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Had a blast at the @childneurosoc.bsky.social #CNSAM! Got to hang with a bunch of fantastic educators, sing as part of an impromptu award-winning trio, and catch up with multiple generations of NYUGSoM child neurologists both new and old—amongst many other great activities… Until next year! 🧠🥳🧠

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Dr. Aaron Nelson @pedsneuromd.nyc · 17h

Closing out the @childneurosoc.bsky.social #CNSAM with Symposium III—the ever-popular and crowd-pleasing “Year in Review!”

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Dr. Aaron Nelson @pedsneuromd.nyc · 18h

Hower Award Winner Dr. Bruce Cohen MD, FAAN, FCNS, kicking things off the final morning in the main hall at the @childneurosoc.bsky.social #CNSAM talking both mentors and mentees, “Finding Opportunities and Other Muses.”

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Dr. Aaron Nelson @pedsneuromd.nyc · 19h

If you’re still going strong the last day at the @childneurosoc.bsky.social #CNSAM, grab a free coffee and join editorial leaders in the field at the Junior Member/Early Career Lobby Talks — Meet the Editors!

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Dr. Aaron Nelson @pedsneuromd.nyc · 16/10/2026

Resident panelists from a diversity of training programs and backgrounds helping guide and educate the next generation of child neurologists on how to choose a residency at the @childneurosoc.bsky.social #CNSAM:

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Dr. Aaron Nelson @pedsneuromd.nyc · 16/10/2026

There is still time to join the @childneurosoc.bsky.social Junior Early Career Forum Session at the #CNSAM with @dryasminkhakoo.bsky.social Dr. Yasmin Khakoo, MD, FCNS, FAAN, FAAP. Come to hear the president, stay to learn about residencies / fellowships / first jobs!

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Dr. Aaron Nelson @pedsneuromd.nyc · 16/10/2026

Changing things up moving from EEGs to neonatal (prenatal through perinatal) neurology with Seminar 12: Parental Perspectives on Fetal Counseling at the @childneurosoc.bsky.social #CNSAM (child neurologists are increasingly called upon to advise and prognosticate earlier and earlier in development):

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Dr. Aaron Nelson @pedsneuromd.nyc · 16/10/2026

For lunchtime learning at the @childneurosoc.bsky.social #CNSAM, the Epilepsy SIG is debating the evolving landscape of: “D/EE-SWAS: New Name, Same Challenges.”

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Dr. Aaron Nelson @pedsneuromd.nyc · 16/10/2026

Now, on to Seminar 9 at the @childneurosoc.bsky.social #CNSAM focused on “Pediatric Neuromodulation: Emerging Evidence to Clinical Care!”

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Dr. Aaron Nelson @pedsneuromd.nyc · 16/10/2026

Dr. Mustafa Sahin, MD, PhD, @bostonchildrens.bsky.social recognized for decades of work on mTOR aberrations and now giving the @childneurosoc.bsky.social Bernard Sachs Award Lecture at the #CNSAM on: “mTOR at the Crossroads of Brain Development and Disease: Lessons from Tuberous Sclerosis Complex.”

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Dr. Aaron Nelson @pedsneuromd.nyc · 16/10/2026

Congratulations to Dr. Danielle Barber, MD, PhD, from Children's Hospital Colorado, winner of this year’s @childneurosoc.bsky.social Philip R. Dodge Young Investigator Award, speaking now at the #CNSAM on her work: “HIE: Microglia, Multicenter Registries, and the Miles Beyond.”

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Dr. Aaron Nelson @pedsneuromd.nyc · 15/10/2026

With the exhibit and poster hall open, be sure to check out some of the many organizations working to educate and advocate on behalf of children and their families @childneurosoc.bsky.social #CNSAM!

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Dr. Aaron Nelson @pedsneuromd.nyc · 15/10/2026

Talking the future of education at the CNS Presidential Symposium this Thursday at the @childneurosoc.bsky.social #CNSAM with Dr. Rana Said, MD, FAAN, from UT Southwestern on “Who's Watching the Kids: Maintaining and Expanding Our Child Neurology Workforce Through Inspired Education and Innovation.”

