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  • Saturday, May 2nd
    2:00 PM - 3:30 PM CT
    Matson Lecture and Top Rated Pediatric Abstracts
    Location: 302A, Level 3, HBGCC
    Moderator: Jason S. Hauptman, MD, PhD, FAANS – Barrow Neurological Institute at Phoenix Children's Hospital
    Pediatric
  • Saturday, May 2nd
    2:00 PM - 2:01 PM CT
    Welcome and Introduction
    Location: 302A, Level 3, HBGCC
    Speaker: Jason S. Hauptman, MD, PhD, FAANS – Barrow Neurological Institute at Phoenix Children's Hospital
    Pediatric
  • Saturday, May 2nd
    2:02 PM - 2:07 PM CT
    Introduction of Matson Lecturer
    Location: 302A, Level 3, HBGCC
    Speaker: Richard C. E Anderson, MD – NYU Langone Medical Center
    Pediatric
  • Saturday, May 2nd
    2:08 PM - 2:38 PM CT
    Donald D. Matson Lecturer
    Location: 302A, Level 3, HBGCC
    Pediatric
  • Saturday, May 2nd
    2:39 PM - 2:47 PM CT
    Thrombectomy Versus Best Medical Management in Childhood Posterior Circulation Stroke: A Multicenter Cohort Study (Best Pediatric Clinical Abstract)
    Location: 302A, Level 3, HBGCC
    Presenting Author: S. Farzad Maroufi, MD MPH MPHE – Johns Hopkins University
    Pediatric
  • Saturday, May 2nd
    2:48 PM - 2:56 PM CT
    Consensus Clustering of B-cell Related Gene Signatures Reveals Six Immune Subtypes Across Pediatric Brain Tumors (Best Pediatric Basic Science Abstract)
    Location: 302A, Level 3, HBGCC
    Presenting Author: Amelia Stepniak, MS – University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
    Pediatric
  • Saturday, May 2nd
    2:57 PM - 3:05 PM CT
    Neuroendoscopic Lavage Versus Conventional Treatment for Neonatal Intraventricular Hemorrhage and Post-Hemorrhagic Hydrocephalus: A Component Network Meta-Analysis
    Location: 302A, Level 3, HBGCC
    Presenting Author: Aman Bakhsh, MBBS (Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery) – NSCB Medical College, Jabalpur
    Pediatric
  • Saturday, May 2nd
    3:06 PM - 3:14 PM CT
    Multi-omic Analysis Implicates Novel Risk Genes and PI3K Signaling Dysregulation in Chiari Malformation Type I Pathogenesis
    Location: 302A, Level 3, HBGCC
    Presenting Author: Evan Dennis, BS – Harvard Medical School
    Pediatric
  • Saturday, May 2nd
    3:15 PM - 3:30 PM CT
    Q&A
    Location: 302A, Level 3, HBGCC
    Pediatric
  • Saturday, May 2nd
    4:00 PM - 5:30 PM CT
    Pediatric Functional Neurosurgery: Pain, Movement Disorders and Epilepsy
    Location: 302A, Level 3, HBGCC
    Moderator: Jeffrey S. Raskin, MD – Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital
    Speaker: Cody L. Nesvick, MD – Mayo Clinic Neurosurgical Residency
    Pediatric
  • Saturday, May 2nd
    4:00 PM - 4:05 PM CT
    Welcome and Introduction
    Location: 302A, Level 3, HBGCC
    Speaker: Taylor Abel, MD – University of Pittsburgh
    Speaker: Jeffrey S. Raskin, MD – Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital
    Pediatric
  • Saturday, May 2nd
    4:05 PM - 4:30 PM CT
    Advances in Pediatric Pain
