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  • Saturday, May 2nd
    2:00 PM - 3:30 PM CT
    Ownership and Employment in Neurosurgery: Evolving Practice Models
    Location: 304AB, Level 3, HBGCC
    Moderator: Brian R. Gantwerker, MD, FAANS, FACS, FCNS – Craniospinal Center of Los Angeles
    Moderator: Laila M. Mohammad, MD, FAANS – Medical City Children's Hospital/Medical City Dallas
    Socioeconomic
  • Saturday, May 2nd
    2:00 PM - 2:01 PM CT
    Welcome and Introduction
    Location: 304AB, Level 3, HBGCC
    Socioeconomic
  • Saturday, May 2nd
    2:01 PM - 2:11 PM CT
    Update on CMS 2.5% Cut on Procedures
    Location: 304AB, Level 3, HBGCC
    Speaker: Charlotte E. Pineda, MPP – AANS/CNS Washington Committee for Neurological Surgery
    Socioeconomic
  • Saturday, May 2nd
    2:12 PM - 2:21 PM CT
    Ownership and Employment in Neurosurgery: Ambulatory Surgery Center
    Location: 304AB, Level 3, HBGCC
    Speaker: Ernest E. Braxton, Jr., MD, MBA – Vail Summit Orthopaedics and Neurosurgery
    Socioeconomic
  • Saturday, May 2nd
    2:22 PM - 2:31 PM CT
    Ownership and Employment in Neurosurgery: Hospital Employment
    Location: 304AB, Level 3, HBGCC
    Socioeconomic
  • Saturday, May 2nd
    2:32 PM - 2:41 PM CT
    Ownership and Employment in Neurosurgery: Locums
    Location: 304AB, Level 3, HBGCC
    Speaker: Laila M. Mohammad, MD, FAANS – Medical City Children's Hospital/Medical City Dallas
    Socioeconomic
  • Saturday, May 2nd
    2:42 PM - 2:48 PM CT
    From Detection to Reduction: A Randomized, Clustered Implementation Trial of a Care-Navigation + Teleconsult Program to Reduce Socioeconomic Disparities in Post-Craniotomy Outcomes (Byron Cone Pevehouse Young Neurosurgeon Award)
    Location: 304AB, Level 3, HBGCC
    Presenting Author: Mahmoud M Elsayed, MD – Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC)
    Socioeconomic
  • Saturday, May 2nd
    2:49 PM - 2:51 PM CT
    Does Extending Fusion From Two to Three Levels Affect the Cost-Effectiveness of Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion for Cervical Spondylotic Myelopathy?: A 5-Year QOD Spine CORe Study
    Location: 304AB, Level 3, HBGCC
    Presenting Author: Abraham Dada, BA – University of California, San Francisco
    Socioeconomic
  • Saturday, May 2nd
    2:52 PM - 2:54 PM CT
    Global Burden of Neurosurgical Disease: Project Update
    Location: 304AB, Level 3, HBGCC
    Presenting Author: Christopher Carr, MD, MPH – Medical College of Georgia
    Socioeconomic
  • Saturday, May 2nd
    2:55 PM - 2:57 PM CT
    Machine Learning Clustering Reveals Insights to Frailty and Socioeconomic Phenotypes in Lumbar Spinal Fusion: A Single Institution Experience
    Location: 304AB, Level 3, HBGCC
    Presenting Author: Yifei Sun, BS – University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Medicine
    Socioeconomic
  • Saturday, May 2nd
    2:58 PM - 3:00 PM CT
    Ethical Hemostasis- Navigating Belief and Biology in Neurosurgical Bleeding
    Location: 304AB, Level 3, HBGCC
    Presenting Author: Helen Hansel, BA – USF Morsani College of Medicine
    Socioeconomic
  • Saturday, May 2nd
    3:01 PM - 3:03 PM CT
    Impact of Socioeconomic Factors on Outcomes of Large Vessel Occlusion Stroke
    Location: 304AB, Level 3, HBGCC
    Presenting Author: Siddhartha Maharjan, BS – Albany Medical College
    Socioeconomic
  • Saturday, May 2nd
    3:04 PM - 3:06 PM CT
