Agenda

Day 1

Day 2

6:30 AM

Registration, Continental Breakfast & Exhibits

7:30 AM

Welcome and Introductions
Amre Nouh, MD

KEYNOTE LECTURE

7:45 AM

Beyond the Guidelines
Presenter: Shyam Prabhakaran, MD

Future of Brain Health & Stroke Care
Moderator: Andrew Russman, MD

8:00 AM

New Paradigms for the Future of Brain Health
Amre Nouh, MD

8:20 AM

Digital Innovation in Stroke Education
Ahmed Koriesh, MD

8:40 AM

Beyond Scores and Scans: AI and Stroke Care
Zeshaun Khawaja, MD, MBA

9:00 AM

Panel Discussion / Q&A

9:30 AM

Break & Exhibits

Precision Stroke Prevention and Atherosclerotic Disease
Moderator: Amre Nouh, MD

10:00 AM

Atherosclerotic Stroke Endotypes: Toward Mechanism-Based Prevention
James J. Conners, MD

10:20 AM

Beyond Platelets: Novel Agents for Secondary Prevention in Stroke
Andrew Russman, DO

10:40 AM

Stroke in Young Adults
Lester Y. Leung, MD, MSc

11:00 AM

Panel Discussion / Q&A

11:30 AM

Lunch, Exhibits, & Abstracts

CONCURRENT SESSIONS

	The Heart–Brain Axis Moderator: Ahmed Koriesh, MD
12:40 PM	Stroke Prevention After AF Ablation: What is the Evidence? Oussama Wazni, MD
1:00 PM	AF-Related Stroke – New Frontiers Beyond Anticoagulation Bharti Manwani, MD, PhD
1:20 PM	Decrypting the Cryptogenic Stroke Ekaterina Bakradze, MD
1:40 PM	Panel Discussion / Q&A

	Systemic Drivers of Cerebrovascular Disease Moderator: Michal Orbzut, MD
12:40 PM	New Frontiers in Hyperlipidemia Management M. Lawson McDonald, MD
1:00 PM	Inflammation, Immune Dysregulation, and Cerebrovascular Disease G. Abbas Kharal, MD
1:20 PM	Proteomic Biomarkers in Acute Stroke / Environmental Risk Factors for Stroke Whitney Mayberry, MD
1:40 AM	Panel Discussion / Q&A

2:10 PM

Coffee Break, and Exhibits

Neurocritical Care: State of the Art Updates
Moderator: M. Shazam Hussain, MD

2:40 PM

Future of Research in Stroke & Neurocritical Care: Opportunities and Challenges
Joao Gomes, MD

3:00 PM

Multimodality and Advanced Monitoring of the Stroke Patient
Alejandro A. Rabinstein, MD

3:20 PM

Updates in the Treatment of Subarachnoid Hemorrhage
Marc Babi, MD

3:40 PM

Panel Discussion / Debate
Joao Gomes, MD; Marc Babi, MD; Mubashir Pervez, MD

4:10 PM

Adjourn

6:00 PM

WELCOME RECEPTION
License to Chill Pool Deck 11th Floor

7:30 AM

Continental Breakfast, & Exhibits

Updates in Hemorrhagic Stroke
Moderator: Marc Babi, MD

8:00 AM

Minimally Invasive ICH Evacuation: What Have We Learned So Far?
Nina Moore, MD

8:20 AM

Biomarkers in Acute Hemorrhagic Stroke: GFAP, RBP, and Beyond
Adnan Qureshi, MD

8:40 AM

Modern Surgical Management of Cerebral Vascular Malformations
Badhi Adada, MD

9:00 AM

Panel Discussion / Q&A

9:30 AM

Break & Exhibits

CONCURRENT SESSIONS

	Recovery, Repair, and the Next Frontier in Stroke Care Moderator: Zeshaun Khawaja, MD
10:00 AM	Neuromodulation for Stroke Recovery: Ready for Prime Time? Susan Linder, PhD
10:20 AM	Pharmacologic Augmentation of Stroke Recovery Bill Terneus, PharmD
10:40 AM	Personalizing Cognitive Recovery After Stroke Matthew Castellana, MD
11:00 PM	Panel Discussion / Q&A