    Location: 302A, Level 3, HBGCC
    Speaker: Jeffrey S. Raskin, MD – Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital
    Pediatric
  • Saturday, May 2nd
    4:30 PM - 4:55 PM CT
    Thalamic Neuromodulation for Pediatric Epilepsy - DBS
    Location: 302A, Level 3, HBGCC
    Speaker: Kai Miller, PhD, MD, PhD – Mayo Clinic
    Pediatric
  • Saturday, May 2nd
    4:55 PM - 5:20 PM CT
    Thalamic Neuromodulation for Pediatric Epilepsy - RNS
    Location: 302A, Level 3, HBGCC
    Speaker: Neena I. Marupudi, MD, MS – University of Michigan
    Pediatric
  • Saturday, May 2nd
    5:20 PM - 5:30 PM CT
    Q&A
    Location: 302A, Level 3, HBGCC
    Pediatric
  • Sunday, May 3rd
    2:00 PM - 3:30 PM CT
    Pediatrics Rapid Fire Abstracts
    Location: Stars at Night Ballroom 2-3, Level 3, Stage 2, HBGCC
    Moderator: Hal S. Meltzer, MD, FAANS – University of California, San Diego
    Moderator: Jason S. Hauptman, MD, PhD, FAANS – Barrow Neurological Institute at Phoenix Children's Hospital
    Pediatric
  • Sunday, May 3rd
    2:00 PM - 2:02 PM CT
    Breaking Down Barriers to Care: A Single-Center Survey of Pediatric Neurosurgical Patients
    Location: Stars at Night Ballroom 2-3, Level 3, Stage 2, HBGCC
    Presenting Author: H. Davies, MS – The University of Alabama at Birmingham Marnix E. Heersink School of Medicine
    Pediatric
  • Sunday, May 3rd
    2:03 PM - 2:05 PM CT
    Concordance Between Intra-Operative Surgeon Assessment and Postoperative MRI and its Impact on Outcomes in Pediatric Brain Tumors
    Location: Stars at Night Ballroom 2-3, Level 3, Stage 2, HBGCC
    Presenting Author: Daveraj Chakravarty, BS – University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
    Pediatric
  • Sunday, May 3rd
    2:06 PM - 2:08 PM CT
    Degree of Intraoperative Bisynchronization Blockade is Associated With Drop Attack Freedom After Corpus Callosotomy in Pediatric Patients: A Comparative Cohort Study
    Location: Stars at Night Ballroom 2-3, Level 3, Stage 2, HBGCC
    Presenting Author: Ethan Wood, BA – Oklahoma State University Center for Health Sciences
    Pediatric
  • Sunday, May 3rd
    2:09 PM - 2:11 PM CT
    Preoperative Syrinx Size Does Not Predict Clinical Improvement After Chiari I Decompression: A Single-Center Cohort Study
    Location: Stars at Night Ballroom 2-3, Level 3, Stage 2, HBGCC
    Presenting Author: Luis O. Vargas, BS – Jacobs School of Medicine University at Buffalo
    Pediatric
  • Sunday, May 3rd
    2:12 PM - 2:14 PM CT
    Sustainable Integration of Psychology in Pediatric Neurosurgery: Year-One Implementation and Service Metrics
    Location: Stars at Night Ballroom 2-3, Level 3, Stage 2, HBGCC
    Presenting Author: H. Davies, MS – The University of Alabama at Birmingham Marnix E. Heersink School of Medicine
    Pediatric
  • Sunday, May 3rd
    2:18 PM - 2:20 PM CT
    A Retrospective Study on the Use of Radiation Therapy for Medulloblastoma Patients Under the Age of 4: A Propensity Score Matched Study of Survival Outcomes Utilizing the SEERS 17 Database.
