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Full Schedule

  • Thursday, April 30, 2026
  • 8:30 AM - 10:30 AM CT
    CSNS Fellow Breakfast
  • 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM CT
    Badge Pick Up | Medical Attendees Only | San Antonio Marriott Rivercenter on the River Walk
  • 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM CT
    CSNS Executive Committee Briefing
  • 11:00 AM - 11:30 AM CT
    CSNS Information/Orientation Conference for New Members
  • 11:30 AM - 12:00 PM CT
    CSNS Communication and Education Committee Meeting
  • 12:30 PM - 1:30 PM CT
    CSNS Medical Practices
  • 12:30 PM - 1:30 PM CT
    CSNS Neurotrauma & Emergency Neurosurgery Committee Meeting
  • 1:30 PM - 2:30 PM CT
    CSNS Diversity Task Force
  • 1:30 PM - 2:30 PM CT
    CSNS Neurosurgeons as Medical Director
  • 1:30 PM - 2:30 PM CT
    CSNS Workforce Committee Meeting
  • 2:30 PM - 5:00 PM CT
    CSNS Plenary Session I
  • 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM CT
    AANS Registration
  • 4:00 PM - 5:30 PM CT
    CSNS Reference Committee Meeting
  • 5:15 PM - 6:15 PM CT
    CSNS Coding & Reimbursement Committee Meeting
  • 5:15 PM - 6:15 PM CT
    CSNS Medico-Legal Committee Meeting
  • 5:15 PM - 6:15 PM CT
    CSNS Patient Safety Committee Meeting
  • 6:30 PM - 7:30 PM CT
    CSNS Young Neurosurgeons Representational Section
  • 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM CT
    CSNS Long Range Planning Committee Meeting Dinner
  • Friday, May 1, 2026
  • 6:00 AM - 4:30 PM CT
    Speaker Ready Room
  • 6:30 AM - 8:30 AM CT
    CSNS Northeast Quadrant Meeting
  • 6:30 AM - 8:30 AM CT
    CSNS Northwest Quadrant Meeting
  • 6:30 AM - 8:30 AM CT
    CSNS Southeast Quadrant Meeting
  • 6:30 AM - 8:30 AM CT
    CSNS Southwest Quadrant Meeting
  • 6:30 AM - 6:30 PM CT
    AANS Registration
  • 6:30 AM - 6:30 PM CT
    Concessions
  • 6:45 AM - 4:00 PM CT
    AANS International Brain Mapping Program
    Moderator: Richard W. Byrne, MD, FAANS – Mayo
    Moderator: Mitchel S. Berger, MD – UCSF
    Moderator: Hugues Duffau, MD, PhD – Montpellier University Medical Center
    TicketedPractical Clinic
  • 7:00 AM - 2:30 PM CT
    Badge Pick Up | Medical Attendees Only | San Antonio Marriott Rivercenter on the River Walk
  • 7:00 AM - 4:00 PM CT
    Regis W. Haid Symposium: Tier 1 Operators in Spine, Business and Special Forces (Non-CME)
    Moderator: Edward C. Benzel, MD – Cleveland Clinic
    Moderator: Maxwell Boakye, MD,MPH,MBA FACS FAANS – University of Louisville
    Moderator: Christopher Comey, MD, FAANS – Legacy Brain and Spine, LLC
    Moderator: Michael York Kaiser, MD, FAANS, FACS – New York University/Lagnone
    Moderator: James S. Harrop, MD – Jefferson Medical College
    Moderator: John Knightly, MD, FAANS – Maxim Spine
    Moderator: Allan D. Levi, MD PhD – University of Miami Miller School of Medicine
    Moderator: Praveen V. Mummaneni, MD, MBA – Department of Neurological Surgery, University of California, San Francisco
    Moderator: Daniel Resnick, MD – University of Wisconsin
    Moderator: Luis M. Tumialan, MD – Barrow Neurological Institute
    Non-CMETicketedSymposium
  • 7:30 AM - 8:30 AM CT
    CSNS/AANS Caucus Meeting
  • 7:30 AM - 8:30 AM CT
    CSNS/CNS Caucus Meeting
  • 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM CT
    NREF Board of Directors Meeting
  • 8:00 AM - 11:30 AM CT
    How to Apply to Residency: The Do's and Don'ts
    Moderator: Michael M. McDowell, MD, FAANS, FCNS – Penn State University Department of Neurosurgery
    TicketedPractical Clinic
  • 8:00 AM - 11:30 AM CT
    Riding the Wave of Spine Endoscopy: Why, When and How (and a Little How Not to) (Didactic Only)
    Moderator: John Ogunlade, DO – Washington University in St. Louis School of Medicine
