2026 Annual Meeting | SP2 - Society Spotlight: American Association of Neurological Surgeons

2026 Annual Meeting | SP2 - Society Spotlight: American Association of Neurological Surgeons–Hot Topics in Neurosurgery

Date Sunday 04/19/26

Time 01:00 PM - 03:00 PM CDT Add To Calendar

Session Format This program will be presented both in-person and online

On Demand This program will be available in the meeting's On Demand product.

Event Type Society Spotlight

Topic(s) General Neurology

Learning Objectives This session features scientific talks in partnership with the American Association of Neurological Surgeons.

CME Available 2.00 CME credits

Event Timeline
01:00 PM - 01:20 PM CDT	Speaker	Laser Ablation for Temporal Lobe Epilepsy: The SLATE Trial Robert Gross, MD, PhD
01:20 PM - 01:40 PM CDT	Speaker	Evidence-based Updates on Ischemic and Hemorrhagic Cerebrovascular Disease Stavropoula I Tjoumakaris, MD
01:40 PM - 02:00 PM CDT	Speaker	Recent Advances in Spinal Neurosurgery Mohamad Bydon, MD
02:00 PM - 02:20 PM CDT	Speaker	Translating Advances in Meningioma Biology to Bedside Stephen Magill, MD, PhD
02:20 PM - 02:40 PM CDT	Speaker	Intraventricular Hemorrhage and Injury to the Developing Brain Brandon Miller, MD, PhD, FAANS
02:40 PM - 03:00 PM CDT	Speaker	PENS: A Randomized Trial of Shunting for Idiopathic Normal-Pressure Hydrocephalus Mark Hamilton, MD

Faculty Disclosures
Stavropoula I Tjoumakaris, MD	Dr. Tjoumakaris has nothing to disclose.
Stephen Magill, MD, PhD	No disclosure on file
Robert Gross, MD, PhD	Dr. Gross has nothing to disclose.
Mohamad Bydon, MD	Dr. Bydon has received personal compensation in the range of $50,000-$99,999 for serving as a Consultant for Amgen. Dr. Bydon has received personal compensation in the range of $50,000-$99,999 for serving as a Consultant for Medtronic. Dr. Bydon has received personal compensation in the range of $50,000-$99,999 for serving as a Consultant for Agnovos.
Brandon Miller, MD, PhD, FAANS	No disclosure on file
Mark Hamilton, MD	Dr. Hamilton has received personal compensation in the range of $5,000-$9,999 for serving on a Speakers Bureau for Integra International. Dr. Hamilton has received personal compensation in the range of $500-$4,999 for serving as an Editor, Associate Editor, or Editorial Advisory Board Member for Springer Nature. The institution of Dr. Hamilton has received research support from Hydrocephalus Association. The institution of Dr. Hamilton has received research support from NIH. The institution of Dr. Hamilton has received research support from Alberta Innovates.