    Location: Stars at Night Ballroom 2-3, Level 3, Stage 2, HBGCC
    Presenting Author: Shreyas Annagiri – Stanford University
    Pediatric
  • Sunday, May 3rd
    2:21 PM - 2:23 PM CT
    Assessment of Molecular Tools in Pediatric, Adolescent and Young Adult Meningioma Highlights the Need for Lifespan Precision in Neuro-Oncology
    Location: Stars at Night Ballroom 2-3, Level 3, Stage 2, HBGCC
    Presenting Author: Leeor Yefet, MD – Mayo Clinic
    Pediatric
  • Sunday, May 3rd
    2:24 PM - 2:26 PM CT
    Comparison of Outcomes After Occipitocervical Fusion in Children Versus Adults
    Location: Stars at Night Ballroom 2-3, Level 3, Stage 2, HBGCC
    Presenting Author: Parth Patel, BSE – University of Oklahoma College of Medicine
    Pediatric
  • Sunday, May 3rd
    2:27 PM - 2:29 PM CT
    Evaluating Temporal Lobectomy and Neurostimulation for Pediatric Epilepsy: Insights From a Multicenter Propensity-Matched Study
    Location: Stars at Night Ballroom 2-3, Level 3, Stage 2, HBGCC
    Presenting Author: Jayant Bhasin, B.S. – Rutgers New Jersey Medical School
    Pediatric
  • Sunday, May 3rd
    2:30 PM - 2:32 PM CT
    Fetal Imaging Predictors for Neonatal Outcomes in Vein of Galen Malformations
    Location: Stars at Night Ballroom 2-3, Level 3, Stage 2, HBGCC
    Presenting Author: Diandra GB Adu-Kyei – Meharry Medical College
    Pediatric
  • Sunday, May 3rd
    2:33 PM - 2:35 PM CT
    Hospital Care for Pediatric Ischemic Stroke in the United States: Resource Utilization, Charges, Comorbidities and Deaths (2003-2022)
    Location: Stars at Night Ballroom 2-3, Level 3, Stage 2, HBGCC
    Presenting Author: Muhammad S. Ghauri, MD – Loma Linda University
    Pediatric
  • Sunday, May 3rd
    2:36 PM - 2:38 PM CT
    Hydrodynamic Performance of Single Versus Double Chhabra Valves: Experimental Insights Into Posture-Dependent Overdrainage
    Location: Stars at Night Ballroom 2-3, Level 3, Stage 2, HBGCC
    Presenting Author: Joyce Koueik, MD, MS – University of Wisconsin
    Pediatric
  • Sunday, May 3rd
    2:39 PM - 2:41 PM CT
    Long Term Multidimensional Outcomes Following Selective Dorsal Rhizotomy in Children With Cerebral Palsy: A Single-Centre Prospective Study
    Location: Stars at Night Ballroom 2-3, Level 3, Stage 2, HBGCC
    Presenting Author: Alexandra Lisitsyna – Imperial College London
    Pediatric
  • Sunday, May 3rd
    2:42 PM - 2:44 PM CT
    Longitudinal Improvement in Transition Readiness Among Individuals with Spina Bifida Using the TRAQ-SB
    Location: Stars at Night Ballroom 2-3, Level 3, Stage 2, HBGCC
    Presenting Author: H. Davies, MS – The University of Alabama at Birmingham Marnix E. Heersink School of Medicine
    Pediatric
  • Sunday, May 3rd
    2:48 PM - 2:50 PM CT
    Multi-Modal Single-Cell Genomic Analysis of Spina Bifida Implicates Genetic Disruption of Brain Development
    Location: Stars at Night Ballroom 2-3, Level 3, Stage 2, HBGCC
    Presenting Author: Duy Phan, MD, PhD – Massachusetts General Hospital
    Pediatric
  • Sunday, May 3rd
    2:51 PM - 2:53 PM CT
    Neurodevelopmental Outcomes by Suture Type and Surgical Technique in Non-Syndromic Craniosynostosis: A Scoping Review of ESS, CVR and the Role of Cranial Orthosis
    Location: Stars at Night Ballroom 2-3, Level 3, Stage 2, HBGCC
    Presenting Author: Kirill Popovich, BS – George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences
