Harvard Front Line Neurology Advances and Innovations 2025 (Videos with subtitles + Slides)

2025 Course Overview

Neurology is a rapidly advancing field of medicine with many subspecialties. It is critical for Neurologist and those in allied disciplines to remain up to date in these innovations to provide the best care for patients. This is a major public health challenge as neurologic disorders already impact one in three people world-wide and many neurologic conditions such as stroke and dementia are expected to continue to increase in prevalence in the coming decades.
This two-day CME course is designed to prepare clinicians to address vanguard topics in neurology including climate change and its impact on neurologic diseases, generative artificial intelligence in neurologic care, neurotherapeutics, and gene therapies.
The course is designed to increase accessibility for a global and neurodiverse audience of clinicians. Content will be offered with a novel format of videos which will be translated in selected languages to increase accessibility. Video presentations be followed by virtual live case-based discussions with world experts, Q&A sessions, and panel discussions on hot topics in Neurology. The course is accredited and taught by Harvard Medical School faculty. Speakers will include experts in vascular, cognitive, genetics, neuro-oncology, headache, movement disorders, neuro-immunology, neuromuscular disorders, epilepsy and epilepsy surgery, neuromodulation, neuro-critical care, traumatic brain injury and neurorehabilitation, global neurology, health equity, functional disorders, and climate change. Sessions will cover content in each of these disciplines including novel diagnostics and therapeutics.
Who Should Attend

Neurologists
Neurosurgeons
Psychiatrists
Nurse Practitioners
Physician Assistants
Nurses

Learning Objectives
Upon completion of this activity, participants will be able to:

Integrate Emerging Technologies and Therapies into Neurologic Practice: Evaluate and integrate cutting-edge diagnostic and therapeutic technologies, including generative AI, transcranial magnetic stimulation, and deep brain stimulation, to enhance patient care across a variety of neurological disorders including movement disorders, epilepsy, and headache.
Identify Global Health Dynamics and Health Disparities in Neurological Care: Identify strategies to effectively manage neurological conditions in the context of global health challenges, including the impact of climate change and health care disparities, focusing on impactful interventions that create equitable care for diverse populations.
Demonstrate Knowledge in Neurogenetics, Neuroimmunology, and Neuro-Oncology: Demonstrate an understanding of recent advances in neurogenetics, neuroimmunology, and surgical management of neurological disorders. Participants will apply this knowledge to improve diagnostic accuracy and optimize treatment approaches for diverse neurologic disorders.

ABMS/ACGME Competencies

This course is designed to meet the following American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS) / Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Educational (ACGME) competencies:

Patient Care and Procedural Skills
Systems-Based Practice, Practice-Based Learning and Improvement
Medical Knowledge

2025 Agenda

Friday, February 28, 2025

Day One

7:55 – 8:30 AM

Introduction to the Front Line Neurology: Advances and Innovations 2025
Neurotoxicology Syndromes in Substance Use Disorders
Jonah Zuflacht, MD; Edward Bahou, MD

8:30 – 9:10 AM

Health Care Disparities- What Can We Do, How to be  Impactful 
Alexandra Stillman, MD

9:10 – 9:20 AM

Break

9:20 – 10:00 AM

Global Health and Neurology
Omar Siddiqi, MD

10:00 – 10:40 AM

Clinical Approach for Diagnosis and Treatment of Functional Neurologic Disorders
Shabbier Merchant, MD

10:40 – 10:50 AM

Break

10:50 – 11:30 AM

Neurogenetics – Recent Advances in Diagnostics and Gene Therapies
Patricia Greenstein, MBBCh

11:30 AM – 12:10 PM

Autonomic Disorders: Advances and Updates 2025
Christopher Gibbons, MD

12:10 – 12:40 PM

Lunch Break

12:40 – 1:20 PM

Equipping the Modern Neurologist: Key AI Tools and Technologies 
Daniel Goldenholz, MD, PhD, FAES

1:20 – 2:00 PM

Resection to Lasers: Seizure Freedom in 2025
Niravkumar Barot, MD, MPH; Joshua Aronson, MD, FAAN

2:00 – 2:50 PM

The Epileptic Heart: Cardiac Comorbidities and Complications of Epilepsy 
Trudy Pang, MD, MMSc; Richard Verrier, PhD

2:50 – 3:00 PM

Break

3:00 – 3:40 PM

Neurologic Care of Transgender Persons and Persons Transitioning
David Urion, MD, FAAN

3:40 – 4:20 PM

Cerebral Palsy: Modern Approaches to an Age-Old Disorder and Implications for the Adult Neurologist
Siddharth Srivastava, MD

4:20 – 5:00 PM

Neurologic Health and Disease in the Era of Climate Change- Problems and Potential
Alexandra Hovaguimian, MD

5:00 – 5:40 PM

Avant Garde Neurology Panel
Jonah Zuflacht, MD; Omar Siddiqi, MD; Alexandra Hovaguimian, MD; David Urion, MD, FAAN

Saturday, March 1, 2025

Day Two

8:00 – 8:40 AM

Innovations and Applications for Noninvasive Brain Stimulation in Neurology 
Mouhsin Shafi, MD, PhD

8:40 – 9:20 AM

Deep Brain Stimulation for Movement Disorders 
Lan Luo, MD, MS

9:20 – 9:30 AM

Break

9:30 – 10:10 AM

Innovations in Dementia Diagnosis and Treatment
Daniel Press, MD

10:10 – 10:50 AM

Innovations in Neuro-Oncology
Rafael Vega, MD, PhD; Grace Ho, MD

10:50 – 11:00 AM

Break

11:00 – 11:40 AM

Round Table: Discussion on Hot Topics in Dementia 
Daniel Press, MD; Stephanie Buss, MD; Chun Lim, MD, PhD; Alexandra Stillman, MD

11:40 AM – 12:20 PM

Acute Stroke Care Update: Latest Research and Innovations
Anusha Nallaparaju, MD

12:20 – 1:00 PM

Prognosis of Anoxic and Traumatic Brain Injuries
Alexandra Stillman, MD

1:00 – 1:30 PM

Lunch Break

1:30 – 2:30 PM

Immune-Mediated Central and Peripheral Disorders 
Pushpa Narayanaswami, MD, MBBS, FAAN; Jacob Sloane, MD, PhD

2:30 – 3:00 PM

Innovations in Neuromuscular Diagnostics and Therapy 
Seward Rutkove, MD

3:00 – 3:30 PM

Updates in Headache Medicine: AI, CGRP, and neuromodulation
Pengfei (Phil) Zhang, MD

3:30 – 3:40 PM

Break

3:40 – 4:20 PM

Endovascular Approaches to Unruptured Cerebral Aneurysms
Justin Granstein, MD, MPH

4:20 – 5:00 PM

Concussion Diagnosis and Management
Alexandra Stillman, MD

5:00 – 5:40 PM

Roundtable on Brain Injury
Alexandra Stillman, MD; Magdy Selim, MD, PhD; Jason Yoon, MD