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Dr. Aaron Nelson @pedsneuromd.nyc · 15/10/2026

If you’re touring posters & abstracts today at the @childneurosoc.bsky.social #CNSAM check out all the fantastic work by our NYUGSoM child neurology residents, Drs. Rachel Carpenter, Michael Granovetter, Emily Grew, Nora Jandhyala, and Michelle Goodman! Numbers #73, #79, #97, #103, #455, #459:

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Dr. Aaron Nelson @pedsneuromd.nyc · 15/10/2026

Dr. @dryasminkhakoo.bsky.social kicking off Thursday talking “Survivorship in Child Neurology: What We Can Learn from Pediatric Oncology” at Symposium II, the CNS Presidential Symposium: Beyond Survival: Navigating the Future of Child Neurology at the @childneurosoc.bsky.social #CNSAM:

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Dr. Aaron Nelson @pedsneuromd.nyc · 15/10/2026

Just a reminder that it’s never too early (or late) to check out the Junior Member / Early Career Lobby Talks running from 7AM-8AM each morning this week at the @childneurosoc.bsky.social #CNSAM!

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Dr. Aaron Nelson @pedsneuromd.nyc · 15/10/2026

At the @childneurosoc.bsky.social #CNSAM and realizing you’re going to be taking care of more children with vaccine-preventable diseases than ever in your lifetime? Join us at 2PM TODAY (Thursday, October 15th) in room 517a for Seminar 1: Vaccine Preventable Neurological Diseases!

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Dr. Aaron Nelson @pedsneuromd.nyc · 14/10/2026

Dr. Chris Boes, MD from @mayoclinic.org* with Louise Castile presenting “The ACGME Neurology Review Committee and Shaping GME” on behalf of the @acgme.bsky.social at the @childneurosoc.bsky.social #CNSAM Child Neurology / NDD Educators Symposium! *A fun blast from the past from my med school days!

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Dr. Aaron Nelson @pedsneuromd.nyc · 14/10/2026

Dr. Rob Stone, MD, from University of Rochester talking the many pathways to child neurology including “Non-American Board of Pediatrics Eligible Pathways” at the @childneurosoc.bsky.social #CNSAM Child Neurology / NDD Educators Symposium!* *(I can’t remember if I did the survey so raised my hand.)

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Dr. Aaron Nelson @pedsneuromd.nyc · 14/10/2026

@oligoclonalband.medsky.social Dr. Alison Christy, MD, PhD, FCNS, FAAN, FAAP from Providence Health and Services illuminating the “History of Child Neurology Training: How We Got to Where We Are Today” at the @childneurosoc.bsky.social #CNSAM Child Neurology / NDD Educators Symposium:

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Dr. Aaron Nelson @pedsneuromd.nyc · 14/10/2026

Exciting news about the Child Neurology-specific RITE Exam—including the fact that it even exists—from Dr. Sudha Kilaru Kessler, MD, MSCE from Children's Hospital of Philadelphia at the @childneurosoc.bsky.social #CNSAM Child Neurology / NDD Educators Symposium:

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Dr. Aaron Nelson @pedsneuromd.nyc · 14/10/2026

Dr. Adam Wallace, MD, from the University of Wisconsin giving the Medical Student Outreach Update at the @childneurosoc.bsky.social #CNSAM Child Neurology/NDD Educators Symposium, highlighting the need for mentorship and networking and spotlighting the planned 6PM meetup at the Welcome Reception!

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Dr. Aaron Nelson @pedsneuromd.nyc · 14/10/2026

Dr. Rob Stone, MD, from the University of Rochester giving the Child Neurology Residency Consortium Update at the @childneurosoc.bsky.social #CNSAM Child Neurology/NDD Educators Symposium, including the outcomes of the Residency Redesign Taskforce!

