Wednesday, Nov. 18
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Wednesday Nov 18, 2026
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Room A |
Core Brain/White Matter: Advanced Microsurgical Dissection of the Brain – Techniques and Insights Moderators: Sabino Luzzi, Mustafa Motiwala |
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| 7:30-7:40 AM | Safe Entry Zones and Surgical Approaches to the Brainstem | Kaan Yagmurlu |
| 7:40-7:50 AM | TBD | |
| 7:50-8:00 AM | Amygdala: Anatomical, pathophysiological, and clinical significance | Pinar Kuru Bektasoglu |
| 8:00-8:10 AM | Fiber Tracts of Language: What we know and what we don’t know | Nitin Tandon |
| 8:10-8:20 AM | Contemporary model of language organization | Michael Ivan |
| 8:20-8:30 AM | Discussion | |
Room B |
Imaging Plus AI: Seeing the Invisible – Advanced Imaging That Changes Surgical Strategy Moderators: Kim Learned, Roy Riascos-Castaneda |
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| 7:30-7:42 AM | “Dotatate Is Great” – How Somatostatin Receptor Imaging is Altering Diagnosis and Imaging | Claudia Kirsch |
| 7:42-7:54 AM | “Going with the flow” – Using Arterial Spin Labeling (ASL) and Advanced Vascular Imaging Techniques for Assessing Meningiomas | Jeanie Choi |
| 7:54-8:06 AM | “Worth Counting On!” – The Use of Photon Counting CT for Meningioma Evaluation | Roy Riascos |
| 8:06-8:18 AM | “Form and Function” – Functional MRI for Surgical Planning | Vince Kumar |
| 8:18-8:30 AM | Discussion | |
Room C |
Orbit and Optic Canal: Correlates of Visual Outcomes after Surgery Moderators: David Fernandes, Doo-Sik Kong |
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| 7:30-7:40 AM | The optic nerve and orbit anatomy: Spatial relationships | Maria Peris-Celda |
| 7:40-7:50 AM | Endoscopic transnasal access to orbital lesions: anatomical and surgical implications | Joao Paulo Almeida |
| 7:50-8:00 AM | Microsurgical and endoscopic corridors to the optic canal | Amir Dehdashti |
| 8:00-8:10 AM | 360 degrees approach to optic canal: decision making based on anatomical considerations | Miguel Lopez-Gonzalez |
| 8:10-8:20 AM | Where does the endoscopic transorbital approach truly add value? Anatomical and clinical overview | Victor Ramzes Chavez-Herrera |
| 8:20-8:30 AM | Discussion | |
Wednesday Nov 18, 2026
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Room A |
Core Brain/White Matter: White matter Anatomy Revisited – Fiber Dissection in the Modern Era Moderators: Ali Alawieh, Thibault Passeri |
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| 8:30-8:42 AM | From Fiber Microdissection to the Operating Room: Surgical Implications of the Sagittal Stratum Anatomy | Beste Gulsuna |
| 8:42-8:54 AM | Beyond the Cortex: Subcortical Boundaries in Frontal Lobe Glioma Resection | Baran Bozkurt |
| 8:54-9:06 AM | Microsurgical anatomy of Meyer’s loop and the optic radiation | TBD |
| 9:06-9:18 AM | Safe Entry Zone to the Medial Pontine Region | Necmettin Tanriover |
| 9:18-9:30 AM | Discussion | |
Room B |
Imaging Plus AI: Radiomics and AI in Meningioma Care – Hype vs. Reality Moderators: Kim Learned, Amit Mahajan |
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| 8:30-8:42 AM | An introductory primer to AI and how it can be used in meningioma evaluation | Nancy Pham |
| 8:42-8:54 AM | Digital twin for outcome-prediction following surgical treatment of meningiomas | Tayo Akanji |
| 8:54-9:06 AM | AI in Multi-institutional Meningioma MRI image segmentation | Mariam Abouian |
| 9:06-9:18 AM | “Swimming in the Genetic Pool” – Applying Genetics and AI for Meningioma Imaging | Mai Lan Ho |
| 9:18-9:30 AM | Discussion | |
Room C |
Skull Base & Vascular Surgery: CPA Tumors – Anatomy, Surgical Approaches & Pitfalls Moderators: Assad Lak, Walavan Sivakumar |
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| 8:30-8:40 AM | The microsurgical anatomy of the CPA and its surgical approaches | Akash Patel |
