Can’t Miss Monday

Cranial M&M: Case Presentations, Thoughtful Reflections and Strategies for Avoidance

Monday, April 28, 2025

9:45 AM – 11:15 AM EDT

Moderator(s)

Michael Lim, MD

Professor and Chair of Neurosurgery
Stanford University School of Medicine
Jacques Morcos, MD, FRCS, FAANS

President
American Association of Neurological Surgeons
Adnan Siddiqui, MD, PhD, FAANS

Vice Chairman and Professor of Neurosurgery
University at Buffalo

This session will focus on the complications that can arise during cranial surgeries and will feature a combination of open and endovascular cases. Comprehensive views of complications across different subspecialties will be presented by nationally respected senior neurosurgeons.

Learning Objectives:

Identify and classify common and unique complications associated with cranial surgeries, including both open and endovascular approaches.
Analyze the risk factors and scenarios that contribute to complications during cranial surgeries, informed by expert insights.
Discuss effective strategies for managing and mitigating complications in cranial surgery, focusing on practical approaches for both preoperative and intraoperative settings.

Presentations:

9:45 AM – 9:48 AM EDT

Introduction: Definition of a complication
Speaker: Michael Lim, MD – Stanford University School of Medicine
Speaker: Jacques Morcos, MD, FRCS, FAANS – American Association of Neurological Surgeons
Speaker: Adnan Siddiqui, MD, PhD, FAANS – University at Buffalo
9:49 AM – 9:57 AM EDT

Endovascular Complications
Speaker: J Mocco, MD, MS – Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
9:58 AM – 10:06 AM EDT

Endovascular Complications
Speaker: Stacey Q. Wolfe, MD – Wake Forest University
10:07 AM – 10:15 AM EDT

Open Vascular Complications
Speaker: Mustafa K. Baskaya, MD – Department of Neurological Surgery, University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Medicine and Public Health
10:16 AM – 10:24 AM EDT

Open Vascular Complications
10:25 AM – 10:32 AM EDT

Endovasular and Open Vascular Questions and Discussions
Speaker: Adnan Siddiqui, MD, PhD, FAANS – University at Buffalo
10:33 AM – 10:41 AM EDT

Skull Base Tumor Complications
Speaker: Wenya Linda Bi, MD, PhD, FAANS – Mass General Brigham
10:42 AM – 10:50 AM EDT

Skull Base Tumor Complications
Speaker: Manas Panigrahi, MD – Krishna Institute of Medical Sciences
10:51 AM – 10:59 AM EDT

Intraaxial Tumor Complications
Speaker: Ugur Ture, MD – Yeditepe University School of Medicine
11:00 AM – 11:04 AM EDT

Intraaxial Tumor Complications
Speaker: Shawn Hervey-Jumper, MD, FAANS – University of California San Francisco
11:05 AM – 11:12 AM EDT

Skull Base & Intraaxial Tumor Questions and Discussions
Speaker: Michael Lim, MD – Stanford University School of Medicine
11:13 AM – 11:15 AM EDT

Conclusion
Speaker: Michael Lim, MD – Stanford University School of Medicine
Speaker: Jacques Morcos, MD, FRCS, FAANS – American Association of Neurological Surgeons
Speaker: Adnan Siddiqui, MD, PhD, FAANS – University at Buffalo