University of Wisconsin–Madison

Distinguished Lecturers / Visiting Professors

Ann-Christine Duhaime, MD

Pediatric Neurosurgeon
Director, Pediatric Neurosurgery
Director, Neurosurgical Trauma and Intensive Care
Massachusetts General Hospital,
Boston, MA

“Child Abuse and Head Injuries: Evidence, Humility, and Certainty”

June 17, 2020

Dr. Ann-Christine Duhaime
Dr. Ann-Christine Duhaime
Dr. Dalton Dietrich Scientific Director, The Miami Project to Cure Paralysis Senior Associate Dean for Discovery Science Co-Director, Institute for Neural Engineering Professor of Neurological Surgery, Neurology, Biomedical Engineering and Cell Biology University of Miami Leonard M. Miller School of Medicine, Miami, Florida

“Recent Progress in Protection and Repair after Spinal Cord Injury: Experimental and Clinical Investigations”
“The Importance of Temperature in the Pathophysiology and Treatment of Brain Injury”

August 20-21, 2019

Dr. Dietrich and Dr. Dempsey
Dr. Dietrich and Dr. Dempsey
Dr. Dietrich giving a lecture
Dr. Dietrich giving a lecture
Dr. Dietrich giving a lecture
Dr. Dietrich giving a lecture

Dr. Dietrich giving a lunchtime lecture
Dr. Dietrich giving a lunchtime lecture
Dr. Eric Zager Professor of Neurosurgery, Penn Medicine

“Innovation in Brachial Plexus Surgery”

April 5, 2019

Dr. Eric Zager
Dr. Eric Zager giving a lecture

Dr. Eric Zager with Residents and Faculty
Dr. Eric Zager with Residents and Faculty
Dr. Murat Gunel Chair of Neurosurgery, Yale University Landis Family Visiting Professor Topic of the talk: Genetics and Epigenetics of Stroke

February 26-27, 2019

Dr. Gune and Dr. Dempsey
Dr. Gunel and Dr. Dempsey
Dr. Gune and Dr. Dempsey
Dr. Gunel and Dr. Dempsey
Faculty, research staff and residents attend Dr. Gune's lecture.
Faculty, research staff and residents attend Dr. Gune’s lecture.
Dr. Gune, Dr. Dempsey and Residents
Dr. Gunel, Dr. Dempsey and Residents
Dr. Gune giving a Grand Rounds Lecture
Dr. Gunel giving a Grand Rounds Lecture

Dr. Gune giving a Grand Rounds Lecture
Dr. Gunel giving a Grand Rounds Lecture
Kimberly Hoang Neurosurgical and Spinal Oncology Fellow MD Anderson Cancer Center

“Surgical robotics and autonomy in cranial neurosurgery: a prototype”

December 12, 2018

Dr. Kimberly Hoang

Dr. Alim Louis Benabid 2018-2019 Hilldale Lecture in the Biological Sciences 2014 Lasker Award Winner Chairman of the Board, Clinatec Member of the Academy of Sciences Professor Emeritus of Biophysics at Joseph Fourier University Scientific Advisor at the Atomic Energy Commission

October 3 – 4, 2018

Dr. Alim Louis Benabid
Dr. Alim Louis Benabid and Dr. Robert Dempsey
Dr. Alim Louis Benabid
Dr. Alim Louis Benabid giving his lecture

Dr. Alim Louis Benabid
Dr. Dempsey presenting plaque to Dr. Alim Louis Benabid
Dr. Louise D. McCullough, MD, PhD Visiting Professor Prof. Roy M. & Phyllis Gough Huffington Distinguished Chair Department of Neurology Chief of Neurology, Memorial Hermann Hospital Co-Director, Mischer Neuroscience Institute University of Texas-Houston Houston TX

August 23, 2018

Dr. Louise D. McCullough, MD, PhD
Dr. McCullough giving a morning grand rounds lecture.
Dr. Louise D. McCullough, MD, PhD
Dr. McCullough and Dr. Dempsey

Dr. Louise D. McCullough, MD, PhD
Dr. McCullough giving an afternoon lecture.
Dr. Michael Steinmetz Cleveland Clinic Lerner COM June 22 – 23, 2018

