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Core Curriculum



Thursday, January 16, 2025, 8:30 AM - 5:00 PM


For the second year, we will be offering a day of Core Curriculum on Thursday, January 16!  This pre-meeting day of learning is specially designed for trainees, young professionals, adult neuroradiologists / general pediatric radiologists, and child neurologists interested in the essentials of pediatric neuroradiology.  The entire ‘Curriculum’ is spread out over a three-year cycle.  This year we will focus on Developmental Brain Malformations, Neonatal Injuries, Intracranial Infections, Developmental Spine Malformations, Orbits, and Neck Masses.  The complete program can be found below.

Session I: DEVELOPMENTAL BRAIN MALFORMATIONS
Moderators: Hollie Lai, Hayden Head, and Jason Schroeder 

  • ​​​8:30 am - 8:45 am
    Supratentorial Brain Malformations
    Neil Lall     

  • 8:45 am - 9:00 am
    Disorders of Neuronal Migration & Cortical Development
    Elysa Widjaja

  • 9:00 am - 9:15 am
    Posterior Fossa Brain Malformations
    Matthew Whitehead

  • 9:15 am - 9:20 am
    Q&A

  • 9:20 am - 9:35 am
    Rapid Fire Cases
    Luke Linscott

Session II: NEONATAL INJURIES
Moderators: P. Ellen Grant, MD, Andria Powers, and Sumit Singh

  • 9:35 am - 9:50 am
    Hypoxic Ischemic Injury
    Yi Li

  • 9:50 am - 10:05 am
    Hemorrhagic and Destructive Injuries
    ​​    Helen Branson

  • 10:05 am - 10:20 am
    Acute Neonatal Metabolic Syndromes
    Sumit Pruthi

  • 10:20 am - 10:25 am
    Q&A

  • 10:25 am - 10:40 am
    Rapid Fire Cases
    Asthik Biswas

10:40 am - 11:10 am
Break

Session III: INTRACRANIAL INFECTIONS
Moderators: Azam Eghbal, Agustin Cardenas, and Amanda Baker

  • 11:10 am - 11:25 am
    Congenital (TORCH) and Neonatal Infections
    Elizabeth Weidman

  • 11:25 am - 11:40 am
    Common Intracranial Infections
    Suely Fazio Ferracioli

  • 11:40 am - 11:55 am 
    Atypical & Uncommon Intracranial Infections 
    Priya Rajagopalan

  • 11:55 am - 12:00 pm
    Q&A

  • 12:00 pm - 12:15 pm
    Rapid Fire Cases
    Amal Saleh

12:15 pm - 1:15 pm
Lunch

Session IV: DEVELOPMENTAL SPINE MALFORMATIONS
Moderators: Laura Hayes, Alexis Maddocks, and Alok Jaju

  • 1:15 pm - 1:30 pm
    Disorders of Primary Neurulation
    Usha Nagaraj

  • 1:30 pm - 1:45 pm
    Disorders of Secondary Neurulation & Caudal Cell Mass
    Tanya Supakul

  • 1:45 pm - 2:00 pm
    Developmental Bony Malformations of the Spine and CCJ
    Aaron McAllister

  • 2:00 pm - 2:05 pm
    Q&A

  • 2:05 pm - 2:20 pm
    Rapid Fire Cases
    John Maloney

Session V: ORBITS
Moderators: Nagwa Wilson, Alp Oztek, MD, and Stephen Little, MD

  • 2:20 pm - 2:35 pm
    Neonatal Globe Pathology
    John Choi

  • 2:35 pm - 2:50 pm
    Common Orbital & Globe Masses (Excluding Neonatal Globe Pathology)
    Joanne Rispoli

  • 2:50 pm - 3:05 pm
    Infectious/Inflammatory Orbital Processes & Their Complications
    Julie Guerin

  • 3:05 pm - 3:10 pm
    Q&A

  • 3:10 pm - 3:25 pm
    Rapid Fire Cases
    Sarah Moum

3:25 pm - 3:50 pm
Break

Session VI: NECK MASSES
Moderators: Judy Gadde, Kristen Launier, and Carlos Zamora

  • 3:50 pm - 4:05 pm
    Congenital Cystic Neck Masses
    William O'Brien

  • 4:05 pm - 4:20 pm
    Acquired Cystic Neck Masses
    Jennifer Vaughn

  • 4:20 pm - 4:35 pm
    Solid Neck Masses
    Rebekah Clarke

  • 4:35 pm - 4:40 pm
    Q&A

  • 4:40 pm - 4:55 pm
    Rapid Fire Cases
    Ata Siddiqui

4:55 pm - 5:00 pm
Closing Comments

5:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Core Curriculum Reception: Sponsored by Bracco

We have limited capacity for this workshop – registration is now open.