| 8:40-8:50 AM | Microsurgery of epidermoid cysts of the CPA and beyond | Florian Roser |
| 8:50-9:00 AM | Microsurgical anatomy and surgical significance of the CPA venous system | Florian Ebner |
| 9:00-9:10 AM | Middle Fossa Approach for Acoustic Neuromas in NF-2 | Greg Thompson |
| 9:10-9:20 AM | Surgical Strategies for the Jugular Foramen Region: Tailoring Approaches to Tumor Morphology | Antonio Aversa |
| 9:20-9:30 AM | Discussion | |
| 9:30-10:00 AM | BREAK with Exhibitors | |
Wednesday Nov 18, 2026
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Room A |
Core Brain/White Matter: Surgical Anatomy of Insula and Sylvian Fissure Moderators: Raj Shrivastava, Kaan Yagmurlu |
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| 10:00-10:10 AM | Microsurgical Anatomy of the Central Core of the Brain | Eduardo Ribas |
| 10:10-10:20 AM | Anterior Cerebral Isthmus as a Key Anatomical Landmark in Periinsular Surgery | Serdar Rahmanov |
| 10:20-10:30 AM | Surgical Anatomy of the Insula and Sylvian Fissure | Hung Tzu Wen |
| 10:30-10:40 AM | Anatomy of AVM resection in the Insula and Sylvian Fissure | Feres Chaddad Neto |
| 10:40-10:50 AM | Microsurgical Anatomy of Lenticulostriate Arteries | Thomas Frigeri |
| 10:50-11:00 AM | Discussion | |
Room B |
IRS Video Session: Surgical Techniques in CPA and Posterior Fossa Surgery Moderators: Abdulrahman Alshudifat, Angela Richardson |
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| 10:00-10:10 AM | Surgical techniques for posterior fossa meningiomas | Ali Akbar |
| 10:10-10:20 AM | Surgical techniques in CPA and posterior fossa surgery | Nir Shimony |
| 10:20-10:30 AM | Surgical techniques for foramen magnum meningiomas | Elke Januschek |
| 10:30-10:40 AM | Giant meningiomas: How to deal with limited resources | Thitikan Wangapakul |
| 10:40-10:50 AM | Retrosigmoid approach for AVM resection | Kenny Moore |
| 10:50-11:00 AM: | Discussion | |
Room C |
Imaging Plus AI: Beyond the MRI – Neuroradiology That Alters Decision-Making in Meningiomas Moderators: Gianna DiGrazia, Mai Lan Ho |
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| 10:00-10:12 AM | Imaging the Post-operative Meningioma Patient: How, What, When and Why? | Kim Learned |
| 10:12-10:24 AM | “All Creatures Big and Small”: Pediatric Meningioma Imaging | Karen Moeller |
| 10:24-10:36 AM | “It’s all visual”: Using new techniques for visualization and 3D planning | Jonathan Morris |
| 10:36-10:48 AM | “It’s going, going, gone…”: Meningioma Invasion in the Draining Dural Sinuses – Imaging Findings and What the Surgeons Need to Know | Nancy Fischbein |
| 10:48-11:00 AM | Discussion | |
Wednesday Nov 18, 2026
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Room A |
PLENARY 2Moderators: Jose Alberto Landeiro, Florian Roser |
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| 11:00-11:15 AM | IMS Presidential Address | Jacques Morcos |
| 11:15-11:30 AM | Key anatomically based technical pearls for retrosigmoid vestibular schwannoma surgery | Marcos Tatagiba |
| 11:30-11:45 AM | Conquering spina bifida with the help of sheep: From serendipity to experimental science | Benny Iskandar |
| 11:45AM-12:00PM | Misinformation and disinformation in neurosurgical publishing | Fred Barker |
| 12:00-12:30 PM | How applied neuroanatomy shaped my surgical techniques | |
| Moderators: Thompson Greg, Carlos David | ||
| Panelists: Mustafa Baskaya Art Day Basant Misra Laligam Sekhar Hirofumi Nakatomi |
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Wednesday Nov 18, 2026
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Lunch and Lunch n’ Learn Industry sessions |
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Room A |
Surgical Video session – Sponsored by MITAKA | |
| 12:30-1:30 PM | TBD | |
Room B |
TBD | |
| 12:30-1:30 PM | TBD | |
Room C |
TBD | |
| 12:30-1:30 PM | TBD | |
Wednesday Nov 18, 2026
