Scientific program
| 16:00 - 20:00 | Workshops |
| 16:00 - 18:00 | ● SSCR: Introduction to Microsurgery |
| 18:00 - 20:00 | ● White Matter Dissection |
| 18:00 - 20:00 | ● Neurologic Examination Workshop |
| 09.00 - 13.00 | Workshops |
| ● Neurosurgical technique – Live surgery with Professor Florian | |
| ● 3D Slicer: Neuroanatomy through Imaging | |
| ● Morphopathology Workshop | |
| ● Eye Tracking | |
| ● EEG Workshop | |
| ● Genomics Workshop | |
| ● Virtual Reality in Neurosurgery | |
| 13.00 - 13.30 | Opening Ceremony |
| 13.30 - 15.30 | Session 1: |
| VARIA SESSION | |
| Chairs: Miriana Dorobanțu, Ioan Ștefan Florian | |
| 13.30 - 13.50 | Advancements in Peripheral Nerve Surgery: Entering the Era of Innovations and Translational Research |
| Lukas Rasulic | |
| 13.50 - 14.10 | Spinal Neurosurgery in the 21st Century: Modern Milestones and Emerging Horizons |
| George Ungureanu | |
| 14.10 - 14.30 | Sculpting the Skull: 3D Printing in Cranial Reconstruction |
| Bon Verweij | |
| 14.30 - 14.50 | New Insights on Secondary Ischemia in Traumatic Brain Injury |
| Larisa Șerban | |
| 14.50 - 15.10 | Craniopharingiomas - Questions not answered yet |
| Ioan Ștefan Florian | |
| 15.10 - 15.30 | Where a First Scientific Presentation Can Take You — and How to Make It Count |
| Miriana Dorobanțu | |
| 15.30 - 16.00 | Coffee Break |
| 16.00 - 18.00 | Session 2: |
| Innovation and Training in Neurosurgery | |
| Chairs: Bon Verweij,Ihsan Solaroglu | |
| 16.00 - 16.20 | Laying the Foundations: Early-Stage Microsurgical training in Neurosurgery |
| Alexandra Călăuz | |
| 16.20 - 16.40 | Microsurgical Training, from the lab to the OR |
| Jon Olabe | |
| 16.40 - 17.00 | Surgical details and technical aspects in the OR. Things I’ve learned…and am still learning |
| Vlad Pădurean | |
| 17.00 - 17.20 | Neurosurgical Training and Patient Safety in the Modern Tech Era: Exploring the Role of Artificial Intelligence |
| Bon Verweij | |
| 17.20 - 17.40 | Back to the Future in Neuro-oncology – How Technology Has Changed the Diagnosis of Brain Tumors |
| Sergiu Șușman | |
| 17.40 - 18.00 | Translational Research in Neurosurgery |
| Göktuğ Akyoldaş | |
| 18.00 - 18.20 | A Bright Circle: From Bedside to Bench and Back Again |
| Ihsan Solaroglu | |
| 18.20 - 19.00 | NEUROQUIZ |
| 20:00 | Networking Cocktail (Hillhouse Lounge) |
| 09.00 - 09.30 | Welcome Coffee |
| 09.30 - 11.30 | Session 1: Research and Translational Models in Neurosurgery |
| Chairs: Christel Herold - Mende, Ihsan Solaroglu | |
| 9:30 - 9:50 | From Bench to Bedside: A Beginner’s Guide to Research Models and Methodology |
| Alexandru Drăghici | |
| 9:50 - 10:10 | Should Neurosurgeons Care about Pre-Clinical Research Models? |
| Dragoș Font | |
| 10:10 - 10:30 | Testing Drug Vulnerabilities in Patient-Derived Brain Tumor Models |
| Christel Herold - Mende | |
| 10:30 - 10.50 | Liquid Biopsy and Artificial Intelligence as Tools to Detect Signatures of CNS Malignancies |
| Ihsan Solaroglu | |
| 10:50 - 11:10 | Transforming Clinical Neuroscience with iPSCs and Multi-Omics |
| Abishek Arora | |
| 11:10 - 11:30 | How to Convince the Reviewer? |
| Göktuğ Akyoldaş | |
| 11.30 - 11.50 | Coffee Break |
| 11.50 - 13.20 | Session 2: Vascular and Functional Neurosurgery |
| Chairs: Jon Olabe, Ioan Ștefan Florian MD PhD | |
| 11.50 - 12.05 | Vascular Anatomy of the Brain |
| Tudor Zagarin | |
| 12.05 - 12.20 | The Blood–Brain Barrier: Functional Anatomy and Clinical Implications in Vascular Neurosurgery |
| Alexia Vărgănici | |
| 12.20 - 12.40 | Cerebral Revascularization |
| Jon Olabe | |
| 12.40 - 13.00 | The Neurovascular conflict syndromes |
| Harjinder Singh Bhatoe | |
| 13.00 - 13.20 | Trigeminal Neuralgia - Neurosurgical perspectives |
| Ioan Ștefan Florian | |
| 13.20 - 14.30 | Lunch Break |
| 14.30 - 16:10 | Session 3: Vascular and Functional Neurosurgery 2 |
| Chairs: Andreas Gruber, Sándor Nardai | |
