2024 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.

This year’s symposium will also incorporate the 8th joint congress of the International Society on Minimally Invasive Neurosurgery (ISMINS) the International Academy of Neurosurgical Anatomy (IANA).

Registration Information

	Early Bird (Before 4/24/24)	Normal registration (after 4/25/24)
Physicians	$350.00	$425.00
Resident/Fellow/Observer	$125.00	$200.00
Barrow/St. Joseph’s Employee	Free	Free
NP/PA/CNRN	$250.00	$325.00
Alumni	$275.00	$350.00

Registration fee includes: Symposium, program materials, and continuing education credits.

CME Information

This educational activity has been approved for 12.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™.

Barrow Neuroscience Symposium

In-Person Only
May 15-17, 2024
Phoenix, Arizona

International Society on Minimally Invasive Neurosurgery / International Academy of Neurosurgical Anatomy Congress

In-Person or Virtual
May 15-17, 2024
Phoenix, Arizona

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Date and Location

In Person
Wednesday – Friday, May 15-17 2024

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.

Agendas

Time	Session Information	Speaker
Day One: Wednesday, May 15
	Neuro-Oncology (Session Leader: Nader Sanai, MD)
12:00-12:15 PM	Radiation Sensitization to Improve Glioma Outcomes	Nader Sanai, MD
12:15-12:30	Disrupting DNA Damage Response in Glioblastoma	An Chi Tien, PhD
12:30-12:45	Brain Tumor Pharmacokinetics in Translational Studies	Artak Tovmasyan, PharmD, PhD
12:45-1:00	Bench to Bedside: Preclinical Modeling for Effective PK/PD-Driven Clinical Trials for GBM	Shwetal Mehta, PhD
1:00-1:15	Tracking Glioma Evolution Through Longitudinal Liquid Biopsy	Charuta Furey, MD
1:15-1:30	Using Vasoactive Peptides to Open the Blood-Brain Barrier and Increase CNS Drug Delivery: Future Opportunities	Matthew Smith-Cohn, DO

1:30-1:50	Break

	Neuromuscular Medicine (Session Leader: Shafeeq Ladha, MD)
1:50-2:05	Emerging Treatments in ALS	Shafeeq Ladha, MD
2:05-2:25	Treatment Landscape in Myasthenia Gravis	Erik Ortega, MD
2:25-2:40	Sifting the Good, the Bad and the Technologically Beautiful : Indication for Electromyography & Nerve Conduction Testing	Ayushi Chugh, MD

	Movement Disorders (Session Leaders: Holly Shill, MD & Francisco Ponce, MD)
2:40-3:00	New Biological Staging of Parkinson’s Disease: What and Why?	Holly Shill, MD
3:00-3:15	Spatial Environmental Neuroepidemiology	Brittany Krzyzanowski, PhD
3:15-3:35	Advances in Neurosurgical Treatments of Movement Disorders	Francisco Ponce, MD
3:35-3:50	Neuralink’s PRIME Study	DJ Seo, PhD

3:50-4:00	Break

	Spine (Session Leader: Juan S. Uribe, MD)
4:00-4:15	When Life Takes Your Breath Away	Rex Marco, MD
4:15-4:30	The Importance of Databases and Big Data on the Spine (What to Gather and How to Process)	Jay Turner, MD
4:30-4:45	Q&A
4:45-5:00	Minimally invasive Spine Surgery: How Does it Work	Laura Snyder, MD
4:55-5:00	Q&A

5:00 PM	Adjourn

6:00 PM	Wednesday Reception: Heard Museum	Neuroscience Publications Theme

Day 2: Thursday, May 16

	Stroke (Session Leader: David Wang, DO)
8:00-8:15 AM	A Fib and Stroke Prevention	David Wang, DO
8:15-8:30	Quality Stroke Care, Walk the Talk	Tiffany Sheehan, PhD
8:30-8:45	Antithrombotic Use During Acute Ischemic Stroke: Does it really work?	Supreet Kaur, MD
8:45-9:00	Vessel Wall Imaging for Stroke	Manoj Massand, MD
9:00-9:15	Mobile Stroke Update	Daniel Gonzalez, MD

