8th Annual Scientific Meeting Agenda

Thursday, January 15 - Core Curriculum 

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

8:25 am - 8:30 am
Welcome & Introduction
Orit Glenn, MD and Usha D. Nagaraj, MD

Session I: Intracranial Neoplasms
Moderators: Marguerite M. Care, MD and Vanessa Rameh, MD

• ​​​8:30 am - 8:45 am
  Posterior Fossa Tumors
  Benita Tamrazi, MD    

• 8:45 am - 9:00 am
  Supratentorial Parenchymal Tumors
  Bruno Soares, MD

• 9:00 am - 9:15 am
  Sellar/Suprasellar, Pineal Region, and Intraventricular Tumors
  Usha Nagaraj, MD

• 9:15 am - 9:20 am
  Q&A

• 9:20 am - 9:35 am
  Rapid Fire Cases
  Sarah Moum, MD

Session II: Vascular Pathologies
Moderators: Manish Bajaj, MD and Carmen Parra-Fariñas, MD, PhD

• 9:35 am - 9:50 am
  Perinatal Stroke
  Asha Sarma, MD

• 9:50 am - 10:05 am
  Pediatric (Non-Perinatal) Stroke & Mimics
  ​​Cesar Alves, MD

• 10:05 am - 10:20 am
  Intracranial Vascular Lesions and Complications
  Steven Hetts, MD

• 10:20 am - 10:25 am
  Q&A

• 10:25 am - 10:40 am
  Rapid Fire Cases
  Aaron Betts, MD

10:40 am - 11:10 am
Break

Session III: Epilepsy
Moderators: Matheus Soldatelli, MD, PhD and Lindsey Pelissier, MD

• 11:10 am - 11:25 am
  Common Congenital Epileptogenic Brain Malformations
  Orit Glenn, MD

• 11:25 am - 11:40 am
  Autoimmune, Demyelinating, and Neuroinflammatory Encephalopathies
  Elizabeth George, MD

• 11:40 am - 11:55 am 
  Epilepsy Imaging Workup and Surgical Interventions (DX and Treatment-Related
  Ali Mian, MD

• 11:55 am - 12:00 pm
  Q&A

• 12:00 pm - 12:15 pm
  Rapid Fire Cases
  Betul Derinkuyu, MD

12:15 pm - 1:15 pm
Lunch

Session IV: Cranial Vault & CSF Spaces
Moderators: Jorge Davila, MD and Elizabeth Weidman, MD

• 1:15 pm - 1:30 pm
  Calvarial Development & Craniosynostosis
  Stephen Kralik, MD

• 1:30 pm - 1:45 pm
  Causes, Types and Complications of Hydrocephalus
  Matthew Barkovich, MD

• 1:45 pm - 2:00 pm
  CSF Shunts and Malfunctions
  Adam Goldman-Yassen, MD

• 2:00 pm - 2:05 pm
  Q&A

• 2:05 pm - 2:20 pm
  Rapid Fire Cases
  Michael Regner, MD, MS

Session V: Head & Neck Infections
Moderators: Kyle Spagnolo, DO and Nicole Freedman, MD

• 2:20 pm - 2:35 pm
  Cervical Lymphadenopathy
  Jennifer Vaughn, MD

• 2:35 pm - 2:50 pm
  Common Neck Infections
  Bernadette Koch, MD

• 2:50 pm - 3:05 pm
  Sinusitis and its Complications
  William O’Brien, DO

• 3:05 pm - 3:10 pm
  Q&A

• 3:10 pm - 3:25 pm
  Rapid Fire Cases
  E. Ben Greene, MD

3:25 pm - 3:50 pm
Break

Session VI: Hearing Loss
Moderators: Sateesh Jayappa, MD and Elizabeth Ryals, MD

• 3:50 pm - 4:05 pm
  Congenital Conductive and Mixed Hearing Loss
  Trevor Thompson, MD

• 4:05 pm - 4:20 pm
  Congenital Causes of Sensorineural Hearing Loss
  Carolina Guimaraes, MD

