Pediatric Section Holds 36th Annual Meeting
Nov. 28-30

John Ragheb, MD

The 36th Annual Meeting of the AANS/CNS Section on Pediatric Neurological Surgery will be held for the first time in South Florida, Nov. 28-30, 2007.It will be held at the beautiful the oceanfront Loews Miami Beach Hotel, in the heart of Art Deco South Beach. The meeting will feature an exceptional scientific program as well as an expanded electronic poster format that draws from the nearly 200 submitted scientific abstracts.

In addition to the scientific program, there will be both pre- and post-meeting courses of special interest. The premeeting Pediatric Epilepsy Surgery Update, to be held Nov. 26-27, will bring together experts from the medical, surgical, imaging, pathology and research fields to discuss the current status and future direction of epilepsy surgery in children. The post-meeting course, which will take place Nov. 30 and Dec. 1, is a review of the "state of the art" by the recognized experts in pediatric neurosurgery and is intended for young neurosurgeons and residents. The lectures and discussions will be simultaneously translated to Spanish for the benefit of those attending from Latin America.

This year’s Raimondi Lecturer is Roberto Heros, MD, professor and vice chairman of neurosurgery at the University of Miami. Dr Heros will share his thoughts on the geopolitical situation in Latin America and the Caribbean from his unique perspective as a Cuban American.

Come join your colleagues and friends, bring your families, and enjoy the best in pediatric neurosurgery presented in beautiful South Florida. We promise it will not snow at this year’s meeting!

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