The Congress of Neurological Surgeons congratulates all the honorees recognized at the 2024 CNS Annual Meeting. These honorees are neurosurgeons and future neurosurgeons who are driving the profession forward through continuous innovation, and CNS is proud to provide an opportunity to advance scientific exchange and shine a spotlight on meaningful breakthroughs in neurosurgery at our Annual Meeting.
Congratulations to the following honorees:
SANS Residents’ Challenge
- 1st place: University of Colorado
- 2nd place: University of Kansas
- 3rd place: George Washington
Innovator of the Year
Alexandra J. Golby, M.D.
Brigham & Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School
NousNav: An Open-Source Low-Cost Navigation System for Low and Middle Income Countries
CNS Resident Award
Early Hypertonic Saline Infusion is Associated with Superior Neurologic Outcome Following Acute Traumatic Spinal Cord Injury
TJ Florence
Neurosurgery Publications Top Paper of the Year
“Bleeding Risk of Cerebral Cavernous Malformations in Patients on Statin and Antiplatelet Medication: A Cohort Study” by Luca Lee Marques, Christian Jaeggi, Mattia Branca, Andreas Raabe, David Bervini, and Johannes Goldberg.
See Paper of the Year Section Level recipients
Abstract and Poster Awards for the 2024 Congress of Neurological Surgeons Annual Meeting
Institutions with the Highest Number of Accepted Abstracts
- 1st place: UBNS
- 2nd place: Mayo
- 3rd place: Johns Hopkins
- 4th place: UCSD
- 5th place: Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Disparities in Healthcare
Best Posters:
Effect of Race, Sex, and Socioeconomic Factors on Overall Survival Following the Endoscopic Versus Non-endoscopic Surgery for Resection of Non-functioning Pituitary Adenomas: A National Database Study
Jorge Rios Zermeno
Evaluation of Health Disparities within Clinical Presentation on Long-Term Postoperative Spinal Surgery Outcomes
Abigail Jenkins
Insurance Status and Socioeconomic Barriers to Clinical Follow-up: Implications for Clipping vs Endovascular Treatment of Cerebral Aneurysms
Zachary Sorrentino
Serum Metabolomic Markers in ACS and Stroke: Influence of Race and Gender
Udaya Tantry
Barriers to Neurosurgical Service Delivery in Sub-Saharan Africa
Eugene Cho
Validating NousNav, A Low-Cost Neuronavigation System, Against a Commercial System in a Clinical Setting
Colton Barr
History
Best Basic Science Poster:
Origins and Evolution of Dissection, Preservation and Vascular Injection Techniques That Shaped Modern Neurosurgical Cadaveric Brain Research Practices
Oscar Alcantar-Garibay
Best Clinical Research Poster:
The History and Evolution of the Surgical Treatment for Spasticity: A Journey from Neurotomy to Selective Dorsal Rhizotomy
Maria Uparela
Best Operative Technique Poster:
The Evolution of Treatment Strategies of Penetrating Traumatic Brain Injury Throughout Military Conflicts
Melissa Meister
CNS Data Science
Best Abstract Award:
Development and Validation of an Unpaired Multi-modality Image Generation Model on Brain Tumor Segmentation in Sequence Missing Scenarios
Zhuoyuan Li
Best Basic Science Poster:
Clinical Auto-referral Pipeline for Patients with Radiologically Identified Spinal Metastasis Using Natural Language Processing
Karl Sangwon
Best Clinical Research Posters:
Impact of Psychiatric Comorbidities on Outcomes in Epilepsy Patients: A Nationwide Inpatient Study in the United States
Ahmed Elbayomy
Artificial Intelligence Accurately Predicts Intensive Care Unit Length of Stay in Posterior Spinal Fusion for Adult Spinal Deformity
Mert Marcel Dagli
Best Operative Technique Poster:
Self-Supervised Deep Learning Algorithm for Monocular Depth Estimation and “Smart Measurement Mining” During Anatomical Dissections: A Proof of Concept Study