    Moderator: Mark A. Mahan, MD – University of Utah
    TicketedPractical Clinic
  • 8:00 AM - 11:30 AM CT
    Incorporation of Virtual Reality and Artificial Intelligence into Cranial Neurosurgical Practice
    Moderator: Analiz Rodriguez, MD, PhD, MBA, FAANS – University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
    Moderator: Michael Ivan, MD, MBS – University of Miami
    TicketedPractical Clinic
  • 8:00 AM - 4:00 PM CT
    Riding the Wave of Spine Endoscopy: Why, When and How (and a Little How Not to) (Didactic & Hands On)
    Moderator: John Ogunlade, DO – Washington University in St. Louis School of Medicine
    Moderator: Mark A. Mahan, MD – University of Utah
    TicketedPractical Clinic
  • 8:00 AM - 4:15 PM CT
    Advancing Neurosurgical Practice: Essential Knowledge and Innovations for Advanced Practice Providers (APPs)
    APP
  • 8:30 AM - 11:00 AM CT
    CSNS Plenary Session II
  • 9:00 AM - 11:00 AM CT
    Academy Executive Committee
  • 9:45 AM - 10:30 AM CT
    Beverage Break
  • 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM CT
    Ethical and Accurate Coding: A Case-Based Guide for Neurosurgeons
    Moderator: Ephraim W. Church, MD, FAANS, FACS – Penn State Health
    Moderator: Owoicho Adogwa, MD, MPH, MBA – Department of Neurosurgery, University of Cincinnati School of Medicine
    Moderator: Cheerag Upadhyaya, MD, MBA – University of North Carolina
    Moderator: Kristopher Kimmell, MD, FAANS – Rochester Regional Health
    Free Friday Learning Series
  • 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM CT
    CSNS Luncheon
  • 11:00 AM - 3:00 PM CT
    Early to Mid-Career Neurosurgeons Research Forum Featuring the Osler Lecture
  • 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM CT
    Lunch Break
  • 11:30 AM - 1:00 PM CT
    Van Wagenen Collegium & Luncheon
  • 11:30 AM - 2:00 PM CT
    JNSPG Editorial Board Meeting
  • 12:00 PM - 2:00 PM CT
    CSNS Executive Committee Meeting
  • 12:00 PM - 5:00 PM CT
    NREF Cushing Circle VIP Lounge
    NREF
  • 12:30 PM - 4:00 PM CT
    Incorporation of Virtual Reality and Artificial Intelligence into Spinal Neurosurgical Practice
    Moderator: Jake Godzik, MD, FAANS – University of Alabama Birmingham
    Moderator: Jacob Greenberg, MD, MSCI – Washington University in St. Louis School of Medicine
    TicketedPractical Clinic
  • 12:30 PM - 4:00 PM CT
    Artificial Intelligence (AI) Applications for Your Practice
    Moderator: Jan Vargas Machaj, MD – Prisma Health
    TicketedPractical Clinic
  • 12:45 PM - 4:15 PM CT
    Stryker-Sponsored Non-CME Course: Minimally Invasive Parafascicular Surgery (MIPS) for Tumor and ICH
    Faculty: Mark Bain, MD, FAANS – Cleveland Clinic
    Faculty: David Dornbos, III, MD, FAANS – University of Kentucky
    Faculty: Analiz Rodriguez, MD, PhD, MBA, FAANS – University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
    Industry Events
  • 1:00 PM - 1:30 PM CT
    CV Section Resident/Fellows Meet and Greet
  • 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM CT
    Neurotrauma for the General Neurosurgeon: A Case-Based Clinic
    Moderator: Ryan Kitagawa, MD – University of Texas Health Sciences Center at Houston
    Moderator: Emily Sieg, MD – University of Louisville
    Free Friday Learning Series
  • 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM CT
    Academy Emerging Investigator Program
  • 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM CT
    Clinical Trialist Training Program
  • 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM CT
    CV Section Executive Committee Meeting
  • 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM CT
    Hospital Employed Neurosurgery Advocacy Forum
  • 2:30 PM - 3:00 PM CT
    Beverage Break
  • 3:00 PM - 4:15 PM CT
    The Young Minds Global Forum: An Interactive Exchange