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Room A |
Meningiomas in the Molecular Age: How Molecular Classification is Changing Practice Moderators: Bernhard Meyer, Gelareh Zadeh |
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| 2:00-2:10 PM | Update on neuropathological diagnosis of meningioma / cIMPACT8 | Jennifer Moliterno |
| 2:10-2:20 PM | Advanced molecular classification: Methylation-based classification systems | Farshad Nassiri |
| 2:20-2:30 PM | Advanced molecular classification: CNVs and TERT status | Linda Bi |
| 2:30-2:40 PM | Meningiomas and the Immune System: Understanding the Immune Landscape | Christina Jackson |
| 2:40-2:50 PM | Meningiomas and the immune system: STING and Activating the Immune Response | Mark Youngblood |
| 2:50-3:00 PM | Discussion | |
Room B |
Legacy & Inspiration: From Vesalius to Rhoton – The Evolution of Neurosurgical Anatomy Moderators: TBD, David Langer |
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| 2:00-2:10 PM | Charting the Surgical Anatomy Timeline: Where does Rhoton fit? | Carolina Martins |
| 2:10-2:20 PM | Building on Giants: The dual legacy of Rhoton and Evandro de Oliveira in a Brazilian Microneurosurgical Laboratory | Carlos Carlotti Jr. |
| 2:20-2:30 PM | Standing on the shoulders of Al Rhoton: 20 years of anatomical research and surgical innovation Miranda | Juan Fernandez |
| 2:30-2:40 PM | From 2D to 3D Rhoton: How did it happen? | Jeffrey Sorenson |
| 2:40-2:50 PM | 3D Photogammetry Advances in Facial Nerve Anatomy | Eva Wu |
| 2:50-3:00 PM | Discussion | |
Room C |
Core Brain/White Matter: White matter Tracts and Glioma Surgery: Anatomical Limits of Resection Moderators: Jonathan Cavaleri, Walid Ibn Essayed |
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| 2:00-2:10 PM | Glioma invasion driven by neural activity | Koray Ozduman |
| 2:10-2:20 PM | Connectome based Peri-insular tumor surgery | Melike Mut Askun |
| 2:20-2:30 PM | Limbic and Paralimbic Tumors: Anatomy-Driven Surgical Tactics | Sabino Luzzi |
| 2:30-2:40 PM | Surgical decision making in the era of supramarginal glioma resections: a current data-driven perspective | Max Krucoff |
| 2:40-2:50 PM | An Essential Guide to Intra-Axial Surgery | Michael Sughrue |
| 2:50-3:00 PM | Discussion | |
Wednesday Nov 18, 2026
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Room A |
Proffered Papers – Session 2 – Basic Science and Translational Research Moderators: Stephen Magill, Mark Youngblood |
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| 3:00-3:05 PM | Spatially resolved single cell analyses of human meningioma identify novel cell states influencing tumor microenvironment and progression | Alexander Landry |
| 3:05-3:10 PM | Establishing the utility of deep learning for H&E-based meningioma molecular classification and outcome prediction | Alexander Landry |
| 3:10-3:15 PM | pRB1 Expression Is an Independent Predictor of Tumor Progression in 1,751 Meningiomas | Hanna Goett |
| 3:15-3:20 PM | Molecular classification of radiation-induced meningiomas | Yosef Ellenbogen |
| 3:20-3:25 PM | TBD | TBD |
| 3:25-3:30 PM | Intraventricular and Calvarial Meningiomas Share a Common Cell of Origin | Zeynep Huseyinoglu |
| 3:30-3:35 PM | Can miRNA-based Liquid Biopsy be Used for Meningioma Diagnosis and WHO Classification? Automated Machine Learning Analysis of a Single-Center Prospective Cohort | Owen Leary |
| 3:35-3:40 PM | Optical Genome Mapping Identifies Structural Variants in Meningioma | Jose Otero |
| 3:40-3:45 PM | Spatial profile and its relation to long-term outcome of brain- and Sophie Wang bone-invading meningiomas | Sophie Wang |
| 3:45-3:50 PM | TBD | TBD |
| 3:50-3:55 PM | International Meningioma Society Award — Best Meningioma Science Abstract PLA2G10 Promotes T Cell Exclusion and Represents a Novel Target to Enhance CAR-T Therapy in Malignant Meningioma |
Jacky Yeung |
| 3:55-4:00 PM | Discussion | |
Room B |
