Neurosciences and Spine Symposium

Meydenbauer Center
11100 Northeast 6th Street, Bellevue, WA 98004 (map)
Phone: 425-637-1020

A limited number of rooms have been reserved at a discounted group rate for symposium attendees who wish to arrange their own accommodations.

Seattle Marriott Bellevue
Group rate: $199 per night
Available for stays Friday, May 8 - Sunday, May 10, 2026
Last day to book: Friday, April 17, 2026
  

6:45-7:30 a.m. – Breakfast / Registration / Exhibits

7:30-7:40 a.m. – Welcome and Opening Remarks | Philip Louie, MD (Chair), Seth Stankus, DO (Executive Medical Director, Center for Neurosciences and Spine)

7:40-8:50 a.m. – Foundations of Sleep Medicine for Clinicians | Moderated by: David Corley, MD

7:40-8 a.m. – David Corley, MD | Sleep Apnea 101: What Every Clinician Should Know

8-8:20 a.m. – Amir Sabzpoushan, MD | Why Is My Patient So Tired? A Guide to Evaluating Sleepiness

8:20-8:40 a.m. – Oanh Nguyen, DO | Restless Legs and Beyond: Evaluating Sleep-Related Movement Symptoms

8:40-8:50 a.m. – Discussion/Q&A

8:50-10 a.m. – Demystifying Common Neurologic Conditions | Moderated by: Seth Stankus, DO

8:50-9:10 a.m. – Christopher Tapia, MD | Parkinson’s Disease: Early Clues, Red Flags and Practical Management Strategies

9:10-9:30 a.m. – Justin Stahl, MD | Alzheimer's Disease: Improving Patient Care

9:30-9:50 a.m. – Kara Ellingson, MD | Why Does My Head Hurt? Understanding Common Headaches

9:50-10 a.m. – Discussion/Q&A

10-10:25 a.m. – Break and Exhibits

10:25-11:50 a.m. – Spine Care Today: Surgical Decisions, Spasticity, and Recovery | Moderated by: Jean-Christophe Leveque, MD

10:25-10:40 a.m. – Kirsten Gage, MD | Understanding Spasticity: Pathophysiology, Assessment and Treatment Strategies

10:40-10:55 a.m. – Carlos Moravek, MD | The Most Common Problem in Spine Care: Making Sense of Axial Back Pain

10:55-11:10 a.m. – Jean-Christophe Leveque, MD | The Decision Before the Incision: Risk & Shared Decision-Making in Spine Surgery

11:10-11:25 a.m. – Eric Varley, DO | Why Are All My Patients Getting Fusions? The Bone Health Crisis Behind Spine Fusion Surgery

11:25-11:40 a.m. – Philip Louie, MD | The NEW “Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery”

11:40-11:50 a.m. – Discussion / Q&A

11:50 a.m.-12:45 p.m. – Lunch, Exhibits, Raffle Drawing

12:45-1:30 p.m. – Keynote: A Conversation With Seahawks Legend Marcus Trufant | Moderated by: Philip Louie, MD | Audience Q&A

1:30-2:25 p.m. – Targeted Pain Management: A Practical Guide | Moderated by: Daniel Warren, MD

1:30-1:45 p.m. – Daniel Warren, MD | Diffuse vs. Direct: Understanding the Spine Injection Spectrum

1:45-2 p.m. – Christine Oryhan, MD | What Does a “Nerve Ablation” Mean? What Is the Target?

2-2:15 p.m. – Josiah Perez, MD | New Targets of Interventional Pain Therapies

2:15-2:25 p.m. – Discussion / Q&A

2:25-2:50 p.m. – Break, Exhibits, Raffle Drawing

2:50-3:45 p.m. – Modern Cranial Surgery: Innovative Treatments for Tumors and Vascular Diseases | Moderated by: Roby Ryan, MD

2:50-3:05 p.m. – Farrokh Farrokhi, MD | Treating Brain Tumors with Lasers! Laser Interstitial Thermal Therapy

3:05-3:20 p.m. – Roby Ryan, MD | A New Way to Treat Brain Tumors: Surgery and Radiation in One Procedure

3:20-3:35 p.m. – Jason Choi, MD | Revascularizing the Occluded Brain: Contemporary Results of Moyamoya Bypass Surgery

3:35-3:45 p.m. – Discussion / Q&A

3:45-4:55 p.m. – Stroke Care Beyond the Acute Event | Moderated by: Josh Snavely, DNP

3:45-4:05 p.m. – Fatima Milfred, MD | Anticoagulation/Antiplatelet Indications and Management After Stroke (Ischemic and Hemorrhagic)

4:05-4:25 p.m. – John Greenert, MD | Blood Pressure Targets and Hypertension Management After Stroke

4:25-4:45 p.m. – Allison Ziman, ARNP | Stroke-Related Depression and Fatigue

4:45-4:55 p.m. – Discussion / Q&A

4:55-5 p.m. – Wrap-Up

5-6 p.m. – Cocktail Social, Networking, and Raffle Drawing

6 p.m. – Symposium Concludes