	Neurovascular Disease (Session Leader: Michael T. Lawton, MD)
9:15-9:30	Endovascular Management of Complex Cerebral Aneurysms	Felipe C. Albuquerque, MD
9:30-9:45	Surgical Management of Brain AVMs	Michael T. Lawton, MD
9:45-10:00	Aging, Cellular Senescence, and Intracranial Aneurysms	Peyton Nisson, MD
10:00-10:15	Carotid Cavernous Fistulas	Andrew Ducruet, MD

	Epilepsy (Session Leader: Vladimir Shvarts, MD)
10:15-10:30	Anti-Seizure Medication Updates	Daniel Fayard, MD
10:30-10:45	Epilepsy In Women	Ritika Suri, MD
10:45-11:00	Introduction to High Density EEG	Stephen Foldes, MD
11:00-11:15	Introduction to MEG	Vladimir Shvarts, MD
11:15-11:30	Advances in Epilepsy Surgery	Andrew Yang, MD

11:45-12:45	Lunch
12:30-1:00	Vendor Block

	Cognitive Disorders (Session Leader: Anna Burke, MD)
1:00-1:15	Neuropsychiatric management of Dementia	Anna D. Burke, MD
1:15-1:30	Imaging of Dementia	Kevin King, MD
1:30-1:45	Novel Therapeutics	Marwan Sabbagh, MD
1:45-2:00	Neuropsychological Profiles for the Dementias	Danielle Eagan, PhD

	Neuro-Immunology (Session Leader: Aimee Borazanci, MD)
2:00-2:15	DMT for Relapsing Remitting Multiple Sclerosis	Aimee Borazanci, MD
2:15-2:30	NMOSD: Update on Diagnosis and Treatment	Michael Robers, MD

	Headache Medicine (Session Leader: Kerry Knievel, DO)
2:30-2:45	Clinical Features and Management of Low CSF Pressure	Kerry Knievel, DO
2:45-3:00	Clinical Features and Management of High CSF Pressure	Courtney Schusse, MD
3:00-3:15	Imaging in CSF Leak	Raza Mushtaq, MD
3:15-3:30	Venous Pathology in Low and High CSF Pressure	Badih Daou, MD

3:30-3:45	Break

	Global Neurosurgery & Neurology (Session Leader: Dilan Ellegala, MD)
3:45-3:50	Introduction and Welcome	Michael T. Lawton, MD
3:50-4:00	Moonshot and Innovation	Gail Rosseau, MD
4:00-4:05	Speaker Introduction:Moderator	Dilan Ellegala, MD
4:05-4:15	Technology in Use – 3D Virtual Cube Training in Tanzania	Kerry Vaughan, MD
4:15-4:25	Hand Motion Tracking	Joseph Singapogu, PhD
4:25-4:35	Virtual Reality in Spine Training	Juan Pedro Giraldo, MD
4:35-4:45	AI in Clinical Diagnosis	James Bates
4:45-4:55	MedTech Investing	Gary Gibbons, PhD
4:55-5:05	Global Neuro Equity Fund	Kee Park, MD
5:05-5:10	A Foundation’s Role	Katie Cobb
5:10-5:15	Closing Remarks	F. David Barranco, MD
5:15 PM	Adjourn

6:00 PM	Thursday Reception: Phoenix Art Museum

Day 3: Friday, May 17

	Global Neurosurgery & Neurology
8:00-8:50	Success in Neurosurgery, and What It Takes to Succeed	Robert F. Spetzler, MD; Volker K. H. Sonntag, MD
9:00-10:00	Keynote: Vision and Strategic Planning for Global Neurosurgery	Kee B. Park, MD

