American Association of Neurological Surgeons Goodman Oral Board Preparation: Neurosurgery Review by Case Management Course Houston, Texas May 1-3, 2011

ALLAN D. LEVI, MD, PhD, FACS COURSE DIRECTOR Univ. of Miami Miller School of Medicine 1095 N.W. 14th Ter. D4-6 Miami, FL 33136-2104 (305) 243-2088 Dr. Levi went to medical school at the University of Ottawa, did his neurosurgical residency training at the University of Toronto and did a spine fellowship at Barrow Neurological Institute in Phoenix. He completed a PhD in neuroscience in human Schwann cell biology at the University of Miami during his residency. He is a professor of neurosurgery at the University of Miami - Miller School of Medicine, chief of neurosurgery and the University of Miami Hospital and is the chief of the neurospine service at Jackson Memorial hospital. Dr. Levi is the Director of the AANS Goodman Oral Board Preparation: Neurosurgery Review by Case Management course. His clinical and research interests are spinal disorders and in particular spinal cord injury as well as peripheral nerve disorders.

FACULTY

ROBERT J. ALONSO, MD, FACP Indiana University 1801 N. Senate, Ste. 510 Indianapolis, IN 46202-1206 (317) 962-5828

Dr. Alonso is from Hobart, Indiana. He received his A.B. degree magna cum laude from Hanover College in Hanover, Indiana, and his MD degree with honors from the Indiana University School of Medicine in Indianapolis. He served an internship and residency in internal medicine at Methodist Hospital in Indianapolis, where he was Chief Resident. He served another residency in neurology at the University of Texas Health Sciences Center in Houston, Texas. He served a third residency in neurology at Hahnemann University Hospital in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Dr. Alonso is board certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine and the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, and he is a member of the American Academy of Neurology, the Indiana Neurology Society, and is a fellow of the American College of Physicians. His special interests include cerebral vascular disease, stroke, headaches, and critical care neurology.

CYNTHIA L. BODKIN, MD

Indiana University, Dept. of Neurology 545 Barnhill Dr./EH125 Indianapolis, IN 46202 (317) 274-8800 Dr. Bodkin completed her graduated education at Cornell University. She attended medical school at SUNY Upstate Medical University in Syracuse, NY. Internship, neurology residency and clinical neurophysiology fellowship were completed at Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL. She then continued with a sleep medicine fellowship at Hennepin County Medical Center in Minneapolis. Dr. Bodkin is currently an Assistant Professor of Clinical Neurology at Indiana University where her focuses are in neuromuscular disorders and sleep medicine.

DAVID B. COHEN, MD

Allegheny General Hospital 420 East North Avenue, Suite 302 Pittsburgh, PA 15212 (412) 858-7766 Dr. Cohen went to medical school at Albany Medical College, and completed his neurosurgical residency training at Allegheny General Hospital, including an infolded functional neurosurgery fellowship. He is currently on the staff at Allegheny General Hospital, with clinical and research interests including spine surgery and functional neurosurgery.

VIVEK R. DESHMUKH, MD

George Washington University MC/Neurosurgery 2150 Pennsylvania Ave. N.W., Rm. 7-420 Washington, DC 20037 (202) 741-2739 Dr. Vivek R. Deshmukh graduated from the University of Florida College of Medicine and completed his neurosurgical training at the Barrow Neurological Institute. At the BNI, he obtained infolded fellowships in Spine and Cerebrovascular/Skull Base surgery as well as a dedicated fellowship in Endovascular Neurosurgery. He is currently Director of Cerebrovascular Neurosurgery at Providence Brain Institute and is a member of Microneurosurgical Consultants in Portland, Oregon.

HERBERT FUCHS, MD, PhD Duke University Medical Center Box 3272 Durham, NC 27710 (919) 681-0894

Dr. Fuchs completed the MD-PhD program at Duke University, and then completed his neurosurgery residency at Duke University Medical Center. After a fellowship in Pediatric Neurosurgery at Children's Memorial Hospital in Chicago, he returned to Duke where he has been the Chief of Pediatric Neurosurgery Services, and is currently an Associate Professor in the Department of Surgery. His practice is devoted to pediatric neurosurgery, with special interest in pediatric brain tumors, hydrocephalus, neuroendoscopy and spina bifida.

