Ninth Annual Selected Topics in Neuroplastic & Reconstructive Surgery
An International Course in Head trauma, Cranioplasty and Implantable Neurotechnologies with Cadaver Lab
- 07 - 08 December 2024
- United States | Miami
- Chad Gordon Johns Hopkins University
- Gordon Li Stanford university
- Albert Kim Washington University School of Medicine
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Registration fee: USD 350.00
Discounts are available, check the registration tab!
Discounts are available, check the registration tab!
Chairpersons: Chad Gordon, DO, FNPS, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Gordon Li, MD, Stanford University and Albert Kim, MD PhD, Washington University
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Chad Gordon
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Albert Kim
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Chad Gordon
Johns Hopkins University
Name and Title(s): Chad Gordon
Additional biographical information:
Dr. Chad Gordon is the pioneer behind the emerging field known as “Neuroplastic and Reconstructive Surgery". As an internationally recognized expert in cranioplasty reconstruction and custom skull implants. Dr. Gordon is the Section Chief of Neuroplastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Director for the Johns Hopkins Neuroplastic and Reconstructive Surgery fellowship, Professor of Plastic-Reconstructive Surgery and Neurological Surgery at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, and Principal Investigator of the Neuroplastic Surgery Laboratory at Johns Hopkins. He also chairs the Annual Harvard-Hopkins Neuroplastic Surgery Symposium and is the inaugural President for the Society of Neuroplastic Surgery.
Dr. Gordon has performed several "first-in-human" surgeries with state-of-the-art cranial implants and holds numerous patents for patient-specific craniofacial implants and computer-assisted/robot-assisted technologies. With advanced training in adult craniomaxillofacial surgery, his clinical expertise includes neuroplastic surgery, which encompasses reconstructive surgery in the craniofacial, skull and scalp regions. Over the last nine years, he has developed this new subspecialty with strong collaboration alongside Neurosurgery. His main concentration involves optimizing reconstructive outcomes for adult neurosurgical patients including brain/skull tumor, head trauma, epilepsy, hydrocephalus, and neurofibromatosis. Dr. Gordon serves as the co-director of the Johns Hopkins Multidisciplinary Adult Cranioplasty Center with the Department of Neurosurgery. He is responsible for coordinating complex craniofacial reconstructions alongside a large group of dedicated neurosurgeons and multidisciplinary specialists at the Johns Hopkins Hospital.
Dr. Gordon received his doctor of osteopathic medicine degree at the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine. He completed a residency in plastic-reconstructive surgery at the Cleveland Clinic and a fellowship in adult craniomaxillofacial surgery at Harvard Medical School, Massachusetts General Hospital. Dr. Gordon's main research interests include neuroplastic surgery, adult craniofacial surgery, cranioplasty, and customized cranial implants. In 2015, Dr. Gordon became an Associate Editor for the Journal of Craniofacial Surgery. This journal is recognized as the leading international journal for the specialty of craniofacial surgery, and is now the official journal of the Society of Neuroplastic Surgery, for which Dr. Gordon serves as President. In addition, Dr. Gordon serves as an associate editor for the Annals of Plastic Surgery.
Gordon Li
Stanford university
Name and Title(s): Gordon Li MD
Profession: Physician
Job title: Professor
Areas of specialty:
General neurosurgery, Neuro-oncology, Radiosurgery
Additional biographical information:
Gordon Li is a brain tumor neurosurgeon scientist at Stanford University. His other roles in the department of neurosurgery include Vice chair and assistant program director. He also serves as an associate Dean of stanford university school of medicine.
Albert Kim
Washington University School of Medicine
Name and Title(s): Albert Kim MD, PhD
Profession: Physician
Job title: Professor of Neurosurgery
Areas of specialty:
General neurosurgery, Skull base, Neuro-oncology
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Andres M. Rubiano
University El Bosque / ValleSalud Clinical Network
Name and Title(s): Professor Andres M. Rubiano MD, PhD(c), IFAANS, FACS
Profession: Physician
Job title: Chair of Neurological Surgery Service
Other Affiliations:
Meditech Foundation Medical and Research Director
Areas of specialty:
General neurosurgery, Neurotrauma, Critical/Intensive care, Epidemiology, Prehospital care, Emergency care, Research Scientist
Additional biographical information:
Name and title(s): Andres M. Rubiano, MD, PhD
Current position(s) and affiliations: Chief of Neurological Surgery Service at Valle Salud IPS.
