Society of NeuroInterventional Surgery/Joint Cerebrovascular Section Fellows Course

This is a preliminary program and is subject to change.

7:00 am Wellness Activity – Aquafit

8:00 am Registration

8:00 am – 9:00 am Breakfast in Exhibit Hall

8:30 am – 9:00 am SNIS Business Meeting (SNIS Members Only)

Didactic Session – Malformations & Shunts
Programming in collaboration with ESMINT

Moderated by Gary Nesbit, MD & Christian Taschner, MD
9:00 am – 9:20 am Debate: EVT as Main Approach for Spetzler-Martin Grade III AVM, Aymeric Rouchard, MD & Stacy Wolfe, MD
9:20 am – 9:30 am Discussion
9:30 am – 9:50 am Alternative Access Routes to AV Shunt Lesions, Nader Sourour, MD
9:50 am – 10:00 am Discussion
10:00 am – 10:20 am Debate: Transvenous Approach for Intracranial AVM Treatment: A Therapeutic Standard?, Charbel Mounayer, MD & Sameer Ansari, MD, PhD
10:20 am – 10:30 am Discussion

10:30 am – 10:45 am Break in Exhibit Hall

Concurrent Didactic Sessions
Didactic Session – MMA & Neurointerventional Oncology
Moderated by Amir Dehdashti, MD
10:45 am – 11:00 am MMA Anatomy: Practical Review, Emanuele Orru, MD
11:00 am – 11:30 am Comprehensive Summary of the MMA Embolization Trial Results, Laurent Pierot, MD, Jason Davies, MD, PhD & Ansaar Rai, MD, FSNIS
11:30 am – 11:40 am Beyond MMA: Future Directions in ECA Embolization, Andrew Ducruet, MD
11:40 am – 11:50 am Oncolytic Viruses & Cell-based Therapies for Neuro-oncology, Peter Kan, MD
11:50 am – 12:00 pm Discussion

Didactic Session – The Role of Simulation & Artificial Intelligence in Neurointerventional Surgery
Moderated by Matthew Gounis, PhD, Michael Levitt, MD & Adrienne Moraff, MD
10:45 am – 10:52 am Simulation Prior to Performing the World’s First Fetal Vein of Galen Embolization, Alfred See, MD
10:52 am – 11:04 am The Role of Cadaveric Models in Simulation of Neurointerventional Surgery, Iris Grunwald, MD
11:04 am – 11:16 am Practice to Failure: Simulation in the Airline Industry, Jan Brentjens
11:16 am – 11:28 am Metrics for Simulation Training & Skill Retention, David Fiorella, MD, PhD
11:28 am – 11:40 am In Silico Clinical Trials, Praneeta Konduri, MD
11:40 am – 11:52 am AI for the Neurointerventionalist: The Good, the Bad & the Ugly, Jan Vargas, MD
11:52 am – 12:00 pm Discussion

Didactic Session – Abstract Presentations 5
Moderated by Kasra Khatibi, MD & Saman Sizdahkhani, MD
12:00 pm – 1:00 pm Abstract Presentations

Didactic Session – Abstract Presentations 6
Moderated by Ramesh Grandhi, MD
12:00 pm – 1:00 pm Abstract Presentations

1:00 pm – 2:00 pm Lunch in Exhibit Hall

Didactic Session – Complications/Ethics: Capes & Undies
Moderated by Ketan Bulsara, MD, Rohan Chitale, MD, Nitin Goyal, MD & Matthew Potts, MD
2:15 pm – 2:30 pm Endovascular Complications of Intrasaccular Device/Flow Diversion Managed Microsurgically, Michael Lawton, MD
2:30 pm – 2:45 pm Microsurgical Complications Managed Endovascularly, Eytan Raz, MD
2:45 pm – 2:55 pm Discussion
2:55 pm – 3:10 pm Complications of Venous Sinus Stenting for IIH, Kyle Fargen, MD
3:10 pm – 3:25 pm Thrombectomy Complications, Priyank Khandelwal, MD
3:25 pm – 3:40 pm Complications of AVM Interventions, Christopher Kellner, MD
3:40 pm – 3:55 pm Endovascular Complications of Combat Trauma, Yuri Cherednichenko, MD
3:55 pm – 4:05 pm Discussion

5:30 pm Fellows Course Hands-on Labs and Reception

Friday, July 26, 2024

7:45 am  Breakfast

8:25 am – 8:30 am  Welcoming Remarks, Eytan Raz, MD & Stacey Wolfe, MD

Didactic Session – Aneurysms
Moderated by Maksim Shapiro, MD & Stavropoula Tjoumakaris, MD
8:30 am – 8:45 am  Flow Diversion:  Indications & Pearls, Daniel Sahlein, MD
8:45 am – 9:00 am  Complications:  Causes, Care & Consequences, Shahid Nimjee, MD
9:00 am – 9:15 am  Endovascular Flow Diverters:  Devices, Indications & Techniques, Lucas Elijovich, MD
9:15 am – 9:30 pm  Practice Pearls:  Optimize the Imaging in the Angio Suite, Eytan Raz, MD
9:30 am – 9:45 am  Discussion

Didactic Session – Stroke
Moderated by Eytan Raz, MD & Stacey Wolfe, MD
9:45 am – 10:00 am  The Need for Speed:  How to Move Fast in Mechanical Thrombectomy, Mahesh Jayaraman, MD
10:00 am – 10:15 am  Getting out of Trouble in Thrombectomy, Violiza Inoa, MD
10:15 am – 10:30 am  Stenting Intracranial Occlusive Diseases:  Indications, Results & Devices, Mohamad Abdelkader, MD
10:30 am – 10:45 pm  Practice Pearls:  Building an Innovation Driven Clinical Practice, Waleed Brinjikji, MD

10:45 am – 11:00 am  Break

Didactic Session – Pushing the Boundries
Moderated by Eytan Raz, MD & Stacey Wolfe, MD
11:00 am – 11:15 am  Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension:  Work-up, Indications and Technique for Venous Sinus Stenting
11:15 am – 11:30 am  CSF Venous Fistula:  How to Start, Thien Huynh, MD
11:30 am – 11:45 am  Practice Pearls:  Negotiating Your Contract, Sandra Narayanan, MD

11:45 am – 1:00 pm  Lunch & Learn

Didactic Session – Working in the ECA
Moderated by Eytan Raz, MD & Stacey Wolfe, MD
1:00 pm – 1:15 pm  Cranial DAVF:  Anatomy & Approach, Stacey Wolfe, MD
1:15 pm – 1:30 pm  MMA Embolization:  Updates, Tips & Tricks
1:30 pm – 1:45 pm  Practice Pearls:  Maintaining Academic Productivity Throughout Your Career, Robert Starke, MD

Didactic Session – Top Three Techniques for Great Results
Moderated by Eytan Raz, MD & Stacey Wolfe, MD
1:45 pm – 1:52 pm  Aneurysms, Emanuele Orru’, MD
1:52 pm – 1:59 pm  AVM, Hazem Shoirah, MD
1:59 pm – 2:06 pm  Stroke, Osman Mir, MD
2:06 pm – 2:13 pm  Radial Approach, Eric Peterson, MD
2:15 pm – 2:30 pm  Discussion

Didactic Session – Professional Development
Moderated by Eytan Raz, MD & Stacey Wolfe, MD
2:30 pm – 3:00 pm  Practice Pearls Panel:  What I Wish I Knew

3:00 pm  Concluding Remarks and Discussion