Yasmin Khakoo, MD, FCNS, FAAN, FAAP

Trump to Add New $100,000 Fee For H-1B Visas In Latest Crackdown President Donald Trump is expected to sign a proclamation as soon as Friday that would move to extensively overhaul the H-1B visa program, requiring a $100,000 fee for applications in a bid to curb ov...

These are visas for skilled workers — doctors, scientists, and engineers.

This move will hurt US innovation and exacerbate an already serious shortage of medical professionals. In what world does this make sense?? www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

Editor's Choice Article for September!

How common are epileptic spasms in septo-optic dysplasia, and what is the typical progression?

Read data from this single center study - buff.ly/M3pAgvV

#PediatricNeurology #Epilepsy #SeptoOpticDysplasia

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#NoKingsDay

Such a great read! Thank you for the opportunity @moniqueterrell.bsky.social @childneurosoc.bsky.social @oligoclonalband.medsky.social

🚨 #ChildNeurology meet up at #AANAM 🚨

Sunday, 630p by the big AAN sign

Come join!

And bring a friend! 🧠 👧👶🧒

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Find out if your publications have been pirated by Meta to train their AI model. I found 50 of mine.
www.theatlantic.com/technology/a...

Thanks for writing it! I didn’t tag you for obvious reasons. 🙏🏽

Sexual & gender diversity matters in pediatric neurology! 🌈 Because every child deserves care that understands who they are. www.pedneur.com/article/S088... @dryasminkhakoo.bsky.social

Yes #DEI matters. Especially for our vulnerable pediatric neurology patients facing additional challenges re sexual and gender identity. I’m deliberately not tagging others right now. Please feel free to tag yourself. 🌈⚖️💪🏽

📣 I love Saturday morning 9am Eastern Time (FREE) learning!
Today Sat Feb 8 Pediatric Autoimmune Encephalitis
Great conference series! Need to register ⬇️ @childneurosoc.bsky.social @aanmember.bsky.social

Photo of Mary Eliza Mahoney used as Rebecca Crumpler

Photo of Georgia E. Lee Patton Washington used as Rebecca Crumpler

AI generated (very obvious) photo of "Rebecca Crumpler"

It's #BlackHistoryMonth! Feb 3 is National Women Physician's Day - the bday of Elizabeth Blackwell, the 1st woman to get an MD in the U.S. (1849).

Rebecca Crumpler was the 1st Black woman to get an MD (1864).

There are no photos of Crumpler! but you'll see photos, so let's talk about them. 1/10

Check out the Editor’s Choice article for this month!

@dryasminkhakoo.bsky.social

2025 issue is HERE!

- Newborn screening in Hurler syndrome
- Epilepsy and dev delay in patients with PTEN mutations
- Communication about SUDEP
- Use of CTP in peds population
- Neonatal sz & neurobehavioral profiles in preschool age children

pedneur.com/current

This is the Ben & Jerry’s video that has folks talking and MAGA losing their shit!

We need to support @benandjerrys y’all, because we don’t ever want them to “stick to just the ice cream”. 👀

📣 Calling all @childneurosoc.bsky.social and learners! @medblue.bsky.social @aanmember.bsky.social on Women, History, Art and Neurology
Free Saturday Jan 25 2025 at 9am Eastern time but must register icnapedia.org/lectures Sure to be a fabulous talk! @oligoclonalband.medsky.social

Right! And your are making? For the bebe?

Newest autocorrect: admission for impatient EEG monitoring 🤦🏽‍♀️

Appreciate all you do for our pts too!

I'll be speaking at the Gold Humanism Society
Thrive & Connect webinar, Thursday 12/12/24 @ 4:30 PT/7:30 ET, registration link: t.ly/QKLaD
With breakout discussions on self-care & humanisitic practice

No cartwheel but donation✅

Get well soon!

By George I think he’s got it! 👏🏽

Thx for the chuckle 😂

Infant Dies and at Least 10 Others Infected amid Listeria Outbreak Linked to Ready-to-Eat Meat An infant is dead and at least 10 others are infected amid a multi-state outbreak of listeria tied to Yu Shang Food ready-to-eat meat and poultry products.

But please go on about your desire to cut resources at the USDA, FDA, and CDC. people.com/infant-dies-...

Word cloud with relevant words from my publication record.

Interesting scholargoggler.com

Badge reel that says Thanks Science with a vaccine syringe

Didn’t think I’d need this again…#VaccinesMatter

You’ve heard of the #glassceiling but did you know about the #glasscliff? “The Glass Cliff refers to situations where women from marginalized groups are promoted into leadership during times of crisis and/or when the risk of failure is high.”
🙋🏽‍♀️ Thank you for this @atrupar.com