Leonardo Tariciotti
CNS Medical Education and Training
Best Abstract:
“Mentorship in a Minute”: A Pilot Initiative to Close Mentorship Gaps Among Women Medical Students Interested in Neurosurgery
Cordelia Orillac
Best Posters:
Evaluating Surgeon Performance in Basic and Intermediate Surgical Tasks Using HoloLens2 Mixed Reality Headset
Ari Ettleson
Reframing Career Exploration: A Summer Elective's Impact on Medical Student Perceptions of Neurosurgery
Claudia Hejazi-Garcia
Whole-Brain Dynamic Tractography Atlases
Aya Kanno
Revolutionizing Surgical Residency Evaluation: A Process Mapping Approach
Saikiran Murthy
Characterizing Medical Student Research Output and Impact in the 2023 Neurosurgery Match
Ethan Wetzel
The Impact of a Neurosurgical Boot Camp upon Medical Student Preparedness for Sub-Internships
Carly Weber-Levine
CNS DEI Abstract Award
The Association of Neighborhood-Level Deprivation on Glioblastoma Outcomes: A Single Center Cohort Study
Yifei Sun
“Mentorship in a Minute”: A Pilot Initiative to Close Mentorship Gaps Among Women Medical Students interested in Neurosurgery
Cordelia Orillac
Socioeconomic and Racial Disparities in Access to Care in Patients with Cervical Spondylotic Myelopathy: A Quality Outcomes Database Study
Satvir Saggi
Section on Cerebrovascular Surgery
Duke Samson Awards
Results of the COMMAND Trial: an Early Feasibility Study of the Synchron Endovascular Brain-Computer Interface
Elad Levy
The Dynamic Adaptability of the Circle of Willis in Response to Major Branch Artery Coverage with a Flow Diverter
Felipe Ramirez Velandia
Galbraith Award
A Transcriptome-wide Association Study of Intracranial Aneurysm Identifies Novel Risk Genes and Overlapping Genetic Architecture with Other Vascular Disorders
Gunther Wong
Best Basic Science Posters:
Adropin Protects Delayed Cerebral Ischemia in Subarachnoid Hemorrhage Patients
Zahra Hasanpour Segherlou
First-pass Effect Negative Stroke Thromboemboli are Enriched with Neutrophil-specific Proteins
Herman Li
Best Clinical Research Posters:
The Prevalence and Rupture Risk of Intracranial Aneurysms in Patients with Fibromuscular Dysplasia
Varunil Shah
Safety and Efficacy of Endovascular Thrombectomy for Stroke in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: A Systematic Review
Nathaly Chinchihualpa Paredes
Best Operative Technique Posters:
Comparison of Postoperative Seizures Between Burr Hole Evacuation and Craniotomy in Patients with Non-Acute Subdural Hematomas: A Bi-institutional Propensity Score Matched Analysis
Felipe Ramirez Velandia
Supraorbital Key-Hole Approach for Intracranial Aneurysms: Technique and Feasibility In 54 Cases
Jose Carlos Rodrigues Jr.
Council of State Neurosurgical Societies
Best Posters:
Epidemiological Insights into Craniosynostosis in a Middle-Income Country: A Comprehensive Analysis of Risk Factors and Social Trends
Leonardo Jose Monteiro de Macedo Filho
Can We Measure Value at the Surgeon-Level For ACDF? Introducing The Operative Value Index (OVI)
Advith Sarikonda
Evolution of Child Abuse and Subsequent Traumatic Brain Injury: Investigating Trends of Child Abuse and Sociodemographic Shifts After The COVID-19 Pandemic Using a Bayesian Structural Time Series Model
Foad Kazemi
Cost Efficacy of DBS in Treatment-Resistant OCD
Brice Sewell
Assessing the Impact of the Socioeconomic Fellows of the Council of State Neurosurgical Societies in Organized Neurosurgery
Clayton Rawson
Cost Analysis and Outcome Measures Comparison After Mechanical Thrombectomy for Acute Ischemic Stroke Between a Comprehensive Stroke Center and Affiliated Satellite Thrombectomy-Capable Stroke Center Within the Same Healthcare Network
Matthews Lan
Julius Goodman Resident Award