KEVIN J. GIBBONS, MD

Millard Fillmore Gates Hospital, Kaleida Health 3 Gates Circle Buffalo, NY 14209 (716) 887-5200 Dr. Gibbons joined UBNS in July 1993 after graduating from the State University of New York at Buffalo neurosurgery residency training program. An accomplished surgical educator and clinical researcher, Dr. Gibbons is considered an expert lecturer in neurosurgical education and patient management for residents and surgeons at the national level. Areas of authority include the surgical treatment of brain, spinal and pituitary tumors, complex cervical spine disorders, critical care, and adult hydrocephalus. Dr. Gibbons is board certified by the American Board of Neurological Surgery (ABNS) and underwent fellowship training in critical care. He directs the department's neurological critical care service as well as the skull base clinical service and skull base laboratory. He is the residency program director, and member of numerous professional societies, including the prestigious Society of Neurological Surgeons. Dr. Gibbons also serves as president of the Faculty Council of the School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, University at Buffalo, New York, and as executive officer of the medical staff of Kaleida Health.

MICHAEL W. GROFF, MD

Beth Israel Deaconess Med. Ctr. 110 Francis St. Ste. 3B Boston, MA 02215 (617) 632-9911 Michael W. Groff, MD trained in Neurological Surgery at the Mount Sinai Hospital in New York City and then completed fellowship training in spinal surgery at the Medical College of Wisconsin in Milwaukee. He is currently the Chief of the Neurosurgical Spine Service at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, a teaching hospital of Harvard Medical School.

JAMES S. HARROP, MD

Thomas Jefferson University/Neurosurgery 909 Walnut St., 2nd Fl. Philadelphia, PA 19107 (215) 955-7959 Dr. Harrop received his MD degree from Jefferson Medical College, and completed his neurosurgical residency at Thomas Jefferson University. He subsequently completed the Combine Neurosurgical and Orthopedic surgery spine fellowship at the Cleveland Clinic. He is an Associate Professor of Neurosurgical and Orthopedic Surgery, Director of the Division of Spine and Peripheral Nerve Surgery at the Jefferson Medical College in Philadelphia PA. In addition, he is the Neurosurgical Director of the Delaware Valley Spinal Cord Injury Center. His clinical practice is devoted to complex spinal surgery, neoplasms and spinal cord injury patients.

JASON H. HUANG, MD

601 Elmwood Avenue, #670 Rochester, NY 14642 (585) 276-3049 Dr. Huang went to medical school at Johns Hopkins, trained in neurosurgery at University of Pennsylvania and currently practices in Rochester, New York. He is a board certified neurosurgeon and Chief of Neurosurgery at Highland Hospital. He is currently Associate Professor of Neurosurgery at University of Rochester Medical Center with an active extramural funded research laboratory including a recent R01 grant from NIH. His clinical and research interests include neurotrauma, complex spine and peripheral nerves. He is also a member of United States Army Reserves and was deployed to Iraq in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom in 2008.

JACK I. JALLO, MD, PhD, FACS

Thomas Jefferson University, Jefferson Medical College 909 Walnut Street Philadelphia, PA 19107 (215) 955-7000

Dr. Jack Jallo is a Professor and the Vice Chair for Academic Services in the Department of Neurological Surgery, as well as the Director of the Division of Neurotrauma and Critical Care, at Thomas Jefferson University’s Jefferson Medical College, located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Dr. Jallo was awarded his medical doctorate in 1990 from The George Washington University. He went on to Temple University to complete an internship in general surgery, a residency in neurosurgery, and a fellowship in neurotrauma/critical care, as well as a PhD in physiology. Dr. Jallo is a prolific writer and lecturer on the topics of traumatic brain injury, closed head injuries, spinal cord injuries, and surgical guidelines and techniques, among many other specialized topics. While employed at Temple University School of Medicine, prior to coming to Jefferson Medical College, Dr. Jallo was a member of the Temple University $1 Million Research Award Club. He is a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons and the Royal Society of Medicine and has been listed in Best Doctors in America since 2003.

ANDREW H. JEA, MD 6621 Fannin Street CCC 1230.01 Houston, Texas 77030 (832) 822-3950

Dr. Jea graduated from the University of Miami School of Medicine, and completed his general surgery internship and neurosurgery residency at the University of Miami/Jackson Memorial Hospital. He subsequently completed a fellowship in Pediatric Neurosurgery at the Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. He then joined the pediatric neurosurgery practice at Texas Children’s Hospital in Houston, Texas. His clinical interests include complex pediatric spine disease, including congenital, trauma, tumor, and deformity.

