Waleed Tariq

I’ve been getting a few questions about USMLE Step 1 lately. If you’re feeling confused, stuck, or just need basic guidance on how to approach Step 1, you’re welcome to comment below or DM me.

What are the signs of mania?

@ShahzaibAhmed_ Khair mubarak ✨️

Eid Mubarak to everyone celebrating!

Clinical Clues of renovascular disease: 1- Malignant HTN 2-Resistant HTN 3- Severe HTN with Diffuse Atherosclerosis 4- Severe HTN with recurrent flash pulmonary oedema. 5- Onset of Severe HTN (180/120) after the age of 54.

Last ever theoretical paper Tomorrow (InshaAllah)

@ShahzaibAhmed_ @chadialraies @mca_heart @rui_providencia @EemanAhmad02 @RaheelA29288418 @hamxd___ Congratulations 🎊

🫀📊 Aortic Dissection mortality in Hypertensive patients (US, 1999–2020) 👨 Males had higher mortality than females throughout 🌍 The West showed the highest age-adjusted mortality rates 🏙️ Urban mortality was higher until 2008, then stabilized 🌾 Rural mortality ↑ after 2010

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@StavTjoumakaris @MusmarBasel @American_Heart @JeffersonUniv Congratulations

Honored to serve as a coauthor of the 2026 Acute Ischemic Stroke Guidelines from the @American_Heart .Grateful to contribute to work with lasting impact for our patients & proud to represent @JeffersonUniv and Farber Neuroscience, alongside global leaders. ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/ST…

@drkivancyangi @BarrowNeuro @AANSNeuro @SupportBarrow Congratulations

🎉🎉Excited to share that 7 of our studies at @BarrowNeuro have been accepted to the @AANSNeuro American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS) 2026 Annual Meeting in San Antonio, Texas! 🇺🇸🧠 This year we will be contributing with 3 oral and 4 poster presentations, truly grateful to be part of such an inspiring scientific program. 🎤 I will be presenting in the following sessions: 🔹 The Young Minds Global Forum: An Interactive Exchange 🗓 Friday, May 1, 2026, 3:17-3:59 pm • Bifrontal Decompressive Craniectomy: A Comprehensive Analysis of Indications, Outcomes, and Clinical Utility • Penetrating Injuries of the Posterior Dural Venous Sinuses: An Analysis of Injury Mechanisms, Management, and Outcomes 🔹 Annual Vesalius Award Lecture and Oral Presentations 🗓 Sunday, May 3, 2026, 2:59-3:11 pm • Lateral Thinking: Tracing the Birth and Evolution of the Far Lateral Approach (Vesalius Award Lecture) 🖼️ We will also present 4 of our studies as posters: • Comparative Efficacy of Medical Therapies to Reduce Hemorrhage Risk in Sporadic and Familial Cerebral Cavernous Malformations: A Systematic Review and Network Meta-Analysis • Preclinical Insights into Rho-Associated Kinase Inhibition for Cerebral Cavernous Malformations: A Systematic Review • Presentation, Management, and Outcomes of Posterior Cerebral Artery Aneurysms in Moyamoya Disease • The Effect of Obesity on Cerebrospinal Fluid Leakage After Endoscopic Endonasal Skull Base Surgery: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of 7,919 Patients Looking forward to meaningful discussions, new ideas, and reconnecting with colleagues in San Antonio🇺🇸 See you at #AANS2026! 🧠✨ #Neurosurgery #AANS2026 #AcademicMedicine #SurgicalResearch #Neurotrauma #SkullBase #Cerebrovascular #HistoryOfNeurosurgery

@HeyBuddy_123 @ShahzaibAhmed_ First Aid and Uworld.

@ShahzaibAhmed_ @supportbrain1 Sorry but what is FA and UW? I want to start prep soon but I don't even know how to go about it. Any help?

After my last tweet, most of the questions I received about USMLE Step 1 were actually about resources. The biggest problem I see is not a lack of resources,it’s too many resources. Step 1 is more about choosing a resource & sticking to it consistently. Share your resources below

I recently contributed to a Letter to the Editor highlighting postpartum depression (PPD) as an under-recognised public health issue in Pakistan. Published in Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association (JPMA) Thankful to my coauthors for their thoughtful collaboration.

@drkivancyangi @BarrowNeuro @TurkNorosirurji Congratulations 🎊

🧠✨Proud to share that our article has been accepted in Turkish Neurosurgery: “A comparative study of large language models in Turkish neurosurgery education using a mock neurosurgery board examination.” In this study, we designed a 50-question mock neurosurgery board exam based on the 2021 Turkish Neurosurgical Society Board Exam Question Book and evaluated performance across: 👨‍⚕️ 10 chief neurosurgery residents 🤖 Multiple large language models (including ChatGPT o3-minihigh, ChatGPT-4.5, Gemini 2.0 Pro, and DeepSeek-R1) Our goal was not only to compare human and AI performance, but also to explore: 📚 The effectiveness of LLMs in answering board-level neurosurgical questions 🎓 Their potential role as supportive educational tools in neurosurgery training ⚖️ The strengths and limitations of AI in high-level medical reasoning The results provide important insight into how AI may integrate into future surgical education, not as a replacement, but as an adjunct learning partner. I am deeply grateful to my mentors Prof. Dr. Mark C. Preul, Prof. Dr. Ömer Hakan Emmez, and Prof. Dr. Ender Köktekir for their guidance, vision, and support throughout this project. Excited to see where the intersection of AI and neurosurgical education will take us next. @hakanemmez #Neurosurgery #MedicalEducation #ArtificialIntelligence #LLM #SurgicalTraining #TurkishNeurosurgery #AIinMedicine

Now recruiting: Two PAID 1-year research positions in pediatric urology 📅 Starting June 2026: Ideal for unmatched applicants or those desiring gap year Apply now! Accepting applications until Feb 14th. 📧Message to apply: hdicarl1@jhmi.edu @heathernoellemc @margaux_johnson

@pronoy341 Which sign is it?

@supportbrain1 Appendicitis.

Which sign is it?

@ahsan2233445 @coolyousafzai Thank you 😊

@supportbrain1 @coolyousafzai Congratulations 🙌🏽

New study published 🫀📊 Trends in mortality related to PAD with COPD comorbidity in the U.S. (1999–2023) 🔹 PAD-related mortality remains high with COPD comorbidity. Annals of Vascular Surgery sciencedirect.com/science/articl… @coolyousafzai

@AknjH I will be happy to help.

@supportbrain1 Yes, I lack stuff and I don't know how to approach the step 1.

I’ve been getting a few questions about USMLE Step 1 lately. If you’re feeling confused, stuck, or just need basic guidance on how to approach Step 1, you’re welcome to comment below or DM me.

@AknjH Thanks for sharing. Feel free to DM me and tell me a bit more about your background. Thankyou

@ShahzaibAhmed_ @coolyousafzai Thank you 😊

@supportbrain1 @coolyousafzai Congratulations!