Miami Brain Symposium, Eighth Annual

Miami, FL US
December 5, 2025
 

Live, In-Person Symposium | 7.5 Cat. 1
Friday, December 5, 2025 | 7:30 a.m. – 4:55 p.m.
Hilton Miami Dadeland, Miami, Florida

The Miami Brain Symposium will focus on state-of-the-art approaches to the management of primary and metastatic central nervous system tumors, along with current standards of care and a look at future directions. This symposium will engage participants as the expert faculty navigate through complex cases, novel treatment strategies and panel discussions.

Learning Objectives

Upon completion of this symposium, participants should be better able to:

  • Examine the role of novel clinical and translational biomarkers, chemosensitivity, and other assays in guiding treatment of gliomas.
  • Recognize the advantages of novel radiation modalities and fractionation strategies for patients with brain metastases, gliomas, meningiomas, chordoma, and other brain tumors.
  • Evaluate key advances in syndromic and pediatric brain tumor diagnoses and management.
  • Understand the role of systemic therapies and craniospinal irradiation in treating leptomeningeal disease.
  • Recognize the limitations and advances in imaging of brain tumors.

Who Should Attend

Adult and pediatric neurologists, adult and pediatric medical oncologists, neurosurgeons, neuro-oncologists, medical oncologists, neuroradiologists, diagnostic radiologists, radiation oncologists, emergency medicine physicians, pathologists, neuroscience nurses, neurosurgery nurses, nurse practitioners, clinical pharmacists, rehabilitation and pain management specialists and physician assistants, as well as other specialists interested in the fields of neuro-oncology and neuroscience.

This course will add tremendous value to residents in training as well as fellows in multiple specialties, including family practice, internal medicine, pediatrics, neurology, neurosurgery, medical oncology, radiation oncology, radiology and pathology.

Registration and Fees

 Full Symposium
Physicians*$300
Baptist Health Employees, Physicians-in-Training and Fellows**$65
Others$105

* Group discounts available for three or more physicians who register together as a group by Friday, November 15. No add-ons. Call for details.

** Registration must be accompanied by a letter from the Fellowship/Residency Director.

Event date: Friday, December 5, 2025 | 7:55 a.m. – 5 p.m.

Cancellation Policy

Cancellations must be received by Friday, November 21, 2025 to receive a refund of the registration fee, less a $35 administrative fee. Registration fees are not refundable after Friday, November 21, 2025

Commercial Support

Baptist Health gratefully acknowledges the educational grant provided by Varian Medical Systems.

Course Summary
Available credit: 
  • 7.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
  • 7.50 General certificate of attendance
  • 7.50 Nurse Practitioners
  • 7.50 Florida Board of Nursing
  • 7.50 Florida Board of Pharmacy
Course opens: 
07/29/2025
Course expires: 
12/31/2025
Event starts: 
12/05/2025 - 7:55am EST
Event ends: 
12/05/2025 - 5:00pm EST
Cost:
$1.00

Agenda

7:30 - 7:50 a.m.Breakfast, Product Theater, and Visit Exhibits
7:55 - 8:00 a.m.Welcome and Introductions
Yazmin Odia, M.D., M.S., FAAN
Glioma Therapy Advances from Bench to Clinic
Moderator: Manmeet Ahluwalia, M.D., MBA, FASCO
8:00 - 8:25 a.m.Molecular Characterication and Prognostication in Gliomas: Are We There Yet?
Jose Otero, M.D.
8:25 - 8:50 a.m.Standard of Care and Limitations of Imaging for Gliomas
Kevin Abrams, M.D.
8:50 - 9:15 a.m.Exploring Therapeutic Vulnerabilities in Gliomas
Vinay K. Puduvalli, M.D.
9:15 - 9:30 a.m.Questions and Answers
9:30 - 9:45 a.m.Break and Visit Exhibits
Advances in the Management of Other Brain Tumors
Moderator: Michael McDermott, M.D., FAANS
9:45 - 10:10 a.m.Molecular Risk Stratification of Meningiomas
David R. Raleigh, M.D., PhD
10:10 - 10:35 a.m.Advanced Imaging for CNS Tumors
William Breen, M.D.
10:35 - 11:00 a.m.Current Standard of Care and Advances in Chordoma
Matthew Hall, M.D.
11:00 - 11:25 a.m.Brachytherapy for CNS Tumors
Michael McDermott, M.D., FAANS
11:25 - 11:40 a.m.Questions and Answers
11:40 a.m. - 1:10 p.m.Lunch, Product Theater, and Visit Exhibits
The Great Debates
Moderator: Rupesh Kotecha, M.D.
1:10 - 1:40 p.m.Fractionation for Brain Metastases
Scott Soltys, M.D.