Professor of Neurosciences and Neurosurgery -Director of Neurotrauma Research, Universidad El Bosque, Bogota, Colombia / Professor of Neurological Surgery, Universidad del Valle, Cali, Colombia.
Chair of the Neurotraumatology Committee of the WFNS / Chair of the International Committee of the Neurotrauma and Critical Care Section of the AANS.
Specific expertise: His expertise is in Neurotraumatology and Clinical Research, including aspects like trauma systems, emergency care, neurosurgery, and critical care.
Amir Wolff
Rambam health care campus
Name and Title(s): Amir Wolff MD, DMD
Profession: Physician
Job title: Dr
Other Affiliations:
Consultant at the Neurosurgery and Maxillofacial surgery departnennts
Areas of specialty:
Maxillofacial surgery
Joacir Graciolli Cordeiro
University of Miami
Name and Title(s): Dr. Joacir Graciolli Cordeiro Joacir Graciolli, MD, PhD
Profession: Physician
Job title: Assist Professor of Neurosurgery
Areas of specialty:
Neurotrauma, Spinal surgery, Functional neurosurgery, Pain and neuromodulation management
Additional biographical information:
Dr. Joacir Graciolli is a neurological surgeon who specializes in the surgical treatment of brain and spinal disorders of the nervous system. His areas of interest include TBI, SCI,chronic pain, degenerative spinal disorders, spasticity, epilepsy. He is also interested in the study of complex multi-modal monitoring, neuroaugmentative and neuroregenerative approaches for the treatment of critically ill patients with traumatic brain and spine injury with the goal of optimizing functional outcome.
Dr. Graciolli is Board Certified in Neurological Surgery from the Brazilian Society of Neurosurgery and by the Landesärztekammer Baden-Württemberg (i.e. German Medical Council). After completing his neurosurgical training in Brazil, Dr. Graciolli joined the prestigious department of Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery at the German University of Freiburg, a leading center specializing in minimally invasive procedures for movement and psychiatric disorders, chronic pain, epilepsy, and stem cell therapy. At the University of Freiburg, Dr. Graciolli developed innovative techniques for neuromodulation and stem cell therapy for movement disorders and epilepsy while obtaining his PhD.
In the United States, Dr. Graciolli completed a Neurocritical Care fellowship at the Ohio State University. Thereafter, he completed a fellowship in Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery as well as Neurotrauma training at the University of Miami with Dr. Jonathan Jagid.
Dr. Graciolli joins the UM Department of Neurosurgery to expand patient care in his field of expertise at the Jackson Health System and Ryder Trauma Center. He is fluent in English, German, Spanish and Portuguese.
Christopher Jackson
Johns Hopkins Medicine
Name and Title(s): Christopher Jackson MD
Profession: Physician
Areas of specialty:
Neurovascular, Skull base, Neuro-oncology, Radiosurgery
Additional biographical information:
Dr. Jackson is an Assistant Professor of Neurosurgery at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine who treats patients with cerebrovascular disease and brain tumors. He graduated from The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine in 2013 and completed neurosurgery residency at Johns Hopkins in 2020. He also runs an active laboratory focused on identifying strategies to specifically program neuroinflammatory responses to facilitate recovery in neurosurgical diseases.
Gabriel Santiago
United States Navy
Name and Title(s): Gabriel Santiago MD MBA
Profession: Physician
Other Affiliations:
Global Neurosciences Institute
Areas of specialty:
ENT
Additional biographical information:
Neuroplastic and Reconstructive Surgery at US Navy Bureau of Medicine and Surgery. As a Neuroplastic Surgeon, I am clinically involved in reconstructive surgery for patients with both neurocranial and complex spinal defects often resulting from Neurosurgical Trauma, Central Nervous System tumors and Cerebrovascular Accidents. Additionally, I have an interest in the development of implantable neurotechnology.
