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    Tumor

    A Synergistic Approach to Innovation In Neurosurgery

    Sunday, May 3, 2026
    4:00 PM - 5:30 PM CT
    Location:Stars at Night Ballroom 1, Level 3, HBGCC

      Moderator(s)

    • Charuta Furey, MD

      Assistant Professor
      Barrow Neurological Institute

    • SS

      Samir Sur, MD

      Director of Neurovascular Surgery
      Medstar Franklin Square Medical Center / Georgetown University School of Medicine

    Presentations:

    • 4:00 PM - 4:03 PM CT
      Welcome and Introduction

      Speaker: Charuta Furey, MD – Barrow Neurological Institute

      Speaker: Samir Sur, MD – Medstar Franklin Square Medical Center / Georgetown University School of Medicine

    • 4:04 PM - 4:12 PM CT
      Advanced Imaging for "MRI-negative" Cushing Disease

      Speaker: Jamie J. Van Gompel, MD, FAANS – Mayo Clinic

    • 4:13 PM - 4:21 PM CT
      Augmented Reality in Neurosurgery and Education

      Speaker: Joshua Olexa, MD – University of Maryland Medical Center

    • 4:22 PM - 4:30 PM CT
      Real-time Intraoperative Diagnostics in Brain Tumor Surgery

      Speaker: Todd Hollon, MD – University of Michigan

    • 4:31 PM - 4:39 PM CT
      Updates in Drug-delivery for Treatment of Diffuse Brain Tumors

      Speaker: Russell Lonser, MD, FAANS – The Ohio State University

    • 4:40 PM - 4:48 PM CT
      Understanding and Integrating Artificial Intelligence in Neurosurgical Practice and Research

      Speaker: Daniel M. Aaronson, MD – Medical College of Wisconsin

    • 4:49 PM - 4:57 PM CT
      Cerebrospinal Fluid Proteomics Identifies an Leptomeningeal Disease Signature and Enables Earlier LMD Detection and Surveillance in CNS Metastases (Ronald L. Bittner Award on Brain Tumor Research)

      Presenting Author: Nicholas Mikolajewicz, MD PhD – University of Toronto

    • 4:58 PM - 5:06 PM CT
      Safely Integrating Social Media in Neurosurgery and Neuro-oncology

      Speaker: Allan D. Levi, MD PhD – University of Miami Miller School of Medicine

    • 5:07 PM - 5:15 PM CT
      Interactive Discussion and Questions

      Speaker: Charuta Furey, MD – Barrow Neurological Institute

      Speaker: Samir Sur, MD – Medstar Franklin Square Medical Center / Georgetown University School of Medicine

    • 5:15 PM - 5:20 PM CT
      Liquid Biopsy Immune Profile Characterization in Diffuse Midline Glioma (James T. Rutka Pediatric Brain Tumor Award)

      Presenting Author: Kacie Wheeler, BS – Children's Hospital of Philadelphia/ Drexel University College of Medicine

    • 5:20 PM - 5:25 PM CT
      Integration of Liquid Biopsy with Tumor Genomic Profiling in Gliomas: Concordance, Predictive Value, and Clinical Implications (Gladiator Project Award)

      Presenting Author: Mokshal Porwal, MD – Allegheny Health Network

    • 5:25 PM - 5:30 PM CT
      Q&A and Conclusion