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Dr. Aaron Nelson @pedsneuromd.nyc · 14/10/2026

Dr. Miya Asato, MD, from the Kennedy Krieger Institute giving the Neurodevelopmental Disabilities Update and highliting the work of the NDD CNF medical student scholarship recipients—presenting their work at the @childneurosoc.bsky.social #CNSAM this week!

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Dr. Aaron Nelson @pedsneuromd.nyc · 14/10/2026

Dr. Margie Ream MD, PhD from Nationwide Children's Hospital, kicking off the Child Neurology / NDD Educators Symposium at the @childneurosoc.bsky.social #CNSAM on “The Evolving Landscape of Residency Training” with a “Welcome and Match Update” including discussion of the proposed 4-year curriculum!

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Dr. Aaron Nelson @pedsneuromd.nyc · 14/10/2026

The @childneurosoc.bsky.social Child Neurology Advocacy Update at the #CNSAM, on how to translate children’s clinical needs to public policy and action:

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Dr. Aaron Nelson @pedsneuromd.nyc · 14/10/2026

It’s a full room for the ABCs of Pediatric Neurocritical Care Workshop at the @childneurosoc.bsky.social #CNSAM with interactive cases and a real-time bedside monitor!

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Dr. Aaron Nelson @pedsneuromd.nyc · 14/10/2026

Congratulations to Dr. Rachel Gottlieb-Smith, Child Neurology Program Director at the University of Michigan, for her recognition by the @childneurosoc.bsky.social for her many contributions to child neurology education—seen here accepting her well-deserved Training Director Award at the #CNSAM!

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Dr. Aaron Nelson @pedsneuromd.nyc · 14/10/2026

Are you a child neurology educator at the @childneurosoc.bsky.social #CNSAM? The CNRC is planning a group photo TODAY (Wednesday 10/14/2026) before the 2PM Child Neurology / NDD Educators Symposium. Look for me (tall loud person in a Halloween shirt) right outside 517CD at 1:45PM! Spread the word!

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Dr. Aaron Nelson @pedsneuromd.nyc · 14/10/2026

@childneurosoc.bsky.social President @dryasminkhakoo.bsky.social kicking off #CNSAM with the Kenneth F. Swaiman Opening Address and Awards, highlighting some of the many successes of the past year:

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Dr. Aaron Nelson @pedsneuromd.nyc · 14/10/2026

For the last Wednesday Morning Lobby Talk at the @childneurosoc.bsky.social #CNSAM, Dr. Madeline Kahan from CHLA on how to “Build and Tailor Your CV to a Desired Job.” If you missed this morning, just a reminder they’ll be happening all week from 7-8AM (near free coffee)!

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Dr. Aaron Nelson @pedsneuromd.nyc · 14/10/2026

Dr. Laura Gilbert from Lurie Children’s Hospital on “How to be a Good Mentee” at the @childneurosoc.bsky.social #CNSAM Lobby Talks (still ongoing)!

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Dr. Aaron Nelson @pedsneuromd.nyc · 14/10/2026

At the @childneurosoc.bsky.social #CNSAM bright and early this morning? Grab a free coffee and join the lobby talks. Dr. Ariel Lyons-Warren MD, PhD from Baylor College of Medicine is kicking things off talking “Networking at the Annual Meeting!”

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Dr. Aaron Nelson @pedsneuromd.nyc · 13/10/2026

Off to Montreal for the @childneurosoc.bsky.social #CNSAM; come find me to talk child neurology, education, epilepsy, health care disparities, vaccine-preventable diseases, and more!

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Dr. Aaron Nelson @pedsneuromd.nyc · 29/09/2026

This week’s NYUGSoM Child Neurology Grand Rounds Speaker, Dr. Kim O’Neill speaking on the “Social and Environmental Determinants of Pediatric Multiple Sclerosis,” a topic she has spoken on nationally—including previously at the @aanmember.bsky.social Health Care Equity Symposium:

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Dr. Aaron Nelson @pedsneuromd.nyc · 24/09/2026

Key takeaway from my participation in today’s pediatric chief of service: In addition to multidisciplinary clinical care conferences enhancing patient safety—with NYUGSoM now #1 in the country five years in a row—they are also more fun when conducted in a faux-fifties diner!

