2025 Hoag Neurosciences Symposium

The 2025 Pickup Family Neurosciences Institute Neurosciences Symposium is a 2-day accredited CME/CE program for physicians, advanced practice providers, nurses, and allied health professionals. Expert-led lectures, interactive panels, and case-based discussions will provide the latests evidence-based updates in neurological care, emphasizing interdisciplinary collaboration and practical application. 

DAY 1: Focuses on empowering neuroscience nurses as leaders in communication, advocacy, and quality improvement. Sessions will address overcoming barriers in physician consultation, driving patient-centered change, and navigating healthcare hierarchies with confidence. Panels will cover functional seizure care, encephalopathy recognition, neuroimaging interpretation, and high-stake neuro exams _ equipping participants to lead and innovate within the care team. 

DAY 2: Highlights translational neuroscience and emerging innovation, from mixed reality in neurosurgery to engineered neuroplasticitiy, tumor-treating fields, cellular immunotherapy, psychedelics, and advanced neuromodulation. Additional sessions will explore AI-driven diagnostics, biomarkers -based Alzheimer's detection, and new strategies for stroke, TBI, and concussion. Ethical, clinical, operational considerations will guide the responsible integration of these advancements into practice. 

1. Explore how mixed reality and advanced visualization tools are transforming neurosurgical precision
2. Examine the clinical and ethical implications of using psychedelics and neuromodulation to treat mood and addiction disorders
3. Examine how cultural norms and systemic bias shape access to emerging psychiatric treatments and the ethical implications of neuromodulation across diverse patient populations
4. Understand how AI and advanced imaging are reshaping diagnostic workflows in value-based care environments
5. Review the current and emerging pharmacological and neuromodulation strategies for epilepsy treatment
6. Assess the potential of brain-computer interfaces and seizure forecasting tools in predicting and preventing epileptic events
7. Evaluate how personalized tech and wearables are reshaping clinical management in Parkinson’s disease
8. Explore the impact of adaptive DBS and neuromodulation on expanding indications and improving outcomes
9. Analyze the clinical utility and ethical concerns of AI-driven imaging and blood-based biomarkers in Alzheimer’s disease
10. Analyze how early cognitive screening and AI-based tools may contribute to healthcare disparities and the unintended consequences of implicit bias in dementia care
11. Debate the timing and implications of diagnosing cognitive decline before symptoms manifest
12. Compare the roles of imaging, AI, and clinical judgment in acute stroke and TBI triage
13. Critically examine the evolving science of concussion and CTE, and its implications for diagnosis and prevention
14. Evaluate the role of bias and technological inequity in the diagnosis and treatment of acute brain injury and chronic traumatic encephalopathy

Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian designated this Live Activity educational activity for the maximum of 13.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit^TM. Physicians Should claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

This credit can apply to the CMA Certification of Continuing Medical Education.

Cancellation Policy

Please send cancellation requests to [email protected] 

Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian reserves the right to cancel or postpone this program if necessary; in the event of cancellation, course fees will be fully refunded. We are not responsible for other costs incurred such as non-refundable airline tickets or hotel penalties.

Accessibility Statement
 
Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian is committed to ensuring that its programs, services, goods and facilities are accessible to individuals with disabilities as specified under Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and the Americans with Disabilities Amendments Act of 2008.  If you have needs that require special accommodations, including dietary concerns, please contact the CME Conference Coordinator.

The Waterfront Beach Resort, a Hilton Hotel
21100 Pacific Highway, Huntington Beach, CA 92648

Room rates for this event begin at $349 + $20 resort fee and taxes, per evening. Overnight guest parking is available for a reduced rate of $38 per vehicle and daily valet parking is at a reduced rate of $15 per vehicle. To make a room reservation visit the BOOKING LINK.

Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian adheres to ACCME Criteria, Standards and Policies regarding industry support of continuing medical education. Disclosure of faculty and their commercial relationships will be made prior to the activity.