Single Fraction SRS for Brain Metastases
William Breen, M.D.
1:40 - 2:10 p.m.Re-irradiation for Recurrent Gliomas
Scott Soltys, M.D.

Systemic Therapy for Recurrent Gliomas
Yazmin Odia, M.D., M.S., FAAN
2:10 - 2:40 p.m.Observation for WHO Grade 2 Meningiomas
David R. Raleigh, M.D., PhD

Radiation for WHO Grade 2 Meningiomas
C. Leland Rogers, M.D.
2:40 - 2:55 p.m.Break and Visit Exhibits
Innovations
Moderator: Minesh Mehta, M.D., FASTRO
2:55 - 3:20 p.m.Changing Paradigm in CNS Lymphoma
Yuliya Linhares, M.D.
3:20 - 3:45 p.m.Syndromic Primary CNS Tumors
Nicole Ullrich, M.D., Ph.D.
3:45 - 4:10 p.m.Key Advances in Pediatric CNS Tumors
Mohamed S. Abdelbaki, M.D.
4:10 - 4:35 p.m.Protons & Neurocognition Protection for Pediatric Brain Tumors
Torunn Yock, M.D.
4:35 - 4:50 p.m.Questions and Answers
4:50 - 4:55 p.m.Closing Remarks/Adjourn
Rupesh Kotecha, M.D.

NOTE: Schedule subject to change.

Hilton Miami Dadeland
9100 N Kendall Dr
Miami, FL 33176
United States
+1 (786) 975-1920

About the Venue

Next to Baptist Hospital, Hilton Miami is two miles from Dadeland Mall and 10 minutes from Dadeland South Metro Station. Miami International Airport is 13 miles away. Hilton Miami offers a wellness center with yoga and Pilates classes plus massages, a heated pool, and guest rooms with fitness equipment. Hilton Miami Dadeland has met cleanliness standards for a WELL Health-Safety Rating.

Symposium Directors

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Manmeet Ahluwalia, M.D., MBA, FASCO
Fernandez Family Foundation Endowed Chair in Cancer Research
Chief of Medical Oncology
Chief Scientific Officer & Deputy Director
Baptist Health Miami Cancer Institute
Miami, Florida
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Matthew Hall, M.D.
Radiation Oncologist
Baptist Health Miami Cancer Institute
Miami, Florida
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Rupesh Kotecha, M.D.
Chief, Radiosurgery
Director, CNS Metastasis Program
Director of Research, Radiation Oncology
Baptist Health Miami Cancer Institute
Member, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Alliance
Professor, Department of Radiation Oncology
FIU Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine
Miami, Florida
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Michael McDermott, M.D., FAANS
Chair, Division of Neurosurgery
Chief Medical Executive
Baptist Health Miami Neuroscience Institute
Irma & Kalman Bass Endowed Chair in Clinical Neuroscience
Miami, Florida
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Minesh Mehta, M.D., FASTRO
Deputy Director and Chief of Radiation Oncology
Baptist Health Miami Cancer Institute
Member, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Alliance
Miami, Florida
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Yazmin Odia, M.D., M.S., FAAN
Chief, Neuro-Oncology
Baptist Health Miami Cancer Institute
Member, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Alliance
Miami, Florida

