Marcus Neuroscience Institute Brain and Spine Symposium

Boca Raton, FL US
May 14, 2026 to May 15, 2026
 

Live, In-Person Symposium
Thursday-Friday, May 14-15, 2026
Boca Raton Marriott at Boca Center

Become an Exhibitor

The Marcus Neuroscience Institute Brain and Spine Symposium is a two-day academic event designed to assist attendees in expanding their knowledge of the latest advances in the field of neuroscience through didactic lectures, interactive panel discussions and case-based presentations.

The expert faculty will discuss the latest evidence-based practices in the care of brain and spine surgeries, interventional pain management, neurodegenerative diseases, multiple sclerosis, movement disorders, epilepsy, and many more topics in the neurosciences.

This year’s session will focus on exploring the latest clinical innovations and collaborative approaches that are transforming care for brain and spine patients. The MNI Brain and Spine Symposium brings together a multidisciplinary audience—including primary care providers, nurses, neurosurgeons, spine specialists, and allied health professionals—to discuss the most current research and best practices in the field. This symposium emphasizes clinical excellence through evidence-based practices, multidisciplinary collaboration, and the integration of innovative technologies. Attendees will gain practical insights and actionable strategies designed to enhance patient outcomes across the continuum of care, with a focus on current research and best practices to guide effective surgical and non-surgical treatments for complex brain and spine disorders.

Learning Objectives

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

  • Identify emerging innovations transforming brain and spine care.
  • Describe how multidisciplinary collaboration improves surgical and non-surgical outcomes.
  • Apply evidence-based strategies (e.g., ERAS, metabolic optimization, technology integration) to enhance continuity of care.
  • Recognize the shared roles of neurosurgeons, primary care providers, nurses, and allied health professionals in optimizing recovery and long-term outcomes.
  • Identify therapies for the conservative management of chronic neck and back pain.

Who Should Attend

Primary Care Physicians, Nurse Practitioners, Family Medicine Physicians, Anesthesiologists, Hospitalists, Pharmacists, Epileptologists, Neurologists, Nurses, Pain Specialists, Integrative Medicine Physicians, Neurosurgery and Spine Specialists, Chiropractors, Physician Assistants, Residents,  Orthopedists and all other interested healthcare professionals.

Registration and Fees

 Early Bird until April 23Standard
Physicians$200$225
Physicians-in-Training$49$55
Baptist Health Employees$0$0
Students$0$0
Others$49$55

Event date: Thursday-Friday, May 14 - 15, 2026

Cancellation Policy

Cancellations must be received by Thursday, April 30, 2026 to receive a refund of the registration fee, less a $35 administrative fee. Registration fees are not refundable after Thursday, April 30, 2026

 

Course Summary
Course opens: 
03/08/2026
Course expires: 
05/31/2026
Event starts: 
05/14/2026 - 8:00am EDT
Event ends: 
05/15/2026 - 4:30pm EDT
Cost:
$49.00
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Agenda

