Rhoton-de Oliveira Treatment Advances in Neurology and Functional Neurosurgery for Movement Disorders, Epilepsy & Headache 2026

Jacksonville, FL US
June 4, 2026 to June 6, 2026

This course is offered Live (in-person) only

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Sanjeet S. Grewal, M.D., Vanessa Milanese, M.D., Ph.D., Sara Casagrande, M.D. William Tatum, D.O., Joao Paulo Cavalcante de Almeida, M.D., Ph.D., and Erik H. Middlebrooks, M.D., 

June 4 - 6, 2026 - Mayo Clinic - Jacksonville, Florida

With both a neurosurgery and a neurology focus, this course is designed as a review of targeting, programming, surgical approaches, and operative techniques pertaining to surgical treatment of epilepsy, headache, and movement disorders such as Parkinson’s disease, essential tremor, and dystonia. The course offers a cadaver workshop as well as augmented reality and advanced programming workshops.

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Registration Fee(s)
M.D., D.O., Ph.D.$850
Allied Health, NP, PA, Retirees$600

Target Audience

This course is designed for neurosurgeons, pain specialists, neurologists, radiologists, physician assistants, nurse practitioners, nurses, fellows, and residents interested in movement disorders, to provide a global approach to the movement disorder patients.

Learning Objectives

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

  • Identify the major deep brain stimulation procedures to various movement disorders and epilepsy affecting the brain.
  • Determine the appropriate approaches, stereotactic and microsurgical techniques for treatment of complex epilepsy.
  • Identify complex surgical approaches for headache treatment.
  • Demonstrate proficiency in techniques during hands-on sessions on cadaveric specimens to improve skills.
  • Demonstrate proficiency in techniques during hands-on sessions on the programming tablets to improve skills on deep brain stimulation programming.
  • Identify multi-specialty treatment options for refractory headaches.
  • Apply multidisciplinary decision making to management of complex cases.


Attendance at any Mayo Clinic course does not indicate or guarantee competence or proficiency in the skills, knowledge or performance of any care or procedure(s) which may be discussed or taught in this course.

Course summary
Event starts: 
06/04/2026 - 7:00am
Event ends: 
06/06/2026 - 5:00pm
Cost:
$850.00

Mayo Clinic: Rhoton-de Oliveira Treatment Advances in Neurology and Functional Neurosurgery for Movement Disorders, Epilepsy, and Headache 2026

June 4 - 6, 2026

Mayo Clinic Florida – Kinne Auditorium & Simulation Center

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Thursday, June 4, 2026

Deep Brain Stimulation and Movement Disorders Procedures

7:00 AM ET

Registration (In front of Kinne Auditorium)
Breakfast and Exhibit Hall (Conference Rooms CA 01 1106 and 1107)

Didactic Sessions – Neurosurgery/Neurology (Kinne Auditorium)

7:30 AM

Welcome and Introduction
Alfredo Quiñones-Hinojosa, MD, Joao Paulo Almeida, MD, PhD, Sanjeet Grewal, MD, and Vanessa Milanese, MD, PhD

7:40 AM

Surgery for Parkinson’s Disease – Patient & Target Selection
Jens Volkmann, MD

8:00 AM

Questions and Answers

8:05 AM

Functional Neuroanatomy of the Subthalamic Nucleus (STN)
Vanessa Milanese, MD, PhD

8:25 AM

Questions and Answers

8:30 AM

Advanced Imaging for STN Targeting
Harith Akram, MBChB, PhD

8:50 AM

Questions and Answers

8:55 AM

STN Programming Session: Live Parkinson’s Disease Patient
Patricia Limousin, MD

9:15 AM

Questions and Answers

9:20 AM

Refreshment Break and Exhibit Hall (Conference Rooms CA 01 1106 and 1107)

9:50 AM

Advanced Imaging, Anatomy, and Surgery for Dystonia
Steven Ojemann, MD

10:10 AM

Questions and Answers

10:15 AM

GPi Programming Session: Live Dystonia Patient
Sara Casagrande, MD, PhD

10:35 AM

Questions and Answers

10:40 AM

Refreshment Break and Exhibit Hall (Conference Rooms CA 01 1106 and 1107)

11:10 AM

Deciphering the Targets for Tremor: Neuroanatomy in Focus
Vanessa Milanese, MD, PhD

11:30 AM

Questions and Answers

11:35 AM

Advanced Imaging for Thalamic Targets
Erik Middlebrooks, MD

11:55 AM

Questions and Answers

12:00 PM

VIM Programming Session: Live Essential Tremor Patient
Ryan Uitti, MD

12:20 PM

Questions and Answers

12:25 PM

Lunch Break/Exhibit Hall (Conference Rooms CA 01 1106 and 1107)

12:45 PM

Lunch and Learn
Deep Brain Stimulation in the Real World: Troubleshooting Complications and Managing Challenges
Paresh Doshi, MBBS, M.S., M.Ch.

