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
- CME Pending
In-Person
May 17-19, 2023
Phoenix, Arizona
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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Speaker Information
All times refer to Arizona time.
Goldman Auditorium
| SPeaker | Topic |
|---|---|
| Day 1 | Wednesday, May 17, 2023 |
| Vladmir Shvarts, MD | Epilepsy |
| Diagnosis, Semiology and Classification of Seizures (8:05 AM) | |
| Overview of AEDs (8:25 AM) | |
| Choosing an AED or Combination of AEDs (8:45 AM) | |
| Non-pharmacologic Epilepsy Treatments (9:05 AM) | |
| Update on Seizure Localization (9:10 AM) | |
| Surgical Management of Epilepsy (9:30 AM) | |
| Break | 9:50 AM |
| Michael Waters, MD | Stroke |
| Current Guidelines for Treating Acute Stroke (10:10 AM) | |
| Imaging Tools: Time vs Functional Reversibility (10:30 AM) | |
| Use and Outcomes with tPA and TNK in Acute Stroke (10:50 AM) | |
| Indications and Options for Mechanical Thrombectomy (11:10 AM) | |
| Secondary Stroke Risk Mitigation Strategies (11:30 AM) | |
| Lunch | 11:50 |
| 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) |
| TBD | Spinal Muscular Atrophy (2:30 PM) |
| Break | 2:50 PM |
| Ruth Bristol, MD | Pediatric Neurosurgery |
| Pediatric Traumatic Brain Injury: Acute Monitoring, Predictors of Outcome (3:10 PM) | |
| Pharmacotherapy for Chronic Pediatric Epilepsy Syndromes (3:30 PM) | |
| Surgical Options for Refractory Pediatric Epilepsy (3:50 PM) | |
| Hypothalamic Hamartoma: Clinical Features, Treatments (4:10 PM) | |
| Medical and Surgical Management of Movement Disorders in Children (4:30 PM) | |
| Adjourn | 4:50 PM |
| Evening Reception | Heard Museum |
| Day 2 | Thursday, May 18, 2023 |
| Nader Sanai, MD Igor Barani, MD | Neuro-Oncology |
| Applying New Models of Brain Tumor Research (8:00 AM) | |
| Chemotherapy Delivery Systems and Outcomes (8:20 AM) | |
| Managing Metastatic Disease to Brain (8:40 AM) | |
| Extent of Glioma Resection in Newly Diagnosed Glioblastoma (9:00 AM) | |
| Oncolytic Adenovirus as Therapy for Nerve Sheath and Leptomeningeal Tumor (9:20 AM) | |
| Break | 9:40 AM |
| John Karis, MD Keving King, MD | Neuroradiology |
| Imaging of NPH (10:10 AM) | |
| Imaging of Neurodegeneration (10:30 AM) | |
| Image-guided Craniocervical Junction (10:50 AM) | |
| MRI to Guide Surgical Decision Making (11:10 AM) | |
| Gadolinium Based MR Contrast Agents (11:30 AM) | |
| Interactive Lunch and Learn | Sonntag Pavilion |
| Overview of MR Safety Concerns (12:15 PM) | |
| Bring Your MR Safety Question for an Interactive Discussion with the Barrow MRI Safety Team (12:30 PM) | |
| Felipe Albuquerque, MD | Vascular |
| The WEB Device in the Treatment of Cerebral Aneurysms (1:10 PM) | |
| Flow Diversion Techniques for Basilar Apex Aneurysms (1:30 PM) | |
| Expanding Indications for Stroke Thrombectomy (1:50 PM) | |
| Rescue Stenting for Failed Mechanical Thrombectomy (2:10 PM) | |
| Middle Meningeal Artery Embolization for the Treatment of Chronic Subdurals (2:30 PM) | |
| Break | 2:50 PM |
| Michael T. Lawton, MD | Alumni Cases (3:10 – 4:30 PM) |
| Adjourn | 4:50 PM |
Sonntag Pavilion
| SPeaker | Topic |
|---|---|
| Day 1 | Wednesday, May 17, 2023 |
| Nader Sanai, MD Igor Barani, MD | Neuro-Oncology |
| Targeting Multiple Receptors in Glioma Microenvironment (8:00 AM) | |
| Temazolamide Resistance and Update on Tumor Pharmacotherapies (8:20 AM) | |
| Radiotherapy and Systemic Immune Interventions for GBM (8:40 AM) | |
| Low Grade Gliomas (9:00 AM) | |
| Neuronal Migration in the Human Brain: Implications for Tumor Spread (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 |
| Javier Cardenas, MD Laura Snyder, MD | Traumatic Brain Injury/Concussion |
| Concussion, mTBI Definitions and Outcomes from the 6th International Consensus Conference on Concussion in Sport (1:10 PM) | |
| Preparation and Monitoring of Concussion in Sports (1:30 PM) | |
| Epidemiology of Concussion in Professional Sports (1:50 PM) | |
| Pathophysiology of Concussion and Current Animal Models (2:10 PM) | |
| Glynnis Zieman, MD | Management and Prognosis of Concussion (2:30 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) |
| TBD | Role of Radiation in Pituitary Lesions (4:30 PM) |
| Adjourn | 4:50 PM |
| Evening Reception | Heard Museum |
| Day 2 | Thursday, May 18, 2023 |
| Marwan Sabbagh, MD Anna Burke, MD | Cognitive Disorders |
| Neurodegenerative Dementias (8:00 AM) | |
| Current Treatments of Dementia (8:20 AM) | |
| Research Targets for Dementia Therapy (8:40 AM) | |
| Managing Depression and Behavioral Issues in Dementia (9:00 AM) | |
| 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 (10:30 AM) |
| Wende Gibbs, MD | Advanced Imaging and Artificial Intelligence in Spine (10:50 AM) |
| Jay Turner, MD | The Value of Big Data and Building Outcomes Databases on Spine (11:10 AM) |
| Zaman Mirzadeh, MD | Restorative and Neuromodulation on Spine (11:30 AM) |
| Interactive Lunch and Learn | Sonntag Pavilion |
| Overview of MR Safety Concerns (12:15 PM) | |
| Bring Your MR Safety Question for an Interactive Discussion with the Barrow MRI Safety Team (12:30 PM) | |
| Juan Uribe, MD | Spine II |
| Utility of Virtual Reality/Mixed Reality in the Spine Training (1:10 PM) | |
| Spinal Cord Injury: Recent Innovations on Surgical Management (1:30 PM) | |
| Spine in the Ambulatory Surgery Center: Advantages and Applications (1:50 PM) | |
| How to Build and Grow a Spine Practice from the Ground Floor (2:10 PM) | |
| Surgical Management of Spinal Dural AV Fistulas: When and How (2:30 PM) | |
| Break | 2:50 PM |
| Research | TBD (3:10 – 4:30 PM) |
| Adjourn | 4:50 PM |
| Evening Reception | Phoenix Art Museum |
Goldman Auditorium
| SPeaker | Topic |
|---|---|
| Day 3 | Friday, May 19, 2023 |
| Neurology Keynote Speaker TBD | 8:00 AM |
| Neurosurgery Keynote Speaker TBD | 9:00 AM |
| Break | 10:00 AM |
| Case and Panel Discussion: Vascular | 10:15 AM |
| Case and Panel Discussion: Spine | 11:00 AM |
| Adjourn | 11:45 PM |
Exhibitors and Sponsors
- Exhibitor and sponsor information coming soon.
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