Andrew Brodbelt, MD, PhD
Dr. Andrew Brodbelt will speak on the clinical clues in the mechanisms of syrinx formation in Chiari malformation
Atul Goel, MD
Dr. Atul Goel will speak on the craniocervical junction abnormalities in patients with Chiari malformation
Dr. Clare Rusbridge will speak about what we can learn from canine Chiari malformation and syringomyelia for human application
Dr. Cormac Maher will speak about Chiari malformation morphometrics, specifically about changes after surgery and their relation to headache resolution
Dominic Thompson, MD
Dr. Dominic Thompson will speak on the tethered spinal cord in patients with Ehler Danlos syndrome
Douglas Brockmeyer, MD
Dr. Douglas Brockmeyer will speak about scoliosis in patients with Chiari malformation without syringomyelia and patients with Chiari malformation and Syringomyelia
Dr. Frank Loth will be speaking on Chiari morphometrics in patients with Ehler-Danlos syndrome
Fraser Henderson Sr., MD
Dr. Fraser Henderson will speak on craniocervical junction mobility in patients with Ehler-Danlos syndrome
Humberto Mestre, MS
Humberto Mestre will speak on the laboratory studies conducted on the physiology of CSF in the brain and spinal cord
Dr. Indra Narang will speak on the mechanisms and management of sleep and breathing disturbances in Chiari
Izumi Koyanagi, MD
Dr. Izumi Koyanagi will be speaking on the laboratory studies existing on the mechanisms of syrinx formation in SAS pathology
Dr. Jeff Rogers will be discussing Cognitive Changes experienced as a result of Chiari malformation and the effects of Surgery on the progression of the disease
Dr. Jefferson Wilson will speak on craniocervical junction hypermobility in patients with Ehler-Danlos syndrome
Jeffrey P. Greenfield, M.D., Ph.D.
Dr. Greenfield has an international reputation caring for children and adults with Chiari malformation and syringomyelia, and their associated conditions. He is a board-certified neurosurgeon who specializes in pediatric neurosurgery. In addition he sees certain adult patients with congenital neurosurgical conditions.…
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John Heiss, MD
Dr. John Heiss will be speaking on the mechanisms of syrinx formation in spinal cord pathologies (tumors, tethered cord etc.)
John Oró MD, AANS Fellow, completed his neurosurgical training at the University of Missouri Health Sciences Center in Columbia in 1984. He then joined the faculty of the Division of Neurological Surgery at MU and began his practice in general…
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Jorg Klekamp, MD, PhD
Dr. Jorg Klekamp will be speaking on clinical clues in the mechanisms of syrinx formation in SAS pathology and on the surgical treatment of non-Chiari malformation syrinx, looking specifically at the goals and outcome assessment measures
Laura Valentini, MD
Dr. Laura Valentini will speak on the management of non-Chiari malformation related Syringomyelia in children
Paolo Bolognese, MD
Dr. Paolo Bolognese will speak on the management of persisting headache after surgery
Dr. Philip Allen will be discussing the structural changes associated with Chiari malformation progression
Dr. Rafeeque Bhadelia will be discussing the neuroimaging correlates of headache and surgery outcomes for Chiari malformation
Dr. Renee Reynolds will speak on the management of Chiari malformation in children
Rob Lloyd will speak about existing engineering studies in the mechanisms of syrinx formation in SAS pathology
Roger Kula, MD
Dr. Roger Kula will speak on the mechanisms and management of balance and hearing disturbances in Chiari
Dr. Sarah Hemley will speak on the laboratory studies done on the mechanisms of syrinx formation in Chiari malformation
Steven Proulx, PhD
Dr. Steven Proulx will speak on the laboratory studies conducted on the physiology of brain and spinal cord CSF
Sumit Thakar, MCh
Dr. Sumit Thakar will speak on the outcomes and assessments of the surgical treatment of Chiari malformation syrinx