• 4:20 pm - 4:35 pm
  Acquired Hearing Loss in Children
  Amy Juliano, MD

• 4:35 pm - 4:40 pm
  Q&A

• 4:40 pm - 4:55 pm
  Rapid Fire Cases
  Alexandra Foust, DO

4:55 pm - 5:00 pm
Closing Comments

5:15 pm - 6:30 pm
Core Curriculum Reception: Sponsored by Bracco 

Friday, January 16

6:30 am 
Registration Opens

7:00 am - 8:00 am
Breakfast 

7:15 am - 7:55 am
Siemens Sponsored Breakfast and Learn
Bracco Sponsored Breakfast and Learn

8:00 am - 8:05 am
Welcome & Announcements
Laura Hayes, MD, FAAP

8:05 am - 8:25 am
Keynote Presentation: The Radiologist in 2026:  Is The Doctor In?
Jay Cinnamon, MD

Session I: Breaking Barriers: CNS Inflammatory & Demyelinating Disorder
Moderators: Aylin Tekes-Brady, MD, Korgün Koral, MD, MBA and Arzu Ozturk, MD

• 8:25 am - 8:40 am
  Pediatric Neuroinflammatory Disorders: Clinical Update
  J. Nicholas Brenton, MD

• 8:40 am - 9:00 am
  The Optic Nerve as a Diagnostic Compass
  Nilesh Desai, MD

• 9:00 am - 9:20 am
  The Tumor’s Shadow: Imaging Clues to Paraneoplastic Disorders
  Julie Guerin, MD

• 9:20 am - 9:25 am
  Q&A

9:25 am - 9:45 am
Coffee Break with Vendors

9:45 am - 10:00 am
Symposium 1: Oral Scientific Presentations
Moderator: Fabricio Guimaraes Goncalves, MD

• MRI-Measured Basal Ganglia Perivascular Space and Choroid Plexus Volumes: Clinical Associations in Neonates
  Arum Choi, PhD

• Association between Perinatal Risk Factors and MRI Injury with Arc Volume in Neonates with Hypoxic Ischemic Encephalopathy
  Melissa Coloma

• Safety and Efficacy of Mechanical Thrombectomy in Pediatric Arterial Ischemic Stroke: An Updated Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Observational Studies
  Beatriz Macedo

Session II: Detection to Direction: Managing Pediatric Stroke
Moderators:  Karuna Shekdar, MD, Nicholas Stence, MD and Asthik Biswas, MD, MBBS

• 10:00 am - 10:10 am
  Thrombectomy & Thrombolysis in Kids- Where are we now?
  Steven Hetts, MD

• 10:10 am - 10:30 am
  Beyond DWI: Advanced MRI Tools for Stroke Evaluation
  Amanda Baker, MD

• 10:30 am - 10:50 am
  Not Everything is a Clot: Alternate Stroke Etiologies in Children
  Jonathan Murnick, MD, PhD

• 10:50 am - 10:55 am
  Q&A​​​

• 10:55 am - 11:05 am
  Rapid Fire Cases
  Mesha Martinez, MD

11:15 am - 11:55 am
Breakout Session: Pediatric Stroke 
Innovations in Pediatric Stroke: How to do Rapid, Accurate Diagnosis, and Correct Intervention
Nicholas Stence, MD and Mesha Martinez, MD

11:15 am - 11:55 am 
Breakout Session: Malformations  
From Theory to Practice: An Interactive Session on Crafting Your Rationale
Edward Yang, MD, PhD and Ana Filipa Geraldo, MD, PhD

12:00 pm - 12:45 pm 
Lunch & Breakout Session: Gene Therapy (Sponsored by BrainSpec) 
Advanced MR Spectroscopy: Bridging Theory and Practice: Implication of new software platforms in our Clinical Practice. 
Cesar Alves, MD, Matthew Whitehead, MD, Diego Fragoso, MD, and Alexander Lin, PhD

1:00 am - 1:05 pm
Afternoon Announcements
Laura Hayes, MD, FAAP

Session III:  Seizing the Image: Pediatric Epilepsy in Focus
Moderators: Orit Glenn, MD, Sarah Moum, MD and Kartik Reddy, MD

• 1:05 pm - 1:10 pm
  Thoughts from Zone 4
  Trista Raymer

• 1:10 pm - 1:30 pm
  New Tools for a New Era of Imaging Pediatric Epilepsy
  Sanjay Prabhu, MBBS, FRCR

• 1:30 pm - 1:50 pm
  Seizures in Motion: Mapping Cerebral Blood Flow
  Chang Ho, MD

