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  • Saturday, May 4th
    2:15 PM – 3:00 PM CT
    Peripheral Nerve Rapid Fire Abstract Session
    Location:  S405a
    Moderator: Thomas J. Wilson, MD, MPH (he/him/his) – Stanford University
    Moderator: Jennifer Hong, MD (she/her/hers) – Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center
    Peripheral Nerve
  • Saturday, May 4th
    2:20 PM – 2:24 PM CT
    Pre-operative Ultrasound-Guided Localization of the Lateral Femoral Cutaneous Nerve: from guide wire to novel clip
    Location:  S405a
    Presenting Author: Jacob Bethel, MD – University of Wisconsin Department of Neurosurgery
    Co-Author: Amgad Hanna MD, MD – University of Wisconsin Department of Neurological Surgery
    Co-Author: Joyce Kouiek, MD – University of Wisconsin Department of Neurosurgery
    Co-Author: Kenneth Lee, MD – Musculoskeletal Imaging and Intervention Section at the UW Department of Radiology
    Co-Author: Michael Tuite MD, MD – Department of Radiology Professor, University of Wisconsin Musculoskeletal Radiolog
    Peripheral Nerve
  • Saturday, May 4th
    2:24 PM – 2:28 PM CT
    Preoperative Anemia in Nerve Pedicle Transfer: Does it Predict Outcomes Following Surgery?
    Location:  S405a
    Presenting Author: Raiyan Talukder, BS (he/him/his) – Texas A&M School of Engineering Medicine
    Co-Author: Angel Bueno-Alvarez, n/a – Houston Methodist Hospital
    Co-Author: Amir H. Faraji, MD, PhD – Houston Methodist Hospital
    Co-Author: Taimur Hassan, MPH, MBA – Texas A&M School of Medicine
    Co-Author: Robert McManus, BS – Texas A&M School of Engineering Medicine
    Co-Author: Khaled M. Taghlabi, MD – Houston Methodist Hospital
    Peripheral Nerve
  • Saturday, May 4th
    2:28 PM – 2:32 PM CT
    Sodium Fluorescein-Assisted Peripheral Nerve Sheath Tumors Resection – A Comprehensive Systematic Review and Single-Arm Meta-Analysis
    Location:  S405a
    Presenting Author: Marcio Yuri Ferreira, MD – Program in Global Surgery and Social Change - Harvard Medical School. Postgraduate Program in Translational Surgery of Federal University of São Paulo, Brazil
    Co-Author: Savio Batista, n/a – Federal University of Rio de Janeiro
    Co-Author: Raphael Bertani, MD – Department of Neurosurgery, University of São Paulo
    Co-Author: Thiffany Delfino, n/a – Federal University of Rio de Janeiro
    Co-Author: Leonardo Oliveira (he/him/his) – Department of Neurosurgery, State University of Ponta Grossa, Paraná, Brazil
    Co-Author: Rodrigo Schevz, n/a – Faculty of Medicine of ABC, Santo André, SP, Brazil
    Co-Author: MARCELO Porto Sousa (he/him/his) – Federal University of Rio de Janeiro
    Co-Author: Gabriel Verly, n/a – Federal University of Rio de Janeiro
    Peripheral Nerve
  • Saturday, May 4th
    2:36 PM – 2:40 PM CT
    A Review of Anatomical Considerations for the Surgical Treatment of Lateral Femoral Cutaneous Nerve Entrapment
    Location:  S405a
    Presenting Author: Arba Cecia, MPH – Loyola University Chicago
    Co-Author: Ridvan Alimehmeti, MD, PhD – University of Medicine, Service of Neurosurgery, University Hospital Center Mother Theresa
    Co-Author: Aurora Muca, MD – University of Medicine, Service of Neurosurgery, University Hospital Center Mother Theresa
    Co-Author: Katarina Stephan, MS – Loyola University Chicago
    Co-Author: Oleksandr Strelko, BS – Loyola University Chicago
    Peripheral Nerve
  • Saturday, May 4th
    2:40 PM – 2:44 PM CT
    Inflammatory Brachial Plexitis Mimics Postoperative Iatrogenic Neurological Deficits
    Location:  S405a
    Presenting Author: Vardhaan S. Ambati, MS – University of California, San Francisco
    Co-Author: Noriko Anderson, MD, MPH – UCSF
    Co-Author: Mohamed Macki, MD, MPH – Cleveland Clinic
    Co-Author: Neha Madugala, BS – University of California, San Francisco
    Co-Author: Praveen V. Mummaneni, MD, MBA – Department of Neurological Surgery, University of California, San Francisco