    Social EventTicketedEducation
  • 4:30 PM - 6:00 PM CT
    Opening Session
    Plenary Speaker: Dean Chou, MD – Columbia University
    Plenary Speaker: Guy M. McKhann, MD – Columbia University
    A Must-See Session
  • 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM CT
    AANS Exhibit Hall
  • 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM CT
    Sip, Savor and Showcase - AANS Exhibit Hall
    Social Event
  • Saturday, May 2, 2026
  • 6:00 AM - 4:30 PM CT
    Concessions
  • 7:00 AM - 8:15 AM CT
    AANS/CNS Section on Women in Neurosurgery (WINS) Breakfast
    Social EventTicketed
  • 7:00 AM - 5:00 PM CT
    AANS Registration
  • 7:30 AM - 8:15 AM CT
    Breakfast Bites: On the Front Edge of LITT Science
  • 7:30 AM - 8:30 AM CT
    NIH-funded MINUTE Trial Investigator Meeting
  • 7:30 AM - 10:00 AM CT
    Badge Pick Up | Medical Attendees Only | San Antonio Marriott Rivercenter on the River Walk
  • 7:30 AM - 5:00 PM CT
    Speaker Ready Room
  • 8:00 AM - 8:25 AM CT
    Neuro Spotlight: Avoiding Long-Term Complications and Unnecessary Surgeries: A Review of Current Shunt / Hydrocephalus Literature & Recommendations
    NeuroSpotlight
  • 8:00 AM - 8:30 AM CT
    Beverage Break in the AANS Exhibit Hall
  • 8:00 AM - 10:00 AM CT
    CNS Finance and Officers Meeting
  • 8:00 AM - 4:00 PM CT
    AANS Exhibit Hall
  • 8:00 AM - 4:00 PM CT
    NREF Cushing Circle VIP Lounge
    NREF
  • 8:30 AM - 9:30 AM CT
    Plenary I (Non-CME)
    Non-CMEA Must-See Session
  • 9:30 AM - 9:50 AM CT
    Neuro Spotlight: BAGUERA® vs Mobi C: Interim results on a 1 and 2 level IDE study
    NeuroSpotlight
  • 9:30 AM - 10:15 AM CT
    Beverage Break in the AANS Exhibit Hall
  • 10:15 AM - 12:15 PM CT
    Plenary II
    A Must-See Session
  • 12:15 PM - 1:00 PM CT
    Lunch-n-Learn: Early Clinical Experience with the Stealth AXiS™ Surgical System: Insights from Early Adopters
  • 12:15 PM - 1:00 PM CT
    Lunch-n-Learn: Empowering Surgical Innovation Through Robotic Navigation: Featuring Cranial Solutions with ExcelsiusGPS (TM)
  • 12:15 PM - 1:00 PM CT
    Lunch-n-Learn: Hungry for better outcomes? Optimizing biologics to accelerate fusion
  • 12:15 PM - 1:00 PM CT
    Lunch-n-Learn: Navigation Purpose Built for PTP
  • 12:15 PM - 1:45 PM CT
    AANS/CNS Section on Neurotrauma and Critical Care Meeting
  • 12:15 PM - 1:45 PM CT
    AANS/CNS Section on Tumors Executive Committee Meeting
  • 12:15 PM - 1:45 PM CT
    CONDOR Principal Investigators Hybrid Scientific Session Meeting
  • 12:15 PM - 1:45 PM CT
    DSPN Executive Committee Meeting
  • 12:15 PM - 1:45 PM CT
    Lunch Break
  • 12:15 PM - 1:45 PM CT
    San Antonio Marriott Rivercenter on the River Walk
  • 12:15 PM - 1:45 PM CT
    WINS Executive Committee Meeting
  • 12:20 PM - 12:40 PM CT
    Neuro Spotlight: Clinical Case Review: Fluorescence-Guided Resection of High-Grade Gliomas using Gleolan®(5-ALA)
    NeuroSpotlight
  • 12:45 PM - 1:05 PM CT
    Neuro Spotlight: SEE with clarity: An improved filter technology for 5-ALA-guided resection of high-grade gliomas
    NeuroSpotlight
  • 1:10 PM - 1:30 PM CT
    Neuro Spotlight: Redefining Digital Visualization with MyVeo
    NeuroSpotlight
  • 2:00 PM - 2:45 PM CT
    Stereotactic & Functional Paper Posters
    Stereotactic and Functional
  • 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM CT
    Annual Horsley Lecture and Roundtable Discussion
    Moderator: Ali Tayebi-Meybodi, MD – Rutgers University
    Moderator: Mark C. Preul, MD – Barrow Neurological Institute, St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center
    History
  • 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM CT
    Complication Avoidance, Recognition and Management of Complex Tumor Cases
    Moderator: Jacques Morcos, MD, FRCS, FAANS – American Association of Neurological Surgeons