Faculty

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Mohamed S. Abdelbaki, M.D.
Professor of Pediatrics
Division of Hematology and Oncology
Brain Tumor Center
Neurofibromatosis Center
Siteman Cancer Center
St. Louis, Missouri
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Kevin Abrams, M.D.
Chief of Radiology
Baptist Hospital Section Chief
Neuroradiology and MRI
Baptist Health
Miami, Florida
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William Breen, M.D.
Radiation Oncologist
Associate Research Chair
Mayo Clinic
Rochester, Minnesota
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Yuliya Linhares, M.D.
Medical Oncologist
Baptist Health Miami Cancer Institute
Miami, Florida
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Jose Otero, M.D.
Neuropathologist
Baptist Health Miami Cancer Institute
Miami, Florida
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Vinay K. Puduvalli, M.D.
Department of Neuro-Oncology
Division of Cancer Medicine
MD Anderson Cancer Center
Houston, Texas
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David R. Raleigh, M.D., PhD
Associate Professor
Endowed Professor
Brain Tumor Center Principal Investigator and Preclinical Therapeutics Core Director
Departments of Radiation Oncology, Neurological Surgery, and Pathology
University of California San Francisco
San Francisco, California
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C. Leland Rogers, M.D.
Radiation Oncologist
Jordan Valley Cancer Center
West Jordan, Utah
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Scott Soltys, M.D.
Radiation Oncologist
Stanford Medicine
Palo Alto, California
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Nicole Ullrich, M.D., Ph.D.
Co-Director, Multidisciplinary Neurofibromatosis Program
Associate, Department of Neurology
Director, Neurologic Neuro-Oncology
Associate Director, Clinical Trials, Neurofibromatosis Program
Attending Physician, Cancer and Blood Disorders Center
Professor of Neurology, Harvard Medical School
Boston, Massachusetts
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Torunn Yock, M.D.
Pediatric Radiation Oncology
Massachusetts General Hospital
Professor of Radiation Oncology
Harvard Medical School
Boston, Massachusetts

NOTE: Faculty subject to change.

Accreditation

Baptist Health South Florida is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians. Baptist Health has been re-surveyed by the ACCME and awarded Commendation for 6 years as a provider of CME for physicians.

Baptist Health South Florida designates this live activity for a maximum of 7.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

This activity has been approved for a total of 7.5 credit hours, CE Broker Course #20-1332090, by the Florida Boards of Medicine, Osteopathic Medicine, and by the Florida Council of Physician Assistants.

This activity has been approved for 7.5 credits for Nurse Practitioners, Nurses, Pharmacists, and Pharmacy Techs.. CE Broker Course #20-1332090. Baptist Health South Florida CE Broker Provider #50-182.

The American Academy of Nurse Practitioners Certification Board (AANPCB) accepts CEs accredited by the ACCME. Individuals are responsible for checking with the AANPCB for further guidelines.

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The Congress of Neurological Surgeons has endorsed this educational activity as relevant to the practice of Neurological Surgery and meets the criteria for Category I Neurosurgical Credits as defined by the American Board of Neurological Surgery.

AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ claimed by physicians attending live events certified and organized in the United States for AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ can be claimed through the agreement on mutual recognition of credits between UEMS and AMA, considered as being equal to the European Continuous Medical Education Credits (ECMEC©) granted by the UEMS. One AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ is equivalent to one (1) hour of European EACCME Credit (ECMEC©). Each medical specialist should claim only those hours of credit that he/she actually spent in the educational activity.

Disclaimer

Baptist Health South Florida presents this CME activity for use by healthcare professionals for educational purposes only. Opinions, perspectives and information presented by the faculty represent their ideas and views, and participants should carefully consider all available scientific data before acting on knowledge gained through this activity. Additionally, participants should consult the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for approved uses prior to prescribing medications or utilizing medical devices discussed in this activity.

While Baptist Health makes reasonable efforts to ensure that accurate information is presented, no warranty, expressed or implied, is offered. Participants should rely on their own clinical judgment, knowledge and experience before applying information acquired to their professional use.

Available Credit

  • 7.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
  • 7.50 General certificate of attendance
  • 7.50 Nurse Practitioners
  • 7.50 Florida Board of Nursing
  • 7.50 Florida Board of Pharmacy
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We gratefully acknowledge the following exhibitors:

Brainlab

Caris Life Sciences

Chimerix, a Jazz Pharmaceuticals Company

Fujifilm Healthcare

GT Medical Technologies

Kiyatec

Medtronic

Miami Cancer Institute

National Livescan Fingerprinting Corporation

Novocure

Olympus Surgical/Key Medical

RaySearch Americas

Servier

SpringWorks Therapeutics

Telix Pharmaceuticals

Vitas Healthcare

ZAP Surgical

We gratefully acknowledge the following first-time exhibitors:

Belay Diagnostics

Chemo Mouthpiece

Fuse Oncology

MedLever

NX Development Corporation

Radformation

Price

Cost:
$1.00
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