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6th Annual Scientific Meeting Agenda

7:30 am - 8:25 am
Registration and Breakfast                                                                                                                      
 

8:25 am - 8:30 am
Welcome/Introduction         


Session I: Neonatal Conditions
Moderators: Neil U. Lall, MD, Andria M. Powers, MD, Fabricio Guimaraes Goncalves, MD  

  • ​​​8:30 am - 8:45 am
    Hypoxic Ischemic Injury
    Sumit Pruthi, M.B.B.S.      

  • 8:45 am - 9 am
    Hemorrhagic and Destructive Injuries
    Usha D. Nagaraj, MD

  • 9 am - 9:15 am
    Acute Neonatal Metabolic Syndromes
    Yi Li, MD

  • 9:15 am - 9:30 am
    Rapid Fire
    Tushar Chandra, MD

Session II: CNS Trauma
Moderators: Gordon D. Heller, MD, Marcia K. Kukreja, MD, Srikala Narayanan, MD

  • 9:30 am - 9:45 am
    Head Trauma
    Mark S. Shiroishi, MD 

  • 9:45 am - 10 am
    Facial & Orbital Trauma​​​​
    ​​    Christina White, DO

  • 10 am - 10:15 am
    Spine Trauma
    Judy Gadde, DO

  • 10:15 am - 10:30 am
    Rapid Fire
    Azam Eghbal, MD

10:30 am - 11 am
Q&A and Break


Session III: Head and Neck Infections
Moderators: Krystle Barhaghi, Edwin Gulko, MD, Sarah J. Moum, MD

  • 11 am - 11:15 am
    Cervical Lymphadenopathy
    Karen K. Moeller, MD

  • 11:15 am - 11:30 am
    Common Neck Infections
    Adam Goldman-Yassen, MD

  • 11:30 am - 11:45 am 
    Sinusitis and Complications
    William T. O' Brien, DO

  • 11:45 am - 12 pm
    Rapid Fire
    Alexandra Foust, DO


12 pm - 1 pm
Lunch
 

Session IV: White Matter Disorders
Moderators: Suely Fazio Ferracioli, MD, PhD, Elizabeth George MD, David Manning, MD

  • 1 pm - 1:15 pm
    White Matter Injuries & Autoimmune Disorders
    Kader Oguz, MD

  • 1:15 pm - 1:30 pm
    Demyelinating Disorders
    Sumit Singh

  • 1:30 pm - 1:45 pm
    Common Childhood Leukodystrophies
    Luke L. Linscott, MD

  • 1:45 pm - 2 pm
    Rapid Fire
    César A. Alves, MD

Session V: Spinal Tumors and Mass-like Lesions
Moderators: Jacquelyn Garcia, MD, Ana Filipa Geraldo, MD, PhD, Hollie Lai, MD

  • 2 pm - 2:15 pm
    Intramedullary Masses & Mass-like Lesions
    Laura L. Hayes, MD

  • 2:15 pm - 2:30 pm
    Intradural Extramedullary Masses & Mass-like Lesions
    Jessie Aw-Zoretic, MD

  • 2:30 pm - 2:45 pm
    Bony Lesions of the Spine
    Rebekah L. Clarke, MD

  • 2:45 pm - 3 pm
    Rapid Fire
    Alexis Maddocks

3 pm - 3:30 pm
Q&A and Break

Session VI: Phakomatoses
Moderators: Raghu H. Ramakrishnaiah, MD, Stavros Stivaros, MBChB, PhD, Carlos Zamora, MD, PhD

  • 3:30 pm - 3:45 pm
    Neurofibromatosis 1 and 2
    Julie B. Guerin, MD

  • 3:45 pm - 4 pm
    Tuberous Sclerosis, Sturge Weber Syndrome, Van Hippel Lindau Syndrome
    Ilana Neuberger, MD

  • 4 pm - 4:15 pm
    PHACE & Other Uncommon Phakomatoses
    Alok I. Jaju, MD

  • 4:15 pm - 4:30 pm
    Rapid Fire
    Kartik Reddy, MD

4:30 pm - 4:35 pm
Closing Comments


5 pm - 6 pm
Core Curriculum Reception, Sponsored by Bracco

7:30 am - 8:25 am
Registration and Breakfast                                                                                                                      
 

8:25 am - 8:30 am
Welcome/Introduction                                                                                                                 


fMRI Advanced Imaging Workshop                                                                                                       

  • 8:30 am - 8:45 am
    Basics of BOLD Imaging 
    Arastoo Vossough, MD, PhD  
     
  • 8:45 am - 9 am
    Eloquent motor/visual cortical functional anatomy 
    Elyssa Widjaja, MD   
     