    Moderator: Mitchel S. Berger, MD – UCSF
    Moderator: Maryam Rahman, MD, FAANS – University of Florida
    Tumor
  • 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM CT
    CV Rapid Fire Abstracts
    Cerebrovascular
  • 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM CT
    Latest International Spine Techniques Updates and Top Scoring Abstracts from the AANS/CNS Disorders of the Spine and Peripheral Nerves
    Moderator: Cheerag Upadhyaya, MD, MBA – University of North Carolina
    Moderator: Dongwuk Son – Pusan national university yangsan hospital
    Spine
  • 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM CT
    Matson Lecture and Top Rated Pediatric Abstracts
    Moderator: Jason S. Hauptman, MD, PhD, FAANS – Barrow Neurological Institute at Phoenix Children's Hospital
    Moderator: Scott Wait, MD, FAANS – Atrium Health, Levine Children's Hospital
    Pediatric
  • 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM CT
    Microsurgery: Crafting the Future
    Moderator: Jonathan Russin, MD – University of Vermont
    Moderator: Nima Etminan, MD – Dept. of Neurosurgery, Medical Faculty Mannheim
    Moderator: Miguel Angel Lopez-Gonzalez, MD, FAANS – Loma Linda University
    Cerebrovascular
  • 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM CT
    Modern Approaches to Spinal Deformity: The MIS Paradigm and Top Scoring Abstracts from QOD SpineCORe™
    Moderator: Praveen V. Mummaneni, MD, MBA – Department of Neurological Surgery, University of California, San Francisco
    Moderator: Paul Park, MD – Semmes Murphey Clinic
    Spine
  • 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM CT
    Neuromodulation for Novel Indications
    Moderator: Dorian M. Kusyk, MD – Allegheny Health Network
    Moderator: Jennifer Sweet, MD – Case Western Reserve University, University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center
    Stereotactic and Functional
  • 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM CT
    Ownership and Employment in Neurosurgery: Evolving Practice Models
    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
  • 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM CT
    Pain Rapid Fire Abstracts
    Moderator: Kevin Hines, MD
    Pain
  • 2:45 PM - 3:30 PM CT
    Trauma Paper Posters
    Trauma and Critical Care
  • 3:30 PM - 4:00 PM CT
    Beverage Break in the AANS Exhibit Hall
  • 3:35 PM - 3:55 PM CT
    Neuro Spotlight: Advancing Brain Tumor Care with GammaTile: ROADS Interim Data
    NeuroSpotlight
  • 4:00 PM - 4:45 PM CT
    Tumor Paper Posters
    Tumor
  • 4:00 PM - 5:30 PM CT
    AANS/ASBN The Translational Future of Artificial Intelligence in Neurosurgery
    Moderator: Sonia Eden, MD – Semmes Murphey Clinic
    Moderator: Nnenna S. Mbabuike, MD, FAANS – Self- Employed
  • 4:00 PM - 5:30 PM CT
    Adult Deformity Surgery: Principles, Practice, and Advances and the Top Scoring Abstracts from QOD SpineCORe™
    Moderator: Praveen V. Mummaneni, MD, MBA – Department of Neurological Surgery, University of California, San Francisco
    Moderator: John Chi, MD MPH – Brigham and Women's Hospital
    Spine
  • 4:00 PM - 5:30 PM CT
    Leveraging Artificial Intelligence and Emerging Technologies to Optimize Patient Outcomes in Spinal Surgery
    Moderator: Jacob Greenberg, MD, MSCI – Washington University in St. Louis School of Medicine
    Moderator: Tiffany G. Perry, MD, MPH – Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
    Spine
  • 4:00 PM - 5:30 PM CT
    Pediatric Functional Neurosurgery: Pain, Movement Disorders and Epilepsy
    Moderator: Jeffrey S. Raskin, MD – Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital
    Moderator: Taylor Abel, MD – University of Pittsburgh
    Pediatric
  • 4:00 PM - 5:30 PM CT
