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Global Neurosurgery: Ask Not for Whom the Bell Tolls

Course Director

Anil Nanda, MD, MPH, Professor and Chairman, Department of Neurosurgery, Peter W. Carmel, MD Endowed Chair of Neurological Surgery, Rutgers New Jersey Medical School and Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, Senior Vice President of Neurosurgical Services, RWJBarnabas Health, New Brunswick, NJ, USA

Keynote Speaker/ Peter W. Carmel MD Oration

Sir Michael G. Marmot, MBBS, MPH, PhD, Professor of Epidemiology and Public Health, and Director, UCL Institute of Health Equity, Institute of Epidemiology and Health Care, University College London, London, England

Featured Speakers

P. David Adelson, MD, Chief of Pediatric Neurosurgery/Neurosciences, Barrow Neurological Institute; Director, Barrow Neurological Institute at Phoenix Children’s Hospital, Diane and Bruce Halle Endowed Chair for Children’s Neurosciences, Chief, Department of Neurosurgery, Phoenix Children’s Hospital, Phoenix, AZ, USA

P.K. Agarwalla, MD, Assistant Professor of Neurological Surgery, Rutgers New Jersey Medical School, Newark, NJ, USA

Philipp R. Aldana, MD, Professor of Neurosurgery, Chief, Division of Pediatric Neurosurgery, University of Florida College of Medicine, Jacksonville, FL, USA

Ron L. Alterman, MD, Professor of Neurosurgery, Harvard Medical School; Chief, Division of Neurosurgery, Roberta and Stephen R. Weiner Department of Surgery, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA, USA

Ahmed Ammar, MBChB, DMSc, Professor and Consultant Neurosurgeon, King Fahd Hospital of the University, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University (University of Dammam) Cohackllege of Medicine, Damman, Saudi Arabia

Richard C.E. Anderson, MD, Director of Pediatric Neurosurgery, Valley Hospital, Ridgewood, NJ; Director of Neurosurgery, St. Joseph’s University Medical Center, Paterson, NJ, USA

Apio Antunes, MD, MSc, MPH, Associate Professor of Neurosurgery, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul; Head of Neurosurgery Unit, Clinic Hospital, Porto Alegre, Brazil

Kenan Arnautovic, MD, PhD, Director, Cerebrovascular and Endovascular Neurosurgery, Semmes Murphey Neurologic & Spine Institute; Professor of Neurosurgery, University of Tennessee College of Medicine; Chairman, Department of Neurosurgery, Baptist Memorial Hospital, Memphis, TN, USA

Miguel A. Arraez, MD, PhD, Professor and Chair, Department of Neurosurgery, Carlos Haya Regional Hospital, Professor of Neurosurgery, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaga, Malaga, Spain

Adam S. Arthur, MD, MPH, Attending Neurosurgeon, Semmes Murphey Neurologic & Spine Institute; Professor of Neurosurgery, University of Tennessee College of Medicine, Memphis, TN, USA

Rachid Assina, MD, Assistant Professor of Neurological Surgery, Rutgers New Jersey Medical School, Newark, NJ, USA

Lissa C. Baird, MD, Director of Neurosurgical Oncology, Department of Neurosurgery, Boston Children's Hospital; Member of the Faculty of Neurosurgery, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA

Frederick G. Barker, II, Professor of Neurosurgery, Harvard Medical School; Neurosurgical Director, Cranial Base Center, Massachusetts General Hospital and Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, Boston, MA, USA

Ernest J. Barthelemy, MD, MA, MPH, Chief Resident in Neurosurgery, Mount Sinai Hospital System, New York, NY, USA

Asif Bashir, MD, Professor of Neurosurgery, Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine, Neuroscience Institute at JKK Medical Center, Edison, NJ, USA

David S. Baskin, MD, Presidential Distinguished Chair and Director, Kenneth R. Peak Brain and Pituitary Tumor Treatment Center, Houston Methodist Hospital; Vice Chair, Department of Neurosurgery, Neurological Institute, Houston Methodist Neurological Institute; Houston, TX; Professor of Neurosurgery, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, NY, USA

Rosemary Behmer Hansen, MA, MPH, Medical Student, Rutgers New Jersey Medical School, Newark, NJ, USA

Vladimir Benes, Jr, MD, PhD, Chair, Institute of Clinical Neurodisciplines; Professor and Chair Emeritus, Department of Neurosurgery, First Faculty of Medicine, Charles University and Military University Hospital, Prague, Czech Republic


Deborah L. Benzil, MD, Professor of Neurological Surgery, Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine of Case Western Reserve University; Center for Spine Health, Vice Chair, Regional Neurosurgery, Neurological Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, USA

Edward C. Benzel, MD, Emeritus Chairman of Neurosurgery, Cleveland Clinic, Professor of Neurological Surgery, Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine of Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, USA

Mitchel S. Berger, MD, Berthold and Belle N. Guggenhime Professor and Chair, Department of Neurological Surgery, Director, Brain Tumor Research Center, University of California School of Medicine, San Francisco, CA, USA

Warren W. Boling, Jr, MD, Professor and Chair, Department of Neurosurgery, Loma Linda University School of Medicine; Chief of Neurosurgery, Loma Linda University Medical Center, Loma Linda, CA, USA

Ciaran Bolger, MD, Professor and Head, Department of Clinical Neuroscience, Royal College of Surgeons; Consultant Neurosurgeon and Director, Research and Development, National Neurosurgery Unit, Beaumont Hospital, Dublin, Ireland

Christopher M. Bonfield, MD, Assistant Professor Neurological Surgery, Plastic Surgery, and Orthopedics, Director, Pediatric NeuroSpine Program; Director, Vanderbilt Global Neurosurgery Program, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, USA

Frederick G. Boop, MD, Professor and Chair, Department of Neurosurgery, University of Tennessee College of Medicine; Chief, Division of Pediatric Neurosurgery, St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, Memphis, TN, USA

Oliver Bozinov, MD, Professor and Chair, Department of Neurosurgery, Medical School of St. Gallen, Kantonsspital St. Gallen, St. Gallen, Switzerland

Giovanni Broggi, MD, Chief Emeritus, Department of Neurosurgery, Carlo Besta National Neurological Institute; Galeazzi Orthopedic Institute, Milan, Italy

Ketan R. Bulsara, MD, MBA, Professor and Chief, Program Director, Neurosurgery Residency, Division of Neurosurgery, Department of Surgery, Program Director, Neurosurgery Residency, Program Director, Neurosurgery Residency, UCONN School of Medicine, Farmington, CT

Mohamad Bydon, MD, Professor of Neurosurgery, Assistant Dean of Education, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science, Rochester, MN, USA

Y. Sukru Caglar, MD, Professor and Head, Department of Neurosurgery, Faculty of Medicine, Ankara University, Ankara, Turkey

Fady T. Charbel, MD, Professor and Head, Richard L. and Gertrude W. Fruin Professor, Chief of Neurovascular Section, Department of Neurosurgery, University of Illinois College of Medicine, Chicago, IL, USA

Prashant Chittiboina, MD, MPH, Assistant Clinical Investigator; Head, Neurosurgery Unit for Pituitary and Inheritable Disease, National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA

Osamah Choudhry, MD, Clinical Assistant Professor of Neurosurgery, NYU Grossman School of Medicine, New York, NY, USA

Aaron A. Cohen-Gadol, MD, Professor of Neurological Surgery, Director of Neurosurgical Oncology, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN, USA

E. Sander Connolly Jr, MD, Bennett M Stein Professor and Vice-Chair, Department of Neurological Surgery, Neurological Institute of New York, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, NY, USA

Domagoj Coric, MD, Neurosurgeon, Carolina Neurosurgery & Spine Associates; Chief, Department of Neurosurgery; Carolinas Medical Center, Charlotte, NC, USA

William T. Couldwell, MD, PhD, Professor and Chair, Department of Neurosurgery, University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City, UT, USA

Shabbar F. Danish, MD, Associate Professor of Neurosurgery, Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School; Chief, Section of Neurosurgical Oncology, Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey, New Brunswick, NJ, USA

Aneela Darbar, MBBS, Assistant Professor, Section of Neurosurgery, Department of Surgery, Aga Khan University Medical College, Karachi, Pakistan

Isao Date, MD, PhD, Professor and Chairman, Department of Neurological Surgery, Okayama University Graduate Medical School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama, Japan

