NANS 2027 Annual Meeting

Program

January 21-24, 2027 · Caesars Palace, Las Vegas

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Wednesday, January 20 1

Thursday, January 21 9

6:05 AM – 3:50 PM
Cadaver Course: Pain Lab (Foundational)
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Fellow
Location: Offsite - Viticus Center
Presentations:
7:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Advanced Engineering Principles in Neuromodulation: Next-generation SCS and DBS Technologies
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Neural Engineering
Location: Milano Ballroom VII & VIII
Presentations:
7:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Invention, Investment, and Invigoration (i3): Serving the Patient
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Business of Medicine
Location: Milano Ballroom I & II
Presentations:
7:00 AM – 6:00 PM
The Next Wave: Focused Ultrasound Neuromodulation for Brain, Spine and Pain
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Brain

Spine

Pain

Neural Engineering
Location: Milano Ballroom III & IV
Presentations:
8:50 AM – 6:30 PM
Cadaver Course: Neuro Lab
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Early Career

Resident

Fellow
Location: Offsite - Viticus Center
Presentations:
8:50 AM – 6:30 PM
Cadaver Course: Pain Lab (Advanced)
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Early Career

Fellow
Location: Cadaver Course: Pain Lab (Advanced)
Presentations:

Friday, January 22 30

7:00 AM – 8:00 AM
Building Your Niche in Neuromodulation: Aligning Personal Expertise and Interest with Community and Health System Needs
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Business of Medicine

Early Career
Location: Milano Ballroom I & II
Presentations:
7:00 AM – 8:00 AM
Comprehensive Pelvic Pain Management: DRG, SCS, PNS, RFA, and Pudendal Nerve Blocks
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Peripheral Nerve

Pain
Location: Milano Ballroom III & IV
Presentations:
7:00 AM – 8:00 AM
Habituation: The Silent Killer of Neuromodulation Efficacy
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Spine

Neural Engineering
Location: Milano Ballroom V & VI
Presentations:
7:00 AM – 8:00 AM
Latest Advances in Intracranial Ablation
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Brain
Location: Milano Ballroom VII & VIII
Presentations:
7:00 AM – 4:00 PM
Neuromodulation Across the Continuum: An APP Course in Pain & Neurosurgical Care
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APP
Location: Florentine Ballroom I & II
Presentations:
8:30 AM – 10:00 AM
Plenary I: Rewiring the Future: Precision Neuromodulation Across Brain Networks
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Spine

Brain

Pain
Location: Octavius Ballroom 4
Presentations:
10:30 AM – 12:00 PM
Artificial Intelligence and Large Language Models in Neuromodulation
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Advocacy/Ethics
Location: Milano Ballroom I & II
Presentations:
10:30 AM – 12:00 PM
Central Neuromodulation for Chronic Pain
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Brain
Location: Neopolitan Ballroom I & II
Presentations:
10:30 AM – 12:00 PM
Chronotherapy in Neuromodulation: The Importance of a Clock for Personalized Medicine, Device Optimization, and Adaptive and Closed-loop Neurostimulation Strategies
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Neural Engineering

Wearables
Location: Milano Ballroom V & VI
Presentations:
10:30 AM – 12:00 PM
Emerging Surgical and Programming Concepts in Epilepsy Neuromodulation
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Brain
Location: Neopolitan Ballroom III & IV
Presentations:
10:30 AM – 12:00 PM
Neuromodulation for Chronic Abdominal Discomfort Syndrome: Targets, Techniques, and Outcomes
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Research & Academics
Location: Milano Ballroom VII & VIII
Presentations:
10:30 AM – 12:00 PM

Oral Abstract Highlight Session #1

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Location: Pompeian Ballroom I & II
Presentations:
10:30 AM – 12:00 PM
Pain Olympics Jeopardy: Training Tomorrow’s Neuromodulation Leaders
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Research & Academics

Early Career
Location: Milano Ballroom III & IV
Presentations:
1:30 PM – 3:30 PM
Plenary II: Neuromodulation 2035: Precision, Prediction, and Personalization
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Wearables

Ethics

Pain
Location: Octavius Ballroom 4
Presentations:
4:00 PM – 5:30 PM
Better Together: Composite Measures for Evaluating Outcomes of Neuromodulation Therapies
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Spine
Location: Neopolitan Ballroom I & II
Presentations:
4:00 PM – 5:30 PM
Cognition, Creativity, and Communication: The Future of BCI
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Brain

Neural Engineering
Location: Milano Ballroom I & II
Presentations:
4:00 PM – 5:30 PM
Multimodal Neuromodulation: Evolution or Escalation?
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Spine

Business of Medicine
Location: Milano Ballroom III & IV
Presentations:
4:00 PM – 5:30 PM

Oral Abstract Highlight Session #2

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Location: Pompeian Ballroom I & II
Presentations:
4:00 PM – 5:30 PM
Peripheral Nerve Stimulation in Practice: Debating the Gray Zones Where the Verdict Is Still Out
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Peripheral Nerve