Dr. Dempsey and Dr. Steinmetz
Dr. Dempsey and Dr. Steinmetz

Dr. Steinmetz with residents and faculty
Dr. Steinmetz with residents and faculty
Dr. Lynda Yang University of Michigan March 30 – April 1, 2018

Dr. Dempsey, Dr. Yang, Dr. Haldeman, Dr. Hanna, and Dr. Schmidt
Dr. Dempsey, Dr. Yang, Dr. Haldeman, Dr. Hanna, and Dr. Schmidt

Dr. Yang giving a lecture
Dr. Yang giving a lecture
Dr. Antonio Chiocca Harvard February 27 – 28, 2018

Dr. Dempsey, Dr. Chiocca and Dr. Kuo
Dr. Dempsey, Dr. Chiocca and Dr. Kuo

Dr. Antonio Chiocca and other members of the department
Dr. Antonio Chiocca and other members of the department
John Knightly, MD Atlantic Health Institute January 26 – 27, 2018

Dr. Knightly and members of the department
Dr. Knightly and members of the department

Dr. Resnick, Dr. Knightly and Dr. Dempsey
Dr. Resnick, Dr. Knightly and Dr. Dempsey
B. Gregory Thompson, M.D. John E. McGillicuddy Professor of Neurological Surgery and Vice Chair Professor, Otolaryngology Professor, Radiology University of Michigan”Laser Angioscopy Reveals Concealed Ulcers in Substenotic Carotid Plaques in Cryptogenic Patients: A Preclinic Study”

October 13, 2017

Dr. Thompson giving his lecture
Dr. Thompson giving his lecture

Dr. Thompson, Dr. Dempsey, Dr. Resnick and residents
Dr. Thompson, Dr. Dempsey, Dr. Resnick and residents
Vikram Prabhu, MD Loyola September 16 – 20, 2017
Richard Bryne, MD Rush U Med Center August 10 – 11, 2017

Dr. Bryne and members of the department
Dr. Bryne and members of the department

Dr. Bryne giving his lecture
Dr. Bryne giving his lecture
Benah Badie, MD City of Hope Hospital, CA June 23 – 24, 2017

Dr. Badie giving a lecture
Dr. Badie giving a lecture

Dr. Badie giving a lecture
Dr. Badie giving a lecture
Raj Midha, MD Alberta Health Services March 24 – 25, 2017

Dr. Midha and members of the department
Dr. Midha and members of the department
Russell Lonser, MD The Ohio State December 2 – 3, 2016

Dr. Dempsey and Dr. Lonser
Dr. Dempsey and Dr. Lonser

Dr. Lonser with members of the department
Dr. Lonser with members of the department
Victor Levin, MD University of Texas June 1, 2016

Dr. Kuo, Dr. Levin and Dr. Javid
Dr. Kuo, Dr. Levin and Dr. Javid

Dr. Kuo, Dr. Dempsey, Dr. Levin and Dr. Javid
Dr. Kuo, Dr. Dempsey, Dr. Levin and Dr. Javid
Nader Sanai, MD Barrow (joint) March 2 – 3, 2016

Dr. Sanai, Dr. Kuo and researchers
Dr. Sanai, Dr. Kuo and researchers

Dr. Sanai with residents
Dr. Sanai with residents
Nathan R. Selden, MD, PhD, FACS, FAAP Campagna Chair of Pediatric Neurosurgery Director Residency Program, Neurological Surgery Vice Chair, Neurological Surgery Oregon Health and Science University School of Medicine Portland, OregonFriday, October 21 – Neural Stem Cell Transplantation in Children: 5-Year Results Saturday, October 22 – Intentional Education: A Modern Paradigm that is Changing Neurosurgical Residency

October 21 – 23, 2016

Dr. Selden and residents
Dr. Selden and residents

Dr. Selden giving his lecture
Dr. Selden giving his lecture
Dr. Garrie Arumugum National University of SingaporeSeptember 20 at 4 pm, Javid Room – Talk title: Hypoxisome and Inflammasome in Stroke September 21 at 7:30 am, Department Grand Rounds; G5/152 CSC – Talk title: Dietary Restriction and Stroke