Amir R. Dehdashti, MD, Professor of Neurosurgery, Program Director, Cerebrovascular and Skull Base Surgery Fellowship, Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell, Hemstead, NY, USA; Director, Cerebrovascular Neurosurgery Research, North Shore University Hospital, Manhasset, NY, USA


Robert J. Dempsey, MD, Manucher J. Javid Professor and Chair, Department of Neurological Surgery, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, WI, USA

Chandrashekhar E. Deopujari, MBBS, MS, MCh, MSc, Professor and Head of Neurosurgery, Bombay Hospital and Institute of Medical Science, Mumbai, India

Indira Devi Bhagavatula, MBBS, MS, MCh, Professor of Neurosurgery, National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences, Bangalore, India

Aaron S. Dumont, MD, MBA, Associate Dean & Vice President, Health System Clinical Affairs; Charles B. Wilson Professor & Chair, Department of Neurosurgery, Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans, LA, USA

James M. Ecklund, MD, Medical Director, Neurosciences, Inova Health System; Chairman, Department of Neurosciences at Inova Fairfax Hospital, Fairfax, VA, USA

Najia El Abbadi, MD, PhD, Assistant Treasurer, World Federation of Neurosurgical Societies (WFNS); Head, Department of Neurosurgery, Cheikh Zaid International University Hospital, Rabat, Morocco

Nasser El-Ghandour, MD, Professor of Neurosurgery, Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt

Abdeslam El Khamlichi, MD, Professor and Head, Department of Neurosurgery, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, Mohammad V University, Rabat, Morocco

Abdessamad El Ouahabi, MD, Professor and Chairman, Department of Neurosurgery, Specialty Hospital, Ibn Sina University Medical Center; Director, Research and Residency Training Program in Neurosurgery, WFNS Rabat Reference Center, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, Mohamed V University, Rabat, Morocco

Alice Edward, PA-C, Assistant Professor of Neurosurgery, Director of Practice Operations, Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, Rutgers New Jersey Medical School, RWJ Barnabas Health, New Brunswick, NJ, USA

Ignatius N. Esene, MD, MSc, PhD, MPH, Neurosurgery Chief, Garoua Regional Teaching Hospital, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Bamenda, Bamenda, Cameroon

Asdrubal Falavigna, MD, PhD, Coordinator, Post-Graduation Program in in Health Science – Medicine, Director of Health Science Center, University of Caxias do Sul, Caxias do Sul, Brazil

Arno H. Fried, MD, Chairman Emeritus, Neuroscience Institute, Hackensack University Medical Center; Director of Pediatric Neurosurgery, Atlantic Health System and RWJBarnabas Health, Hackensack, NJ, USA

Robert M. Friedlander, MD, Walter E. Dandy Professor and Chairman, Department of Neurological Surgery, Co-Director, Neurological Institute, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA, USA

Ioan Stefan Florian, MD, PhD, Head of Neurosurgery, Department of Neurosciences, Faculty of Medicine, Iuliu Hatieganu University of Medicine & Pharmacy, Cluj‐Napoca, Romania

Anthony Fuller, MD, MScGH, Assistant Professor of Neurosurgery, Associate Director, Duke Global Neurosurgery and Neurology, Affiliate Researcher, Duke Global Health Institute, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC, USA

Graham Fieggen, BSc, MSc, MBChB, MD, Helen and Morris Mauerberger Professor and Head, Division of Neurosurgery, Head, Department of Surgery, Director, UCT Neuroscience Institute, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa

Debora Garozzo, MD, Consultant Peripheral Nerve Surgeon, Neuro Spinal Hospital, Dubai, United Arab Emirates; Vice President, Emirates Society of Neurological Surgeons

Roxanna M. Garcia, MD, MS, MPH, Neurosurgery Resident, Global Health Clinical Scholar, NIH StrokeNet Research Fellow, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, USA

Fred Gentili, MSc, MD Professor of Surgery, Crean Hotson Chair in Skull Base Surgery, Alan and Susan Hudson Chair in Neuro-Oncology, Toronto Western Hospital, University of Toronto Faculty of Medicine, Toronto, Canada

Saadi Ghatan, MD, Associate Professor of Neurosurgery and Pediatrics, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai; Chair of Neurosurgery, Mount Sinai West and Mount Sinai Morningside, Director, Pediatric Neurosurgery Program, Mount Sinai Health System, New York, NY, USA

John L. Gillick, MD, Assistant Professor of Neurological Surgery, Rutgers New Jersey Medical School, Newark, NJ, USA

Elizabeth Ginalis, MD, Neurosurgery Resident, Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences, Newark, NJ, USA


Atul Goel, MBBS, MCh, Professor and Head, Department of Neurosurgery, King Edward Memorial Hospital and Seth Gordhandas Sunderdas Medical College, Mumbai, India

Ira M. Goldstein, MD, Associate Professor, Program Director, Neurosurgery Residency, and Director of Neurotrauma, Department of Neurosurgery, Rutgers New Jersey Medical School, Newark, NJ, USA

Gerald A. Grant, MD, Endowed Professor in Pediatric Neurosurgery, Professor, by courtesy, of Neurology, Chief, Division of Pediatric Neurosurgery, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, USA

Barth A. Green, MD, Professor of Neurological Surgery, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL, USA

Christoph J. Griessenauer, MD, Associate Professor of Neurosurgery, Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine, Scanton,

PA; Director, Vascular and Endovascular Neurosurgery, Director, Open and Endovascular Cerebrovascular Fellowship, Geisinger

Medical Center, Danville, PA, USA

Andre Grotenhuis, MD, PhD, Professor of Neurosurgery, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, The Netherlands

Gaurav Gupta, MD, Associate Professor; Director, Cerebrovascular Neurosurgery, Department of Neurological Surgery, Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, New Brunswick, NJ, USA

Constantinos G. Hadjipanayis, MD, PhD, Professor of Neurosurgery and Oncological Sciences, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai; Chair, Department of Neurosurgery, Mount Sinai Beth Israel; Director, Neurosurgical Oncology, Mount Sinai Health System, New York, NY, USA

Michael M. Haglund, MD, PhD, MEd, Distinguished Professorship in Neurosurgery, Orthopedic Surgery and Global Health, Duke Global Neurosurgery and Neurology, and Duke Global Health Institute, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC, USA

Regis W. Haid, Jr, MD, Founding Partner, Atlanta Brain and Spine Care, Atlanta, GA, USA

Pavel Haninec, MD, Director, Neurosurgical Clinic, Kralovske Vinohrady University Hospital, Third Faculty of Medicine, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic

Amgad S. Hanna, MD, Associate Professor of Neurological Surgery, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, WI, USA

Robert E. Harbaugh, MD, University Distinguished Professor and Chair, Department of Neurosurgery, Penn State College of Medicine; Professor of Engineering Science and Mechanics, Pennsylvania State University; Senior Vice President, Penn State Health Academic Medical Group, Hershey, PA, USA

James S. Harrop, MD, Professor of Neurological Surgery and Orthopedic Surgery, Director, Division of Spine and Peripheral Nerve Disorders, Sidney Kimmel College of Medicine, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA, USA

David M. Hasan, MD, Professor of Neurosurgery and Otolaryngology, University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine; Professor of Biomedical Engineering, University of Iowa College of Engineering, Iowa City, IA, USA

Carl B. Heilman, MD, Professor and Chairman, Department of Neurosurgery, Tufts University School of Medicine; Neurosurgeon-in-Chief, Tufts Medical Center, Boston, MA, USA

Silvia Hernandez-Duran, MD, Neurosurgery Resident, Gottingen University Hospital, Gottingen, Germany

Mojgan Hodaie, MD, MSc, Associate Professor of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto; Surgical Co-Director of the Joey and Toby Tanenbaum Gamma Knife Radiosurgery, Centre, University Health Network, Toronto, Canada

Zhang Hongqi, MD, PhD, Department of Neurosurgery, Xuanwu Hospital, Capital Medical University, China International Neuroscience Institute, Beijing, China

Otakar R. Hubschmann, MD, Chair, Department of Neurosurgery, Saint Barnabas Medical Center, Livingston, NJ, USA

Ibrahim Hussain, MD, Spine Fellow, Department of Neurosurgery, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL, USA

