Department of Neurosurgery

Teaching Rounds 2012

Day and Time: Wednesdays, 7:15-8:15 AM
Location: Primary Children's Medical Center 3rd Floor Auditorium
Date Title / Speaker Additional Info
2012

January

4

Board Review-Cranial
Moderator: William T. Couldwell, M.D.
Professor and Chair, Dept. of Neurosurgery
University of Utah Health Care


11 Implantable Therapies for Pain Management
Stephen Lordon, M.D.
Summit Pain Management
Salt Lake City, Utah
 
18 Chiari Malformation
Douglas L. Brockmeyer, M.D.
Professor, Division of Pediatric Neurosurgery
University of Utah Health Care

25 Board Review
Moderator: John R.W. Kestle, M.D.
Professor and Chief, Division of Pediatric Neurosurgery
University of Utah Health Care




February

1 No Conference-Lende Meeting
8 Case Conference

15 Spinal Radiosurgery
Christopher J. Anker, M.D.
Assistant Professor, Department of Radiation Oncology
Huntsman Cancer Hospital
University of Utah Health Care

22 Board Review
Moderator: Douglas L. Brockmeyer, M.D.
Professor, Division of Pediatric Neurosurgery
University of Utah Health Care

29 Board Review
Moderator: Douglas L. Brockmeyer, M.D




March

7 Contemporary Approaches to Translational Research on Acquired Epilepsy
F. Edward Dudek, Ph.D.
Professor and Chairman
Department of Physiology
University of Utah Health Care

14 Case Conference

21 Inside the Black Box: Illuminating the Comatose Human Brain
Stephan A. Mayer, M.D., FCCM
Professor of Neurology and Neurological Surgery
Columbia University College of Physicians & Surgeons
Director, Neurocritical Care
New York Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia
New York, NY
Conference moved to
CNC 1st Floor Auditorium
28 Primary Bone Tumors of the Spine
George T. Calvert, M.D.
Sarcoma Advanced Research and Clinical Fellow
Department of Orthopaedics
University of Utah Health Care




April

4 Comparative Effectiveness Research: What Does This Mean for Spinal Surgery in the United States?
Zoher Ghogawala M.D.
Charles A. Fager Chairman, Department of Neurosurgery
Associate Professor, Tufts University School of Medicine
Lahey Clinic Medical Center
Burlington, MA

11 Case Conference

18 No Conference-AANS Meeting

25 Nerve Transfers: Upper Trunk Injuries Restoration of Elbow Flexion and Shoulder Abduction
Wilson Zachary Ray, M.D.
Spine Fellow, Department of Neurosurgery
University of Utah Health Care




May

2 Combined ETV and CPC for Infant Hydrocephalus:  Technique, Results, and Application in American Practice
Marion L. Walker Lecturer
Benjamin C. Warf, M.D.
Associate Professor, Surgery
Affiliate Faculty, Global Surgery and Social Change
Harvard Medical School
Director, Neonatal and Congenital Anomaly Neurosurgery
Children's Hospital Boston

9 Case Conference
16 Bone Growth and Fusion-Adjuncts to Fusion
Andrew T. Dailey, M.D.
Associate Professor, Department of Neurosurgery
University of Utah Health Care

23
Case Conference
30 The Impact of Documentation and Coding on Quality Measures, Revenue, and Ratings
Tim Nelson
Quality Improvement Specialist`
University of Utah Health Care
Conference moved to
CNC 1st Floor Auditorium
June

6 Imaging of Intradural Pathology
Lubdha Shah, M.D.
Assistant Professor, Department of Radiology
University of Utah Health Care

13 Case Conference
20 TBA

27 Case Conference



July

4 No Conference-July 4 Holiday

11 Evaluation and Treatment of Spinal Metastasis
Meic H. Schmidt, M.D.
Associate Professor, Department of Neurosurgery
University of Utah Health Care

18 Case Conference
25 C1-2 Arthropathy
Erica F. Bisson, M.D.
Assistant Professor, Department of Neurosurgery
University of Utah Health Care




August

1 Options and Indications for Sacropelvic Fixation
Andrew T. Dailey, M.D.
Associate Professor, Department of Neurosurgery
University of Utah Health Care

8 Case Conference
15

TBA


22 Case Conference
29
TBA



September

5  
12

19

26




October

3

10

 

 

17

24

31




November

7

14

21

28




December

5

12

19

26