September 20-21, 2016

Dr. Arumugum, Dr. Vemuganti and Dr. Kuo
Dandan Sun, M.D., Ph.D. Professor, Neurology and UPMC Endowed Chair University of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh, PAFriday, June 24 – “Targeting Chloride Ion Transport Proteins to Reduce ‘Malignant’ Cerebral Edema”

June 24-26, 2016

R. Shane Tubbs, MS, PA-C, PhD Professor, Children’s Hospital Alabama UAB School of Medicine Department of Neurosurgery Section of Pediatric Neurosurgery Birmingham, AlabamaFriday, March 25, 2016 – “20 Years of Reverse Translational Research in Neuroanatomy” Saturday, March 26, 2015 – Guest Lecturer at the UW Peripheral Nerve Lab

March 24-27, 2016

Dr. Tubbs with Dr. Dempsey, Dr. Iskandar and residents
Dr. Tubbs with Dr. Dempsey, Dr. Iskandar and residents
Zena Vexler, PhD David Gilboe Memorial Lecture – Blood-Brain Barrier Integrity after Perinatal Stroke: Consequences for Injury and Repair

November 19, 2015

Dr. Vexler and Dr. Dempsey
Dr. Vexler and Dr. Dempsey
Anil Nanda, MD Professor and Chairman, Department of Neurosurgery LSUHSC-Shreveport Shreveport, LA“Skull Base Surgery: The Sacred and Profane.” “Dharma, Dixie and Dilemmas in Public Health.”

August 14-15, 2015

Dr. Nanda with members of the department
Dr. Nanda with members of the department
Samir Lapsiwala, MD Fort Worth Brain and Spine Institute Fort Worth, TX“Practicing Neurosurgery in the Real World”

June 19-20, 2015

Dr. Dempsey and Dr. Lapsiwala
Dr. Dempsey and Dr. Lapsiwala

Dr. Lapsiwala and members of the department
Dr. Lapsiwala and members of the department
Rick Abbott, MD Professor, Clinical Neurosurgery and Clinical Pediatrics Albert Einstein College of Medicine Bronx, NY“My Headache is a 9: Managing Headache Complaints and Shunts” “Functional Outcome of Aggressive Surgical Management of Intramedullary Spinal Cord Tumors in Children”

April 24-25, 2015

Dr. Abbot giving a lecture
Dr. Abbot giving a lecture
Alex Valadka, MD Chief Executive Officer & Board of Directors Chairman Seton Brain and Spine Institute Austin, Texas Adjunct Professor Department of Psychology University of Texas, Austin, Texas“Controversies in the Management of Severe TBI” “The Neurosurgical Workforce: Training More Neurosurgeons”

January 16-17, 2015

Dr. Medow, Dr. Valadka and Dr. Dempsey
Dr. Medow, Dr. Valadka and Dr. Dempsey

Dr. Valadka
Dr. Valadka
Michael Wang, MD Professor Departments of Neurological Surgery & Rehabilitation Medicine University of Miami Miller School of Medicine“Advances in Minimally Invasive Spinal Surgery” “Revision Deformity Surgery: Case Vignettes”

August 15-16, 2014

Dr. Wang and members of the department
Dr. Wang and members of the department

Dr. Wang giving a lecture
Dr. Wang giving a lecture
Miguel Perez-Pinzon, MD Professor of Neurology & Neuroscience Vice-Chair for Basic Science (Neurology) Director, Cerebral Vascular Disease Research Laboratories University of Miami Miller School of Medicine“Ischemic Preconditioning: mechanisms and potential clinical scenarios” “Ischemic Preconditioning: mechanisms of neuroprotection”

August 12-13, 2014

Eldad Hadar, M.D. Associate Professor, Program Director and Vice Chair Department of Neurological Surgery The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill”Charting Your Own Career Path”

June 20-21, 2014

Dr. Dempsey and Dr. Hadar
Dr. Dempsey and Dr. Hadar
Frederick F. Lang, Jr., MD FACS FAANS Professor (Tenure) Director of Clinical Research Department of Neurological Surgery The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center”Mesenchymal Stem Cells in the Therapy and Biology of Gliomas”

January 17, 2014

Dr. Lang with faculty and residents
Dr. Lang with faculty and residents
Benjamin C. Warf, MD Associate Professor Department of Surgery Affiliate Faculty, Department of Global Health and Social Medicine Harvard Medical School”Doing Pediatric Neurosurgery in Uganda: What We Have Learned” “ETV/CPC for Infant Hydrocephalus: Technique, Results and Why it Works”