Thursday, May 14

8 - 8:20 a.m.  Welcome and Introductions
8:20 - 9 a.m.Artificial Intelligence
Deepok Nair, M.D.
9 - 9:20 a.m. Lewy Body Disorders
Peter Gliebus, M.D.
9:20 - 9:40 a.m. Neurosyphilis
Sunil M. Chauhan, M.D. 
9:40 - 10 a.m.Infusions for Alzheimer’s Disease
Peter Gliebus, M.D.
10 - 10:20 a.m. Break and Exhibits
10:20 - 10:40 a.m. Neurotoxins: The Elephant in the Room
Raphaael Wald, Psy.D., ABN, CMPC
10:40 - 11 a.m. Temperature Inversion: A Pathognomonic Symptom of Ciguatera Toxic Neuropathy            
Marc Swerdloff, M.D.
11 - 11:20 a.m. Stroke
Constance V. Katsafanas, D.O.
11:20 - 11:40 a.m. Extended Window for Thrombolysis
Felipe De Los Rios, M.D.
11:40 a.m. - Noon Stroke and Depression
Yankel Girshman, D.O.
Noon - 1 p.m.Lunch and Exhibits
1 - 1:20 p.m.  Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension: New Metabolic Drivers and Evolving Treatments
Pablo Ravenna, M.D.
1:20 - 1:40 p.m.  Epilepsy and Autoimmune Disorders
Pooja Patel, M.D.
1:40 - 2 p.m. Headache Management
Jackie Green, APRN
2 - 2:20 p.m.Brain Death Determination
Deepok Nair, M.D.
2:20 - 2:40 p.m.Break and Exhibits
2:40 - 3 p.m.Approaching the Weak Patient: Strategies for Diagnosing Myasthenia Gravis
Svetlana Faktorovich, M.D.
3 - 3:20 p.m.Learning About Essential Tremor: The Diagnosis Process and Treatment Options
Sameea Husain Wilson, D.O.
3:20 - 3:40 p.m.Updates in Parkinson’s Disease
Diego Torres-Russotto, M.D.
3:40 - 4 p.m. Spinal Cord Injury, Determining Degree of Injury and Functional Potential
Marcalee Alexander, M.D.
4 - 4:15 p.m.Closing Remarks
4:15 p.m.Adjourn

Friday, May 15

8 - 8:05 a.m.Welcome
Warren Selman, M.D.
8:05 - 8:10 a.m.Introductions
Marcia Solomon, MSN, R.N.
8:10 - 8:30 a.m. Minimally Invasive Approaches for Brain Tumors: Shrinking the “Inoperable” 
Warren Selman, M.D.
8:30 - 8:50 a.m.High-Intensity Focused Ultrasound (HIFU)  
Justin Sporrer, M.D. 
8:50 - 9:10 a.m.Technological Advancements in Skull Base Surgery
Warren Selman, M.D.
9:10 - 9:30 a.m.Potential Roles of Proton Therapy in Managing Gliomas
Minesh Mehta, M.D.
9:30 - 10 a.m.CNS Tumor Board
Hina Saeed, M.D.
Timothy O’Connor, M.D.
10 - 10:10 a.m. Question and Answer Session
10:10 - 10:35 a.m.   Break and Exhibits
10:35 - 10:40 a.m.Interdisciplinary Spine Care
Kim Lutas, MSN, R.N.
10:40 - 11 a.m.From Back Pain to Cord Compression: EMS & ER Pathways for Early Spine Triage
Jeniel Parmar, M.D.
11 - 11:20 a.m.GLP-1 Receptor Agonists as a Preoperative Optimization Tool in Spine Surgery
Angel Rodolfo Alejandro, M.D.
11:20 - 11:40 a.m.Back Pain to Spine Pathology: When to Refer, When to Reassure Guidance for Primary Care and Nursing on Early Recognition of Red Flags and Referral Timing
Elias Dakwar, M.D. 
11:40 a.m. - noonOptimizing the Patient Before the First Incision: The Primary Care Perspective in ERAS Spine Pathways 
Tara E. Levine-Polinsky, M.D. 
Noon - 12:10 p.m.Question and Answer Session
12:10 - 1 p.m.  Lunch and Product Theater
1 - 1:05 p.m.Introductions - Multimodal Management for Spine Care
Kendra Kent, MSN, R.N.
1:05 - 1:25  p.m.  Spine ERAS
Kim Duggan, MSN, R.N. 
1:25 - 1:45 p.m.  Chronic Pain and Pain Pumps 
Marc S. Cohen, M.D. 
1:45 - 2:05 p.m. Postop ACDF Discharge Education: Guidelines and Screening
Ruxandra Ciuca, M.S. 
2:05 - 2:25 p.m.Age, Race, Gender and Implicit Bias in Pain Management 
Sanya K. Arscott, BSN, R.N. 
2:25 - 2:30 p.m.Question and Answer Session
2:30 - 2:50 p.m.Break and Exhibits
2:50 - 2:55 p.m.Introductions - Technological Advancements in Spine Surgery
Darryl Wright, BSN, R.N. 
2:55 - 3:25 p.m.Endoscopic Spine Surgery: Minimally Invasive, Maximum Recovery
Anthony Frempong-Boadu, M.D. 
3:25 - 3:45 p.m. Robotic-Assisted Spine Surgery: Advancements and Clinical Outcomes
Timothy E. O’Connor, M.D., FACP  
3:45 - 4:05 p.m. Motion Preservation in Spine Surgery
Frank Vrionis, M.D. 
4:05 - 4:25 p.m. Cervical Disc Replacement vs ACDF
Evan Packer, M.D.
4:25 - 4:30 p.m. Question and Answer Session
4:30 p.m.Adjourn