    Co-Author: Ann Poncelet, MD – UCSF
    Co-Author: Vinil Shah, MD – UCSF
    Peripheral Nerve
  • Saturday, May 4th
    2:44 PM – 2:48 PM CT
    Laparoscopic Management of Presacral Schwannomas: A Comprehensive Review and Meta-analysis of Individual Patient Data
    Location:  S405a
    Presenting Author: Filipi Andreão – Federal University of Rio de Janeiro
    Co-Author: Eduardo Aguiar, n/a – Federal University of Rio de Janeiro
    Co-Author: Savio Batista, n/a – Federal University of Rio de Janeiro
    Co-Author: Raphael Bertani, MD – Department of Neurosurgery, University of São Paulo
    Co-Author: Livia Viviani de Abreu, n/a – Federal University of Rio de Janeiro
    Co-Author: Henrique Maia, n/a – Estácio de Sá University
    Co-Author: Leonardo Oliveira (he/him/his) – Department of Neurosurgery, State University of Ponta Grossa, Paraná, Brazil
    Co-Author: Lucca B. Palavani – Max Planck University Center
    Co-Author: MARCELO Porto Sousa (he/him/his) – Federal University of Rio de Janeiro
    Peripheral Nerve
  • Saturday, May 4th
    2:48 PM – 2:52 PM CT
    Operative Time Predicts Hospital Length of Stay and Postoperative Complications Following Nerve Pedicle Transfer Surgery: A Multicenter Study
    Location:  S405a
    Presenting Author: Khaled M. Taghlabi, MD – Houston Methodist Hospital
    Co-Author: Amir H. Faraji, MD, PhD – Houston Methodist Hospital
    Co-Author: Taimur Hassan, MPH, MBA – Texas A&M School of Medicine
    Co-Author: Robert McManus, BS – Texas A&M School of Engineering Medicine
    Co-Author: Raiyan Talukder, BS (he/him/his) – Texas A&M School of Engineering Medicine
    Peripheral Nerve
  • Saturday, May 4th
    2:52 PM – 2:56 PM CT
    Utilization of Laser Interstitial Thermal Therapy for Rare Intracranial Malignant Peripheral Nerve Sheath Tumor Metastasis
    Location:  S405a
    Presenting Author: Annie Pico, BA – University of Arizona College of Medicine, Neurosurgery Department, Phoenix AZ
    Co-Author: Isabel L. Bauer, BS (she/her/hers) – University of Arizona College of Medicine, Neurosurgery Department, Phoenix AZ
    Co-Author: Robert W. Bina, MD – University of Arizona College of Medicine, Neurosurgery Department, Phoenix AZ
    Co-Author: Kristin Nosova, MD, MBA – 1University of Arizona College of Medicine, Neurosurgery Department, Phoenix AZ
    Peripheral Nerve
  • Saturday, May 4th
    2:56 PM – 3:00 PM CT
    Discussion
    Location:  S405a
    Moderator: Thomas J. Wilson, MD, MPH (he/him/his) – Stanford University
    Moderator: Jennifer Hong, MD (she/her/hers) – Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center
    Peripheral Nerve
  • Saturday, May 4th
    3:30 PM – 5:00 PM CT
    The Past and Future of Peripheral Nerve Neurosurgery
    Location:  S405a
    Moderator: Mark A. Mahan, MD – University of Utah
    Moderator: Thomas J. Wilson, MD, MPH (he/him/his) – Stanford University
    Peripheral Nerve
  • Saturday, May 4th
    3:30 PM – 3:36 PM CT
    Inhibition of the sodium calcium exchanger NCX1 reduces secondary axotomy and improves function after experimental stretch injury to the rat sciatic nerve
    Location:  S405a
    Presenting Author: Jesse A. Stokum, MD, PhD – University of Maryland School of Medicine
    Co-Author: Volodymyr Gerzanich, MD, PhD – University of Maryland School of Medicine
    Co-Author: J. Marc Simard, MD, PhD – University of Maryland Medical Center
    Co-Author: Bradley Wilhelmy, MD (he/him/his) – University of Maryland Medical Center
    Peripheral Nerve
  • Saturday, May 4th
    3:37 PM – 3:43 PM CT
    A Systematic Review of Pediatric Thoracic Outlet Syndrome
    Location:  S405a
    Presenting Author: Anthony Price, MBA (he/him/his) – University of Texas Medical Branch
    Co-Author: Nathan Fredricks, BSA – University of Texas Medical Branch
    Co-Author: Robert North, MD, PhD – The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
    Peripheral Nerve
  • Saturday, May 4th
    3:44 PM – 3:50 PM CT
