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Saturday, October 18, 2025
15th Annual Symposium on Brain Metastases and Spine Tumors

9:00 a.m.
Registration/Continental Breakfast/Exhibits
10:00 a.m.
Welcome and Introduction
Ajit Krishnaney

Spinal Tumors and Metastases
Moderator: Ajit Krishnaney

10:10 a.m.
Imaging of Spine Tumors
Nasim Sheikh-Bahaei
10:30 a.m.
Key Hole Minimal Invasive Surgery for Spine Tumors
John Liu
10:50 a.m.
Emerging Technology in the Surgical Management of Spinal Tumors
Ajit Krishnaney
11:10 a.m.
Role of NGS in the Management of Spinal Tumors
Andrew Dhawan
11:30 a.m.
En bloc Resection for Chordoma: Indications, Outcomes, Future?
Patrick Hsieh
11:50 a.m.
Spine Radiosurgery for Chordoma
Praveen Pendyala
12:10 p.m.
Faculty Panel
Case Discussion
12:30 p.m.
Buffet Lunch

Brain Metastases
Moderator: Eric Chang and John Suh

1:30 p.m.
Translational Biology for Brain Metastases
Josh Neman
1:50 p.m.
Role of AI in Diagnostics
Stephen Jones
2:10 p.m.
lmmunotherapy for Brain Metastasis
David Peereboom
2:30 p.m.
Targeted Therapy for Brain Metastases
Mina Lobbous
2:50 p.m.
LITT in Management of Brain Metastases
Alireza Mohammadi
3:10 p.m.
Refreshment Break/Exhibits/Posters
3:30 p.m.
Advances in Surgery for Brain Metastases
Frank Attenello
3:50 p.m.
Preop Radiosurgery for Brain Mets
Jason Ye
4:10 p.m.
Radiosurgery for Multiple Brain Metastases
Eric Chang
4:30 p.m.
DEBATE: Fractionated vs Staged Radiosurgery for Brain Metastasis
Jason Ye vs Samuel Chao
4:50 p.m.
Adjourn
6–8 p.m.
Reception

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Sunday, October 19, 2025
26th Annual Brain Tumor Update

9:00 a.m.
Registration/Continental Breakfast/Exhibits

Technology and Brain Tumor Management
Moderator: David Peereboom

9:30 a.m.
Cranial Radiosurgery with Cone Beam CT and Fractionation
Lijun Ma
9:50 a.m.
Advances in Neuroradiology
Stephen Jones
10:10 a.m.
Gyroscopic Radiosurgery
Shabbar Danish
10:30 a.m.
Particle Therapy for Brain Tumors
John Suh
10:50 a.m.
Refreshment Break/Exhibits/Posters

Sellar and Parasellar Tumors
Moderator: Pablo Recinos

11:10 a.m.
Into the Cavernous Sinus: A 3-D Anatomy Overview when Approaching the Sella and Parasellar Spaces
Varun Kshettry
11:30 a.m.
Pituitary Surgery in the Modern Era and Beyond
Gabriel Zada
11:50 a.m.
The Expanding Horizon of Pituitary Tumor Management: New Tools, Better Outcomes
Faculty
12:10 p.m.
Acromegaly and Cushing’s Disease: From One-size Fits All to the Modern Toolkit for Treatment
Divya Yogi-Morren
12:30 p.m.
Neuroendocrinology and Pituitary Surgery in the Modern Era: Case-Based Panel Discussion
Pablo Recinos, Varun Kshettry, Gabriel Zada, Divya Yogi-Morren
12:50 p.m.
Lunch Buffet

Sex, Hormones and Brain Tumors
Moderator: Gabriel Zada

1:50 p.m.
Sex Differences in Gliomas
Justin Lathia
2:10 p.m.
Hormones and Meningiomas: The Knowns, Unknowns and Hyperbole
Mina Lobbous
2:30 p.m.
Refreshment Break/Exhibits/Posters

Gliomas
Moderator: David Peereboom

2:50 p.m.
Perillyl Alcohol Clinical Trials for Gliomas
Thomas Chen
3:10 p.m.
Tumor Treating Fields and Immunotherapy for Glioblastoma
David Tran
3:30 p.m.
IDH Inhibitors for Gliomas
Frances Chow
3:50 p.m.
Genomic Profiling: Transforming Glioma Diagnosis and Treatment
Andrew Dhawan
4:10 p.m.
Diffuse Midline Gliomas
Glen Stevens
4:30 p.m.
Adjourn

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