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 and medical students 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 and medical students, 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
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Neurology Bootcamp March 6 2026

7:30 AMRegistration, Check-in, and Breakfast  
 Stroke Care  
8:00 am - 8:30 am Advances in Acute Care and Medical Management of Large Vessel DiseaseJ Volpi, MD 
8:30 am - 9:00 am Secondary Stroke Prevention and Advances in RecoveryTanu Garg, MD 
 Epilepsy 
9:00 am - 9:30 amApproach First Time SeizureAmit Verma, MD 
9:30 am - 10:00 amTreatment 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 amAdvanced Therapies in PDAndrew Billnitzer, MD 
11:15 am - 11:45 am Multiple Sclerosis Disease modifying TherapiesAbdul Alchaki MD 
12:00 pm - 1:00 pmLunch 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 DementiaJuan Toledo MD 
2:00 pm - 2:30 pm Break 
2:30 pm - 6:00 pm Skills Workshop30 minute sessions
 Running a Telestroke Code Lillian Lewis 
 Botox Injections Combined-spasticity/dystoniaAndrew Billnitzer, MD 
 Occipital Nerve Block/MigraineBing Liao, MD 
 EMGVo, MD 
 Lumbar PunctureAhmad Al Awwad, MD 
 EEG VNSRohit Kuruvilla, MD 
MITIE [Houston Methodist Institute for Technology, Innovation & Education]
6670 Bertner Ave. 2nd-floor
Houston Methodist Research Institute Building
Houston, TX 77030
United States
+1 (713) 441-7912
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