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Deep brain stimulation (DBS) of the ventral intermediate (VIM) nucleus of the thalamus is an approved treatment for essential tremor, and is typically performed using intraoperative neurophysiologic confirmation, requiring the patient to remain awake throughout the surgery. Recently, DBS placement...

Clinical electrical stimulation systems are increasingly common therapeutic options to treat a broad range of medical conditions, such as cardioverter-defibrillators, pacemakers, spinal cord stimulators, and deep brain stimulators. Despite their remarkable success, a significant limitation of these...

Brain Tumor Center at BIDMC

At the beginning of the month, nine members of the Health Care Policy Research Section heading over to Minneapolis to give a total of twelve presentations at the four-day national health policy conference. Covering a variety of health policy topics, our work was featured in sessions on Medicaid...

Carl J. Shapiro Simulation and Skills Center The Carl J. Shapiro Simulation and Skills Center (SASC) is a multidisciplinary facility equipped with state of the art medical and educational technology to provide unparalleled clinical skills training. The mission of the center encompasses: training...

Medical education continues in a rapid evolution towards digital education — virtual communities of practice in content forms such as videos, podcasts, and social media. At the same time, artificial intelligence tools powered by large language models are increasingly changing what it means to learn...

Exceptional Mentorship and Career Development That Support Cutting-Edge Research "I like to focus more broadly on what leads to professional vitality, whose pillars are mentorship, reputation, leadership, and skill-building." -- Steve Freedman , MD, PhD Director of Epstein Society Program