Brain surgery live on Twitter
WARNING: Graphic content. Keep scrolling down for the latest! A brain surgery is being performed and live-tweeted today from the Mischer Neuroscience Institute in Houston, Texas. Neurosurgeon Dr. Dong Kim is performing the surgery, while another neurosurgeon tweets and answers questions on Twitter.
- Today’s brain surgery is at the Mischer Neuroscience Institute at Memorial Hermann in the Texas Medical Center mischerneuro.org
- Today’s surgery is by Dr. Dong Kim, director of Mischer Neuroscience Inst. chair of dept of #neurosurgery @UTMedSchool bit.ly/JNlmVv
- Have a question you're dying to ask? Neurosurgeon Dr. Scott Shepard is answering questions live during the surgery. Tweet at @houstonhospital using #MHbrain.
- So, what are the neurosurgeons removing?
- Her tumour is right here:
- Why is this tumour bad?
- This is what a brain looks like during surgery.
Photo taken by Dr. Scott Shepard from the Mischer Neuroscience Institute during a previous surgery. - How long does the surgery take?
- Time for the surgery to begin... Check back for updates as it continues!
- VIDEO: A circulating nurse coordinates all nurse-related activities during the operation