Proffered Papers – Session 3 – Surgical Approach & Techniques Moderators: Hussam Abou-Al-Shaar, Jihad Abdelgadir |
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| 3:00-3:05 PM | The NXDC-MEN-301 Study on 5-ALA for Meningiomas Surgery for the Assessing the Benefit of Intra-Operative Fluorescence Imaging | Eric S. Molina |
| 3:05-3:10 PM | Surgical Management of Lower Clival and Anterior Foramen Magnum Meningiomas: A Single-Center Experience | Y. Sukru Caglar |
| 3:10-3:15 PM | TBD | TBD |
| 3:15-3:20 PM | Measuring the Corridor in the Living Patient: Area of Exposure, Surgical Freedom and Angle of Attack with the Tumour In Situ in Skull Base Meningiomas | Muhammad S. Akhtar |
| 3:20-3:25 PM | Complex Midline Meningiomas: Surgical Challenges and Strategies Based on an 8-Year Single-Surgeon Experience with 100 Cases | Agadadash Kasymov |
| 3:25-3:30 PM | Enhancing Gross Total Resection and Safety in Endoscopic Endonasal Approach for Tuberculum Sellae Meningiomas: The Role of Piezosurgery and Dedicated Intraoperative Ultrasound | |
| 3:30-3:35 PM | Presentation and Treatment of Jugular Foramen Meningiomas: A Scoping Review | Estefana Bcharah |
| 3:35-3:40 PM | Minimally Invasive Surgery for Cervical Meningioma: A Systematic Review and Case Series | Tristan Brunette-Clément |
| 3:40-3:45 PM | Purely Endoscopic Subtemporal Approach For Middle Fossa Tentorial Notch Meningioma: Case Report and Surgical Video | Chun-Jen Chang |
| 3:45-3:50 PM | Atrial Meningiomas: Surgical Considerations and Lessons from a Contemporary Series | Lilian Zavala |
| 3:50-3:55 PM | Yaşargil Award — Best Surgical Technical Contribution The Venous Cost of Interhemispheric Exposure: Functional Consequences of Bridging Vein Sacrifice |
Ufuk Erginoglu |
| 3:55-4:00 PM | Discussion | |
Room C |
Proffered Papers – Session 4 – Neuroanatomical Research Moderators: Linda Bi, Maya Harary |
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| 3:00-3:05 PM | Hierarchical Organization of Occipital Intralobar White Matter: Cadaveric Dissection and Tractographic Analysis of Vertical Occipital Fasciculus Connectivity | Bilge YaĹźar |
| 3:05-3:10 PM | Navigating the Cerebellar-Brainstem Fissures: High-Resolution 3D Photogrammetric Modeling of Intracerebellar White Matter Anatomy and Surgical Implications | Alice G. Lucifero |
| 3:10-3:15 PM | Surgical Landmarks along the Sylvian Fissure: Inferior Frontal Gyrus Morphology and the Anterior Sylvian Point | Felix Orellana |
| 3:15-3:20 PM | Step-by-Step Three-Dimensional Modeling of the Endoscopic Transorbital Approach to the Petrous Apex: A Cadaveric Anatomical Study | Aysu I. Kabakci |
| 3:20-3:25 PM | Three-Dimensional Anaglyph Documentation of Cerebral White Matter Fiber Dissection: Translating Microsurgical Anatomy into Reproducible Neurosurgical Education. | Luis A. GarcĂa |
| 3:25-3:30 PM | A 360-Degree Anatomical Study of the Superior Orbital Fissure: Transorbital Endoscopic, Endoscopic Endonasal, and Transcranial Perspectives with Surgical Implications | Michael Fletcher |
| 3:30-3:35 PM | Three-Dimensional Photogrammetric and Angiographic “Circle of Willis” Atlas of Skull Base Approaches to the Posterior Fossa and Craniocervical Junction | Matthew Dufault |
| 3:35-3:40 PM | Three-Dimensional Reconstruction of the Transsphenoidal Corridor from Intraoperative Endoscopic Video Using Gaussian Splatting: A Proof of Concept | Serban Negoita |
| 3:40-3:45 PM | Anatomical Landmarks and Localization of Cranial Nerves for Safe Devascularization of Anterior and Middle Fossa Meningiomas | Stephen Shafizadeh |
| 3:45-3:50 PM | TBD | TBD |
| 3:50-3:55 PM | Rhoton Award — Best Anatomical Abstract Surgical Anatomy and Applied Principles: 360° Anatomy of the Facial Nerve |
Eva Wu |
| 3:55-4:00 PM | Discussion | |
| 4:00-4:30 PM: | BREAK with Exhibitors | |
Wednesday Nov 18, 2026
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Room A |
