Congress of Neurological Surgeons Podcasts

In this episode of the CNS Innovation Podcast, moderators Dr. David Dornbos and Dr. Ankush Chandra interview Dr. Yasmeen Elsawaf, who is nominated for the 2026 CNS Innovator of the Year Award, for her novel innovation of an intracranial pressure sensing catheter for predictive identification of shunt failure.

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November 2026 Journal Club Podcast

Title: Expectation Versus Reality: Exploring Decisional Regret in Minimally Invasive Lumbar Spine Surgery

To read journal article: www.ovid.com/10.1227/neu.0000000000003946

Author: Philip K. Louie

Guest Faculty: Juan Uribe

Moderator: Matheus P. Pereira

In this episode of the CNS Innovation Podcast, moderators Dr. David Dornbos and Dr. Jessica Campos interview Dr. Aditya Mittal, who is nominated for the 2026 CNS Innovator of the Year Award, for his novel innovation of Cerebral Aneurysm Test 7 (CAT7), a novel biomarker test to predict aneurysm growth and rupture.

Voting is now open!

https://www.cns.org/innovator-of-the-year-poll

In this episode of the CNS Innovation Podcast, co-hosts David Dornbos and Jessica Campos sit down with Innovator of the Year nominee Dr. Ron Sahyouni to discuss his innovative technology called ReLive: A Closed-Loop Neuromodulation Platform for Functional Motor Restoration. Joined by his mentor Dr. Alexander Khalessi from UC San Diego.

Voting is now open!

https://www.cns.org/innovator-of-the-year-poll

October 2026 Journal Club Podcast

Title: Defusing the Neurosurgery Arms Race: A Blueprint for Quality-Focused Residency Selection

To read journal article: https://www.ovid.com/10.1227/neu.0000000000003904

Author: Lola Chambless

Guest Faculty: Francisco Ponce

Moderator: Laura Zima

Series Title: Conversations in Neurosurgery

Ep. 4: Physician Services Agreements – How Have They Worked and What Should You Know?

Guest: Adair Prall, MD

Host: Andrea Winslow

Andrea Winslow of RosmanSearch sits down with Dr. Adair Prall, a Denver-based neurosurgeon with considerable experience creating and maintaining Physician Service Agreements (PSAs) with health systems. They discuss what PSAs are, how they are structured, and key considerations for physicians before entering into this type of arrangement.

September 2026 Journal Club Podcast

Title: A Propensity-Matched Comparison of Capacity for Functional Recovery by 24 Months Post-traumatic Brain Injury in Patients Who Died After Withdrawal of Life-Sustaining Therapy

Authors: David Okonkwo

Guest Faculty: Gregory Hawryluk

Moderator: Zachary Sorrentino

Chair: Martin Pham

August 2026 Journal Club Podcast

Title: Awake Craniotomy in Patients With Language Deficits: A Retrospective Cohort Study in 48 Patients

To read journal article: journals.lww.com/neurosurgery/ful…enerative.7.aspx

Authors: Suzanne Hartung & Pierre Robe

Guest Faculty: Shawn Hervey-Jumper

Moderator: Alexander Himstead

Chair: Kimberly Hoang

Title: Surgery is Just the First Step: Wellness Through Whole Body Therapy on the Land and in the Water

Guest: Lynda Huey

Hosts: Brian Gantwerker and Lara Massie

Description:  In this episode, co-hosts Dr. Brian Gantwerker and Dr. Lara Massie welcome former athlete and water rehab expert Lynda Huey, CEO of CompletePT Pool & Land Physical Therapy, a leader in both land-based and aquatic rehabilitation.

Together, they discuss why physical therapy should be considered a first-line treatment—not only as an effective nonoperative option before surgery, but also as a vital part of post-surgical recovery. Lynda shares her decades of experience helping patients regain strength and mobility while explaining how early intervention can lead to better outcomes.

Learn more about Lynda's online courses at www.lyndahuey.com, and explore CompletePT Pool & Land Physical Therapy at https://completept.com/.

July 2026 Journal Club Podcast

Title: Outcome of Patients With Mild Degenerative Cervical Myelopathy Treated Nonoperatively: An Observational Study From the Canadian Spine Outcome and Research Network

To read journal article: https://journals.lww.com/neurosurgery/fulltext/2026/07000/outcome_of_patients_with_mild_degenerative.7.aspx

Author: Nikolaus Kögl

Guest Faculty: Neel Anand

Moderator: Roxana Beladi