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Agenda

Saturday, November 8, 2025
Compass Rose West & South
All times in Eastern Time

6:30 am
Registration, Continental Breakfast, and Exhibits
7:30 am
Welcome and Introductions
Amre Nouh, MD
7:45 am
Keynote Speaker
Thabele “Bay” Leslie-Mazwi, MD

Session 1: Evolving Landscapes in Cerebrovascular Disease
Moderator: Ahmed Koriesh, MD

8:00 am
The Silent Threat: How Environmental Factors Shape Stroke Risk
Jukka Putaala, MD, PhD
8:20 am
2025 Year End Review – Guideline Changing Trials
Amre Nouh, MD
8:40 am
Hematoma Evacuation: Then and Now
Mark Bain, MD
9:00 am
Brainstem Cavernoma Resection
Badih Adada, MD
9:30 am
Coffee Break, Exhibits, and Poster Sessions

Session 2: Beyond the Brain: The Brain-Heart Connection
Moderator: Andrew Russman, DO

10:00 am
LAA Closure, What’s Now and What’s Next
Mauricio Cohen, MD
10:20 am
PFO and Stroke Risk
David Thaler, MD, PhD
10:40 am
Cardioembolic Stroke Prevention, Beyond AFib and PFO
Jerry Estep, MD
11:00 am
Leveraging Artificial Intelligence for Early Stroke Prevention
David Z. Rose, MD
11:30 pm
Lunch, Exhibits, and Poster Sessions

CONCURRENT SESSIONS (3A & 3B)

Session 3A: Breakthroughs in Stroke Care
Moderator: Amre Nouh, MD

12:40 pm
Thrombolysis in the Extended Window
Whitney Mayberry, MD
1:00 pm
Amyloid Topic
Andrew Russman, DO
1:20 pm
Small Vessel Disease
Christopher Deline, MD
1:40 pm
TBD
Ahmed Koriesh, MD

Session 3B: Advanced Neurointerventional Techniques: Challenging Clinical Cases
Moderator: Syed Irteza Hussain, MD

12:40 pm
Complex Case Review
Michal Obrzut, MD; M. Shazam Hussain, MD; Mark Bain, MD
1:00 pm
Complex Case Review
Jeffrey Miller, MD
1:20 pm
Complex Case Session
Ryan Dalgren, MD
1:40 pm
Complex Case Session
M. Shazam Hussain, MD
2:10 pm
Coffee Break / Exhibits

Session 4: Precision Medicine: Atherosclerotic Disease in Stroke
Moderator: Whitney Mayberry, MD

2:40 pm
Intracranial Stenting
Syed Irteza Hussain, MD
3:00 pm
Medical ICAD
Jose Romano, MD
3:20 pm
Asymptomatic Carotid Disease
Mubashir Pervez, MD
3:40 pm
GLP-1 Receptor Agonists and Stroke Risk
Alexandra Mikhael, MD
4:10 pm
Adjourn
6:00 pm
Welcome Reception

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Sunday, November 9, 2025
Compass Rose West & South
All times in Eastern Time

7:30 am
Continental Breakfast and Exhibits

Session 5: Patient Centered Cerebrovascular Care or Advancing CV Care
Moderator: Mark Bain, MD

8:00 am
Cutting Edge Technologies in Stroke Diagnosis: Beyond CT and MRI
Avi Oppenheimer, MD
8:20 am
Translational Neurosurgery and Application in Cerebrovascular Care
Mauricio Mandel, MD
8:40 am
Unraveling the Genetic Underpinnings of Stroke
Sarah Lee, MD
9:00 am
Translating from Research to Practice - VNS
Oskar Szentirmai, MD
9:30 am
Coffee Break / Exhibits

CONCURRENT SESSIONS (6A & 6B)

Session 6A: Beyond the Bedside
Moderator: TBD

10:00 am
EMS Management
James Roach, DO
10:20 am
Importance of Neuroscience Nursing in Stroke Care
Kerry Major, MSN
10:40 am
Advances in Treating Dysphagia
Isabel Ramati, MS
11:00 am
Additional Nursing Session – Topic Pending
Alyssa Seldes, PA-C, Kristin Ogden, APRN

Session 6B: Neurocritical Care in Cerebrovascular Disease
Moderator: Mubashir Pervez, MD

10:00 am
Complex Ethical Cases in Critically Ill Patients
Marc Babi, MD
10:20 am
Role of Neurologists in Organ Procurement
TBD
10:40 am
Expanding Neurocritical Care in Developing World
Fouad Abuzeid, MD
11:00 am
Advanced Hemodynamic and Neurologic Monitoring in Neuro ICU
Joao Gomes, MD
11:30 am
Lunch, Exhibits, and Poster Sessions

Session 7: Future of Stroke Care in Practice
Moderator: Christopher Deline, MD

12:40 pm
Neurocognitive Impairments after Stroke
Mark Todd PhD
1:00 pm
Hypercoagulable Disorders in Stroke
Maria Bejarano Varas, MD
1:20 pm
Stroke Patient Panel
Patient and Care Team
2:10 pm
Adjourn

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*Agenda subject to change without notice.