Pain
Location: Milano Ballroom V & VI
Presentations:
4:00 PM – 5:30 PM
Personalized Neuromodulation in Epilepsy: Closing the Loop
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Brain
Location: Neopolitan Ballroom III & IV
Presentations:
4:00 PM – 5:30 PM
Thalamic Neuromodulation Across Neurological Disorders
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Brain
Location: Milano Ballroom VII & VIII
Presentations:

Saturday, January 23 28

7:00 AM – 8:00 AM
Closed-loop & Biomarker-guided Neuromodulation for Spine Related Pain: From Ecaps to Wearables and Remote Monitoring
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Spine

Pain

Neural Engineering
Location: Milano Ballroom I & II
Presentations:
7:00 AM – 8:00 AM
Neuromodulation for Spinal Restoration: Rebuilding Stability and Function with SCS, DRG, and PNS
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Spine

Pain
Location: Milano Ballroom III & IV
Presentations:
7:00 AM – 8:00 AM
Neuromodulation Unmasked: Navigating the Intersection of Quality, Bias, Ethics, and Fragility in the Current Literature
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Advocacy/Ethics

Education
Location: Milano Ballroom V & VI
Presentations:
7:00 AM – 8:00 AM
Too Little, Too Late: Rethinking IDDS as a First-line Strategy in Cancer Survivorship
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Spine

Pain
Location: Milano Ballroom VII & VIII
Presentations:
8:30 AM – 10:00 AM
Plenary III: From Vision to Value: Leading the Future of Neuromodulation
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Advocacy/Ethics

Business of Medicine
Location: Octavius Ballroom 4
Presentations:
10:30 AM – 12:00 PM
Beyond Palliation: Disease Modification with Neuromodulation Therapies
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Research & Academics
Location: Milano Ballroom I & II
Presentations:
10:30 AM – 12:00 PM

Oral Abstract Highlight Session #3

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Location: Pompeian Ballroom I & II
Presentations:
10:30 AM – 12:00 PM
Precision Intrathecal Therapy in Cancer Pain: Moving Beyond One-size-fits-all
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Spine
Location: Milano Ballroom III & IV
Presentations:
10:30 AM – 12:00 PM
Restorative Neuromodulation: Engineering the Future of Motor Recovery
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Spine

Neural Engineering
Location: Milano Ballroom V & VI
Presentations:
10:30 AM – 12:00 PM
Training the Next Generation of Neuromodulators: Guidelines, Gaps, and the Road Ahead
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Research & Academics

Early Career

APP
Location: Neopolitan Ballroom I & II
Presentations:
10:30 AM – 12:00 PM
Trial or No Trial? The Future of SCS Selection
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Spine

Pain
Location: Milano Ballroom VII & VIII
Presentations:
10:30 AM – 12:00 PM
Tuning the Spinal Network: How the Spinal Cord Integrates and Responds to Stimulation
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Basic Science

Neural Engineering
Location: Neopolitan Ballroom III & IV
Presentations:
1:30 PM – 3:30 PM
Plenary IV: The Future is NOW: Late Breaking Science Updates
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Brain

Pain
Location: Octavius Ballroom 4
Presentations:
4:00 PM – 5:30 PM
Closed-loop Spinal Cord Stimulation: Evoking Potentials, Hopes, and Challenges
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Spine

Pain

Neural Engineering
Location: Milano Ballroom I & II
Presentations:
4:00 PM – 5:30 PM
Ensuring Robustness in Neuromodulation: Engineering, Methodological, and Clinical Perspectives
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Research & Academics

Neural Engineering
Location: Milano Ballroom III & IV
Presentations:
4:00 PM – 5:30 PM
Frontiers in Invasive and Non-invasive Neuromodulation for Treatment-resistant Psychiatric Disorders
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Brain
Location: Neopolitan Ballroom I & II
Presentations:
4:00 PM – 5:30 PM
Next-generation PNS: New Waveforms, Smarter Interfaces, and the Path Toward Personalized Peripheral Neuromodulation
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Wearables

Peripheral Nerve
Location: Milano Ballroom V & VI
Presentations:
4:00 PM – 5:30 PM

Oral Abstract Highlight Session #4

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Location: Pompeian Ballroom I & II
Presentations:
4:00 PM – 5:30 PM
The Forgotten Corridors: Rediscovering Neuromodulation Pathways from Gutter Stimulation to Ventral Cord Stimulation
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Spine

Pain

Neural Engineering
Location: Neopolitan Ballroom III & IV
Presentations:
4:00 PM – 5:30 PM
The Next Phase of Stroke Recovery: Implementing Neuromodulation Programs in Clinical Practice
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Brain
Location: Milano Ballroom VII & VIII
Presentations:

