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Full Schedule

  • Thursday, April 20, 2023
  • 8:30am – 5:00pm PST
    Express Badge Pick-Up
  • 12:00pm – 5:00pm PST
    AANS Registration
  • 12:00pm – 5:00pm PST
    Quiet/Prayer Room
  • 1:30pm – 5:00pm PST
    (PC1101) Practical Clinic: You are Never Too Old for Surgery: Spine Management in an Aging Population
    Course Director: Andrea Strayer, PhD, NP, CNRN – University of Wisconsin - Madison School of Medicine and Public Health
    Course Director: Nathaniel Brooks, MD – University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health
    Faculty: Eve Tsai, MD, PhD – The Ottawa Hospital, University of Ottawa
    Faculty: Darryl Dirisio, MD – Albany Medical College
    Faculty: Virgilio Matheus, MD (he/him/his) – Orlando Regional Medical Center/ Orlando Health
    Faculty: Eric Momin, MD – SCL Health St. Mary's Hospital
    Faculty: Laura Prado, DNP, NP (she/her/hers) – Atlanta Brain and Spine
    Faculty: Shelly Schmoller, PA-C – University of Wisconsin- Madison
    Faculty: John H. Shin, MD – Massachusetts General Hospital
    Faculty: Tiffany G. Perry, MD, FAANS – Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
    Ticketed EventSpine
  • 1:30pm – 5:00pm PST
    (PC1102) Practical Clinic: How to Apply to Residency
    Course Director: David Dornbos, III, MD (he/him/his) – University of Kentucky
    Course Director: Michael M. McDowell, MD – University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
    Faculty: Christopher S. Graffeo, MD – University of Oklahoma
    Faculty: Nitin Agarwal, MD (he/him/his) – University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
    Faculty: Laura Stone McGuire, MD – University of Illinois at Chicago
    Faculty: Benjamin Kennedy, MD – University of Pennsylvania/Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
    Faculty: Carolyn Quinsey, MD – University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
    Faculty: Debraj Mukherjee, MD, MPH (he/him/his) – Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
    Faculty: Frank Attenello, MD, MS – Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California
    Faculty: Angela M. Richardson, MD, PhD (she/her/hers) – Indiana University School of Medicine
    Faculty: Brian Howard, MD – Emory University
    Faculty: Ricardo Komotar, MD – University of Miami
    Faculty: Adam S. Arthur, MD, MPH (he/him/his) – Department of Neurosurgery, University of Tennessee Health Sciences Center
    Faculty: Justin F. Fraser, MD, FAANS, FAHA (he/him/his) – American Association of Neurological Surgeons
    Faculty: Shahid Nimjee, MD, PhD, FAANS (he/him/his) – The Ohio State University Medical Center
    Faculty: Michael Ivan, MD – University of Miami
    Ticketed EventCareer Development
  • 2:30pm – 3:30pm PST
    Afternoon Beverage Break
  • Friday, April 21, 2023
  • 7:00am – 4:30pm PST
    Speaker Ready Room
  • 7:00am – 7:30pm PST
    AANS Registration
  • 7:00am – 7:30pm PST
    Express Badge Pick-Up
  • 7:00am – 7:30pm PST
    Quiet/Prayer Room
  • 7:30am – 3:10pm PST
    (GS) Global Symposium
    Moderator: Jacques Morcos, MD, FRCS, FAANS – Dept of Neurosurgery, University of Miami
    Plenary
  • 7:30am – 5:30pm PST
    Child Care Services
  • 8:00am – 11:30am PST
    (PC2202) Practical Clinic: Problems and Solutions
    Course Director: Daniel Hoit, MD, MPH (he/him/his) – University of Tennessee Semmes Murphey clinical nic
    Course Director: Michael Y. Wang, MD – University of Miami
    Ticketed EventSpineCV
  • 8:00am – 11:30am PST
    (PC2203) Practical Clinic: Technological Adjuncts for Malignant Brain Tumor Surgery
