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Gretchen Koller, DO

7 months

Such a surreal moment - incredibly honored & excited to join the field of #neurosurgery ! Beyond grateful for the support from family, friends, & mentors - WE DID IT🧠✨ #Match2024

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Gretchen Koller, DO

@GretchenKoller

1 year

With ERAS submitted, I guess it’s official! Hi #MedTwitter I’m an MS4 @KansasCityU applying to #Neurosurgery for #Match2024 . Passionate about pediatrics, education, & public health. Looking forward to connecting with future colleagues on the trail!✨

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Gretchen Koller, DO

@GretchenKoller

2 years

Grateful for the opportunity to spend the day with @WashUNeurosurg & present research under the mentorship of @strahleMD ! Fellow lab members @PanShelei @Gracehalupnik also presented their strong work. Exciting things happening in the Strahle Lab!🧠

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Gretchen Koller, DO

@GretchenKoller

2 years

Incredibly thankful to the @American_Heart for their generous award. Very much looking forward to working with @strahleMD & @WashUNeurosurg throughout this next year!

WashU Medicine Neurosurgery

@WashUNeurosurg

2 years

Shout out to @GretchenKoller who will be a summer lab member for @strahleMD & was recently awarded a 2022 Student Scholarship in Cerebrovascular Disease and Stroke from the Scientific Councils of the @American_Heart . Congrats, Gretchen! #StrokeAwarenessMonth @BrainSpineGroup

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Gretchen Koller, DO

@GretchenKoller

2 years

It was a pleasure getting to officially meet our 2022-2023 cohort! Very much looking forward to working alongside this phenomenal group of young professionals & the rest of our leadership over the course of this year 🧠✨

NERVE

@NERVE_research

2 years

Wrapped up our first member meeting and we are SO EXCITED for this upcoming year! #NeuroTwitter #FutureNeurosurgeons

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Gretchen Koller, DO

@GretchenKoller

2 years

Writing is such a beautiful & creative process. Whether it be for academic pursuits or thoughtful journaling - there’s just something about seeing your thoughts, ideas, & expressions come to life as a finished product on paper📝✨

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Gretchen Koller, DO

@GretchenKoller

2 years

Excited for this upcoming year as we continue to facilitate opportunities for students underrepresented in neurosurgery to discover their passions + gain research experience through cross-country collaborations & teamwork!

NERVE

@NERVE_research

2 years

Hello #neurotwitter and #medtwitter ! We are NERVE, a virtual research group for medical students interested in neurosurgery! We’ve been around for a couple years and now we are making our social media debut!

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Gretchen Koller, DO

@GretchenKoller

2 years

More exciting work from the @strahleMD lab & @WashUNeurosurg !! Superstar @PanShelei has a very bright future ahead of her. Phenomenal work✨

Jennifer Strahle, MD

@strahleMD

2 years

Thrilled to share our work led by @panshelei on region-specific CSF circulation in the developing brain - out today in @NatureComms . This has implications for neuron-CSF interactions and cognitive outcomes in #hydrocephalus @WashUNeurosurg @WUSTLmed

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Gretchen Koller, DO

@GretchenKoller

2 years

It was a pleasure to host @DavidHershMD as a guest speaker for @NERVE_research ✨Conversations surrounding study development & manuscript writing are vital as we encourage members to tackle a project from start to finish each academic year!

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Gretchen Koller, DO

@GretchenKoller

2 years

Join our guests @PanShelei & @pugazenthi_s this Thursday as we talk about the logistics of going to national neurosurgical conferences as students!🧠✨

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Gretchen Koller, DO

@GretchenKoller

3 years

Extremely excited to start the journey towards obtaining a better understanding of public health through the newly-offered combined DO/MPH program - I have high hopes this knowledge will allow me to better relate to and treat future patients 🩺 @KansasCityU @unmc @UNMCCOPH

Kansas City University

@KansasCityU

3 years

KCU is making advancements and expanding educational offerings. Check out these five KCU highlights from the past year.

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Gretchen Koller, DO

@GretchenKoller

2 years

Fantastic discussion tonight with our guests @PanShelei & @pugazenthi_s ! Definitely two stars on the rise🧠✨ Check out the @BrainSpineGroup YouTube page if you were unable to tune in live!

Brain & Spine Group

@BrainSpineGroup

2 years

“Attending National Meetings as a Student” | The Neurosurgery Journey | Join the discussion Live on YouTube

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Gretchen Koller, DO

@GretchenKoller

2 years

Thrilled to help continue TNJ alongside our other phenomenal co-hosts! 🧠

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Gretchen Koller, DO

@GretchenKoller

2 years

Fabulous conversation led by @michaelrallo95 with Vanderbilt neurosurgery residency Program Director @lola_chambless ! Be sure to check out the rest of our Program Spotlight series & @VUMC_Neurosurg for a sub-I position!

