Agenda

Saturday, August 2, 2025

07:15-08:00 AM

Breakfast Symposium
Sponsored by TBD

No CME Credit hours are available for this session.

SESSION I. (8:00-9:45 AM)

08:00-08:05 AM

Welcoming remarks
Alaa Abd-Elsayed, MD

08:05-08:25 AM

Chronic Pain Management: Past, Present, and Future
Konstantin Slavin, MD

08:25-08:45 AM

RFA and Cryotherapy
Moderators: Philippe Mavrocordatos, MD and Sara Endrizi, MD
Members: Victor Silva, MD, Rodrigo Diez Tafur, MD, Keth Pride, MD, Fabricio Dias Assis, MD, Prempreet Bajaj, DO

08:45-09:05 AM

Vertebral Augmentation
Doug Beall, MD

09:05-09:25 AM

Sacroliliac Joint Fusion
Moderator: Michael Jung, MD and Konstantin Slavin, MD
Members: Mansoor Aman, MD, Cyril Philip, MD, Christina Moore, MD, Miguel de la Garza, MD

09:25-09:45 PM

Minimally Invasive Lumbar Decompression Procedure: Updates
Moderator: Christina Brooks, MD and Atih Shah, MD
Members: Sean Li, MD, Christina Moore, MD, Mansoor Aman, MD, Ammar Mahmoud, MD

09:45-10:15 AM

Break with Exhibition

SESSION II. (10:15-11:55 AM)

10:15-10:35 AM

Vagal Nerve Stimulation for Chronic Pain Management and Beyond
Peter Staats, MD

10:35-10:55 AM

Education in Neuromodulationn
Kavita Poply, MD and Vivek Mehta, MD

10:55-11:15 AM

Minimally Invasive Lumbar Fusion
Moderator: Cyril Philip, MD and Doug Beall, MD
Members: Mayank Gupta, MD, Sean Li, MD, Michael Jung, MD

11:15-11:35 AM

Cancer Pain Management
Moderator: Hemant Kalia, MD and Rany Abdallah, MD
Members: Kavita Poply, MD, Tolga Suvar, MD, Philippe Mavrocordatos, MD, Didier Demesmin, MD, MBA, Derron Wilson, MD

11:35-11:55 AM

Targeted Drug Delivery
Moderators: Thomas Faull, MD and Peter Staats, MD
Members: Rany T. Abdallah, MD, Sara Endrizi, MD, Jeffrey Raskin, MD

11:55 AM-12:55 PM

Lunch Symposium
Sponsored by Gold Sponsor: Medtronic

No CME Credit hours are available for this session.

12:55-01:10 PM

Data Reveal Presentation – SPONSORED
TBD

01:10-01:25 PM

Data Reveal Presentation – SPONSORED
TBD

01:25-01:40 PM

Data Reveal Presentation – SPONSORED
TBD

01:40-02:00 PM

Break with Exhibition

SESSION III. (2:00-3:00 PM)

02:00-02:20 PM

Basivertebral Ablation
Moderator: Mayank Gupta, MD and Doug Beall, MD
Members: Michael Jung, MD, Sean Li, MD, Cyril Phillip, MD, Ramana Naidu, MD

02:20-02:40 PM

Chronic Abdominal/Pelvic Pain Management
Moderator: Miguel de la Garza, MD and Victor Silva, MD
Members: Magdalena Anitescu, MD, Nilesh Patel, MD, Rodrigo Diez Tafur, MD

02:40-03:00 PM

Peripheral Nerve Stimulation
Moderators: Mansoor Aman, MD and Konstantin Slavin, MD
Members: Matt Fischer, MD, Christina Brooks, MD, Tolga Suvar, MD, Ramana Naidu, MD

03:00-03:30 PM

Break with Exhibition

SESSION IV. (3:30-4:10 PM)

03:30-03:50 PM

Neuromodulation Salvage Therapy
Moderators: Alaa Abd-Elsayed, MD and Sean Li, MD
Members: Atit Shah, MD, Nilesh Patel, MD, Fabricio Dias Assis, MD, Jeffrey Raskin, MD

03:50-04:10 PM

Spinal Cord Stimulation: Advancements and Challenges
Moderators: Peter Staats, MD and Fabricio Dias Assis, MD
Members: Tolga Suvar, MD, Kavia Poply, MD, Vivek Mehta, MD, Danielle Kohr, MD

07:00-9:30 PM

Award Ceremony
Sponsored by TBD

Sunday, August 3, 2025

07:15-08:00 AM

Breakfast Presentation
Sponsored by Silver Sponsor: Alexion

No CME Credit hours are available for this session.

SESSION V. (8:00-9:20 AM)

8:00-08:20 AM

Medical Marijuana: an update
Hemant Kalia, MD

08:20-08:40 AM

Headache: Recent Interventions
Moderators: Jeffrey Raskin, MD and Sean Li, MD
Members: Chrisitina Brooks, MD, Cyril Phillips, MD, David Dicerkson, MD, Tolga Suvar MD

08:40-09:00 AM

Regenerative Medicine
Kenneth Candido, MD

09:00-09:20 AM

Opioid Management: Best Practices and Pitfalls
David Dickerson, MD

09:20-09:50 AM

Break with Exhibition

SESSION VI. (9:50-11:10 AM)

09:50-10:10 AM

Dorsal Root Ganglion Stimulation and Restorative Therapy
Moderators: David Dickerson, MD and Nilesh Patel, MD
Members: Atit Shah, MD, Vishal Patel, MD, Mansoor Aman, MD

10:10-10:30 AM

Diabetic Neuropathy
Moderator: Magdalena Anitescu, MD and Mayank Gupta
Members: Kris Ferguson, MD, Christina Brooks, MD, Matt Fischer, MD, Dawn Sparks, DO

10:30-10:50 AM

Infusion Therapy for Treating Chronic Pain
Moderator: Philippe Mavrocordatos, MD and Rodrigo Diez Tafur, MD
Members: Amy Yeatman, MD, Nilesh Patel, MD, Atit Shah, MD, Michelle Poliak-Tunis, MD

10:50-11:10 AM

Practice Management and Current Challenges
Jason Rosenberg, MD

11:10-11:40 AM

Break with Exhibition (Photo taking with our Sponsors)

SESSION VII. (11:40-12:00 PM)

11:40-12:00 PM

APPs in Pain Medicine
Moderator: Kristin Kay, NP
Apps from the Attendance

12:00-12:20 PM

Updates on CMS/Billing/WI Medical Board Guidelines
Kris Ferguson, MD, Amol Soin, MD

12:20-12:30 PM

Closing Remarks