Fengzeng Jian, MD, Vice Chair, Department of Neurosurgery, Xuanwu Hospital, Capital Medical University; Director, Neurospine Center, China International Neuroscience Institute, Beijing, China

Stephen A. Johnson MD, Assistant Professor of Neurological Surgery, Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, New Brunswick, NJ, USA


Walter D. Johnson, MD, MBA, MPH, Head, Emergency and Essential Surgical Care Program, World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland

Rashid Jooma, MBBS, Professor, Section of Neurosurgery, Department of Surgery, Aga Khan University Medical College, Karachi, Pakistan

Yoko Kato, MD, PhD, Professor and Chair, Department of Neurosurgery, Fujita Health University, Banbuntane Hotokukai Hospital, Aichi, Japan

Steven N. Kalkanis, MD, Professor and Chair, Department of Neurosurgery, Mark L. Rosenblum Endowed Chair in Neurosurgery, Co-Director, Henry Ford Neuroscience Institute; Henry Ford II, Senior Vice President and Chief Academic Officer, Henry Ford Medical System; Chief Executive Officer, Henry Ford Medical Group, Detroit, MI, USA

Imad Kanaan, MD, Chair Emeritus, Department of Neurosciences, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre; Professor of Neurosurgery, Alfaisal University College of Medicine, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Claire Karekezi, MD, Consultant Neurosurgeon, Rwanda Military Hospital, Kigali, Rwanda

Andrew Kaye, MBBS, MD, Neurosurgeon and Director, Neurosurgery Resident Training, Hadassah University Hospital/Hadassah Medical Organization, Jerusalem, Israel

Priyank Khandelwal, MD, Assistant Professor of Neurological Surgery, Rutgers New Jersey Medical School, Newark, NJ, USA

John J. Knightly, MD, President, Atlantic Neurosurgical Specialists; Vice-Chairman, Atlantic Health Institute, Chief, Section of Neurosurgery, Morristown Memorial Medical Center and Overlook Medical Center; Morristown, NJ, USA

Joseph M. Koziol, MD, Associate Program Director, Neurological Surgery Residency Program, Rutgers New Jersey Medical School, Newark, NJ; Vice Chari, Department of Neurological Surgery, surgeon, Saint Barnabas Medical Center, Livingston, NJ, USA

Shekar N. Kurpad, MD, PhD, Sanford J. Larson Professor and Chair, Co-Director, Center for Neurotrauma Research, Department of Neurosurgery, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, USA

Jesus Lafuente, MD, PhD, Consultant Neurosurgeon, Director, Spine Unit, Hospital Universitario del Mar, Barcelona, Spain

Kiwon Lee, MD, Professor of Neurology and Neurosurgery, Chief, Division of Stroke and Neurocritical Care, Department of Neurology, Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School; Chief of Neurology Services and Director of the Comprehensive Stroke Center and Neuro Intensive Care Unit, Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, New Brunswick, NJ

Jacob Lepard, MD, Senior Resident, Department of Neurosurgery, University of Alabama School of Medicine, Birmingham, AL, USA

Elad L. Levy, MD, MBA, Professor of Neurosurgery and Radiology, L. Nelson Hopkins, MD Endowed Chair, Department of Neurological Surgery, Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, State University of New York, Buffalo, NY, USA

David D. Limbrick, Jr, MD, PhD, Professor of Neurological Surgery and Pediatrics, Director, Division of Pediatric Neurosurgery, Washington University School of Medicine; Neurosurgeon-In-Chief, St. Louis Children’s Hospital, St. Louis, MO, USA

Michael J. Link, MD, Professor, Department of Neurologic Surgery and Otorhinolaryngology, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science, Rochester, MN, USA

Laura Lippa, MD, Department of Neurosurgery, Ospedali Riuniti di Livorno, Livorno, Italy

James K. Liu, MD, Professor; Director, Cerebrovascular/Skull Base & Pituitary Surgery; Co-Director, Endoscopic Skull Base Surgery Program, Department of Neurosurgery, Rutgers New Jersey Medical School, Newark, NJ, USA

Neil R. Malhotra, MD, Associate Professor, Vice Chairman of Operation, Department of Neurosurgery, Associate Professor of Orthopedic Surgery, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA

Ying Mao, MD, PhD, Vice President, Huashan Hospital of Fudan University and Professor and Chair, Shanghai Neurosurgical Center, Department of Neurosurgery, Huashan Hospital of Fudan University, Shanghai, China

Salome Maswime, MMed, PhD, Associate Professor and Head of Global Surgery, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa

Ian E. McCutcheon, MD, Ahbel Smith Professor, Director, Neuroendocrine Program, Department of Neurosurgery, Division of Surgery, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA

Mark R. McLaughlin, MD, Princeton Brain and Spine Care, LLC, Princeton, NJ, USA


Saniya Mediratta, MBBS, Academic Foundation Doctor, Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Cambridge, United Kingdom

Richard Menger, MD, MPA, Chief of Complex Spine Surgery; Assistant Professor of Neurosurgery, University of South Alabama College of Medicine; Assistant Professor of Political Science, University of South Alabama College of Arts and Sciences, Mobile, AL, USA

Basant Misra, MS, MCh, Head, Department of Surgery, Head, Department of Neurosurgery and Gamma Knife Radiosurgery, PD Hinduja National Hospital and Medical Research Centre, Mumbai, India; First Vice-President, World Federation of Neurosurgical Societies (WFNS)

Jacques J. Morcos, MD, Professor and Co-Chair, Department of Neurological Surgery, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL, USA

Akio Morita, MD, PhD, Professor and Chair, Department of Neurological Surgery, Nippon Medical School, Graduate School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan

Richard P. Moser, MD, Professor of Neurosurgery, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA

Praveen V. Mummaneni, MD, Joan O'Reilly Endowed Professor in Spinal Surgery, Vice Chair, Department of Neurological Surgery, Co-Director, UCSF Spine Center, University of California School of Medicine, San Francisco, CA, USA

Karin Muraszko, MD, Chair and Julian T. Hoff, M.D. Professor, Department of Neurological Surgery, Professor of Pediatrics and Plastic Surgery, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI, USA

Brian V. Nahed, MD, MSc, Associate Professor of Neurosurgery, Harvard Medical School; Associate Director, Neurosurgery Program and Neurosurgical Spine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA

Suresh Nair, MCh, Professor of Neurosurgery, Kalinga Institute of Medical Sciences, Bhuvaneshwar, India

Peter Nakaji, MD, Chair, Department of Neurosurgery at Banner- University Medical Center; Physician Executive Director, Banner-University Medicine Neuroscience Institute; Director, Neurosurgery Residency Program, Barrow Neurological Institute; Professor of Neurosurgery, University of Arizona College of Medicine, Phoenix, AZ, USA

Joseph S. Neimat, MD, MS, Norton Professor and Chairman, Department of Neurological Surgery, University of Louisville School of Medicine, Louisville, KY, USA

Christina Notarianni, MD, Professor of Neurosurgery and Residency Program Director, LSU Health Shreveport, School of Medicine; Chief of Pediatric Neurosurgery, Ochsner LSU Health, Shreveport, LA, USA

Christopher S. Ogilvy, MD, Professor of Neurosurgery, Harvard Medical School; Director, Brain Aneurysm Institute; Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA, USA

Enrique Osorio-Fonseca, MD, Associated Professor, Spine Surgery Program, El Bosque University School of Medicine, Bogotá, Colombia

John R. Ouma, MB ChB, MMed, Associate Professor of Neurosurgery, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Witwatersrand, Clinical Head and Chief Specialist, Department of Neurological Surgery, Chris Hani Baragwanath Academic Hospital, Johannesburg, Republic of South Africa

Nelson M. Oyesiku, MD, PhD, President-Elect, World Federation of Neurosurgical Societies (WFNS); Al Lerner Chair and Professor, Residency Program Director, Department of Neurosurgery, Professor of Medicine (Endocrinology), Co-Director, Emory Pituitary Center, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, USA

Margaret Pain, MD, Assistant Professor of Neurosurgery, Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, New Brunswick, NJ, USA

Fedor E. Panov, MD, Assistant Professor of Neurosurgery, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai; Director, Adult Epilepsy Surgery Program, Mount Sinai Health System, New York, NY, USA

