Conferences
Neurological Surgery Grand Rounds
Director: Josiah Orina, M.D.
Presentation: Various neurosurgery and allied institutional faculty discuss clinical and non-clinical core competency based topics. Topics are also presented by visiting professors, visiting students. Departmental clinical policy and reviews are also discussed.
Clinical Pathological Correlations
Director: Nathan Selden, M.D., Ph.D.
Presentation: Case presentation and discussion by neurosurgery residents, neurological surgery faculty and fellows, and neuroscience ICU faculty, fellows, and advanced practice providers.
Resident Education
Directors: Josiah Orina, M.D. and Jesse Winer, M.D.
Presentation: Various neurosurgery residents and neurosurgery faculty discuss neurosurgical clinical core competency based topics.
Neurosurgery Hands-on Training
Director: Olabisi Sanusi, M.D.
Presentation: A variety of topics that complement the neurosurgical training program including: anatomy, current research controversies, American Board of Neurological Surgery Primary "Boards" review, surgical technology.
Spine Conference
Director: Jonathan Kark, M.D., Orthopeadic surgeon
Presentation: Neurosurgery and Orthopeadic residents and faculty.
Neuro-oncology Tumor Board
Presentation: Neurosurgery residents with pathology and radiology faculty.
Pediatric Neuro-oncology Tumor Board
Director: Kellie Nazemi, M.D., Pediatric Neuro-Oncology.
Presentation: Neurosurgery and neuro-oncology faculty, residents, pathology and radiology faculty.
Morbidity and Mortality Conference
Committee of faculty and chief residents review cases and select educational cases.
Director: Andrew Ryu, M.D., Neurological Surgery Quality Control Committee Chair.
Presentation: Resident involved in each case with faculty discussants.
Neurology Grand Rounds
Director: Neurology Department Interim Chair.
Presentation: Neurology faculty and visiting professors.
Resident Journal Club
Director: Donald Ross, M.D., Site Director, PVAMC Neurosurgery
Presentation: Neurosurgery residents.
Conference: Quarterly.
Conference Schedule
| Conference | Time | Frequency | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| MONDAY | |||
| General Neurosurgical Grand Rounds* | 7:00- 8:15 AM | Weekly | Virtual |
| Morbidity and Mortality (educational)* | 6:45-8:15 AM | Monthly | Virtual/Doernbecher Collins Goudy |
| TUESDAY | |||
| Spine Indications | 6:30-7:30 AM | 1st, 2nd, 4th | Virtual/BICC 124 |
| Spine Oncology Board | 7:00-8:00 AM | 3rd | Virtual |
| WEDNESDAY | |||
| Neurology Grand Rounds | 8:00 - 9:00 AM | Every Wed. (Sept - June) | Virtual/UHS 8B60 |
| Trauma | 7:00 - 8:00 AM | 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th | Virtual/Doernbecher Collins Goudy |
| THURSDAY | |||
| Weekly Spine Conference* | 7:00 - 7:30 AM | Weekly | Virtual / BICC 124 |
| Weekly Resident Conferences* | 7:30 - 9:00 AM | Weekly | Virtual / BICC 124 |
| Pediatric Neuro-oncology Tumor Board† | 7:00 - 8:00 AM | 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th | Virtual / OHSU Hospital 10C-26 |
| FRIDAY | |||
| Adult Neuro-oncology Tumor Board* | 7:00 - 8:00 AM | Weekly | Virtual |
* Neurosurgical residents are required to attend.
† Senior Resident (PGY4) on Doernbecher Children’s Hospital (Pediatric Neurosurgery) rotation.