PLENARY II

Saturday, May 4, 2024

10:30 AM – 12:30 PM CT

Location: Enter through AANS Exhibit Hall

Presiding Officer(s)

Richard Byrne, MD (MD, FAANS)

Neurosurgeon, Department of Neurosurgery
Mayo
Jacksonville, FL, US
Marjorie Wang, MD MPH (she/her/hers)

Professor
Medical College of Wisconsin
Milwaukee, WI, US

10:30 AM – 10:33 AM CT

Introduction of the Cushing Medalist
Speaker: Richard W. Byrne, MD (MD, FAANS) – Mayo
Speaker: Marjorie Wang, MD MPH (she/her/hers) – Medical College of Wisconsin
Speaker: Regis William Haid, Jr., MD – Atlanta Brain and Spine
10:33 AM – 10:37 AM CT

Cushing Medalist: Retrospective on a Career in Spine Surgery
Speaker: Christopher I. Shaffrey, MD – Duke University Medical Center
10:38 AM – 10:53 AM CT

What Matters 2024: Spine Surgery
Speaker: Luis M. Tumialán, MD – Barrow Brain and Spine
10:54 AM – 11:02 AM CT

Special Recognition of NPA Spine Data Collaborators and Van Wagenen Awardee
Speaker: Anthony L. Asher, MD – Neuroscience Institute, Carolina Neurosurgery & Spine Associates
11:03 AM – 11:15 AM CT

What Matters: What Sustains Us
Guest Speaker: David Zaas, MD, MBA
11:16 AM – 11:20 AM CT

Introduction of AANS Presidential Address
Speaker: Russell R. Lonser, MD – The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center
11:20 AM – 11:50 AM CT

AANS Presidential Address: The Power of Humility
Speaker: Anthony L. Asher, MD – Neuroscience Institute, Carolina Neurosurgery & Spine Associates
11:51 AM – 11:54 AM CT

Introduction of the Theodore Kurze Lecture
Speaker: Richard W. Byrne, MD (MD, FAANS) – Mayo
11:54 AM – 12:24 PM CT

Theodore Kurze Lecture
Guest Speaker: David Brooks
12:25 PM – 12:28 PM CT

Announcements: Afternoon Programming
Speaker: Ann R. Stroink, MD, FAANS