Justin Caplan
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Name and Title(s): Justin Caplan MD
Profession: Physician
Job title: Assistant Professor of Neurosurgery
Areas of specialty:
General neurosurgery, Neurotrauma, Neurovascular, Skull base, Neuro-oncology
Additional biographical information:
Assistant Professor of Neurosurgery
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Baltimore, Maryland
Heather McCrea
University of Miami /Holtz Children's Hospital
Name and Title(s): Heather McCrea
Profession: Physician
Job title: Pediatric Neurosurgeon, Associate Professor
Areas of specialty:
Pediatric neurosurgery
Additional biographical information:
Heather J. McCrea, MD, PhD, is an Associate Professor of Neurosurgery and Pediatrics at the University of Miami and serves as the Director of Pediatric Neurosurgery for Holtz Children’s Hospital/Jackson Health System. She is board certified by the American Board of Neurological Surgery and the American Board of Pediatric Neurological Surgery. She specializes in the field of pediatric neurosurgery. Her neurosurgical training was completed at New York Presbyterian-Weill Cornell and Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in New York City. She then completed specialized fellowship training in pediatric neurosurgery and served as the Shillito Staff Associate at Boston Children’s Hospital/Harvard Medical School. Prior to her neurosurgical training, Dr. McCrea completed her undergraduate degree at Brown University with an ScB degree with honors in biochemistry and received her MD and PhD degrees from Yale University. Her PhD in cell biology was completed under the supervision of Dr. Pietro De Camilli, a noted cell biologist and neuroscientist and member of the National Academy of Sciences and the Institute of Medicine. During her PhD, she studied a rare genetic disorder affecting the brain, eye, and kidney. In her clinical practice, Dr. McCrea operates on the entire range of pediatric neurosurgical conditions, but has a particular interest in pediatric brain tumors, pediatric vascular conditions including Moyamoya and AVM, hydrocephalus, traumatic brain injury, craniosynotosis, Chiari malformation, and tethered cord. She also has significant expertise in the use of endoscopy to treat brain and pituitary tumors, hydrocephalus, intracranial cysts, and craniosynostosis. As part of a multidisciplinary team, Dr. McCrea also sees pediatric patients in the Comprehensive Spina Bifida program at Holtz Children’s Hospital, which addresses everything from neurosurgical and urological treatment to dietary and orthopedic care in one centralized location. In addition to her clinical practice, Dr. McCrea is an accomplished researcher with significant basic and translational science contributions, and she has presented her research both nationally and internationally. While in neurosurgical residency at New York Presbyterian-Weill Cornell she received a prestigious Neurosurgery Research and Education Foundation (NREF) research fellowship grant to support her research on the role of the vasculature in supporting brain tumor growth. Her current research focuses on understanding and developing new treatments for pediatric brain tumors, drug delivery across the blood brain barrier, intra-arterial chemotherapy for high-grade glioma and diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma (DIPG), and concussion/traumatic brain injury.
Kerry-Ann Mitchell
The Ohio State University
Name and Title(s): Kerry-Ann Mitchell MD, PhD
Profession: Physician
Job title: Surgeon
Areas of specialty:
Plastic surgery
Additional biographical information:
I am a Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeon specializing in Neuroplastic Surgery. My work primarily focuses on complex scalp reconstruction, cranioplasty and patient-specific custom skull implants for adult patients undergoing neurosurgical procedures. My focus is not only to help patients heal, but to improve quality of life and restore patients to normalcy— whether it’s patients who have a traumatic brain injury (TBI) or stroke and are missing a portion of their skull, or a brain cancer patient with complex scalp or skull conditions. This unique, multidisciplinary, collaborative approach between Plastic Surgery and Neurosurgery involves much more than how a patient looks. A systematic approach can help decrease the risk of serious complications and need for multiple operations, while improving important physical functions and even emotional well-being.