Kee B. Park, MD, Lecturer on Global Health and Social Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA; Consultant, World Health Organization (WHO) Expert Advisory Panel on Surgical Care and Anesthesia

Ann M. Parr, MD, PhD, Associate Profess of Neurosurgery, Director, Spinal Neurosurgery, University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis, MN, USA

Victor Hugo Perez, MD, Neurosurgeon, UMAE National Medical Center, Mexico City, Mexico


Mubashir Mahmood Qureshi, MBBS, MMed, Consultant Neurosurgeon, Aga Khan University Hospital, Nairobi, Kenya; President, Continental Association of African Neurosurgical Societies

Craig H. Rabb, MD, Professor of Neurosurgery, University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City, UT, USA

John Ragheb, MD, Professor of Clinical Neurosurgery and Pediatrics, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine; Chief of Surgery and Director of Neurosurgery, Nicklaus Children’s Hospital, University of Miami/Jackson Memorial Hospital, Miami, FL, USA

Bharath Raju, MBBS, MCh, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Department of Neurosurgery, Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School and Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, New Brunswick, NJ, USA

Michael S. Rallo, BS, Graduate Research Assistant, Department of Neuroscience and Cell Biology, Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, Piscataway, NJ, USA

Lukas Rasulic, MD, PhD, Professor of Neurosurgery, Faculty of Medicine, University of Belgrade ; Head, Department of Peripheral Nerve Surgery, Functional Neurosurgery, and Pain Management Surgery, Clinic for Neurosurgery, Clinical Center of Serbia, Belgrade, Serbia

John K. Ratliff, MD, Professor, Vice Chair of Operations, Departmental Quality Officer, Co-Director, Division of the Spine and

Peripheral Nerve Surgery, Department of Neurosurgery, Professor of Orthopedic Surgery (by courtesy), Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, USA

Rebecca A. Reynolds, MD, Senior Resident, Department of Neurological Surgery, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, USA

Jack P. Rock, MD, Vice Chair of Education; Director, Residency Program, Department of Neurosurgery, Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, MI, USA

Charles L. Rosen, MD, PhD, Neurosurgeon, Central Illinois Neuro Health Sciences, Bloomington, IL, USA

Gail L. Rosseau, MD, Clinical Professor of Neurosurgery, George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Washington, DC, USA

Robert H. Rosenwasser, MD, MBA, Jewell L. Osterholm, MD Professor and Chair, Department of Neurological Surgery, Professor of Radiology, Sidney Kimmel College of Medicine, Thomas Jefferson University, President and CEO, Vickie and Jack Farber Institute for Neuroscience, Jefferson Health, Philadelphia, PA, USA

Jose Marcus Rotta, MD, Director, Department of Neurosurgery, Francisco Morato de Oliveira State Civil Servant Hospital - IAMSPE; Director, Center of Neurosurgery and Neurology, Sao Paulo, Brazil

Patrick A. Roth, MD, MHA, Chair, Department of Neurosurgery, Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine; Chair, Department Neurosurgery, Hackensack University Medical Center, Hackensack, NJ, USA

Sudipta Roychowdhury, MD, Clinical Associate Professor of Radiology, Neurosurgery, and Neurology, Rutgers Robert Wood Medical School, New Brunswick, NJ, USA

Andres M. Rubiano, MD, PhD, Professor of Medicine, Director, Neurotrauma Research, El Bosque University School of Medicine, Spine Surgery Program, Bogota; Chief, Neurological Surgery Service, Valle Salud IPS, Calli, Colombia

James T. Rutka, OC, O Ont, MD, PhD, R.S. McLaughlin Professor and Chair, Department of Surgery, Professor of Laboratory Medicine and Pathobiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto; Director, Arthur and Sonia Labatt Brain Tumour Research Centre, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Canada

Ernanai Sadural, MD, Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Women's Health, New Jersey Medical School, Director of Global Health, RWJBarnabas Health, Livingston, NJ, USA

Amir Samii, MD, Treasurer, World Federation of Neurosurgical Societies (WFNS); Vice President and Deputy Medical Director, International Neuroscience Institute; Professor of Neurosurgery, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany

Majid Samii, MD, Founder, President and Medical Director, International Neuroscience Institute, Hannover, Germany

Nathan R. Selden, MD, PhD, Professor and Chair, Department of Neurological Surgery, Mario and Edith Campagna Chair of Pediatric Neurosurgery, Oregon Health & Science University School of Medicine, Portland, OR, USA

Franco Servadei, MD, PhD, President, World Federation of Neurosurgical Societies (WFNS); Professor of Neurosurgery, Humanitas University and Research and Teaching Hospital, Milano, Italy

Steve J. Schiff, MD, PhD, Professor of Neurosurgery, Penn State College of Medicine; Brush Chair Professor of Engineering, Professor of Engineering Science and Mechanics, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, USA


Michael Schulder, MD, Professor of Neurosurgery, Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell; Vice Chairman, Department of Neurosurgery, North Shore LIJ Health System, New Hyde Park, NY, USA

Leslie C. Schlachter, PA-C, Clinical Director and Chief, Physician Assistant Program, Department of Neurosurgery, Mount Sinai Health System, New York, NY, USA

Mark E. Shaffrey, MD, Professor and Chair, Department of Neurosurgery, Co-Director, Neurooncology Center, University of Virginia school of Medicine, Charlottesville, VA, USA

Dhaval Shukla, MCh, Professor of Neurosurgery, National Institute of Mental Health & Neuro Sciences, Bangalore India.

Abderrahmane Sidi Said, MD, Professor of Neurosurgery, Faculty of Medicine, University of Algiers, CHU Bab El Oued University, Algiers, Algeria

Nicole Silva, MD, Neurosurgery Resident, UNC School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, NC, USA

Manmohan Singh, MBBS, MS, MCh, Professor, Department of Neurosurgery & Gamma Knife Centre, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India

Amit Singla, MD, Assistant Professor of Neurological Surgery, Rutgers New Jersey Medical School, Newark, NJ, USA

Timothy R. Smith, MD, PhD, MPH, Assistant Professor of Neurosurgery, Harvard Medical School; Director, Computational Neuroscience Outcomes Center, Brigham & Women’s/Boston Children’s Hospital, Boston, MA, USA

Edgardo Spagnuolo, MD, Professor and Head, Department of Neurosurgery, School of Medicine, University of the Republic, Montevideo, Uruguay

Robert F. Spetzler, MD, Emeritus Chair, Neurological Surgery, Barrow Neurological Institute, Emeritus Chair of Neurosurgery, University of Arizona College of Medicine, Phoenix, AZ, USA

Dwarakanath Srinivas, MS, MCh, Professor and Head, Department of Neurosurgery, National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences, Bangalore, India

Philip E. Stieg, PhD, MD, Professor and Chair, Department of Neurological Surgery, Weill Cornell Medical College; Neurosurgeon-in-Chief, NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center, New York, NY, USA

Christopher M. Storey, MD, PhD, Neurosurgeon, Nashville Neurosurgery Associates, Hermitage, TN, USA

Ann R. Stroink, MD, CPE, Advocate System Medical Director, Neurosciences Quality & Educational Development, Central Illinois Neuro Health Sciences, Central Illinois Neuroscience Foundation, Bloomington, IL, USA

Hai Sun, MD, PhD, Associate Professor and Assistant Director of Research, Department of Neurological Surgery, Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, New Brunswick, NJ, USA

Eric S. Sussman, MD, Senior Resident, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, USA

Jie Tang, MD, Department of Neurosurgery, Beijing Xuanwu Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China

Francesco Tomasello, MD, Professor and Chair, Department of Neurosurgery (Neuroncology), Faculty of Medicine, University of Messina, Messina, Italy

Keki Turel, MBBS, MS, Consultant, Chairman Emeritus, Department of Neurosurgery, Bombay Hospital Institute of Medical Science, Mumbai, India

Alan R. Turtz, MD, Professor and Chairman, Department of Neurosurgery, Cooper Medical School of Rowan University; Chief, Department of Neurosurgery, Cooper University Health Care, Camden, NJ, USA

Jamie S. Ullman, MD, Professor of Neurosurgery, Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell; Director of Neurotrauma, North Shore–LIJ Health System, Manhasset, NY, USA

Kerry Vaughan, MD, Senior Resident, Department of Neurosurgery, University of Pennsylvania Perlman School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, USA

