Current Techniques in the Treatmentof Cranial and Spinal DisordersNEW TOPICS ON SURGICAL AND RADIOSURGICAL TREATMENT OF SPINE TUMORS, ADJACENT LEVEL DEGENERATION,AND SPINAL APPLICATIONS OF REGENERATIVE MEDICINE

Saturday, November 10, 2007

Lakeview Pavilion, The Westin, Westminster, Colorado

This program is jointly sponsored by the Boulder Neurosurgical Associates andMedical Education Resources. The Justin Parker Neurosurgical Research Fund incare of the Boulder Community Hospital Foundation provided indirect supportthrough research activities.

Boulder Community HospitalMedical Pavilion1155 Alpine Avenue, Suite 320Boulder, Colorado 80304

Longmont United Hospital2030 Mountain View, Suite 500Longmont, Colorado 80501

Exempla Lutheran Medical Center Hospital3550 Lutheran Parkway West, Suite 201Wheatridge, Colorado 80033

Exempla Good Samaritan Hospital300 Exempla Circle, Suite 270Lafayette, Colorado 80026

BOULDERNEUROSURGICAL

ASSOCIATES

John J. Oro, M.D.Dr. Oro received his neurosurgi-cal training at the University ofMissouri Health Sciences Centerin Columbia, Missouri andjoined the faculty in 1984. In1990, he became Director of

the Neurological Surgery Training Program and,in 1991, Chief of the Division of NeurologicalSurgery. In 2005 he joined The Medical Centerof Aurora as Medical Director of Neurosurgeryand as Director of The Neurosurgery Center ofColorado.

Sanjay Misra, M.D. Dr Misra is an Australian neu-rosurgeon. He graduatedMedicine and Surgery fromthe University of New SouthWales and was awarded ClassOne Honors. His experience in

neurosurgery was gained at the Royal PrinceAlfred Hospital, Prince of Wales Hospital andRoyal Alexandra Hospital for Children. Heobtained advanced neurosurgery fellowshiptraining in Australia and Europe. During hiscareer he has taught, done fellowships and hasbeen on the faculty at the University ofArkansas, the University of Colorado and theUniversity of Texas Southwestern MedicalCenter in Dallas.

John A. Odom, M.D. Dr. Odom graduated from the Universityof Tennessee School of Medicine in 1962,spent two years in general surgerytraining at the University ofPennsylvania in Philadelphia and com-pleted his training in Boston at Lahey

Clinic – Shriner's-Tufts University orthopedic residencyprogram. He became board certified by the AmericanBoard of Orthopedic Surgery in 1971 and is a memberof several spinal societies including the Scoliosis ResearchSociety.

Daniel S. Bennett, M.D. Dr. Bennett is an interventionalspine/pain medicine physician fromDenver, Colorado. He is the Founderand immediate past-Chairman of theBoard of Directors of The National PainFoundation. He has served on the

Board of Directors of the North American--Neuromodulation Society and is actively involved withthe American Academy of Pain Medicine.

Sanut Dixit, M.D.Dr. Dixit received fellowship training inInterventional Neuroradiology andCerebrovascular surgery at BaptistMemorial Hospital (member of theSemmes-Murphey Neurologic and SpineInstitute). He joined the faculty of

Semmes-Murphey and also had a joint appointment inRadiology with Mid South Imaging & Therapeutics from2003-2006, as the only endovascularly trained neuro-surgeon on staff. Dr. Dixit is one of only a handful ofphysicians in the United States crossed-trained in bothneurosurgery and interventional neuroradiology.

Gregory Arends, M.D. Dr. Arends specializes in diagnostic andtherapeutic spinal injections and inter-ventional techniques. He received hisM.D. from the Wayne State UniversitySchool of Medicine and completed hisresidency in Physical Medicine and

Rehabilitation (Physiatry) at the Rehabilitation Instituteof Chicago and Northwestern University. His fellowshipin Interventional Spine was through the Emory/GeorgiaPain Physicians Pain Management Fellowship in Atlanta.

Lee Nelson, M.D. Dr. Nelson received his MD from theBaylor College of Medicine and TexasMedical Center in Houston. He has hadextensive training in the treatment ofspinal trauma at the Ben Taub GeneralHospital, one of the largest and most

active Level 1 trauma centers in the country. Dr. Nelsonalso underwent training at the renowned M.D. AndersonCancer Center in surgical and non-surgical managementof spinal oncology.

FACULTY AND SPEAKERS

Jeffrey J. Thramann, M.D.Dr. Thramann received his Bachelor ofScience degree from the United StatesMilitary Academy at West Point and hisM.D. from the Cornell UniversityMedical College. He completed his neu-rosurgical residency and spine surgery

fellowship at the distinguished Barrow NeurologicalInstitute in Phoenix. Founder of the Boulder BackInstitute, Dr. Thramann specializes in the comprehensivetreatment of spine disorders with an emphasis on mini-mally invasive techniques.

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BOULDERNEUROSURGICAL

ASSOCIATES

Lee McNeely, M.D. Dr. McNeely trained at the University ofUtah and was board certified in 1990.He has been working in Boulder since1992 and currently is a Medical Directorat the Rocky Mountain CyberKnifeCenter. His special interests include

prostate cancer, spine lesions, and respiratory trackingfor lung tumors under Cyberknife treatment.