Mitigation of Relevant Financial Relationships

Member Information

Role in activity

Nature of Relationship(s) / Name of Ineligible Company(s)

Julie Riley, MBA
Executive Director, Neurosciences
Hoag

Activity Administrator

Nothing to disclose

Victoria Tomczak, RN
Stroke Program Manager
Pickup Family Neurosciences Institute

Activity Coordinator

Nothing to disclose

Ezequiel Goldschmidt, MD, MD PhD
Neurosurgeon
Hoag

Co-Director, Faculty

Nothing to disclose

Yasir Jassam, MD, FRCP, FAAN
Chief of Neurology, Hoag Specialty Clinic
Multiple Sclerosis and Neuroimmunology Program Director
Hoag

Co-Director, Faculty

Speakers Bureau-Alexion Pharmaceuticals|Advisor-Argenx Pharma|Speakers Bureau-Amgen, Inc.|Speakers Bureau-AstraZeneca (Any division) (Relationship has ended)|Speakers Bureau-TG Therapeutics|Consulting Fee-AstraZeneca (Any division) (Relationship has ended)

Adam Kanter, MD, M.S., M.B.A., F.A.A.N.S.
Neurosurgeon
Ron & Sandi Simon Executive Medical Director Endowed Chair, Pickup Family Neurosciences Institute
Chief of Neurosurgery, Hoag Specialty Clinic
Hoag Neurosciences Institute

Course Director, Faculty

Advisor-NuVasive, Inc.|Royalties or Patent Beneficiary-NuVasive, Inc.|Advisor-Globus|Royalties or Patent Beneficiary-Globus|Royalties or Patent Beneficiary-ZimVie Spine

Kimberly Alles, BSN, RN, CCRN
Surgical Neuroscience ICU Nurse
Hoag

Faculty

Gustavo Alva, MD
Medical Director, Senior Brain Health
Hoag

Faculty

Christopher Baker, MD
Interventional Radiologist
Hoag

Faculty

Lauren Bennett, PhD, ABPP-CN
Clinical Neuropsychologist
Pickup Family Neurosciences Institute

Faculty

Abhinandan A Bharne, MD
Intensivist
Hoag

Faculty

Mindy K Bixby, DO
Movement Disorders Neurologist
Hoag

Faculty

Michael Brant-Zawadzki, MD, FACR
Vice President, Clinical Research Administration
CATALiST and Addiction Services
Hoag

Faculty

David M Brown, MD
Stroke Program Director
Hoag

Faculty

Nothing to disclose

Isis Cauoette, APRN
Hoag

Faculty

Keith Cochran, MD
Movement Disorders Neurologist
Hoag

Faculty

Alexander Coon, MD
Director of Cerebrovascular and Endovascular Neurosurgery
Carondelet Neurological Institute ar St. Joseph's and St. Mary's Hospitals

Faculty

Daniel DiLorenzo, MD, PhD, MBA
Assistant Professor of Neurosurgery and Biomedical Sciences
Loma Linda University

Faculty

Christopher M Duma, MD
Neurosurgeon, Brain Tumor Program Director
Hoag

Faculty

Consulting Fee-Longeviti

Tatyana Ellison, MD
Psychiatrist, Addiction Medicine
Hoag

Faculty

Nothing to disclose

Steven Grossman, MD, PhD
Grace E. Hoag Executive Medical Director Endowed Chair at the Hoag Family Cancer Institute
Hoag

Faculty

Nothing to disclose

Mallory Haji, DNP, MBA, MSN, AGACNO-BC
Neurosciences Lead APP, PPG Neurocritical Care
Parkview Health

Faculty

Shamir Haji, MD
Neurocritical Care and Stroke Director
Neuroscience Service Line Director
Parkview Health

Faculty

Neal Hermanowicz, MD, FAAN
Neurologist, Hoag Parkinson’s and Movement Disorders
Hoag

Faculty

Speakers Bureau-Acadia Pharmaceuticals|Speakers Bureau-Amneal Pharmaceuticals

Patty Huang, MD
Hospitalist
Hoag

Faculty

Simon Khagi, MD
Neuro-oncology, Medical Director Hoag Family Cancer Institute
Hoag

Faculty

Charles Liu, MD, PhD
Professor of Clinical Neurological Surgery, Surgery, Psychiatry and the Behavioral Sciences and Biomedical Engineering
University of Southern California Viterbi School of Engineering, Biomedical Engineering

Faculty

Robert G Louis, MD
Empower360 Endowed Chair in Skull Base and Minimally Invasive Neurosurgery Program Director, Pituitary & Skull Base Surgery Program Pickup Family Neurosciences Institute
Hoag

Faculty

Consulting Fee-Surgical Theater|Consulting Fee-BehaVR (Relationship has ended)|Consulting Fee-Medtronic (Any division)|Consulting Fee-Invenio|Membership on Advisory Committees or Review Panels, Board Membership, etc.-Cleanbox Technologies|Consulting Fee-Magic Leap (Relationship has ended)|Consulting Fee-HMDMD|Stocks or stock options, excluding diversified mutual funds-XR Health|Stocks or stock options, excluding diversified mutual funds-Applied VR (Relationship has ended)|Stocks or stock options, excluding diversified mutual funds-Interaxon|Advisor-Penumbra (Relationship has ended)|Advisor-Ocutrx|Advisor-Avatar Medical

