Pasha Lookian, MD, MSc

Day 3 of the 12 Days of GB Giveaways Repost this post and I'll pick a winner for 2 lower bowl tickets to next week’s game against Jacksonville. I would be honored to represent the Broncos in the Pro Bowl and winning the WPMOY award would by my foundation’s Super Bowl! #WPMOYChallenge   #ProBowlVote   @gbolles72

Congratulations to Dr. William Thorell on his appointment as the new chair of the @UNMC_NeuroSurg, effective July 1, 2025! We are so excited and know under your guidance and leadership we will continue to grow & excel! Congrats!! unmc.edu/newsroom/2025/…

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Kicking off the season with custom locker wallpapers! 📲 Reply with your name + which number you want, and we’ll do as many as we can for the next hour. Ready, set, GO! #WallpaperWednesday

Great honor to represent @UNMC_NeuroSurg @unmc @NebraskaMed at the Multimodal Treatment of Spinal Tumors course at the @SeattleSciFdtn along side giants in neurosurgery

Congratulations to @UNMC_NeuroSurg faculty member Dr. Jamie Wilson on the publication of Degenerative Cervical Myelopathy that includes his chapter on Posterior surgical approaches to treat degenerative cervical myelopathy. Way to go @jrfwilson ! 👏@unmc @UNMCCOM @NebraskaMed

It was a pleasure welcoming Aviva Abosch—Nancy A. Keegan and Donald R. Voelte Jr. Chair in Neurosurgery at @unmc—to @PittTweet to give the third annual Dorothy Klenke Nash Lecture. Excellent talk on sleep in Parkinson's disease.

Our #resident appreciation week celebrations continue with breakfast this morning & lunch later. We love the chance to show a little gratitude to our #neurosurgery residents for everything they do for our patients, @UNMC_NeuroSurg, & @unmc. We can't say it enough...THANK YOU!

Thanks to @AboschAviva for serving as this year’s Ralph G. Darcy, Jr. Lecturer. Incredible talk about the impact of disrupted sleep in Parkinson’s Disease and new treatment approaches. Dr. Abosch - a true beacon in academic neurosurgery. @WashUNeurosurg

@UNMC_NeuroSurg @AvecillasJosue @WmThorell @unmc @UNMC_iEXCEL @NebraskaMed @elli_rezaii The Legion of Boom 💥

Some of our #neurosurgery big hitters talking shop. Drs. @AvecillasJosue, Mithun Sattur, Dan Surdell & @WmThorell 👊#powerhouseconvo @unmc @UNMC_iEXCEL @NebraskaMed Photo creds 📷to @elli_rezaii

We are the champs! #Nuggets #NBAFinals

@UNMC_iEXCEL @NeurologyUNMC @EntUnmc @UNMC_neurology I think you meant to tag @UNMC_NeuroSurg 👀

Dream team alert! 🚨 ENT and @NeurologyUNMC residents teamed up at iEXCEL during the annual temporal bone course organized by @EntUnmc to practice advanced otology and lateral skull base surgery. @UNMC_neurology

#Visiting @unmc Neurosurgery Dept @UNMC_NeuroSurg @UCLANsgy @UCLAHealth @UCLA @dgsomucla @TheYangLab1 @UNMCCOM @NebraskaMed . . . @HarborUCLA @HarborUCLASurg @drdevirgilio @elli_rezaii @FMMezzacappa @AboschAviva @wmthorell @borgnicholas #UCLA #ucla… instagr.am/p/Cs46bBDNlNm/

Please join us this Friday at 7AM MST for another exciting Mayo Clinic Neurosurgery and Neuroscience Virtual Grand Rounds featuring Dr. Daniel Surdell "Carotid Occlusive Disease ” please register at mclive.zoom.us/webinar/regist…

@JoeMenousekMD @AANSNeuro Well done Joe 👏🏽👏🏽

The 41st Annual Keegan Memorial Visiting Professor featured the longest tenured Chairmen in the field William Couldwell. Great discussion on hearing preservation in the context of acoustic neuromas and a masterclass in technical skill #neurosurgery @UofUNeurosurg @UNMC_NeuroSurg

Great story about our own Dr. Michele Aizenberg and her patient, Jason Noel. Jason was definitely at the "right place at the right time" when Dr. A. and the team at Nebraska Medicine stepped in! 👏 Watch the video here 👉youtube.com/watch?v=rzZaSw… @unmc @NebraskaMed @NeuroOnc

Congratulations to Program Director, Dr. William Thorell, who was awarded the iEXCEL Impact Award. Dr. Thorell is an extraordinary leader, teacher and mentor who is committed to resident & medical student education. We are so proud of you! @UNMC_iEXCEL @unmc @NebraskaMed

This morning, one of our amazing pediatric neurosurgeons, Dr. Afshin Salehi, was awarded the @childrens Helping Hands Award. This award is presented for patient care excellence and was presented by Dr. Arnett Klugh. Congratulations @AfshinSalehi! You are so deserving!🏆 @unmc

#WINSxBlackHistory in 1987 Benjamin Carson became the first neurosurgeon in the world to separate conjoined twins conjoined at the back of the head.