Alan Zacharias, M.D. Dr. Zacharias is a graduate of theUniversity of Mississippi School ofMedicine. He completed his neurologyresidency at the University of Virginiaand fellowship in neuromuscular dis-ease and EMG at Emory University. He

was the former director of the EMG laboratory at Emorybefore entering private practice. He practices generalneurology with special interest in neuromuscular diseasesat Associated Neurologists in Boulder.

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Program Chairman,Alan Villavicencio, M.D.

Alan T. Villavicencio, M.D.earned his M.D. from HarvardMedical School and completedhis neurosurgical residency atDuke University. He went on toperform an orthopedic spine sur-gery fellowship at the Institute forSpinal Disorders at Cedars-Sinaiin Los Angeles. Dr. Villavicenciohas extensive training in the treat-ment of spinal deformity, scolio-sis, artificial disc replacementand minimally invasive spine sur-gery including endoscopy. Dr.Villavicencio has published morethan 50 papers and is the pri-mary investigator in several ongo-ing prospective randomized trialson both cranial and spinal sur-gery.

PROGRAM OBJECTIVE

Dear Colleague:

I am delighted to extend to you a very warm invitation to the 4th annual Boulder Neurosurgical Associates symposium. This very stimulatingscientific program will cover a wide range of topics in the treatment of cranial and spinal disorders. Our aim is to advance the understandingof cranial and spinal disorders, improve clinical management, encourage research, and foster collaboration in the medical community.

This course offers 7.5 hours of AMA category 1 CME credit and is a one-day advanced educational seminar for anyone involved in the careof neurosurgical patients including primary care physicians, surgeons, interventional physiatrists, chiropractors, physician assistants, nursepractitioners, physical therapist, and anybody who has an interest in this subject. Participants will have an opportunity to learn and discussrecent advances across the entire spectrum of therapies. The topics on cerebrovascular and skull base surgery, head injury, dynamic motionstabilization and adjacent level degeneration treatment, spine tumors and their surgical or radiosurgical management, and even spinal applications of regenerative medicine will be presented this year. Our exhibitors are going to share their knowledge and expertise on currenttechnology, products, services, and provide hands-on product demonstrations.

We are very happy and fortunate to see this annual event grow so fast, both in size and scientific works, and are confident that the programthis year will provide you with a unique opportunity for intellectual and personal interactions. This symposium is being made possible by educational grants from multiple sponsors and Boulder Neurosurgical Associates, an independent organization dedicated advancing expertisein the management of neurosurgical and orthopedic disorders and the practice of medicine and surgery by integrating clinical experience withthe best available technology and research information.

We look forward to welcoming our friends and colleagues, Alan Villavicencio, M.D.Program Chairman

DISTINGUISHED VISITING PROFESSOR

Ketan R. Bulsara, M.D.

Dr. Ketan R. Bulsara is an assistant professor in the Department of Neurosurgery at Yale University School of Medicine.He is a board certified neurosurgeon who has dual fellowship training in endovascular neurosurgery and skullbase/cerebrovascular microsurgery. He has won numerous awards from the American Association of NeurologicalSurgeons and the Congress of Neurological Surgeons. Dr. Bulsara has consistently been listed as one of the top physi-cians and surgeons in the United States by the Consumer Research Group of America based in Washington D.C. Priorto his appointment at Yale, he directed the Walter Dandy Neurosurgical Intensive Care unit and served as the Directorof Skull Base and Cerebrovascular neurosurgery at the University of Missouri-Columbia.

2007 PROGRAM SCHEDULE

7:30

8:00

8:10

8:45

9:20

10:10

10:25

10:55

11:30

12:00

Alan Villavicencio, MD

John Odom Sr., MD

Jeffrey Thramann, MD

Ketan Bulsara, MD

Gregory Arends, MD

Alan Zacharias, MD

Alan Villavicencio, MD

Continental Breakfast (Standley II)

Introduction & Welcome

Pitfalls in Spine Surgery

Spinal Applications of Regenerative Medicine

Cerebrovascular and Skull Base Surgery: Glimpses into Possibilities

Coffee & Danish Break

Percutaneous Discectomy

Interesting Neurology Case Presentations

Dynamic Motion Stabilization and Adjacent Level Degeneration

Lunch Break

John Oro, MD

Lee McNeely, MD

Lee Nelson, MD

Daniel Bennett, MD

Sanat Dixit, MD

Sanjay Misra, MD

Alan Villavicencio, MD

Controversies in Chiari and Syringomyelia

Radiosurgery for Brain and Spinal Disorders

Surgery for Intraspinal Masses

Afternoon Break & Snack

Occipital Somatosensory Cortex and Other Stimulation forNeuropathic Pain

Vascular Malformations of the Spinal Cord

Current Management of Pediatric Head Injury

Adjournment and Closing Remarks

12:45

13:15

13:50

14:30

14:55

15:35

16:15

17:00

This activity has been planned andimplemented in conformance with theEssentials andStandards of theAccreditation Councilfor ContinuingMedical Education(ACCME) through thejoint sponsorship ofMedical EducationResources (MER) andBoulderNeurosurgicalAssociates. MER designates this continuing medicaleducation activity fora maximum of 7.5Category I creditstowards the AmericanMedical AssociationPhysician’s andAmerican NursesCredentialing Center’sCommission onAccreditationRecognition Award.

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