How Does Medico-legal Liability and Defensive Medicine Impact US Neurosurgeons? Results from a National Survey
Akshay Bhamidipati
Samuel Hassenbusch Young Neurosurgeon award
Parental Leave in Neurosurgery: A United States Cross-Sectional Study
Olabisi Sanusi
Section on Disorders of the Spine and Peripheral Nerves
Disorders of the Spine and Peripheral Nerves Section Best Basic Science Posters:
Exploring Targeted Stimulation of Denervated Muscles for Prehabilitation of Neurotization in a Nonhuman Primate Model
Samuel Uptown
Deciphering the Genomic Landscape of Spine Metastasis: Survival Stratification Via a Machine Learning Algorithm
Alexandra Giantini Larsen
Best Clinical Research Posters:
The Impact of Grit on Quality of Life Outcomes in Multilevel Lumbar Spine Surgery Patients
Ken Porche
Mobile Health Assessment of the Recovery Process in the First Month Following Lumbar Spine Surgery
Salim Yakdan
Best Operative Technique Posters:
A Biomechanical Comparison of Distraction Methods for Treatment of Basilar Invagination
Isabella Lucyk
Femoral Nerve Displacement and Strain During Lateral Lumbar Interbody Fusion at L4-L5: Comparison of Standard versus Supra-psoas Hovering Retractor Docking Techniques
Dallas Kramer
Best Basic Science Posters:
Exploring Targeted Stimulation of Denervated Muscles for Prehabilitation of Neurotization in a Nonhuman Primate Model
Samuel Uptown
Deciphering The Genomic Landscape of Spine Metastasis: Survival Stratification Via a Machine Learning Algorithm
Alexandra Giantini Larsen
Best Clinical Research Posters:
The Impact of Grit on Quality of Life Outcomes in Multilevel Lumbar Spine Surgery Patients
Ken Porche
Mobile Health Assessment of the Recovery Process in the First Month Following Lumbar Spine Surgery
Salim Yakdan
Best Operative Technique Posters:
A Biomechanical Comparison of Distraction Methods for Treatment of Basilar Invagination
Isabella Lucyk
Femoral Nerve Displacement and Strain During Lateral Lumbar Interbody Fusion at L4-L5: Comparison of Standard Versus Supra-psoas Hovering Retractor Docking Techniques
Dallas Kramer
Section on Neurotrauma and Critical Care
Natus Resident/ Fellow Award for Neurocritical Care:
Diagnostic and Prognostic Utility of Inflammatory Cytokines and Acute Phase Proteins in Traumatic Brain Injury: Results from the 18-Center TRACK-TBI Study
John Yue
Natus Resident/Fellow Award for Traumatic Brain Injury:
A Rat Model of Second Impact Syndrome in Diffuse Traumatic Brain Injury: Evidence of Facial Pain, Neurological and Other Behavioral Alterations, and Immunological and Histopathological Tissue Changes
Leonardo Jose Monteiro de Macedo Filho
Best Basic Science Poster:
In-Vitro Assessment of Cortical Repair Induced by Branched-chain Amino Acid Treatment
Ezek Mathew
Best Clinical Research Poster:
Age Of First Exposure and Later Life Cognitive Health: A Study of Community Dwelling Adults
Grant Rigney
Best Operative Technique Poster:
MMA Embolization for Non-Acute Subdural Hematoma: Comparison of Embolic Agents
Prakash Gupta
Section on Pain
Ronald R. Tasker Young Investigator Award:
Advances in Coccygectomy: Evaluating Surgical Techniques for Coccygodynia
Barnabas Obeng-Gyasi
Best Basic Science Poster:
A Novel Approach Delivering Intradural, Preganglionic Compression of the Trigeminal Nerve in a Mouse
Mostafa Abdulrahim
Best Clinical Research Poster:
An Application of Deep-Learning to Trigeminal Neuralgia Evaluation
Kyra Halbert-Elliott
Intraoperative Neuromonitoring During Percutaneous Spinal Cord Stimulation Surgery Increases Operative Duration, but Does Not Result in Improved Safety, Revision Rates or Pain Outcomes
Michael Staudt
Best Operative Technique Posters:
Pear or Banana: Which is the Key to PBC Success?