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Dr. Aaron Nelson @pedsneuromd.nyc · 22/09/2026

Today at our NYUGSoM Child Neurology Grand Rounds we were joined by Dr. Sarah Elizabeth Wright, Director of Neuromuscular Neurology @childrensnational.bsky.social taking us: “Beyond Prednisone and Pyridostigmine: Predicting Outcomes and Navigating a New Era of Therapy in Juvenile Myasthenia Gravis”

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Dr. Aaron Nelson @pedsneuromd.nyc · 19/09/2026

Continuing to expand the scope and specialization of our epilepsy center @bellevuehosp.bsky.social—serving both children and adults in the nation’s oldest continually operating hospital and a lynchpin across the largest public hospital system in the United States!

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Dr. Aaron Nelson @pedsneuromd.nyc · 17/09/2026

Spider-Man: Brand New Day is now the highest-grossing movie in U.S. history, and would have had one heck of a downer ending without @bellevuehosp.bsky.social… #NoSpoilers

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Dr. Aaron Nelson @pedsneuromd.nyc · 16/09/2026

In an NYCish @childneurosoc.bsky.social residency program & free at noon this Thursday 9/17/2026? Join @bainbrainlab.bsky.social, Dr. Felicia Gliksman & I for our inaugural www.neuron.nyc journal club at noon, to discuss a key part of the ABCs of Child Neurology—communication and informed consent!

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Dr. Aaron Nelson @pedsneuromd.nyc · 15/09/2026

Kicking off our 2026-2027 NYUGSoM Child Neurology Grand Rounds season with Dr. Cigdem Akman, Medical Director of our NYU Pediatric Epilepsy Surgery Program discussing the topic: “Presurgical Evaluation of Children with Drug-Resistant Epilepsy: From Diagnosis to Epilepsy Surgery Decision Making”

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Dr. Aaron Nelson @pedsneuromd.nyc · 23/08/2026

Fun seeing Spider-Man and having my girls know @bellevuehosp.bsky.social takes care of everyone, even superheroes!

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Dr. Aaron Nelson @pedsneuromd.nyc · 16/08/2026

Back to baking gluten-free bread!

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Dr. Aaron Nelson @pedsneuromd.nyc · 16/08/2026

Really enjoyed ‘Cat Cohen: Broad Strokes’ at the Lucille Lortel Theatre!

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Dr. Aaron Nelson @pedsneuromd.nyc · 08/08/2026

Gluten-free German chocolate cake made with no adult assistance!

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Dr. Aaron Nelson @pedsneuromd.nyc · 03/08/2026

Had a great time getting to meet fabulous folks old and new this weekend @aanmember.bsky.social as part of the Health Equity Subcommittee—including a tour of their headquarters and a glimpse of the wonderful work done there!

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Dr. Aaron Nelson @pedsneuromd.nyc · 01/08/2026

Up bright and early headed to Minnesota for the annual in-person meeting of the @aanmember.bsky.social Health Equity Subcommittee; it’s been a while!

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Dr. Aaron Nelson @pedsneuromd.nyc · 31/07/2026

Per @doximity.bsky.social Residency Navigator, the top-ranked Child Neurology residency program in New York City is: NYU Grossman School of Medicine 🧠🥳🧠 *Photo represents winners of our recent minigolf outing as we did not actually take the 2nd and 3rd spots as well…

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Dr. Aaron Nelson @pedsneuromd.nyc · 25/07/2026

Strongly recommend Avatar Aang: The Last Airbender. Worth seeing on a big screen if you can!

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Dr. Aaron Nelson @pedsneuromd.nyc · 24/07/2026

If when you’re a doctor you golf, do pediatricians minigolf? If you’re a child neurologist in NYC somehow that becomes minigolf night clubbing…

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