Date: Sept 22-23, 2023
Location: St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, Memphis, TN
Day 1 – Sept 22nd
Morning
0700-0730: Breakfast
0730-0745: Opening remarks
0745-0845 (60 min): Topic #1: Preparing for Surgery
0745-0805: Speaker #1, Jorge Lee (Neuroradiologist, Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital, jorgeleediaz@gmail.com), “The Neuroradiology and Neurosurgery Partnership”
0805-0825 Speaker #2: Carolyn Quinsey (Neurosurgeon, University of North Carolina, carolyn_quinsey@med.unc.edu), “How I prepare for surgery”
0825-0845: Discussion
0845-1015 (75min) Topic #2: Approaches to the Pineal Region/Posterior 3rd ventricle
0845-0910: Speaker #1, Paul Klimo Jr (St. Jude/Le Bonheur), “Occipital interhemispheric”
0910-0930: Speaker #4, David Daniels (Neurosurgeon, Mayo Clinic, Daniels.David@mayo.edu), “Supracerebellar infratentorial”
0930-0945: Discussion
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0945-1015: Speaker #5, Mohamed El Beltagy (Neurosurgery, Children’s Cancer Hospital Egypt, Mohamed.elbeltagy@kasralainy.edu.eg), “Endoscopic assisted microsurgery for brain tumors in children”
1015-1030: BREAK
1030-1150 (75 min) Topic #3: Craniopharyngioma
1030-1050: Speaker #1, Tom Merchant (Radiation oncology, St. Jude, Thomas.merchant@STJUDE.ORG), Proton Beam Therapy and Radiosurgery
1050-1115: Speaker #2, Lissa Baird (Children’s Hospital Boston, Lissa.Baird@childrens.harvard.edu), Surgery #1 – Maximal resection, incl endoscopy techniques
1115-1145: Anthony Figaji (Neurosurgeon, Cape Town, South Africa, anthonyfigaji@gmail.com), “Strategies and Complications in Large Craniopharyngiomas”
1200-1300: LUNCH on campus
Afternoon
1300-1400: Open Case Discussion #1
1400-1500: Special Guest Speaker Dr. George Jallo (Neurosurgeon, JH All Children’s Hospital, Tampa, FL, gjallo1@jhu.edu), “Minimally Invasive But Maximally Resective Neurosurgery”
1400-1405: Introduce George (Nir)
1405-1445: Lecture
1445-1500: Questions
1500-1515: BREAK WITH GROUP PHOTO
1515-1615 (60 min) Topic #4: Temporal Lobe Tumors and Epilepsy
1515-1535: Speaker #1, Asim or Jorge Lee (LB Neuroradiology, jorgeleediaz@gmail.com), Temporal Lobe Anatomy and Tumors
1535-1600: Speaker #2, Jim Wheless (LB Neurology, jwheless@uthsc.edu), The Workup
1600-1625: Speaker #3, Nir Shimony (SMC Neurosurgeon, nshimony@semmes-murphey.com), Surgical Strategy and Approaches
1625-1645: Discussion
1645-1715: Guillermo Aldava (Neurosurgeon, TX Children’s, gxaldave@texaschildrens.org), “Pediatric Brain Stem Tumors”
1715-1730: Discussion
1730: Closing Remarks
1800: DINNER
Day 2 – Sept 23
Morning
0700-0725: Breakfast
0725-0730: Opening remarks, schedule for the day
0730-0800: Lucas Elijovich (Interventional neurologist, Semmes Murphey, lelijovich@semmes-murphey.com), “Endovascular Techniques” 20 min talk; 5-10 min for questions
0800-1015 Topic #5: Emerging Technology
0800-0825: Speaker #1, Elsa Arocha-Quinones (Neurosurgeon, Wisconsin Children’s Hospital, earocho@mcw.edu), “Laser Interstitial Thermal Therapy (LITT) for Tumors”
0825-0850: Speaker #2, Hasan Syed (Neurosurgeon, National Children’s Hospital, HSyed@childrensnational.org), Focused Ultrasound (FUS)
0850-0910: Discussion
0915-0945: Samer Elbabaa (Neurosurgeon, Orlando FL, Samer.Elbabaa@orlandohealth.com), Approaches #3 – “Endoscope-controlled versus endoscope-assisted approaches for pineal region tumors”
0945-1000: BREAK
1000-1030: Toba Niazi (Neurosurgeon, Nicklaus Children’s, Toba.Niazi@Nicklaushealth.org), “Intraoperative considerations and management of infants with large malignant neoplasms” 1030-1045: Discussion
1045-1130: Open Case Discussion #2
1130-1200: Giles Robinson (Oncologist, St. Jude, giles.robinson@stjude.org), “Posterior Fossa Syndrome and the role of Surgical Experience”
1200: Closing Remarks