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NOTE: Schedule subject to change.

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5150 Town Center Cir
Boca Raton, FL 33486
United States

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Boca Raton, Florida 33486
United States
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Symposium Directors

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Sanya Arscott, BSN, RN, PMGT-BC
Spine Program Supervisor
Marcus Neuroscience Institute
Baptist Health Boca Raton Regional Hospital
Boca Raton, Florida
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G. Peter Gliebus, M.D.
Director, Cognitive and Behavioral Neurology Program
Baptist Health Marcus Neuroscience Institute
Associate Professor of Neurology
Florida Atlantic University, Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine
Boca Raton, Florida
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Kendra Kent, R.N., M.S., CCRN, CNRN, SCRN, CENP
Director, Neuroscience Programs
Marcus Neuroscience Institute
Baptist Health South Florida
Boca Raton, Florida
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Timothy O’Connor, M.D., FACP
Director, Minimally Invasive and Robotic Spine Surgery
Department of Neurosurgery
Marcus Neuroscience Institute
Bethesda Hospital
Boynton Beach, Florida
Boca Raton Regional Hospital
Baptist Health South Florida
Boca Raton, Florida
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Evan M. Packer, M.D., MBA, FAANS, FACS
Neurosurgeon
Baptist Health Medical Group
Baptist Health Quality Network
Medical Directo, Neurosurgery
Marcus Neuroscience Institute
Baptist Health Boca Raton Regional Hospital
Boca Raton, Florida

