2023 Barrow Neuroscience Symposium
Course Goal
This course is designed to advance the knowledge and practice of medicine in neuroscience through
basic and clinical research, education of medical professionals, and innovation.
Registration Information
| Early Bird (Before 4/26/23) | Late registration (after 4/26/23) | |
|---|---|---|
| Physicians: Symposium Only (Wednesday – Friday) | $350.00 | $425.00 |
| Resident/Fellow/Observer: Symposium Only (Wednesday – Friday) | $125.00 | $200.00 |
| Barrow/Dignity Health Employee | Free | Free |
| NP/PA/CNRN: Symposium Only (Wednesday – Friday) | $250.00 | $325.00 |
| Alumni: Symposium Only (Wednesday – Friday) | $275.00 | $350.00 |
| Pre-Symposium: CV Anastomosis Techniques Workshop Only (Monday – Tuesday) | $600.00 | $600.00 |
| Pre-Symposium & Barrow Symposium (Monday – Friday) | $850.00 | $850.00 |
| Resident/Fellow Pre-Symposium: CV Anastomosis Techniques Workshop Only (Monday – Tuesday) | $100.00 | $100.00 |
| Resident/Fellow Pre-Symposium: CV Anastomosis Techniques Workshop & Symposium (Monday – Friday) | $200.00 | $200.00 |
CME Information and Disclosures
Accreditation
This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the joint providership of American College of Surgeons and Barrow Neurological Institute. The American College of Surgeons is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
AMA PRA Category 1 CreditsTM
The American College of Surgeons designates this live activity for a maximum of 13.25 AMA PRA Category 1 CreditsTM. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Date and Location
In Person
Wednesday – Friday, May 17-19, 2023
Goldman Auditorium & Sonntag Pavilion
Barrow Neurological Institute
2910 North 3rd Avenue
Phoenix, Arizona 85013
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Pre-Symposium Microvascular Bypass Workshop
Speaker Information
All times refer to Arizona time.
Goldman Auditorium
| SPeaker | Topic |
|---|---|
| Day 1 | Wednesday, May 17, 2023 |
| Vladmir Shvarts, MD | Epilepsy |
| Laura Lenhoff, MD | Diagnosis, Semiology and Classification of Seizures (8:05 AM) |
| Courtney Schusse, MD | Overview of AEDs (8:25 AM) |
| Susan Herman, MD | Choosing an AED or Combination of AEDs (8:45 AM) |
| Stephen Foldes, PhD | HDEEG (9:10 AM) |
| Vladmir Svharts, MD | Seizure Localization/MEG (9:30 AM) |
| Break | 9:50 AM |
| Michael Waters, MD, PhD | Stroke |
| David S. Liebeskind, MD | Cytoprotective Agents Prior Thrombolytic Therapy (10:10 AM) |
| Zain Ashary, MD Cynthia Dickerson, DO Panelists: David S. Liebeskind, MD, David Wang, DO, Michael Waters, MD, PhD | Case Presentations (11:00 AM) |
| Lunch | 11:50 AM |
| Shafeeq Ladha, MD | Motor Neuron |
| Shafeeq Ladha, MD | Epidemiology and Clinical Features of ALS (1:10 PM) |
| Rita Sattler, PhD | Current Concepts in the Pathophysiology of ALS (1:30 PM) |
| Jeremy Shefner, MD | Clinical Trials in ALS: How are we doing? (1:50 PM) |
| Robert Bowser, PhD | Biomarkers in ALS (2:10 PM) |
| Saunder Bernes, MD | Spinal Muscular Atrophy (2:30 PM) |
| Break | 2:50 PM |
| Ruth Bristol, MD | Pediatric Neurosurgery |
| Jennifer Ronecker, MD | The Development of a Clinical Transformation Team (3:10 PM) |
| Jamal McClendon, MD | Surgical Management of Congenital Spinal Deformity (3:35 PM) |
| Thomas Zervos, MD | Pediatric Primary Brain Tumors: A Brief Overview (4:00 PM) |
| David Shafron, MD | Tethered Cord with Attention to Adult Transition (4:25 PM) |
| Adjourn | 4:50 PM |
| Evening Reception | Heard Museum (6:30 PM) |
| Day 2 | Thursday, May 18, 2023 |
| Nader Sanai, MD | Neuro-Oncology |
| Nader Sanai, MD | How to Build a Brain Tumor Mapping Program (8:00 AM) |