1:15 PM

Questions and Answers

1:20 PM

Transition to Workshops at the Simulation Center/ Sim. Center Exhibits (Walk to the Vincent Stabile Building - 8th Floor)

Neurosurgery & Neurology Workshops (Learning Center A/B & Procedural Skills Lab in Simulation Center)

1:45 PM

Frame Fixation, STN Targeting, and Stereotactic Approach to the STN (Hands-On Laboratory – Procedural Skills Lab)
Vanessa Milanese, MD, PhD, Harith Akram, MBChB, PhD, and Patric Blomstedt, MD, PhD

2:45 PM

GPi Targeting and Stereotactic Approach to the GPi (Hands-On Laboratory – Procedural Skills Lab)
Sanjeet Grewal, MD & Steven Ojemann, MD

3:45 PM

Refreshment Break and Sim. Center Exhibits (In front of the Learning Rooms A/B)

4:00 PM

VIM Targeting and Stereotactic Approach to the VIM for DBS, Radiosurgery and HiFU (Hands-On Laboratory – Procedural Skills Lab)
Erik Middlebrooks, MD, Sanjeet Grewal, MD, Jean Regis, MD, PhD, Jan Hachmann, MD, Harith Akram, MBChB, PhD, and Patric Blomstedt, MD, PhD

5:00 PM

Adjourn

Friday, June 5, 2026

Movement Disorders & Epilepsy Procedures

7:00 AM ET

Breakfast and Exhibit Hall (Conference Rooms CA 01 1106 and 1107)

Didactic Sessions – Neurology/Neurosurgery (Kinne Auditorium)

7:30 AM

Troubleshooting in Deep Brain Stimulation Programming & Challenges in Patient Management
Alfonso Fasano, MD, Patricia Limousin, MD, and Jens Volkmann, MD

7:55 AM

Questions and Answers

8:00 AM

Connectome Based Deep Brain Stimulation
Andreas Horn, MD, PhD

8:20 AM

Questions and Answers

8:25 AM

Controversies Panel: DBS x Radiosurgery x HiFU: How and When I Choose Deep Brain Stimulation?
Michael Staudt, MD, MSc

8:40 AM

Questions and Answers

8:45 AM

Controversies Panel: DBS x Radiosurgery x HiFU: How and When I Choose Radiosurgery?
Jean Regis, MD, PhD

9:00 AM

Questions and Answers

9:05 AM

Controversies Panel: DBS x Radiosurgery x HiFU: How and When I Choose Focused Ultrasound?
Harith Akram, MBChB, PhD

9:20 AM

Questions and Answers

9:25 AM

Radiofrequency Ablation in Epilepsy
Sanjeet Grewal, MD

9:45 AM

Questions and Answers

9:50 AM

Refreshment Break and Exhibit Hall (Conference Rooms CA 01 1106 and 1107)

10:10 AM

Probing Connectivity Using Single Pulse Electrical Stimulation in the Human Brain
Dora Hermes Miller, PhD

10:30 AM

Questions and Answers

10:35 AM

Invasive Monitoring with sEEG
Kai Miller, MD

10:55 AM

Questions and Answers

11:00 AM

Advanced Imaging and Surgery for Epilepsy (Centromedian/Parafascicular and Anterior Nucleus of the Thalamus in Focus)
Jamie Van Gompel, MD

11:20 AM

Questions and Answers

11:25 AM

Polineuromodulation for Epilepsy (DBS + VNS + RNS)
Brin Freund, DO

11:45 AM

Questions and Answers

11:50 AM

Challenging Cases in Epilepsy
Richard Byrne, MD

12:10 PM

Questions and Answers

12:15 PM

Lunch Break/Exhibit Hall (Conference Rooms CA 01 1106 and 1107)

12:35 PM

Lunch and Discussion
Advances in Anti-Seizure Medications
William Tatum, DO

1:05 PM

Questions and Answers

1:10 PM

Transition to Workshops at the Simulation Center/ Sim. Center Exhibits (Walk to the Vincent Stabile Building - 8th Floor)

Neurology & Neurosurgery Workshops (Learning Center A/B & Procedural Skills Lab in Simulation Center)

1:35 PM

Mapping of STN, GPi and Thalamus Using Microelectrode Recordings
Bryan Klassen, MD, Sara Casagrande, MD, PhD, and Jens Volkmann, MD

2:05 PM

Programming DBS Hands-On
Sara Casagrande, MD, PhD, Alfonso Fasano, MD, Patricia Limousin, MD, and Jens Volkmann, MD

2:35 PM

Refreshment Break and Sim. Center Exhibits (In front of the Learning Rooms A/B)

2:50 PM

CM/Pf and ANT DBS Targeting (Demonstration & Hands-On)
Jamie Van Gompel, MD & Jan Hachmann, MD

3:50 PM

SEEG and LITT Stereotactic Planning and Approach (Demonstration & Hands-On)
Kai Miller, MD, Jamie Van Gompel, MD, and Sanjeet Grewal, MD