    Quality, Confidentiality and Liability in Modern Practice: Legal, Ethical and Data-Driven Perspectives
    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
  • 4:00 PM - 5:30 PM CT
    Revisiting Craniofacial Stimulation
    Moderator: Marshall T. Holland, MD, MS, FAANS – University of Alabama at Birmingham
    Moderator: Kevin Chen, MD, FAANS – Michigan Medicine
    Pain
  • 4:00 PM - 5:30 PM CT
    Spine Rapid Fire Abstracts
    Moderator: Nima Alan, MD – UCSF
    Moderator: Yi Lu, MD PhD – Brigham and Women's Hospital
    Spine
  • 4:00 PM - 5:30 PM CT
    The Hybrid Neurosurgeon: Symbiosis of Microsurgery and Endovascular
    Moderator: Adam S. Arthur, MD, MPH – UTHSC, Semmes-Murphey Clinic
    Moderator: J Mocco, MD, MS – NYP/ Weill Cornell
    Cerebrovascular
  • 4:00 PM - 5:30 PM CT
    The Next Frontier of Surgical Neuro-Oncology: Biologics and Beyond
    Moderator: Bryan Choi, MD
    Moderator: Randy S. D'Amico, MD – Lenox Hill Department of Neurosurgery
    Moderator: Michael Ivan, MD, MBS – University of Miami
    Tumor
  • 4:00 PM - 5:30 PM CT
    Trauma Rapid Fire Abstracts
    Moderator: Timothy Beutler, MD – SUNY Upstate Medical University
    Trauma and Critical Care
  • 4:45 PM - 5:30 PM CT
    Education Paper Posters
    Education
  • 5:30 PM - 6:30 PM CT
    Frazier Club Reception
  • 5:30 PM - 6:30 PM CT
    Advanced Practitioners Reception: Connect and Collaborate
    Social EventTicketed
  • 5:30 PM - 7:00 PM CT
    Matson Reception
    Social Event
  • 5:30 PM - 7:00 PM CT
    NREF Donor Reception - Invitation Only
    Social EventNREF
  • 5:30 PM - 7:00 PM CT
    University of Minnesota Alumni Reception
  • 5:30 PM - 7:30 PM CT
    AHN Neurosurgery Alumni Reception
  • 5:30 PM - 7:30 PM CT
    Alumni Reception Hosted By: The Department of Neurological Surgery Case Western Reserve University SOM/ University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center
  • 5:30 PM - 7:30 PM CT
    Department of Neurosurgery NYU Grossman School of Medicine
  • 5:30 PM - 7:30 PM CT
    Penn State Neurosurgery
  • 5:30 PM - 7:30 PM CT
    WVU Alumni Reception
  • 5:30 PM - 10:00 PM CT
    McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Houston Department of Neurosurgery Alumni Reception
  • 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM CT
    Cleveland Clinic Alumni Reception
  • 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM CT
    Mass General Brigham Alumni Reception
  • 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM CT
    University of Oklahoma Alumni Cocktail Hour
  • 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM CT
    UT Southwestern Medical Center Neurological Surgery Alumni Reception
  • 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM CT
    Columbia Neurosurgery Alumni Dinner
  • 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM CT
    Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell Neurosurgery
  • 7:00 PM - 10:00 PM CT
    A Tumor Soirée 2.0: Complications, Innovations and Case Lessons
    Moderator: Yoshua Esquenazi-Levy, MD – University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
    Moderator: Ankush Chandra, MD – UT Houston Department of Neurological Surgery
    Social EventTicketed
  • 7:30 PM - 8:30 PM CT
    AANS/CNS Section on Women in Neurosurgery (WINS) Reception
    Social Event
  • Sunday, May 3, 2026
  • 6:00 AM - 4:00 PM CT
    Concessions
  • 7:00 AM - 8:00 AM CT
    AANS/CNS Drugs and Devices Committee
  • 7:30 AM - 5:00 PM CT
    AANS Registration
  • 7:30 AM - 5:00 PM CT
    Speaker Ready Room
  • 8:00 AM - 8:30 AM CT
    Beverage Break in the AANS Exhibit Hall
  • 8:00 AM - 2:30 PM CT
    AANS Exhibit Hall
  • 8:00 AM - 2:30 PM CT
    AANS Networking Hub
    NeuroSpotlight
  • 8:00 AM - 4:00 PM CT
    NREF Cushing Circle VIP Lounge
    NREF
