Keynote Speaker

This year's keynote speaker is Dr. Jacques Morcos, Professor and Co-Chairman of the Department of Neurosurgery at the University of Miami. He is the Director of Cerebrovascular and Skull Base Surgery at UHealth Tower and UM/Jackson Memorial Hospital. Dr. Morcos also serves as the Division Chief of Cranial Neurosurgery at Jackson and Director of the Skull Base and Cerebrovascular Fellowship Program. He was recently named Vice President of the American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS).

Dr. Morcos's specialties include skull base and complex brain tumors, endoscopic skull base surgery, radiosurgery, and cerebrovascular surgery (AVMs, cavernomas, bypass surgery for complex aneurysms Moyamoya and ischemic disease).

He is active in organized and academic neurosurgery, nationally and internationally. He is past president or chair of the AANS/CNS Section on Cerebrovascular Surgery, the North American Skull Base Society, and the Society of University Neurosurgeons.

Dr. Morcos serves on several editorial boards including Journal of Neurosurgery, Neurosurgery, and World Neurosurgery. He has spoken at numerous national and international courses and symposia and authored 150 peer-reviewed publications, 113 abstracts, and 84 visiting professorships.

Jacques J. Morcos, MD, FRCS, FAANS

Professor and Co-Chairman of Neurosurgery at the University of Miami

*Vice-PresidentoftheAmericanAssociation ofNeurologicalSurgeons

Learning Objectives: After participating in this CME activity, the medical professional should be better able to: 1. Assess the various classifications of large and giant aneurysms 2. Compare the various hypotheses about the pathogenesis of large and giant aneurysms 3. Evaluate the role of surgery, therapy, and radiosurgery in the treatment of large and giant aneurysms

Learning Objectives: At the conclusion of this discussion, participants will be able to: 1. Articulate the ingredients necessary to become a great skull base neurosurgeon 2. Prioritize the goals that are felt by the experts to be most important in training residents 3. Compare the profile of several great skull base neurosurgeons and understand what the commonalities are