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Sunday, September 11, 2022
6:15 a.m.—7:45 a.m. Member Business Meeting (Members only)
and Guest Breakfast

7:45 a.m.—12:00 p.m. Scientific Program and Breaks with Exhibitors

7:45am—9:00am Scientific Session IV Moderators: Melanie Hayden-Gephart,
Adair Prall
10 min talk - 2 min discussion
Neurosurgery Can Save the World from
Javed Siddiqi
Alzheimer's Disease
Bionaut™: Conceptually Novel,
Tetherless Microrobotic Minimally Invasive Microsurgical
Bill Loudon
and Drug-Delivery Device Platform for the
Treatment of CNS Disorders
Endoscopic endonasal cavernous sinus surgery.
Juan Fernandez The Stanford experience
(Nominee)
Endoscopic and Radiotherapeutic Management of
Michael Karsy
Esthesioneuroblastoma
The RAPID consortium: a multicenter platform foir clinical
Andrew Little
and translational pituitary tumor research
Ralph B. Cloward:
Moustapha Abou-Samra
Not only an Innovator in Spine Surgery
9:00am – 9:45am Prolo Lecture. Dr. Nigel Nicholson, Professor of Greek, Latin and Ancient
Mediterranean Studies, Reed College, Portland: "Thinking of Yourself as a Doctor."
Introduction by Dr. Don Prolo.

9:45am – 10:30am Coffee with Exhibitors

10:30am – 11:15am Cloward Award Lecture. Dr Gary K. Steinberg, Professor of
Neurosurgery, Stanford University: A lifelong odyssey to understand and treat
cerebrovascular disease, with a few detours.
Introduction by Dr. Jay Morgan
11:15am - 12:00pm Presidential Address. Dr. David Pitkethly, WNS President:
Medical Volunteerism in East Africa: A neurosurgeon’s Experience.
Introduction by Mrs. Mara Pitkethly
12:00pm Announcements and adjourn for the day
1:00pm-5:00pm Afternoon Activities

6:00pm Formal Banquet
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