  • 9 am - 9:15 am
     Eloquent language functional anatomy
         Anna Trofimova, MD, PhD  
     
  • 9:15 am - 9:30 am
    Clinical fMRI tasks and paradigms
         Joshua S. Shimony, MD, PhD 
     

9:30 am - 9:45 am
Break
 

  • 9:45 am - 10 am 
    Unique aspects of pediatric fMRI and patient preparation
    Rupa Radhakrishnan, MD
     
  • 10 am - 10:15 AM
    Clinical fMRI processing: Common artifacts and pitfalls
    Erik H. Middlebrooks, MD  
     
  • 10:15 am - 10:30 am
    Clinical fMRI service set up and workflows 
    Asim Choudhri, MD      
     
  • 10:30 am - 10:45 am
     Clinical fMRI interpretation and reporting
         Mohit Maheshwari, MD                           
     

10:45 am - 11:15 am
Q/A and Break                                                                                
 

  • 11:15 am - 12 pm
    Hands-on fMRI post-processing: NordicNeuroLab


12 pm - 1 pm
Lunch and Learn: NordicNeuroLab
 

  • 1 pm - 1:30 pm
    Sapphire Vendor Small Group Session I: Prism Clinical Imaging
     
  • 1:30 pm - 2 pm
    Sapphire Vendor Small Group Session II
     
  • 2 pm - 2:30 pm
    Sapphire Vendor Small Group Session III
     

2:30 pm - 2:35 pm
Closing Comments

 

6:30 am 
Registration Opens

7 am - 8 am
Breakfast 

7:35 am - 7:55 am
Gold Level Sponsored Breakfast and Learn 

8 am - 8:10 am
Welcome/Announcements
David Mirsky, MD

8:10 am - 8:30 am
Opening Keynote Address
Tina Young Poussaint, MD

Session I: Updates in Pediatric Neuro-Oncology
Moderators: Mai Lan Ho, MD, Hemant Parmar, MD, Elizabeth Weidman, MD

  • 8:30 am - 8:45 am
    Insights into Pediatric Medulloblastomas: Advances in Imaging and Diagnosis
    Jason N. Wright, MD
     
  • 8:45 am - 9 am
    Breaking Down the Complexities of Germ Cell Tumors
    Aashim Bhatia, MD
     
  • 9: am - 9:15 am
    Breaking Down the Complexities of Germ Cell Tumors
    V. Michelle Silvera, MD
     
  • 9:15 am - 9:25 am
    Q&A
     
  • 9:25 am - 9:40 am
    Rapid Fire Cases
    Kristen Yeom, MD
     
  • 9:40 am - 9:55 am
    Oral Scientific Presentations


9:55 am - 10:15 am
Break


Session II, Developmental Brain Malformations
Moderators: Laurence J. Eckel, MD, Barry Rabin MD, John Rees MD

  • 10:15 am - 10:30 am
    Exploring the Heterogeneity of Brain Overgrowth Syndromes
    Tom Naidich
     
  • 10:30 am - 10:45 am
    Mind The Gap: Cephaloceles 
    Mariasavina Severino, MD
     
  • 10:45 am - 11 am
    Sizing Up Septo-optic Dysplasia
    Sanjay Prabhu
     
  • 11 am - 11:15 am
    Navigating the Maze of Cerebellar Malformations
    Matthew T. Whitehead, MD
     
  • 11:15 am - 11:15 am
    Q&A​​​
     
  • 11:25 am - 11:40 am
    Rapid Fire Cases
    Stephen F. Kralik, MD
     
  • 11:40 - 11:55
    Oral Scientific Presentations


11:55 am - 12:55 pm 
Lunch
 

12:10 pm - 12:40 pm
Platinum Level Vendor Sponsored Lunch and Learn


Gold Medal Awards

  • 12:55 pm - 1:05 pm
    2024 Gold Medal Award Ceremony
     
  • 1:05 pm - 1:25 pm
    2024 Gold Medal Award Lecture


Session III,  Fetal & Neonatal Conditions
Moderators: Patricia Cornejo, MD, Greg Vorona, MD, Deborah M. Zarnow, MD

  • 1:25 pm - 1:40 pm
    Big Challenges: Navigating Fetuses with Small Heads
    Paul Griffiths, MD
     
  • 1:40 pm - 1:55 pm
    Fetal Ventriculomegaly, a Practical Approach
    Gabrielle Colleran, MD
     
  • 1:55 pm - 2:10 pm
    Pathogenesis and Imaging Features of Hypoxic-Ischemic Injury in the Premature Infant
    P. Ellen Grant, MD
     
