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Scientific program

Learn about and follow the talks that will take place during the days of the symposium.

Time	Activity	Speaker
7:00- 7:13	OPENING AND BREAKFAST	Dr. Jose Valerio MD - President of X Brain and Spine Symposium Dr. Armando Alpizar MD - Director of SpineSession Dr. Arturo Ayala MD - Director de Tumores
7:15- 7:28	Disc Herniation.Treatment Alternatives	Dr. Manuel Tapia (MEX)
7:30- 7:43	Cervical Kiphosis. Updates	Dr. Hector Gutierrez Gutierrez (MEX)
7:45- 7:53	Complications in Minimally Invasive Surgery	Dr. Miguel Angel Andrade Ramos (MEX)
7:55- 8:08	Failed lumbar spine surgery syndrome	Dr. Manuel Tapia (MEX)
8:10 - 8:23	Treatment of cervical stenosis with self-locking cages	Dr. Armando Alpizar-Aguirre (MEX)
8:25 - 8:38	Techniques and advances in transforaminal and interlaminar endoscopy,	Dr. Heber Alfaro (MEX)
8:40 - 8:53	Current treatment of traumatic spinal cord injury	Dr. Leopoldo Herrera (MEX)
8:55 - 9:16	Preparation of the multi-operated patient	Dr. Armando Caloca (MEX)
9:18 - 9:33	Complications of Endoscopic Lumbar Surgery	Dr. Heber Alfaro (MEX)
9:35 - 9:50	Usefulness of stem cells in Spine Surgery	Dr. Armando Caloca (MEX)
9:52 - 10:07	Coffee break
10:09 - 10:24	Value of classification of vertebral fractures	Dr. Leopoldo Herrera (MEX)
10:26 - 10:41	TLIF-what are the best outcomes and how to achieve them.	Dr. Tobias L. do Nascimento (BRA)
10:43 - 10:58	Posterior cord stimulation for failed back syndrome	Dra. Lizbeth Sandoval (MEX)
11:00 - 11:25	Plenary Sesion1: Surgical nuances in the intramedullary epednimomas.	Dr. Antonio Aversa (BRA)
11:27 - 11:42	Catastrophes in Spine surgery	Dr. Armando Caloca (MEX)
11:44 - 11:59	Kyphoplastic thoraco-lumbar by unilateral approach	Dr. Orlando Zamora (USA)
12:01 - 12:16	Applications of tubular surgery in lumbar pathology	Dr. Manuel Soto (MEX)
12:18 - 12:33	Hybrid instrumentation in the cervical spine	Dr. Armando Alpizar-Aguirre (MEX)
12:35 - 12:50	Impact of osteoporotic vertebral fractures-how to treat this disease?	Dr.Tobias L. do Nascimento (BRA)
12:52 - 13:07	Lateral approach to the lumbar spine stem cells for lumbar spine fusion	Dr. Orlando Zamora (USA)
13:09 - 13:24	Infections in endoscopy	Dr. Heber Alfaro (MEX)
13:26 - 13:41	Comparison of posterior approach and double approach in adult degenerative scoliosis	Dr. Armando Alpizar-Aguirre(MEX)
13:43 - 13:58	When fusion or arthroplasty in anterior cevical surgery?	Dr. Felix Dolorit (USA)
14:00 - 15:25	Lunch time
15:27 - 15:42	Surgical treatment for intramedullar tumor	Dr. Miguel Angel Andrade Ramos (MEX)
15:44 - 15:59	Laminoplasty in the treatment in intradural and extradural tumors	Dr. Manuel Tapia (MEX)
16:01 - 16:16	Tubular Approaches for Spine Surgery	Dr. Miguel Angel Andrade Ramos (MEX)
16:18 - 16:33	Analysis of surgical management of degenerative spine without instrumentation	Dr. Tito Perilla (COL)
16:35 - 16:50	Approaches in patients with spinal metastases	Dr. Sergio Moreno (MEX)
16:52-17:07	oral presentations. (2) 7 minutes each
17:09-17:24	Jugular Foramern Paragangliomas	Dr Antonio Aversa (BRA)
17:26-17:41	Transverse sinus stenosis: transtenosis gradient measurement and stent placement.	Dra. Sophie d´Herbemont (FRA)
17:45-19:00	Session: Posterior fossa in 3D	Dr. Matias Baldoncini (ARG)
19:30	WELCOME RECEPTION	PATIO. ATTAIRE INFORMAL

