2024 SCHEDULE AT A GLANCE

Friday, September 13, 2024

Saturday, September 14, 2024

Sunday, September 15, 2024

Early Career Level Workshop 1  
View from the NINDS, NIA, DOD and VA  
Chair: Claire Henchcliffe MD, DPhil, FANA, FAAN, University of California, Irvine  
Co-Chair: Ali Ezzati, MD, University of California, Irvine  

Early Career & Early to Mid-Career Level Workshop 1  
Optimizing Your ANA2024 Meeting Experience to Build Your Professional Network and Your CV  
Chair: Katherine Carroll, MD, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine  
Co-Chair: Lesli E. Skolarus, MD, MS, FANA, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine  

AUPN Chair Career Level Workshop 1  
Integrating Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Neurology Residency Selection  
Moderator: Michel Torbey, MD, MPH, FANA, University of Mexico  

Program/Residency Director Level Workshop 1  
Developing the Director  
Chair: Elisabeth Marsh, MD, FAHA, FANA, FAAN, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine  
Co-Chair: Raymond Price MD, FANA, University of Pennsylvania

Optimizing Neurologic Clinical Trial Design and Insuring Equitable Enrollment [NINDS]  
Chair: Lauren Reoma, MD, National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, National Institute of Health  
Co-Chair: Cassie Mitchell, PhD, Georgia Institute of Technology  

Game-Based Learning in Neurology  
Chair: Zachary London, MD, FANA, University of Michigan  
Co-Chair: Andrew Kayser, MD, PhD, FANA, University of California, San Francisco  

Clinical Logic  
Chair: Eric T. Wong, MD, MA, FANA, FAAN, Rhode Island Hospital  
Co-Chair: Raymond Price MD, FANA, University of Pennsylvania  

Advances in Pediatric Neurology Research  
Chair: Mark S. Wainwright, MD, PhD, FANA, Seattle Children’s Hospital  

Neuro Ethics  
Chair: Albert A. (Gus) Davis, MD, PhD, Washington University in St. Louis

Additional Lunch Workshops*

Women of the ANA Lunch Program - Charting New Horizons: Women Pioneering Leadership and Entrepreneurial Innovation in Academic Neurology  
Chair: Shilpi Mittal, MD, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital  
Co-Chair: Janhavi Modak, MBBS, MD, MPH, Baptist Health Medical Center

American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology (ABPN) Update and Continuing Certification (CC) Program Session  
Chair: Jeffrey Lyness, MD, American Board of Psychiatry & Neurology
Co-Chair: Nina Schor, MD, PhD, FANA, NIH

Global Neurology Initiative: Action Plan Update  
Chair: Omar Siddiqi, MD, MPH, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center  
Co-Chair: M. Elizabeth Ross, MD, PhD, FANA, Nathan Cummings Professor and Head, Laboratory of Neurogenetics and Development Director, Center for Neurogenetics Chair, Neuroscience Graduate Program Weill Cornell Medicine

Meet the Program and Residency Directors  
Chair: Elisabeth Marsh, MD, FAHA, FANA, FAAN, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine  
Co-Chair: Raymond Price MD, FANA, University of Pennsylvania

Cross-Cutting Special Interest Groups*   

Health Services and Health Equity Research: How Do We Engage and Recruit Diverse Populations in Neurological Research  
Chair: Neha S. Dangayach, MD, MSCR, FAAN, FCCM, FCCP, FNCS, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai  
Vice Chair: Charlene Gamaldo, MD, FANA, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

Neurogenetics and Gene Therapy: Forget The Mouse: The Future of Pre-Clinical Trials in Neurogenetic Disease 
Chair: Andrea Gropman, MD, FANA, Children's National Medical Center  
Vice Chair: Gemma Carvill, PhD, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

Neuroinflammation and Neuroinfection  
Chair: Kiran Thakur, MD, Columbia University Irving Medical Center  
Vice Chair: Felicia Chow, MD, MAS, University of California San Francisco