CHARLES C. KANOS, MD 111 Doctors Drive Greenville, SC 29605-5605 (864) 797-7150

Dr. Kanos received his MD degree from the University of Tennessee, and completed his residency and skull base fellowship at the University of Tennessee. Dr. Kanos is currently the Assistant Professor of Neurosurgery at the University of South Carolina and practices at Greenville University Medical Center in Greenville, SC. His practice is devoted to brain tumors and complex spine surgery.

YEVGENITY A. KHAVKIN, MD Nevada Spine Clinic 7140 Smoke Ranch Road Las Vegas, NV 89138 (702) 320-8111

Dr. Khavkin grew up in Moscow, Russia. He received his MD at the University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine and completed his Neurosurgical Residency at the University of Chicago under Dr. Richard Fessler. He subsequently completed a complex spinal surgery fellowship with Dr. Ziya Gokaslan at Johns Hopkins University with the focus on spinal oncology. Dr Khavkin then moved back to Chicago where he was the Director of Neurosurgical Spine Service at Northwestern University, Evanston Campus. He is currently practicing neurosurgery as a part of Nevada Spine Clinic in Las Vegas, NV

THOMAS J. LEIPZIG, MD

Goodman Campbell Brain & Spine 8333 Naab Rd., Ste. 250 Indianapolis, IN 46260 (317) 396-1372

Dr. Leipzig received his M.D. degree from the University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine. Since he completed his neurosurgical training at the University of Chicago Medical Center, he has been in practice with the Goodman-Campbell Brain & Spine (formerly Indianapolis Neurosurgical Group). Dr. Leipzig has a special interest in patients with cerebrovascular problems. He is an affiliate member of the Indiana University School of Medicine, past president of the Indiana State Neurosurgical Society and is currently the director of the AANS Weekend Update Course and a member of the AANS Maintenance of Certification/Continuing Medical Education Committee and the Education and Practice Management Committee. He has also served as a faculty member for this course since 1998.

G. Michael Lemole, Jr., MD, FACS

University of Arizona 1501 N Campbell Avenue, PO Box 245070 Tucson, AZ 85724-5070 (520) 626-2164 Dr. Lemole received his undergraduate degree from Harvard University and his medical degree from the University of Pennsylvania. He completed his residency in 2002 in neurological surgery at the Barrow Neurological Institute in Phoenix. At Barrow he also completed fellowships in Complex Spinal Surgery and Cerebrovascular/Skull Base Surgery. He is the Chief of the Division of Neurosurgery at the University of Arizona (UA) Department of Surgery and University Medical Center. He serves as co-director of the UA Center for Sinonasal and Skull Base Tumors. His research and clinical interests include diseases of the cranial base.

PETER B. LETARTE, MD

Edward Hines Medical Center P.O. Box 5000, Fl. 5 Hines, IL 60141 (708) 267-6922 Dr. Letarte attended Medical School at Northwestern University Medical School prior to serving 8 years as a Flight Surgeon in the U.S. Navy. During this time he practiced in various austere environments in the field and at sea. He completed his Neurosurgical training at the University of Wisconsin in 1996 and a Fellowship in Neurotrauma in 1997. His current focus is on the delivery of Neurotrauma care in pre-hospital and austere environments. He is the Head of Neurosurgery at Edward G. Hines Veterans Hospital in Hines Illinois.

JOSEPH NEIMAT, MD, MSc Vanderbilt University Medical Center North T-4224 Nashville, TN 37232-2380 (615) 343-9822

Dr. Neimat completed his medical training at Duke University. He completed his neurosurgical residency at Massachusetts General Hospital followed by a fellowship in Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery at the University of Toronto. Dr. Neimat is currently at Vanderbilt University where his focus is deep brain stimulation surgery, epilepsy surgery and the surgical treatment of pain. His principal research interest is the investigation of physiological mechanisms of emotional encoding in the brain.