  • 8:30 AM - 9:30 AM CT
    Plenary III (Non-CME)
    Non-CMEA Must-See Session
  • 9:30 AM - 9:50 AM CT
    Neuro Spotlight: Evolution of Microsurgery
    NeuroSpotlight
  • 9:30 AM - 10:15 AM CT
    Beverage Break in the AANS Exhibit Hall
  • 10:15 AM - 12:15 PM CT
    Plenary IV
    A Must-See Session
  • 12:15 PM - 1:00 PM CT
    Lunch-n-Learn: A Conversation with Vertex
  • 12:15 PM - 1:00 PM CT
    Lunch-n-Learn: AiBLE in action: PILAR™ Technique to MIS TLIF
  • 12:15 PM - 1:45 PM CT
    AANS/CNS Coding and Reimbursement Committee
  • 12:15 PM - 1:45 PM CT
    AANS/CNS CRC Leaders' Meeting
  • 12:15 PM - 1:45 PM CT
    DSPN Scientific Program Committee Meeting
  • 12:15 PM - 1:45 PM CT
    Lunch Break in the AANS Exhibit Hall
  • 12:15 PM - 1:45 PM CT
    ThinkFirst Board of Directors Meeting
  • 12:30 PM - 1:45 PM CT
    AANS - IT Digital Engagement Committee
  • 12:30 PM - 1:45 PM CT
    Early to Mid-Career Neurosurgeons Networking Luncheon
    Social EventTicketedMedical Students
  • 2:00 PM - 2:45 PM CT
    CV Paper Posters
    Cerebrovascular
  • 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM CT
    "How To" Spine Videos: Step by Step Approach to Mastery
    Moderator: Paul Park, MD – Semmes Murphey Clinic
    Moderator: John Chi, MD MPH – Brigham and Women's Hospital
    Spine
  • 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM CT
    Annual Vesalius Award Lecture and Oral Presentations
    Moderator: Mark C. Preul, MD – Barrow Neurological Institute, St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center
    History
  • 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM CT
    At the Intersection of Extent of Resection and Functional Preservation in Skull Base Surgery
    Moderator: Jamie J. Van Gompel, MD, FAANS – Mayo Clinic
    Moderator: Stephanie K. Cheok, MD – Department of Neurosurgery, Medical College of Wisconsin
    Tumor
  • 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM CT
    CV Controversies
    Moderator: Jacques Morcos, MD, FRCS, FAANS – American Association of Neurological Surgeons
    Moderator: Adnan Siddiqui, MD PhD – Department of Neurosurgery, University of Buffalo, SUNY
    Moderator: Amir R. Dehdashti, MD – Department of Neurosurgery, Northwell Health
    Cerebrovascular
  • 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM CT
    David G. Kline Lecture: A Peripheral Nerve Injury Is Also a Brain Injury – Plus Peripheral Nerve Abstracts
    Moderator: Mariano Socolovsky, MD, IFAANS – Division of Neurosurgery, Hospital de Clinicas, University of Buenos Aires School of Medicine
    Moderator: Jason H. Huang, MD, FAANS, FACS – Baylor Scott & White Health
    Peripheral Nerve
  • 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM CT
    Evolving Frontiers in Neurotrauma: Lessons, Leadership and Adaptation
    Moderator: P. Raksin, MD, FAANS – The University of Chicago
    Trauma and Critical Care
  • 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM CT
    Neurosurgical Role in Multiply Recurrent Tumors
    Moderator: Michael R. Chicoine, MD – University of Missouri
    Moderator: Rupen Desai, MD – Medical College of Wisconsin
    Tumor
  • 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM CT
    Pediatrics Rapid Fire Abstracts
    Pediatric
  • 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM CT
    Stereotactic & Functional Rapid Fire Abstracts
    Moderator: Damiano G. Barone, MD, PhD, FRCS, FCNS – Houston Methodist
    Stereotactic and Functional
  • 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM CT
    Surgical Management of Movement Disorders and Psychiatric Disease
    Moderator: Nitin Tandon, MD – Vivian L. Smith Department of Neurosurgery, UTHealth Science Center - Houston
    Moderator: Lora Kahn, MD – Ochsner Health/Tulane University School of Medicine