Zhong Jun
Intraoperative Low-Intensity Current Stimulation Monitoring during Microvascular Decompression for Trigeminal Neuralgia: Differential Responses of Fibers within the Trigeminal Nerve Sensory Branch
Shusaku Noro
Section on Pediatric Neurosurgery
Best Basic Science Abstract Award
Astrocytes With Prior Exposure to Serum Predispose Cortical Networks to Develop Hypersynchrony and Bursting Activity in Response to Cytokines
Marc Carmichael
Best Clinical Research Abstract Award
Machine Learning for Enhanced Prognostication: Predicting 30-day Outcomes Following Posterior Fossa Decompression Surgery for Chiari Malformation Type I in a Pediatric Cohort
Victor Gabriel El-Hajj
Best Basic Science Posters:
De Novo Variants Disrupt an LDB1-regulated Transcriptional Network in Congenital Ventriculomegaly
Neel Mehta
The Role of Microglial CSF1R-GRB2 Signaling in CSF Homeostasis
Evan Dennis
Best Clinical Research Posters:
Towards a Definition of Physiologic Vulnerability in Pediatric Spine Surgery - A Study of Children with Neuromuscular Disease Undergoing Spinal Fusion: A Cohort Study and Identification of Key Risk Factors
Muhammad Shabbeer Ghauri
Outcomes After Surgical Treatment of Primary Benign Bone Tumors in Children
Sai Susheel Chilakapati
Best Operative Technique Posters:
Comparative Efficacy of Ventriculosubgaleal Shunts vs. Ventricular Access Devices in Achieving Shunt Independence within Six Months in Infants with Post-Hemorrhagic Hydrocephalus
Syed Khalid
Feasibility of Pure Neuroendoscopic Excision of Intraventricular Tumors
Miranda Hayworth
Section on Peripheral Nerves
Nerve Abstract
Impact of NETosis on Neuroma Formation
Mark Mahan
Best Basic Science Posters:
Historical Evolution of Peripheral Nerve Injuries and Management in Modern Wartime: A Comprehensive Systematic Review and Meta Analysis.
Zachary Hubbard
Nerve Transfer Compared to Grafting in Motor Restoration of Traumatic Nerve Injury
Abdel-Hameed Al-Mistarehi
Best Clinical Research Posters:
Specificity and Sensitivity of High-Resolution Ultrasound in Evaluating Traumatic Peripheral Nerve Injury
Tianqi Xiao
Predictors of Mortality in Malignant Peripheral Nerve Sheath Tumor Resections: Insights from a Johns Hopkins Cohort
Melanie Alfonzo Horowitz
Best Operative Technique Posters:
To Biopsy or Not to Biopsy: The Risk of Biopsy in Non-Syndromic Schwannomas
Feras Fayez
Axillary to Radial Nerve Transfer for Elbow Extension in the Tetraplegic Patient
Stanley Bazarek
Section on Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery
Resident Basic Science Award:
Microsurgical Anatomy of the Human Superolateral Medial Forebrain Bundle: Current Evidence from Focused Fiber Microdissections and Population-based Tractography
Georgios Skandalakis
Resident Clinical Award:
Connectomic Predictors of Outcome in Centromedian RNS and DBS for Generalized Epilepsy
Pranav Nanda
Young Neurosurgeon Basic Science Award:
Restoration of the Neurovascular Unit Permeability Through Gut Microbiome Modulation
Sean Polster
Young Neurosurgeon Clinical Award:
Human Intra-thalamic Neurophysiologic Synchrony in the Context of Mathematical Cognition
Benjamin Sherman
Best Basic Science Posters:
Neuroimmune Modulation Reduces Inflammation and Promotes Re-myelination In Animal Models of Multiple Sclerosis
Daniel Peterson
Wireless High-fidelity, Low-impedance, Micro-scale Electrophysiology and Stimulation of Cortex and Basal Ganglia in Pigs
Kiefer Forseth
Best Clinical Research Posters:
Hippocampal Micro-stimulation Modulates High Frequency Ripple Oscillations in Humans
David Zarrin
Evaluating the Concurrent Impact of Deep Brain Stimulation on Depression Symptoms in Patients with Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder: A Cohort Study
Tommy Liu
Best Operative Technique Posters:
sEEG-based Device for Concomitant Neural Recordings and Drug Delivery into the Brain - Feasibility Bench and In Vivo Studies
Aura Kullmann
Technical Nuances for Thalamic Responsive Neurostimulation Placement and Seizure Focus Resection in Drug-Resistant Epilepsy
Pratik Talati
Section on Tumors
Tumor Neuro-Oncology Trainee Award:
2007 A Prospective Study of Minimally Invasive Keyhole Craniotomy and Stereotactic Brachytherapy for Large Brain Oligometastases
Smruti Mahapatra
American Brain Tumor Association Young Investigator Award:
Impact of TERTp Mutation on Meningioma Outcome is Context-Dependent
Karenna Groff
BrainLab Neurosurgery Award:
Liquid Biopsy for Glioblastoma: Utilizing Plasma Extracellular Vesicles for Tumor Diagnosis and Monitoring
Massimiliano del Bene
Columbia Softball Skull Base Surgery Award Skull Base Surgery Award:
Vestibular Schwannoma Koos Grade I International Study of Active Surveillance Versus Stereotactic Radiosurgery: the VISAS-K1 Study
Hussam Abou-Al-Shaar
Elekta Tumor Section Award:
Accurate Tumor Delineation of Glioma by FET-PET Compared to Contrast-enhanced MRI: Radiomics and Genomics Analysis of the Mismatch Area
Ye Cheng
Gladiator Award – 2024:
1045 Detection of P53 Aggregates for Plasma-Based Diagnosis and Monitoring of Glioblastoma
Renuka Chintapalli
Globus Spine Oncology Award:
Methylation Based Subgroups of Spinal Meningiomas
Khizar Nandoliya
Integra Foundation Award:
Integrating Histologic and Molecular Features in Meningiomas
Harrshavasan Congivaram
James Rutka Pediatric Tumors Award:
Sonodynamic Therapy (SDT) Using Intravenous 5-aminolevulinic Acid with MR-Guided Focused Ultrasound (MRgFUS) for the Treatment of Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine Gliomas in Pediatrics: Initial Safety and Outcomes of the Multicenter SDT-201 Trial
Kelsi Chesney
Journal of Neuro-Oncology Award:
Molecular Diagnosis and Quantification of Tumor Cell Infiltration During Glioma Surgery Through Ultra-Rapid Droplet Digital PCR
Zachary Murphy
KLS Martin Tumor Award:
Therapeutic Monoclonal Antibody-Mediated Inhibition of NOTCH Pathway Prolongs Survival in High Grade Glioma Models
Umberto Tosi
Leica Proficient Surgical Tumor Award:
Fluorescence Lifetime Imaging (FLIm) Provides Highly Accurate, Dye-free Tumor Margin Detection During Resection of Low Grade Gliomas
Orin Bloch
Lunsford and Leksell Radiosurgery Award:
Preoperative Stereotactic Radiosurgery Positively Modulates the Tumor Immune Microenvironment in Glioblastoma: Preliminary Findings of a Phase I/IIa Human Clinical Trial
Juan Pablo Navarro Garcia de Llano
Mizuho Minimally Invasive Brain Tumor Surgery Award:
Comparison of Outcomes Following Surgical Intervention for MRI-positive versus MRI-negative Cushing’s Disease: A Multi-Center Study
Danielle Wishart
Rosenblum - Mahaley Clinical Research Award:
Vaccination by Homologous Antigenic Loading as Adjuvant Therapy for Glioblastoma: Early Analysis of Phase I Results
Joseph Georges
Southeastern Brain Tumor Foundation Award:
Targetable Gene Expression Changes Mediate Extravasation of Breast Cancer Cells from the Circulation and Local Proliferation in the Brain
Venina Kalistratova
Stryker Tumor Award:
Intracranial Tumors Elicit Systemic Sympathetic Hyperactivity that Limits Immunotherapeutic Responses
Peter Fecci
StacheStrong Award:
NKCC1 Dependent GABAergic Signaling is Necessary for GBM Migration and Neural Network Integration
Cesar Nava Gonzales
Synaptive Preuss Award:
Tumor-Targeting TLR9 Agonist Promotes Antitumor Immune Activity in Intracranial Glioma Model
Alexander Ren
Zeiss Brain Tumor Award:
NIR Indocyanine-White Light Overlay Visualization Mode for Neuro-Oto-Vascular Preservation in the Anterior Transpetrosal Approach: Technical Note for Tailored MDK Rhomboid Drilling
Leonardo Tariciotti
Best Basic Science Poster:
Investigating the Therapeutic Potential of STK17A Inhibition in Glioblastoma
Jesus Castro
Best Clinical Research Poster:
A Comprehensive Analysis of Surgical Outcomes and Predictors of Progression-Free Survival Following Resection of Intracranial Epidermoid Tumors
Mychael Delgardo
Best Operative Technique Poster:
Use of Photogrammetry for Surgical Field Documentation and Estimation of Tumor Residual in Glioma Patients
Daniel Ballesteros Herrera
Women in Neurosurgery
Sherry Apple Resident Travel Scholarship:
Internal Hematoma Architecture Predicts Subdural Hematoma Responsiveness to Upfront Middle Meningeal Artery Embolization
Danielle Golub