PNS Abstracts
Submissions NOW OPEN!
This is an excellent opportunity to gain experience presenting research and to network with residents from Pennsylvania residency programs. There will also be opportunities to network with attendings, program directors, chairs of the state’s neurosurgery programs, and colleagues who practice in a variety of career settings in this region.
Submitted abstracts may address basic or clinical research, interesting clinical cases, novel educational programs, or any other topic that would be of potential interest to your colleagues and meets the following educational outcome: apply risks and benefits of new technology to decisions regarding surgical procedures to achieve better patient outcomes.
Cash prizes will be awarded to the top podium presentations!
April 30 @ midnight | Deadline for Submissions
May 1 - 15 | Judging
Week of May 19 | Notifications sent to presenters
Abstract File Submission Requirements
Abstract submissions must include:
• Title
• Introduction/Hypothesis
• Methodology
• Results
• Conclusion
• Tables may be included (single space)
• Must use generic names for drugs and devices
• Must use standard abbreviations
• DO NOT include illustrations, figures, authors, institutions, or funding sources
• Must not exceed 300 words
• Submit in PDF or Word Document format ONLY
Maximum of (5) submissions per person.
Questions?
Contact PNS Staff at
833-770-1548
Previous Abstract Winners
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2024 Oral Abstract Winners:
1st Place - Emily Xu, BS, University of Pennsylvania
Outcomes from 871,441 Consecutive Surgical Procedures without Overlap or with Maximally Permissible Non-Concurrent Overlap
2nd Place - Susanna Davis Howard, MD, University of Pennsylvania
A Prediction Model of Adenosine Diphosphate Inhibition among Traumatic Brain Injury Patients
3rd Place - Hussam Abou-Al-Shaar, MD, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
Vestibular Schwannomas Koos I International Study of Active Surveillance versus Stereotactic Radiosurgery: The VISAS-K1 Study
2023 Oral Abstract Winners:
1st Place - Thaddeus Harbaugh, BS, Penn State Hershey Medical Center
The Effects of Chronic Inflammation and Immunosuppression on the Risk of Glioblastoma Development
2nd Place (tie) - Ritesh Karsalia, BS, University of Pennsylvania
Assessing the Role of Depressive Symptoms on Surgical Outcomes and Patient Satisfaction in 3557 Lumbar Fusion Surgeries
2nd Place (tie) - Aria Mahtabfar, MD, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital
Pathology in the Digital Era of Neuro-Oncology: A Pathomics-Based Approach to Modeling Outcomes in Medulloblastoma
2022 Oral Abstract Winners:
1st Place - Omaditya Khanna, MD, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital
Precision Medicine for Meningiomas: Machine Learning Using Radiomic Feature Analysis Identifies Ki-67 Proliferative Index as a Prognostic Marker of Post-Operative Outcomes
2nd Place - Neel Patel, MD, Penn State Hershey Medical Center
Non-invasive Biomarker for Differentiating Neurofibroma/Schwannoma From Other Solid Mass Mimics
3rd Place - Kent Richter, MD, Geisinger Medical Center
Real World Utility of Next-Generation Sequencing in Neuro-Oncology Patients