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  • 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
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  • 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
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  • 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
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  • 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
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  • 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
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