    Course Director: Daniel Orringer, MD – NYU Langone Health
    Course Director: Manish Aghi, MD, PhD – University of California, San Francisco (UCSF)
    Faculty: Francesco DiMeco, MD (he/him/his) – Fondazione Istituto Neurologico C.Besta
    Faculty: Walter Stummer, MD – Department of Neurosurgery, University of MĂĽnster
    Faculty: Michael Vogelbaum, MD, PhD – Moffitt Cancer Center
    Faculty: Constantinos G. Hadjipanayis, MD, PhD, FAANS (he/him/his) – University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
    Ticketed EventTumor
  • 8:00am – 11:30am PST
    (PC2204) Practical Clinic: Guide to Successful Research for Medical Students, Residents, and Young Neurosurgeons: The Dos and Don'ts
    Course Director: Aladine A. Elsamadicy, MD – Yale School of Medicine
    Faculty: James Rutka, MD, PhD – University of Toronto
    Faculty: Nitin Agarwal, MD (he/him/his) – University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
    Faculty: Peter Fecci, MD, PhD (he/him/his) – Duke University Medical Center
    Faculty: Jennifer M. Strahle, MD, FAANS (she/her/hers) – Washington University in St. Louis
    Faculty: John H. Shin, MD – Massachusetts General Hospital
    Faculty: Jacob Greenberg, MD, MSCI – Cleveland Clinic Foundation
    Faculty: Daniel Sciubba, MD, MBA – Northwell Health, Hoftstra University
    Faculty: Laura Stone McGuire, MD – University of Illinois at Chicago
    Faculty: Samantha A. Geouge (she/her/hers) – Journal of Neurosurgery Publishing Group, AANS
    Faculty: Ricardo Komotar, MD – University of Miami
    The goal of the course would be to help guide medical students, Resident and Young Neurosurgeons to be involve, create and be successful in research at all these stages.
    Ticketed EventCareer Development
  • 8:00am – 4:30pm PST
    (APP) Advanced Practitioners Plenary
    Moderator: Alice Edwards, PA-C, MHCM – Rutgers State of New Jersey/ RWJBarnabas Health
    Moderator: Danielle Brown, MSPAS, PA-C – CT Assist/Jefferson University Hospital
    APP Session
  • 8:00am – 4:30pm PST
    (APP) APP Plenary

    Moderator: Alice Edwards, PA-C, MHCM – Rutgers State of New Jersey/ RWJBarnabas Health

    Moderator: Robin Saiki, DNP, ACNP-BC – University of Colorado School of Medicine Dept. of Neurosurgery

  • 8:00am – 4:30pm PST
    (PC2201) Practical Clinic: Case-Based Management of Traumatic Brain Injuries
    Course Director: Ryan Kitagawa, MD – University of Texas Health Sciences Center at Houston
    Course Director: Jack Jallo, MD, PhD – Thomas Jefferson University
    Faculty: David Okonkwo, MD, PhD – University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
    Faculty: Zachary L. Hickman, MD (he/him/his) – NYC Health + Hospitals/Elmhurst
    Faculty: Jonathan R. Jagid, MD – University of Miami
    Faculty: Randy Bell, MD – Avera Mckennan Hospital and University Health Center; University of South Dakota; Uniformed Services University of Health Sciences
    Faculty: Anthony M. DiGiorgio, DO, MHA – University of California San Francisco
    Faculty: Laura B. Ngwenya, MD, PhD, FAANS – University of Cincinnati
    Faculty: James M. Wright, MD – Oregon Health & Science University
    Faculty: Vincent Wang, MD, PhD, FAANS – Dell Medical School
    Ticketed EventTrauma
  • 9:30am – 10:30am PST
    Morning Beverage Break
  • 11:30am – 12:30pm PST
    Practical Clinic Lunch
  • 12:00pm – 3:00pm PST
    (YNRF) Young Neurosurgeon Research Forum
    Moderator: Nicolas K. Khattar, MD – University of Louisville
    Moderator: Angela M. Richardson, MD, PhD (she/her/hers) – Indiana University School of Medicine
    Moderator: Lekhaj C. Daggubati, MD – University of Miami