Neurorecovery and Neuroplasticity: Neurostimulation to Improve Recovery After Brain Injury
Chair: Steven Cramer, MD, MSc, FAAN, FAHA, FANA, University of California, Los Angeles  
Vice Chair: Karunesh Ganguly, MD, PhD, FANA, University of California, San Francisco 

Neurodegeneration and Cell Death  
Chair: Vikram Khurana, MD, PhD, Brigham & Women's Hospital  
Vice Chair: Albert A. (Gus) Davis, MD, PhD, Washington University in St. Louis

Neurodevelopment: The Neurovascular Continuum  
Chair: Miya Asato, MD, Kennedy Krieger Institute  
Vice Chair: Eboni Lance, MD, PhD, Kennedy Krieger Institute

Monday, September 16, 2024

Professional Development Workshops*              

Early Career Level Workshop 2  
Early Career Development for International Graduates   
Chair: Jayant Acharya, MD, DM, FANA, Southern Illinois University School of Medicine  
Co-Chair: Erica Schuyler, MD, FANA, Hartford Healthcare/University of Connecticut

Early Career & Early to Mid-Career Level Workshop 2  
Communicating Your Science  
Chair: Kelly Sloane, MD, MS, University of Pennsylvania  
Co-Chair: Romergryko G. Geocadin, MD, FANA, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

AUPN Chair Career Level Workshop 2  
Multitasking for the Neurology Chair: Balancing Multiple Priorities  
Moderator: Jun Li, MD, PhD, FANA, Houston Methodist

Program/Residency Director Level Workshop 2  
Realistic Research in Residency  
Chair: Elisabeth Marsh, MD, FAHA, FANA, FAAN, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine  
Co-Chair: Raymond Price MD, FANA, University of Pennsylvania

Interactive Lunch Workshops*  
Neurology in the ChatGPT Era: Artificial Intelligence Advances in Literature-Based Discovery
Chair:  Cassie Mitchell, PhD, Georgia Institute of Technology  
Co-Chair: David Kartchner, PhD, Georgia Institute of Technology

Autoimmune Epilepsy: Emerging Trends  
Chair: James Gugger, MD, PharmD, University of Pennsylvania  
Co-Chair: Rajesh Gupta, MD, University Texas Health Houston

Neurosarcoidosis: Evolving Diagnostic and management Strategies  
Chair: Allen Aksamit, MD, FANA, Mayo Clinic, Rochester  
Co-Chair: Amanda Jagolino-Cole, MD, FAHA, FAAN, FANA, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston

Advances in Neurologic Devices  
Chair: Eric T. Wong, MD, MA, FANA, FAAN, Rhode Island Hospital  
Co-Chair: Richa Tripathi, MD, Emory University

New Trends in Headache Management in Diverse Populations  
Chair: Richa Tripathi, MD, Emory University  
Co-Chair: Kristina Lopez, MD, West Virginia University

Diversity in the Neurology Workforce in the Post-Affirmative Action Era  
Chair: Andrea Schneider, MD, PhD, University of Pennsylvania  
Co-Chair: Nerissa Ko, MD, MAS, FANA, University of California, San Francisco

AUPN Meet the Chairs: Empowering Women Leaders: Successes and Challenges in the Role of Department Chair  
Moderator: John Greenfield, MD, PhD, FANA, University of Connecticut School of Medicine  

Meet the Editors  
Chair: Kenneth Tyler, MD, FANA, University of Colorado  
Co-Chair: Ahmet Hoke, MD, PhD, FANA, The Johns Hopkins University

Traditional Special Interest Groups*

Autoimmune Neurology and MS: Updates and Advances in the Immunobiology and Approaches in Autoimmune Encephalitis  
Chair: Amanda Piquet MD, FAAN, FANA, University of Colorado  
Vice Chair: Eoin P. Flanagan, MBBCh, Mayo Clinic, Rochester

