
7:00 a.m. – 7:30 a.m.
Breakfast
7:20 a.m. – 7:30 a.m.
Welcome
Michael A. Leonard, MD, & Akash J. Patel, MD
7:30 a.m. – 8:40 a.m.
Spine + Trauma
Robotics in Spine | 7:30 a.m. – 7:44 a.m.
Arnold B. Vardiman, MD
Spinal Alignment Beyond Lumbar Lordosis | 7:44 a.m. – 7:58 a.m.
Paul J. Holman, MD
Fuse or Not to Fuse Panel | 7:58 a.m. – 8:22 a.m.
Marc A. Prablek, MD (Moderator) | Cyrus B. King, MD; & Jared S. Fridley, MD
Spinoplastics | 8:22 a.m. – 8:36 a.m.
Alexander E. Ropper, MD
8:40 a.m. – 9:10 a.m.
NOTECHS: Intersection of Aviation and Neurosurgery
Gerald A. Grant, MD
9:10 a.m. – 9:30 a.m.
Exhibit Break
9:30 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.
Spine + Trauma
Management of Complex Spine Tumors | 9:30 a.m. – 9:44 a.m.
Robert Y. North, MD
Endoscopic Spine to Redefine Thoracic Surgery | 9:44 a.m. – 9:58 a.m.
Meng Huang, MD
Arthroplasty vs. ACDF vs. Foraminotomy With Microdiscectomy | 9:58 a.m. – 10:22 a.m.
Michael J. McGinity, MD (Moderator) | Jared S. Fridley, MD; Rishi R. Lall, MD; & Pegah Ghamasaee, MD
Spine Trauma | 10:22 a.m. – 10:36 a.m.
Justin C. Lee, MD, PhD
Update on Management of Head Trauma | 10:36 a.m. – 10:50 a.m.
Ryan S. Kitagawa, MD
11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Pediatrics
Management of Epilepsy | 11:00 a.m. – 11:24 a.m.
Jeffrey Treiber, MD (Moderator) | Howie Weiner, MD, & Mark R. Lee, MD, PhD
Rhizotomy | 11:24 a.m. – 11:38 a.m.
Nisha Gadgil, MD
Fetal Neurosurgery | 11:38 a.m. – 11:52 a.m.
William E. Whitehead, MD, PhD
12:00 p.m. – 12:45 p.m.
Lunch: Rediscovering the Joy of Neurosurgery
Anthony V. Maioriello, MD
Unity + Freedom + Sustainability | Locum Tenens | Medical Revenue Recovery & the NSA
11:55 a.m. – 12:15 p.m. | Buffet Available
12:15 p.m. – 12:45 p.m. | Lunch Presentation | No CME Offered
12:45 p.m. – 1:10 p.m.
Industry Showcase
Join the Bayou & Bottle’s Mobile Coffee Shop in the Foyer |
No CME Offered
1:10 p.m. – 2:05 p.m.
Pediatrics
Movement Disorders | 1:10 p.m. – 1:34 p.m.
Daniel J. Curry, MD
Management of Pediatric Trauma | 1:34 p.m. – 1:48 p.m.
Daniel R. Hansen, MD
Management of Pediatric Tumors | 1:48 p.m. – 2:02 p.m.
Guillermo Aldave, MD, PhD
2:05 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.
Exhibit Break
2:30 p.m. – 5:30 p.m.
Documentation & Coding Update
Teri Romano – Click Here to Learn More
5:30 p.m. – 6:30 p.m.
The Art of Bourbon: A Tasting Reception
Houston Four Seasons
