NANS 2027 Annual Meeting

Program

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

Browse the schedule by day, track, or keyword. Times and rooms are subject to change.

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Thursday, January 21 7

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
ASCEND Leadership Development Program – Invitation Only
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Fellow

Early Career

Education
Location: Milano Ballroom V & VI
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: Offsite - Viticus Center
Presentations:

Friday, January 22 1

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:

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

Breakfast & Registration

Welcome & Opening Remarks

Life of a Board Member: Responsibilities & Expectations

How to Lead a Meeting

Importance of Advocacy and Engaging Policy Makers

Morning Break

Navigating Industry Relationships and Conflicts of Interest

Understanding a Balance Sheet and Financial Literacy

Team Building and Building Consensus

Lunch

Leadership and Managing a Diverse Team

How to Give an Effective Lecture

Impact Through Collaboration: Project Introduction & Group Discussion

Afternoon Break

Q&A Panel

Closing Remarks

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