Congress of Neurological Surgeons Podcasts

April 2025 Journal Club Podcast

Title: Spatial Distribution of Meningiomas: A Magnetic Resonance Image Atlas

To read journal article: https://journals.lww.com/neurosurgery/fulltext/2025/04000/spatial_distribution_of_meningiomas__a_magnetic.9.aspx

Authors: Wenya Linda Bi and Ruchit Patel

Guest Faculty: Jennifer Moliterno

Moderator: Rafael Vega

Resident Planner: Helen Shi

Title: MMA vs. Evacuation for Chronic SDH

Guest Faculty: Richard W. Williamson, MD

Hosts: Lara Massie, MD and Seth Oliveria, MD

In this episode, we will discuss the procedure of middle meningeal artery (MMA) embolization, the indications and evidence to support the procedure’s use. We will discuss the ideal/non-ideal patient selection, and optimal timing of the procedure.

March 2025 Journal Club Podcast

Title: Gene Expression Changes Associated With Recurrence After Gross Total Resection of Newly Diagnosed World Health Organization Grade 1 Meningioma

To read journal article: https://journals.lww.com/neurosurgery/fulltext/2025/03000/gene_expression_changes_associated_with_recurrence.6.aspx

Author: Ramin Morshed

Guest Faculty: Tomas Garzon-Muvdi

Moderator: Kimberly Hoang

Resident Planner: Alexander Himstead

Title: Motion Preservation vs. Fusion

Guest Faculty: Michael Steinmetz, MD

Hosts: Brian Gantwerker, MD and Christopher Newman, MD

In this CNS Controversies podcast, we discuss the options of motion preservation surgery. We engage with Dr. Michael Steinmetz, Professor and endowed Chairman of the Department of Neurological Surgery at the Cleveland Clinic Foundation, about his experiences and thoughts on fusion alternatives.

February 2025 Journal Club Podcast

Title: American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program Surgical Risk Calculator as a Predictor of Postoperative Outcomes After Adult Spinal Deformity Surgery: A Retrospective Cohort Analysis

To read journal article: https://journals.lww.com/neurosurgery/fulltext/2025/02000/american_college_of_surgeons_national_surgical.12.aspx

Authors: Jeffrey Mullin

Guest faculty: Daniel Carr

Moderator: Rafael Vega

Resident Planner: Roxana Beladi

Title: What Cases Are Safe for the ASC?

Guest Faculty: Robert S. Bray, Jr., MD

Hosts: Lara W. Massie, MD and Seth F. Oliveria, MD PhD

In this episode we talk to Dr. Robert Bray about performing increasingly complex neurosurgical procedures in the ambulatory surgery center setting. We discuss strategies to safely and efficiently discharge patients home within 24 hours of surgery as well as the limits of this approach.

December 2024 Journal Club Podcast

Title: How Do the True Intraoperative Costs of Endoscopic Diskectomy Compare With Microdiskectomy for Lumbar Disk Herniations? A Time-Driven Activity-Based Cost Analysis

To read journal article: https://journals.lww.com/onsonline/fulltext/2024/12000/how_do_the_true_intraoperative_costs_of_endoscopic.3.aspx

Authors: Ahilan Sivaganesan

Guest faculty: Muhammad Abd-El-Barr

Moderator: James Malcolm

Committee Co-chair: Rafael Vega

January 2025 Journal Club Podcast

Title: Endoscopic versus Traditional Thoracic Discectomy: A Multi-center Retrospective Case Series and Meta-analysis

To read journal article: https://journals.lww.com/neurosurgery/fulltext/2025/01000/endoscopic_versus_traditional_thoracic_discectomy_.18.aspx

Authors: Sanjay Konakondla

Guest faculty: Juan Uribe

Moderator: Brian Saway

Committee Co-chair: Kimberly Hoang

Title: Staged Focused Ultrasound vs. DBS for Essential Tremor

Guest Faculty: G. Rees Cosgrove, MD

Hosts: Rushna Ali, MD and Seth F. Oliveria, MD PhD

We welcome Dr. Rees Cosgrove to discuss his extensive experience with focused ultrasound and how this compares to deep brain stimulation. We review differences in patient experience and outcome between these two procedures and how to navigate the surge in popularity of FUS when counseling patients of their options.

Patients with metastatic brain tumors (MBTs) require a multidisciplinary team-based approach to select the best treatment interventions. This podcast updates recommendations that address whether treatment with immune modulators benefits patients with parenchymal or leptomeningeal brain metastases in terms of local control, OS, PFS, performance status, or reduction in CNS side effects compared with standard management with chemotherapy, molecular targeted agents, SRS, WBRT, and surgical resection.

J. Bradley Elder, MD

Jeffrey J. Olson, MD

D. Ryan Ormond, MD, Phd