10:00-10:15	Break

	Neurocritical Care (Session Leader: Ruchira Jha, MD, MSc)
10:40-10:55	Multimodal Monitoring in the Neuro ICU	Aditya Kumar, MD
10:55:11:15	Neuroprognostication	Nassim Matin, MD
11:15-11:30	Quantitative EEG in the NeuroICU	Patrick Crooks, MD
11:30-11:40	Brain-Heart-Lung dysfunction in Acute Brain Injury	Nassim Matin, MD
12:00 PM	Adjourn

Time	Session Information	Speaker
Day One: Wednesday, May 15
8:00-8:30 AM	Welcome
	Symposium 1: (Session Leaders: Vladimír Beneš, MD & Lucia Benvenuti, MD)	Michael T. Lawton, MD; Vladimír Beneš, MD; Yoko Kato, MD, PhD
8:30-8:55	Keynote 1: Skiing and the Art of Cavernoma Surgery	Michael T. Lawton, MD
8:55-9:20	Keynote 2: Surgical Management of Spinal AVMs	Robert F. Spetzler, MD
9:20-9:45	Keynote 3: Less Invasive Approaches to Skull Base Tumors	Takeo Goto, MD
9:45-10:00	Discussion	All Speakers

9:45-10:00	Break

	Symposium 2: (Session Leaders: Michael T. Lawton, MD & Ekkehard M. Kasper, MD, PhD)
10:00-10:25	Keynote 4: A Personal Reflection of the Cold War	Volker K.H. Sonntag, MD
10:25-10:50	Keynote 5: Current Trend of Minimally Invasive in Neurosurgery	Yoko Kato, MD, PhD
10:50-11:05	The DCER Posterior-Only Technique for Several Basilar Invagination and Atlantoaxial Dislocation	Sarat Chandra, MD
11:05-11:20	Supra and Infra Cerebellar Approaches to Pineal Region	Vladimír Beneš, MD
11:20-11:35	Discussion	All Speakers

	Symposium 3: Skull Base 1 (Session Leaders: William Couldwell, MD, PhD & Hidehito Kimura, MD, PhD)
11:35-11:50	Anatomy of Endoscopic Key Hole Approaches to Skull Base Tumors	Takeo Goto, MD
11:50-12:05	Anatomy of Extended Endonasal Approaches to Skull Base Tumors	Takeo Goto, MD
12:05-12:20	Minimizing the Petrous Bone Resection in Trans Petrosal Approach for Various Lesions	Soichi Oya, MD
12:20-12:35	Complication Avoidance in P-fossa surgery: Lessons Learned from Petro-clival Meningiomas	Ekkehard M. Kasper, MD, PhD
12:35-12:50	Utility of Preoperative Simulation Using Fusion Three-Dimensional Computer Graphic Images for Brainstem Cerebral Cavernous Malformations	Satoru Miyawaki, MD, PhD
12:50-1:00	Discussion	All Speakers

1:00-2:00	Lunch

	Symposium 4: Skull Base 2 (Session Leaders: Victor Hugo Perez, MD & M. Balamurugan, MD)
2:00-2:15	“Who Was A. Perneczky” and “Pathophysiology as a Key of MIN”	Klaus D.M. Resch, MD
2:15-2:30	Spheno Orbital Lesions – Anatomy and Management	Ramesh Nair, MD
2:30-2:45	Decision Making in Endoscopic Approaches to Sellar and Suprasellar Lesions	Azmi Alias, MD
2:45-3:00	Reaching the Skull Base with Minimal Invasiveness: Endoscopic Transnasal/Transcranial Surgery for Purely Intradural Lesion in the Cerebellopontine Angle and Retroclival Regions	Hirotaka Hasegawa, MD, PhD
3:00-3:15	The Next Generation of Endoscopic Endonasal Skull Base Surgery Using Steerable Instruments	Masaaki Taniguchi, MD, PhD
3:15-3:30	Minimum Invasive Approaches for Orbital Apex	Akihide Kondo, MD, PhD
3:30-4:00	Discussion	All Speakers
4:00-5:00	ISMINS Board Meeting
5:00 PM	Adjourn Day 1

