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    Pediatric

    Advances in the Understanding of Hydrocephalus and Pediatric Rapid Fire Abstracts

    Sunday, May 3, 2026
    4:00 PM - 5:30 PM CT
    Location:302A, Level 3, HBGCC

    Presentations:

    • 4:00 PM - 4:02 PM CT
      Welcome and Introduction

      Moderator: Albert M. Isaacs, MD PhD – Nationwide Children's Hospital

      Moderator: Peter A. Chiarelli, MD-DPhil – Barrow Neurological Institute at Phoenix Children's Hospital

    • 4:03 PM - 4:23 PM CT
      Translational Genomics of Hydrocephalus

      Speaker: Kristopher Kahle, MD, PhD – Massachusetts General Hospital

    • 4:25 PM - 4:45 PM CT
      Role of Amniotic Fluid in the Development of Hydrocephalus

      Speaker: Peter A. Chiarelli, MD-DPhil – Barrow Neurological Institute at Phoenix Children's Hospital

    • 4:47 PM - 4:48 PM CT
      Introduction of Rapid Fire Abstracts

      Speaker: Jason S. Hauptman, MD, PhD, FAANS – Barrow Neurological Institute at Phoenix Children's Hospital

    • 4:49 PM - 4:52 PM CT
      Prenatal Closure of Myeloschisis vs. Myelomeningocele: Insights From the fMMC Consortium Registry

      Presenting Author: David Hersh, MD – Connecticut Children's

    • 4:53 PM - 4:56 PM CT
      A Deep Learning Framework for Automated Cauterization Assessment in Endoscopic Third Ventriculostomy with Choroid Plexus Cauterization Procedures

      Presenting Author: William Randall – George Washington University School of Medicine

    • 4:57 PM - 5:00 PM CT
      Clinical Outcomes of Congenital Brain Tumors: A 40-Year Experience from a Resource-Limited Setting

      Presenting Author: Salaar Ahmed, MBBS – Aga Khan University

    • 5:01 PM - 5:04 PM CT
      Endoscopic Third Ventriculostomy with Choroid Plexus Cauterization, ETV Alone and Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt in Congenital Hydrocephalus: Network and Time-to-Event Meta-analysis of Treatment Failure

      Presenting Author: Kwadwo Darko, MBChB – Korle Bu Teaching Hospital

    • 5:05 PM - 5:08 PM CT
      Fetal Myelomeningocele Repair after the MOMS Trial: A Systematic Review of Neurosurgical Outcomes and Evolving Techniques

      Presenting Author: Helbert de Oliveira Manduca Palmiero, MD PhD – University of São Paulo (USP)

    • 5:09 PM - 5:12 PM CT
      Utility of MRI and CSF Cytology for Surveillance in Medulloblastoma: A Multicenter Cohort Study

      Presenting Author: Zain Peeran, BS – UCSF

    • 5:17 PM - 5:30 PM CT
      Q&A

      Moderator: Albert M. Isaacs, MD PhD – Nationwide Children's Hospital

      Moderator: Peter A. Chiarelli, MD-DPhil – Barrow Neurological Institute at Phoenix Children's Hospital