    Moderator: Kevin T. Huang, MD (he/him/his) – Brigham and Women's Hospital / Harvard Medical School
    Career Development
  • 12:00pm – 5:00pm PST
    NREF Cushing Circle of Giving VIP Lounge
  • 1:00pm – 4:30pm PST
    (PC2205) Practical Clinic: Neurotrauma and Neurocritical Care for the Practicing Neurosurgeon
    Course Director: P. B. Raksin, MD – John H Stroger Jr Hospital of Cook County (formerly Cook County Hospital)
    Faculty: Ryan Kitagawa, MD – University of Texas Health Sciences Center at Houston
    Faculty: Daniel Michael, MD, PhD – Oakland Univ. SOM / Michigan Head & Spine Institute
    Faculty: Perry Ball, MD – Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center
    Faculty: Andres M. Rubiano, MD, PhD – Universidad El Bosque
    Faculty: David Okonkwo, MD, PhD – University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
    Faculty: Seth Alan Hoffer, MD – University Hospitals of Cleveland
    Faculty: Peter J A Hutchinson, MD, FRCS – University of Cambridge
    This course offers a review and update of essential concepts in neurotrauma and neurocritical care for providers attending to patients with neurologic injury in the ICU setting. The course is designed with an emphasis on refreshing and advancing knowledge to meet Maintenance of Certification (MOC) goals, but those preparing for the ABNS Oral Board Exam or who desire a general overview of neurocritical care topics should find it informative as well. This course focuses on aspects of general critical care management including ventilator management, blood pressure considerations, fluid resuscitation, nosocomial infection, sedation and analgesia, hematologic issues and nutrition as they pertain to neurosurgical patients. Experts present clinical case vignettes, each linked to a series of questions designed to test the provider’s understanding of treatment concepts. Discussion and self-assessment will be enhanced through the use of an interactive audience response system (ARS), allowing participants to enter responses and view the range of peer answers in real-time.
    Ticketed EventTrauma
  • 1:00pm – 4:30pm PST
    (PC2206) Practical Clinic: 2023 Coding and CPT Update
    Course Director: Clemens M. Schirmer, MD, PhD, MBA – Geisinger
    Faculty: Scott Simon, MD, FAANS (he/him/his) – Penn State College of Medicine
    Faculty: Anand Veeravagu, MD (he/him/his) – Stanford Healthcare
    Faculty: John Ratliff, MD – Stanford University
    Faculty: Mark E. Oppenlander, MD – Barrow Brain and Spine
    Faculty: Atman Desai, MD, FACS – Stanford University
    Faculty: Cheerag Upadhyaya, MD, MBA, MSc (he/him/his) – University of North Carolina
    Faculty: Luis M. Tumialan, MD, FAANS – Barrow Brain and Spine
    Speaker: Teresa L. Romano, BSN, MBA CPC (she/her/hers) – Karen Zupko & Associates
    Ticketed EventSocioeconomic
  • 1:00pm – 4:30pm PST
    (PC2207) Practical Clinic: Brain Mapping Techniques
    Course Director: Guy M. McKhann, MD (he/him/his) – Columbia University
    Course Director: Gerald Grant – Duke University
    Faculty: Lorenzo Bello – UniversitĂ  Degli Studi di Milano
    Faculty: Hugues Duffau, MD, PhD – Montpellier University Medical Center
    Faculty: Jorge Gonzalez-Martinez, MD, PhD – University of Pittsburgh
    Faculty: Richard W. Byrne, MD – Rush University Medical Center
    Faculty: Mitchel S. Berger, MD – UCSF Department of Neurological Surgery
    Faculty: Nader Sanai, MD – Barrow Neurological Institute
    This course teaches the essentials of brain mapping for tumors and epilepsy, with particular focus on technical nuances learned by experts over decades of experience.
