Early to Mid-Career Neurosurgeons Research Forum Featuring the Osler Lecture

Moderator(s)

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  John Golfinos, MD

  Neurosurgeon
  NYU Langone Medical Center
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  Christopher Graffeo, MD MS

  Assistant Professor of Neurosurgery
  University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center
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  Anna Huguenard, MD

  Cerebrovascular/Skull Base Fellow
  Barrow Neurological Institute
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  Walavan Sivakumar, MD

  Neurosurgeon
  Pacific Neuroscience Institute

Presentations:

• 12:30 PM - 12:35 PM EDT

  Welcome & Introduction of the Osler Lecture
  

  Moderator: Christopher S. Graffeo, MD MS – University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center
• 12:36 PM - 12:56 PM EDT

  Osler Lecture
  

  Speaker: John Golfinos, MD – NYU Langone Medical Center
• 12:57 PM - 1:04 PM EDT

  Breakdown of Tight and Adherens Junctions Modulates Paracellular Pathways in the Choroid Plexus After Intraventricular Hemorrhage
  

  Presenting Author: Riccardo Serra – University of Maryland Medical Center
• 1:05 PM - 1:12 PM EDT

  Comprehensive Review of Malignant Peripheral Nerve Sheath Tumors in Neurofibromatosis Type 2: Systematic Review, Case Series and SEER Database Analysis
  

  Presenting Author: Ken Porche, MD – Mayo Clinic Rochester
• 1:13 PM - 1:20 PM EDT

  Dynamic Contrast Enhanced (DCE) MR Perfusion Imaging Harbors Aberrantly Low Specificity in Distinguishing Post-Radiation Recurrence from Radiation Necrosis in Melanoma Brain Metastasis
  

  Presenting Author: Allison J. Toth, B.S. – Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
• 1:21 PM - 1:28 PM EDT

  Endovascular and Open Surgical Procedures for Complex Intracranial Aneurysms: A Systematic Review
  

  Presenting Author: Maria Fernanda P. Pires Santana – Medicine Department From University Center Of Várzea Grande
• 1:29 PM - 1:36 PM EDT

  Five-Year Outcomes After Surgical Treatment of Infant Post-Infectious Hydrocephalus in Sub-Saharan Africa: Results of a Randomized Trial.
  

  Presenting Author: Mallory Peterson, PhD – Penn State College of Medicine
• 1:37 PM - 1:44 PM EDT

  Impact of Diabetes Mellitus Pharmacological Agents on Compressive Neuropathies
  

  Presenting Author: David Millar – Penn State COM
• 1:45 PM - 1:52 PM EDT

  Layered Detection: A Multi-Step Approach for Automated Identification and Coherent Mapping of Focal Cortical Dysplasia in Epilepsy MRI
  

  Presenting Author: Michael Farid, BSE – Weill Cornell Medicine
• 1:53 PM - 2:00 PM EDT

  Redefining Surgical Strategies for Giant Craniopharyngiomas: Insights from a National Cancer Database
  

  Presenting Author: Victor S. Lopez Rivera, MD – Emory University
• 2:01 PM - 2:08 PM EDT

  Thalamic Stimulation in Post-Stroke Motor Recovery
  

  Presenting Author: Wenjing (Lilly) W. Tang, MS3 – University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
• 2:09 PM - 2:16 PM EDT

  Evaluating Neurosurgery Resident Competency: A Comparative Study of Milestones 1.0 and 2.0 Across Ten Years
  

  Presenting Author: Marcelle Altshuler, MD – Brigham and Women's Hospital
• 2:17 PM - 2:24 PM EDT

  Differential DBS outcomes in fear- and disgust-predominant contamination OCD
  

  Presenting Author: Thomas Hamre, BS – Baylor College of Medicine
• 2:25 PM - 2:32 PM EDT

  Evaluating Surgical Outcomes of Microvascular Decompression With and Without Nervus Intermedius Sectioning for Geniculate Neuralgia: A Single-Institution Study
  

  Presenting Author: Matthew A. Abikenari, MD-MS Candidate – Stanford University School of Medicine, University of Oxford Nuffield Dept of Clinical Neurosciences
• 2:33 PM - 2:40 PM EDT

  Investigating CAR-T Resistance in Glioblastoma Using In Vivo CRISPR Screens
  

  Presenting Author: Catherine E. Koch, MSc, PhD – Harvard Medical School
• 2:41 PM - 2:48 PM EDT

  Initial Results Support the Efficacy of Transcutaneous Electrical Stimulation as a Noxious Stimulus for Neurological Assessments in Unresponsive Patients
  

  Presenting Author: Brandon Fox, MD, PhD – Barrow Neurological Institute
• 2:49 PM - 2:56 PM EDT

  Neurosurgical Leadership in Neuro-Oncology Clinical Trials: A Nation-wide study
  

  Presenting Author: Christian Ramsoomair – University of Miami
• 2:57 PM - 3:04 PM EDT

  Unruptured intracranial aneurysm size should not be the most important factor influencing management decisions: A systematic review of the literature and meta-analysis
  

  Presenting Author: Hunter J. Brooks – University of Missouri - Columbia School of Medicine
• 3:05 PM - 3:12 PM EDT

  Harnessing Machine Learning for TBI Diagnosis: Insights from DTI Metrics of Grey Matter Regions
  

  Presenting Author: Jakob Liker, M.S. – SUNY Downstate College of Medicine
• 3:13 PM - 3:20 PM EDT

  Comparison of balloon guide catheters versus standard guide sheaths for mechanical thrombectomy at a single large-volume stroke center
  

  Presenting Author: Gnaneswari Karayi, BA – Warren Alpert Medical School
• 3:21 PM - 3:30 PM EDT

  Q&A and Award Presentation