• 1:50 pm - 1:55 pm
  Spotlight Scientific Presentation: Independent Validation of the Multi-centre Epilepsy Lesion Detection (MELD) Graph: An Artificial Intelligence Framework for Magnetic Resonance Imaging-Based Automated Detection of Focal Cortical Dysplasia
  Mateus Esmeraldo

• 1:55 pm - 2:00 pm
  Q&A

• 2:00 pm - 2:10 pm
  Rapid Fire Cases
  Hisham Dahmoush

ASPNR Research Grants

• 2:10 pm - 2:15 pm
  ASPNR 2025 Guerbet Grant Award Presentation
  Brian Burkett, MD             

• 2:15 pm - 2:20 pm
  ASPNR-ASNR 2025 Grant Award Presentation
  Richa Singh Chauhan, MD                                         

• 2:20 pm - 2:25 pm
  Announcement of ASPNR 2026 Guerbet & ASPNR-ASNR Research Grant Awards
  Birgit Ertl-Wagner, MD, PhD and Aashim Bhatia, MD               

2:25 pm - 2:45 pm
Coffee Break with Vendors

2:45 pm - 3:00 pm
Symposium 2: Oral Scientific Presentations 
Moderator: Joshua Shimony, MD, PhD

• Differences in primary and secondary visual and auditory cortical development in term and preterm neonates
  Fedel Machado Rivas, MD

• Sodium (23Na) MRI as a Quantitative Biomarker in Brain Tumors: A Translational Approach with a Preclinical Model
  Lance Williams, PhD,

• Preoperative Transcranial Doppler Parameters Predict Outcome After Endoscopic Third Ventriculostomy with Choroid Plexus Cauterization in Infant Hydrocephalus
  Marcia Yoshikawa

Session IV:  Reflections and Legacies: Perspectives from Leaders in Pediatric Neuroradiology
Moderator: Thierry A.G.M. Huisman, MD

• 3:00 pm - 3:20 pm
  The Rossi Retrospective
  Andrea Rossi, MD

• 3:20 pm - 4:20 pm
  Tough Topics, Shared Wisdom (Fireside Chat)
  Susan Palasis, MD, V. Michelle Silvera, MD, Thomas Naidich, MD, Timothy Booth, MD, Tina Young Poussaint, MD, and Erin Simon Schwartz, MD

4:30 pm - 5:30 pm
Opening Reception

Saturday, January 17

6:30 am
Registration opens                                                        

7:00 am - 8:00 am
Puppy Yoga (ticketed event)                                                                                                   

8:00 am - 9:00 am
Breakfast    

8:15 am - 8:55 am
Bayer Sponsored Breakfast and Learn

8:35 am - 8:55 am      
Zoltan-Patay Honorary Lecture: Clinical Update on Pediatric High-Grade Gliomas
Nicholas Vitanza, MD

9:05 am - 9:10 am      
Announcements 
Laura Hayes, MD, FAAP                                      

Session V: From Womb to World: Prenatal & Neonatal Imaging
Moderators: Carolina Guimaraes, MD, FAAP, Usha Nagaraj, MD and Rupa Radhakrishnan, MD,                         

• 9:10 am - 9:20 am
  Optimizing the MFM-Neuroradiologist Collaboration
  Rachelle Schwartz, DO               

• 9:20 am - 9:40 am         
  Imaging the Fetal Brain for In-Utero Endovascular Intervention
  Thierry A.G.M. Huisman, MD and Karen Chen, MD

• 9:40 am - 10:00 am         
  Temporal Evolution of MRI Findings in Neonatal Hypoxic-Ischemic Encephalopathy
  Gabrielle Colleran, MD

• 10:00 am - 10:05 am
  Spotlight Scientific Presentation: Fetal MRI of Suspected Cortical Malformations: Predicting Epileptogenic Outcomes
  Stefanie Chambers, MD

• 10:05 am - 10:10 am     
  Q & A        

• 10:10 am - 10:20 am
  Rapid Fire Cases
  Camilo Jaimes Cobos, MD                               

10:20 am - 10:40 am
Coffee Break with Vendors                                              

Session VI: Small Brains, Big Battles: The Pediatric Neuro-Oncology Frontline
Moderators: Srikala Narayanan, MD, Asha Sarma, MD and Jason Wright, MD