    Ticketed EventStereotactic and Functional
  • 2:30pm – 3:30pm PST
    Afternoon Beverage Break
  • 3:00pm – 4:30pm PST
    AANS/CSNS Young Neurosurgeons Reception
  • 3:15pm – 4:30pm PST
    208 Global Reception
  • 5:00pm – 7:10pm PST
    (OS) Opening Session
    Plenary
  • 7:00pm – 9:00pm PST
    AANS Exhibit Hall
  • 7:00pm – 9:00pm PST
    Opening Reception
  • Saturday, April 22, 2023
  • 7:00am – 8:15am PST
    AANS/CNS Section on Women in Neurosurgery (WINS) Breakfast
  • 7:00am – 4:00pm PST
    Express Badge Pick-Up
  • 7:00am – 4:30pm PST
    AANS Registration
  • 7:00am – 4:30pm PST
    Quiet/Prayer Room
  • 7:30am – 8:15am PST
    (BR1620) Breakfast Bites: Explore the Unseen™ with Spineology®: The Future of Endoscopic Fusion Sponsored By: Spineology
    Presenter: Michael Y. Wang, MD – University of Miami
    Presenter: Chris Yeung, MD – Desert Institute for Spine Care
    Faculty will discuss their clinical experience with planning and patient positioning using the ExcelsiusTM Prone Lateral Surgical Solution. Attendees will have a better understanding of procedural workflow, how the new Prone Lateral Patient Positioner provides optimized support for patient positioning, and how robotic navigation can help enable more efficiency in the operating room. There will be case examples and discussion as well as tips and tricks for managing different patient anatomies and achieving the desired surgical outcomes.

    Sponsored by: Globus Medical
    Non-CME Session
  • 7:30am – 4:30pm PST
    Speaker Ready Room
  • 7:30am – 5:30pm PST
    Child Care Services
  • 8:00am – 8:30am PST
    Morning Beverage Break in the AANS Exhibit Hall
  • 8:00am – 3:45pm PST
    AANS Exhibit Hall
  • 8:00am – 4:00pm PST
    NREF Cushing Circle of Giving VIP Lounge
  • 8:30am – 12:30pm PST
    (PS1) Plenary Session I
    Moderator: Babu Welch, MD – UT Southwestern Medical Center
    Moderator: Michael P. Steinmetz, MD – Cleveland Clinic
    Non-CME Session
  • 10:32am – 11:02am PST
    Morning Beverage Break in the AANS Exhibit Hall
  • 10:32am – 11:02am PST
    Neuro Spotlight: i-FACTOR: A Unique Osteobiologic in Spinal Fusion Surgery Sponsored by: Cerapedics
    This engaging spotlight session highlights the need to improve fusion success rates while navigating treatment selection in the complex bone graft landscap. Participants can expect to learn about i-FACTOR as a potential solution in single-level ACDF spinal fusion surgery, including recently released 72-month data from the IDE study.
    Non-CME Session
  • 12:30pm – 1:30pm PST
    Lunch in the AANS Exhibit Hall for Medical Attendees
  • 12:30pm – 1:30pm PST
    (LnL1620) Lunch and Learn: Technology to Facilitate a Single Position Comprehensive Approach: Excelsius™ Prone Lateral Surgical Solution Sponsored By: Globus Medical
    Presenter: Daniel Hafez, MD, PhD – Washington University School of Medicine
    Faculty will discuss their clinical experience with planning and patient positioning using the ExcelsiusTM Prone Lateral Surgical Solution. Attendees will have a better understanding of procedural workflow, how the new Prone Lateral Patient Positioner provides optimized support for patient positioning, and how robotic navigation can help enable more efficiency in the operating room. There will be case examples and discussion as well as tips and tricks for managing different patient anatomies and achieving the desired surgical outcomes.

