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About the program

NERVE (Neurosurgery Education and Research Virtual Experience Group) is a national virtual interest group designed to help supplement medical school, by providing a multi-institutional forum for shared objective mentorship. We have a particular focus on disadvantaged students, with preference given to students interested in neurosurgery/neurology/neuroscience/psychiatry, those who do not have a home program and/or a national organization chapter (AANS, AAN, etc.) in their specialty of interest at their home institution, those underrepresented in medicine/their specialty of choice, first generation medical students, and those currently enrolled in their first through third year of medical school or in research fellowship years. 

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Program Purpose

Our goal is to focus on five competency domains:
  1. Research Skills and Scholarly Activity
  2. Clinical Knowledge
  3. Professional Development
  4. Technological Literacy and Resource Management
  5. Technical Skills.

To this end, in addition to twice-monthly sessions covering research skills, clinical knowledge, and professional skills, NERVE students participate on one or more of Brain and Spine Group’s research teams.

NERVE Metrics

64Members
38 new, 12 returning, 14 leadership team
43Institutions represented
69%with no home program mentorship
30+conference posters
27 Manuscripts Published

Publications

Manuscript

Patient and Caregiver Perception of Adenoidectomies: A Non-Real-World Social Media Analysis

Godbole NB, Paliwoda ED, Gajjar AA, Gupta N, Nguyen A, Nguyen A, Alexander R

January 2024

Manuscript

The Artificial Intelligence Revolution in Stroke Care: A Decade of Scientific Evidence in Review

El Naamani K, Musmar B, Gupta N, Ikhdour O, Abdelrazeq H, Ghanem M, Wali MH, El-Hajj J, Alhussein A, Alhussein R, Tjoumakaris SI, Gooch MR, Rosenwasser RH, Jabbour PM, Herial NA

January 2024

Manuscript

Innovations in Spine Surgery: A Narrative Review of Current Integrative Technologies

Bcharah G, Gupta N, Panico N, Winspear S, Bagley A, Turnow M, D'Amico R, Ukachukwu AK

December 2023

Manuscript

Management and outcomes of pediatric traumatic brain injury in Africa: a systematic review

Gupta N, Kasula V, Waguia Kouam R, Seas A, Esene I, Malomo AO, Shokunbi MT, Haglund MM, Fuller AT, Ukachukwu AK

December 2023

Manuscript

Trends in Spinal Orthosis Utilization Among Patients Insured Through Medicare Part B

Dholaria N, Bauer I, Kelbert J, Barbagli G, Pico A, Deaver C, Quiceno E, Nosova K, Hussein A, Mayeku J, Soto Rubio DT, Alhalal IA, Heinzmann E, Pacheco N, Al-Arfaj A, Li C, Prim M, Baaj A

November 2023

Manuscript

SmartWear body sensors for neurological and neurosurgical patients: A review of current and future technologies

Gupta N, Kasula V, Sanmugananthan P, Panico N, Dubin AH, Sykes DA, D'Amico RS

November 2023

Manuscript

Increased resources are needed in sub-Saharan Africa for epilepsy in older populations but also to prevent and treat epilepsy in the younger age groups

Gupta N, Singh R, Seas A, Antwi P, Kaddumukasa MN, Kakooza Mwesige A, Kaddumukasa M, Haglund MM, Fuller AT, Koltai DC, Ukachukwu AK

October 2023

Manuscript

Management of Atypical Teratoid/Rhabdoid Tumors in the Pediatric Population: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Gupta NK, Godbole N, Sanmugananthan P, Gunda S, Kasula V, Baggett M, Gajjar A, Kouam RW, D'Amico R, Rodgers S

October 2023

September 2023

Manuscript

A Bibliometric Analysis of the Rise of ChatGPT in Medical Research

Barrington NM, Gupta N, Musmar B, Doyle D, Panico N, Godbole N, Reardon T, D'Amico RS

September 2023

Manuscript

Epilepsy among the older population of sub-Saharan Africa: Analysis of the global burden of disease database

Gupta N, Singh R, Seas A, Antwi P, Kaddumukasa MN, Kakooza Mwesige A, Kaddumukasa M, Haglund MM, Fuller AT, Koltai DC, Ukachukwu AK

September 2023

Manuscript

Economic Trends in Commonly Used Drugs for Spinal Fusion and Brain Tumor Resection: An Analysis of the Medicare Part D Database

Doad J, Gupta N, Leavitt L, Hart A, Nguyen A, Kaura S, DeStefano F, McCray E, Lucke-Wold B

August 2023

Manuscript

Surgical management of petrous apex cholesteatomas in the pediatric population: A systematic review

Reardon T, Turnow M, Elston S, Brown NJ, Koller GM, Sharma S, Kortz MW, Mohyeldin A, Fraser JF

October 2022

Manuscript

Neurosurgical management of patients with neurocutaneous melanosis: a systematic review

Rahman RK, Majmundar N, Ghani H, San A, Koirala M, Gajjar AA, Pappert A, Mazzola CA

May 2022

Manuscript

The role of medical school prestige and location in neurosurgery residency placement: An analysis of data from 2016 to 2020

Kortz MW, McCray E, Strasser T, Koller G, Shlobin NA, Chatain GP, Radwanski RE, Dahdaleh NS

October 2021

Manuscript

National Resident Matching Program Performance Among US MD and DO Seniors in the Early Single Accreditation Graduate Medical Education Era

Kortz MW, Vegas A, Moore SP, McCray E, Mureb MC, Bernstein JE, May J, Bishop B, Frydenlund M, Dobson JR

August 2021

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NERVE Leadership

Randy S. D’Amico, MD

Faculty Director

Randy S. D’Amico, MD

Assistant Professor of Neurosurgery, Lenox Hill Hospital

Alvan Ukawchukwu, MD, MSc.

Faculty Advisor

Alvan Ukawchukwu, MD, MSc.

Assistant Professor, Duke Health Department of Neurosurgery

Susan C. Pannullo, MD

Faculty Advisor

Susan C. Pannullo, MD

Weill Cornell Medicine, Neurological Surgery

Nikki M. Barrington

Senior Leadership

Nikki M. Barrington

Rosalind Franklin University

Jennifer Perrault

Student Leadership

Jennifer Perrault

Kentucky College of Osteopathic Medicine

Nicholas Panico

Student Leadership

Nicholas Panico

Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine

Shubhang (Sean) Bhalla

Student Leadership

Shubhang (Sean) Bhalla

David Doyle

Student Leadership

David Doyle

Central Michigan University

Anjali Gupta

Student Leadership

Anjali Gupta

Jayson Nelson

Student Leadership

Jayson Nelson

Adam Husain

Student Leadership

Adam Husain

Giselle Ghabussi

Student Leadership

Giselle Ghabussi

NERVE Resident Alumni

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Michael Kortz, DO

University of California San Diego, Emergency Medicine

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