6:00 PM	Wednesday Reception: Heard Museum	Neuroscience Publications Theme

Day 2: Thursday, May 16
	Symposium 5: Vascular 1(Session Leaders: Akihide Kondo, MD, PhD & Asra Al Fauzi, MD, PhD)
8:00-8:15 AM	Cranial Dural AV Fistulas – Anatomy and Management	Ramesh Nair, MD
8:15-8:30	Surgical and Endovascular Management of Cranial Dural	Ashish Kumar, MD
8:30-8:45	Anatomical Variants of Carotid Cavernous Artery and its Branches	Victor Hugo Perez, MD
8:45-9:00	Minimal Drilling in Ophthalmic Aneurysms	Vladimír Beneš, MD
9:00-9:15	Minimal Opening for MCA Aneurysms	Vladimír Beneš, MD
9:15-9:30	Discussion

	Symposium 6: Vascular 2 (Session Leaders: Masaaki Taniguchi, MD, PhD & Ashish Kumar, MD)
9:30-9:45	The Extra-Intracranial Bypass from its Origin to Current Indications	Lucia Benvenuti, MD
9:45-10:00	Advancements in Contemporary Vascular Neurosurgery: Ensuring Safety and Minimally Invasive Procedures	Hidehito Kimura, MD
10:00-10:15	Stroke Surgeon: The Future	Asra Al Fauzi, MD
10:15-10:30	Flexible Endoscopic Aspiration of Intraventricular Hemorrhages	Alberto Feletti, MD, PhD
10:30-10:45	Absolute Ethanol Embolization and Single Level Fixation for Large Vertebral Body Hemangiomas – A Simple, Minimally Invasive and Effective Strategy	Chandra Sarat, MD
10:45-10:55	Discussion	All Speakers

	Symposium 7: Oncology 1(Session Leaders: Hirotaka Hasegawa, MD, PhD & Samer Elbaaba, MD)
11:10-11:25	Large Meningiomas – Deciding Choice and Approach	Ramesh Nair, MD
11:25-11:40	3rd Ventricle Approaches	Abuzer Gungor, MD
11:40-11:55	Management of Pituitary Apoplexy	William Couldwell, MD
11:55-12:10	Contralateral Approach to Tuberculum Meningiomas	Vladimír Beneš, MD
12:10-12:25	Management of Large and Giant Trigeminal Neuromas	William Couldwell, MD
12:25-12:35	Discussion	All Speakers

12:35-1:35	Lunch

	Symposium 8: Oncology 2(Session Leaders: Takeo Goto, MD & Deepak Gupta, MD)
1:35-1:50	Enough-Lateral Enough-Telovelar Approach	Vladimír Beneš, MD
1:50-2:05	Perioperative Imaging, DSA and Embolization for Brain Tumor Surgery	Ekkehard M. Kasper, MD, PhD
2:05-2:20	Fluorescence Guided Surgery for Gliomas -10-Year Outcomes in 640 Cases	M. Balamurugan, MD
2:20-2:35	Minimal Anterior and Posterior Combined Petrosal Approach to Large Petroclival Tumors	Takeo Goto, MD
2:35-2:50	Trans-Ventricular Endoscopic Assisted Microsurgery for Craniopharyngiomas With Anterior Third Ventricle Involvement: A Consecutive Series	Francesco Tuniz, MD
2:50-3:05	Discussion	All Speakers

