Official Program · Day One

Thursday, November 19

2026 Annual Neurosciences Conference · Hard Rock Hotel, Atlantic City, NJ

7:00 – 8:00 AM

Registration and Continental Breakfast

Pre-Function 1 & 2

8:00 – 8:15 AM

Welcome and Overview

Dr. Veznedaroglu

Seminole Ballroom 1

8:15 – 9:00 AM

Session 1

Modern Headache Treatments

Dwayne Brown, DO, Director, Headache Center

Seminole Ballroom 1

9:00 – 9:45 AM

Session 2

Epilepsy: More Than Just Medical Treatment

Chris Collins, MD

Seminole Ballroom 1

9:45 – 10:15 AM

Session 3

Bridging the Translational Gap: Optimizing Preclinical Models for Neurological Drug Development

Sandhya Kortagere, PhD

Seminole Ballroom 1

10:15 – 11:00 AM

Session 4

Surgical Treatments of Epilepsy and Parkinson's Disease

Chad Funk, MD, Functional Neurosurgery

Seminole Ballroom 1

11:00 – 11:45 AM

Session 5

Neuroplastic Surgery

Gabriel Santiago, MD

Seminole Ballroom 1

11:45 AM – 12:30 PM

Session 6

Neuromedicine: A New Service Line

Urmil Patel, MD

Seminole Ballroom 1

12:30 – 1:00 PM

Lunch and Exhibits

Pre-Function 1 & 2

1:00 – 5:00 PM

Breakouts

Afternoon Breakout Sessions

Hands-on workshops and industry sessions; room assignments to be announced

Studios

5:00 – 6:00 PM

Cocktail Reception

Pre-Function 1 & 2

6:00 – 8:00 PM

Evening

Dinner Program and Keynote

Dinner 6:00 · Keynote 7:00 with Elad I. Levy, MD: "Outpatient Neurosurgery: Why It Took So Long and Why Aren't You Doing It?"

Seminole Ballroom 1 & 2

Rooms

Seminole Ballroom 1 & 2 · general sessions, dinner, keynote

Pre-Function 1 & 2 · exhibit hall, meals, breaks, reception

Studios · afternoon breakout sessions (rooms to be announced)

Good to know

Breakfast, lunch, breaks, and the cocktail reception are served in the exhibit hall.

CME/CE credit is available for all sessions except those marked as industry sessions.

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Download the official program (PDF)

Schedule as of October 7, 2026 · subject to change