Scientific Program: Day 4

Saturday, Oct. 5

Brown Foundation Institute of Molecular Medicine, Beth Robertson Auditorium
1925 Pressler Street, Houston, TX 77030

Session 15
Socio-Economic Challenges
Moderators: Clara Raquel Epstein
& Abderrahmane Sidi Said

8:00 – 8:15 a.m.	Brain and spine injury in the United Arab Emirates: Management and outcomes	Tommaso Tufo
8:15 – 8:30 a.m.	Development and implementation of aneurysm clipping in Africa: Luxury or priority?	Abdessamad El Ouahabi
8:30 – 8:45 a.m.	Establishing a neurosurgery residency program in Nairobi, Kenya. A success story	Nimrod Juniahs Mwang’ombe
8:45 – 9:00 a.m.	ICP management in severe traumatic brain injury	Mohamed El Fiki
9:00 – 9:15 a.m.	From Afghanistan to Harvard…and back: The essence of obligation	Ali Sultan
9:15 – 9:30 a.m.	Global neurosurgery 2024	Gail Rosseau
9:45 – 10:00 a.m.	Discussion
10:00 – 10:15 a.m.	Break	Exhibit hall open

Session 16
Technology and Innovation
Moderators: Carlos Luiz & Luis Fernando Silva Junior

10:15 – 10:30 a.m.	Nucleoplastic biologics in spine degenerative disease	Tito Perilla
10:30 – 10:45 a.m.	Novel neurobionic solutions to restore hearing	Amir Samii
10:45 – 11:00 a.m.	Intraoperative infrared thermography for brain tumors: A prospective study	Marcus Acioly
11:00 – 11:15 a.m.	Brain computer interface in neurological diseases	GuoGuang Zhao
11:15 – 11:30 a.m.	Transforming the neurosurgical consultation	David Langer
11:30 – 11:45 a.m.	Discussion

Session 17
Panel Discussion: Intraaxial Tumors
Moderators: Fred Lang & Ganesh Rao