2014 Annual Meeting

“Transitions in Neurosurgery”

Friday evening, June 13, 2014:

6:00-7:00 pm Registration/ Vendor Fair
7:00-9:00 pm Buffet DinnerLaligam Sekhar, MD
Vice-Chairman of Neurosurgery
University of Washington
“Transitions in Neurosurgery”Abhineet Chowdary, MD
Director of Neurosurgery, Overlake Hospital
“Sacroiliac Joint Fusion”

Saturday morning, June 14, 2014:

7:00-8:00 am Breakfast
8:00-8:45 am – Welcome from President Trent Tredway
– WSANS Business Meeting (members only)
– New Business, Vice President Farrokh Farrokhi
– Secretary Report, David Attebery
– Tresurey Report, Jean-Christophe Leveque
8:45-9:15 am Chong Lee, MD, PhD
Neurosurgeon, Group Health
“Washington State Spine SCOAP”
9:15- 9:30 am Break
9:30-10:15 am Daniel L. Silbergeld, MD
Professor of Neurosurgery,
University of Washington
“Current Treatment of Brain Metastases”
10:15-10:45 am Keith Stelzer, MD, PhD
Mid-Columbia Medical Center
Clinical Associate Professor of Radiation Oncology
University of Washington Medical Center
“Radiobiology and Treatment Algorithms for Neurosurgeons”
10:45-11:15 am Robert Lang, MD
Neurosurgeon, Olympia
WSANS Representative for L&I
“Labor and Industry Updates”
11:15-12:00 pm Johnny Delashaw, MD
Neurosurgeon, Swedish Neuroscience Institute
“Skull Base Meningiomas”
12:00 pm Lunch with Family/ Vendor Fair
Dismissed for Golf and Family activities

Saturday evening, June 14, 2014:

6:00-7:15 pm Cocktails and Social Time
7:15 pm Dinner
7:30-8:30 pm Hiroshi Nakano, MD
CEO of NeoSpine,
“The Washington State Health Care Exchange”
8:30-9:15 pm David Pitkethly, MD
Neurosurgeon,
University of Washington
“Volunteerism in Neurosurgery”

Sunday morning, June 15, 2014:

8:00-10:00 am Father’s Day Breakfast with Family