Welcome

Dr. Edgar Silvio Sánchez V – HUS CEO, Dr. Mauricio Rubio B – Mederi CEO, Dr. W Mauricio Riveros C – CIEN Chair

Indications for Surgical Resection in Chiasmatic-Hypothalamic Gliomas

Pediatric                  Jeffrey H. Wisoff, MD

Designing Surgical Strategy for Complex Brain Tumors

Oncology                Atul Goel, MD

Epilepsy Surgery in Children: Innovations in Diagnosis and Treatment.

Pediatric                David Adelson, MD

Building an Intraoperative Mapping Program for Gliomas

Oncology                Nader Sanai, MD

Brainstem Cavernous Malformation Surgery

Vascular                Michael Lawton, MD

Pediatric Cerebrovascular Disease

Pediatric                Michael L. Levy, MD, PhD

Access Routes and Decision Algorithms for Removal of Colloid Cyst.

Oncology                Uwe Spetzger, MD

Middle Meningeal Artery Embolization for Chronic Subdural Hematomas

Vascular                  Ajith Thomas, MD

Unruptured Aneurysms – Who to Treat?

Vascular                  Christopher Ogilvy, MD

Bypass Surgery for Moyamoya and Cerebral Ischemia: Flow Dynamics, Technical Variations and Outcomes in a Large Series

Vascular                  Jacques Morcos, MD

Neurosurgical Education in Egypt and Africa

Neurosurgery Education              Nasser El-Ghandour, MD

Transorbital Neuroendoscopic Surgery (TONES): In the Avant-Garde of Endoscopic Skull Base Surgery

Oncology                    Javier M. Saavedra, MD, MSc

Surgical Strategies on Previously Coiled Aneurysm

Vascular                      Juha Hernesniemi, MD

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Optimizing Outcomes for Arteriovenous Malformation Radiosurgery

Oncology                  Dade Lunsford, MD, FACS

Advanced Approaches to the Spine

Spine                      Rod J. Oskouian, MD

Single Position Prone Lateral Interbody Fusion

Spine                      Juan S. Uribe, MD

The Role of Brain Mapping for Glioma Resection: Results with Nearly 2,000 Awake Mapping Cases

Oncology                Mitchel S. Berger, MD

Contribution of the Meta-networking Theory of Brain Functions to Low-grade Glioma Surgery: About Over 1100 Awake Procedures

Oncology                Hugues Duffau, MD, PhD

Endoscopic Resection of Anterior Skull Base Meningiomas

Oncology                Theodore H. Schwartz MD, FACS

Advances in Skull Base Surgery: From Endoscopes to Genetics

Oncology                Paul Gardner, MD

Epilepsy Network Surgery

Epilepsy and Functional Neurosurgery        Mark Richardson, MD, PhD

Evolution of Deep Brain Stimulation: Closed-loop and Connectomics

Movement Disorders and Psychiatry            Mark Richardson, MD, PhD

Robotic Endovascular Neurosurgery

Vascular                Vitor Mendes Pereira, MD, MSc

Modern Skull Base Surgery: 6+1 Skull Base Approaches

Oncology              Juan Fernandez-Miranda, MD

Minimally Invasive Anterior Column Release in the Treatment of Spinal Deformity

Spine                            Khoi Than, MD

Microsurgery with Precise Anatomy for Cerebrovascular and Skull Base Lesions

Vascular                      Rokuya Tanikawa, MD, IFAANS

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Reconstruction Strategies and Planning Considerations for Cervical Spine Deformity

Spine                        John H. Shin, MD

Minimal Access Surgery for Spine Tumors: Is less Actually More?

Spine                      Mark Bilsky, MD

The Impact of Enabling Technologies on Minimally Invasive Spinal Surgery

Spine                      Paul Park, MD

Development of a Comprehensive Curriculum for Spinal Minimally Invasive Surgery

Spine                      Roger Härtl, MD

Improving Treatment Outcomes in Adult Hydrocephalus Patients

Hydrocephalus and CSF                  Mark Hamilton, MD

Closure

Center for Research and Training in Neurosurgery            Javier M. Saavedra, MD, MSc

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Pre-Congress Course: Advanced Lateral Approaches to the Spine (Seattle Science Foundation)

Dr. Rod J. Oskouian, MD and Dr. Luiz Pimenta, MD

Pre-Congress Course: What is Sagittal Balance of the Spine, and Why is it important?

Jorge Torres, MD, MSc

Pre-Congress Course: Measurement and Assesment of Sagittal Balance of the Spine

Leonardo Laverde Frade, MD

Pre-Congress Course: Compensatory Mechanisms for Sagittal Imbalance

Jorge Torres, MD, MSc

Pre-Congress Course: Clinical Application of Sagittal Balance Analysis

Leonardo Laverde Frade, MD

Pre-Congress Course: Clinical Case

Dr. Jorge Torres, MD, MSc and Dr. Leonardo Laverde Frade, MD