CNS Innovation Podcast: Innovator of the Year Nominee Yasmeen Elsawaf

In this episode of the CNS Innovation Podcast, moderators Dr. David Dornbos and Dr. Ankush Chandra interview Dr. Yasmeen Elsawaf, who is nominated for the 2026 CNS Innovator of the Year Award, for her novel innovation of an intracranial pressure sensing catheter for predictive identification of shunt failure. Voting is now open! https://www.cns.org/innovator-of-the-year-poll

November 2026 Journal Club Podcast Title: Expectation Versus Reality: Exploring Decisional Regret in Minimally Invasive Lumbar Spine Surgery To read journal article: www.ovid.com/10.1227/neu.0000000000003946 Author: Philip K. Louie Guest Faculty: Juan Uribe Moderator: Matheus P. Pereira

In this episode of the CNS Innovation Podcast, moderators Dr. David Dornbos and Dr. Jessica Campos interview Dr. Aditya Mittal, who is nominated for the 2026 CNS Innovator of the Year Award, for his novel innovation of Cerebral Aneurysm Test 7 (CAT7), a novel biomarker test to predict aneurysm growth and rupture. Voting is now open! https://www.cns.org/innovator-of-the-year-poll

In this episode of the CNS Innovation Podcast, co-hosts David Dornbos and Jessica Campos sit down with Innovator of the Year nominee Dr. Ron Sahyouni to discuss his innovative technology called ReLive: A Closed-Loop Neuromodulation Platform for Functional Motor Restoration. Joined by his mentor Dr. Alexander Khalessi from UC San Diego. Voting is now open! https://www.cns.org/innovator-of-the-year-poll

October 2026 Journal Club Podcast Title: Defusing the Neurosurgery Arms Race: A Blueprint for Quality-Focused Residency Selection To read journal article: https://www.ovid.com/10.1227/neu.0000000000003904 Author: Lola Chambless Guest Faculty: Francisco Ponce Moderator: Laura Zima

Series Title: Conversations in Neurosurgery Ep. 4: Physician Services Agreements – How Have They Worked and What Should You Know? Guest: Adair Prall, MD Host: Andrea Winslow Andrea Winslow of RosmanSearch sits down with Dr. Adair Prall, a Denver-based neurosurgeon with considerable experience creating and maintaining Physician Service Agreements (PSAs) with health systems. They discuss what PSAs are, how they are structured, and key considerations for physicians before entering into this type of arrangement.

September 2026 Journal Club Podcast Title: A Propensity-Matched Comparison of Capacity for Functional Recovery by 24 Months Post-traumatic Brain Injury in Patients Who Died After Withdrawal of Life-Sustaining Therapy Authors: David Okonkwo Guest Faculty: Gregory Hawryluk Moderator: Zachary Sorrentino Chair: Martin Pham

August 2026 Journal Club Podcast Title: Awake Craniotomy in Patients With Language Deficits: A Retrospective Cohort Study in 48 Patients To read journal article: journals.lww.com/neurosurgery/ful…enerative.7.aspx Authors: Suzanne Hartung & Pierre Robe Guest Faculty: Shawn Hervey-Jumper Moderator: Alexander Himstead Chair: Kimberly Hoang

Title: Surgery is Just the First Step: Wellness Through Whole Body Therapy on the Land and in the Water Guest: Lynda Huey Hosts: Brian Gantwerker and Lara Massie Description:  In this episode, co-hosts Dr. Brian Gantwerker and Dr. Lara Massie welcome former athlete and water rehab expert Lynda Huey, CEO of CompletePT Pool & Land Physical Therapy, a leader in both land-based and aquatic rehabilitation. Together, they discuss why physical therapy should be considered a first-line treatment—not only as an effective nonoperative option before surgery, but also as a vital part of post-surgical recovery. Lynda shares her decades of experience helping patients regain strength and mobility while explaining how early intervention can lead to better outcomes. Learn more about Lynda's online courses at www.lyndahuey.com, and explore CompletePT Pool & Land Physical Therapy at https://completept.com/.

July 2026 Journal Club Podcast Title: Outcome of Patients With Mild Degenerative Cervical Myelopathy Treated Nonoperatively: An Observational Study From the Canadian Spine Outcome and Research Network To read journal article: https://journals.lww.com/neurosurgery/fulltext/2026/07000/outcome_of_patients_with_mild_degenerative.7.aspx Author: Nikolaus Kögl Guest Faculty: Neel Anand Moderator: Roxana Beladi