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At the Jersey Shore: Advances in Neuroscience and Neurosurgical Care

Thursday, July 23, 2026
Branches, West Long Branch, NJ

AUDIENCE GUIDE

AGENDA
9:10 am Cardiac Workup in Acute Stroke: What’s Essential vs Overused?
Shawn Lee, MD
9:30 am Blood Pressure Management in the Acute Phases of Stroke
Amanda Leibowitz, MSN, AGPCNP, SCRN
9:50 am Limitless Stroke Care
Merritt Brown, MD
10:10 am Case for Chronic Revascularization:
ICA & MCA Imaging Evaluation for Bypass Candidacy
Joseph Bibawy, DO
10:25 am When Stroke Strikes the Young: Recognizing and Managing Stroke in Young Adults
Merritt W. Brown, MD
11:00 am Neuromodulation in Neuroscience:
From Epilepsy to Movement Disorders
Robert Gross, MD
11:20 am Advancing Neuroscience Care:
Incorporating MMA Embolization into Clinical Practice 
Ryan Holland, MD
11:40 am Skull Base Surgery: The Good the Bad and The Ugly
Anil Nanda, MD, MPH
1:00 pm Redefining Brain Metastases Care:
The Role of CyberKnife Radiosurgery
David D’Ambrosio, MD
1:20 pm When Cure Isn’t Possible:
Delivering High Quality Palliative Care in Neurosciences
Jessica L. Israel, MD
1:40 pm From Neck to Brain:
The Vascular Surgeons’ Role in Stroke Prevention
Issam Koleilat, MD, MPH
2:00 pm The Hole in the Story: PFO, Paradoxical Embolic & Stroke
M. Haris Usman, MD
2:50 pm Surgical Management of Minimally Invasive Spine
Ryan Khanna, MD
3:10 pm Modern Management of Epilepsy:
What Every Hospital Provider Should Know
Amor Mehta, MD