  • 2:10 pm - 2:25 pm
    Pearls in Neonatal Imaging 
    Camilo Jaimes Cobos, MD
     
  • 2:25 pm - 2:35 pm
    Q&A
     
  • 2:35 pm - 2:50 pm
    Rapid Fire Cases
    Aylin Tekeş-Brady, MD
     
  • 2:50 pm - 3:05 pm
    Oral Scientific Presentations


3:05 pm - 3:20 pm
Break
 

Session IV, Developmental Marvels of the Head and Neck
Moderators: Ian Craven, MD, Swati Mody, MD , Arzu Ozturk, MD

  • 3:20 pm - 3:35 pm
    Craniofacial Anomalies: From Hemifacial Microsomia to Pierre Robin Sequence
    Caroline D. Robson, MBChB
     
  • 3:35 pm - 3:50 pm
    Developmental Anomalies of the Orbit: Imaging Findings and Differential Diagnoses
    Asha Sarma, MD
     
  • 3:50 pm - 4:05 pm
    Temporal Bone Dysplasias Unwound!
    Timothy N. Booth, MD
     
  • 4:05 pm - 4:20 pm
    Branchial Apparatus Anomalies:  Embryology to Imaging
    Jennifer A. Vaughn, MD
     
  • 4:20 pm - 4:30 pm
    Q&A
     
  • 4:30 pm - 4:45 pm
    Rapid Fire Cases
    Amy Juliano, MD
     
  • 4:45 pm - 5 pm
    Oral Scientific Presentations


​​​​​​​5:00 pm - 6 pm
Opening Reception, Sponsored by NordicNeuroLabs​​​​​​​ ​​​​​​​

6:30 am
Registration opens                                                        

7 am - 8 am
Breakfast                                                 

7:35 am - 7:55 am
Gold Level Sponsored Breakfast and Learn                                                          

8 am - 8:10 am      
Announcements & Huisman / Silvera Travel Grants   
David Mirsky, MD                                            


Session V: Childhood Epilepsy   
Moderators: Manish Bajaj, MD, Camilla Lindan MD, Bruno Soares, MD                                          

  • 8:10 am - 8:25 am
    Malformations of Cortical Development: The Current State of Classification
    Chang Y. Ho, MD                    
     
  • 8:25 am - 8:40 am         
    Piecing Together Imaging Patterns of Genetically-Based Malformations of Cortical Development 
    Jeremy Y. Jones, MD         
     
  • 8:40 am - 8:55 am
    Tips and Tricks For Identifying Subtle Cortical Malformations
     Edward Yang, MD, PhD           
     
  • 8:55 am - 9:10 am
    When Seizures Strike: The Power of Advanced Imaging in Pediatric Epilepsy
    Erin Simon Schwartz, MD                                             
     
  • 9:10 am - 9:20 am
    Q & A                                                  
     
  • 9:20 am - 9:35 am
    Rapid Fire
    Anant Krishan, MD                                


9:35 am - 9:55 am
Break                                                  


Session VI: Pediatric Neuroradiology Syndromes:  From Antelopes to Zebras 
Moderators: Chen Hoffman, MD, Jorge Boschi, Ajay Taranath, MD

  • 9:55 am - 10:10 am
    Pediatric Neuroradiology Syndromes: Brain
    Cristina Mignone, MD      
     
  • 10:10 am - 10:25 am
    Pediatric Neuroradiology Syndromes: Spine
    Carlos Rugilo, MD 
     
  • 10:25 am - 10:40 am
    Pediatric Neuroradiology Syndromes: Head and Neck
    Felice D'Arco, MD             
     
  • 10:40 am - 10:55 am
    Pediatric Neuroradiology Syndromes: Fetal
    Liat Bensira, MD                                             
     
  • 10:55 am - 11:05 am
    Q & A                                                  
     
  • 11:05 am - 11:20 am
    Rapid Fire       
    Elaine Kan, MD                                            
     

11:20 am - 11:35 am
ASPNR Guerbet Research Grant                                                         

  • 11:20 AM - 11:30 am
     2023 ASPNR Guerbet Research Grant Award Presentation 
     Priya Rajagopalan, MD                                           
     
  • 11:30 am - 11:35 am       
    2024 ASPNR Guerbet Research Grant Award Recipient Announcement 
    Birgit Ertl-Wagner, MD, PhD and Aashim Bhatia, MD                               
     

11:35 pm - 12:35 pm
Lunch                                                         


11:50 am - 12:20 pm      
Platinum Level Vendor Sponsored Lunch and Learn                                               


12:35 pm - 1:05 pm
ASPNR Business Meeting       
Timothy N. Booth, MD                                    


Session VII: Vascular Conditions of Childhood 
Moderators: Shehanaz Ellika MD, Michael S. Kuwabara, MD, Nicholas A. Zumberge, MD