Brain & Spine Group

@BrainSpineGroup

2 years

Program Spotlight: Vanderbilt Neurosurgery with Dr. Lola Chambless | Join the discussion Live on YouTube

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Gretchen Koller, DO

@GretchenKoller

1 year

We love to see @NERVE_research doing it’s thing!

AANS Diversity Committee

@AANSDiversity

1 year

World NSGY: Highlights the Neurosurgery Education and Research Virtual Group’s multi-institutional virtual initiative aimed at increasing access to neurosurgical education and research opportunities for early trainees from disadvantaged backgrounds.

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Gretchen Koller, DO

@GretchenKoller

2 years

We love to see it!!✨🧠🎉

NERVE

@NERVE_research

2 years

We are so excited to announce our members who matched last week! @RahmanRaphia matched into neurosurgery at @CenterRuhs @taylor_reardon1 matched into neurology at @HenryFordNeuro @shellysharma108 matched into neurology at @gwneurology Congrats! 🎉

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Gretchen Koller, DO

@GretchenKoller

2 years

Join us tonight as @mabamimore @taylor_reardon1 & I discuss the osteopathic perspective and journey towards a career in neurosurgery!

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Gretchen Koller, DO

@GretchenKoller

1 year

Way to go, @S__Pugazenthi ! Much deserved. Looking forward to all you accomplish throughout the rest of your medical student career & beyond!

WashU Medicine Neurosurgery

@WashUNeurosurg

1 year

Congratulations to @WUSTLmed student Sangami Pugazenthi (M3) for being awarded the @NREFORG Medical Student Summer Research Fellowship! @S__Pugazenthi is a member of Dr. Albert Kim's lab ( @AlbertHKimMDPhD ). Way to go, Sangami!

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Gretchen Koller, DO

@GretchenKoller

2 years

Pressing submit after a COMAT exam hits a little different when it’s the last one of 3rd year🎉🤩

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Gretchen Koller, DO

@GretchenKoller

2 years

Be sure to tune in tonight to catch our discussion with @pugazenthi_s & @PanShelei about attending national meetings as students!🧠✨

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Gretchen Koller, DO

@GretchenKoller

2 years

Awesome engagement on our first episode! Be sure to tune in next Thursday 🧠

Brain & Spine Group

@BrainSpineGroup

2 years

Welcome to the Journey - The Neurosurgery Journey Live Show

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Gretchen Koller, DO

@GretchenKoller

2 years

Have questions regarding research & mentorship when applying to neurosurgery residency? 🧠 Join co-host @taylor_reardon1 and I tonight at 6p CT!

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Gretchen Koller, DO

@GretchenKoller

2 years

If you’re interested in neurosurgery, don’t miss this opportunity! We’d love to have you with us!🧠✨

NERVE

@NERVE_research

2 years

Today is the LAST DAY to submit your application to join a group of like-minded, motivated future neurosurgeons! #neurotwitter #medtwitter

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Gretchen Koller, DO

@GretchenKoller

2 years

A huge thank you to @DrPannullo for a phenomenal discussion with NERVE @BrainSpineGroup today about her journey to and through #Neurosurgery ! Truly an inspiration to those interested in pursuing this career path!

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Gretchen Koller, DO

@GretchenKoller

2 years

Strong work by members of our NERVE leadership team!

NERVE

@NERVE_research

2 years

Weekly research spotlight! Kicking it off with Taylor and Jenny who presented posters at the 2022 @KYCOMatUPike research symposium! @taylor_reardon1 was awarded 1st place for his poster and @jenny_perrault was awarded 2nd place for her poster #neurotwitter

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Gretchen Koller, DO

@GretchenKoller

2 years

A great opportunity to showcase your hard work! Undergraduate students are encouraged to submit & participate as well✨

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Gretchen Koller, DO

@GretchenKoller

3 years

*When an attending asks where you’re from because you have phone numbers with the same area code

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Gretchen Koller, DO

@GretchenKoller

3 years

*Admiring our CEA closure with my vascular surgeon attending *Attending: “I wonder whose stitches are whose???” *The stitches:

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Gretchen Koller, DO

@GretchenKoller

3 years

*Med school tip: find friends who will listen to and encourage your passions💜 and then pay it forward. No one does this alone! #MedTwitter @allisonaase

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Gretchen Koller, DO

@GretchenKoller

1 year

Another WashU phenom in the making! So fortunate to be surrounded by brilliant minds like @PanShelei ✨

WashU

@WUSTL

1 year

Three #WashU24 students — John Georgiades, Shelei Pan and Kaung “Ken” Soe — have received the Barry Goldwater Scholarship, a prestigious award that honors students who conduct research in the natural sciences, mathematics and engineering.