    Sponsored by: Globus Medical
    Non-CME Session
  • 12:30pm – 1:30pm PST
    (LnL1630) Lunch and Learn: Aible™ | The Connected Everything | Overcoming Obstacles Through Integration Sponsored by: Medtronic
    Presenter: Michael T. Lawton, MD – Barrow Neurological Institute
    Sponsored by: Medtronic
    Non-CME Session
  • 12:30pm – 1:30pm PST
    (LnL1820) Lunch and Learn: ATEC Lateral Sophistication Redefining Lateral Approach PTP LTP Sponsored By: ATEC
    PTP utilizes a maximally efficient prone position while providing a consistently reproducible approach, enabling the surgeon to achieve powerful alignment. PTP is the next step for lateral interbody fusion (LIF) bringing together the benefits of an MIS transpsoas approach with the advantages of an ergonomic prone position, facilitating an intuitively superior single-position surgery used to treat a wide range of patient pathologies.
    Non-CME Session
  • 12:30pm – 1:30pm PST
    (LnL1840) Lunch and Learn: Tumor & Pediatrics Sponsored by: Nexstim
    Presenter: Sandro M. Krieg, MD, MBA, IFAANS – Technical University of Munich
    Presenter: Shalini Narayana, PhD – Le Bonheur Children's Hospital
    As the author of ”nTMS in neurosurgery” Krieg provides a comprehensive overview on nTMS as a perioperative adjunct which revolutionized neurophysiology by providing non-invasive risk assessment and postoperative treatment of surgery-related motor deficits. Insights on recently published machine learning approaches and current evidence on nTMS vs awake surgery will complete his presentation.   Narayana demonstrates the feasibility of nTMS motor and language mapping in children and discuss their integration into the pediatric tumor and epilepsy surgeries.

    Sponsored by: Nexstim
    Non-CME Session
  • 12:30pm – 2:30pm PST
    (APP3302) Advanced Practitioners Luncheon
    Speaker: Aviva Abosch, MD, PhD – University of Nebraska Medical Center
    Moderator: Alice Edwards, PA-C, MHCM – Rutgers State of New Jersey/ RWJBarnabas Health
    Moderator: Danielle Brown, MSPAS, PA-C – CT Assist/Jefferson University Hospital
    APP SessionTicketed Event
  • 1:30pm – 3:00pm PST
    The ATLAS 3D Session: Inspiring Operative Moments (Non-CME Session)
    This 90-minute session will review important technical nuances for improving patient outcomes during microsurgery.  Detailed surgical videos of different procedures will be reviewed using 3-D high definition videos to maximize the learning experience for the viewers. Importantly, innovative 3-D computerized graphic models will be presented to augment the learning experience.
  • 1:30pm – 5:00pm PST
    (SS#I) Scientific Session I: Tumor
    Moderator: W. Christopher Newman, MD (he/him/his) – Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
    Moderator: Kristin M. Huntoon, PhD, DO (she/her/hers) – MD Anderson Cancer Center
    Tumor
  • 1:30pm – 5:00pm PST
    (SS#II) Scientific Session II: Spine
    Moderator: Scott Meyer, MD (he/him/his) – Altair Health
    Moderator: Charles Sansur, MD, MHSc, FAANS – University of Maryland
    Moderator: Luis M. Tumialan, MD, FAANS – Barrow Brain and Spine
    Spine
  • 1:30pm – 5:00pm PST
    (SS#IV) Scientific Session IV: Pediatrics
    Moderator: Robert Naftel, MD – Vanderbilt University Medical Center
    Moderator: Hal S. Meltzer, MD, FAANS – West Virginia University, Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute
