David L. Kasdon
This and all Lende meetings since 1988 are dedicated to the memory of "Deel", whose untimely passing shocked all of us who were privileged to know and love him. The void, which we feel, cannot be filled, for he was so much a part of the vitality of this unique yearly gathering. His ability to enjoy life, to make work seem like play, is truly the spirit embodied in the Lende meeting.
2025 Kasdon Lecturer
About Costas G. Hadjipanayis, MD, PhD
L. Dade Lunsford Professor of Neurosurgery
Executive-Vice Chairman, Dept. of Neurological Surgery
Director, Center for Image-Guided Neurosurgery
Co-Director, UPMC Brain Tumor Program
Director, Brain Tumor Nanotechnology Laboratory at the Hillman Cancer Center
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC)
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
Dr. Hadjipanayis is the L. Dade Lunsford Professor of Neurological Surgery and serves as the Executive Vice-Chairman for the Dept. of Neurological Surgery at the University of Pittsburgh. Dr. Hadjipanayis is the Director of the Center for Image-Guided Neurosurgery and also serves as Co-Director of the UPMC Brain Tumor Program. Dr. Hadjipanayis directs the Brain Tumor Nanotechnology Laboratory at Hillman where his NIH-funded research focuses on developing novel treatments for malignant brain tumors. Dr. Hadjipanayis was the first in the US to perform fluorescence-guided surgery (FGS) utilizing 5-ALA (Gleolan). He helped lead the FDA approval of Gleolan for glioma surgery in June 2017. Dr. Hadjipanayis recently launched the first 5-ALA intraoperative photodynamic therapy (PDT) clinical trial at UPMC for glioblastoma patients utilizing the new drug Pentalafen. He is actively involved with resident research mentorship and is the co-PI on the NIH R25 Neurology, Neurosurgery, Neuropathology Pittsburgh Research Education Program (N3 PREP). Dr. Hadjipanayis was recently elected Chair of the AANS/CNS Section on Tumors leading neurosurgical oncologists on patient care, educational, and research initiatives globally. He currently serves as the Chair of the Research subcommittee for the Society of Neurological Surgeons (SNS) and is an elected member of the American Academy of Neurological Surgery and the Neurosurgical Society of America.
Past Kasdon Lecturers
| 1988 | Vinko V. Dolenc, MD, PhD | 1989 | Bennett M. Stein, MD |
| 1990 | John M. Jacobs, MD | 1992 | Madjid Samii, MD |
| 1993 | Rudolf Fahlbusch, MD | 1994 | Robert F. Spetzler, MD |
| 1996 | Axel Perneczky, MD | 1997 | Nicholoas de Tribolet, MD |
| 1998 | Bernard George, MD | 1999 | M. Peter Heilbrun, MD |
| 2000 | L. Nelson Hopkins, MD | 2001 | Peter W. Carmel, MD |
| 2002 | James T. Rutka, MD, PhD | 2003 | Steven L. Gionnatta, MD |
| 2004 | David G. Piepgras, MD | 2005 | Edward H. Oldfield, MD |
| 2006 | Volker K.H. Sonntag, MD | 2007 | Roy A. Patchell, MD |
| 2007 | Michael P. Powell, MD | 2008 | Warren R. Selman, MD |
| 2009 | Manfred Westphal, MD | 2010 | Ronald I. Apfelbaum, MD |
| 2011 | Ronald I. Apfelbaum, MD | 2012 | Fredric Meyer, MD |
| 2013 | Christopher Shaffrey, MD | 2014 | Roberto C. Heros, MD |
| 2015 | Takanori Fukushima, MD, DMSc | 2016 | Kim J. Burchiel, MD |
| 2017 | Robert H. Rosenwasser, MD | 2018 | James Markert, MD, MPH |
| 2019 | Michael M. Haglund, MD, PhD | 2020 | Jaimie Henderson, MD |
| 2023 | Bob Carter, MD, PhD | 2024 | Kevin T. Foley, MD |
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