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Gretchen Koller, DO

@GretchenKoller

2 years

Assisted my attending in providing a patient their first TMS session for treatment-resistant depression. Wow. What a day 🤍

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Gretchen Koller, DO

@GretchenKoller

2 years

@GregoryZipfel Thank you, Dr. Zipfel! It was great to hear about other student and resident projects as well.

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Gretchen Koller, DO

@GretchenKoller

3 years

This is so important - excellence in either realm does not require absence of the other. If there’s a will, there’s a way✨ @WomenSurgeons #MedTwitter #WomenInMedicine

Lauren Geisel, MD

@lgeisel18

3 years

I love this quote below by @JJcolemanMD . #AWSchat

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Gretchen Koller, DO

@GretchenKoller

2 years

You won’t want to miss this discussion! Join us & the conversation tonight at 6pm CT!🧠✨

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Gretchen Koller, DO

@GretchenKoller

3 years

Moose’s first 5k! 🐯🏃🏼‍♀️We loved getting outside in support of @BrainSpineGroup and their mission of providing #EqualAccess to neurosurgical education! Registration is open for 1 more day!

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Gretchen Koller, DO

@GretchenKoller

3 years

A great way for medical students and residents to showcase their #neuroscience research! #medtwitter

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Gretchen Koller, DO

@GretchenKoller

3 years

Friendly reminder that anything is possible - for example, let an attending borrow my pen yesterday & he GAVE IT BACK today 🙌🏼

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Gretchen Koller, DO

@GretchenKoller

3 years

Third Year Rotations: A Love/Hate Relationship • Love getting to know so many incredible people within the field and building relationships with staff, residents, & preceptors🩺🤍 • Hate having to say goodbye after 4 short weeks 😭💔

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Gretchen Koller, DO

@GretchenKoller

3 years

Me, a med student: “Here me out. Flights, but ~coffee~” Internet: “Those already exist...” Me: *googles coffee flights near me Me to friends: “So I found this cute little coffee shop...”

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Gretchen Koller, DO

@GretchenKoller

1 year

@ryanclearyMD @KansasCityU Thank you, Ryan!! I appreciate the support from you all

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Gretchen Koller, DO

@GretchenKoller

7 months

@taylor_reardon1 TR you’re the absolute best!! This journey wouldn’t have been the same without you!

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Gretchen Koller, DO

@GretchenKoller

3 years

Thank you @BrainSpineGroup for giving us a reason to take a break from boards studying to have some fun! Big s/o to @RyanERad @devonbodonnell & the rest of the team for putting together this event! #AnythingButNeurosurgeryTrivia

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Gretchen Koller, DO

@GretchenKoller

3 years

WOW talk about talent and enthusiasm! 🧠 Extremely thankful to have an opportunity to help lead and learn from such an incredible group of like-minded individuals! Looking forward to the months and years to come!

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Gretchen Koller, DO

@GretchenKoller

3 years

@taylor_reardon1 @CNS_Update *will I ever get to attend a CNS meeting?

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Gretchen Koller, DO

@GretchenKoller

2 years

@strahleMD @PanShelei @WUSTL @WashUNeurosurg Very much deserved, Shelei!! Excellent job✨

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Gretchen Koller, DO

@GretchenKoller

2 years

@taylor_reardon1 Honored to help lead and showcase this great group alongside fellow students & faculty! Way to go, team✨

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Gretchen Koller, DO

@GretchenKoller

2 years

@taylor_reardon1 Nice work, team! Exciting to see the efforts of @NERVE_research bearing fruit

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Gretchen Koller, DO

@GretchenKoller

3 years

“I love you” in the Midwest sounds a lot like “watch out for deer & let me know when you get home”🦌🤍

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Gretchen Koller, DO

@GretchenKoller

3 years

“1 in 4 female physicians experience infertility...” ‼️This unfortunate truth lurks in the back of the minds of many female physicians/residents/med students -> inevitable mindset of “career vs family” & vice versa. Having kids & a career you love should not be an issue.