    Pediatrics
  • 1:30pm – 5:00pm PST
    (SS#VI) Scientific Session VI: Socioeconomic
    Moderator: Anthony M. DiGiorgio, DO, MHA – University of California San Francisco
    Moderator: Ann M. Parr, MD, PhD (she/her/hers) – University of Minnesota
    Socioeconomic
  • 1:30pm – 5:00pm PST
    (SS#III) Scientific Session III: Pain
    Moderator: Andrew W. Grande, MD, FAANS, FAHA, FACS – University of Minnesota
    Moderator: Parag G. Patil, MD, PhD – University of Michigan
    Pain
  • 1:30pm – 5:00pm PST
    (SS#VII) Scientific Session VII: Stereotactic and Functional
    Moderator: Guy M. McKhann, MD (he/him/his) – Columbia University
    Moderator: Sharona Ben-Haim, MD (she/her/hers) – University of California, San Diego
    Stereotactic and Functional
  • 1:30pm – 5:25pm PST
    (SS#V) Scientific Session V: Neurotrauma
    Trauma
  • 2:30pm – 6:00pm PST
    (SS#VIII) Scientific Session VIII: Advanced Practitioners
    Moderator: Alice Edwards, PA-C, MHCM – Rutgers State of New Jersey/ RWJBarnabas Health
    Moderator: Danielle Brown, MSPAS, PA-C – CT Assist/Jefferson University Hospital
    APP Session
  • 3:00pm – 3:30pm PST
    Afternoon Beverage Break in the AANS Exhibit Hall
  • 3:00pm – 3:30pm PST
    Neuro Spotlight: Robotic Exoscope Fluorescence-Guided Surgery: A New Paradigm Sponsored By: Synaptive
    Presenter: Constantinos G. Hadjipanayis, MD, PhD, FAANS (he/him/his) – University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
    Join Synaptive Medical in the Neuro Hub on Saturday April 22nd, to learn more about their Next - Generation robotic exoscope Modus X. Industry leader Dr. Costas Hadjipanayis will be sharing his early accounts as the first surgeon in the world to utilize Modus X for fluorescence guided surgery.

    Sponsored by: Synaptive
    Non-CME Session
  • 5:00pm – 6:00pm PST
    MD Anderson Neurosurgery Alumni Reception
  • 5:00pm – 7:00pm PST
    Penn State Neurosurgery Alumni Reception
  • 5:00pm – 7:00pm PST
    Semmes Murphey/University of Tennessee Reception
  • 5:00pm – 7:00pm PST
    University of Wisconsin Alumni Reception
  • 5:00pm – 7:00pm PST
    WMC/NYMC Alumni Reception
  • 5:00pm – 7:30pm PST
    University of Utah Neurosurgery Alumni Reception
  • 5:30pm – 6:00pm PST
    The Joint Annual Business Meeting of The American Association of Neurological Surgeons and the American Association of Neurosurgeons
  • 5:30pm – 7:30pm PST
    Matson Reception - Pediatrics Section
  • 6:00pm – 7:00pm PST
    WVU Department of Neurosurgery Reception
  • 6:00pm – 7:30pm PST
    Columbia Neurosurgery Alumni Reception
  • 6:00pm – 7:30pm PST
    NREF Donor Reception
  • 6:00pm – 8:00pm PST
    AANS NYU Langone Neurosurgery Alumni Reception
  • 6:00pm – 8:00pm PST
    Johns Hopkins Neurosurgery Reception
  • 6:00pm – 8:00pm PST
    MGH Alumni Reception
  • 6:00pm – 8:00pm PST
    SUNY Upstate Neurosurgery Alumni Event
  • 6:30pm – 8:30pm PST
    University of Colorado Alumni Reception
  • 7:00pm – 9:00pm PST
    Women in Neurosurgery Celebration Hosted by the NREF
    Join the NREF for an evening of celebration, honoring the history and achievements of Women in Neurosurgery. Net proceeds will support the NREF’s research and education mission to train, inspire and encourage female neurosurgeons to realize their goals and advance the profession.

