Annual World Congress of SBMT
20th Annual World Congress of SBMT
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20th Annual World Congress of SBMT
Program by Tracks

Advances in CerebroVascular Research, Diagnostics and Treatment
Organized by
Drs. Abilash Haridas, Giusseppe Umana, Amin Kassam, Akitsugu Kawashima, Robert Hariri Mohamed Fahmy, Alexander Khalessi, Ashkan Mowla, Santino Ottavio Tomasi
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Advances in Neurotechnology and Neuroradiology
Organized by
Drs. Thomas J Williams, Roger Werne, Guiseppe Umana, Vasileios Katsaros, Manny Perez, Babak Kateb, Anthony Chang, Mojtaba Barzeger, Kevin Morris
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Advances in Spine Research, Diagnostics and Treatment
Organized by
Drs. Kai-Uwe Lewandrowski, Namath Hussain, Jason Cormier, Farzad Massoudi, Ann Choe, Giusseppe Umana, Mike Chen, Cristina Sadowsky, Jose Valerio-Pascua, Jose A. Soriano
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Critical Advances in Alzheimer's Disease
Organized by
Drs. Christopher J. Wheeler, J. Wesson Ashford, Carr Smith, Margaret Fahnestock, James Clifford, Babak Kateb
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EEG/MEG/Epilepsy and Neuromodulation Brain Computer Interface and Neuroengineering
Organized by
Drs. Qifa Zhou, Theodore Berger, Dawn Eliashiv, Mark Liker, Robert Thatcher, Yousef Salimpour, Lei Li, Leslie Prichep, Hubert Fernandez, Benjamin Walker, Ernesto Soler, Jennifer Treweek, Babak Kateb
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Military Medicine and Veteran Health
Organized by
Drs. Michael Roy, Kenneth Green
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Neuro-Oncology
Organized by
Drs. Reinhard Schulte, Vicky Yamamoto, Jethro Hu, Chirag Patel, Babak Kateb
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Psychiatry and Addiction Medicine
Organized by
Drs. Nicole Jafari, Brian Norling, Keerthy Sunder
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Visual Processing
Organized by
Deborah Zelinsky, O.D., Delia DeBuc, Ph.D., Amy Pruszenki, O.D., Vahid Mohammadzadeh M.D.
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2023 Keynotes
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Vicky Yamamoto, PHD
Talk Title: 20th Presidential Keynote
20th President of SBMT, Co-Founder of SBMT, Executive Board member and Executive Director of SBMT, Cancer Scientist, Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center, USC-Keck School of Medicine, USA
Thursday February 16th, 2023
Concourse Hall 151
7:45 AM-8:15 AM
Terence Williams, MD, PhD
Talk Title: The Future of Radiation Therapy in Cancer
Professor and Chair, Radiation Oncology, Adjunct Professor, Cancer Genetics and Epigenetics, Professor of Gastrointestinal & Thoracic Oncology, City of Hope-CCC, Beckman Research Institute (BRI)
Thursday February 16th, 2023
Concourse Hall 151
8:45 AM-9:15 AM
Farzad Massoudi, MD
Talk Title: “Liquid Biopsies” for Diagnosis and Treatment of Brain Tumors-Clinical Applications of a Novel Immunohistocytochemical Technique for Identifying Cancer Cells Derived from Peripheral Blood.
Medical Director of Neuroscience and Spine Institute, Mission Hospital, Orange County, CA, USA
Sponsored By Datar Cancer Genetics
Friday February 17th, 2023
Concourse Hall 151
9:00 AM-9:30 AM
Lawrence Steinman
Talk Title: Can We Eradicate MS, as We did for Polio, Now That We Understand the Viral Trigger
Zimmermann Professor of Neurology & Neurological Sciences, and Pediatrics Beckman Center for Molecular Medicine Stanford University
2023 Awardee: 2023 WBMF Pioneer in Medicine Award
Friday February 17th, 2023
Concourse Hall 151
9:30 AM-10:00 AM
Nicole Hockley
Montel Williams
Keerthy Sunder, MD
Babak Kateb, MD
Talk Title: Psychology of Gun Violence and Policy Part 2
Panel Discussion
Sandy Hook Promise
2020 Awardee: Mr. Montel Williams, WBMF Beacon of Courage and Dedication Award
Friday February 17th, 2023
Concourse Hall 151
12:15 PM-12:45 PM
Kathy M Lee, MS, CRNP, ANP-BC
Talk Title: US Dept of Defense Warfighter Brain Health Initiative: Optimizing Performance On and Off the Battlefield
Director, Casualty Management OASD (Health Affairs), Health Readiness Policy & Oversight, Department of Defense, Defense Health Headquarters
Saturday February 18th, 2023
Concourse Hall 151
11:45 AM-12:15 PM
Deepak Chopra, M.D.
Talk Title: A Solution to the Hard Problem of Consciousness
The Chopra Foundation, Chairman of the Board, Founder & Director
2019 Awardee: WBMF Humanitarian Award
2020 Awardee: WBMF Beacon of Courage and Dedication Award
Saturday February 18th, 2023
Concourse Hall 151
12:15 PM-12:45 PM
Paul M. Thompson
Talk Title: ENIGMA, Big Data & the Human Brain: Worldwide Neuroimaging and Genetics of 30 Brain Diseases in 100,000 Individuals from 45 Countries
Professor of Ophthalmology, Neurology, Psychiatry and the Behavioral Sciences, Radiology, Psychiatry, and Engineering Associate Director, USC Mark and Mary Stevens Neuroimaging and Informatics Institute
2023 Awardee: 2023 WBMF Pioneer in Medicine Award
Sunday February 19th, 2023
Concourse Hall 151
9:00 AM-9:30 AM
Minesh Mehta, MD
Talk Title: Future of Proton Therapy
Deputy director and chief of radiation oncology at Miami Cancer Institute, a part of Baptist Health South Florida. He is a widely renowned expert in radiation oncology, proton therapy and cancer research.
Sunday February 19th, 2023
Concourse Hall 151
11:50 AM-12:25 PM
Howard B. Moss, M.D., FASAM
Talk Title: The Third Wave: The Opioid Epidemic in the Era of Fentanyl and “Tranq”
Clinical Professor of Psychiatry and Neuroscience, University of California at Riverside School of Medicine
Clinical Professor of Psychiatry, University of California San Diego
Sunday February 19th, 2023
Concourse Hall 151
12:25 PM-1:00 PM