Miroslav Vukic, MD, PhD, Professor and Head, Department of Neurosurgery, School of Medicine, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia

Rishi K. Wadhwa, MD, Neurosurgeon, Spine Institute of Louisiana, Shreveport, LA, USA

Eka J. Wahjoepramono, MD, PhD, Professor and Dean, of Faculty of Medicine & Health Sciences, Pelita Harapan University; Chairman of Neuroscience Center, Siloam Hospital, Tangerang, Indonesia,


Michael Y. Wang, MD, Professor of Neurological Surgery and Rehabilitation Medicine, Spine Fellow Director, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine; Chief of Neurosurgery, University of Miami Hospital, Miami, FL, USA

John A. Wilson, MD, David L. and Sally Kelly Professor and Vice Chair, Department of Neurological Surgery, Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center, Winston-Salem, NC, USA; President-Elect, American Association of Neurological Surgeons

Henry H. Woo, MD, Professor of Cerebrovascular Neurosurgery, Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell; Vice President of Neurosurgery, Northwell Health's Central Region; Vice Chair of Neurosurgery, Director of Cerebrovascular Neurosurgery, North Shore University Hospital, Manhasset, NY, USA

Claudio G. Yampolsky, MD, Department of Neurosurgery, Italian Hospital of de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina

Eric L. Zager, MD, Perlman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA

Nelci Zanon Collange, MD, PhD, Head, Pediatric Neurosurgery Center (CENEPE); Paulista School of Medicine, Federal University of San Paulo, Brazil; Chair, Pediatric Neurosurgery Committee, World Federation of Neurosurgery Societies

Yuan-Li Zhao, MD, Professor and Director, Division of Cerebrovascular Surgery, Department of Neurosurgery, Beijing Tiantan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing; Professor and Chairman, Peking University International Hospital, Peking, China

Gregory J. Zipfel, MD, Ralph G. Dacey Distinguished Professor and Chair, Department of Neurosurgery, Washington University School of Medicine; Neurosurgeon-in-Chief, Co-Director, of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Center, Barnes-Jewish Hospital, St. Louis, MO, USA


Global Neurosurgery: Ask Not for Whom the Bell Tolls

Agenda

Thursday, September 10, 2020

06:30 Exhibits

06:50 Welcome, Opening Remarks and Symposium Overview

Session T1A Tumor Moderators: James K. Liu, MD & Jacques J. Morcos, MD

Session T1B Global Neurosurgery/Education Moderators: Kee B. Park, MD & Ira M. Goldstein, MD

Session T1C Vascular Neurosurgery Moderators: Gaurav Gupta, MD & Hai Sun, MD, PhD

07:00 Acoustic Tumors William T. Couldwell, MD, PhD

Spine Vascular Malformations Zhang Hongqi, MD, PhD

Change Before You Have To: The Evolution of Care for Neurovascular Disease Aaron S. Dumont, MD, MBA

07:15

Demystifying Myths about Vestibular Schwannoma Surgery: Personal Experience of More than 800 Cases Suresh Nair, MCh

Strengthening International Training - Bringing Residents Online Mojgan Hodaie, MD, MSc

EC-IC Bypass: Why and How? Fady T. Charbel, MD

07:30 Vestibular Schwannoma: Which Treatment Results in the Best Quality of Life? Michael J. Link, MD

How Global Education and Training Can Help Bridge the Gap in Neurosurgery in LMICs? Abdessamad El Ouahabi, MD

Clipping Aneurysms - Lessons I Have Learned after 1000 Operated Aneurysms Ioan Stefan Florian, MD, PhD

07:45 Hearing Restoration in Neurosurgery Amir Samii, MD

Neurosurgical Education in Egypt and Africa Nasser El Ghandour, MD

Aneurysm Surgery Edgardo Spagnuolo, MD

Session T2A Tumor Moderators: Shabbar F. Danish, MD & James K. Liu, MD

Session T2B Global Neurosurgery Moderators: Ira M. Goldstein, MD & Michael M. Haglund, MD, PhD, MEd

Session T2C Vascular Neurosurgery Moderators: Gaurav Gupta, MD, Priyank Khandelwal, MD & Sudipta Roychowdhury, MD

08:00 Supracerebellar-Infratentorial Approach – 150 Cases Vladimir Benes, Jr, MD, PhD

The Establishment, Development, and Growth of a Neurosurgical Training Program in Yangon, Myanmar Jack P. Rock, MD

AVMs Management: Surgery not ARUBA Philip E. Stieg, PhD, MD


08:15 Tractography as a Tool to Navigate Around Eloquent Pathways Robert M. Friedlander, MD

Use of Intentional Curricula and Goals with Model-Based Simulation for Global Neurosurgery Education Nathan R. Selden, MD, PhD

Surgery of Higher-Grade Brain AVM: Indications and Outcomes Amir R. Dehdashti, MD

08:30 Insula Tumor - Surgical Approach Jose Marcus Rotta, MD

Developing Global Neuroscience Research Capacity P. David Adelson, MD

High-Resolution Vessel Wall Imaging as a Surrogate Biomarker for Unstable Intracranial Aneurysms: Que Vadis??? David M. Hasan, MD

08:45 Liquid Biopsy for Brain Tumors Brian V. Nahed, MD, MSc

Lessons Learned Establishing a Neurosurgery Program in Haiti John Ragheb, MD

Embolization of the Middle Meningeal Artery for the Treatment of Chronic Subdural Hematoma Adam S. Arthur, MD, MPH

Session T3 Plenary Session and Peter W. Carmel MD Oration Moderator: Anil Nanda, MD, MPH & Nelson M. Oyesiku, MD, PhD

09:00 Global Neurosurgery: Ask Not for Whom the Bell Tolls ....................................................................................................................................... Anil Nanda, MD, MPH

09:15 Peter W. Carmel MD Oration Social Justice, Health Equity and COVID-19 ......................................................................................................................... Sir Michael G. Marmot, MBBS, MPH, PhD

09:45 Leadership Development for Neurosurgery Residents .......................................................................................................................................... Karin Muraszko, MD

10:00 What Has the Neurosurgical Community Learned from the COVID Pandemia? ........................................................................................... Franco Servadei, MD, PhD

10:15 The Lancet Report: Now What? ............................................................................................................................................................... Nelson M. Oyesiku, MD, PhD

10:30 Break/Exhibits

11:00 How Do We Pass on Experience in Neurosurgery? ............................................................................................................................................. Robert F. Spetzler, MD

11:15 WFNS Global Action Plan for Global Neurosurgery: The Path to Universal Access to Neurosurgical Care .................................................................. Kee B. Park, MD

11:30 Decolonizing Global Surgery ................................................................................................................................................... Graham Fieggen, BSc, MSc, MBChB, MD

11:45 Carotid Stenosis: Trials & Truths ...................................................................................................................................................................... Basant Misra, MS, MCh

Session T4A Women in Neurosurgery 1 Moderators: Gail L. Rosseau, MD & Margaret Pain, MD

Session T4B Global Neurosurgery/Education Moderators: Peter Nakaji, MD & Rachid Assina, MD

Session T4C Neurotrauma Moderators: Mark E. Shaffrey, MD, John L. Gillick, MD & Amit Singla, MD


12:00 Challenges of a Patriarchal Society: Family, Patients and Colleagues Aneela Darbar, MBBS

Citizen Volunteerism Neurosurgery: A Perspective from Nicaragua Peter Nakaji, MD

Neuro Trauma Mark E. Shaffrey, MD

12:15 Working in the Middle East: The Impact of Culture on Medical Practice Debora Garozzo, MD

African Neurosurgery - New Era Najia El Abbadi, MD, PhD

A Molecular Mechanism of TBI and How It Can Be Modulated Charles L. Rosen, MD, PhD

12:30 Important of Mentorship for Women Neurosurgeons Laura Lippa, MD

The Role of the WFNS and the Moroccan Society of Neurosurgery in Emerging African Neurosurgery Abdeslam El Khamlichi, MD

Surgical Alternatives to Decompressive Craniectomy for TBI and Stroke Dhaval Shukla, MCh

12:45 Fogarty International Center and Global Neurosurgery: Career Opportunities Roxanna M. Garcia, MD, MS, MPH

What About the Role of Local Authorities and Contribution of Neurosurgical Societies in Africa Abderrahman Sidi Said, MD

