Speakers

Shin-Hyuk Kang, MD, PhD (Korea)
Professor, Department of Neurosurgery
Korea University College of Medicine
Korea University, Korea
Presentation:
Surgical and Multimodal Strategies in the Management of Recurrent Glioblastoma: A Neurosurgical Perspective
Specialization:
Specializes in surgical and multimodal strategies in the management of recurrent glioblastoma, with expertise in neurosurgical perspective and treatment optimization.

Bryce Tan Wei Quan, MD, PhD (Singapore)
Senior Consultant, Department of Neurosurgery
National University Hospital
National University of Singapore, Singapore
Presentation:
Addressing the elephant in the room: why have most clinical trials in gliomas failed, and what lessons we can learn?
Specialization:
Specializes in addressing clinical trial challenges in glioma treatment, with expertise in translational neurosurgery and treatment failure analysis.

Patrick Wen, MD (USA)
Director, Center for Neuro-Oncology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Professor of Neurology, Harvard Medical School
Co-chair, Brain Malignancy Steering Committee, National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Presentation:
Current and Future Management of IDH-Mutant Low-Grade Glioma (Virtual)
Specialization:
Specializes in the current and future management of IDH-mutant low-grade glioma, with a research focus on novel therapies for brain tumors and improving clinical trial design.

Michihiro Kohno, MD, PhD (Japan)
Professor & Chairman, Department of Neurosurgery
President, Japanese Society for Skull Base Surgery (JSBS)
Tokyo Medical University, Japan
Presentation:
Cerebellopontine angle tumor surgery - approach selection, monitoring, dissection and hemostasis
Specialization:
Specializes in cerebellopontine angle tumor surgery with expertise in approach selection, monitoring, dissection and hemostasis techniques.

Takeo Goto, MD, PhD (Japan)
Professor and Chairman, Department of Neurosurgery
Board Member, Japanese Society for Skull Base Surgery
Osaka Metropolitan University, Japan
Presentation:
Recent advancement of minimal Skull Base Surgeries
Specialization:
Specializes in recent advancements in minimal skull base surgeries, with expertise in endoscopic surgery and minimally invasive neurosurgical techniques.

Takashi Sugawara, MD, PhD (Japan)
Professor, Department of Neurosurgery
International University of Health and Welfare Narita Hospital
Japan
Presentation:
Surgical Strategies and Techniques for Cavernous Sinus Tumors
Specialization:
Specializes in surgical strategies and techniques for cavernous sinus tumors, with expertise in complex skull base surgery and microsurgical techniques.

毛志鋼, MD, PhD (China)
Professor, Department of Neurosurgery
The First Affiliated Hospital
Sun Yat-sen University, China
Presentation:
Back in the Pit: Tackling Recurrent Pituitary Tumors through Clinical Experience (Virtual)
Specialization:
Specializes in tackling recurrent pituitary tumors through clinical experience, with extensive expertise in pituitary surgery and endoscopic techniques.

Ulrich Wilhelm Thomale, MD, PhD (Germany)
Professor, Department of Pediatric Neurosurgery
Director of Pediatric Neurosurgery
Charité Universitätsmedizin, Berlin
Presentation:
Novel Applications of Cerebral Neuroendoscopy in the Neurosurgical Field
Specialization:
Specializes in novel applications of cerebral neuroendoscopy in the neurosurgical field, with expertise in pediatric neurosurgery and minimally invasive techniques.