    Modified 5-Item Frailty Index: A Potential Tool for Assessing the Impact of Frailty on Postoperative Morbidity Following Nerve Pedicle Transfer Surgery
    Location:  S405a
    Presenting Author: Taimur Hassan, MPH, MBA – Texas A&M School of Medicine
    Co-Author: Robert McManus, BS – Texas A&M School of Engineering Medicine
    Co-Author: Khaled M. Taghlabi, MD – Houston Methodist Hospital
    Co-Author: Raiyan Talukder, BS (he/him/his) – Texas A&M School of Engineering Medicine
    Peripheral Nerve
  • Saturday, May 4th
    3:51 PM – 3:57 PM CT
    Diffusion MRI Biomarker Validation through 3D Histology: Updates and Developing Strategies
    Location:  S405a
    Presenting Author: Margaret M. McCann – Department of Biomedical Sciences, Creighton University School of Medicine, Omaha, NE; Department of Translational Neuroscience, Barrow Neurological Institute
    Co-Author: Richard D. Dortch, PhD – Department of Translational Neuroscience, Barrow Neurological Institute, Phoenix, AZ
    Co-Author: Rory Murphy, MD – Barrow Brain and Spine, Barrow Neurological Institute, Phoenix, AZ
    Peripheral Nerve
  • Saturday, May 4th
    3:58 PM – 4:04 PM CT
    Neutrophil Extracellular Traps Proliferate in Response to Peripheral Sciatic Nerve Crush Injury
    Location:  S405a
    Presenting Author: Ayobami L. Ward, MD, Sc.M. – Department of Neurosurgery, University of Michigan
    Co-Author: Roman Giger, Ph.D. – Cell and Developmental Biology, University of Michigan
    Co-Author: Yamaan Saadeh, MD – Department of Neurosurgery, University of Michigan
    Peripheral Nerve
  • Saturday, May 4th
    4:05 PM – 4:21 PM CT
    Bringing Light to the Caves — High-Resolution Ultrasound in Peripheral Nerve Lesions
    Location:  S405a
    Speaker: Christian Heinen, MD (he/him/his) – Christliches Krankenhaus
    Peripheral Nerve
  • Saturday, May 4th
    4:22 PM – 4:43 PM CT
    B Lymphocytes Regulate Neuropathic Pain After Peripheral Nerve Injury
    Location:  S405a
    Speaker: Peter Grace, PhD – MD Anderson Cancer Center
    Peripheral Nerve
  • Saturday, May 4th
    4:44 PM – 5:00 PM CT
    Clinical Quandries: Controversial Truncal Pain: Dorsal Scapular Entrapment, Cluneal Entrapments, ACNES
    Location:  S405a
    Speaker: Thomas J. Wilson, MD, MPH (he/him/his) – Stanford University
    Peripheral Nerve
  • Sunday, May 5th
    1:30 PM – 3:00 PM CT
    Cutting Edge and Controversial Topics in Peripheral Nerve Surgery
    Location:  S405b
    Moderator: Mark A. Mahan, MD – University of Utah
    Moderator: Thomas J. Wilson, MD, MPH (he/him/his) – Stanford University
    Peripheral Nerve
  • Sunday, May 5th
    1:30 PM – 1:31 PM CT
    Welcome and Introduction
    Location:  S405b
    Speaker: Daniel Lubelski, MD – Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
    Peripheral Nerve
  • Sunday, May 5th
    1:32 PM – 1:47 PM CT
    Kline Lecture Introduction
    Location:  S405b
    Speaker: Daniel Lubelski, MD – Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
    Peripheral Nerve
  • Sunday, May 5th
    1:48 PM – 2:18 PM CT
    Kline Lecture
    Location:  S405b
    Speaker: Allan Belzberg, MD, FRCSC, FAANS – Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
    Peripheral Nerve
  • Sunday, May 5th
    2:19 PM – 2:44 PM CT
    On-Call Toolkit: Guns, Knives and Chainsaws
    Location:  S405b
    Speaker: Ross C. Puffer, MD, FAANS, FACS (he/him/his) – Walter Reed National Military Medical Center
    Speaker: Gabriel Tender, MD (he/him/his) – LSU Department of Neurosurgery
    Speaker: Allan D. Levi, MD PhD (he/him/his) – University of Miami
    Peripheral Nerve
  • Sunday, May 5th
    2:45 PM – 3:00 PM CT
    Ancillary Update: Neoadjuvant or Not for Malignant Peripheral Nerve Sheath Tumors
    Location:  S405b
    Speaker: Ian E. McCutcheon, MD – Department of Neurosurgery, MD Anderson Cancer Center
    Speaker: Line G. Jacques, MD, MSc – University of California, San Francisco
    Peripheral Nerve