PARAG G. PATIL, MD, PHD

1500 E. Medical Center Drive, SPC 5338 Ann Arbor, MI 48109-5338 (734) 936-9579 Dr. Patil is Assistant Professor of Neurosurgery, Anesthesiology, and Biomedical Engineering at the University of Michigan. A native of Pennsylvania, he attended MIT, where he received a BS in electrical engineering. Upon graduation, he was awarded a Marshall Scholarship to study Philosophy and Economics at Magdalen College, Oxford University. On his return to the US, Dr. Patil pursued combined medical and doctoral studies in biomedical engineering at Johns Hopkins University. His doctoral dissertation focused upon the presynaptic regulation of voltage-gated calcium channels. The study of signaling between neurons led to a strong clinical interest in neurosurgery. During residency at Duke University, he was awarded an NIH postdoctoral fellowship in neuroprosthetic devices. Following residency, Dr. Patil obtained additional clinical expertise through a fellowship in functional and deep brain stimulation surgery with Dr. Andres Lozano at the University of Toronto. His current neurosurgical practice includes functional neurosurgery (DBS, SCS, MVD, Ablative Procedures for Pain), tumors, and spine. His research in neuromodulation and neuroprosthetic devices is funded by the NIH and philanthropic foundations.

PETER A. RASMUSSEN, MD, FAHA, FAANS Cleveland Clinic Foundation 9500 Euclid Ave. S80 Cleveland, OH 44195 (216) 445-9898

Peter A. Rasmussen, MD, is Director of the Cerebrovascular Center at the Cleveland Clinic in Cleveland, Ohio. Dr. Rasmussen’s clinical interests are in hemorrhagic and ischemic stroke, primarily focusing on cerebral aneurysms, arteriovenous malformations and occlusive intracranial atherosclerotic disease. He maintains a busy practice offering patients either open microsurgery or endovascular, minimally invasive treatment options. He is a graduate of the University of Wisconsin Medical School in Madison, Wisconsin, completed his residency in neurosurgery at the University of Wisconsin in Madison, completed fellowship training in interventional neuroradiology/endovascular neurosurgery at the Cleveland Clinic Foundation, as well as a fellowship in microsurgical treatment of cerebrovascular disease also at the Cleveland Clinic. He joined the faculty at the Cleveland Clinic in 2000. He has authored numerous scientific papers and book chapters. Currently he is an ad hoc editor for the Journal of Neurosurgery, Neurosurgery, and American Journal of Neuroradiology. During his career, Dr. Rasmussen has maintained an active interest in applied or translational research acting as the Co-Director of the Endovascular Neurosurgery Research Laboratory. He is an active member of many professional organizations including the American Association of Neurological Surgeons, the Congress of Neurological Surgeons, American Society of Neuroradiology, Society of NeuroInterventional Surgery, and the Joint Sections on Neurotrauma, Critical Care and Cerebrovascular Surgery. Dr. Rasmussen is a past Vice Chair of the American Association of Neurological Surgeons/Congress of Neurological Surgeons, Cerebrovascular Section, and has been appointed as a fellow to both the American Heart Association (FAHA) and the American Association of Neurological Surgeons (FAANS).

DAVID I. SANDBERG, MD

3215 S.W. 62nd Ave., Suite 3109 Miami, FL 33155 (305) 662-8386 Dr. David Sandberg completed undergraduate studies at Harvard University and then graduated from the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. He completed his residency in neurosurgery at the Weill Medical College of Cornell University. He completed a fellowship in pediatric neurosurgery at the Children’s Hospital Los Angeles, and then moved to Miami to join the faculty of the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine. Dr. Sandberg practices at Miami Children's Hospital and is Voluntary Associate Professor of Clinical Neurological Surgery and Pediatrics at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine. His practice is devoted to all areas of pediatric neurosurgery, and his research focuses on pediatric brain tumors.

THOMAS B. SCULLY, MD

Northwest Neuro. Specialists PLLC 5860 N. LaCholla Blvd. Ste. 100 Tucson, AZ 85741-3537 (520) 742-7890 Dr. Scully went to medical school and trained in neurosurgery at Indiana University Medical School. Dr. Scully is currently in private practice in Tucson, Arizona where he practices general neurosurgery. He is the past Chairman of the Department of Surgery and is a member of the board of trustees at Northwest Medical Center. He has recently been accepted as a member in the prestigious Western Neurosurgical Society. In addition, Dr. Scully serves on the Board of Directors for the Pima County Medical Society and is on the Legislative affairs committee for the Stat of Arizona. Dr. Scully also has a faculty appointment at the University of Arizona and will be involved in resident education as the residency program develops further.