	Symposium 9: Pediatric (Session Leaders: Ying Mao, MD, PhD & Mario Ammirati, MD)
3:05-3:20	The Role of Endoscopic Surgery for Pediatric and Adolescent Patients	Hirotaka Hasegawa, MD, PhD
3:20-3:35	Endoscopic Surgery of the Intracranial Potential Spaces in Children	Azmi Alias, MD
3:35-3:50	Fetal in-Utero Micro Neurosurgical Management of Myelomeningocele in the Post MOMS Trial Era	Samer Elbabaa, MD
3:50-4:05	Microsurgical, Endoscope-Assisted, and Purely Endoscope-Controlled Approaches for Pineal Region Tumors in Children	Samer Elbabaa, MD
4:05-6:00	Discussion	All Speakers

6:00 PM	Thursday Reception: Phoenix Art Museum

Day 3: Friday, May 17
	Symposium 10: Spine (Session Leaders: Ramesh Nair, MD & Deepak Bhangalee, MD)
8:00-8:15 AM	Anatomy and Surgery for Spinal Dural AVF	Ekkehard M. Kasper , MD, PhD
8:15-8:30	Surgical Anatomy of the Great Posterior Spinal Artery	Victor Hugo Perez, MD
8:30-8:45	An O Arm Based Algorithm to Place Thoraco Lumbar Screws	Mario Ammiratti, MD
8:45-9:00	Success in Neurosurgery, and What It Takes to Succeed	Volker K.H. Sonntag, MD
9:00-9:15	Discussion	All Speakers

	Symposium 11: Functional/Miscellaneous (Session Leaders: Ekkehard M. Kasper, MD, PhD & Mario Ammaratti, MD)
9:15-9:30	RAPID Consortium: U.S. National Pituitary Surgical Outcomes Registry and Living Biobank	Andrew Little, MD
9:30-9:45	Purely Endoscopic Removal of Colloid Cyst	Alberto Feletti, MD, PhD
9:45-10:00	Bloodless Hemispherotomy for Drug-Resistant Epilepsy – Back to the Future	Sarat Chandra, MD
10:00-10:15	Cavernoma: Metanalysis	Vladimír Beneš, MD
10:15-10:30	AVMs: How I Do It	Vladimír Beneš, MD
10:30-10:40	Discussion

10:40-11:00	Break

	Symposium 12: Minimally Invasive Surgery (Session Leaders: Victor Hugo Perez, MD & Lucia Benvenuti, MD)
11:00-11:15	Minimally Invasive TLIF: Is Iordosis Achieved? Radiological Assessment of TLIF	Deepak Bhangale, MD
11:15-11:30	Cranio Vertebral Junction Tumors – Simplicity Trumps Complexity	Mario Ammiratti, MD
11:30-11:45	Evolution of Hemispherotomy from Open to Endoscopic and to a Bloodless Technique	Sarat Chandra, MD
11:45-12:00	Postoperative Infections After Spine Surgery For Implanting Intraspine	Lucia Benvenuti, MD
12:00-12:15	Advances in Molecular Biomarkers for Adult Diffuse Glioma: From Diagnosis to Surgical Guidance	Ying Mao, MD, PhD
12:15-12:30	Surgery for Pineal Region Lesions	Giovanni Broggi, MD
12:30-12:40	Discussion	All Speakers
12:40-1:00	Closing Ceremony	Michael T. Lawton, MD; Vladimír Beneš, MD; Yoko Kato, MD, PhD; Lucia Benvenuti, MD
1:15 PM	Adjourn

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2024 Barrow Neuroscience Symposium

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Barrow Neuroscience Symposium

In-Person Only
May 15-17, 2024
Phoenix, Arizona

International Society on Minimally Invasive Neurosurgery / International Academy of Neurosurgical Anatomy Congress

In-Person or Virtual
May 15-17, 2024
Phoenix, Arizona

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2024 Barrow Neuroscience Symposium

Course Goal

Registration Information

CME Information

Barrow Neuroscience Symposium

In-Person OnlyMay 15-17, 2024Phoenix, Arizona

International Society on Minimally Invasive Neurosurgery / International Academy of Neurosurgical Anatomy Congress

In-Person or VirtualMay 15-17, 2024Phoenix, Arizona

Date and Location

Speaker Information

Agendas