Houston Methodist Neurological Institute - Neurology Boot Camp (3.6.2026)

Houston, TX US
March 6, 2026

This is a privately held training event and is by invitation only.

This program aims to provide neurology residents with exposure to subspecialty areas of neurology and advanced procedures that they may have limited exposure to in their training. Lectures will be provided in the fields of stroke, neuromuscular, epilepsy, neuroimmunology, movement disorders, and cognitive/behavioral neurology by specialists in their respective fields. Attendees will also be afforded the opportunity to participate in a skills workshop where they will familiarize themselves with common procedures performed by various subspecialties.

 

Upon completion of this course, participants should be able to:

  • Show familiarity with subspecialities within the field of neurology
  • Hear about new updates in the fields of neuroimmunology, stroke medicine, cognitive medicine and neuromuscular
  • Understand how to approach patients for advanced neurosurgical procedures to manage chronic neurological conditions ( ex. refractory epilepsy, advanced Parkinson’s disease)
  • Gain exposure to common procedures in neurology including EMG, EEG, Lumbar Punctures, Botox Injections, Occipital Nerve Blocks, and Telestroke medicine

 

Target audience includes 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th year neurology residents, particularly those who are hoping to a make a decision on their next career steps or explore fellowship opportunities.

 

Course summary
Course opens: 
09/12/2025
Course expires: 
03/06/2026
Event starts: 
03/06/2026 - 7:00am CST
Event ends: 
03/06/2026 - 6:00pm CST
Rating: 
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Neurology Bootcamp March 6 2026

7:30 am

Registration, Check-in, and Breakfast 

 

 

Stroke Care 

 

8:00 am - 8:30 am 

Advances in Acute Care and Medical Management of Large Vessel Disease

J Volpi, MD

8:30 am - 9:00 am 

Secondary Stroke Prevention and Advances in Recovery

Tanu Garg, MD

 

Epilepsy

 

9:00 am - 9:30 am

Approach First Time Seizure

Amit Verma, MD

9:30 am - 10:00 am

Treatment of Medically Refractory Epilepsy

Omotola Hope, MD

 

Headache

 

10:00 am - 10:30 am 

Expanded Approach to Migraine Treatment 

Imbs

10:30 am - 10:45 am 

Break

 

 

Movement Disorders/Neuroimmunology

 

10:45 am - 11:15 am

Advanced Therapies in PD

Andrew Billnitzer, MD

11:15 am - 11:45 am 

Multiple Sclerosis Disease modifying Therapies

Abdul Alchaki MD

12:00 pm - 1:00 pm

Lunch and Keynote 

Keynote

 

Neuromuscular/Cognitive

 

1:00 pm - 1:30 pm 

Management Options for Refractory Myasthenia Gravis (or change)

Sara Benitez, MD

1:30 pm - 2:00 pm 

Biomarkers in Dementia

Juan Toledo MD

2:00 pm - 2:30 pm 

Break

 

2:30 pm - 6:00 pm 

Skills Workshop

30 minute sessions

 

Running a Telestroke Code

Lillian Lewis

 

Botox Injections Combined-spasticity/dystonia

Andrew Billnitzer, MD

 

Occipital Nerve Block/Migraine

Bing Liao, MD

 

EMG

Vo, MD

 

Lumbar Puncture

Ahmad Al Awwad, MD

 

EEG VNS

Rohit Kuruvilla, MD

MITIE [Houston Methodist Institute for Technology, Innovation & Education]
6670 Bertner Ave. 5th-floor
Houston Methodist Research Institute Building
Houston, TX 77030
United States
+1 (713) 441-7912
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