November 5-7, 2014

Dr. Warf and residents
Dr. Warf and residents
Nicholas M. Barbaro, M.D. Chairman, Indiana University School of Medicine Department of Neurological Surgery Betsey Barton Professor of Neurological Surgery Vice President and Neurosurgeon, Goodman Campbell Brain and Spine“Surgery and Radiosurgery for Temporal Lobe Epilepsy”

October 11-12, 2013

Dr. Barbaro with residents and faculty
Dr. Barbaro with residents and faculty

Dr. Barbaro and faculty
Dr. Barbaro and faculty
Peter Rasmussen, M.D. Director of the Cerebrovascular Center Cleveland Clinic Associate Professor at Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine of Case Western Reserve UniversityCost Centers, Service Lines and the Future Organization of Stroke Care

June 21-23, 2013

Dr. Rasmussen giving a lecture
Dr. Rasmussen giving a lecture
Dr. Rasmussen giving a lecture
Dr. Rasmussen giving a lecture
Dr. Rasmussen, Dr. Dempsey and other members of the department
Dr. Rasmussen, Dr. Dempsey and other members of the department

Dr. Rasmussen giving a lecture
Dr. Rasmussen giving a lecture
Michael T. Lawton, M.D. Professor in Residence of Neurological Surgery Tong Po Kan Endowed Chair Chief, Cerebrovascular and Skull Base Surgery Programs Director, Cerebrovascular Disorders Program University of California San Francisco“The Vascular Manifesto””Bypass for Aneurysm”

May 17 & 18, 2013

Dr. Lawton and members of the department
Dr. Lawton and members of the department

Dr. Lawton and Dr. Dempsey
Dr. Lawton and Dr. Dempsey
Samuel D. Rabkin, PhD PhD Associate Professor Department of Surgery (Microbiology & Immunobiology) Harvard Medical School Brain Tumor Research Center“Targeting Glioblastoma Stem Cells with Oncolytic Herpes Simplex Virus and Immunotherapy”

May 8, 2013

Dr. Rabkin and members of the department
Dr. Rabkin and members of the department

Dr. Rabkin signing the visitor book
Dr. Rabkin signing the visitor book
Dr. John Steeves Professor Department of Neuroscience The University of British ColumbiaWho Are the Appropriate Subjects for Different Interventions and Distinct Phases of a Spinal Cord Injury Trial

April 10, 2013

T.S. Park Shi H. Huang Professor of Neurosurgery Washington University in St. Louis Neurosurgeon-In-Chief, St. Louis Children’s HospitalSelective Dorsal Rhizotomy/Birth Brachial Plexus Injury

September 28-29, 2012

Dr. Park and other members of the department
Dr. Park and other members of the department
Georg Reiser, MD Professor of Biochemistry Director, Institute for Neurobiochemistry Otto-von-Guericke-University Magdeburg, GermanyMitochrondria and Neurodegeneration/neuroprotection-focus on the permeability transition and interaction proteins/ligands as targest for novel neuroprotection mechanismsPrinciples of Neurodegeneration and protection: X-ALD or Refsum as examples of Neurological Diseases Cellular Mechanisms of Toxicity of Novel Protective Mechanisms. August 28-29, 2012
Robert Harbaugh, MD Director, Penn State Institute of the Neurosciences Professor and Chair, Depatment of Neurosurgery Professor, Engineering Science and Mechanics Penn State UniversityNeurosugical Randomized Trials: How Tarnished is the Gold Standard? Neurosurgical Subspecialization May 31- June 1, 2012

Robert Harbaugh, MD
Dr. Harbaugh and Dr. Dempsey
Dr. John Park Investigator, National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke Chief, Surgical and Molecular Neuro-Oncology Unit National Institutes of HealthImmunotherapy of Malignant Gliomas CITED1 Maintenance of Glioma Stem Cells March 27-28, 2012

Dr. Dempsey, Dr. Park and Dr. Kuo

Dr. Park giving a lecture
Dr. Park giving a lecture
Dr. Nelson Oyesiku Chief, Stroke Branch, Clinical Neuroscience Program National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke National Institutes of HealthE-selectin for Secondary Prevention of Stroke Global SUMOylation is Cytoprotective in Brain Ischemia February 17-18, 2012