Time	Activity	Speaker
8:00 - 8:15	Philosophical Principles of Minimum Invasion in Neurosurgery	Dr. Marcos Barajas (MEX)
8:17 - 8:32	Impact of Augmented Reality Fiber Tractography in Brain Tumor Surgery	Dr. Sabino Luzzi (ITA)
8:34 - 8:49	Hemangioblastomas of CNS: meta-analysis and report of personal experiences	Dr. Kenan Arnautovic (USA)
8:51 - 9:16	Update on chordomas and chondrosarcoma.	Dr. Paul Gardner (USA)
9:18 - 9:33	Increasing life expectation in patient with High Grade Gliomas	Dr. José Valerio (USA)
9:35 - 9:50	Intramedullary spinal cord tumors, astrocytoma as and the rare and unusual tumor	Dr. George Jallo (USA)
9:52 - 10:07	Coffee break
10:09 - 10:24	The role of neuronavegation in tumor surgery: how get more from this tool?	Dr. Luiz Felipe De Alecastro (BRA)
10:26 - 10:41	Eyebrow supraorbital craniotomy in pediatric brain tumors	Dr. George Jallo (USA)
10:43 - 10:58	Lateral Semi-sitting positiona- An alternative	Dr. Roberto Leal (BRA)
11:00 - 11:25	Plenary Sesion 1 - How new available technologies improved the functional results of vestibular schwannoma surgery	Dr. Luciano Mastronardi (ITA)
11:27 - 11:42	Foramen magnum tumors: Operative considerations.	Dr. Arturo Ayala (MEX)
11:44 - 11:59	Facial Reanimation	Dr. Wuttipong Tiratokai (THAI)
12:01 - 12:16	Petrous apex microsurgery	Dr. Gerardo Guinto (MEX)
12:18 - 12:33	Meningiomas of the sphenoid wing	Dr. Francisco Javier López (MEX)
12:35 - 12:50	Ergonomics in Neurosurgery	Dr. Pablo Recinos (USA)
12:52 - 13:07	CPA-Petrosal meningiomas	Dr. Roberto Leal (BRA)
13:09 - 13:24	how we approach to clivus chordoma?	Dr. Victor Correa (MEX)
13:26 - 13:41	Hyperostotics Meningiomas	Dr. Benedicto Colli (BRA)
13:43 - 13:58	Surgery of ⁠Trigeminal Schwannoma	Dr. Wuttipong Tiratokai (THAI)
14:00 - 15:25	Lunch time
15:27 - 15:42	Bypass cerebral de mínima invasión	Dr. Miguel Angel López (USA)
15:44 - 15:59	Combined Petrosal Approach for Petroclival Meningiomas: Gaining the Surgical Advantage	Dr. James Liu (USA)
16:01 - 16:16	Vestibular nerve of origin of VS and preoperative trigeminal symptoms could have an impact on postoperative facial nerve outcome	Dr. Luciano Mastronardi (ITA)
16:18 - 16:33	Surgical Working Corridors for Meckel's Cave Trigeminal Schwannomas: Volumetric Analysis for Approach Selection	Dr. Sabino Luzzi (ITA)
16:35 - 17:00	PLENARYSESION 2 - Vascular complications in skull base	Dr. Miguel Arraez (ESP)
17:02 - 17:17	Endoscopic endonasal management of sphenoid planum meningiomas	Dr. Jair Palacios (MEX)
17:19 - 17:34	Microsurgical Strategies in Optic sheet Nerve Meningiomas	Dr. Matias Baldoncini (ARG)
17:36 - 17:51	Classification and treatment of sphenoid wing meningiomas	Dr. Anibal Romano (ARG)
17:53 - 18:08	Surgical management of giant epidermoid cyst.	Dr. David Guerrero (MEX)
18:10 - 18:25	Surgical challenge for Venous preservation in the falcotentorial meningiomas .	Dr. James Liu (USA)
18:27-18:42	Tumoral arteriopathy: the limit of maximal resection.	Dr. Ulises Aguilar (MEX)

Time	Activity	Speaker
8:00 - 8:15	Approach to anterior floor meningiomas using a minimally invasive technique.	Dr. Marcos Barajas (MEX)
8:17 - 8:32	Vestibular schwannomas. Total or subtotal resection?	Dr. Victor Correa (MEX)
8:34 - 8:49	Use of sodium fluorescein in glial tumors: strategies and results	Dr. Byron Salazar (ECU)
8:51 - 9:16	Falcine Meningiomas	Dr. Benedicto Colli (BRA)
9:18 - 9:33	Vestibular schwannomas: surgical options	Dr. Miguel Angel López (USA)
9:35 - 9:50	The Truth about Petroclival Meningiomas and what We are doing in our Skull Base and Neurooncology Reference Center for better outcome	Dr. Francisco Guzman (COL)
9:52 - 10:07	Coffee break
10:09 - 10:24	GH dependent pituitary adenoma. Anatomical particularities.	Dra. Nataly Alvear (ECU)
10:26 - 10:41	Management of rare intracranial pathologies	Dr. Jair Palacios (MEX)
10:43 - 10:58	Use of exoscope in skull base approach	Dr. Pablo Recinos (USA)
11:00 - 11:15	Lessons learned in vascular malformations.	Dr. Noe Santiago (MEX)
11:17 - 11:32	Combined approaches in middle fossa meningioma surgery	Dr. Ulises Aguilar (MEX)
11:34 - 11:49	Esthesioneuroblastoma Kadish C. Microsurgical considerations.	Dr. Arturo Ayala (MEX)
12:01 - 12:16	Endoscopic transorbital approach. Its role for meningioma surgery.	Dr. Juan Luis Gómez (MEX)
12:18 - 12:33	Meningioma of the middle third of the sickle: a challenge to take it to Simpson 1	Dr. Milton Ruíz (MEX)
12:35 - 12:50	Surgical inaction and experience in the treatment of hydrocephalus.	Dr. Tito Perilla (COL)
12:52 - 13:07