| David Wilson, MD | Neurosurgical Oncology – A Barrow Graduate Experience (8:40 AM) |
| Celene Mullholand, MD | Neurosurgical Oncology – A Barrow Graduate Experience (9:00 AM) |
| Michael Mooney, MD | Neurosurgical Oncology – A Barrow Graduate Experience (9:20 AM) |
| Break | 9:40 AM |
| John Karis, MD Kevin King, MD | Neuroradiology |
| Wende Gibbs, MD | CT-guided Cervical Injections: Cervicogenic Headache, Occipital Neuralgia, and Cervical Radiculopathy (10:10 AM) |
| Kevin King, MD | Imaging of NPH (10:30 AM) |
| Ashley Stokes, MD | Imaging of Neurodegeneration (10:50 AM) |
| Richard Dortch, PhD | MRI to Guide Surgical Decision Making (11:10 AM) |
| Nicholas Matthees, MD | Gadolinium Based MR Contrast Agents (11:30 AM) |
| Interactive Lunch and Learn | Sonntag Pavilion (11:50 AM) |
| John Karis, MD | Overview of MR Safety Concerns (12:15 PM) |
| Karis, Zhigiang Li, PhD Josef Debbins, PhD Peggy Islas Richard Sherry | Interactive Discussion with the BNI MRI Safety Team — Bring Questions (12:30 PM) |
| Robert F. Spetzler Volker Sonntag, MD | Neurosurgery |
| Resident Research Presentations (1:00 PM) | |
| Adjourn | 5:00 PM |
| Evening Reception | Phoenix Art Museum (6:30 PM) |
Sonntag Pavilion
| SPeaker | Topic |
|---|---|
| Day 1 | Wednesday, May 17, 2023 |
| Nader Sanai, MD Mehta Shwetal, PhD | Neuro-Oncology |
| Nader Sanai, MD | The Ivy Brain Tumor Center – State of the Art (8:00 AM) |
| Shwetal Mehta, PhD | Bench to Bedside Drug Development for Glioblastoma (8:20 AM) |
| Artak Tovmasyan, PhD | Emerging Concepts in Preclinical and Clinical Brain Tumor Pharmacokinetics (8:40 AM) |
| An-Chi Tien, PhD | Disrupting DNA-Damage Targeting in Glioblastoma (9:00 AM) |
| Yoshie Umemura, MD | A Phase 0/1 Clinical Trial of Mycophenolate Mofetil in Glioblastoma (9:20 AM) |
| Break | 9:40 AM |
| Holly Shill, MD Francisco Ponce, MD | Movement Disorders |
| Susan Criswell, MD | Predicting the Clinical Course of Parkinson’s Disease from Prodromal State Forward (10:10 AM) |
| Nicki Niemann, MD | Pharmacotherapy Update for Parkinson’s Disease (10:30 AM) |
| Francisco Ponce, MD | Indications for DBS: Clinical Outcomes and Future Directions (10:50 AM) |
| Baltazar Zavala, MD | Use of DBS Technology to Study Behavioral Changes in Parkinson’s (11:10 AM) |
| Holly Shill, MD | Role of Genetics to Improve Diagnosis and Treatment Options for Parkinsonism (11:30 AM) |
| Lunch | 11:50 AM |
| Glynnis Zieman, MD | Traumatic Brain Injury/Concussion |
| Tamara McLeod, PhD | Concussion, mTBI Definitions and Outcomes from the 6th International Consensus Conference on Concussion in Sport (1:10 PM) |
| Wil Schultz, PhD | Preparation and Monitoring of Concussion in Sports (1:35 PM) |
| Ruchira Jha, MD | Pathophysiology of Concussion and Current Animal Models (2:00 PM) |
| Glynnis Zieman, MD | Management and Prognosis of Concussion (2:25 PM) |
| Break | 2:50 PM |
| Andrew Little, MD Kevin Yuen, MD | Pituitary |
| Christina Sarris, MD | Endoscopic Endonasal Fenestration and Marsupialization of Cystic Pediatric Craniopharyngioma: Preserving Pituitary Function and One-Year Outcomes (3:10 PM) |
| Yana Zavros, MD | Decoding the Molecular Mysteries of Cushing’s Disease: From Bed to Bench (3:30 PM) |
| Kevin Yuen, MD | Postoperative Sodium Management: Does it matter? (3:50 PM) |
| Andrew Little, MD | PitNET 3 Steps: Management of Giant Pituitary Adenomas (4:10 PM) |
| Adjourn | 4:45 PM |
| Evening Reception | Heard Museum (6:30 PM) |
| Day 2 | Thursday, May 18, 2023 |
| Marwan Sabbagh, MD Anna Burke, MD | Cognitive Disorders |
| Anna Burke, MD | Neurodegenerative Dementias (8:00 AM) |