    Tickets are $150 per person
  • Sunday, April 23, 2023
  • 7:30am – 4:30pm PST
    AANS Registration
  • 7:30am – 4:30pm PST
    Quiet/Prayer Room
  • 7:30am – 4:30pm PST
    Speaker Ready Room
  • 7:30am – 5:30pm PST
    Child Care Services
  • 8:00am – 8:30am PST
    Morning Beverage Break in the AANS Exhibit Hall
  • 8:00am – 3:45pm PST
    AANS Exhibit Hall
  • 8:00am – 4:00pm PST
    NREF Cushing Circle of Giving VIP Lounge
  • 8:30am – 12:30pm PST
    (PS2) Plenary Session II
    Moderator: John Ratliff, MD – Stanford University
    Moderator: Stacey Quintero Wolfe, MD, FAANS – Wake Forest School of Medicine
    Plenary
  • 10:24am – 10:54am PST
    Morning Beverage Break in the AANS Exhibit Hall
  • 10:24am – 10:54am PST
    Neuro Spotlight: Navigated Microscope Integration and Heads Up Display in the Neurosurgical Workflow Sponsored By Brainlab and ZEISS, Inc
    Presenter: Joshua Bederson, MD, FAANS (he/him/his) – The Mount Sinai Health System
    Non-CME Session
  • 12:30pm – 1:30pm PST
    Lunch in the AANS Exhibit Hall
  • 12:30pm – 1:30pm PST
    (LnL1625) Lunch and Learn: Robotic Navigation: 2 Applications, 1 System Sponsored by: Globus Medical
    Presenter: Laura Snyder, MD, FAANS – Barrow Neurological Institute
    This workshop focuses on the comprehensive, multifunctional use of the ExcelsiusGPS® robotic navigation platform for spine and cranial applications. Attendees will have a better understanding of procedural applications for both spine and stereotactic cranial procedures. The surgeon panel will discuss procedural workflows and benefits of robotic navigation for these types of surgeries.
    Non-CME Session
  • 12:30pm – 1:30pm PST
    (LnL1825) Lunch and Learn: Mastering Complexity in Spinal Fusions: An Evidence-Based Review of the Bone Graft Landscape Sponsored by: Cerapedics
    Presenter: Michael P. Steinmetz, MD – Cleveland Clinic
    This session will provide attendees with an overview of the common classes of bone graft products popular today, providing insight into the regulatory approval pathways and examining the efficacy, safety, and other key characteristics of each product and how this information should impact surgeon decision making.
    Non-CME Session
  • 12:30pm – 1:30pm PST
    (LnL1840) Lunch and Learn: Innovative Techniques and Materials to Avoid Catastrophic Outcomes in Dural Repair Sponsored by: Integra
    Presenter: Gerald Grant – Duke University
    Presenter: Daniel M. Prevedello, MD (he/him/his) – The Ohio State University
    A faculty of distinguished speakers will review a variety of challenging cases and techniques to optimize dural reconstruction and regeneration. Introduce the biology of and advances in materials for dural repair and regeneration.  Present challenges and solutions to address dural repair following trauma in a military theater setting.

    Sponsored by: Integra
    Non-CME Session
  • 12:30pm – 2:00pm PST
    Young Neurosurgeons Luncheon
    Speaker: Neil Martin
    Moderator: Walavan Sivakumar, MD – Pacific Neuroscience Institute
    Ticketed Event
  • 1:30pm – 3:00pm PST
    The ATLAS 3D Session: Challenging Operative Moments (Non-CME Session)
    Course Description: This 90-minute session will review important technical nuances for complication avoidance during complex cranial cases. Detailed surgical videos of different procedures will be reviewed using 3-D high definition videos. Importantly, innovative 3-D computerized graphic models will be presented to augment the learning experience.
