Neurosurgery Grand Rounds

To further the education of our physicians and professional community, the Department of Neurosurgery hosts a series of annual symposiums, ongoing Grand Rounds, weekly conferences and national speaking engagements.

Grand Rounds

The Department of Neurosurgery Grand Rounds series has been designed to educate our medical staff, residents, fellows and community physicians on the diagnosis and management of various nervous system disorders, and to share the latest strategies in neurological research endeavors. The Department of Neurosurgery multi-disciplinary faculty and visiting professors present on a broad range of topics. Listed below are upcoming lectures, however, if you would like to review the full series, please click here.

Visiting Professors

• November 12th, 2009, 6pm: "Successes and Frustrations of Malignant Glioma Therapy," Edward Laws, MD, Director of the Neuro-Endocrine/Pituitary Program, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA (please contact Samantha Phu, (310) 423-9522 to RSVP and confirm location information).
• November 13th, 2009, 12n: "Diagnosis and Treatment of Pituitary Tumors," Edward Laws, MD (Thalians Auditorium)
• December 3rd, 2009, 6p: "Neurophysiological Stimulation Mapping of Cortical and Subcortical Functions during Glioma Surgery," Mitchell Berger, MD Chair, Neurological Surgery, University of California, San Francisco (please contact Samantha Phu, (310) 423-9522 to RSVP and confirm location information).
• December 4th, 2009, 12n: "Extent of Resection and Outcome in Patients with Gliomas," Mitchelll Berger, MD (Thalians Auditorium)

• November 6th, 2009, 12n: "Enhanced Permeability and Retention (EPR) Effect of Solid Tumor: The Universal Mechanism for Tumor Selective Delivery Using Macromolecular Therapeutics and Beyond for the Enhancement of EPR Effect," Hiroshi Maeda, PhD, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Sojo University, Japan (Harvey Morse Auditorium)
• November 9th, 2009, 8am, "Dynamics of Phonological Target Detection," Edward Chang, MD, Neurosurgery Resident, University of California, San Francisco (Cancer Center, Lower Level, Conference Center AC100)

• November 20th, 2009, 12n: "Nanomedicine Technology for Brain Tumor Treatment." Julia Ljubimova, MD, PhD, Principal Investigator, Nanotechnology, Blood-Brain Barrier and Drug Delivery Programs, Maxine Dunitz Neurosurgical Institute, Department of Neurosurgery (Harvey Morse 6)
• December 18th, 2009, 12n, "Controversies in Neurosurgery," Kofi Kessey, MD, PhD, Chief Resident, Department of Neurosurgery (South Tower, Room 2806)

Weekly Conferences

Brain Tumor Board Meeting

The multidisciplinary Brain Tumor Board Meeting is held each Wednesday from 8 to 9 a.m. This Continuing Medical Education meeting is open to all physicians that wish to present a case for discussion. For further information and to register to attend, please contact:

• Rebecca Naor, PA - (310) 423-1007

Neurovascular Conference

The Neurovascular Continuing Medical Education Conference is held every Wednesday, from noon to 1 p.m. For further information, please contact:

• Asa Grogan - (310) 423-8949

Location

Unless otherwise noted, events listed on this page will be held at:

For more information or to refer a patient, please call (310) 423-7900 or e-mail us.