| Amy McLean, DNP | Current Treatments of Dementia (8:20 AM) |
| Marwan Sabbagh, MD | Research Targets for Dementia Therapy (8:40 AM) |
| Yonas E. Geda, MD | Managing Depression and Behavioral Issues in Dementia (9:00 AM) |
| Parunyou Julayanont, MD | Dementia with Lewy Bodies (9:20 AM) |
| Break | 9:40 AM |
| Juan Uribe, MD | Spine I |
| Kumar Kakarla, MD | Revision and Salvage Surgery in Spine (10:10 AM) |
| Laura Snyder, MD | Robotic Spine Surgery: Current Status and Future Prospects (10:25 AM) |
| Wende Gibbs, MD | Advanced Imaging and Artificial Intelligence in Spine (10:40 AM) |
| Jay Turner, MD | The Value of Big Data and Building Outcomes Databases on Spine (10:55 AM) |
| Zaman Mirzadeh, MD | Restorative and Neuromodulation on Spine (11:10 AM) |
| Mark E. Oppenlander, MD | Sacro Iliac Fusion: When and How (11:25 AM) |
| All Faculty | Q&A (11:40 AM) |
| Interactive Lunch and Learn | Sonntag Pavilion (12:15 PM) |
| John Karis, MD | Overview of MR Safety Concerns (12:15 PM) |
| Karis, Zhigiang Li, PhD Josef Debbins, PhD Peggy Islas Richard Sherry | Bring Your MR Safety Question for an Interactive Discussion with the Barrow MRI Safety Team (12:30 PM) |
| Juan Uribe, MD | Spine II |
| Jakub Godzik, MD | Utility of Virtual Reality/Mixed Reality in the Spine Training (1:10 PM) |
| Rory Murphy, MD | Spinal Cord Injury: Recent Innovations on Surgical Management (1:25 PM) |
| Luis M. Tumialan, MD | Spine in the Ambulatory Surgery Center: Advantages and Applications (1:40 PM) |
| Bryan Lee, MD | How to Build and Grow a Spine Practice from the Ground Floor (1:55 PM) |
| Michael T. Lawton, MD | Surgical Management of Spinal Dural AV Fistulas: When and How (2:10 PM) |
| Nikolay Martirosyan, MD, PhD | Prone Lateral Approach to the Lumbar Spine: Indications and Applications (2:25 PM) |
| All Faculty | Q&A (2:40 PM) |
| Break | 2:50 PM |
| Robert Bowser, PhD | Translational Neuroscience Research |
| Paul Oh, PhD | Mechanisms and Therapies for Brain Arteriovenous Malformations (3:00 PM) |
| Lynette Bustos, PhD Candidate | Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells in Neurodegenerative Disease Modeling and Drug Discovery (3:20 PM) |
| David Medina, PhD | Gene Therapy for Neurologic Diseases: Progress and Challenges (3:40 PM) |
| Elliot Mufson, PhD | Translating Mechanisms to Therapies for Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Dementias (4:00 PM) |
| Claudia Cantoni, PhD | Impact of Environmental Factors on Neuroinflammation (4:20 PM) |
| Allyson L. Alexander, MD | Advances in Pediatric Epilepsy (4:40 PM) |
| Adjourn | 5:00 PM |
| Evening Reception | Phoenix Art Museum (6:30 PM) |
Goldman Auditorium
| SPeaker | Topic & Time |
|---|---|
| Day 3 | Friday, May 19, 2023 |
| Joyce K. Lee-Iannotti, MD | Sleep and Brain Health (8:00 AM) |
| Michael T. Lawton, MD | Seven Cavernomas: The Cerebrum (9:00 AM) |
| Break | 10:00 AM |
| Robert F. Spetzler, MD Volker Sonntag, MD | Announcement of Neurosurgery Resident Research Awardees (10:05 AM) |
| Felipe C. Albuquerque, MD | Vascular |
| Felipe C. Albuquerque, MD | The WEB Device in the Treatment of Cerebral Aneurysms (10:20 AM) |
| Andrew Ducruet, MD | Flow Diversion Techniques for Basilar Apex Aneurysms (10:40 AM) |
| Ashutosh Jadhav, MD, PhD | Expanding Indications for Stroke Thrombectomy (11:00 AM) |
| Jacob Baranoski, MD | Rescue Stenting for Failed Mechanical Thrombectomy (11:20 AM) |
| Joshua Catapano, MD | Middle Meningeal Artery Embolization for the Treatment of Chronic Subdurals (11:40 AM) |
| Adjourn | 11:45 PM |
Exhibitors and Sponsors
- Exhibitor and sponsor information coming soon.
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