Tim Lucas, MD, PhD
Director, Functional Neurosurgery
Hoag

Faculty

Andrew D Ly, MD
Concussion/Mild TBI Program Director
Program Advisor, Neurophysiology Services
Hoag

Faculty

Chelsea Manahan, MSN, RN, FNP-C
Surgical Neuroscience ICU Nurse
Hoag

Faculty

Joshua Martin, MD
Neurologist, Epileptologist
Hoag

Faculty

Jennifer Martinez, MSN, RN, PHN
Sub-ICU and Surgical Neuroscience ICU Nurse
Hoag

Faculty

Stephanie Martins, MSN, RN, PHN, DCS
Program Manager, Memory & Cognitive Disorders
Hoag

Faculty

Nothing to disclose

Avinash Mesipam, MD
Interventional Radiologist
Hoag

Faculty

Consulting Fee-Johnson & Johnson|Consulting Fee-Balt|Consulting Fee-Microvention|Consulting Fee-Medtronic (Any division)

David E Millett, MD
Hoag

Faculty

Consulting Fee-Surgical Theater (Relationship has ended)|Consulting Fee-Neurelis (Relationship has ended)|Consulting Fee-Neuropace

Anna Morenkova, MD, PhD
Neurologist, Parkinson’s Disease and Movement Disorders Program
Hoag

Faculty

Ruth T Morin, PhD
Hoag

Faculty

Joey Nesler, LCSW
Clinical Social Worker
Hoag

Faculty

Christopher P O'Carroll, MD
Program Director, Neurobehavioral Medicine Program
Hoag Pickup Family Neurosciences Institute

Faculty

Speakers Bureau-AbbVie (Any division) (Relationship has ended)|Speakers Bureau-Allergan (Relationship has ended)|Speakers Bureau-Lundbeck, Inc.|Speakers Bureau-Pfizer (Any division)|Speakers Bureau-Axsome Therapeutics

James D Park, DO
Co-medical Director, Hoag Epilepsy Program Pickup Family Neurosciences Institute
Hoag

Faculty

Aaron J Przybysz, MD
Chief of Pain Medicine, Hoag Specialty Clinic
Medical Director, Hoag Pain Management
Hoag Spine Institute

Faculty

Nothing to disclose

Danielle Reaves, MSN, RN, PMHNP-BC
Surgical Neuroscience ICU Nurse
Hoag

Faculty

Matthew J Reed, MD, MSPH
Chief of Inpatient Pain and Outpatient Addiction Services Medical Director
SolMar Residential Program
Hoag

Faculty

Aaron Ritter, MD
Program Director, Memory & Cognitive Disorders Program
Larkin Family Endowed Chair in Integrative Brain Health
Pickup Family Neurosciences Institute

Faculty

Advisor-Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc.|Advisor-Eisai, Inc. (Relationship has ended)|Advisor-Lundbeck, Inc.|Speakers Bureau-Lilly (Any division)|Speakers Bureau-Lundbeck, Inc.|Speakers Bureau-Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc.|Honoraria-Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc. (Relationship has ended)|Speakers Bureau-Valeant Pharmaceuticals (Any division) (Relationship has ended)|Consulting Fee-VA Grant #3044

Sina M Safahieh, MD
Program Director, ASPIRE and Young Adult Mental Health Program
Hoag

Faculty

Kelly Scheneman, PSYD
Psychologist
Hoag

Faculty

Nothing to disclose

William R Shankle, MD, MS, FACP
Judy & Richard Voltmer Endowed Chair in Memory and Cognitive Disorders
Hoag

Faculty

Nina Surber, PT, DPT
Concussion Program Director
Hoag

Faculty

Daniel Vitantonio, MD
Neurologist
Hoag

Faculty

Katie Wilkinson, MD
Medical Director, Laboratory Services and Transfusion Medicine
Hoag

Faculty

Nothing to disclose

Melissa B Yu, MD
Neuroimaging Radiologist
Hoag

Faculty

Nothing to disclose

Stephanie Chow, MSN, RN, CCRN
Nurse Navigator, Hoag Epilepsy Program
Hoag

Faculty, Nurse Planner

Nothing to disclose

Belinda Stewart-Burger, MSN, RN, CRRN, CNRN, SCRN
Nurse Navigator, Movement Disorders Program
Hoag

Faculty, Nurse Planner

Nothing to disclose

Justin Vechayiem, BSN, RN, SCRN
Nurse Navigator, Stroke Program
Hoag

Faculty, Nurse Planner