SCHEDULE

7:30am - 8:00am BREAKFAST AND REGISTRATION  


   
Session I

 CNS Tumor Clinical Presentation and Imaging - Moderator Dr. Peter Black
8:00 am - 8:10 am

 Welcome Peter M. Black, MD, PhD
and Jay S. Loeffler, MD
8:10 am - 8:40 am

 Introduction to Brain Tumors Andrew Norden, MD
8:40 am - 9:10 am

 Brain and Spine Tumor Structural Imaging Amir A. Zamani, MD
9:10 am - 9:40 am

 Metabolic Imaging for CNS Tumors Greg Sorenson, MD
9:40 am - 10:10 am

 Resection and stabilization in malignant spinal column tumors Ziya Gokaslan, MD
     
10:10 am - 10:30 am MORNING BREAK  


   
Session II CNS Tumor Pathology and Targeted Therapies - Moderator Dr. Elizabeth Claus

10:30 am - 11:00 am

 Brain Tumor Epidemiology & Genetic Syndromes Elizabeth Claus, MD, PhD
11:00 am - 11:30 am

 Histological Diagnosis of Brain Tumors Sandro Santagata, MD, PhD
11:30 am - 12:00 pm

 Molecular Pathology of Brain Tumors Catherine Nutt, MD
12:00 pm - 12:30 pm Targeted Molecular Therapy for Brain Tumors David Reardon, MD
   
12:30 pm - 2:00 pm LUNCH BREAK – (free time)  


   
Session III

 Gliomas - Moderator Dr. Alexandra Golby  
2:00 pm - 2:30 pm

 Surgery for Patients with Low Grade Gliomas Alexandra Golby, MD
2:30 pm - 3:00 pm

 Surgery for Patients with Malignant Gliomas Fred Barker, MD
3:00 pm - 3:30 pm

 Chemotherapy for Patients with Gliomas Eric T. Wong, MD
3:30 pm - 4:00 pm

 Radiation Therapy for Gliomas Helen Shih, MD
     
4:00 pm - 4:15 pm

 BREAK  
     
Session IV

 Spinal Tumors - Moderator Dr. Sagun Tuli  
4:15 pm - 4:45 pm

 Spinal Column Tumors Sagun Tuli, MD, PhD
4:45 pm - 5:15 pm

 Intrinsic Spinal Cord Tumors Larry Borges, MD
     
5:30 pm - 7:00 pm

 RECEPTION  

***Please Note: Course date(s), location, time(s) and contents are subject to change at anytime without notice.