Changing the Care Paradigm for Traumatic Brain Injury in LMICs Anthony Fuller, MD, MScGH

Session T5A Neuro-Tech Moderators: Alan R. Turtz, MD, James P. Liu, MD & Stephen Johnson, MD

Session T5B Pediatric Neurosurgery Moderators: Richard C. E. Anderson, MD & Margaret Pain, MD

Session T5C Tumor Moderators: Imad Kanaan, MD & P.K. Agarwalla, MD

13:00 Neuroendoscopy: Review and Update Alan R. Turtz, MD

Challenges in Teaching Pediatric Neurosurgery in the Post Pandemic World Nelci Zanon Collange, MD, PhD

The Role of 5D & Wabi-Sabi Concept in the Management of Central Skull Base Meningiomas Imad Kanaan, MD

13:15 High Definition 3D Exoscope for Heads-Up Surgery: Significance in Surgical Education Isao Date, MD, PhD

Addressing Gaps in Pediatric Neurosurgical Care in Southeast Asia through Collaboration Philipp R. Aldana, MD

En Plaque Sphenoid Wing Meningiomas Carl B. Heilman, MD

13:30

Postoperative Outcomes Following Glioblastoma Resection Using a Robot-Assisted Digital Surgical Exoscope Constantinos G. Hadjipanayis, MD, PhD

Guardians of the Pediatric Spine: Where Have We Been and Where Are We Going? Richard C. E. Anderson, MD

Parasagittal Meningiomas: Simpson Grade of Resection Rate. As Series of Cases from a University Hospital Apio Antunes, MD, MSc, MPH


Session T6A Women in Neurosurgery 2 Moderators: Gail L. Rosseau, MD & Najia El Abbadi, MD, PhD

Session T6B Stereotactic & Functional Moderators: Shabbar F. Danish, MD & Stephen Johnson, MD

Session T6C Pragmatic Neurosurgery Moderators: Otakar R. Hubschmann, MD & Michael Schulder, MD


14:00 The Glass Ceiling in European Neurosurgery and Initiatives to Break It Silvia Hernandez-Duran, MD

14:00 Treatment of Medically Intractable Epilepsy: A Global Perspective Warren W. Boling, Jr, MD

Being Aware - Situational Awareness and Its Importance in Safety and Quality Assurance in Neurosurgery Keki Turel, MBBS, MS

14:12 The Empowerment of Diversity: Neurosurgery’s Future Deborah L. Benzil, MD

14:15

The Shortest Distance Between Two Points: Curved Trajectories and the Future of Stereotactic Neurosurgery Joseph S. Neimat, MD, MS

The Neurosurgeon and Nerves: A Global View Eric L. Zager, MD

14:24 African Women in Global Surgery: Beyond the Numbers Salome Maswime, MMed, PhD

14:30

The Persistent Problem of Placebo Effect and Observer Bias in Functional Neurosurgery Ron L. Alterman, MD

The Road to Character Patrick A. Roth, MD, MHA

14:46 European Outreach in Global Neurosurgery Saniya Mediratta, MBBS

14:45 Trigeminal Neuralgia: One Size Do Not Fit All Giovanni Broggi, MD

Cognitive Dominance: A Brain Surgeon’s Quest to Out-Think Fear Mark R. McLaughlin, MD

14:48 Global Neurosurgery for Residents Rebecca A. Reynolds, MD

Session T7A Neuro-Tech Moderators: Neil R. Malhotra, MD, P.K. Agarwalla, MD & Shabbar F. Danish, MD

Session T7B David and Lya Neumann Saint Barnabas Medical Center Resident and Medical Student Forum Moderators: John L. Gillick, MD, Stephen Johnson, MD & Ernest J. Barthelemy, MD, MA, MPH

Session T7C Global Neurosurgery Moderator: James M. Ecklund, MD

15:00 Leveraging the EHR to Enhance Patient Outcomes Neil R. Malhotra, MD

Policy and Advocacy Work in Global Neurosurgery Ernest J. Barthelemy, MD, MA, MPH

Global Military Neurosurgery James M. Ecklund, MD

15:15 Rethinking Intraoperative MRI Michael Schulder, MD

Advances in Minimally Invasive Strategies for Complex Spinal Deformity Ibrahim Hussain, MD

Surgeons as Leaders Asif Bashir, MD

15:30 Augmented Reality in Neurosurgery Osamah Choudhry, MD

Endoscopic Applications and Advances in Global Neurosurgery Kerry Vaughan, MD

Future Perspectives on the Research Needs of Young Neurosurgeons Ignatius N. Esene, MD, MSc, PhD, MPH

15:45 Augmented Safety in Cranial Neurosurgery: Pre- and Per-Operative Visualızation Y. Sukru Caglar, MD

Clinical Experiences in Global Neurosurgery Jacob Lepard, MD

New Developments in the Understanding of the CSF Miroslav Vukic, MD, PhD


Agenda

Friday, September 11, 2020

06:30 Exhibits

06:50 Overview of the Day, Administrative Issues

Session F1A Cervical Spine Moderators: Regis W. Haid, Jr, MD & Joseph M. Koziol, MD

Session F1B Global Neurosurgery/Education Moderators: Gail L. Rosseau, MD & Aaron A. Cohen-Gadol, MD

Session F1C Vascular Neurosurgery Moderators: Sudipta Roychowdhury, MD, Gaurav Gupta, MD & Priyank Khandelwal, MD

07:00 Changing Concepts in Spinal and Craniovertebral Instability Atul Goel, MBBS, MCh

Intraoperative Decision Making and the Role of the Neurosurgical Atlas in Global Education Aaron A. Cohen-Gadol, MD

New Innovations in Flow Diversion Henry H. Woo, MD

07:15 Vental Approach to a Cervicothoracic Junction: Surgical Planning and Technique Asdrubal Falavigna, MD, PhD

The Challenges of Global Neurosurgery Programs in Mixed Healthcare Systems Rashid Jooma, MBBS

Transitioning an Established Neurointerventional System from Femoral Access to Radial Access Christopher M. Storey, MD, PhD

07:30 What is the Time and Place for Stand-Alone Devices for ACD’s? Jack J. Knightly, MD

Practicing Neurosurgery in Sub Saharan Africa from a Young Neurosurgeon’s Perspective Claire Karekezi, MD

Current Outcomes of Combined Endovascular and Operative Management of Unruptured Intracranial Aneurysms Christopher S. Ogilvy, MD

07:45 Quantitative Correction of Atlantoaxial Dislocation Fengzeng Jian, MD

Global Neurosurgery Education: Indian Perspective Indira Devi Bhagavatula , MBBS, MS, MCh

Hybrid Surgery of Complicated Cerebrovascular Diseases Yuan-Li Zhao, MD

Session F2A Thoracolumbar Spine Moderators: Michael Y. Wang, MD & John L. Gillick, MD,

Session F2B Global Neurosurgery Moderators: Kenan Arnautovic, MD, PhD & Otakar R. Hubschmann, MD

Session F2C Global Neurosurgery Moderators: Jesus Lafuente, MD, PhD & Walter D. Johnson, MD, MBA, MPH

08:00 Fundamentals in Treatment of Spinal Deformity John K. Ratliff, MD

My Homeland Bosnia, My American Dream, My Passion for World Neurosurgery Kenan Arnautovic, MD, PhD

Global Neurosurgery from the WHO Perspective Walter D. Johnson, MD, MBA, MPH

08:15 Minimally Invasive Spinal Deformity Surgery (MISDEF-2) Praveen V. Mummaneni, MD

Ethical Approach to Global Neurosurgical Problems: The Bells are Ringing! Ahmed Ammar, MBChB, DMSc

Humanitarian initiatives: Role in Neurosurgical Development in Sub Saharan Africa Mubashir Mahmood Qureshi, MBBS, MMed


08:30 ACR for Deformity Michael Y. Wang, MD

Current Status of Neurosurgical Care Systems in Colombia Enrique Osorio-Fonseca, MD Andres M. Rubiano, MD, PhD

Return to Simple Skull Base Surgery in Petroclival Meningioma Jie Tang, MD

08:45 Robotic Spine Surgery Mohamad Bydon, MD

Bolivia: Global Neurosurgery Meets Local Reality: "Bridging the Gap" Richard P. Moser, MD