Dr. Oyesiku lecture
Dr. Oyesiku lecture
Dr. Oyesiku and Dr. Resnick
Residents using 3d glasses for lecture about 3d video in microscropes
Residents using 3d glasses for lecture about 3d video in microscropes

Dr. Dempsey and Dr. Oyesiku
Dr. Dempsey and Dr. Oyesiku
Dr. Joseph Cheng Assoicate Professor of Neurological Surgery Director, Neurosurgery Spine Program Co-Director, Vanderbilt University Spine and Bone Research Laboratory Vanderbilt University Medical CenterEconomic Evolution of Spinal Care-Health Care Costs and the Aging SpineBiomechanics of Spinal Motion December 16-17, 2011
Dr. Sharif Salman Neurosurgeon Liaquat National Hospital & Medical CollegeNeurosurgery in Pakistan July 11, 2011

Dr. Salman and Dr. Dempsey
Dr. Salman and Dr. Dempsey

Dr. Salman Lecture
Dr. Salman Lecture
John Hallenbeck, M.D. Chief, Stroke Branch, Clinical Neuroscience Program National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke National Institutes of HealthE-selectin for Secondary Prevention of Stroke Global SUMOylation is Cytoprotective in Brain Ischemia April 14-15, 2011

Dr. Hallenbeck meeting with research lab members
Dr. Hallenbeck meeting with research lab members

Dr. Adibhatla, Dr. Vemuganti, Dr. Hallenbeck and Dr. Dempsey
Dr. Adibhatla, Dr. Vemuganti, Dr. Hallenbeck and Dr. Dempsey
Juha Hernesniemi, M.D. Professor and Chairman, Department of Neurosurgery University Central Hospital of Helsinki University of HelsinkiLife and Training in Neurosurgery May 6-7, 2011

Dr. Hernesniemi touring the research labs
Dr. Hernesniemi touring the research labs

Dr. Hernesniemi with Dr. Dempsey and the residents
Dr. Hernesniemi with Dr. Dempsey and the residents
C. Edward Dixon, Ph.D. Director, Brain Trauma Research Center Professor and Vice Chair of Research Department of Neurological Surgery University of PittsburghStriatal Mechanisms of Traumatic Brain Injury December 2, 2010

Dr. Sun, Dr. Ramirez, Dr. Dixon, Dr. Dempsey
Dr. Sun, Dr. Ramirez, Dr. Dixon, Dr. Dempsey

Dr. Dixon presented David Gilboe Lectureship plaque by Dr. Dempsey
Dr. Dixon presented David Gilboe Lectureship plaque by Dr. Dempsey
James T. Rutka, MD, PhD, FRCSC Professor and Chairman Division of Neurosurgery University of TorontoMedulloblastoma: One Disease, Two or More? September 17-19, 2010

Dr. Rutka, Dr. Dempsey and Dr. Kuo
Dr. Rutka, Dr. Dempsey and Dr. Kuo
Dade Lunsford, MD Lars Leksell Professor and Distinguished Professor Departments of Neurological Surgery and Radiation Oncology University of Pittsburgh Director, Center for Image-Guided Neurosurgery Director, Residency ProgramThe Expanding Role of Radiosurgery Where does Radiosurgery fit in the Management of Vascular Malformations? September 11-12 , 2009
Andres Lozano, MD, PhD Professor and RR Tasker Chair in Neurosurgery Tier 1 Canada Research Chair in Neuroscience University of TorontoImproving Brain Function with Deep Brain Stimulation – May 8 A Brief History of Psychiatric Disorder Surgery – May 9 May 8-9 , 2009

Dr. Dempsey, Dr. Sillay and Dr. Lozano
Dr. Dempsey, Dr. Sillay and Dr. Lozano
Allan H. Friedman, MD Guy L. Odom Professor Department of Neurosurgery Duke University Medical CenterLessons Learned from Awake Glioma Surgery- February 27th February 27-28 , 2009

Dr. Friedman, Dr. Baskaya, Dr. Brooks and residents
Dr. Friedman, Dr. Baskaya, Dr. Brooks and residents

