Agenda - 2026 Ochsner Regional Neurosciences Symposium

7:00 AM - 8:00 AM

REGISTRATION/BREAKFAST/VISIT EXHIBITS

8:00 AM - 8:15 AM

Welcome! Day #1
Aaron M. Karlin, MD

8:15 AM - 8:45 AM

Abnormal Head Shapes in Kids
Jerome Volk, MD, FAANS

8:45 AM - 9:15 AM

Parkinson's
Daniel Dees, MD - USA

9:15 AM - 9:45 AM

Epilepsy Surgery
Lora Kahn, MD

9:45 AM - 10:00 AM

BREAK/QUESTIONS/VISIT EXHIBITS

10:00 AM - 10:30 AM

Palliative Care in the Neurosciences
Barley Halton, MD

10:30 AM - 11:00 AM

Sleep Medicine in the Neurosciences
Kevin Hargrave, MD

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Keynote - Updates in Autonomic disorders (Hereditary Amyloid Polyneuropathy Neurogenic Orthostatic Hypotension)
Amanda Peltier, MD – Vanderbilt

12:00 PM - 1:00 PM

BREAK/QUESTIONS/VISIT EXHIBITS

12:00 PM - 1:00 PM

OPTIONAL - Industry Sponsored Lunch by J&J Innovative
FDA Approved Option for gMG Patients 12 Years of Age and Older by Sharique Ansari, MD, MPH

1:00 PM - 1:30 PM

At the intersection of Neurosciences and BioDesign: Using 21st Century Tools to deliver 21st Century Neurological Care
Korak Sarkar, MD, MHDS, FAAN

1:30 PM - 2:00 PM

Multiple Sclerosis
Bridget Baggert, MD

2:00 PM - 2:30 PM

Neurocognitive Pathways
James Rini, MD

2:30 PM - 3:00 PM

BREAK/QUESTIONS/VISIT EXHIBITS

3:00 PM - 3:30 PM

Neuromuscular
Vivek Venkatesh, MD

3:30 PM - 5:00 PM

ALS Clinic Roundtable
Mahmoud Sarmini, MD/Kristin Johnson, DO/Dewitt Harrison, DO/Stephen Kantrow, MD/Gabi Diaz, PT/Hayley Montgomery, OT/Alicia Cantrell, SLP/Deborah Ross/Jena' Hampton, RN, BSN, BS

3:00 PM - 3:25 PM

BI Patient De-escalation
Jeff Watkins, MD

3:25 PM - 3:50 PM

Brain Injuries
Vernard Fennell, MD

3:50 PM - 4:15 PM

NCC
Louis A. Cannizzaro, MD

4:15 PM - 4:40 PM

STx in the treatment of BI
Kate Lougon, SLP

4:40 PM - 5:00 PM

The Role of Neuropsychology in Brain Injury
Beth Arrodondo, PhD

5:00 PM

QUESTIONS/CLOSING

7:00 AM - 8:00 AM

REGISTRATION/BREAKFAST/VISIT EXHIBITS

7:15 AM - 8:00 AM

OPTIONAL – Industry Sponsored Presentation by Alexion
Regina Zambrano, MD

8:00 AM - 8:15 AM

Welcome Day #2
Sarah Breaux, MD

8:15 AM - 8:45 AM

Combining Antiseizure Medications in the Treatment of Epilepsy
Bassel Abou-Khalil, MD – Vanderbilt

8:45 AM - 9:15 AM

Neuro-Oncology
Caroline Goldin, MD

9:15 AM - 9:45 AM

Sex Differences in Dementia
Brian Mizuki, PsyD

9:45 AM - 10:00 AM

BREAK/QUESTIONS/VISIT EXHIBITS

10:00 AM - 10:30 AM

Cerebral Amyloid Angiopathy Review
Joseph Tarsia, MD

10:30 AM - 11:00 AM

Foot Drop
Savannah Truehart, MD

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM

AI Cage Match
Don Shin - Cross Comm

12:00 PM - 1:00 PM

QUESTIONS/LUNCH BREAK/VISIT EXHIBITS

12:00 PM - 1:00 PM

OPTIONAL - Industry Sponsored Lunch by Lilly

1:00 PM - 1:30 PM

Robotic Spine Surgery
Bradley Hall, DO, MBA

1:30 PM - 2:15 PM

Music Tx in the Treatment of Parkinson’s
Sarah Perez, MD - VA and Jan Grimes

2:15 PM - 2:45 PM

BREAK/QUESTIONS/VISIT EXHIBITS

2:45 PM - 3:00 PM

Common CAM Therapies in the Neurosciences
Aaron Karlin, MD

3:00 PM - 3:20 PM

Adaptive Sports in the Neurosciences
Matthew Amodeo, MD

3:20 PM - 3:40 PM

Chronic Pain Management Options
Michael Hagen, MD

3:40 PM - 4:00 PM

Music Therapy
Meredith Sharpe

4:00 PM - 4:20 PM

SCI Intensive Independence Camp Program
Amanda Horaist, NP

4:20 PM - 4:40 PM

Nutracueticals/Alternative Therapies in MS
Jenny Feng, MD, MSc

2:45 PM - 5:00 PM

Poster Presentations

5:00 PM

QUESTIONS/CLOSING

7:00 AM - 8:00 AM

REGISTRATION/BREAKFAST/VISIT EXHIBITS

8:00 AM - 8:05 AM

Welcome Day #3
Ehtesham Khalid, MD, FRCPE, FCPS

8:05 AM - 8:30 AM

Stroke
Kim Lee, MD

8:30 AM - 9:00 AM

Stroke Recovery
Chen Lin, MD - LSU Shreveport

9:00 AM - 9:15 AM

BREAK/QUESTIONS/VISIT EXHIBITS

9:15 AM - 9:45 AM

Huntington’s Update
Victor Sung, MD - UAB

9:45 AM - 10:15 AM

Update in Management of Diabetic Neuropathy
Patrick Fitzsimmons, MD

10:15 AM - 10:45 AM

Neuromuscular
Ehtesham Khalid, MD

10:45 AM - 11:00 AM

BREAK/QUESTIONS/VISIT EXHIBITS

11:00 AM - 11:30 AM

Headache
Maria Carmen-Wilson, MD

11:30 AM - 12:00 PM

Neurorehabilitation Therapy
PT/OT/STx

12:00 PM

CLOSING
Aaron Karlin, MD