MEMORABLE EVENTS
PACIFIC NEUROSCIENCE SYMPOSIUM
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The 2017 Pacific Neuroscience Symposium, held on September 22-23, 2017, at the Loews Santa Monica Beach Hotel, reached medical professionals throughout Southern California. Physicians, fellows, residents, nurse practitioners and nurses looking to further their knowledge in the neurosciences and neuro-oncology took advantage of this learning opportunity, and they were not disappointed. Both days were jam-packed with talks from PNI faculty experts covering advanced treatment topics across all the Centers of Excellence. Guest speakers from specialized neurological centers in Los Angeles delivered insightful talks. Mia Miller, MD, ear surgeon at House Clinic, described methods for hearing preservation and restoration in the treatment of acoustic neuromas. Christopher Duma, MD, medical director of the Brain Tumor Program at Hoag Memorial Hospital, Newport Beach, described the literal “leading edge” of his radiosurgery treatment methodology and vaccine trials for glioblastoma. S. Kumar Shankhala, MD, director of clinical research and co-director of sarcoma oncology at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, described how melanoma and lung cancer oncology is changing the primary brain tumor landscape. 4
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PALISADES-WILL ROGERS 40TH ANNIVERSARY 5K AND 10K RUN Providence Saint John’s Health Center once again served as the title sponsor of the festive July 4th Palisades-Will Rogers 5K and 10K run through the streets of Pacific Palisades and Will Rogers State Park. Foundation trustees, physicians, donors, patients and their families joined the fun. The race proceeds benefit Will Rogers Race Foundation, which supports many Westside youth charities. Bill Simon, Dr. John Moreland, Bob Klein
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SAINT JOHN'S, SPRING 2018
1. Dr. Daniel F. Kelly, PNI founder, director of PNI, Brain Tumor and Pituitary Disorders Centers; and keynote speaker Dr. Neil Martin, director of the Neuroscience Institute, Geisinger Health, Danville, Pennsylvania 2. Dr. Garni Barkhoudarian, director of the Facial Pain and Adult Hydrocephalus centers, co-director of the Pituitary Disorders Center 3. The movement disorders team: Giselle Tamula; Dr. Jean-Philippe Langevin, director of Restorative Neurosurgery; Dr. Melita Petrossian, director of the Movement Disorders Center 4. Dr. Daniel Franc, co-director of the Adult Hydrocephalus Center 5. Neurosciences and neurotherapeutics team: Dr. Venkata Yenugonda; Dr. Achal Singh Achrol; Natsuko Nomura; Dr. Santosh Kesari; Dr. Brent Reynolds, the symposium’s keynote speaker and professor and head of the Neural Stem Cell Lab at the department of neurosurgery, University of Florida; Dr. Tiffany Juarez; Dr. Ivan Babic and Dr. Elmar Nurmammadov 6. Dr. Jason Tarpley, director of the Stroke and Aneurysm Center 6