    Pediatric
  • Sunday, May 3rd
    2:54 PM - 2:56 PM CT
    Pathobiology of Cerebellar Mutism: Scoping Review
    Location: Stars at Night Ballroom 2-3, Level 3, Stage 2, HBGCC
    Presenting Author: Christopher Carr, MD, MPH – Medical College of Georgia
    Pediatric
  • Sunday, May 3rd
    2:57 PM - 2:59 PM CT
    Psychosocial Needs in Pediatric Neurosurgery: Early Insights From a Behavioral Health Screening Initiative in Outpatient Clinic
    Location: Stars at Night Ballroom 2-3, Level 3, Stage 2, HBGCC
    Presenting Author: H. Davies, MS – The University of Alabama at Birmingham Marnix E. Heersink School of Medicine
    Pediatric
  • Sunday, May 3rd
    3:00 PM - 3:02 PM CT
    Shunt Complications in Syndromic vs. Non-Syndromic Pediatric Hydrocephalus: A Propensity-Matched Multicenter Analysis of 35,234 Patients
    Location: Stars at Night Ballroom 2-3, Level 3, Stage 2, HBGCC
    Presenting Author: Barbara Buccilli, MD – Houston Methodist (Clinical Innovations Laboratory)
    Pediatric
  • Sunday, May 3rd
    3:09 PM - 3:11 PM CT
    The Role of Responsive Neurostimulation in Pediatric Genetic Epilepsies
    Location: Stars at Night Ballroom 2-3, Level 3, Stage 2, HBGCC
    Presenting Author: Marian Michael Bercu, MD MS – Corewell Health
    Pediatric
  • Sunday, May 3rd
    3:12 PM - 3:14 PM CT
    Trajectory Geometry and Safety in Pediatric Diffuse Midline Glioma Biopsy: A 3D Coordinate Analysis
    Location: Stars at Night Ballroom 2-3, Level 3, Stage 2, HBGCC
    Presenting Author: Saachi Jhandi, MS – Spencer Fox Eccles School of Medicine at the University of Utah
    Pediatric
  • Sunday, May 3rd
    3:15 PM - 3:17 PM CT
    Bathrocephaly: Progression in Cranial Morphology on Three-Dimensional Photogammetry
    Location: Stars at Night Ballroom 2-3, Level 3, Stage 2, HBGCC
    Presenting Author: Cindy Li, BS – University of Colorado School of Medicine
    Pediatric
  • Sunday, May 3rd
    3:18 PM - 3:20 PM CT
    Current Evidence for Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors in Pediatric CNS Tumors: Insights From a Systematic Review and Case Report
    Location: Stars at Night Ballroom 2-3, Level 3, Stage 2, HBGCC
    Presenting Author: Beste Gulsuna, MD – Department of Neurosurgery, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center
    Pediatric
  • Sunday, May 3rd
    3:21 PM - 3:23 PM CT
    Diagnostic Utility of Liquid Biopsies in Pediatric Brain Tumors: A Systematic Review
    Location: Stars at Night Ballroom 2-3, Level 3, Stage 2, HBGCC
    Presenting Author: Salaar Ahmed, MBBS – Aga Khan University
    Pediatric
  • Sunday, May 3rd
    3:24 PM - 3:26 PM CT
    Disrupted Enhancer-Promoter Regions in Craniosynostosis: A Multi- Stage Functional Analysis of Genetic Risk Variants
    Location: Stars at Night Ballroom 2-3, Level 3, Stage 2, HBGCC
    Presenting Author: Miranda de la Pena-Tamez – School of Medicine And Health Sciences, Monterrey Institute Of Technology And Higher Education
    Pediatric
  • Sunday, May 3rd
    3:27 PM - 3:29 PM CT
    Impact of Severe Ventriculomegaly Duration on Neurodevelopment in Post-hemorrhagic Hydrocephalus
    Location: Stars at Night Ballroom 2-3, Level 3, Stage 2, HBGCC
    Presenting Author: Isabela Pena-Pino, MD – University of Minnesota
    Pediatric
  • Sunday, May 3rd
    4:00 PM - 5:30 PM CT