As an OSU Wexner/James Neuroplastic Surgeon, I treat patients with scalp, skull or brain disease that result in complex scalp or bone defects. Sometimes I may simply be working with my neurosurgical colleagues to repair the skin to improve wound healing or repair radiation-induced injury. At other times, I may be performing more complex procedures to replace the bone with a patient-specific customized alloplastic implant, or using the patient’s own tissues to perform complex microvascular reconstruction.
It is an honor to have the unique privilege of working with a diverse and inspiring patient population. Their compassion, kindness and resilience drive me to advance the field of Neuroplastic Surgery and focus my determination on improving patient outcomes.
I believe that a patient’s diagnosis or medical condition does not define who they are. Rather, a patient’s goals and lifestyle can and must play a critical role in developing a successful treatment approach collaboratively. Together, we are able to formulate a treatment strategy that strives to optimize outcomes and quality of life.
In addition to cancer-related surgery, I believe aesthetic principles are at the core of what we do as plastic surgeons. I thoroughly enjoy aesthetic procedures such as facelift, browlift, rhinoplasty and eyelid surgery, and am passionate about serving patients from underserved backgrounds. Facial feminization and gender affirming top surgery for transgender patients are some of my favorite areas of expertise. It is so satisfying to help patients achieve the best version of themselves.
I am also a Research Scientist. My earlier PhD work, funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH), the American Epilepsy Society and the Epilepsy Foundation, investigated the underlying mechanisms of brain disease. I developed a novel model of epilepsy that is currently being used in epilepsy studies and antiepileptic drug development worldwide. This has led me to my current research emphasis, which is to develop ways to integrate patient perspectives and feedback into neuroplastic surgery care models that highlight innovative strategies and improve outcomes for patients undergoing scalp and skull surgery.Tamir Shay
Rabin Medical Center
Name and Title(s): Tamir Shay MD
Profession: Physician
Areas of specialty:
Plastic surgery
Michael Lim
Stanford University
Name and Title(s): Michael Lim MD
Andrew R. Mayer
University of New Mexico Health Science Center
Name and Title(s): Andrew R. Mayer PhD
Profession: Physician
Job title: Adjunct Associate Professor of Neurology and Psychiatry
Other Affiliations:
Director, 3T Core Vice President of Interdisciplinary Science Professor of Translational Neuroscience The Mind Research Network
Additional biographical information:
Dr. Mayer’s research primarily focuses on using multimodal neuroimaging and other biomarkers to systematically examine the pathophysiology of traumatic brain injury in Veterans, civilian adults, children, and preclinical models. His lab was one of the first to serially assess the natural course of recovery following mild traumatic brain injury from the sub-acute to chronic phase for biomarkers of diffusion, cerebral vascular reactivity and functional connectivity (March 2016 issue of The Economist). He has also examined the impact of repetitive head injuries in mixed martial artists and collegiate athletes. Dr. Mayer currently has two large grants from the National Institutes of Health to examine how concussion affects youth up to one year post-injury. More recently, Dr. Mayer has teamed up with several other investigators to examine how neuromodulation may reverse some of the neurobehavioral and pathophysiological deficits following head injury in Veterans through funding from the Department of Defense.
Dr. Mayer has a longstanding interest in understanding the attentional architecture of the brain across a number of other neuropsychiatric conditions (psychotic spectrum disorders and substance abuse), especially for the processing of multisensory information. He also works on the development and application of cutting-edge neuroimaging techniques, such as multi-modal data fusion techniques and advanced modeling of the hemodynamic response function. As director of the 3T Core, Dr. Mayer works with other investigators to ensure that MRN’s state-of-the-art resources are available to support cutting edge research here in New Mexico.
For more information on Dr. Mayer, please refer to his Curriculum Vitae.