Meningioma Foundations & Biology: Emerging Biomarkers and Targeted Therapy/Clinical Trials for Meningiomas Moderators: Michael McDermott, Anand Pandit |
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| 4:30-4:40 PM | Biomarkers to predict radiation response outcome: Gene expression and multi-modal profiling | Gelareh Zadeh |
| 4:40-4:50 PM | Advanced imaging to guide meningioma treatment: DOTATATE-PET in practice (20 min) | Andrew Kuhn |
| 4:50-5:00 PM | Targeted treatment options and trials for meningiomas: Alliance trial outcomes, RTOG 3525 and BN-015 (20 min) | Nancy Ann Oberheim Bush |
| 5:00-5:10 PM | NRG-BN015 Phase III trial exploring postoperative radiotherapy vs surveillance for “clinical low risk, molecular high risk” meningiomas | David Raleigh |
| 5:10-5:30 PM | Discussion | |
Room B |
Legacy & Inspiration: Milestones that Changed Microsurgical Neuroanatomy Moderators: David Altshuler, Isaac Yang |
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| 4:30-4:40 PM | MVD Lessons in Anatomy | Ray Sekula |
| 4:40-4:50 PM | 3D images in neurosurgical education | Tae Hoon Roh |
| 4:50-5:00 PM | Subtle traps in neuroangiographic anatomy | Giuseppe Lanzino |
| 5:00-5:10 PM | The Rhoton legacy in residency and fellowship: training future generations | Maria Peris Celda |
| 5:10-5:20 PM | Endoscopic Endonasal Anatomy | Danny Prevedello |
| 5:20-5:30 PM: | Discussion | |
Room C |
Core Brain/White Matter: Thalamus and Basal Ganglia – Functional Anatomy for Modern Neurosurgery Moderators: Akin Akakin, Orhun Mete Cevik |
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| 4:30-4:40 PM | From Tracts to Targets: Connectome Organization of the Basal Ganglia and Thalamus | Vanessa Milanese |
| 4:40-4:50 PM | Creating a virtual atlas of deep brain nuclei | Umut Tan Sevgi |
| 4:50-5:00 PM | The Next Frontier: Advanced Connectivity Mapping of the Thalamus and Basal Ganglia | Nafiye Sanlier |
| 5:00-5:10 PM | Microsurgical Anatomy of White Matter and Nuclei of Central Core | Serhat Baydin |
| 5:10-5:20 PM | Functional Neurosurgery in close relation with eloquent white matter tracts | Cihan IĹźler |
| 5:20-5:30 PM | Discussion | |
Wednesday Nov 18, 2026
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Room A |
Meningioma Foundations & Biology: Tumor Board – Modern Management for Aggressive and Anaplastic Meningiomas Panelists: Linda Bi, James Liu, Juan Carlos Roa Montes de Oca, Nancy Ann Oberheim Bush, Koray Ozduman |
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| 5:00-5:10 PM: | Case 1 | Stephen Magill |
| 5:10-5:20 PM | Case 2 | Jennifer Moliterno |
| 5:20-5:30 PM | Case 3 | Ramin Morshed |
| 5:30-5:40 PM | Case 4 | Christina Jackson |
| 5:40-5:50 PM | Case 5 | Sam Emerson |
| 5:50-6:00 PM | Discussion | |
Room B |
Legacy & Inspiration: Rhoton in Full Dimension – A complete portrait Moderators: Jacques Morcos, Hung Tzu Wen |
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| 5:00-5:10 PM | Rhoton as a Father | Alice Rhoton |
| 5:10-5:20 PM | Rhoton as a Chairman | Dick Lister |
| 5:20-5:30 PM | Rhoton and Gainesville: Rememberances | Arthur Day |
| 5:30-5:40 PM | Rhoton as a Colleague | Jon Robertson |
| 5:40-5:50 PM | Rhoton as a Mentor | Hung Tzu Wen |
| 5:50-6:00 PM | Discussion | |
Room C |
Core Brain/White Matter: Anatomy of the Ventricular System in Tumor Surgery Panelists: Feres Chaddad Neto, Alejandro Monroy Sosa |
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| 5:00-5:10 PM | Atrium of Lateral Ventricle: Fiber Pathways and Surgical Corridors | Abuzer Gungor |
| 5:10-5:20 PM | Surgical anatomy of the temporal lobe | Leila Da Roz |
| 5:20-5:30 PM | Cerebellar intrinsic anatomy and surgical perspective | Akin Akakin |
| 5:30-5:40 PM | Microsurgical Anatomy of the 4th Ventricle | Max Nunez |
| 5:40-5:50 PM | Surgical Strategies of 4th ventricular tumors | Paul Klimo |
| 5:50-6:00 PM | Discussion | |
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