    Advances in the Understanding of Hydrocephalus and Pediatric Rapid Fire Abstracts
    Location: 302A, Level 3, HBGCC
    Moderator: Albert M. Isaacs, MD PhD – Nationwide Children's Hospital
    Moderator: Peter A. Chiarelli, MD-DPhil – Barrow Neurological Institute at Phoenix Children's Hospital
    Pediatric
  • Sunday, May 3rd
    4:00 PM - 4:02 PM CT
    Welcome and Introduction
    Location: 302A, Level 3, HBGCC
    Moderator: Albert M. Isaacs, MD PhD – Nationwide Children's Hospital
    Moderator: Peter A. Chiarelli, MD-DPhil – Barrow Neurological Institute at Phoenix Children's Hospital
    Pediatric
  • Sunday, May 3rd
    4:03 PM - 4:23 PM CT
    Translational Genomics of Hydrocephalus
    Location: 302A, Level 3, HBGCC
    Speaker: Kristopher Kahle, MD, PhD – Massachusetts General Hospital
    Pediatric
  • Sunday, May 3rd
    4:25 PM - 4:45 PM CT
    Role of Amniotic Fluid in the Development of Hydrocephalus
    Location: 302A, Level 3, HBGCC
    Speaker: Peter A. Chiarelli, MD-DPhil – Barrow Neurological Institute at Phoenix Children's Hospital
    Pediatric
  • Sunday, May 3rd
    4:47 PM - 4:48 PM CT
    Introduction of Rapid Fire Abstracts
    Location: 302A, Level 3, HBGCC
    Speaker: Jason S. Hauptman, MD, PhD, FAANS – Barrow Neurological Institute at Phoenix Children's Hospital
    Pediatric
  • Sunday, May 3rd
    4:49 PM - 4:52 PM CT
    Prenatal Closure of Myeloschisis vs. Myelomeningocele: Insights From the fMMC Consortium Registry
    Location: 302A, Level 3, HBGCC
    Presenting Author: David Hersh, MD – Connecticut Children's
    Pediatric
  • Sunday, May 3rd
    4:53 PM - 4:56 PM CT
    A Deep Learning Framework for Automated Cauterization Assessment in Endoscopic Third Ventriculostomy with Choroid Plexus Cauterization Procedures
    Location: 302A, Level 3, HBGCC
    Presenting Author: William Randall – George Washington University School of Medicine
    Pediatric
  • Sunday, May 3rd
    4:57 PM - 5:00 PM CT
    Clinical Outcomes of Congenital Brain Tumors: A 40-Year Experience from a Resource-Limited Setting
    Location: 302A, Level 3, HBGCC
    Presenting Author: Salaar Ahmed, MBBS – Aga Khan University
    Pediatric
  • Sunday, May 3rd
    5:01 PM - 5:04 PM CT
    Endoscopic Third Ventriculostomy with Choroid Plexus Cauterization, ETV Alone and Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt in Congenital Hydrocephalus: Network and Time-to-Event Meta-analysis of Treatment Failure
    Location: 302A, Level 3, HBGCC
    Presenting Author: Kwadwo Darko, MBChB – Korle Bu Teaching Hospital
    Pediatric
  • Sunday, May 3rd
    5:05 PM - 5:08 PM CT
    Fetal Myelomeningocele Repair after the MOMS Trial: A Systematic Review of Neurosurgical Outcomes and Evolving Techniques
    Location: 302A, Level 3, HBGCC
    Presenting Author: Helbert de Oliveira Manduca Palmiero, MD PhD – University of São Paulo (USP)
    Pediatric
  • Sunday, May 3rd
    5:09 PM - 5:12 PM CT
    Utility of MRI and CSF Cytology for Surveillance in Medulloblastoma: A Multicenter Cohort Study
    Location: 302A, Level 3, HBGCC
    Presenting Author: Zain Peeran, BS – UCSF
    Pediatric
  • Sunday, May 3rd
    5:17 PM - 5:30 PM CT
    Q&A
    Location: 302A, Level 3, HBGCC
    Moderator: Albert M. Isaacs, MD PhD – Nationwide Children's Hospital
    Moderator: Peter A. Chiarelli, MD-DPhil – Barrow Neurological Institute at Phoenix Children's Hospital
    Pediatric