• 10:40 am - 10:50 am
  A Parent’s Perspective
  Robert Flamini, MD

• 10:50 am - 11:10 am
  A new WHO World: Imaging of High Grade Pediatric Gliomas
  Cristina Mignone, MD

• 11:10 am - 11:30 am
  Progression or Pseudoprogression? Leveraging Advanced Imaging
  Aashim Bhatia, MD

• 11:30 am - 11:35 am
  Q & A                                                                                                                                  

• 11:35 am - 11:45 am
  Rapid Fire Cases
  Anna Baer, MD, PhD                                                                    

11:50 am - 12:50 pm
Lunch and Neuro-Oncology Breakout (Sponsored by Guerbet)  
Advances in Neuroimaging protocol and clinical implication of new contrast agents 
Aashim Bhatia, MD, Nick Vitanza, MD, and Nilesha Desai, MD

Gold Medal Award

• 1:00 pm - 1:05 pm
  2026 Gold Medal Award Ceremony
  William O’Brien, DO

• 1:05 pm - 1:20 pm
  2026 Gold Medal Award Lecture     
  Susan Palasis, MD              

1:30 pm - 1:50 pm
ASPNR Business Meeting       
William O’Brien, DO

Session VII: Our Role in Child Protection: See Something, Say Something (Well)
Moderators: Christopher Arcement, MD, Anant Krishnan, MD and Ana Filipa Geraldo, MD, PhD

• 1:50 pm - 2:00 pm
  Neuroradiology through the Eyes of the Child Abuse Physician
  Kate Henry, MD, MSCE

• 2:00 pm - 2:15 pm
  Fast yet Comprehensive: Optimizing Imaging Protocols for Abusive Head Trauma
  Susan Palasis, MD

• 2:15 pm - 2:30 pm
  Fine Tuning Reports for Non-Accidental Trauma: The Legal Document
  Sumit Pruthi, MBBS

• 2:30 pm - 2:35 pm
  Q&A                                        

• 2:35 pm - 2:45 pm         
  Rapid Fire Cases       
  Rebekah Clarke, MD                           

2:45 pm - 3:00 pm          
Coffee Break with Vendors

3:00 pm - 3:15 pm          
Symposium 3: Oral Scientific Presentations 
Moderator: Sniya Sudhakar, MD  

• Should We Score That? Revisiting the Loes Score in the Era of Quantitative MRI and Gene Therapy
  Suely Fazio Ferraciolli

• Uncovering the Link Between Primary Mitochondrial Disorders and Brain Malformations: Neuroimaging Phenotype Variability and Their Organoid Model Insights
  Diego Fragoso

• Quantifying diagnostic yield of NLP-mapped brain MRI features in over 4,000 children with MRI and clinical genetic testing
  John Shelley

Session VIII: From DNA Sequence to MRI Sequence: Clues to Early Diagnosis
Moderators: Camilla Lindan, MD, Priya Rajagopalan, MD and Paul Caruso, MD                                            

• 3:15 pm - 3:25 pm 
  Current State of Treating Children with Devastating Neurological Disorders
  Katherine Nickels, MD, FAAN, FAES 

• 3:25 pm - 3:45 pm
  Don’t Miss this Treatable Neurogenetic Disease!
  Matthew Whitehead, MD

• 3:45 pm - 4:05 pm
  Peak Performance: Using MR Spectroscopy to Make the Diagnosis
  Andrea Gropman, MD

• 4:05 pm - 4:10 pm
  Q&A

• 4:10 pm - 4:20 pm
  Rapid Fire Cases
  Yi Li, MD

4:20 pm - 4:40 pm        
Coffee Break with Vendors   

Session IX: Teaching Tomorrow, Sustaining Today
Moderators: Jennifer Kucera, MD, Austin Wheeler, MD and Kader Oguz, MD                                   

• 4:40 pm - 4:50 pm 
  Advancing Medical Education Through Imaging Integration
  Deborah DeWaay, MD

• 4:50 pm - 5:05 pm
  Modern Methods of Teaching Neuroradiology to Gen Z
  Judy Gadde, DO

• 5:05 pm - 5:20 pm
  Volunteer Opportunities in Pediatric Neuroradiology
  Carina Yang, MD

