Program Description: 

Neurology Grand Rounds is a weekly lecture series designed to improve clinical competency and patient care by exposing attendees to evidence-based practices and recent advances in disciplines across the breadth of the clinical neurosciences including but not limited to: neuropsychology, cognitive neurology, headache medicine, movement disorders, epilepsy, neuro-oncology, neuro-immunology, neuro-ophthalmology, vascular neurology, endovascular interventional neuroradiology, and neuro critical care. Attendees are also regularly exposed to both pertinent basic science and clinical research occurring both on campus and elsewhere.

Key Words: Neurology, Neuroscience, Neuropsychology

Target audience: 
  • Physicians
  • Nurse Practitioners
  • Physician Assistants
  • Nurses
  • Psychologists
  • Social Workers
  • Allied Health Care Professionals and Physicians (fellows/residents)
Learning objectives: 

Participants who engage in this educational intervention will be able to:

Speaker:                 Osayd Buirat, DO 
Title:                        Epilepsy and Driving: Balancing Safety and Independence
Objectives:  

  • Describe the public health and quality-of-life implications of driving in people with epilepsy
  • Identify seizure-related and patient-related risk factors for motor vehicle accidents
  • Summarize U.S. and international driving regulations for individuals with epilepsy
  • Counsel patients regarding legal, medical, and lifestyle considerations related to driving
  • Recognize clinician responsibilities including documentation and optional/mandatory reporting

Speaker:                 Britta Bureau, MD
Title:                        Numb Chin Syndrome: Atypical presentation of metastatic breast cancer

Objectives:  

  • Review pertinent neuroanatomy
  • To report a variation of Numb Chin Syndrome (NCS)
  • Raise awareness and early recognition of NCS to more efficiently develop a targeted treatment plan to prevent tumor spread and potentially improve clinical outcomes and survival

Speaker:               Erie Gonzalez Gutierrez, MD
Title:                      Non-Electroencephalogram Seizure Detection is Here
Objectives:  

  • Provide an overview of non-EEG seizure detection devices
  • Discuss Clinical applications
  • Explore potential benefits besides reducing risks for Sudden Unexpected Death in Epilepsy

Speaker:               Shama Patel, DO
Title:                      Fads and Diets in Multiple Sclerosis
Objectives:  

  • Discuss role of nutrition on MS pathogenesis
  • Present diets that show promising results with respect to MS activity and progression
  • Identify supplements and diets that are not backed by science

Speaker:               Parker Scott, MD
Title:                      Diagnosing Multiple Sclerosis Today and Tomorrow: Updates to the McDonald Criteria
 Objectives: 

  • Identify current criteria
  • Review the proposed changes and additions of the 2024 criteria
  • Identify the goal of the new criteria

Speaker:               Dean Waldhart, DO

Title:            *  Split Brains- Corpus Callosotomy for Treatment Resistant Epilepsy  
Objectives:  

  • Discuss the procedure and its indications
  • Discuss the efficacy data for different patient populations and compare to other treatments in its class
  • Discussed potential mechanisms by which the procedure works and discuss adverse outcomes
Faculty & credentials: 
Activity Director(s):
Avantika Singh, MD
Assistant Professor
Dept of Neurology, Div of Child Neurology
Epilepsy and Neonatal Neurology
Medical College of Wisconsin
Children’s Wisconsin
 
Sam Hooshmand, DO
Assistant Professor of Neurology
Medical College of Wisconsin 
Director, Zablocki MS Clinic
Milwaukee VA Medical Center
 
Chad Carlson, MD, FAAN
Professor and Vice Chair - Education
Program Director - Neurology Residency
Program Director - Clinical Neurophysiology & Epilepsy Fellowships
Department of Neurology
Medical College of Wisconsin
 
Speaker: 
  • Osayd Buirat, DO 
    Neurology Resident PGY-3
    Department of Neurology
    Medical College of Wisconsin
  • Britta Bureau, MD
    Neurology Resident PGY-3
    Department of Neurology
    Medical College of Wisconsin
  • Erie Gonzalez Gutierrez, MD
    Neurology Resident PGY-3
    Department of Neurology
    Medical College of Wisconsin
  • Shama Patel, DO
    Neurology Resident PGY-3
    Department of Neurology
    Medical College of Wisconsin
  • Parker Scott, MD
    Neurology Resident PGY-3
    Department of Neurology
    Medical College of Wisconsin
  • Dean Waldhart, DO
    Neurology Resident PGY-3
    Department of Neurology
    Medical College of Wisconsin
 
In accordance with the ACCME® Standards for Integrity and Independence in Accredited Continuing Education, Standard 3, all persons in control of content must disclose any relevant financial relationships. It is the policy of the Medical College of Wisconsin to identify, mitigate and disclose the absence or presence of all relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies held by the speakers/presenters, authors, planners, and other persons who may influence content of this accredited continuing education. The following in control of content had no relevant financial relationships to disclose. 
  • Avantika Singh
  • Chad Carlson
  • Osayd Buirat
  • Britta Bureau
  • Erie Gonzalez Gutierrez
  • Shama Patel
  • Parker Scott
  • Dean Waldhart
The following persons in control of content disclosed the following financial relationships which were reviewed via the MCW conflict of interest mitigation process and addressed.
Name
Company
Role

Sam Hooshmand

EMD Serono

  • Consultant
  • Speaking or Teaching
  • Advisory Committee

Sam Hooshmand

TG Thearputics

  • Consultant
  • Speaking orTeaching
  • Advisory Committee
Sam HooshmandAmgen
  • Advisory Committee
Sam HooshmandGenetech
  • Advisory Committee
  • Speaking or Teaching
Sam HooshmandGenzyme
  • Advisory Committee
  • Speaking or Teaching
Sam HooshmandSanofi Genzyme
  • Consultant

Contact

Name: 
Mary Brehm
Email: 
[email protected]

ACCME Accreditation Statement:
The Medical College of Wisconsin is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

AMA Credit Designation Statement:
The Medical College of Wisconsin designates this live activity for a maximum of 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Hours of Participation for Allied Health Care Professionals:
The Medical College of Wisconsin designates this activity for up to 1.00 hours of participation for continuing education for allied health professionals.

Session date: 
06/20/2025 - 8:00am to 9:00am CDT
Location: 
Hybrid
8701 W Waterown Plank Road
HUB 4th floor A4520/A4628 and via Zoom
Milwaukee, WI 53226
United States
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Add to calendar: 
  • 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™
    AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™
  • 1.00 Hours of Participation
    Hours of Participation credit.
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