Dr. Friedman and Dr. Dempsey
Dr. Friedman and Dr. Dempsey
John H. Zhang, MD, PhD Professor Departments of Neurosurgery, Anesthesiology, Physiology and Pharmacology, Pathology and Human Anatomy Loma Linda University School of Medicine Loma Linda, CAEarly Brain Injury after Subarachnoid Hemorrhage — January 23rd New Frontiers in Neuroscience Research — January 23rd January 22-23, 2009

Dr. Zang poses with Dr. Dempsey and other members of the department
Dr. Zang poses with Dr. Dempsey and other members of the department
John R. W. Kestle, MD Professor and Director of Residency Training Chief, Division of Pediatric Neurosurgery Department of Neurosurgery University of UtahPlanning a Clinical Research Project– September 5th Clinical Trials in Pediatric Hydrocephalus: Lessons Learned– September 5th September 4-6, 2008

Dr. Kestle, Dr. Dempsey and other members of the department
Dr. Kestle, Dr. Dempsey and other members of the department

Dr. Kestle and Dr. Dempsey
Dr. Kestle and Dr. Dempsey
Gazi Yasargil, MD Professor of Neurosurgery Department of Neurosurgery University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Little Rock, ArkansasMicroneurosurgical Aspects of the Sylvian Fissure — August 1st Microneurosurgical Experiences in the Treatment of Primary Brain Tumors– August 1st July 31-August 2, 2008

Dr. Yasargil, Dr. Dempsey and other members of the department
Dr. Yasargil, Dr. Dempsey and other members of the department
Behnam Badie, MD Director, Department of Neurosurgery Director, Brain Tumor Program City of Hope Medical Center Duarte, CaliforniaKiller Cells: New Ways to Battle Gliomas– June 20th June 20-22 , 2008

Dr. Dempsey, Dr. Badie and other members of the department
Dr. Dempsey, Dr. Badie and other members of the department

Dr. Badie and Dr. Dempsey
Dr. Badie and Dr. Dempsey
Eng Lo, MD Professor of Radiology and Neuroscience Harvard Medical School Boston, MA April 10-11, 2008

Dr. Lo, Dr. Dempsey and other members of the department
Dr. Lo, Dr. Dempsey and other members of the department
Dr. Lo's lecture
Dr. Lo’s lecture

Dr. Lo, Dr. Dempsey and Dr. Javid
Dr. Lo, Dr. Dempsey and Dr. Javid
David Roberts, MD Professor of Surgery (Neurosurgery) and Section Chief, Neurosurgery Department of Surgery Dartmouth Medical School Hanover, New HampshireTemporal Lobe Epilepsey — January 18th Frontal Lobe Epilepsey: Clinical Diagnosis, Evaluation and Surgical Treatment — January 18th January 17-19, 2008

Dr. Dempsey, Dr. Javid and Dr. Roberts
Dr. Dempsey, Dr. Javid and Dr. Roberts
Roberto C. Heros, MD Professor, Co-Chairman and Program Director Department of Neurological Surgery University of Miami School of MedicineSome Thoughts on Cerebrovascular Surgery in General and Cerebral AVMs in Particular September 27-29, 2007

Dr. Heros and residents
Dr. Heros and residents

Dr. Dempsey, Dr. Heros and Dr. Baskaya
Dr. Dempsey, Dr. Heros and Dr. Baskaya
Frank Sharp, MD Professor Department of Neurology, Neuroscience and Genetics University of California at DavisBlood Genomics of Neurological Disease May 11, 2007

Dr. Sharp and Dr. Vemuganti

Dr. Sharp and members of the department
Dr. Sharp and members of the department
M. Sean Grady, MD Charles Harrison Frazier Professor and Chairman Department of Neurological Surgery University of Pennsylvania School of MedicineManagement of Traumatic Brain Injury in the 21st Century April 27, 2007

Dr. Grady and residents
Dr. Grady and residents

Dr. Grady
Dr. Grady
Robert J. Spinner, MD Associate Professor Department of Neurosurgery, Orthopedics and Anatomy Mayo Clinic, School of MedicineWhat’s New with Peripheral Nerve Tumors? — January 19th What’s New in Brachial Plexus Surgery? — January 20th January 19-20, 2007

