ATMRD 2025: Full Schedule

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8:00am EDT

Breakfast Industry Innovation Theater – Non-CME Event Sponsored by Acadia Pharmaceuticals Inc.

Saturday June 28, 2025 8:00am - 9:00am EDT

Woodrow Wilson B-D

Saturday June 28, 2025 8:00am - 9:00am EDT
Woodrow Wilson B-D

9:30am EDT

The Changing Landscape in DBS for Movement Disorders - 0.5 CME

Saturday June 28, 2025 9:30am - 10:00am EDT

Woodrow Wilson B-D

Technological advances are substantially altering the landscape for DBS treatment. This session explains key advances that characterize the field today, incorporating essential information for clinicians who use DBS or recommend it for their patients. Topics include remote programming, adaptive DBS, directional leads, closed-loop systems, rechargeable devices, and integration of existing systems with digital health tools.

CME Faculty

Anvi Gadani, MD

Medstar Georgetown University Hospital

Dr. Anvi Gadani is a Neurologist subspecializing in Movement Disorders with special interest in Memory Disorders at MedStar Montgomery Medical Center, affiliated with MedStar Georgetown University. She completed her residency in Neurology at the University of Connecticut and completed... Read More →

Gary Volkell, DO

MedStar Georgetown University Hospital

Gary Volkell, DO, is a board-certified neurologist who is fellowship trained in movement disorders. He sees patients at MedStar Franklin Square Medical Center.Dr. Volkell specializes in treatment for Parkinson’s disease, dystonia (including cervical dystonia/spasmodic torticollis... Read More →

Saturday June 28, 2025 9:30am - 10:00am EDT
Woodrow Wilson B-D

CME General

10:00am EDT

Advances in DBS Placement – 0.5 CME

Saturday June 28, 2025 10:00am - 10:30am EDT

Woodrow Wilson B-D

Advances in DBS placement can lead to improved outcomes and safety for patients. This session discusses innovations in imaging, robotic-assisted surgery, and real-time monitoring that enable more precise DBS placement and permit tailoring to individual patient anatomy and symptoms. The promise of asleep DBS will also be considered.

CME Faculty

Christopher Kalhorn, MD

MedStar Georgetown University Hospital

Dr. Christopher Kalhorn is Professor of Neurosurgery at Medstar Georgetown University Hospital. He is the Director of Functional and Epilepsy surgery at Medstar Georgetown. Dr. Kalhorn also serves as member of the Board of Directors at Medstar Health and is the Chair of the Quality... Read More →

Saturday June 28, 2025 10:00am - 10:30am EDT
Woodrow Wilson B-D

CME General

10:30am EDT

Reimagining Ablation in Movement Disorders: Magnetic Resonance Focused Ultrasound (MRfUS) – 0.5 CME

Saturday June 28, 2025 10:30am - 11:00am EDT

Woodrow Wilson B-D

MRfUS is emerging as an important treatment option for selected movement disorders. This session will describe the clinical applications and patient selection for MRfUS, as well as a procedural overview, potential mechanisms, safety considerations, and future directions.

CME Faculty

Justin Martello, MD

ChristianaCare

Dr. Martello earned his medical degree from the University of Maryland, Baltimore. He completed his neurology residency as well as his fellowship in movement disorders at University of Maryland Medical Center. This was after earning his bachelor’s degree with honors in biology from... Read More →

Saturday June 28, 2025 10:30am - 11:00am EDT
Woodrow Wilson B-D

CME General

11:15am EDT

Hope on the Horizon: Emerging Therapies in PD – 0.75 CME

Saturday June 28, 2025 11:15am - 12:00pm EDT

Woodrow Wilson B-D

Many new therapies are in development for Parkinson’s disease, from those grounded in the disease’s neuropathology to those repurposed from other indications. This session summarizes the status and evidence related to gene therapies, antibody-based therapies, growth factors, repurposed pharmacotherapies, and new formulations of existing medications.

CME Faculty

Rajesh Pahwa, MD

Director of Parkinson Foundation Center of Excellence at the University of Kansas Medical Center., University of Kansas Medical Center

Rajesh Pahwa, M.D., is the Laverne and Joyce Rider Professor of Neurology, chief of the Parkinson's and Movement Disorder Division and director of Parkinson Foundation Center of Excellence at the University of Kansas Medical Center.Dr. Pahwa received his medical degree at Seth G.S... Read More →

Saturday June 28, 2025 11:15am - 12:00pm EDT
Woodrow Wilson B-D

CME General

12:30pm EDT

Lunch Industry Innovation Theater – Non-CME Event Sponsored by Supernus Pharmaceuticals

Saturday June 28, 2025 12:30pm - 1:30pm EDT

Woodrow Wilson B-D

Saturday June 28, 2025 12:30pm - 1:30pm EDT
Woodrow Wilson B-D

3:00pm EDT

Determining the Right Candidate for the Right Therapy – 1 CME

Saturday June 28, 2025 3:00pm - 4:00pm EDT

Woodrow Wilson B-D

Advanced therapy procedures such as DBS and MRfUS are important tools for treating selected movement disorders but it can be difficult to determine which patients are good candidates. With refinements in these procedures, the definition of a “good candidate” has evolved. This session uses case-based examples to identify patients who may benefit from advanced procedural therapies and how to select among the available treatment options.

CME Faculty

Pam Zeilman, NP

University of Florida Normal Fixel Institute for Neurological Disorders

Pam Zeilman is an Adult Nurse Practitioner who obtained her Master’s of Science in Adult Health Nursing at the University of Florida in 2006. She has been credentialed with the American Nurses Credentialing Center since 2007. Pam joined the University of Florida Normal Fixel Institute... Read More →

Rajesh Pahwa, MD

Director of Parkinson Foundation Center of Excellence at the University of Kansas Medical Center., University of Kansas Medical Center

Saturday June 28, 2025 3:00pm - 4:00pm EDT
Woodrow Wilson B-D

CME General