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Neurosurgery experts from UC San Francisco will head to Los Angeles, October 11-15, for the 75th Congress of Neurological Surgeons (CNS) Annual Meeting to present their latest research and clinical findings. This year’s theme, CNS Connects, invites attendees to consider how their work connects to innovations in the field as well as their shared connections across disciplines.
The American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS)/CNS Joint Section on Tumors will award Shawn Hervey-Jumper, MD, the Mitchel S. Berger, MD, Endowed Professor of Neurosurgery, with the Brain Tumor Guha Award on Monday, October 13, from 9:02 to 9:10 a.m. The award recognizes his outstanding research accomplishments as a clinician and his commitment to training and mentoring.
UCSF faculty, residents, and medical students will also be presenting talks and posters across all neurosurgical specialties.
Saturday, October 11
When to Use Cervical Correction Techniques
CNS-SRS Symposium on Spinal Deformity
1:30 to 1:45 p.m.
Speaker: Lee Tan, MD
Adult Spinal Deformity
CNS-SRS Symposium on Spinal Deformity
3:45 to 4 p.m.
Speaker: Christopher P. Ames, MD
Anterior Column Realignment for Deformity
Operative Spine Video Theater: Unlocking the Essential Elements of Surgery
10:33 to 10:42 a.m.
Speaker: Rajiv Saigal, MD
Spinal Shortening for Recurrent Tethered Cord
Operative Spine Video Theater: Unlocking the Essential Elements of Surgery
10:42-10:51 a.m.
Speaker: Praveen Mummaneni, MD
Interactive Discussion
Operative Spine Video Theater: Unlocking the Essential Elements of Surgery
10:51 to 10:56 a.m. Panelists: Rajiv Saigal, MD, and Praveen Mummaneni, MD
Neuromodulation for Movement Disorders: Getting Closer to Restoration of Function
Advances for Neuromodulation for Pain: Head to Toe Symposium
3:30 to 3:45 p.m.
Speaker: Doris Wang, MD, PhD
Sunday, October 12
Session III - Tumor Biology, Immunotherapy & Precision Oncology
SYM12A: Brain Tumor Update – Management of Malignant Brain Tumors
10:20 to 11:02 a.m.
Speakers: Shawn Hervey-Jumper, MD, and Manish Aghi, MD, PhD
Session IV – Translational Neuro-Oncology & Future Directions
SYM12A: Brain Tumor Update – Management of Malignant Brain Tumors
11:13 to 11:48 a.m.
Speaker: Jacob Young, MD
New Frontiers in Endovascular Surgery
Special Symposium 07: Meeting of the Americas
11:16 to 11:25 a.m.
Speaker: Luis Savastano, MD, PhD
Genetic Biomarkers in Meningiomas
SYM12B: Brain Tumor Update – Management of Benign Brain Tumors
1:39 to 1:46 p.m.
Speaker: Ramin Morshed, MD
The Future of Pituitary Adenoma Management: Evaluating Tumor Lineage and Microenvironment
SYM12B: Brain Tumor Update – Management of Benign Brain Tumors
3:49 to 3:56 p.m.
Speaker: Manish Aghi, MD
Monday, October 13
Dyr1ka Inhibition for Glioblastoma Treatment: A DREAM-centric Approach to Cell Cycle Inhibition with Immune Implications
Sunrise Science Session – Tumor 1
7:48 to 7:54 a.m.
Speaker: Jacob Young, MD
Awake Mapping Identifies High-Efficiency Language Sites in Glioma Cortex for Brain-Computer Interface Applications
Sunrise Science Session – Tumor 1
8 to 8:06 a.m.
Speaker: Vardhaan Ambati, Hervey-Jumper lab
Resting-State Electrophysiologic Detection of Speech Networks in Glioma-infiltrated Cortex
Sunrise Science Session – Tumor 1
8:12 to 8:18 a.m.
Speaker: Vardhaan Ambati, Hervey-Jumper lab
Higher Tumor Mutation Burden is Associated with Improved Overall Survival and Predicts Response to Postoperative Immune Checkpoint Inhibitor Treatment After Resection of Brain Metastases
Sunrise Science Session - Tumor 2
7:19 to 7:24 a.m.
Speaker: Poojan Shukla, UCSF medical student
Phenotypic Clusters and Prognostic Indicators in Ruptured Brain Arteriovenous Malformations: A Machine Learning Analysis
Vascular Malformations: Data and Dilemmas
4:02 to 4:08 p.m.