Faculty

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Marcalee S. Alexander, M.D.
Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician
Director, Marcus Neuroscience Institute
Cornell Institute for Rehabilitation Medicine
Bethesda Hospital East, Baptist Health
Boynton Beach, Florida
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Sunil M. Chauhan, M.D.
Neurology
Marcus Neuroscience Institute
Boca Raton Regional Hospital, Baptist Health
Boca Raton, Florida
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Felipe De Los Rios La Rosa, M.D.
Cerebrovascular Neurology
Irma Bass Endowed Chair in Stroke Neurology
Director, Stroke Program
Baptist Health Miami Neuroscience Institute
Miami, Florida
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Svetlana Faktorovich, M.D.
Neurologist
Director of Neuromuscular Medicine
Marcus Neuroscience Institute
Boca Raton Regional Hospital, Baptist Health
Boca Raton, Florida
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Yankel Girshman, D.O., FAPA
Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry
Medical Director, Psychiatry
Chair, Bioethics Committee
Boca Raton Regional Hospital, Baptist Health
Clinical Affiliate Assistant Professor
FAU College of Medicine
Boca Raton, Florida
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G. Peter Gliebus, M.D., FAAN
Medical Director, Cognitive and Behavioral Program
Marcus Neurosciences Institute
Associate Professor of Neurology
Florida Atlantic University, Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine
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Jacklynn S. Green, FNP, MSN
Marcus Neuroscience Institute
Boca Raton Regional Hospital, Baptist Health
Boca Raton, Florida
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Constance V. Katsafanas, D.O.
Director of Stroke Neurology
Marcus Neuroscience Institute
Boca Raton Regional Hospital, Baptist Health
Associate Professor
Program Director, Neurology Residency
Florida Atlantic University
Boca Raton, Florida
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Deepak S. Nair, M.D., MBA
Vascular & Critical Care Neurology
Vice President, Neuroscience Service Line
OSF HealthCare
Peoria, Illinois
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Pablo Ravenna, M.D.
Neuro-ophthalmologist
Marcus Neuroscience Institute
Boca Raton Regional Hospital, Baptist Health
Boca Raton, Florida
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Pooja Sureja Patel, M.D.
Director of Epilepsy
Marcus Neuroscience Institute
Boca Raton Regional Hospital, Baptist Health
Boca Raton, Florida
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Marc A. Swerdloff, M.D.
Neurologist
Marcus Neuroscience Institute
Boca Raton Regional Hospital, Baptist Health
Boca Raton, Florida
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Diego R. Torres-Russotto, M.D.
Neurology
Miami Neuroscience Institute
Baptist Health Baptist Hospital of Miami
Professor
Director, FIU Baptist Health Neurology Residency Program
Department of Neurosciences
Miami, Florida
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Raphael J. Wald, Psy.D., ABN, CMPC
Neuropsychologist/Psychologist
Marcus Neuroscience Institute
Boca Raton, Florida
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Sameea Husain Wilson, D.O.
Director, Movement Disorder Neurology
Marcus Neuroscience Institute
Boca Raton Regional Hospital, Baptist Health
Associate Professor of Neurology
Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine
Florida Atlantic University
Boca Raton, Florida
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Angel Rodolfo Alejandro, M.D.
Endocrinology
Baptist Health Medical Group
Baptist Health Baptist Hospital of Miami
Miami, Florida
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Marc S. Cohen, M.D.
Anesthesiologist and Interventional Pain Management Physician
Boca Raton Regional Hospital, Baptist Health
Boca Raton, Florida
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Anthony K. Frempong-Boadu, M.D.
Neurosurgery Spine Surgery
NYU Langone Health
New York, New York
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Tara Levine-Polinksy, M.D.
Internal Medicine
Concierge Medicine
Baptist Health Concierge Medicine
Boca Raton Regional Hospital and Bethesda Hospital East and West, Baptist Health
Delray Beach, Florida
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Kim Lutas, MSN, R.N., CNRN, SCRN
System Wide Stroke Program Manager
Marcus Neuroscience Institute
Boca Raton Regional Hospital and Bethesda Hospital East and West, Baptist Health
Boca Raton and Boynton Beach, Florida
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Minesh P. Mehta, M.D. FASTRO
Deputy Director and Chief of Radiation Oncology
John and Mary Lou Dasburg Endowed Chair in Radiation Oncology
Chair and Professor, Department of Oncological Sciences
FIU Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine
Honorary Professor, Apollo Hospitals Education & Research Foundation
Medical Staff, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Alliance
Baptist Health Miami Cancer Institute
Miami, Florida
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Timothy O’Connor M.D.
Director, Minimally Invasive and Robotic Spine Surgery
Department of Neurosurgery
Marcus Neuroscience Institute
Bethesda Hospital
Boynton Beach, Florida
Boca Raton Regional Hospital
Baptist Health South Florida
Boca Raton, Florida
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Jeniel Parmar, M.D., Ph.D.
Emergency Medicine Attending Physician
Associate Medical Director, Boca Raton Fire and Rescue
Associate Medical Director, Highland Beach Fire and Rescue
Boca Raton, Florida
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Hina Saeed, M.D.
Radiation Oncologist
Deputy Director of Radiation Oncology
Eugene M. & Christine E. Lynn Cancer Institute
Boca Raton Regional Hospital, Baptist Health
Boca Raton, Florida
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Warren R. Selman, M.D.
Neurosurgeon
Chief Medical Executive
Marcus Neuroscience Institute
Boca Raton, Florida

NOTE: Faculty subject to change.

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