    Machine Learning Clustering Identifies Health Literacy Phenotypes That Predict Pain, Function and Quality of Life After Cervical Spine Surgery: A Prospective Cohort Analysis
    Location: 304AB, Level 3, HBGCC
    Presenting Author: Yifei Sun, BS – University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Medicine
    Socioeconomic
  • Saturday, May 2nd
    3:07 PM - 3:09 PM CT
    Treatment Selection for Asymptomatic Meningioma: A Multi-Center Database Study on the Influence of Socioeconomic Factors on Clinical Decision-Making
    Location: 304AB, Level 3, HBGCC
    Presenting Author: Rahim Abo Kasem, MD – University of Louisville
    Socioeconomic
  • Saturday, May 2nd
    3:10 PM - 3:12 PM CT
    Assessing the Equity Impact of Cesium-131 Tile-Based Radiation Therapy: Disparities in Access and Enrollment in a Prospective, Multi-Institutional Phase 4 Non-Interventional Registry Study
    Location: 304AB, Level 3, HBGCC
    Presenting Author: Aarti K. Jain, BS – New York Medical College
    Socioeconomic
  • Saturday, May 2nd
    3:13 PM - 3:15 PM CT
    Association of Safety Net Hospitals on Inpatient Outcomes in Patients With Cervical Spinal Cord Injuries
    Location: 304AB, Level 3, HBGCC
    Presenting Author: Katherine M. Bunch, MD – University of Wisconsin
    Socioeconomic
  • Saturday, May 2nd
    3:15 PM - 3:17 PM CT
    Gender Differences in Practice Patterns and Reimbursement Among U.S. Neurosurgeons
    Location: 304AB, Level 3, HBGCC
    Presenting Author: Sohail Daulat, BS – University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
    Socioeconomic
  • Saturday, May 2nd
    4:00 PM - 5:30 PM CT
    Quality, Confidentiality, and Liability in Modern Practice: Legal, Ethical, and Data-driven Perspectives
    Location: 304AB, Level 3, HBGCC
    Moderator: Owoicho Adogwa, MD, MPH, MBA – Department of Neurosurgery, University of Cincinnati School of Medicine
    Moderator: Laura S. McGuire, MD – University of Wisconsin - Madison
    Socioeconomic
  • Saturday, May 2nd
    4:00 PM - 4:01 PM CT
    Welcome and Introduction
    Location: 304AB, Level 3, HBGCC
    Speaker: Laura S. McGuire, MD – University of Wisconsin - Madison
    Socioeconomic
  • Saturday, May 2nd
    4:02 PM - 4:14 PM CT
    Quality, Confidentiality, and Liability: Rules of Discovery in Malpractice
    Location: 304AB, Level 3, HBGCC
    Speaker: Catherine A. Mazzola, MD, FAANS – New Jersey Pediatric Neuroscience Institute
    Socioeconomic
  • Saturday, May 2nd
    4:14 PM - 4:26 PM CT
    Quality, Confidentiality and Liability: Current State of Tort Reform
    Location: 304AB, Level 3, HBGCC
    Speaker: Charlotte E. Pineda, MPP – AANS/CNS Washington Committee for Neurological Surgery
    Socioeconomic
  • Saturday, May 2nd
    4:26 PM - 4:38 PM CT
    Quality, Confidentiality and Liability: Peer Review
    Location: 304AB, Level 3, HBGCC
    Speaker: Mark E. Linskey, MD, FAANS – University of CA, Irvine
    Socioeconomic
  • Saturday, May 2nd
    4:38 PM - 4:50 PM CT
    Quality, Confidentiality and Liability: Registries
    Location: 304AB, Level 3, HBGCC
    Speaker: Mick J. Perez-Cruet, MD MS – Michigan Minimally Invasive Neurosurgical Institute
    Socioeconomic
  • Saturday, May 2nd
    4:51 PM - 4:57 PM CT
    Can We Quantify the Quality of Life Gains And Cost-Effectiveness at 5 Years After Surgery for CSM? A QOD SpineCORe™ Study (Robert Florin, MD Resident Award)
    Location: 304AB, Level 3, HBGCC
