BCM Neurosurgery

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The Department of Neurosurgery at @BCMHouston is committed to excellence in teaching, research, and patient care.

Houston, TX bcm.edu/departments/ne… Joined April 2019

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All 😁 as we wrap up the week! One of our favorite memories from #2026CNS? Reconnecting with so many familiar faces at our annual #BCMNeurosurgery Alumni Reception!

Check out some of our favorite 📸 from the event: tinyurl.com/2wd4bn8w

#Neurosurgery | #NeurosurgeryResidency

BCM Neurosurgery @BCMNeurosurgery 3d

Many congrats to our very own Dr. Akash Patel and everyone involved in planning and executing this year's successful @CNS_Update Annual Meeting in Washington, D.C. 👏

Dr. Patel served as 2026 Scientific Program Chair and was directly involved in planning this year's programming.

Akash Patel Verified account @akashjp330 3d

Now that the 2026 @CNS_Update Annual Meeting has wrapped up, I’ve had a chance to reflect on what an incredible meeting it was.

Serving as Scientific Program Chair was an honor, and I’m grateful for the opportunity to help shape this meeting alongside @KhoiThanMD, @AnandMed, and CNS President @MartinaStippler. Our goal was to create a program with something for everyone—across subspecialties, career stages, and interests—and it was incredibly rewarding to see it come to life.

What will stay with me most are the conversations, the exchange of ideas, and the connections with colleagues old and new. Thank you to the speakers, moderators, attendees, and CNS staff who made it all possible. Proud to have been part of it. Can't wait to see you guys next year!

@BCMNeurosurgery @ReginaRns #2026CNS #MedEd #Neurosurgery

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BCM Neurosurgery @BCMNeurosurgery 5d

We're checking in with one last time from #2026CNS!

Check out today's final list of #BCMNeurosurgery presenters at this year's @CNS_Update Annual Meeting 🧠

$Day 5 Schedule Sunrise Science Session - SPINE 5 7:00 - 7:06 A.M. E.T. Thomas Hamre (Medical Student) Structural, Functional, And Safety Outcomes Of SpineJack Implant Versus Balloon Kyphoplasty For Single-Level Augmentation Of Cancer-Related Vertebral Compression Fractures SUNRISE SCIENCE SESSION - STEREOTACTIC AND FUNCTIONAL 2 7:06 - 7:12 A.M. E.T. Royal Bao. (Research Technician) Directional Asymmetry Of Cortico-Subcortical Connectivity Between Prefrontal Cortex And SCC/VCVS Deep Brain Stimulation Targets In Treatment-Resistant Depression 8:24 - 8:30 A.M. E.T. Sameer Rajesh (Research Technician) Open Loop Deep Brain Stimulation Supported By Invasive Brain Mapping For Personalized Neuromodulation In Treatment Refractory Schizophrenia$

Day 5 Schedule

SUNRISE SCIENCE SESSION - Tumor 5
7:36 - 7:42 A.M. E.T.
Malcolm McDonald (M.D./Ph.D. Program)
Glioma Regulates GABAergic Signaling To Drive Hyperactivity And Tumor Progression

GENERAL SCIENTIFIC SESSION IV
12:07 - 12:10 P.M. E.T.
Akash Patel, M.D. (Clinical Faculty)
CNS 2027 Location Announcement

W17: CRANIAL ENDOSCOPY
12:25 - 12:32 P.M. E.T.
Ali Jalali, M.D., Ph.D. (Clinical Faculty)
Cavernous Sinus Surgery in Functional Adenomas

BCM Neurosurgery @BCMNeurosurgery 6d

☀️ Good morning from D.C. 📍

We're back for more! 🧠 Check out today's full slate of #BCMNeurosurgery presenters at #2026CNS ⤵️

Day 4 Schedule

Sunrise Science Session - Cerebrovascular 2
7:00 - 8:30 A.M. E.T.
Naser Jaleel, M.D.,Ph.D. (Clinical Faculty)
Moderator

SUNRISE SCIENCE SESSION - CSNS
7:12 - 7:18 A.M. E.T.
Alex Flores, M.D. (Chief Resident)
Comparison Of Cost Burden Of Inpatient Stabilization, Outpatient Stabilization, And Outpatient Radiation For Metastatic Spinal Fractures

SUNRISE SCIENCE SESSION - STEREOTACTIC AND FUNCTIONAL 1
7:06 - 7:12 A.M. E.T.
Sandhya Palit, Ph.D. (Postdoctoral Associate)
Evoked Resonant Neural Activity As A Physiological Referee For Discordant GPi Segmentations

8:12 - 8:16 A.M. E.T.
Saipravallika Chamarthi (Research Technician)
Interoceptive Effects Following Acute Intraoperative Deep Brain Stimulation Of The Ventral Capsule / Ventral Striatum In Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder

Day 4 Schedule

general scientific session III
11:09 - 11:41 A.M. E.T.
Akash Patel, M.D. (Clinical Faculty)
Introduction to Meredith Whittaker, Featured Speaker Moderator