Behavioral Neurology and Dementia: Emerging Diagnostic and Therapeutic Biomarkers in Neurodegeneration  
Chair: Lenora Higginbotham, MD, Emory University  
Vice Chair: Gregg S. Day, MD, MSc, MSCI, FAAN, Mayo Clinic, Florida

Epilepsy: Epileptogenesis: From Basic Mechanisms to Clinical Practice
Chair: Elizabeth Gerard, MD, FANA, Northwestern University  
Vice Chair: James Gugger, MD, PharmD, University of Pennsylvania

Global Neurology: Hot Topics in Global Neurology
Chair: B. Jeanne Billioux, MD, National Institutes of Health  
Vice Chair: Melody Asukile, MBChB, MMED, University of Cape Town/University of Zambia

Neurocritical Care and TBI  
Chair: Danielle K. Sandsmark, MD, PhD, University of Pennsylvania  
Vice Chair: Julio Furlan, MD, LLB, MBA, PhD, MSc, FRCPC, Toronto Rehabilitation Institute and University of Toronto

Neuromuscular Disease  
Chair: Hani Kushlaf, MD, FAAN, FANA, FAANEM, University of Cincinnati  
Vice Chair: Brett Morrison, MD, PhD, The Johns Hopkins University

Tuesday, September 17, 2024

Professional Development Workshops*

Early Career & Early to Mid-Career Level Workshop 3  
Landing the Career Track You Want and Career Transitions   
Chair: Midori Yenari, MD, FANA, University of California San Francisco  
Co-Chair: Claire Henchcliffe, MD, DPhil, FAAN, FANA, University of California, Irvine

Early Career & Early to Mid-Career Level Workshop 3  
Building Your Career in Global Neurology  
Chair: Christa O'Hana San Luis Nobleza, MD, University of Mississippi Medical Center  
Co-Chair: Omar Siddiqi, MD, MPH, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center

AUPN Chair Career Level Workshop 3  
Navigating Neurotherapeutic Horizons: Managing the Practical Aspects of the Novel Alzheimer’s Therapeutics   
Moderator: Richard O'Brien, MD, PhD, Duke University

Program/Residency Director Level Workshop 3  
Navigating Fellowships  
Chair: Raymond Price MD, FANA, University of Pennsylvania  
Co-Chair: Elisabeth Marsh, MD, FAHA, FANA, FAAN, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

Traditional Special Interest Groups*

Cerebrovascular Disease  
Chair: Peter Kang, MD, MSCI, Washington University in St. Louis  
Vice Chair: Christoph Stretz, MD, FAAN, The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University

Headache & Pain  
Chair: Seniha Ozudogru, MD, University of Pennsylvania  

Movement Disorders 
Chair: Sheng-Han Kuo, MD, FANA, Columbia University in the City of New York  
Vice Chair: Chi-Ying (Roy) Lin, MD, MPH, Baylor College of Medicine 

Neuro-Oncology: Novel Devices for the Treatment of High-Grade Glioma: A Closer Look at Focused Ultrasound, Laser Interstitial Thermal Therapy (LITT), and Tumor Treating Fields  
Chair: Douglas Ney, MD, FANA, University of Colorado  
Vice Chair: Eric T. Wong, MD, MA, FANA, FAAN, Rhode Island Hospital

Neuro-Ophthalmology and Neurovestibular Disease  
Chair: Scott Grossman, MD, New York University  
Vice Chair: Neena Cherayil, MD, Northwestern University

Sleep Disorders & Circadian Rhythm  
Chair: Brendan Lucey, MD, FANA, Washington University in St. Louis  
Vice Chair: Aleksander Videnovic, MD, MSc, FANA, Massachusetts General Hospital

Additional Workshops* 

AUPN Networking Session for Small Academic Departments  
Moderator: Salvador Cruz - Flores, MD, Texas Tech University Health Services Center El Paso

Conversations with the Chairs: Medical Student Forum   
Chair: Clifton Gooch, MD, FANA, University of South Florida