communities. Proud of this important work! 🚑 pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40071926/ #HealthcareEquity #StrokeCare

Come back next Monday to see what our Neurosurgeons are listening to in the OR 🎶 #TaylorSwift #SurgSky #MedSky #Music

Calling all @urochester.bsky.social D&I researchers! Apply for up to $16,500 to support dissemination & implementation projects to improve the translation, distribution & use of evidence-based interventions & policies in real-world settings. LOI due March 24 >> buff.ly/3ojfqvd #URochesterResearch

✨Faculty Spotlight✨ Dr. Vincent Nguyen represented UR Neurosurgery at the 2025 North American Skull Base Society Meeting, taking on multiple roles: Station Proctor, Moderator, and Panelist! 👏 What a great time seeing old friends and making new connections! @nasbs.bsky.social #MedSky #SurgSky

Collab day success! 🧠⚡️ Neurosurgery & Neuromuscular teamed up for a deep dive into peripheral nerves. From zapping each other with EMG to ultrasound scanning and cadaver dissection. Why just read about nerves when you can SEE them? #MedSky #NeuroSky #MedEd #Collaboration #PeripheralNerve

Bootcamp in full swing! Our residents sharpened their skills with hands on training and teamwork. Preparing today to lead tomorrow! 💪👩‍⚕️👨‍⚕️ #MedSky #Resident #SurgicalTraining #Bootcamp

📊 New publication by UR Researchers sheds light on Medicare trends for spinal CSF leak repair! Did you know spinal CSF leaks have been rising in both frequency and economic impact? Take a look at the reimbursement and utilization patterns for both surgical repair and EBP management. #MedSky

Curious about what it takes to be a neurosurgeon? Check out “Passion, Pressure, & Precision: The Journey to Becoming Brain Surgeons” with The Hoeflinger Podcast and University of Rochester neurosurgeons Drs. LoPresti, Jay, Whyte & Pellot 🧠✨ #MedSky #NeuroSky @doctorhoeflinger.bsky.social