Dr. Spinner and residents

Dr. Spinner giving his lecture
Dr. Spinner giving his lecture
William L. Couldwell, M.D., Ph.D. Professor and Joseph J. Yager Chair Department of Neurosurgery University of UtahManagement of the Difficult Meningioma September 15, 2006

Dr. Couldwell giving his lecture
Dr. Couldwell giving his lecture

Dr. Couldwell and residents
Dr. Couldwell and residents
Michael Chopp, Ph.D. Vice Chairman Department of Neurology Henry Ford Hospital Detroit, MichiganDistinguished Professor Department of Physics Oakland University Rochester, MichiganRemodeling Brain after Neural Injury: Cell and Pharmacological Therapies April 28, 2006

Dr. Chopp at lunch with residents and research staff
Dr. Chopp at lunch with residents and research staff

Dr. Chopp talking with faculty and residents
Dr. Chopp talking with faculty and residents
Stephen Ondra, M.D. Associate Professor Department of Neurological Surgery Northwestern University Medical School Evanston, IllinoisSpinal Sagittal Alignment: Analysis, Research and Techniques for Correction – January 27 Adult Spinal Deformity: Evaluation, Treatment, and Outcome – January 28 January 27, 2006

Dr. Ondra at UW Hockey game
Dr. Ondra at UW Hockey game
Dr. Ondra and Dr. Dempsey at UW Hockey game
Dr. Ondra and Dr. Dempsey at UW Hockey game
Dr. Ondra
Dr. Ondra and residents
Dr. Ondra and residents

Dr. Ondra and residents
Dr. Ondra and residents
Alan R. Cohen, M.D. Surgeon-in-Chief Rainbow Babies and Children’s Hospital Professor of Neurological Surgery Case Western Reserve University School of MedicineBreaking Bad News – November 7 Case Discussion – November 8 November 7-8, 2005

Dr. Cohen talking with faculty and residents
Dr. Cohen talking with faculty and residents
Curtis Dickman, M.D. Director of Spinal Research and Associate Chief Spine Section Division of Neurological Surgery Barrow Neurological InstituteManagement of Giant Herniated Thoracic Discs – Sept 16Thoracoscopic Spinal Surgery – Sept 17 September 16-17, 2005

Dr. Dickman and Residents at dinner
Dr. Dickman and Residents at dinner
Dr. Dickman and residents
Dr. Dickman and residents

Dr. Dickman and residents
Dr. Dickman and residents
Albert Rhoton, Jr., M.D. Chairman Emeritus Division of Neurological Surgery University of FloridaArt and Beauty of the Brain in Neurosurgery – Feb 25 Microscopic Anatomy and Approaches to the Cerebellopontine Angle – Feb 26 February 24-26, 2005

Dr. Dempsey and Dr. Rhoton
Dr. Dempsey and Dr. Rhoton

Dr. Rhoton and residents
Dr. Rhoton and residents
Mitchel Berger, M.D. Professor and Chairman Department of Neurosurgery University of California – San Fransisco San Fransisco, CaliforniaTranslational Advances for the Management of Gliomas November 5-6, 2004

Dr. Dempsey, Dr. Berger and residents
Dr. Dempsey, Dr. Berger and residents

Dr. Berger and residents
Dr. Berger and residents
Robert Spetzler, M.D. Director Barrow Neurological Institute Phoenix, ArizonaTerra Incognita September 24-25, 2004