KONSTANTIN V. SLAVIN, MD University of Illinois at Chicago Dept. of Neurosurgery 912 S. Wood St. M/C 799 Chicago, IL 60612 (312) 996-4842

Dr. Slavin went to medical school at Azerbaijan State Medical Institute, trained in neurosurgery at Central Institute for Post-Graduate Training of Physicians, Moscow (1988-1992); University of Illinois at Chicago (1994-2001) and did a fellowship at Oregon Health and Sciences University. Currently, Dr. Slavin is a Professor in Department of Neurosurgery of the University of Illinois at Chicago. He heads Section of Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery at UIC, and serves as medical director of Alexian Gamma Knife Center in Northwest Chicago suburbs. His clinical practice is almost equally divided between general and functional neurosurgical cases. He also directs a fellowship program in functional neurosurgery and enjoys teaching at hands-on courses. Main clinical and research interests: facial pain, surgery for movement disorders, Chiari malformation, new applications in neuromodulation. Currently, Dr. Slavin is a Vice-President of American Society for Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery, director of the North American Neuromodulation Society, associate editor of “Neurosurgery” and “Neuromodulation” journals, and member of editorial boards of several other neurosurgical journals.

CHRIS A. SLOFFER, MD, MBA 701 John Street, Suite M-124 Kalamazoo, Michigan 49007 (269) 341-7500

Dr. Sloffer attended medical school at the Indiana University School of Medicine in Indianapolis. He then completed his neurosurgical residency at the University of Illinois College of Medicine at Peoria. He also completed a fellowship in spine in Peoria during his residency. He practices general neurosurgery in Kalamazoo, Michigan, though he has a special interest in neuro-oncology and neurotrauma.

ROBERT J. SPINNER, MD, FACS Mayo Clinic/Neurosurgery 200 S.W. 1st St., Gonda 8-214 Rochester, MN 55905 (507) 284-2376

Robert J. Spinner, MD, is Professor of Neurologic Surgery, Orthopedics and Anatomy at the Mayo Clinic where he is a peripheral nerve surgeon. He completed full residency programs in orthopedics (Duke University) and neurosurgery (Mayo Clinic) and a 1 year peripheral nerve fellowship with David Kline and a 6 month traveling fellowship to several international centers as a CNS Cushing Fellow. He is board certified in both orthopedics and neurosurgery.

ANTHONY A. VIRELLA, MD Suite 200 1250 LaVenta Drive Westlake Village, CA 91361 (805) 449-0088

Dr Virella attended medical school at Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons. He completed residency at UCLA and a fellowship in Complex and Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery at the Cleveland Clinic Foundation under Edward C. Benzel, MD. His practice interests include all of general neurosurgery, including complex and minimally invasive spine surgery, neuro-oncology, pituitary tumors and cerebrovascular disease. He is currently in private practice in the Los Angeles area.

JOSEPH L. VOELKER, MD

West Virginia University/Neurosurgery PO Box 9183 Morgantown, WV 26506-9183 (304) 293-5041 Dr. Voelker went to medical school and trained in neurosurgery at Indiana University School of Medicine. He did a fellowship at the University of Western Ontario. Dr. Voelker is currently Associate Professor of Neurosurgery at West Virginia University. Fellowship, trained and subspecialty interest in cerebrovascular disease. Dr. Voelker has been a member of the faculty Oral Boards Course since 2001.

LYNDA J-S YANG, MD, PhD

Univ. of Michigan School of Medicine TC 3552, 1500 E. Medical Center Dr. Ann Arbor, MI 48109-5338 (734) 936-5017 Dr. Yang went to medical school at Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, neurosurgical residency at the University of Michigan, and peripheral nerve fellowships with Drs. David Kline, Martijn Malessy, and Mr. Rolfe Birch. She completed a PhD in Pharmacology in nerve regeneration at Johns Hopkins School of Medicine concurrent with her medical degree. She is an assistant professor of neurosurgery at the University of Michigan. Her clinical and research interests are in general neurosurgery with a focus on brachial plexus and peripheral nerve disorders.

PETER J. YEH, MD, FACS Gulf Coast Brain & Spine Institute PO Box 20406 Houston, TX 77225 (713) 661-8900

Dr. Yeh attended medical school at Northwestern University, trained in neurosurgery at the University of Texas Medical Branch and currently practices in Houston as the Clinical Assistant Professor at UT Houston Health Science Center since 2000. Dr. Yeh has a special interest in trauma, stroke, and minimally invasive spinal instrumentation.