4:30 PM

Adjourn

6:30 PM

Dinner, Keynote Lecture, and Abstracts (Non-CME) at TPC Sawgrass
Unveiling the Bed Nucleus of Stria Terminalis and Medial Forebrain Bundle for Psychiatric Surgery
Patric Blomstedt, MD, PhD

Saturday, June 6, 2026

Deep Brain Stimulation & Pain Procedures

8:00 AM ET

Breakfast and Exhibit Hall (Conference Rooms CA 01 1106 and 1107)

Didactic Sessions – Neurology/Neurosurgery (Kinne Auditorium)

8:25 AM

Advanced Imaging and Neural Engineering Technologies
Kendall Lee, MD, PhD & Kristen Scheitler, MD

8:45 AM

Questions and Answers

8:50 AM

Updates on Intractable Headache
Amaal Starling, MD

9:10 AM

Questions and Answers

9:15 AM

Neuromodulation Strategies for Headache
Rushna Ali, MD, PhD

9:35 AM

Questions and Answers

9:40 AM

Advances in Neuromodulation for Neuropathic Facial Pain
Konstantin Slavin, MD, PhD

10:00 AM

Questions and Answers

10:05 AM

VTA DBS for Trigeminal Autonomic Cephalalgia – When We Should Consider It
Jonathon J. Parker, MD, PhD

10:25 AM

Questions and Answers

10:30 AM

Refreshment Break and Exhibit Hall (Conference Rooms CA 01 1106 and 1107)

10:50 AM

The Art and Precision of Botulinum Toxin in Neurology
Sara Casagrande, MD, PhD

11:10 AM

Questions and Answers

11:15 AM

Case Discussion - Decision-Making in Facial Pain
Bill Cheshire, MD

11:35 AM

Questions and Answers

11:40 AM

Lunch Break/Exhibit Hall (Conference Rooms CA 01 1106 and 1107)

12:00 PM

Lunch and Learn
Microsurgical Anatomy and Technical Nuances in Microvascular Surgery for Trigeminal and Glossopharyngeal Neuralgia
Joao Paulo Almeida, MD, PhD 

12:20 PM

Questions and Answers

12:25 PM

Group Picture and Awards

12:35 PM

Transition to Workshops at the Simulation Center/ Sim. Center Exhibits (Walk to the Vincent Stabile Building - 8th Floor)

Neurosurgery & Neurology Workshops (Procedural Skills Lab in Simulation Center)

1:00 PM

Microvascular Decompression for Trigeminal and Glossopharyngeal Neuralgia
Joao Paulo Almeida, MD, PhD and Sanjeet Grewal, MD

2:00 PM

 VTA DBS for Trigeminal Autonomic Cephalalgia & Peripheral Stimulation for Occipital Neuralgia (Demonstration and Hands-On)
Harith Akram, MBChB, PhD, Jonathon J. Parker, MD, PhD, Konstantin Slavin, MD, PhD, and Kendall Lee, MD

3:00 PM

Refreshment Break and Sim. Center Exhibits (In front of the Learning Rooms A/B)

3:15 PM

Advanced Techniques for Botulinum Toxin in Neurology Workshop
Sara Casagrande, MD, PhD, Amaal Starling, MD, Bill Cheshire, MD, and all faculty

4:15 PM

Closing Remarks and Conference Certificates of Attendance (Learning Rooms A/B)

4:30 PM

Adjourn

 

Mayo Clinic Florida
4500 San Pablo Road
Kinne Auditorium & Simulation Center
Jacksonville, FL 32224
United States

The morning didactic lectures will take place in the Kinne Auditorium which is located in the Cannaday Building on Mayo Clinic Florida's campus. The afternoon hands-on workshops will take place in the Simulation Center which is located on the 8th floor of the Stabile North building on Mayo Clinic Florida's campus.

This course does not offer a livestream option.

Additional Travel Information

Travel
There is no designated room block for this course. We recommend looking into the following hotels:

Residence Inn Jacksonville/Mayo Clinic Area
Distance to Mayo Clinic: 0.8 miles
Distance to Jacksonville International Airport: 27 miles
This hotel offers a daily shuttle to Mayo Clinic from 7 am-5 pm

The Ponte Vedra Inn & Club
Distance to Mayo Clinic: 5.3 miles
Distance to Jacksonville International Airport: 32 miles

Sawgrass Marriott Resort
Distance to Mayo Clinic: 7.6 miles
Distance to Jacksonville International Airport: 33.8 miles

One Ocean Resort
Distance to Mayo Clinic: 7.2 miles
Distance to Jacksonville International Airport: 25.2 miles

All travel and lodging expenses are the sole responsibility of the individual registrant.

Accreditation Statement
In support of improving patient care, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.

Credit Statement(s):

AMA
This activity has been approved for AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s) TM.

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Price

Cost:
$850.00
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Registration Fee(s)
M.D., D.O., Ph.D.$850
Allied Health, NP, PA, Retirees$600

 

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