Different Models of Cooperation in Neurosurgery Jesus Lafuente, MD, PhD

Session F3 Plenary Session Moderator: Amir Samii, MD & Anil Nanda, MD, MPH

09:00 How to Implement Global Neurosurgery into Future Resident Training Programs ................................................................................... Andre Grotenhuis, MD, PhD

09:15 Developing a Global Neurosurgery Program: A Focus on Twinning, Technology, Training, and Research ................................... Michael M. Haglund, MD, PhD, MEd

09:30 The Digital Phenotype ....................................................................................................................................................................... Timothy R. Smith, MD, PhD, MPH

09:45 Present Status and Evolving Neurosurgical Programs and Facilities in Haiti............................................................................................................Barth A. Green, MD

10:00 Innovations in Brain Tumor Surgery in Precision Medicine Era ......................................................................................................................... Steven N. Kalkanis, MD

10:15 Registry Based Clinical Research that Could be Done Around The Globe ........................................................................................................ Robert E. Harbaugh, MD


11:00 Canada-Ukraine Pediatric Specialty Fellowship Program: Doing More with Less .......................................................................................... James T. Rutka, MD, PhD

11:15 Neurosurgical Work Force Distribution: The Unmet Need in Asia and the Americas ....................................................................................... Robert J. Dempsey, MD

11:30 Dysphagia after Anterior Cervical Spine Surgery .................................................................................................................................................. Regis W. Haid, Jr, MD

11:45 Surgery for Brainstem Cavernomas: Anatomy, Strategies and Video Examples ................................................................................................ Jacques J. Morcos, MD

Session F4A General Moderators: Oliver Bozinov, MD, James P. Liu, MD & Hai Sun, MD, PhD

Session F4B Infection Moderators: Ann R. Stroink, MD, CPE & Richard Menger, MD, MPA

Session F4C Pediatric Neurosurgery Moderator: Margaret Pain, MD

12:00 Anatomy of Great Posterior Radiculomedullary Artery Victor Hugo Perez, MD

The Bacterial and Viral Complexity of Postinfectious Hydrocephalus in Uganda Steve J. Schiff, MD, PhD

Pediatric Neurosurgery in an Austere Environment: From Iraq to Uganda Gerald A. Grant, MD

12:15 Management of Cavernous Sinus Lesions Manmohan Singh, MBBS, MS, MCh

Neurosurgical Training lessons from Ireland Ciaran Bolger, MD

Pediatric Neurosurgery in Mongolia Saadi Ghatan, MD


12:30 Is There a Safe Entry into the Brainstem? Oliver Bozinov, MD

Deployed: Neurosurgical Manifestations of COVID-19 in an Intensive Care Unit During a Pandemic Richard Menger, MD, MPA

The Treatment of Childhood Hydrocephalus and Shunt Problems Arno H. Fried, MD

12:45 Surgical Tactic of Brainstem Cavernous Angioma Eka J. Wahjoepramono, MD, PhD

Legislative Update during COVID-19 Recovery: National and Global Implications Ann R. Stroink, MD, CPE

Simplicity in Neurosurgery Aaron A. Cohen-Gadol, MD

Session F5A Tumor Moderators: Michael Schulder, MD & Shabbar F. Danish, MD

Session F5B Pediatric Neurosurgery Moderators: Philipp R. Aldana, MD, Margaret Pain, MD & Chandrashekhar E. Deopujari, MBBS, MS, MCh, MSc

Session F5C Spinal Injury Moderators: Shekar N. Kurpad, MD, PhD, Ernanai Sadural, MD & Stephen Johnson, MD

13:00

Problems and Opportunities in Pituitary Surgery: Enhancing Excellence in an Evolving, Unpredictable World Ian E. McCutcheon, MD

Craniofacial Surgery in Peru Christopher M. Bonfield, MD

The Case for Expansion Duraplasty in Spinal Cord Injury Craig H. Rabb, MD

13:15 First-in-Human Intraoperative MRI Coil for High Resolution Imaging during Transsphenoidal Surgery Prashant Chittiboina, MD, MPH

Pediatric High-Grade Gliomas Lissa C. Baird, MD

New Treatments for Spinal Cord Injury Ann M. Parr, MD, PhD

13:30 Endoscopic Transsphenoidal Pituitary Surgery: Techniques, Tricks, and Pitfalls David S. Baskin, MD

Role of Endonasal Skullbase Surgery in Children Chandrashekhar E. Deopujari, MBBS, MS, MCh, MSc

Update on SCI Trials James S. Harrop, MD


Session F6A Vascular Moderators: Amit Singla, MD & Gregory J. Zipfel, MD

Session F6B Global Neurosurgery Moderators: Kiwon Lee, MD & Hai Sun, MD, PhD

Session F6C Spine Moderators: John L. Gillick, MD & Joseph M. Koziol, MD

14:00

Value of the Hybrid Operating Room for Combined Open and Endovascular Procedures: Perspectives from a Hybrid Cerebrovascular Neurosurgeon Christoph J. Griessenauer, MD

Training and Evaluations of Microsurgical Skills Akio Morita, MD, PhD

MISS Approaches for Intradural Extramedullary Tumors Claudio G. Yampolsky, MD

14:15 Endovascular Treatment of Brain Aneurysms Robert H. Rosenwasser, MD, MBA

Intensive Care Management from a Global Perspective Kiwon Lee, MD

Spine Arthroplasty: State of the Art Domagoj Coric, MD


14:30 Innovative Advances in Aneurysm Treatment: Nuances of Clinical Decision Making Elad L. Levy, MD, MBA

WFNS Foundation: A 30 Year Journey Miguel A. Arraez, MD, PhD

Tuberculosis of the Spine - An Update John R. Ouma, MB, ChB, MMed

14:45 Consortium for Dural Arteriovenous Fistula Outcomes Research (CONDOR) Gregory J. Zipfel, MD

Interesting Cases in the Skull Base/ Cerebrovascular Microsurgery/Endovascular Era: A Global Perspective Ketan R. Bulsara, MD, MBA

Anterior Column Release for the Correct of Sagittal Imbalance Rishi K. Wadhwa, MD

Session F7A David and Lya Neumann Saint Barnabas Medical Center Resident and Medical Student Forum Moderators: Hai Sun, MD, PhD, Michael S. Rallo, BS & Ernest J. Barthelemy, MD, MA, MPH

Session F7B David and Lya Neumann Saint Barnabas Medical Center Resident and Medical Student Forum Moderators: Ira M. Goldstein, MD, Nicole Silva, MD & Rosemary Behmer Hansen, MA, MPH

Session F7C David and Lya Neumann Saint Barnabas Medical Center Resident and Medical Student Forum Moderators: Otakar R. Hubschmann, MD, Bharath Raju, MBBS, MCh & Elizabeth Ginalis, MD

15:00

The Impact of COVID-19 on Elective Neurosurgical Operations: Lessons Learned from a Single Institution in Turkey During a Global Pandemic Hasan R. Syed

African Neurosurgery Research (Part I): Hierarchy of Scientific Evidence and Thematic Analysis Yvan Zolo

Modulating Inhibitory Action Control with STN Stimulation Nelleke van Wouwe

15:10

Differential Associations between Surgical Intervention and Traumatic Brain Injury Outcomes at a Tertiary Care Hospital in Uganda Charis Spears

Head Trauma in Ethiopia: Causes and Surgery Outcomes Morten Lund-Johansen

Magnetic Resonance-Guided Laser-Induced Thermal Therapy for Lesions in the Posterior Fossa: A Single Center Study Omar Ashraf

15:20 The Role of Glioma Characteristics in Predicting Extent of Resection Seyed Morsal Mosallami Aghill

From Sympathy to Empathy: Neurotrauma Outcome Study from the World’s Worst War Zone Nida Fatima

A Geometrical Calculus-Based Approach to Thermal Damage Estimate Volume Characterization in Magnetic-Resonance Guided Laser Interstitial Thermal Therapy Allison Liang

15:30 Role of Hemopexin in Secondary Damage after Spinal Cord Injury Kishan Patel

Learning Microsurgical Vascular Anastomosis: Comparison of Distributed and Mass Practice Protocols Ali Tayebi Meybodi

Economic Impact and Outcome of Pediatric Traumatic Brain Injury: A Global Neurosurgery Perspective from a Single Government Center in Malaysia Radzi Hamzah

