Patient Conference to Cover Brain Tumors Spinal Disorders Stroke Epilepsy and Parkinson s Disease Skip to main content Close Select your preferred language English عربى 简体中文 繁體中文 فارسي עִברִית 日本語 한국어 Русский Español Tagalog Menu Close Call 1-800-CEDARS-1 toggle search form Close Los Angeles, 27 May 2011 00:00 AM America/Los_Angeles Patient Conference to Cover Brain Tumors Spinal Disorders Stroke Epilepsy and Parkinson s Disease Advances in Neurology and Neurosurgery will be June 4 in Palm Springs Patients and families dealing with neurological disorders – particularly brain tumors, stroke, movement disorders and spinal conditions – are invited to a free conference Saturday, June 4, in Palm Springs, where neurologists, neurosurgeons and other team members from Cedars-Sinai Medical Center will give an update on recent diagnosis and treatment advances. Early sessions will cover general and practical issues: understanding health plans, nutritional support for patients, supportive Chinese medicine options and causes and management of pain. Participants then will attend selected breakout sessions. Options will include brain tumors and cancer vaccines; spinal fusion and minimally invasive spine surgery; stroke treatment and research; and epilepsy and deep brain stimulation for Parkinson's disease. Patients also may bring imaging scans and medical documents for review by one of the doctors. Reservations for "Consultants' Corner" may be made on a first come, first served basis at the 7:30 a.m. check-in. Speakers and course directors will include:Michael J. Alexander, MD, professor and vice chairman of Neurosurgery, director of the Neurovascular Center and director of Endovascular NeurosurgeryKeith L. Black, MD, professor and chairman of the Department of Neurosurgery, director of the Maxine Dunitz Neurosurgical Institute, director of the Johnnie L. Cochran, Jr. Brain Tumor Center, and Ruth and Lawrence Harvey Chair in Neuroscience.Jeffrey M. Chung, MD, director of the Epilepsy Monitoring Unit and associate director of the Clinical Neurophysiology Laboratory, Department of NeurologyAvromGart, MD, director of Pain Management and Rehabilitation and medical director of the Cedars-Sinai Spine CenterBetty Johnson, registered nurse, manager of the Department of Nursing Research/EducationJ. Patrick Johnson, MD, co-director of Spine Stem Cell Research at the Cedars-Sinai Spine CenterJohn C. Liu, MD, vice chairman of Neurosurgery for Spine Services and co-medical director of the Cedars-Sinai Spine CenterPatrick D. Lyden, MD, chairman of the Department of Neurology and Carmen and Louis Warschaw Chair in NeurologyAdam N. Mamelak, MD, professor of Neurosurgery, co-director of the Pituitary Center and director of Functional NeurosurgeryLucy Postolov, licensed, nationally certified acupuncturist and allied health practitionerAlyssa Tennenbaum, registered dietitian and certified diabetes educator in the Department of Clinical Nutrition.John S. Yu, MD, professor and vice chairman of Neurosurgery, director of the Brain Tumor Center of Excellence, director of Surgical Neuro-Oncology and surgical director of the Gamma Knife Center. "Advances in Neurology and Neurosurgery" will run from 8 a.m. to noon at the Hyatt Regency Palm Springs, 285 North Canyon Drive in Palm Springs. Registration is required and may be done online at www.cedars-sinai.edu/neuroptconf or by calling 1-800-CEDARS-1 (1-800-233-2771). Contact the Media Team Email: [email protected] Share this release Patient Conference to Cover Brain Tumors Spinal Disorders Stroke Epilepsy and Parkinson s Disease Share on: Twitter Share on: Facebook Share on: LinkedIn Search Our Newsroom Social media Visit our Facebook page (opens in new window) Follow us on Twitter (opens in new window) Visit our Youtube profile (opens in new window) (opens in new window) Latest news 07 Oct 2022 - HealthDay: Black Women Less Likely to Get Laparoscopic Fibroid Surgeries 07 Oct 2022 - Faculty Publications: Sept. 29-Oct. 6 07 Oct 2022 - Fine-Tuning Organ-Chip Technology 06 Oct 2022 - KCRW: Want New Omicron Booster? Wait at Least 2 Months After Last Shot 05 Oct 2022 - Cedars-Sinai Schedules Free Flu Vaccine Clinics 04 Oct 2022 - Cedars-Sinai Showcases Hispanic and Latinx Art Newsroom Home