SCHEDULE

7:30am - 8:00am BREAKFAST AND REGISTRATION  


   
Session I

Brain Tumor Imaging & Clinical Presentation  
8:00 am - 8:10 am

Welcome Peter M. Black, MD, PhD
and Jay S. Loeffler, MD

8:10 am - 8:30 am

Introduction to Brain Tumors Andrew Norden, MD
8:30 am - 9:00 am

Brain Tumor Imaging Amir A. Zamani, MD
9:00 am - 9:30 am

Brain Tumor Epidemiology & Genetic Syndromes Elizabeth Claus, PhD, MD
9:30 am - 10:00 am

Metabolic Imaging for Brain Tumors Greg Sorenson, MD
     
10:00 am - 10:15 am MORNING BREAK  


   
Session II Brain Tumor Pathology, Clinical Pathological Correlation in Brain Tumors

10:15 am - 10:45 am

Meningioma Biology Michael McDermott, MD
10:45am- 11:15am

Histological Diagnosis Keith Ligon, MD, PhD
11:15 am - 11:45 am

Molecular Pathology of Brain Tumors Catherine Nutt, MD
11:45 am - 12:15 pm Outcomes in Brain Tumor Surgery Michael McDermott, MD
   
12:15 am - 1:30 pm LUNCH BREAK – (free time)  


   
Session III

Gliomas  
1:30 pm - 2:00 pm

Surgery for Patients with Malignant Gliomas Fred Barker, MD
2:00 pm - 2:30 pm

Chemotherapy for Patients with Gliomas Eric Wong, MD
2:30 pm - 3:00 pm

Radiation Therapy for Gliomas Helen Shih, MD
3:00 pm - 3:30 pm

BREAK  
3:30 pm - 4:00 pm

Targeted Drug Therapies for Brain Tumors Patrick Wen, MD, PhD
4:00 pm - 4:30 pm

Interstitial Radiation for Brain Tumors Ekkehard Kasper, MD
4:30 pm - 5:00 pm

Low-Grade Glioma Management Alexandra Golby, MD
     
5:00 pm - 7:00 pm

RECEPTION  

***Please Note: Course date(s), location, time(s) and contents are subject to change at anytime without notice.