    Presenting Author: Hunter S. Yamada, BS – UCSF
    Socioeconomic
  • Saturday, May 2nd
    4:58 PM - 5:00 PM CT
    Barriers to Collection of Patient Reported Outcomes in Cervical Radiculopathy
    Location: 304AB, Level 3, HBGCC
    Presenting Author: Geoffrey R. O'Malley, Jr., MD – Goodman Campbell Brain and Spine
    Socioeconomic
  • Saturday, May 2nd
    5:01 PM - 5:03 PM CT
    How Much Do Patients Benefit in Quality of Life After Surgery for Cervical Spondylotic Myelopathy? A QOD Study
    Location: 304AB, Level 3, HBGCC
    Presenting Author: Vardhaan S. Ambati, M.S. – UCSF Department of Neurological Surgery
    Socioeconomic
  • Saturday, May 2nd
    5:04 PM - 5:06 PM CT
    Tracing Ten Years of U.S. Spending for Lower Back Pain: Growth, Gaps and the Cost of Surgical Inaction
    Location: 304AB, Level 3, HBGCC
    Presenting Author: Arush Rao, BS – Oakland William Beaumont School of Medicine
    Socioeconomic
  • Saturday, May 2nd
    5:07 PM - 5:09 PM CT
    Defining Expertise in the Courtroom: A National Analysis of Neurosurgical Expert Witness Qualification Standards
    Location: 304AB, Level 3, HBGCC
    Presenting Author: Joseph G. Camarano, MD – LSU Health Shreveport
    Socioeconomic
  • Saturday, May 2nd
    5:10 PM - 5:12 PM CT
    Linguistic Justice in Neurosurgery: Ethical and Clinical Implications for Spanish-Speaking Patients in Texas
    Location: 304AB, Level 3, HBGCC
    Presenting Author: Crystal E. Peraza, BS – Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine
    Socioeconomic
  • Saturday, May 2nd
    5:13 PM - 5:15 PM CT
    Pre-Surgical Bone Optimization Clinic: A Cost-Saving Strategy for Adult Spinal Deformity
    Location: 304AB, Level 3, HBGCC
    Presenting Author: Iyan Younus, MD – Vanderbilt University Medical Center
    Socioeconomic
  • Saturday, May 2nd
    5:16 PM - 5:18 PM CT
    A Novel Approach to Cranioplasty Using Point-of-Care 3D-Printed Molds and Polymethyl Methacrylate: Lowering Infection Rates and Improving Clinical Outcomes
    Location: 304AB, Level 3, HBGCC
    Presenting Author: Gabriella Yakemow, MSc, BSc – McMaster University
    Socioeconomic
  • Saturday, May 2nd
    5:19 PM - 5:21 PM CT
    Inter-Surgeon Variation in Value: An Analysis of Surgeon-Level Costs and Outcomes in Lumbar Fusion
    Location: 304AB, Level 3, HBGCC
    Presenting Author: Clayton Kramm, BS – Wayne State University School of Medicine
    Socioeconomic
  • Saturday, May 2nd
    5:22 PM - 5:24 PM CT
    Telemedicine in Neurosurgery: A Systematic Review of Global Implementation, Outcomes and Barriers to Access
    Location: 304AB, Level 3, HBGCC
    Presenting Author: Helbert de Oliveira Manduca Palmiero, MD PhD – University of São Paulo (USP)
    Socioeconomic
  • Saturday, May 2nd
    5:25 PM - 5:27 PM CT
    Climate-Associated Trends in Neurosurgical Mortality Across the United States: Evidence From a Multidecade Nationwide Analysis
    Location: 304AB, Level 3, HBGCC
    Presenting Author: Tirath Patel, AS, BS, MS – Trinity Medical Sciences University School of Medicine, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
    Socioeconomic
  • Saturday, May 2nd
    5:28 PM - 5:30 PM CT
    Increasing Rurality is Associated With Worse Outcomes in Epilepsy
    Location: 304AB, Level 3, HBGCC
    Presenting Author: Edward R. Bader, MBChB, MS – Department of Neurological Surgery, Albert Einstein College of Medicine
    Socioeconomic