Artificial Intelligence (AI) Applications for Your Practice

Moderator(s)

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  Jan Vargas Machaj, MD

  Associate Professor
  Prisma Health
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  Clemens Schirmer, MD, PhD, MBA

  Professor and Interim Chair
  Department of Neurosurgery, Geisinger, Wilkes-Barre, PA

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is rapidly transforming neurosurgical care, offering tools that enhance diagnostic precision, support intraoperative decision-making, and personalize postoperative management. This hands-on workshop is designed for practicing neurosurgeons and trainees who want to explore how AI can be applied directly to clinical workflows. Participants will examine real-world use cases, engage with interactive demonstrations of AI-powered tools, and discuss practical strategies for implementation in their own practice settings.

Presentations:

• 12:30 PM - 12:40 PM CT

  Welcome & Overview
  

  Speaker: Clemens M. Schirmer, MD, PhD, MBA – Department of Neurosurgery, Geisinger, Wilkes-Barre, PA

  Speaker: Jan Vargas Machaj, MD – Prisma Health
• 12:45 PM - 1:20 PM CT

  Session 1: Pitfalls and Common Traps
  

  Speaker: Haydn Hoffman, MD – SUNY Upstate

  Speaker: Jan Vargas Machaj, MD – Prisma Health
• 1:25 PM - 2:00 PM CT

  Session 2: Basic Overview of Algorithms and Metrics, Data Handling and Explainability
  

  Speaker: Ali Alawieh, MD, PhD – Semmes-Murphey Clinic
• 2:05 PM - 2:15 PM CT

  Break
• 2:15 PM - 2:50 PM CT

  Session 3: Specialty Specific Examples - Cerebrovascular, Pediatrics
  

  Speaker: Haydn Hoffman, MD – SUNY Upstate
• 2:55 PM - 3:30 PM CT

  Session 4: Extension Beyond the Model - Robotics, Outcomes
  

  Speaker: Vitor Mendes Pereira, MD MSc – St Michael's Hospital, University of Toronto
• 3:35 PM - 4:00 PM CT

  Panel Discussion & Q&A: Start-up Challenges