The Bottom Line: Optimizing Finances for Neurosurgical Practice

Moderator(s)

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  Sarah Bick, MD (she/her/hers)

  Assistant Professor of Neurological Surgery
  Vanderbilt University Medical Center
  Nashville, Tennessee, United States
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  Nitin Agarwal, MD

  Associate Professor
  University of Pittsburgh Department of Neurosurgery
  Pittsburgh, PA, US

Master the financial landscape of neurosurgery. This session tackles the value of the RUC (Relative Value Unit) and equips you with strategies to navigate financial challenges commonly faced by neurosurgeons.

Presentations:

• 1:30 PM – 1:32 PM CT

  Welcome and Introduction
  

  Speaker: Catherine A. Miller Simington, MD
• 1:33 PM – 2:00 PM CT

  Keynote Address
  

  Speaker: George Vates, MD, PhD (he/him/his) – University of Rochester Medical Center
• 2:01 PM – 2:06 PM CT

  Robert Florin, MD Resident Award: The Cost of Neurosurgical Training: A Net Present Value and Opportunity Cost Analysis
  

  Presenting Author: David Liles, MD – Vanderbilt University Medical Center

  Co-Author: Akshay Bhamidipati, MS – Vanderbilt University School of Medicine

  Co-Author: Lola B. Chambless, MD – Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Department of Neurological Surgery

  Co-Author: Robert J. Dambrino, IV, MD, MPH – Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Department of Neurological Surgery

  Co-Author: Stefan W. Koester, n/a – Vanderbilt University School of Medicine

  Co-Author: Mark Petrovic, BS – Vanderbilt University School of Medicine
• 2:07 PM – 2:12 PM CT

  Parental Leave Policy in Neurosurgery: Problems and Solutions Required Across the World
  

  Presenting Author: Janissardhar Skulsampaopol, MD (she/her/hers) – St. Michael's hospital, University of Toronto

  Co-Author: Michael D. Cusimano, MD, MHPE, FRCSC, DABNS, PhD, FACS, FAANS, FCAHS – St. Michael's hospital, University of Toronto

  Co-Author: Sylvia Shitsama, MD – Jomo Kenyatta University of Agricultural and Technology
• 2:13 PM – 2:18 PM CT

  Byron Cone Pavehouse Young Neurosurgeon Resident Award: Astute bedside clinical examination can limit costly and unnecessary military medical evacuations.
  

  Presenting Author: Xhallynn K. Xavier, AA, BS, CST – Medical City Arlington, Arlington TX

  Co-Author: George Rymarczuk, MD, FAANS – Geisinger Neuroscience Institute, Danville PA
• 2:19 PM – 2:24 PM CT

  Non-surgeons performing fusions: Why is there exponential growth?
  

  Presenting Author: Abraham Dada, BA (he/him/his) – Department of Neurological Surgery, University of California, San Francisco

  Co-Author: Joseph Cheng, MD, MS – University of Cincinnati College of Medicine

  Co-Author: Cecilia Dalle Ore, MD – University of California, San Francisco

  Co-Author: Anthony M. DiGiorgio, DO, MHA – Department of Neurological Surgery, University of California, San Francisco

  Co-Author: John Knightly, MD, FAANS (he/him/his) – AANS

  Co-Author: Praveen V. Mummaneni, MD, MBA – Department of Neurological Surgery, University of California, San Francisco

  Co-Author: Katie O. Orrico, JD – AANS

  Co-Author: Arati Patel, MD – Department of Neurological Surgery, University of California, San Francisco

  Co-Author: Luis M. Tumialan, MD – Barrow Brain and Spine
• 2:25 PM – 2:30 PM CT

  Which social determinants of health affect the odds of 90-day readmission following surgical treatment of cervical myelopathy?
  

  Presenting Author: Mohamed Macki, MD, MPH – Cleveland Clinic

  Co-Author: Vardhaan S. Ambati, MS – University of California, San Francisco

  Co-Author: Anthony L. Asher, MD – Neuroscience Institute, Carolina Neurosurgery & Spine Associates

  Co-Author: Erica F. Bisson, MD, MPH – University of Utah

  Co-Author: Mohamad Bydon, MD, FAANS – Mayo Clinic

  Co-Author: Andrew K. Chan, MD – Columbia University Irving Medical Center

  Co-Author: Dean Chou, MD – Columbia University

  Co-Author: Domagoj Coric, MD – Carolina Neurosurgery & Spine Associates

  Co-Author: Anthony M. DiGiorgio, DO, MHA – Department of Neurological Surgery, University of California, San Francisco

  Co-Author: Kevin T. Foley, MD – Semmes-Murphey Neurologic and Spine Institute, University of Tennessee

  Co-Author: Kai-Ming Fu, MD, PhD – Weill Cornell Medical Center

  Co-Author: Oren N. Gottfried, MD – Duke University

  Co-Author: Regis William Haid, Jr., MD – Atlanta Brain and Spine

  Co-Author: John Knightly, MD, FAANS (he/him/his) – AANS

  Co-Author: Scott Meyer, MD – Altair Health

  Co-Author: Praveen V. Mummaneni, MD, MBA – Department of Neurological Surgery, University of California, San Francisco

  Co-Author: Paul Park, MD – Semmes-Murphey Neurologic and Spine Institute

  Co-Author: Eric Potts, MD – Goodman Campbell Brain and Spine

  Co-Author: Christopher I. Shaffrey, MD – Duke University Medical Center

  Co-Author: Mark Shaffrey, MD – University of Virginia

  Co-Author: Luis M. Tumialan, MD – Barrow Brain and Spine

  Co-Author: Cheerag Upadhyaya, MD, MBA (he/him/his) – University of North Carolina

  Co-Author: Juan S. Uribe, MD – Barrow Neurological Insitute

  Co-Author: Michael S. Virk, MD, PhD – Weill Cornell Medical Center

  Co-Author: Michael Y. Wang, MD – University of Miami
• 2:31 PM – 3:00 PM CT

  Panel Discussion: Raising Revenue and Cutting Costs
  

  Panelist: Deborah L. Benzil, MD, FACS, FAANS (she/her/hers) – Cleveland Clinic

  Panelist: Omar Zalatimo, MD, MPH, MHA, FAANS – LifeBridge Health

  Panelist: Brian R. Gantwerker, MD, FAANS, FACS – Craniospinal Center of Los Angeles

  Panelist: Joseph Cheng, MD, MS – University of Cincinnati College of Medicine