Sunday, January 24 7

8:00 AM – 9:30 AM
Guiding Precision Neuromodulation with Biomarkers: The Path to Personalized Therapy
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Neural Engineering
Location: Neopolitan Ballroom I & II
Presentations:
8:00 AM – 9:30 AM
Spinal Cord Stimulation for Painful Diabetic Neuropathy: Evidence, Patient Selection, and Real-world Outcomes
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Peripheral Nerve

Pain
Location: Neopolitan Ballroom III & IV
Presentations:
10:00 AM – 11:30 AM
Cerebral Neuromodulation for Emerging Indications
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Research & Academics
Location: Neopolitan Ballroom I & II
Presentations:
10:00 AM – 11:30 AM
Peripheral Nerve Surgery and Neuromodulation: Interdisciplinary Approaches to Improve Outcomes
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Peripheral Nerve

Pain
Location: Neopolitan Ballroom III & IV
Presentations:

Registration Open

Registration Open

Cadaver Course: Pain Lab (Foundational)

Badge Pick Up at Caesars Palace

Breakfast & Opening Remarks

Shuttle to Lab

Pain Lab

Lunch with Sponsored Lecture

Interactive Panel Discussion

Shuttle to Hotel

Advanced Engineering Principles in Neuromodulation: Next-generation SCS and DBS Technologies

Breakfast & Registration

Welcome & Opening Remarks

Innovations in Implantable Pulse Generator Design: Engineering Challenges and Solutions for Next-generation Neuromodulation

Advanced Electrode Design Principles for Enhanced Neural Interface Performance in SCS and DBS Applications

Optimizing Neural Activation Through Novel Stimulation Pulse Strategies: Biophysical Principles and Clinical Implications

Engineering Approaches to Neural Sensing and Biomarker Identification: Building Robust Closed-loop Neuromodulation Systems

Morning Break

Clinical Validation of Novel Neuromodulation Technologies: Methodological Considerations for Off-label and Randomized Controlled Trials

Artificial Intelligence in Neuromodulation: Engineering Principles for Clinically Meaningful Implementation

Faculty Panel Q&A

Lunch

Introduction- afternoon Session

Emerging Technology: Curonix

Emerging Technology: Abbott

Emerging Technology: Nevro

Emerging Technology: Biotronik

Emerging Technology: Saluda Medical

Afternoon Break

Emerging Technology: Boston Scientific

Emerging Technology: Medtronic

Emerging Technology: Neuropace

Moderated Panel Discussion

Closing Remarks

ASCEND Leadership Development Program- Invitation Only

Invention, Investment, and Invigoration (i3): Serving the Patient

Breakfast & Registration

Neuromodulation 2027: Serving the Patient

Keynote

Funding Outlook for Neuromodulation Startups

Morning Break

BCI Technology Update

Neuromodulation for Internal Organs

Lunch

Reimbursement Issues

Neuromodulation Applications in Femtech

Afternoon Break

Views from Strategics

Session Wrap Up

The Next Wave: Focused Ultrasound Neuromodulation for Brain, Spine and Pain

Breakfast

Welcome & Opening Remarks

What the Device Is Actually Doing: Dose, Transducers, and the Low- to High-Intensity Continuum

Is the Technology Ready? Targeting, Reproducibility, and Safety Considerations That Paved the Way to the First Transcranial Focused Ultrasound Neuromodulation Clinical Trials

Circuit-Guided Therapeutics: What Two Decades of Deep Brain Stimulation Teach a New Modality

KEYNOTE. Focused Ultrasound in Functional Neurosurgery: From Research Discovery to Clinical Scaling

Panel Discussion: Foundations. What Is Established, and How We Know It

Morning Break

Movement Disorders: Ablation in Practice: Tremor, Parkinson’s Disease, and the New Staged Bilateral Indication

Movement Disorders: LIFU Clinical Trials for ET and PD

Focused Ultrasound Neuromodulation for Addiction

Focused Ultrasound Neuromodulation for Depression/Psych/PTSD

Focused Ultrasound Neuromodulation for Epilepsy

Focused Ultrasound Neuromodulation for Stroke: Hype or Hope

Panel Discussion: Brain and CNS. One Therapy in Practice, Multiple Clinical Impacts and Opportunities

Lunch

KEYNOTE. Focused Ultrasound in the Pain Practice: The First Year of Clinical Use

High-Intensity Focused Ultrasound Medial Branch Neurotomy: Evidence, Technique, and Patient Selection

A Routine Case, Start to Finish: Procedural Walkthrough from a Community Practice

The Spine and Peripheral Pipeline: Sacroiliac Joint, Cervical Spine, Genicular Nerve, and Beyond

Treat Chronic Pain in the Brain: Ablation and NM

Afternoon Break

FUS Foundation Neuromodulation Efforts

FUSF Collaborations with FDA, FUN, ITRUSST, Collaborative Community

What It Takes to Cross: Trial Design, Endpoints, and Registries for the Next Indications

Closing Panel. Adoption and Its Obstacles – Visionaries

Panel: Industry Perspectives

Closing Remarks

Showcase

Cadaver Course: Neuro Lab