Colleen Perez
Naval Medical Center Portsmouth
Name and Title(s): Colleen Perez
Profession: Physician
Areas of specialty:
ENT
Comarc Maher
Stanford Medicine Childrens Health
Name and Title(s): Comarc Maher MD
Daniel H. Daneshvar
Harvard Medical School
Name and Title(s): Daniel H. Daneshvar MD, PhD
Profession: Physician
Job title: Chief of the Division of Brain Injury Rehabilitation
Additional biographical information:
Dr. Daneshvar serves as Chief of the Division of Brain Injury Rehabilitation where he conducts research on the long-term effects of moderate-severe traumatic brain injury, concussion, and subclinical traumatic brain injury, including chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. Dr. Daneshvar has authored and co-authored over 70 scientific papers including in JAMA, Nature Communications, and Brain, and his work has been featured broadly including in the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, NPR, and ESPN.
He also founded Team Up Against Concussions, the first scientifically validated concussion education program for kids, for which he received the 2016 Excellence in Public Health award from the United States Public Health Services. He is the Director of the Institute for Brain Research and Innovation at TeachAids, which created CrashCourse: a free, scientifically validated virtual reality and computer-based concussion education program, for which he received the 2021 Dean’s Community Service Award from Harvard Medical School.
Dr. Daneshvar received his S.B. from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and completed his M.D./Ph.D. at the Boston University CTE Center, where his research resulted in the first dissertation in history to study CTE. He completed residency at Stanford University before joining the faculty at Harvard Medical School.
Tatjana Rudek
University of Miami, Miller School of Medicine
Name and Title(s): Tatjana Rudek MD, PhD
Profession: Physician
Job title: Professor of Neurology
Other Affiliations:
Evelyn F. McKnight Chair for Learning and Memory in Aging Scientific Director of the Evelyn F. McKnight Brain Institute Executive Vice Chair of Research and Faculty Affairs, Neurology Director, Clinical and Translational Research Division Director, Master of Science in Clinical Translational Investigations
Additional biographical information:
Dr. Rundek is a Professor of Neurology, Executive Vice Chair of Research and Faculty Affairs and Director of Clinical Translational Research Division in the Department of Neurology of the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine. She is Scientific Director of the Evelyn F. McKnight Brain Institute at the University of Miami. She is also Director of a Master of Science degree in Clinical Translational Investigation and Director of the KL2 mentored career development research training program at the Miami Clinical Translational Science Institute.
Dr. Rundek is a vascular neurologist, clinical researcher and a leader of several NIH-funded projects and programs on determinants of stroke, age-related memory loss and cognitive decline, and brain health. Dr. Rundek completed a neurology and research fellowship at Columbia University in the City of New York. Dr. Rundek was the first Fulbright Scholar at the Neurological Institute of Columbia University, NY.
Dr. Rundek is a productive and collaborative investigator with over 500 peer reviewed publications, editorials, and book chapters. She has extensive research collaborations with multiple national and international research teams, including investigators from Columbia University on large NIH-funded population-based studies of age-related neurovascular disease (NOMAS, INVEST, CABLE, PHPT, eMERGE) and Albert Einstein in the Bronx (Einstein Aging Study) on vascular cognitive decline and dementia. She serves as a team scientist-leader of large international stroke and aging projects and consortia including NIA Precision Aging Network.
Dr. Rundek is a dedicated clinician scientist, educator, and mentor, who continues to lead local and national research, educational and mentorship programs. She serves as Training Director of two large NINDS-funded clinical trial networks, StrokeNet and NeuroNEXT, and of NIA OneFL Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center (1FL ADRC). She was a recipient of an AHA Mentor award and an NIH K24 research training and career development grant.