    Stereotactic and Functional
  • 2:45 PM - 3:30 PM CT
    Pain Paper Posters
    Pain
  • 3:30 PM - 4:00 PM CT
    Beverage Break
  • 4:00 PM - 4:45 PM CT
    Spine Paper Posters
    Spine
  • 4:00 PM - 5:30 PM CT
    A Synergistic Approach to Innovation In Neurosurgery
    Moderator: Charuta Furey, MD – Barrow Neurological Institute
    Moderator: Samir Sur, MD – Medstar Franklin Square Medical Center / Georgetown University School of Medicine
    Tumor
  • 4:00 PM - 5:30 PM CT
    Advances in Epilepsy Surgery
    Moderator: Jonathon Parker, M.D., Ph.D. – Mayo Clinic
    Moderator: Sarah K. Bick, MD – Vanderbilt University Medical Center
    Stereotactic and Functional
  • 4:00 PM - 5:30 PM CT
    Advances in the Understanding of Hydrocephalus and Pediatric Rapid Fire Abstracts
    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
  • 4:00 PM - 5:30 PM CT
    Advancing Neurotrauma Care: Honoring Legacy and Shaping the Future
    Moderator: Sarah Woodrow, MD – Cleveland Clinic Akron General
    Moderator: Ramesh Grandhi, MD – University of Utah
    Trauma and Critical Care
  • 4:00 PM - 5:30 PM CT
    Education Rapid Fire Abstracts
    Moderator: Michael Galgano, MD – UNC Health
    Moderator: Nickalus R. Khan, MD, FAANS – Semmes Murphey Clinic
    Moderator: Mina Safain, MD – Melrose Wakefield Hospital
    Education
  • 4:00 PM - 5:30 PM CT
    Everything MIS: New Technology, Techniques, Reimbursement
    Moderator: Ken Porche, MD – Mayo Clinic Arizona
    Moderator: Laura Snyder, MD – Barrow Neurological Institute
    Spine
  • 4:00 PM - 5:30 PM CT
    Innovation, Collaboration, Transformation in Peripheral Nerve Surgery
    Moderator: Thomas J. Wilson, MD, MPH – Stanford University
    Moderator: Stanley Bazarek, MD, PhD – University Hospitals / Case Western Reserve University
    Peripheral Nerve
  • 4:00 PM - 5:30 PM CT
    Next Frontiers in CV
    Moderator: Ketan Bulsara, MBA, MD – UConn School of Medicine
    Moderator: Stavropoula Tjoumakaris, MD MBA FAANS FACS FAHA – Thomas Jefferson University Hospital
    Cerebrovascular
  • 4:00 PM - 5:30 PM CT
    Top Scoring Scientific Abstracts
    Moderator: Christopher S. Ogilvy, MD – BIDMC Brain Aneurysm Institute, Neurosurgical Division, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center. Harvard Medical School. Boston, MA, United States.
    Moderator: Brian J.A Gill, MD – Columbia University Irving Medical Center
  • 4:00 PM - 5:30 PM CT
    Tumor Rapid Fire Abstracts
    Moderator: Christina Jackson, MD – University of Pennsylvania
    Tumor
  • 4:45 PM - 5:30 PM CT
    Peripheral Nerve Paper Posters
    Peripheral Nerve
  • 5:30 PM - 7:00 PM CT
    Brown Neurosurgery Alumni Meeting
  • 5:45 PM - 6:45 PM CT
    Tumor Wars II: Neuro-Onc Jeopardy-The Encore
    Moderator: Ankush Chandra, MD – UT Houston Department of Neurological Surgery
    Moderator: Yosef Ellenbogen, MD – University of Toronto
    Moderator: Constantinos G. Hadjipanayis, MD, PhD – University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
    Co-Host: Arman Jahangiri, MD, PhD – University of Miami
    Co-Host: Daniel Kreatsoulas, MD – Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center
    Team Leader: Kimberly Hoang, MD – Emory University School of Medicine
    Team Leader: Chibawanye Ene, MD, PhD – MD Anderson
    Team Leader: Manish Aghi, MD, PhD – UCSF
    Team Leader: Yoshua Esquenazi-Levy, MD – University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
    Tumor
  • 6:15 PM - 9:15 PM CT
    Rengachary Lecture at the Peter Carmel History Section Dinner
    Social EventTicketed
  • Monday, May 4, 2026
  • 6:30 AM - 12:00 PM CT
    Concessions
  • 7:15 AM - 11:45 AM CT
    BBQ Rub Activation
  • 7:30 AM - 8:00 AM CT
    Beverage Break
  • 7:30 AM - 10:00 AM CT
    AANS Registration
  • 7:30 AM - 10:45 AM CT
