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Marcus Neuroscience Institute Brain and Spine Symposium
Thursday-Friday, May 15-16, 2025
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Presentations
Thursday, May 15 - 6 Cat. 1
| 8:00 – 8:20 a.m. | Welcome and Introductions Warren Selman, M.D. |
| 8:20 – 8:40 a.m. | Current Approaches to Management of Intracranial AVMs Phillip Stieg, M.D. |
| 8:40 – 9:00 a.m. | Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus, A Reversible Cause of Dementia Frank D. Vrionis, M.D., Ph.D., MPH |
| 9:00 – 9:20 a.m. | MMA Embolization for Chronic Subdural Hematoma Brian Snelling, M.D. |
| 9:20 – 9:40 a.m. | Advancements in Technology for Brain Surgery: A Tech Talk Warren Selman, M.D. |
| 9:40 – 10:00 a.m. | The Allure of Spinal Radiation: Synergizing with Spinal Surgery Anurag Agarwal, M.D. |
| 10:00 – 10:10 a.m. | Questions & Answers |
| 10:10 – 10:35 a.m. | Break and Visit Exhibits |
| 10:35 – 10:40 a.m. | Introductions Kimisha Lutas, MSN, R.N. |
| 10:40 – 11:00 a.m. | Understanding Low Back Pain: Prevention, Pitfalls and Exercise Ronald Tolchin, D.O. |
| 11:00 – 11:20 a.m. | Advanced Interventional Options for Axial Back Pain Seif Elbualy, M.D. |
| 11:20 – 11:40 a.m. | Early and Progressive Mobilization: A Collaborative Approach Michelle Gomez, P.T., DPT |
| 11:40 a.m. – 12:00 noon | Age, Race, Gender and Implicit Bias in Pain Management: The Nerves of it All! Sanya Arscott, BSN, R.N, PMGT-BC |
| 12:00 – 12:10 p.m. | Questions & Answers |
| 12:10 – 1:00 p.m. | Lunch, Visit Exhibits, and Product Theater |
| 1:00 – 1:05 p.m. | Introductions Marcia Solomon, MHA, BSN, R.N. |
| 1:05 – 1:25 p.m. | Case Presentation: Lateral Interbody Fusions Deeptee Jain, M.D. |
| 1:25 – 1:45 p.m. | Review of Traumatic Forces in Cervical Spine Injuries: Mechanisms, Findings and Treatment Matthew R. Moore, M.D., FAANS, FACS |
| 1:45 – 2:05 p.m. | Anterior, Lateral, and Posterior Interbody Approaches to the Lumbar Spine: Advantages, Disadvantages, and Caveats Evan M. Packer, M.D., MBA, FAANS, FACS |
| 2:05 – 2:25 p.m. | Managing Adult Spinal Deformities Elias Dakwar, M.D., FACP, FIDSA |
| 2:25 – 2:30 p.m. | Questions & Answers |
| 2:30 – 2:50 p.m. | Break and Visit Exhibits |
| 2:50 – 2:55 p.m. | Introductions Darryl Wright, BSN, R.N. |
| 2:55 – 3:15 p.m. | Artificial Inteligence: Case Studies Timothy O’Connor, M.D., FACP |
| 3:15 – 3:35 p.m. | The Value of the Lateral Approach in Adult Spinal Deformity Elias Dakwar, M.D., FACP, FIDSA |
| 3:35 – 3:55 p.m. | Advancing Technologies in Neurosurgery Timothy O’Connor, M.D., FACP |
| 3:55 – 4:00 p.m | Questions & Answers |
| 4:00 p.m. | Adjourn |
Friday, May 16 - 6.5 Cat. 1
| 8:00 – 8:20 a.m. | Welcome and Introductions Peter Gliebus, M.D. |
| 8:20 – 8:40 a.m. | Best Practices in the Evaluation and Management of Parkinson's Disease Sameea Hussain Wilson, D.O. |
| 8:40 – 9:00 a.m. | High-Intensity Focused Ultrasound for Healthcare Professionals Timothy Miller, M.D. |
| 9:00 – 9:20 a.m. | Neuropsychological in the Diagnosis of Dementia Raphael Wald, Psy.D., ABN, CMPC |
| 9:20 – 9:40 a.m. | Alzheimer’s Disease: Current Medical Treatments Peter Gliebus, M.D. |
| 9:40 – 10:00 a.m. | Break and Visit Exhibits |
| 10:00 – 10:20 a.m. | Frontotemporal Dementia: Clinical and Pathological Perspectives Peter Gliebus, M.D. |
| 10:20 – 10:40 a.m. | Thinking About Functional Neurologic Disorders Yankel Girshman, D.O. |
| 10:40 – 11:00 a.m. | Myasthenia Gravis: A Treatable Underestimated Illness Marc A. Swerdloff, M.D. |
| 11:00 – 11:20 a.m. | Treatment of Myasthenia Gravis Svetlana Faktorovich, M.D. |
| 11:20 – 11:40 a.m. | Cerebral Amyloid Angiopathy: Clinical Insights and Emerging Therapies Michal Dobbs, M.D. |
| 11:40 a.m. – 12:00 noon | Stroke in Pregnancy Constance Katsafanas, D.O. |
| 12:00 noon – 1:00 p.m. | Lunch and Visit Exhibits |
| 1:00 – 1:20 p.m. | Neuroimaging of Brain Tumors Thomas C. Hammond, M.D. |
| 1:20 – 1:40 p.m. | Psychosocial Evaluation of Neurological Patients Sandi Zelniker, LCSW |
| 1:40 – 2:00 p.m. | Re-Irradiation of CNS Malignancies Hina Saeed, M.D. |
| 2:00 – 2:20 a.m. | Break and Visit Exhibits |
| 2:20 – 2:40 a.m. | Epilepsy Update: Beyond Anti-seizure Medications Pooja Patel, M.D. |
| 2:40 – 3:00 p.m. | Optimizing Epilepsy Management: Advancement in Anti-seizure Medications Luis Felipe Tornes, M.D. |
| 3:00 – 3:20 p.m. | Minimal Access Techniques For the Surgical Management of Epilepsy Yarema Bezchlibnyk, M.D., Ph.D., FRCSC |
| 3:20 - 3:40 p.m. | Multiple Sclerosis in 2025 Amy Laitinen, M.D. |
| 3:40 – 4:00 p.m. | Acute Inpatient Rehabilitation after Stroke: Optimizing Recovery Mary Kathryn Gustafson, D.O. |
| 4:00 – 4:15 p.m. | Closing Remarks and Adjourn |
NOTE: Schedule subject to change.