Dr. Rundek has been an active member of a broader scientific community. She is a Section Editor of Stroke for Brain Health and serves on the Editorial Boards of several influential scientific journals including Neurology, Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine, and Cerebrovascular Diseases. She also serves on the NIH and other professional organization review study sections. She is a fellow of the American Heart Association (AHA). She is currently President of the Intersocietal Accreditation Commission (IAC) Vascular Testing Board of Directors, a US organization that accredits clinical nuclear/PET, MRI, CT, ultrasound, and carotid stenting programs. She is Immediate Past President of the Neurosonology Communities of Practice of the American Institute in Ultrasound in Medicine, the largest professional medical ultrasound organization in the US. In Florida, Dr. Rundek serves on the AHA South Florida Board and is a recipient of the prestigious AHA Cor Vitae for Stroke Award, In the Company of Women- Outstanding Woman in Science and Technology Miami-Dade award, and the Women in Academic Medicine Career Achievement Award.Donna Ferreiro
University of California, San Francisco School of Medicine
Name and Title(s): Donna Ferreiro MD, MS
Profession: Physician
Job title: Neurology Professor
Additional biographical information:
Donna Ferriero, MD MS is a Distinguished Professor of Pediatrics and Neurology at UCSF. She is also a member of the Biomedical Sciences Graduate Program and the Weill Institute for Neurosciences. Dr. Ferriero is Director of the Neonatal Brain Disorder Laboratories and former co-director of the Newborn Brain Research Institute at UCSF. Her laboratory has been critical in defining the relationship of selectively vulnerable populations of neural cells during maturation-dependent injury. She received the UCSF Chancellor’s Award for the Advancement of Women and the Maureen Andrew Mentor Award from the Society for Pediatric Research. She is Past-President of the Child Neurology Society and the American Pediatric Society. She is the recipient of the 2000 Sydney Carter Award for excellence and leadership in Child Neurology, and was elected to the National Academy of Medicine in 2005. She received the Royer Award for Excellence in Academic Neurology in 2007 and the Willis Lecture for outstanding contributions to stroke research in 2010. She was elected to the Association of American Physicians in 2011 and to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 2013.
Evan Bander
Miami Neuroscience Institute Baptist Health Medical Group
Name and Title(s): Evan Bander MD
Profession: Physician
Job title: Director of Endoscopic Skull Base Surgery, Co-Director of the Pituitary Tumor Program
Additional biographical information:
Evan D. Bander, M.D., is a neurosurgeon, director of endoscopic skull base surgery and co-director of the pituitary tumor program at Baptist Health Miami Neuroscience Institute. He specializes in cranial neurosurgery with a subspecialty focus on brain tumors. He treats both benign and malignant tumors, including skull base tumors, meningiomas, pituitary tumors, craniopharyngiomas, primary brain tumors (gliomas and glioblastoma) and secondary brain tumors (metastases). He is fellowship trained in minimally invasive, keyhole and endoscopic approaches as well as in neurosurgical oncology at two of the leading cancer centers in the country.
Dr. Bander earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Neurobiology and Behavior, magna cum laude, from Cornell University in Ithaca, N.Y. He completed his medical degree at Weill Cornell Medical College in New York, N.Y., while also receiving a prestigious Howard Hughes Medical Institute Medical Research Fellowship. During his seven years of training at New York Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical College and Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, he completed a neurological surgery residency, served as chief resident, completed a Leon Levy Neuroscience Research Fellowship as well as a Minimally Invasive Skull Base Surgery Fellowship under the mentorship of internationally renowned neurosurgeon, Dr. Theodore Schwartz. Dr. Bander’s training also includes a neurosurgical oncology fellowship at MD Anderson Cancer Center, Department of Neurological Surgery/Brain & Spine Center in Houston, Texas.
To advance the fields of neurosurgery and neurosurgical oncology, Dr. Bander conducts extensive clinical and translational research. He has received numerous awards for his research accomplishments and his work has been widely published in peer-reviewed medical journals, including Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Cancer, Neurosurgery, Journal of Neurosurgery and Journal of Neuro-Oncology. He is a member of the American Association of Neurological Surgeons and Congress of Neurological Surgeons.
Recognizing that his patients are facing one of the most difficult times in their lives, Dr. Bander offers an empathetic and patient-centered care approach. He partners with his patients and his multidisciplinary cancer and pituitary care teams to restore his patients’ health, honor their priorities and attain the best outcomes possible.