| 14.30 - 14.50 | Open, Endovascular, Hybrid: Finding Balance in Neurovascular Surgery |
| Cristina Aldea | |
| 14.50 - 15.10 | Hybrid OR – Toy or Gamechanger |
| Andreas Gruber | |
| 15:10 - 15:30 | The impact of technical advances in imaging and radiosurgery on vascular neurosurgery |
| Gabor Nagy | |
| 15.30-15.50 | Utility of the Intraoperative Indocyanine Green Videoangiography (ICG-VA) and FLOW800 analysis in the Resection of Pediatric brain AVM’s |
| Alexandru Szathmari | |
| 15.50-16.10 | Stabilizing the Blood-Brain Barrier: The potential role of DMT in Stroke Recovery |
| Sándor Nardai | |
| 16.10 - 16.30 | Lunch Break |
| 16.00 - 18.00 | Session 4: Glioma Surgery and Brain Connectivity |
| Chairs: Lorenzo Bello, Alexandru Szathmari | |
| 16.30 - 16.50 | Molecular Determinants of Surgical Strategy in Glioma Resection |
| Denis Urdea | |
| 16.50 - 17.10 | Skull Base Anatomy in the Era of Supratotal Resection: Corridors, Risks, and Functional Boundaries |
| Elena Pîrlici | |
| 17.10 - 17.30 | Molecular Pathology Techniques |
| Jean-Christophe Sabourin | |
| 17.30 - 17.50 | Molecular Classification of Gliomas |
| Florent Marguet | |
| 17.50 - 18.10 | Microsurgical Anatomy of White Matter Tracts of the Cerebrum |
| Barış Küçükyürük | |
| 18.10 - 18.30 | Bridging Research and Practice in Glioma Surgery: New Perspectives to Investigate Brain Connectivity |
| Francesco Sala (Online) | |
| 18.30-18.50 | Supratotal Resection in Gliomas: Indications, Feasibility, Oncological and Functional Results |
| Lorenzo Bello,Alberto Luigi Galloti | |
| 18.50-19.10 | Perioperative use of Fluorescein for the Resection of Low Grade Gliomas in Children |
| Alexandru Szathmari | |
| NEUROSURGEON TRAINEES CORNER - ABSTRACT PRESENTATIONS | |
| 09.00-09.10 | Structural Features of Artificial Nerve Grafts in Coping With Axonal Misdirection: Latest Insights and Future Perspectives |
| Aleksa Micic | |
| 09.10-09.20 | Familial Cerebral Cavernomatosis in a 3-Year-Old Patient: A Case Report Highlighting Gross Total Resection and Successful Surgical Management |
| Mina Vasil | |
| 09.20-09.30 | Surgical Management of Petroclival Meningioma: A Case Report |
| Tudor Tănase | |
| 09.30-09.40 | Microsurgical Resection of a Middle Fossa Trigeminal Schwannoma: A Case Report |
| Radu Oprea | |
| 09.40-09.50 | Augmented Reality in Glioblastoma Resection: Case Report and Clinical Implications |
| Adelina Bucatelli | |
| 09.50-10.00 | Surgical Management of a Cranio-spinal Junction Meningioma: A Case Report |
| Irina Mancas | |
| 10.00-10.10 | Microsurgical Management of Unruptured Intracranial Aneurysms: One Center Experience |
| Matei Ioan Baltac | |
| 10.10-10.20 | Neuroanatomy With Drawings: Presentation of the Neuroanatomy Tutoring by Students |
| Yanis Latrech | |
| 10.20 -11.00 | Coffee Break |
| 11.00-11.10 | TCGA Based RNA-SEQ Data Analysis of Orexinic System Role in Gliomas : When Sleep Meets Carcinogenesis |
| Alexandru Necula | |
| 11.10-11.20 | Bypassing a Large Calcified Aneurysm – A Microsurgical Case Study Through The Lens of Literature Findings |
| Ana - Maria Zidaru | |
| 11.20-11.30 | Management of Pilocytic Astrocytoma in a Pediatric Patient |
| Cristina Trif | |
| 11.30-11.40 | Robot or Basic Navigation? Operative and Clinical Outcomes of Pedicle Screws (ROBOCOP): A Prospective Observational Study in Posterior Thoraco-Lumbar Fixation |
| Cyrus Latifi | |
| 11.40-11.50 | Petroclival Meningioma: Surgical Management of a Complex Skull Base Tumor |
| Irina Elena Bulat | |
| 11.50-12.00 | Chronic Subdural Haematoma: A Sentinel Health Event or Not? |
| Aleksa Micic | |
| 12.00-12.10 | Management of Obstructive Hydrocephalus in Congenital Toxoplasmosis: Technical Considerations and Outcome |
| Cristina Veronica Haidu | |
| 12.10-12.20 | Microsurgical Management of Delayed Internal Carotid Artery Aneurysm Rupture Following Flow Diversion |
| Matei - Adrian Pelinari | |
| 12.20-13.00 | Closing Ceremony |