Time	Activity	Speaker
8:00 - 8:15	Anatomy, technical aspects and scope of Pterional craniotomy	Dr. Byron Salazar (ECU)
8:17 - 8:32	Surgical treatment of chronic ischemic disease	Dr. Edgar Nathal (MEX)
8:34 - 8:49	Pineal region: anatomy applied to surgical cases	Dr. Mateus Reghin (BRA)
8:51 - 9:16	Supratentorial Cavernomas surgery	Dr. Carlos Sigüenza (ECU)
9:18 - 9:33	Surgical treatment of acute ischemic disease	Dr. Edgar Nathal (MEX)
9:35 - 9:50	Current management of direct carotid cavernous fistulas: approach to the sinusoid directly involved	Dr. Gustavo Melo (MEX)
9:52 - 10:07	Coffee break
10:09 - 10:24	Brainstem cavernoma - The concept of safe entry zone	Dr. Miguel Arraez (ESP)
10:26 - 10:41	Arteriovenous malformations: Symplifying the complexity of a well organized disease.	Dr. Feres Chadad (BRA)
10:43 - 10:58	Microsurgery training	Dr. Abdullah Keles (TUR)
11:00 - 11:25	Plenary session 1: How to simplify excision of the most complex Cavernous Sinus meningioma.	Dr. Ali Krisht (USA)
11:27 - 11:42	Coming soon	Dr. Ossama Al-Mefty (USA)
11:44 - 11:59	How to Apply Microsurgical Anatomy in the Treatment of a deep AVMs.	Dr. Feres Chadad (BRA)
12:01 - 12:16	Current management of aneurysmal malformations of the vein of Galen	Dr. Gustavo Melo (MEX)
12:18 - 12:33	Tubular retractors for brain tumors	Dr. George Jallo USA)
12:35 - 12:50	Surgical planning in gliomas	Dr. Sergio Moreno (MEX)
12:52 - 13:07	Approaches to thalamic lesions	Dr. Mateus Reghin (BRA)
13:09 - 13:24	minimally invasive approaches to the skull base, when are they best?	Dr. Paul Gardner (USA)
13:26 - 13:41	Microsurgery in intraventricular tumors	Dr. Gerardo Guinto (MEX)
13:43 - 13:58	Intraventricular meningioma, role of the endoport technique	Dr. Juan Luis Gómez (MEX)
14:00 - 15:25	Lunch time
15:27 - 15:42	Experiences learned in clipping anterior circulation aneurysms	Dr. Carlos Sigüenza (ECU)
15:44 - 15:59	Control of hemostasis in neuro-oncology	Dra. Bárbara Nettel (MEX)
16:01 - 16:16	The use of sodium fluoroscein in brain tumor surgery:experience of 40+ cases	Dr. Luiz Felipe De Alencastro (BRA)
16:18 - 16:33	State of the Art of complex craniopharyngiomas in skull basse reference center	Dr. Francisco Guzman (COL)
16:35 - 17:00	PLENARY SESSION 2:	Dr. Ossama Al Mefty
17:02 - 17:17	Supracerebellar Transtentorial Approaches-Microsurgical anatomy and techniques	Dr. Vicente Quillis (ESP)
17:19 - 17:34	Scope of the Retrosigmoid Approach	Dr. Francisco Javier López (MEX)
17:36 - 17:51	Gliomas: Is it possible to quantify the degree of malignancy?	Dra. Bárbara Nettel (MEX)
17:53 - 18:08	How to achieve Cure in Complex Craniopharyngioma.	Dr. Ali Krisht (USA)
18:10 - 18:25	Recurrent medulloblastoma with rapid progression and neurological deterioration	Dr. Milton Ruíz (MEX)
18:27- 18:42	Anatomical considerations in the microsurgical management to parasagital and falx meningiomas.	Dr. Anibal Romano (ARG)
18:45 - 19:00

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Dr. BYRON SALAZAR 🇪🇨

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Dr. FELIX DOLORIT 🇺🇸

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Dr. HEBER ALFARO 🇲🇽

Dr. HECTOR GUTIERREZ 🇲🇽

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Dr. JAMES LIU 🇺🇸

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Dr. LUCIANO MASTRONARDI 🇮🇹

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Dr. MANUEL SOTO 🇲🇽

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Dr. MIGUEL ARRAEZ 🇪🇸

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Dr. MILTON RUIZ 🇲🇽

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