	Stroke Care Beyond the Bedside Moderator: Whitney Mayberry, MD
10:00 AM	Building High-Performance Stroke Systems Beyond Certification Daniyal Asad, MD
10:20 AM	Operational Strategies for Building and Sustaining High-Performing Stroke Research Programs Ana Lacombe, MBA
10:40 AM	Innovation and Multidisciplinary Stroke Care Rodica Di Lorenzo, MD
11:00 AM	Panel Discussion / Q&A

11:30 AM

Lunch & Exhibits

Modern Interventional Techniques and Outcomes
Moderator: M. Shazam Hussain, MD

12:40 PM

New Advances in Neurointervention: OCTs / IVUS / Angioscope
Scott Raymond, MD, PhD

1:00 PM

Small Aneurysms: Treat, Observe, or Individualize
Jenny Tsai, MD

1:20 PM

Outcome-Based Evaluation of New Endovascular Technologies – Venous
Ahmed Elmashad, MD

1:40 PM

Panel Discussion / Debate
M. Shazam Hussain, MD; Mubashir Pervez, MD; Michal Obrzut, MD

2:10 PM

Adjourn

*Agenda and faculty subject to change without notice

Agenda

Saturday, November 7, 2026
All times in Eastern Time

KEYNOTE LECTURE

Future of Brain Health & Stroke Care
Moderator: Andrew Russman, MD

Precision Stroke Prevention and Atherosclerotic Disease
Moderator: Amre Nouh, MD

CONCURRENT SESSIONS

The Heart–Brain Axis
Moderator: Ahmed Koriesh, MD

Systemic Drivers of Cerebrovascular Disease
Moderator: Michal Orbzut, MD

Neurocritical Care: State of the Art Updates
Moderator: M. Shazam Hussain, MD

Sunday, November 8, 2026
All times in Eastern Time

Updates in Hemorrhagic Stroke
Moderator: Marc Babi, MD

CONCURRENT SESSIONS

Recovery, Repair, and the Next Frontier in Stroke Care
Moderator: Zeshaun Khawaja, MD

Stroke Care Beyond the Bedside
Moderator: Whitney Mayberry, MD

Modern Interventional Techniques and Outcomes
Moderator: M. Shazam Hussain, MD

Agenda

Saturday, November 7, 2026 All times in Eastern Time

KEYNOTE LECTURE

Future of Brain Health & Stroke Care Moderator: Andrew Russman, MD

Precision Stroke Prevention and Atherosclerotic Disease Moderator: Amre Nouh, MD

CONCURRENT SESSIONS

The Heart–Brain Axis Moderator: Ahmed Koriesh, MD

Systemic Drivers of Cerebrovascular Disease Moderator: Michal Orbzut, MD

Neurocritical Care: State of the Art Updates Moderator: M. Shazam Hussain, MD

Sunday, November 8, 2026 All times in Eastern Time

Updates in Hemorrhagic Stroke Moderator: Marc Babi, MD

CONCURRENT SESSIONS

Recovery, Repair, and the Next Frontier in Stroke Care Moderator: Zeshaun Khawaja, MD

Stroke Care Beyond the Bedside Moderator: Whitney Mayberry, MD

Modern Interventional Techniques and Outcomes Moderator: M. Shazam Hussain, MD

Saturday, November 7, 2026
All times in Eastern Time

Future of Brain Health & Stroke Care
Moderator: Andrew Russman, MD

Precision Stroke Prevention and Atherosclerotic Disease
Moderator: Amre Nouh, MD

The Heart–Brain Axis
Moderator: Ahmed Koriesh, MD

Systemic Drivers of Cerebrovascular Disease
Moderator: Michal Orbzut, MD

Neurocritical Care: State of the Art Updates
Moderator: M. Shazam Hussain, MD

Sunday, November 8, 2026
All times in Eastern Time

Updates in Hemorrhagic Stroke
Moderator: Marc Babi, MD

Recovery, Repair, and the Next Frontier in Stroke Care
Moderator: Zeshaun Khawaja, MD

Stroke Care Beyond the Bedside
Moderator: Whitney Mayberry, MD

Modern Interventional Techniques and Outcomes
Moderator: M. Shazam Hussain, MD