Dr. Spetzler and residents
Dr. Spetzler and residents

Dr. Spetzler signing books for residents
Dr. Spetzler signing books for residents
Douglas Feinstein, Ph.D. Associate Research Professor Department of Anesthesiology University of Illinois at Chicago West Side V.A. HospitalTherapeutic Potential of PPAR Agonists for Neurological Diseases May 21, 2004
Josef Krieglstein, M.D., Ph.D Director Institut fur Pharmakologie und Toxikologie Philipps-Universitat Marburg, GermanyRegulation of Neuronal Degeneration and Protection by Protein Kinases and Phosphatases February 24 – 26, 2004
Ralph G. Dacey, Jr., M.D. Henry G. & Edith R. Schwartz Professor and Chairman Department of Neurological Surgery Washington University School of MedicineChanging Patterns of Care for Cerebral Aneurysms in the USA Hemodynamic Assessment and Management of Arterial Occlusion Due to Atherosclerosis in Moya Moya Disease January 23 – 24, 2004
Dr. Steven L. Giannotta Professor Keck School of Medicine University of Southern California (USC)Comprehensive Management of Acoustic Neuromas Surgical Management of Internal Carotid Artery Aneurysms September 5 – 6, 2003
Dr. R. Michael Scott Professor and Director Pediatric Neurological Surgery The Children’s Hospital Harvard Medical SchoolLongterm Followup after Surgical Treatment of Moyamoya Syndrome Management of Craniopharyngioma August 8 – 9, 2003
Dr. Richard Fessler Professor and Chief Section of Neurological Surgery University of ChicagoApplications of Minimally Invasive Spine Surgical Techniques January 10 – 11, 2003
Dr. Kim J. Burchiel John Raaf Professor and Chairman Oregon Health and Science UniversityThe Theoretical Basis of the Surgical Treatment of Parkinson’s Disease September 7 – 8, 2002
Dr. Mark Hadley Professor of Neurosurgery University of AlabamaMedical Evidence–Based Guidelines for the Management of Acute Cervical Spine and Spinal Cord Injuries June 21 – 22, 2002
Dr. Edward Laws, Jr. Professor of Neurosurgery University of VirginiaThe Diagnosis and Management of Pituitary Tumors April 19 – 20, 2002
Dr. James Rutka Professor of Neurosurgery University of Toronto Hospital for Sick ChildrenMedulloblastoma — From a Difficult Past to a Promising Future February 1 – 2, 2002
Dr. Marion L. Walker Professor of Pediatric Neurosurgery University of Utah Primary Children’s Medical CenterLiving with Hydrocephalus September 7 – 8, 2001
Dr. John McGullicudy Professor of Neurosurgery University of MichiganPeripheral Nerve Entrapments and Their Evaluation Brachial Plexus Injuries May 18 – 19, 2001
Dr. H. Hunt Batjer Chairman and Professor of Neurosurgery Northwestern UniversityControversies in AVM Management Surgery of Upper Basilar Artery January 26 — 27, 2001
Dr. Edward Oldfield National Institutes of Health University of Alabama–BirminghamConvection–Enhanced Drug Delivery Syringomyelia October 27 – 28, 2000
Dr. Jerry Oakes Professor of Neurosurgery University of Alabama–BirminghamChiari I Malformation in Childhood May 26 — 27, 2000
Dr. Volker Sonntag Barrow Neurological InstituteManagement of Cervical Myelopathy Pediatric Spinal Arthrodesis January 7 – 8, 2000
Dr. Thomas Gennarelli Professor and Chairman of Neurosurgery Medical College of WisconsinThe Neurobiology of Traumatic Brain Injury My Biases in the Treatment of Pituitary Adenomas October 1 – 2, 1999
Regis W. Haid, MD Associate Professor of Neurosurgery Emory University School of MedicineLumbar Interbody Fusion: Patient Selection, Technical Considerations, Complications, and Outcomes The Use of Posterior Rigid Fixation June 4–5, 1999
A. Leland Albright, MD Professor of Neurosurgery University of Pittsburgh Chief of Pediatric Neurosurgery Children’s Hospital of PittsburghCerebral Palsy Movement DisordersPediatric Brain Tumors February 12–13, 1999
Dr. Peter Black Neurosurgeon–in–Chief Brigham & Women’s and Children’s HospitalsBiology and Management of Low–Grade Gliomas Operating with MRI Vision September 11–12, 1998
Dr. David Piepgras Chairman, Department of Neurosurgery Mayo ClinicChiari Malformation Cranial and Spinal Dural Fistulae March 6–7, 1998
Dr. Edward Benzel Professor & Chief of Neurosurgery University of New Mexico School of MedicineBack Pain: The Decision–Making Process Biomechanics of Spinal Instrumentation November 14–16, 1997
Dr. David Kline Professor & Chairman of Neurosurgery Louisiana State University Medical CenterManagement of Brachial Plexus Lesions Tumors of Nerves April 18–19, 1997
Dr. Julian “Buz” Hoff Professor & Chairman of Neurosurgery University of MichiganIntracerebral Hematomas and Neurosurgery Departments January 18, 1997