  • 1:30pm – 5:00pm PST
    (SSC) Section Session: Cerebrovascular
    Cerebrovascular
  • 1:30pm – 5:00pm PST
    (SSH) Section Session: History
    Moderator: Nicholas J. Brandmeir, MD, FAANS – West Virginia University Hospitals
    History
  • 1:30pm – 5:00pm PST
    (SSS) Section Session: Spine
    Moderator: Adam S. Kanter, MD, FAANS – Hoag Neurosciences Institute
    Moderator: Khoi D. Than, MD, FAANS (he/him/his) – Duke University
    Moderator: Corinna Zygourakis, MD (she/her/hers) – Stanford University School of Medicine
    Spine
  • 1:30pm – 5:00pm PST
    (SST) Section Session: Tumor
    Moderator: James Elder, MD, FAANS – Ohio State University Medical Center, Columbus, OH, USA /MOC
    Moderator: Carolyn Quinsey, MD – University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
    Tumor
  • 1:30pm – 5:00pm PST
    (SSPN) Section Session: Peripheral Nerve
    Moderator: Mark Alexander Mahan, MD, FAANS – University of Utah
    Moderator: Justin M. Brown, MD – Massachusetts General Hospital
    Peripheral Nerve
  • 3:00pm – 3:30pm PST
    Afternoon Beverage Break in the AANS Exhibit Hall
  • 5:00pm – 6:00pm PST
    Frazier Club Reception
  • 6:00pm – 7:00pm PST
    Early Career Neurosurgeons Committee Reception (Tumor)
  • Monday, April 24, 2023
  • 6:30am – 12:00pm PST
    Speaker Ready Room
  • 6:30am – 3:30pm PST
    Child Care Services
  • 6:45am – 2:30pm PST
    AANS Registration
  • 6:45am – 2:30pm PST
    Quiet/Prayer Room
  • 7:00am – 11:11am PST
    (NC5506) Brain Computer Interface Community
    Moderator: J Mocco, MD – Mount Sinai
    Moderator: Edward Chang, Dr – University of California, San Francisco
    Moderator: Jaimie M. Henderson, MD (he/him/his) – Stanford University School of Medicine
    Ticketed Event
  • 7:00am – 2:00pm PST
    (NC5503) Critical Care Following CNS Community
    Moderator: Ryan Kitagawa, MD – University of Texas Health Sciences Center at Houston
    Moderator: Laura B. Ngwenya, MD, PhD, FAANS – University of Cincinnati
    Ticketed EventTrauma
  • 7:00am – 3:00pm PST
    (AS1) Abstract Session
    Coach: Dale Ding, MD, FAANS – University of Louisville School of Medicine
    Coach: Jason M. Schwalb, MD, FAANS, FACS (he/him/his) – Henry Ford Medical Group
    Coach: Wenya Linda Bi, MD, PhD – Brigham & Women's Hospital
    Coach: Daniel S. Yanni, MD, FAANS – Disc Comfort, Inc.
    Abstract Session
  • 7:00am – 3:00pm PST
    (AS2) Rapid Fire Research Forum
    Moderator: Anthony M. DiGiorgio, DO, MHA – University of California San Francisco
    Moderator: Ramesh Grandhi, MD – University of Utah
    Moderator: Sharona Ben-Haim, MD (she/her/hers) – University of California, San Diego
    Abstract Session
  • 7:00am – 3:00pm PST
    (NC5501) Access to Cerebrovascular Neurosurgery Community
    Moderator: Babu Welch, MD – UT Southwestern Medical Center
    Moderator: Daniel L. Barrow, MD – Emory University School of medicine
    Moderator: Jay Howington, MD – Neurological Institute of Savannah
    Ticketed EventCV
  • 7:00am – 3:00pm PST
    (NC5502) Contemporary Management of CSM, Lumbar Spondy and Degenerative Scoliosis
    Moderator: Michael P. Steinmetz, MD – Cleveland Clinic
    Moderator: Kristen E. Jones, MD, FAANS – University of Minnesota
    Ticketed EventSpine
  • 7:00am – 3:00pm PST
    (NC5504) Adult and Pediatric Brain Tumor Genomics and Molecular Classifications
    Moderator: David J. Daniels, MD, PhD (he/him/his) – Mayo Clinic Rochester
    Moderator: Michael Lim, MD – Stanford University
    Ticketed EventPediatricsTumor
  • 7:00am – 3:00pm PST
    (NC5505) Tumor and Neuro Oncology Community
    Ticketed EventTumor
  • 9:15am – 10:15am PST
    Morning Beverage Break
  • 11:00am – 12:00pm PST
    Neurosurgical Communities Lunch