5:20 pm - 5:30 pm        
Travel Award Ceremony

5:30 pm - 6:30 pm        
YPS Mentor Mixer Reception 

7:30 pm - 10:30 pm
ASPNR Gala  | Beachside

Sunday, January 18

7:30 am
Registration opens

8:00 am - 8:55 am
Breakfast

8:15 am - 8:55 am
GE Sponsored Breakfast and Learn
NeuroLogica Sponsored Breakfast and Learn

9:00 am - 9:05 am 
Announcements
Laura Hayes, MD, FAAP

9:05 am - 9:30 am
Sunday Funday – Poster Session & Mimosas

9:30 am - 10:00 am
Game Show: Head-to-Head: Peds Neuro Challenge! 
Host: Christopher Filippi, MD
Artist: Julie Guerin, MD
Team 1 Contestants: 

• Adam Goldman-Yassen, MD
• Debarata Bhattacharya 
• Julie Guerin, MD
• Jane McEniery, BSc, BA, MBBS, FRANZCR

Team 2 Contestants: 

• Jessie Aw-Zoretic MD
• Alex Foust, MD
• Matthew Barkovich, MD 
• Matheus Dorigatti Soldatelli, MD PhD

Session X: Inspiration and Intervention: Expanding Access and Innovation in Pediatric Neuroradiology
Moderators: Tushar Chandra, MD, Michele Johnson, MD, and Joanne Rispoli MD

• 10:00 am - 10:20 am 
  Martin Luther King Jr Tribute Lecture: Overcoming Societal Challenges to Pediatric Cochlear Implantation
  Cedric Pritchett, MD

• 10:20 am - 10:40 am 
  Detecting the Drip: The Pediatric Neuroradiologist’s Guide to CSF Leaks
  Mark Mamlouk, MD

• 10:40 am - 11:00 am 
  Imaging Tips and Tricks for Assessing Vascular Lesions Prior to Therapy
  Carl Merrow, MD

• 11:00 am - 11:05 am 
  Q&A

11:05 am - 11:20 am
Coffee Break with Vendors

Session XI: Deep Learning, Deeper Understanding: Neuroimaging in the Age of AI
Moderators: Grace McIlvain, PhD, Jeffrey Miller, MD and Mohit Agarwal, MD

• 11:20 am - 11:30 am
  Demystifying the Brain. The Scientist’s Perspective
  Apurva Ratan Murty, PhD

• 11:30 am - 11:50 am
  AI Update in Pediatric Neuroradiology
  Ichiro Ikuta, MD

• 11:50 am - 12:10 pm
  AI in Healthcare Beyond Radiology – Where are We Going?
  Kish Mankad, MD

• 12:10 pm - 12:15 pm
  Q&A

12:20 pm - 1:20 pm
Lunch and AI Breakout (Sponsored by Philips) 
Ichiro Ikuta, MD, Arastoo Vossough, MD, PhD, Christopher Filippi, MD, and Jeffrey Miller, MD

1:30 pm - 1:35 pm
Afternoon Announcements
Laura Hayes, MD, FAAP

Session XII: From Hemisphere to Hemisphere: Pediatric Neuroradiology Worldwide
Moderators: Suely Fazio Ferracioli, MD, PhD, Kiran Hilal, MBBS, FCPS, EDiPR, EDiPNR and Hilda John Makumgu, MD

• 1:35 pm - 1:55 pm
  Neuroimaging of Diseases We “Used To” Vaccinate For (ESNR)
  Chen Hoffmann, MD

• 1:55 pm - 2:15 pm
  Vector-Borne Diseases Taking Flight: Radiological Clues to Diagnosis (SILAN)
  Eliana Bonfante, MD

• 2:15 pm - 2:35 pm
  Pediatric Neuroradiology in Rural & Remote Settings: Challenges & Solutions (ANZSNR)
  Michael Kean, R.T.,FSMRT

• 2:35 pm - 2:40 pm
  Q&A

2:40 pm - 2:50 pm
Abstract Awards
Adam Goldman-Yassen, MD

2:50 pm - 3:00 pm
ASPNR 2027 Reveal & Closing Remarks
Aashim Bhatia, MD and Laura Hayes, MD, FAAP

4:30 pm - 6:30 pm
Sunset Farewell Boat Cruise (Ticked Event)