Congress of Neurological Surgeons Podcasts

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

CNS Innovation Podcast: 2026 CNS Innovator of the Year Nominee Aditya Mittal by Congress of Neurological Surgeons

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.

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.