Core Curriculum Workshop

Thursday, January 15, 2026, 8:30 AM - 5:00 PM

For the third year, we will be offering a day of Core Curriculum on Thursday, January 15!  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 Intracranial Neoplasms, Vascular Pathologies, Epilepsy, Cranial Vault & CSF Spaces, Head & Neck Infections, and Hearing Loss.  The complete program can be found below.

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

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 Guimareas, MD

• 4:20 pm - 4:35 pm
  Acquired Dearing 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

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

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