Panel Discussion

Monday, May 4, 2026

8:57 AM - 9:07 AM CT

Location: 302BC, Level 3, HBGCC

Speaker(s)

E. Chiocca, MD, PhD, FAANS

Chief and Chairman of the Department of Neurosurgery
Mass General Brigham
Linda M. Liau, MD, PhD, MBA

Professor & Chair
UCLA Department of Neurosurgery
Garni Barkhoudarian, MD

Associate Professor
Pacific Neuroscience Institute
FL

Frederick F. Lang, MD

Professor and Chairman
Department of Neurosurgery, MD Anderson Cancer Center
Nitin Tandon, MD

Professor, VP Neurosciences Strategy and Development
Vivian L. Smith Department of Neurosurgery, UTHealth Science Center - Houston

Disclosure(s):

E. Chiocca, MD, PhD, FAANS: Calidi Biotherapeutics: Consultant (Ongoing); Candel Therapeutics: Consultant (Ongoing); Carthera: Consultant (Ongoing); Diakonos Biotherapeutics: Consultant (Ongoing); Genenta Biotherapeutics: Consultant (Ongoing); InSightec: Consultant (Ongoing); Rznomics Biotherapeutics: Consultant (Ongoing)

Linda M. Liau, MD, PhD, MBA: ClearPoint Neuro, Inc.: Board Member/Officer/Trustee (Ongoing), Stock Options (Ongoing)

Garni Barkhoudarian, MD: Aesculap: Consultant (Ongoing); Carl Zeiss Meditech AG: Consultant (Ongoing); CereVasc Inc.: Consultant (Ongoing)

Frederick F. Lang, MD: MicroMesh Therapeutics: Ownership Interest (Ongoing)

Nitin Tandon, MD: BrainDynamics: Board Member/Officer/Trustee (Ongoing)