AMWA Doctors

@AMWADoctors

3 years

Infertility affects up to 1 in 4 female physicians. Join AMWA on June 12th for a half day Summit on Physician Fertility to discuss this important issue. Register and learn more at #AMWAFertility #NIAW #NIAW2021 #NationalInfertilityAwarenessWeek

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Gretchen Koller, DO

@GretchenKoller

2 years

@taylor_reardon1 All is right in the world 😌

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Gretchen Koller, DO

@GretchenKoller

2 years

@PanShelei Way to go, Shelei!! Much deserved 👏🏼

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Gretchen Koller, DO

@GretchenKoller

2 years

@taylor_reardon1 When I see TR on the author list I know it’s gonna be a banger 😎

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Gretchen Koller, DO

@GretchenKoller

2 years

@strahleMD @WashUNeurosurg Beyond thankful for you & your guidance, Dr. Strahle! This year has been spectacular✨

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Gretchen Koller, DO

@GretchenKoller

2 years

@justin_k_zhang Way to go, Justin!!! Knew you’d do well!✨

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Gretchen Koller, DO

@GretchenKoller

2 years

@taylor_reardon1 Yes, TR!!! You’re going to do great things! Henry Ford is SO lucky to have you🧠✨

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Gretchen Koller, DO

@GretchenKoller

3 years

@taylor_reardon1 @MiKortz Exciting to see this in print! Great work team.

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Gretchen Koller, DO

@GretchenKoller

3 years

First ER shift ✅

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Gretchen Koller, DO

@GretchenKoller

3 years

The Lord’s work is speaking a last minute add-on surgery into existence so your fav resident doesn’t have to sit through a 2 hour meeting 💁🏼‍♀️

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Gretchen Koller, DO

@GretchenKoller

2 years

@RahmanRaphia Yes!! Congrats Raphia!!

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Gretchen Koller, DO

@GretchenKoller

3 years

Quote of the day: “Andddd last, and most certainly least, the medical student!”🎉 • • Guess the context. Zingers only.

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Gretchen Koller, DO

@GretchenKoller

3 years

When a combative patient calls you an annoying useless minion with no brain… like hunny, you ain’t spittin any tea I don’t already tell myself on a daily basis😅

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Gretchen Koller, DO

@GretchenKoller

7 months

@S__Pugazenthi Thank you Sangami🫶🏼 excited for you to do this next year!!

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Gretchen Koller, DO

@GretchenKoller

7 months

@PanShelei The support from you has been UNREAL🫶🏼 so excited as you start your journey in medicine!!

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Gretchen Koller, DO

@GretchenKoller

2 years

@DavidHershMD Thank you, Dr. Hersh - it certainly has been a pleasure getting to work with you!

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Gretchen Koller, DO

@GretchenKoller

3 years

@taylor_reardon1 Thanks, man! *peep @Brandon_Bishop8 on the front cover*

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Gretchen Koller, DO

@GretchenKoller

3 years

My reaction when the surgery attending let’s me go skin-to-skin on a sebaceous cyst removal two days before Christmas

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Gretchen Koller, DO

@GretchenKoller

2 years

@taylor_reardon1 Yes, TR!! Way to get it

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Gretchen Koller, DO

@GretchenKoller

2 years

Awesome discussion with awesome residents-to-be!

Taylor Reardon, DO

@taylor_reardon1

2 years

A huge thank you to @SarahMerrillms @eddie_mccray @ColeSloboda2 for participating in our NERVE 2022 Match panel - we greatly appreciate your time, guidance and encouragement, and wish you nothing but success in residency! @BrainSpineGroup

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Gretchen Koller, DO

@GretchenKoller

2 years

@PanShelei You too, Shelei!!🔥

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Gretchen Koller, DO

@GretchenKoller

2 years

@PanShelei Fantastic work!!🧠🔬

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Gretchen Koller, DO

@GretchenKoller

2 years

@Dy1Dyess Very happy to hear you find the provided content beneficial!

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Gretchen Koller, DO

@GretchenKoller

2 years

@DavidHershMD @BrainSpineGroup @CNS_Update @AANSNeuro Your guidance is appreciated, Dr. Hersh!

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Gretchen Koller, DO

@GretchenKoller

3 years

@MiKortz @NathanShlobin Nice work fam🤝

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Gretchen Koller, DO

@GretchenKoller

7 months

@ryanclearyMD Thank you, Ryan!!

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Gretchen Koller, DO

@GretchenKoller

2 years

@BrainSpineGroup The events & resources you all provide for students are phenomenal - just happy to help contribute!

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Gretchen Koller, DO

@GretchenKoller

7 months

@AlexMiner93 @TheNRMP YAASS!! Congrats girl!

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Gretchen Koller, DO

@GretchenKoller

3 years

@taylor_reardon1 @DrDiGiorgio @BrainSpineGroup @MiKortz @DrDiGiorgio Your honesty and insight is greatly appreciated as our students continue to navigate the waters towards a career in neurosurgery - it was a pleasure to have you.

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Gretchen Koller, DO

@GretchenKoller

7 months

@NathanShlobin Thank you, Nathan! Congrats to you as well!

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Gretchen Koller, DO

@GretchenKoller

2 years

@SergioGuadix @WeillCornell Congrats, Sergio!! Exciting to see your hard work pay off!