2. Pediatric Neuroscience Dinner Series

Pediatric Neuroscience Dinner Series

DINNER LECTURE: AN UPDATE ON PEDIATRIC NEUROSURGICAL CONDITIONS

banner imageMay 6, 2026
6 p.m. – Registration
6:30 p.m. – Dinner and Lectures

Pearl & Vine
26151 Nelson Way, Katy, TX 77494

Join us to hear lectures from faculty at UTHealth Houston, including:

  • Manish Shah, MD: Pediatric Epilepsy and Movement Disorders Guidelines
  • Danielle Sobol, MD: Beyond the Basics and More than Cosmetics: Pediatric Plastic Surgery from Infancy to Adolescence
  • Nivedita Thakur, MD: Tracking Neurodevelopmental Outcomes in Mini Moves Clinic at UTHealth Houston

These talks will give clinicians an update on the latest advances in management and treatment options for patients with pediatric neurological conditions.

 

 

Accreditation Statement/Credit Designation

This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the joint providership of Antidote Education Company and UTHealth Houston Neurosciences. Antidote is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Antidote designates this live activity for a maximum of 2 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Presenters

Manish Shah, M.D.Manish Shah, MD
Professor, Division of Pediatric Neurosurgery
Department of Pediatric Surgery
John P. and Kathrine G. McGovern Distinguished Chair
THINK Neurology Chair in Pediatric Tumor Research and Innovation
Director, Pediatric Movement Disorder Center
Director, Pediatric Neurosurgery Fellowship
McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Houston
Danielle Sobol, MDDanielle Sobol, MD
Assistant Professor
Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
Department of Surgery
McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Houston
Nivedita Thakur. MDNivedita Thakur, MD
Associate Professor
Division of Child & Adolescent Neurology
Department of Pediatrics
Medical Director, Pediatric Movement Disorders Program
Co-Director: Pediatric Movement Disorders Center
Co-Director, Center for the Treatment of Pediatric Neurodegenerative Disease
McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Houston

Target audience

Pediatricians and other pediatric care providers

Objectives

  • Discuss various types of pediatric movement disorder presentations
  • Discuss candidacy for various movement disorder treatments
  • Discuss candidacy for epilepsy surgery treatments
  • Discuss important time points for plastic surgery evaluation during infancy for ear and cranial differences
  • Gain a deeper understanding of plastic surgery interventions available for children to improve form and function
  • Broaden scope of plastic surgery diagnoses and interventions available for older children and adolescents
  • Identify the infant at risk for neurodevelopmental challenges.
  • Become familiar with common standardized and predictive neurological and developmental testing performed in our surveillance clinic.
  • Understand management and referrals that are beneficial in this population of infants at risk for neurodevelopmental challenges.