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    Pediatric

    Pediatrics Rapid Fire Abstracts

    Sunday, May 3, 2026
    2:00 PM - 3:30 PM CT
    Location:Stars at Night Ballroom 2-3, Level 3, Stage 2, HBGCC

    Presentations:

    • 2:00 PM - 2:02 PM CT
      Breaking Down Barriers to Care: A Single-Center Survey of Pediatric Neurosurgical Patients

      Presenting Author: H. Davies, MS – The University of Alabama at Birmingham Marnix E. Heersink School of Medicine

    • 2:03 PM - 2:05 PM CT
      Concordance Between Intra-Operative Surgeon Assessment and Postoperative MRI and its Impact on Outcomes in Pediatric Brain Tumors

      Presenting Author: Daveraj Chakravarty, BS – University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

    • 2:06 PM - 2:08 PM CT
      Degree of Intraoperative Bisynchronization Blockade is Associated With Drop Attack Freedom After Corpus Callosotomy in Pediatric Patients: A Comparative Cohort Study

      Presenting Author: Ethan Wood, BA – Oklahoma State University Center for Health Sciences

    • 2:09 PM - 2:11 PM CT
      Preoperative Syrinx Size Does Not Predict Clinical Improvement After Chiari I Decompression: A Single-Center Cohort Study

      Presenting Author: Luis O. Vargas, BS – Jacobs School of Medicine University at Buffalo

    • 2:12 PM - 2:14 PM CT
      Sustainable Integration of Psychology in Pediatric Neurosurgery: Year-One Implementation and Service Metrics

      Presenting Author: H. Davies, MS – The University of Alabama at Birmingham Marnix E. Heersink School of Medicine

    • 2:18 PM - 2:20 PM CT
      A Retrospective Study on the Use of Radiation Therapy for Medulloblastoma Patients Under the Age of 4: A Propensity Score Matched Study of Survival Outcomes Utilizing the SEERS 17 Database.

      Presenting Author: Shreyas Annagiri – Stanford University

    • 2:21 PM - 2:23 PM CT
      Assessment of Molecular Tools in Pediatric, Adolescent and Young Adult Meningioma Highlights the Need for Lifespan Precision in Neuro-Oncology

      Presenting Author: Leeor Yefet, MD – Mayo Clinic

    • 2:24 PM - 2:26 PM CT
      Comparison of Outcomes After Occipitocervical Fusion in Children Versus Adults

      Presenting Author: Parth Patel, BSE – University of Oklahoma College of Medicine

    • 2:27 PM - 2:29 PM CT
      Evaluating Temporal Lobectomy and Neurostimulation for Pediatric Epilepsy: Insights From a Multicenter Propensity-Matched Study

      Presenting Author: Jayant Bhasin, B.S. – Rutgers New Jersey Medical School

    • 2:30 PM - 2:32 PM CT
      Fetal Imaging Predictors for Neonatal Outcomes in Vein of Galen Malformations

      Presenting Author: Diandra GB Adu-Kyei – Meharry Medical College

    • 2:33 PM - 2:35 PM CT
      Hospital Care for Pediatric Ischemic Stroke in the United States: Resource Utilization, Charges, Comorbidities and Deaths (2003-2022)

      Presenting Author: Muhammad S. Ghauri, MD – Loma Linda University

    • 2:36 PM - 2:38 PM CT
      Hydrodynamic Performance of Single Versus Double Chhabra Valves: Experimental Insights Into Posture-Dependent Overdrainage

      Presenting Author: Joyce Koueik, MD, MS – University of Wisconsin

    • 2:39 PM - 2:41 PM CT
      Long Term Multidimensional Outcomes Following Selective Dorsal Rhizotomy in Children With Cerebral Palsy: A Single-Centre Prospective Study

      Presenting Author: Alexandra Lisitsyna – Imperial College London

    • 2:42 PM - 2:44 PM CT
      Longitudinal Improvement in Transition Readiness Among Individuals with Spina Bifida Using the TRAQ-SB

      Presenting Author: H. Davies, MS – The University of Alabama at Birmingham Marnix E. Heersink School of Medicine

    • 2:48 PM - 2:50 PM CT
      Multi-Modal Single-Cell Genomic Analysis of Spina Bifida Implicates Genetic Disruption of Brain Development

      Presenting Author: Duy Phan, MD, PhD – Massachusetts General Hospital

    • 2:51 PM - 2:53 PM CT
      Neurodevelopmental Outcomes by Suture Type and Surgical Technique in Non-Syndromic Craniosynostosis: A Scoping Review of ESS, CVR and the Role of Cranial Orthosis

      Presenting Author: Kirill Popovich, BS – George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences

    • 2:54 PM - 2:56 PM CT
      Pathobiology of Cerebellar Mutism: Scoping Review

      Presenting Author: Christopher Carr, MD, MPH – Medical College of Georgia

    • 2:57 PM - 2:59 PM CT
      Psychosocial Needs in Pediatric Neurosurgery: Early Insights From a Behavioral Health Screening Initiative in Outpatient Clinic

      Presenting Author: H. Davies, MS – The University of Alabama at Birmingham Marnix E. Heersink School of Medicine

    • 3:00 PM - 3:02 PM CT
      Shunt Complications in Syndromic vs. Non-Syndromic Pediatric Hydrocephalus: A Propensity-Matched Multicenter Analysis of 35,234 Patients

      Presenting Author: Barbara Buccilli, MD – Houston Methodist (Clinical Innovations Laboratory)

    • 3:09 PM - 3:11 PM CT
      The Role of Responsive Neurostimulation in Pediatric Genetic Epilepsies

      Presenting Author: Marian Michael Bercu, MD MS – Corewell Health

    • 3:12 PM - 3:14 PM CT
      Trajectory Geometry and Safety in Pediatric Diffuse Midline Glioma Biopsy: A 3D Coordinate Analysis

      Presenting Author: Saachi Jhandi, MS – Spencer Fox Eccles School of Medicine at the University of Utah

    • 3:15 PM - 3:17 PM CT
      Bathrocephaly: Progression in Cranial Morphology on Three-Dimensional Photogammetry

      Presenting Author: Cindy Li, BS – University of Colorado School of Medicine

    • 3:18 PM - 3:20 PM CT
      Current Evidence for Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors in Pediatric CNS Tumors: Insights From a Systematic Review and Case Report

      Presenting Author: Beste Gulsuna, MD – Department of Neurosurgery, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center

    • 3:21 PM - 3:23 PM CT
      Diagnostic Utility of Liquid Biopsies in Pediatric Brain Tumors: A Systematic Review

      Presenting Author: Salaar Ahmed, MBBS – Aga Khan University

    • 3:24 PM - 3:26 PM CT
      Disrupted Enhancer-Promoter Regions in Craniosynostosis: A Multi- Stage Functional Analysis of Genetic Risk Variants

      Presenting Author: Miranda de la Pena-Tamez – School of Medicine And Health Sciences, Monterrey Institute Of Technology And Higher Education

    • 3:27 PM - 3:29 PM CT
      Impact of Severe Ventriculomegaly Duration on Neurodevelopment in Post-hemorrhagic Hydrocephalus

      Presenting Author: Isabela Pena-Pino, MD – University of Minnesota