Nathan Rowland
MUSC Medical Center
Name and Title(s): Nathan Rowland MD, PhD, FAANS
Profession: Physician
Job title: Associate Professor in the departments of Neurosurgery, Neurology and Health Sciences Research
Additional biographical information:
Nathan C. Rowland, MD, PhD, FAANS is a neurosurgeon at the Medical University of South Carolina, where he holds the position of Associate Professor in the departments of Neurosurgery, Neurology and Health Sciences Research. His other roles include Executive Director of the MUSC Institute for Neuroscience Discovery, Associate Director of the Neurosurgical Residency Program, and Co-Surgical Director of both the MUSC Movement Disorders Program and the MUSC Gamma Knife Program. In addition to these roles, Dr. Rowland serves as Chair of the American Society of Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgeons’ Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee and provides consulting expertise for domestic and international industry partners.
Dr. Rowland received his Bachelor of Science in Biology from Morehouse College and went on to receive an MD and PhD from Emory University. He completed his neurosurgical residency at the University of California, San Francisco, his postdoctoral training at the University of California, Berkeley, and his functional neurosurgical fellowship training at the University of Toronto. Dr. Rowland’s areas of specialty include investigation of motor control physiology in Parkinson’s disease and chronic stroke. Dr. Rowland has been awarded multiple federal and private grant awards during his tenure as a trainee and professor and has a passion for mentoring students of all ages and backgrounds interested in careers in neuroscience. He has presented his work both nationally and internationally, including the Congress of Neurological Surgeons Conference, the American Association of Neurological Surgeons Conference, the Stroke Caregiver’s Summit, and World Society for Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery Conferences.
This course has been developed for physicians specializing in Neurosurgery, Neuro-oncology, Neurovascular, Neuroplastic, Cranial Surgery, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Neurology, Neuroradiology, medical students, residents, fellows, physicians, attending surgeons, researchers, and others who are interested in the management of complex patient care and an interdisciplinary approach.
Description
This year's cadaver Course will explore and elucidate the new insights and advances relative to cranioplasty, cranial implants, implantable neurotechnology, and techniques for diagnosis, monitoring, and treatment of tumors and cerebrovascular diseases to broaden and deepen the neuro and neuroplastic surgeons' skills.
Its diverse faculty, consisting of neuroplastic surgeons, neurosurgeons, interventionists, neurooncologists, neurologists, neuroradiologists, and plastic and reconstructive surgeons, ensures a comprehensive and well-rounded approach to the material and applicability in innovation and research.
The content is delivered using multiple methods: comprehensive lectures that concentrate on understanding core material and deepening knowledge of trauma management. On Saturday, case-based discussions link the lecture material and practical skills with the clinical problems encountered in clinical practice. On Sunday, the practical exercises teach the application of the principles and the surgical management of scalp/skull/brain injuries and diseases using human cadaver specimens.
Event format
This course is delivered through a combination of lectures, especially focused on current evidence, consensus recommendations and innovations, pertinent case-based discussions, and hands-on dissection.
The course also strives to provide an opportunity for participants to exchange ideas and to have an open and constructive debate with the leading experts in the field, through a direct and informal face-to-face experience between teachers and participants.
Accreditation
Accreditation Statement: The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
By completing this course, participants will be better able to:
- Create a cranioplasty reconstruction management plan with or without implants, from pre- to post-procedural care.
- Discuss recent advances in neurosurgery, neuroplastic surgery, cranioplasty, and neuro-cranial reconstruction and how you may incorporate them into your practice to improve outcomes.
- Employ cooperative learning to analyze practice barriers and apply appropriate solutions using multidisciplinary collaboration.
- Translate neurosurgery, neuroplastic surgery, cranioplasty, and implantable neurotechnology research findings to improve outcomes based on recent evidence-based literature.
Phone: +13217322199, Email: ximena.rodriguez@globalneuro.org
- One day only (Saturday, Dec 7 or Sunday Dec 8) (40%)
- Residents, Students, Fellows and Allied Health (50%)
Cancellation Policy: 50% until 30 days before the event. No refund thereafter.
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