    Speaker Ready Room
  • 8:00 AM - 9:30 AM CT
    Spine M&M: Case Presentations, Thoughtful Reflections and Strategies for Avoidance
    Moderator: D. Kojo Hamilton, MD – University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
    Moderator: Kristen Jones, MD, FAANS – Duke University
    Can't Miss MondaySpine
  • 8:00 AM - 9:30 AM CT
    Cranial M&M: Case Presentations, Thoughtful Reflections and Strategies for Avoidance
    Moderator: Jacques Morcos, MD, FRCS, FAANS – American Association of Neurological Surgeons
    Moderator: Adnan Siddiqui, MD PhD – Department of Neurosurgery, University of Buffalo, SUNY
    Moderator: Michael Lim, MD – Stanford University School of Medicine
    Can't Miss MondayCerebrovascular
  • 8:00 AM - 9:30 AM CT
    Debates in Neurotrauma
    Moderator: Ryan Kitagawa, MD – University of Texas Health Sciences Center at Houston
    Can't Miss MondayCerebrovascular
  • 8:00 AM - 9:30 AM CT
    Strategic Career Development in Neurosurgery: From Fellowship to Faculty
    Moderator: Ankush Chandra, MD – UT Houston Department of Neurological Surgery
    Moderator: Randy S. D'Amico, MD – Lenox Hill Department of Neurosurgery
    Can't Miss Monday
  • 8:00 AM - 9:30 AM CT
    Refining Brain Tumor Surgery through Intra-Operative Molecular Testing
    Moderator: Daniel Orringer, MD – NYU Langone Health
    Moderator: Chetan Bettegowda, MD PhD – Department of Neurosurgery, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
    Can't Miss MondayTumor
  • 8:00 AM - 9:30 AM CT
    Session of the Adult Hydrocephalus, Chiari & ICP Society
    Moderator: Mark G. Hamilton, MD,CM – University of Calgary
    Can't Miss Monday
  • 8:00 AM - 9:30 AM CT
    Session of the Adult Hydrocephalus, Chiari & ICP Society
  • 8:00 AM - 9:30 AM CT
    Session of the Adult Hydrocephalus, Chiari & ICP Society

    Moderator: Mark G. Hamilton, MD,CM – University of Calgary

  • 9:30 AM - 9:45 AM CT
    Beverage Break
  • 9:45 AM - 11:15 AM CT
    Difficult Spine Cases: Case Presentations, Surgical Nuances and Complication Avoidance Strategies
    Moderator: Mohamad Bydon, MD – Department of Neurological Surgery, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA
    Moderator: Paul Park, MD – Semmes Murphey Clinic
    Moderator: Daniel Sciubba, MD, MBA – Northwell Health
    Moderator: Laura Snyder, MD – Barrow Neurological Institute
    Can't Miss MondaySpine
  • 9:45 AM - 11:15 AM CT
    Difficult Cranial Cases: Case Presentations, Surgical Nuances and Complication Avoidance Strategies
    Moderator: Mustafa K. Baskaya, MD – Department of Neurological Surgery, University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Medicine and Public Health
    Moderator: Stavropoula Tjoumakaris, MD MBA FAANS FACS FAHA – Thomas Jefferson University Hospital
    Can't Miss MondayCerebrovascular
  • 9:45 AM - 11:15 AM CT
    Ask The Experts: Case Based Discussions in Neurotrauma
    Moderator: Ramesh Grandhi, MD – University of Utah
    Moderator: Sarah Woodrow, MD – Cleveland Clinic Akron General
    Can't Miss MondayTumor
  • 9:45 AM - 11:15 AM CT
    How to Pass the Oral Boards: Mastering Neurotrauma & Critical Care Scenarios
    Moderator: Ryan Kitagawa, MD – University of Texas Health Sciences Center at Houston
    Moderator: Emily Sieg, MD – University of Louisville
    Can't Miss MondayTrauma
  • 9:45 AM - 11:15 AM CT
    Minimally Invasive Cranial Tumor Surgery: Endoscopic and Parafascicular Approaches
    Moderator: Ankush Chandra, MD – UT Houston Department of Neurological Surgery
    Moderator: Hussein Zeineddine, MD – UT Houston
    Can't Miss MondayTumor
  • 9:45 AM - 11:15 AM CT
    Computational Neurosurgery
    Moderator: Antonio Di Ieva, MD, PhD, FRACS, IFAANS – Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia
    Can't Miss Monday