2019 Conference Agenda

FRIDAY, May 31
6:00 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.
Welcome Reception

SATURDAY, June 1
7:00 a.m. – 8:00 a.m.
Registration/Breakfast with Exhibitors

8:00 a.m. – 8:15 a.m.
Welcome

8:15 a.m. – 9:00 a.m.
Honored Guest Talk: Pharmacotherapeutic Targets for the Treatment of Cerebral Aneurysms
Brian L. Hoh, MD, Chair, Department of Neurosurgery, University of Florida

9:00 a.m. – 9:30 a.m.
Minimally-Invasive Evacuation of Intracerebral Hemorrhage and the ENRICH Trial
Gustavo Pradilla, MD, Assistant Professor; Director, Cerebrovascular Research Laboratory, Emory University School of Medicine

9:30 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.
Morning Break with Exhibitors

10:00 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.
Laser Interstitial Therapy Use in Epilepsy
Nicole Bentley, MD, Assistant Professor, University of Alabama – Birmingham

10:30 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.
2019 Tax Planning Considerations
Jonathon G. Kassouf, CPA, PFS, Director, Kassouf & Co.

11:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
Lateral Approaches to the Thoracolumbar Spine
Joshua Y. Menendez, MD, Neurosurgical Associates, PC

11:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Antiplatelet Medication and Operative Subdural Hematomas
James Mooney, MD, Resident Physician, University of Alabama – Birmingham

12:00 p.m.
Business Session

6:30 p.m.
Cocktails followed by dinner

SUNDAY, June 2
7:00 a.m. – 8:00 a.m.
Registration/Breakfast with Exhibitors

8:00 a.m. – 8:45 a.m.
Honored Guest Talk: What’s New for Cerebral Aneurysms
Brian L. Hoh, MD, Chair, Department of Neurosurgery, University of Florida

8:45 a.m. – 9:15 a.m.
Functional Neurosurgical Applications of Modern Precision Radiosurgery
Evan Thomas, MD, PhD, Resident Physician, University of Alabama – Birmingham

9:15 a.m. – 9:45 a.m.
Morning Break with Exhibitors

9:45 a.m. – 10:15 a.m.
Advances in Modern Radiosurgery for Brain metastases: From the Gamma Knife to the LINAC
Evan Thomas, MD, PhD, Resident Physician, University of Alabama – Birmingham

10:15 a.m. – 10:45 a.m.
Constraint Induced Therapy for Neurosurgical Patients
Bobby Brunner, MD, Professor, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, University of Alabama – Birmingham

10:45 a.m. – 11:15 a.m.
Overview of Pediatric Intracranial Aneurysms
John Deveikis. MD, Interventional Radiologist, Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital

11:15 a.m. – 11:45 a.m.
Challenges and Novel Approaches in Treating Gliomas
Mina Lobbous, MD, Instructor/Fellow, Department of Neurology,  Division of Neuro-Oncology, University of Alabama – Birmingham

11:45 a.m. – 12:15 p.m.
Endovascular Mechanical Thrombectomy for Cerebral Venous Sinus Thrombosis: A Systematic Review
Adeel Ilyas, MD, Resident Physician, University of Alabama – Birmingham

12:15 p.m.
Evaluation and Adjourn