  • 1:05 pm - 1:25 pm
    Pediatric Stroke And Therapeutic Decision Making
    Mark MacKay, MD                  
     
  • 1:25 pm - 1:40 pm
    Vessel Wall Imaging in Large Vessel Occlusion: The Why and the How
    Nicholas V. Stence, MD                             
     
  • 1:40 pm - 1:55 pm
    Arterial Dissections in Children, Not Just a Grown-up Problem
    Manohar Shroff, MD                     
     
  • 1:55 pm - 2:10 pm
    AVMs: The Intersection Between Destiny and Modulation
    Timo Krings, MD
     
  • 2:10 pm - 2:20 pm
    Q & A                                                 
     
  • 2:20 pm - 2:35 pm         
    Rapid Fire       
    Mesha Martinez, MD                               


2:35 pm - 2:50 pm          
Break                                                  

                   
Session 8: Reading Room Woes - Getting It Right
Moderators: Shankar Srinivas Ganapathy, MD, Robert McKinstry, MD, PhD, and Diana P. Rodriguez, MD                                                      

  • 2:50 pm - 3:05 pm 
    Dysraphic Spinal "Celes": Terminology and Classifications
    Andrea Rossi, MD               
     
  • 3:05 pm - 3:20 pm
    Understanding the Variations of Chiari 1, 1.5, and Complex and Why It Matters
    Matthew Barkovich, MD                     
     
  • 3:20 pm - 3:35 pm         
    The Alphabet Soup of Hemangiomas and Subtypes
    Mark Mamlouk, MD      
     
  • 3:35 pm - 3:50 pm          
    Imaging of Tethered Cord: Don't Get Stuck!   
    Jeffrey H. Miller, MD
                                 
  • 3:50 pm - 4 pm       
    Q & A                                                 


4:00 pm - 4:30 pm        
Game Show    
Hisham Dahmoush, MD and Carolina Guimaraes, MD                                  
 

4:30 pm - 5:30 pm
YPS Mentor Mixer                                                       


5:30 pm - 6:30 pm

  • Pediatric Stroke Study Group
    Max Wintermark, Arastoo Vossough, Nicholas Stence, Mark Mackay           
     
  • Grant Writing Study Group    
    Kristen Yeom, Mark Shiroishi                               
     
  • Mentor / Mentee Study Group
    Michele Johnson                                  


8 pm - 11 pm
ASPNR Gala, Sponsored by Guerbet 

6:30 am
Registration opens

7 am - 8 am
Breakfast

7:35 am - 7:55 am
Gold Level Sponsored Breakfast

8:30 am - 8:40 am 
Announcements & 7th Annual ASPNR Scientific Meeting, January 2025
David Mirsky and Mark Mamlouk     


Session IX: Child Abuse and Neglect 
Moderators: Neel Madan, MD, Ashok Panigrahy, MD, Sniya Sudhakar, MD

  • 8:40 am - 9 am
    Controversies in Abusive Head Trauma
    Natalie Laub

  • 9 am - 9:15 am
    Beyond the Bleed: Understanding Subdural Collections in Abusive Head Trauma
    Arabinda K. Choudhary, MD, MBA 
     
  • 9:15 am - 9:30 am
    Parenchymal Injuries in Abusive Head Trauma:  Pathogenesis and Imaging Features
    Nilesh K. Desai, MD                            
     
  • 9:30 am - 9:45 am
    Pediatric Skull Fractures and Suture Variants: How To Tell Normal From Abnormal
    Cory M. Pfeifer, MD 
     
  • 9:45 am - 9:55 am
    Q & A
     
  • 9:55 am - 10:10 am
    Rapid Fire
    Avrum Pollock, MD
     

10:10 am - 10:30 am
Break


Session X: Diagnostic Imaging Pitfalls: Reflections On My Most Memorable Cases
Moderators: Christopher Filippi MD, Michele Johnson, MD, Gaurav Saigal, MD

  • 10:30 am - 10:50 am
    Thierry A.G.M. Huisman, MD
     
  • 10:50 am - 11:10 am
    Birgit Ertl-Wagner, MD, PhD 
     
  • 11:10 am - 11:30 am
    Susan Palasis, MD
     
  • 11:30 am - 11:50 am
    Kshtij (Kish) Mankad, MD
     
  • 11:50 am - 11:55 am
    Q & A
     

11: 55 am - 12 pm
Closing Comments/Meeting Adjourned