T15: Developing a Collaborative Orthopedic/Neurosurgical Pediatric Spine Program
12:45 - 12:55 P.M. E.T.
David F. Bauer, M.D., M.P.H. (Pediatric Faculty - TCH)
Orthopedic-Led Pediatric Spine Programs: Strengths and Limits, Q&A

Section on Pediatrics 2: Growing Up- Ushering Pediatric Patients to Adulthood
2:50 - 4:20 P.M. E.T.
Nisha Gadgil, M.D. (Pediatric Faculty - TCH)
Moderator

Mini Podium 8 - Nexus/Late Breaking Abstracts Session 2
4:30 - 6:00 P.M. E.T.
Alex Flores, M.D. (Chief Resident)
Moderator

Day 4 Schedule

Mini Podium 2 - Cerebrovascular Session 2
5:18 - 5:21 P.M. E.T.
Sarah Hamimi, M.D. (PGY-1)
Robotic-Assisted Versus Manual Diagnostic Cerebral Angiography: A Large Single-Institution Cohort Study

Mini Podium 3 - tumor Session 2
4:33 - 4:36 P.M. E.T.
Rajan Patel, M.D. (PGY-6)
CD3⁺CD4⁻CD8⁻ (Double-Negative) T-cells Provide Inflammatory Signals That Influence Myeloid Cells And Enhance Survival In Glioblastoma

4:42 - 4:45 P.M. E.T.
Sumeeth Jonathan, M.D., Ph.D. (PGY-6)
Laser Interstitial Thermal Therapy For Chordoma: Largest Reported Clinical Experience With Durable Local Control

Mini Podium 6 - Pain Session 2
5:51 - 5:54 P.M. E.T.
Sai Susheel Chilakapati, M.D. (PGY-4)
Multiscale Computational Modeling Of Pulse-width-modulated Spinal Cord Stimulation Reveals Variable Dorsal Column Recruitment And Dorsal Horn Inhibition

Day 4 Schedule

Mini Podium 7 - Peripheral Nerve Session 1
5:51 - 5:54 P.M. E.T.
Robert Y. North, M.D., Ph.D. (Adjunct Faculty - MDACC)
Outcomes Of Reconstructive Surgery For Upper Extremity Function Loss Associated With Oncological Treatment

BCM Neurosurgery @BCMNeurosurgery Nov 2

Rise and shine ☀️

We're ready for another full and exciting day at the annual @CNS_Update Meeting! On the agenda for today: a full day of presentations from our #BCMNeurosurgery faculty, residents, post docs and students, as well as our annual Alumni Reception!

#2026CNS

Day 3 Schedule

SUNRISE SCIENCE SESSION - SPINE 1
7:48 - 7:54 A.M. E.T.
Sean Lau (Medical Student)
Integrated Natural Language Processing Models For Outpatient Surgery Triage Using Multimodal Pre-clinic Data

SUNRISE SCIENCE SESSION - TUMOR 1
8:06 - 8:12 A.M. E.T.
Sricharan Gopakumar, M.D. (PGY-6)
Fibrin-based Hydrogel For Local Delivery Of Oncolytic Virus-loaded Mesenchymal Stem Cells For Treatment Of Resected Glioblastoma In An Orthoptic Glioma Stem Cell Model

M02: SURGICAL MANAGEMENT OF NERVE TUMORS
12:20 - 12:35 P.M. E.T.
Robert Y. North, M.D. (Adjunct Faculty - MDACC)
Neuropathic Pain in the Setting of Nerve Tumor Resection

Section on Pediatrics 1: Clinical Trials in Pediatric Neurosurgery
3:20 - 3:35 P.M. E.T.
William E. Whitehead, M.D. (Pediatric Faculty - TCH)
Validating a Novel Surgical Technique in a Well-Established Field. How We Advanced Fetoscopic Surgery at TCH

Day 3 Schedule

Interactive Session on Pain 1: The Pain Neurosurgery Decision Lab: Rapid-Fire Expert Reasoning on Impossible Cases
4:45 - 4:55 P.M. E.T.
Hard to Treat Cancer Related Visceral Pain

Mini Podium 3 - Tumor Session 1
5:21 - 5:42 p.M. E.T.
Shivani Singla, Ph.D. (Postdoctoral Associate)
Integrated Transcriptomic And Functional Analysis Establishes A Novel Axis For Preventing Meningioma Progression And Relapse

Mini Podium 5 - Innovation Session 1
4:33 - 4:36 P.M. ET
Daniel Curry, M.D. (Pediatric Faculty - TCH)
First U.S. Experience With An Implantable Ambulatory Intracranial Pressure Monitoring System: A Compassionate Use Case Series

4:45 - 4:48 P.M. E.T.
Somto Ngwudike, M.D. (PGY-5)
Human Brain Slice Cultures: The Indispensable Role Of Neurosurgeons

Day 3 Schedule

Mini Podium 8 - Nexus/Late Breaking Abstracts Session 1
5:00 - 5:06 P.M. E.T.
Samantha Varela-Koerper, M.D. (PGY-4)
Intraneural femoral nerve synovial sarcoma with allograft reconstruction

ALUMNI RECEPTION
6:00 - 7:00 P.M. E.T.
Marriott Marquis Washington, D.C.
Dupont Circle Room