NYU Langone Health experts join international colleagues in Boston for the 2025 American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS) Annual Scientific Meeting.
“Power of One, Impact of Many” is this year’s theme. “Whether you are deepening your expertise, sharing innovative research, or forging new collaborations, your unique influence enriches our community and magnifies to our impact,” the organizers write.
Below are notable sessions featuring our faculty and trainees. For a full list of presentations, visit the AANS website.
Friday, April 25
Presentation
MIS Tubular Decompression +/- Percutateous Fixation + SBRT
Session: Minimally Invasive Spinal Surgery: Comprehensive and Practical Review of Contemporary Approaches and Techniques
Presenter: Ilya Laufer, MD
Time: 2:00–2:09PM
Location: 257AB
Saturday, April 26
Presentation
What’s the Harm? Evaluating Complications Associated with Salvaged Red Blood Cell Transfusion in Spinal Deformity Surgery: A Non-randomized Controlled Trial
Session: Which Spinal Procedures Really Work: Insights from Long-Term Outcome Powered by QOD Data
Presenter: David Kurland, MD, PhD
Time: 4:42–4:46PM
Location: 253AB
Sunday, April 27
Panel Discussion
Session: Yikes! What Do I Do Now?
Presenter and Moderator: Anthony K. Frempong-Boadu, MD
Time: 1:30–3:00PM
Location: 253AB
Presentation
SRS and Open Treatment of AVMs
Session: Cerebrovascular Collaboration – Part 1
Presenter: Douglas Kondziolka, MD
Time: 1:47–1:59PM
Location: 257AB
Presentation
Intraoperative Ultra-Rapid PCR for BRAF Mutation Detection in Craniopharyngioma
Session: Impact through Innovation
Presenter: Akshay Save, MD
Time: 4:35–4:40PM
Location: 258AB
Monday, April 28
Presentation
Abstract 1983839 – A Platform for Serving Large Language Models for Neurosurgical Diagnostic Support
Session: Neurosurgical Education: What Works and What’s Coming?
Presenter: Akshay Save, MD
Time: 11:05–11:07AM
Location: 253C
