Scientific Program: Oct. 4

Texas Medical CenterFriday, Oct. 4

The Brown Foundation Institute of Molecular Medicine, Beth Robertson Auditorium
1825 Pressler Street, Houston, Texas 77030

Session 9
Challenging Brain Tumors
Moderators: Mario Ammirati & Ketan Bulsara

Posterior fossa meningiomas: Classifications and unification of surgical approaches | Oleksandr Voznyak

CPA meningioma: Approach selection and lessons learned | Roberto Silveira

Foramen magnum meningiomas: Choosing the best approach | Jose Landeiro

Anterior clinoid meningiomas: Lesson learned from 85 cases | Chandra Sen

Endoscopic endonasal approaches to complex skull base tumors | Aristotelis Kalyvas

Combined endoscopic endonasal and transcranial approaches: Useful or overzealous? | Samy Youssef

Transformation in Skull Base Neurosurgery: Merits of (M. Samii’s Practice Code) | Imad Kanaan

Session 9 Speaker Discussion

Session 10
Cerebrovascular
Moderators: P. Roc Chen & Nima Etminan

Management of complex cerebral aneurysms | Francisco Gonzalez-Llanos Fernandez de Mesa

Complex extracranial bypasses: Indications and techniques | Tao Wang

Clipping of paraclinoid aneurysms | Yong-Kwang Tu

Complex extracranial bypass | Tao Wang

Session 10 Speaker Discussion

Session 11
Panel Discussion: Skull Base Lesions (Non-Meningiomas)
Moderators: Nimer Adeeb & Mohamed Samy ElHammady

Special Guest Lecture

Keynote: My 60 years in Neurosurgery: Reflections on Innovations and Techniques | Madjid Samii

Session 12
Skull Base Frontiers
Moderators: Badih Adada & Madison Michael

MVD for tinnitus | Krish Sridhar

Revisiting operability within the cavernous sinus | Georgios Zenonos

Endoscopy in the CP Angle: Not just for MVD | John Y.K. Lee

Salvage management of recurrent meningiomas | Shaan M. Raza

Surgical Minimalism in Skull Base | Sumit Sinha

Mastering the cavernous sinus | Carlos David

Session 12 Speaker Discussion

Session 13
Cranial Nerves & Stereotactic/Functional
Moderators: Hamid Borghei-Razavi & Egils Valeinis

Trigeminal neuralgia: Best treatment is…? | Enrique Osorio

Trigeminal neuralgia without vascular conflict: Role of neurolysis | Marco Gonzales-Portillo

Deep brain stimulation: Quo vadis? | Cordula Mathies

Drug refractory epilepsy: Decision making, surgical strategy and results in 694 cases treated over 22 years | Dattatraya Muzumdar

Panel 13 Speaker Discussion

Session 14
Panel Discussion: Cerebrovascular
Moderators: Spiros Blackburn & Erol Sandalcioglu