15:40

Minimal Important Change in Patient-Reported Outcome Measures after Surgery for Degenerative Cervical Myelopathy Christer Mjaset

C-reactive Protein in Patients with Fusiform Intracranial Aneurysms: A Case-Control Study Joao Paulo Telles

Pediatric Traumatic Brain Injury Cases in Northern India: The Unique Challenges, Profile and Outcomes of Neurotrauma in Developing Countries Ahmad Ozair


15:50

Effects of Perioperative Magnesium Sulfate Infusion on Intraoperative Blood loss and Postoperative Analgesia in Patients Undergoing Posterior Lumbar Spinal Fusion Surgery: A RCT Saeed Oraee Yazdani

Torque Teno Virus (TTV) Infection as Potential influence in Intracranial Aneurysm Formation Nicollas Rabelo

Late Referral of Lumbosacral Myelomeningocele Cases: A Call for Better Collaboration between Neurosurgeons and Primary Care Practitioners Rizki Meizikri

Session F8A David and Lya Neumann Saint Barnabas Medical Center Resident and Medical Student Forum Moderators: Hai Sun, MD, PhD, Michael S. Rallo, BS & Ernest J. Barthelemy, MD, MA, MPH

Session F8B David and Lya Neumann Saint Barnabas Medical Center Resident and Medical Student Forum Moderators: Ira M. Goldstein, MD, Nicole Silva, MD & Rosemary Behmer Hansen, MA, MPH

Session F8C David and Lya Neumann Saint Barnabas Medical Center Resident and Medical Student Forum Moderators: Otakar R. Hubschmann, MD, Bharath Raju, MBBS, MCh & Elizabeth Ginalis, MD

16:00 Women Neurosurgeons Around the World: A Systematic Review Tina Lulla

A Prospective Randomized Study of the Safety and Efficacy of TLIF Vs PLIF in the Treatment of Lumbar Spondylolisthesis: An Egyptian Economic Experience Mohamed A.R. Soliman

The Initial Experience of InterSurgeon: An Online Platform to Facilitate Global Neurosurgical Partnerships Jacob R. Lepard

16:10

National Neurotrauma Databases in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: A Review of the Literature Rebecca Baron

Olfactory Groove Meningioma: A Surgical Experience of 135 Cases Sumeet Sasane

A Novel Classification of White Fibers of the Brain and Its Surgical Implications: Deciphering The Neural Code Abhidha Shah

16:20

Boda Bodas and Road Traffic Injuries in Uganda: An Overview of Traffic Safety Trends from 2009 to 2017 Austin Feng

Endoscopic Endonasal Pituitary Adenoma Resection: 90-day Outcomes, Complications and Re-Admissions Jai Deep Thakur

Novel Technique of Middle Meningeal Artery Coagulation, Followed by Excision Both Outer and Inner Membrane (Multiple Slitting and Hydrodissection) to Prevent Recurrence in Chronic Subdural Hematoma in Resource Limited Settings Hardik Lalit Siroya

16:30

Understanding the Macroeconomics of Spinal Fusion Utilization Rates in the United States from 2015 to 2040 Piyush Kalakoti

Prehospital Policy Recommendations for Management of Spina Bifida and Hydrocephalus in Low and Middle Income Countries Marcelle Altshuler

Enhancing Surgical Care for Complex Epilepsy in Ukraine: An International Collaboration Through the “Co-Pilot Project” Luke Tomycz

16:40 Comparison of surgical versus Intradiscal Ozone Treatment of Sciatica Due to Lumbar Disc Herniation Noor ul Huda Maria

Quality Analysis of Management of Intraventricular Hemorrhage Sonora Andromeda Windermere

Cranioplasty Using Low Cost Customized Titanium Implant: International Collaboration Effort to Improve Neurosurgical Care Trong Huynh


16:50

Clinical Profile and Treatment Outcomes of Patients with Obstructive Hydrocephalus Treated with VPS, ETV, AND ETV/CPC: Experience of a Tertiary Government Hospital in a Middle Income Country Dexter A. Dimaano

Endoscopic Third Ventriculostomy in Tuberculous Meningitis with Hydrocephalus Rohadi Muhammad Rosyidi

The Burden of Direct Medical Expenditures for Epilepsy Care Among Congolese Patients: A Single-Center Study Dawin Sichimba


Agenda

Saturday, September 12, 2020

06:30 Exhibits

06:50 Overview of the Day, Administrative Issues

Session S1A Association of Neurosurgical Physician Assistants (ANSPA) Moderator: Alice Edwards, PA-C

07:00 Welcome and Opening Remarks .................................................................................. Alice Edwards, PA-C

07:10 Management of Epilepsy in Neurosurgery ................................................................... Fedor E. Panov, MD

08:00 Spine Fusion Surgery: Evaluating Treatment & Management Options ..................... Michael Y. Wang, MD

08:50 Pediatric Spinal Surgery ................................................................................................. Margaret Pain, MD

09:45 Neurosurgery and Social Media .......................................................................... Leslie C. Schlachter, PA-C

10:15 Management of Recurrent Craniopharyngioma ................................................. Andrew Kaye, MBBS, MD

10:30 COVID-19 Stressors: A Team Approach .................................................................... Edward C. Benzel, MD

10:45 Pediatric Cranial Surgery ..................................................................................... Christina Notarianni, MD

11:40 ANSPA 2020 Neurosurgery Physician Assistant Compensation Report & Needs Assessment ...................................................................................................... ANSPA Leadership

Session S1B Peripheral Nerves Moderators: Lukas Rasulic, MD, PhD & Dhaval Shukla, MCh

07:00 Update on Decompressive Craniectomy ...................................................................... Jamie S. Ullman, MD

07:15 Peripheral Nerve Surgery: Think Global Act Local - Privilege of Service ................. Lukas Rasulic, MD, PhD

07:30 Surgical Management of Brachial Plexus Injury ............................................................. Pavel Haninec, MD

07:45 Meralgia Paresthetica between Myth and Reality ..................................................... Amgad S. Hanna, MD

Session S1C General Moderator: Dwarakanath Srinivas, MS, MCh, Hai Sun, MD, PhD & Stephen Johnson, MD

08:00 Chiari Malformations .................................................................................... David D. Limbrick, Jr, MD, PhD

08:15 Anterior and Anterolateral Foramen Magnum Meningiomas: “Tailored’ Far Lateral Approach and Importance of Structural Integrity of the Occipital Condyle ..................... Dwarakanath Srinivas, MS, MCh

08:30 Management Strategies for Chordoma: Role of Endoscopic Techniques – Have Them Made a Difference in Patient Outcomes ........................................................ Fred Gentili, MD

08:45 Clinical Trials and Global Neurosurgery .............................................................. Frederick G. Barker, II, MD

8:00 – 11:00

Session S2 WFNS Executive Council

Session S3 Global Neurosurgery Moderator: Anil Nanda, MD, MPH & E. Sander Connolly, Jr, MD

10:00 Management of Facial Nerve in Neurosurgery ................................................................. Majid Samii, MD

10:15 Management of Recurrent Craniopharyngioma ................................................. Andrew Kaye, MBBS, MD


10:30 COVID-19 Stressors: A Team Approach .................................................................... Edward C. Benzel, MD

10:45 AANS and Response to Global COVID-19 Pandemic ...................................................... John A. Wilson, MD

11:00 Hemicraniectomy for Ischemic and Hemorrhagic Stroke: Data, Dogma and Discussion .............................................................................. E. Sander Connolly, Jr, MD

11:15 Regenerative Clinical Trials in Spinal Cord Injury: Rationale and Current State ............................................................................ Shekar N. Kurpad, MD, PhD


12:00 Is It Possible to Provide Low Cost Neurosurgical Technology for Low Resource Settings? A Literature Review and Perspectives ................................................................. Francesco Tomasello, MD

12:15 The Nuances of Awake Craniotomy for Glioma Resection: Experience with over 1500 Awake Surgeries ........................................................................................Mitchel S. Berger, MD

12:30 Bypass Surgery for Cerebrovascular Lesions ................................................................. Ying Mao, MD, PhD

12:45 Barriers to the Diagnosis and Management of Pediatric Brain Tumors in Global Neurosurgery ............................................................................................ Frederick G. Boop, MD

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