Speaker: Shubhang Bhalla, UCSF VASC Lab
Predictors of Return-to-Work Among Patients Undergoing Cervical Spine Surgery for Radiculopathy – A SpineCORe Study Group QOD Analysis
Council of State Neurological Societies 1: Negotiations and Non-Competes in Neurosurgery
4:02 to 4:08 p.m.
Speaker: Michael Tawil, UCSF medical student
Is There Discrepancy Between Achievement of Minimum Clinically Important Difference and Patient Satisfaction at 5 Years Following Surgery for Cervical Spondylotic Myelopathy?
Mini Podium 1 – Spine Session 1
4:33 to 4:36 p.m.
Speaker: Nima Alan, MD
Investigating Geographic and Socioeconomic Drivers of Access to Pituitary Tumor Surgery in the United States
4:45 to 4:48 p.m.
Speaker: Youssef Esam Sibih, Hervey-Jumper lab
Systemic and Neuroinflammatory Proteomic Biomarkers to Aid Traumatic Brain Injury Detection and Outcome Prediction
Mini Podium 7 – Neurotrauma Session
4:51 to 4:54 p.m.
Speaker: John Yue, MD
Acute Hospital Complications as Risk Factors of 2-Week and 6-Month Disability After Moderate to Severe Traumatic Brain Injury Across 18 United States Level 1 Trauma Centers
Mini Podium 7 – Neurotrauma Session
4:54 to 4:57 p.m.
Speaker: John Yue, MD
Cortico-Pallidal Recordings During Walking Identify Neural Features Predictive of Impaired Turning in Patients with Parkinson’s Disease
Mini Podium 4 – Stereotactic and Functional Session 1
5:24 to 5:27 p.m.
Speaker: Poojan Shukla, Doris Wang lab
Independent Risk Factors for Opioid Refills at 31-90 Days After Discharge from Spine Surgery
Mini Podium 6 – Pain Session 1
5:42 to 5:45 p.m.
Speaker: Vardhaan Ambati, Spine CORe group
DBS Programming for Beginners
Interactive Session on Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery 1: Functional Neurosurgery for New or Non-Functional Neurosurgeons and APPs
5:40 to 5:50 p.m.
Speaker: Traci Hornbeck
Tuesday, October 14
First-in-Human Clinical Experience of Transvascular Drainage for Non-Acute Subdural Hematomas
Sunrise Science Session – Cerebrovascular 2
7 to 7:06 a.m.
Speaker: Luis Savastano, MD, PhD
Can We Quantify the Quality-of-Life Gains and Cost-Effectiveness at 5 Years After Surgery for CSM? A QOD Spine CORe Study
Council of State Neurosurgical Societies 2: Neurosurgery and Social Media
3:25 to 3:30 p.m.
Speaker: Hunter Yamada, UCSF medical student
Diagnostic Performance of MRI and of CSF Cytology in Detecting Leptomeningeal Metastasis and Recurrence in Medulloblastoma: Implications for Surveillance Strategies
Section on Pediatric Neuorsurgery Best Clinical Research Abstract Award
3:30 to 3:36 p.m.
Speaker: Zain Peeran, UCSF medical student
Effects of Demographic and Socioeconomic Factors on Neuro-QoL Depression Score Following Acute Traumatic Spinal Cord Injury: A TRACK-SCI Prospective Multicenter Study
Council of State Neurosurgical Societies 2: Neurosurgery and Social Media
3:45 to 3:50 p.m.
Speaker: Austin Lui, UCSF medical student
The Role of Biomarkers in Prognostication for TBI
Interactive Session on Neurotrauma and Critical Care 2
4:55 to 5:15 p.m.
Speaker: John Yue, MD
Wednesday, October 15
Sunrise Science Session - Neurotrauma and Critical Care 3
7 to 8:30 a.m.
Moderator: John Yue, MD
Identification of Distinct Clinical Profiles in Unruptured Arteriovenous Malformation Patients by Using Machine Learning
Sunrise Science Session - Cerebrovascular 3
7:54 to 8 a.m.
Speaker: Belda Gülsuyu, MD, UCSF VASC lab
Beyond the Artery: Trans-Vascular Drainage of Subdural Hematomas
Chronic Subdural Hematoma Management Luncheon Seminar
12:55 to 1:10 p.m.
Speaker: Luis Savastano, MD, PhD
Resident Poster Presentations
- Alexa Semonche, MD
- David Caldwell, MD, PhD
- Alexander Haddad, MD