UCSF 59th Annual Recent Advances in Neurology 2026

Wednesday, February 11, 2026   12:00 PM Registration 1:00 PM Welcome and Introductions S. Andrew Josephson, MD                                            Audrey E. Foster-Barber, MD, PhD 1:10 PM G Movement Disorders: New Advances in Management Jill L. Ostrem, MD                                                             Ian O. Bledsoe, MD 2:05 PM The Importance of the Neuro-ophthalmological Examination in Neurological Diagnosis Steven L. Galetta, MD 3:00 PM Coffee Break 3:20 PM Rx Multiple Sclerosis: New Evidence and New Approaches Ari J. Green, MD, MCR                                                  Joanne Guo, MD                                                                Sasha Gupta, MD 5:00 PM Adjourn 5:30 PM Evening Session: Pediatric Neurology (Welcome/Overview) Audrey E. Foster-Barber, MD, PhD            Heather Fullerton, MD, MAS                        Bethany Johnson-Kerner, MD, PhD 5:45 PM Pediatric Headache Overview Amy Gelfand, MD 6:15 PM Rx Pediatric Epilepsy Overview Ernesto Gonzalez-Giraldo, MD 6:45 PM High Yield Updates, Subspecialities – Neuroimmunology, Neuromuscular, Pediatric Stroke Mary Karalius, MD                                                                   Alex Fay, MD, PhD                                                 Heather Fullerton, MD, MAS 7:30 PM Adjourn Thursday, February 12, 2026   8:00 AM Continental Breakfast & Exhibits 8:30 AM Great Cases in Neuro-ophthalmology and New Concepts too! Steven L. Galetta, MD 9:20 AM Rx Epilepsy Management: Redefining Clinical Wisdom in the Age of Artificial Intelligence Vikram Rao, MD, PhD                                                      Jon K. Kleen, MD, PhD                                                 Tina T. Shih, MD 10:10 AM Break 10:30 AM PRx Headache Management Pearls 2026 Morris Levin, MD 11:15 AM Myasthenia Gravis and ALS: A Changing Landscape of Treatment Options Jeffrey W. Ralph, MD                                                   Laura K. Rosow, MD 12:30 PM Product Theater with Lunch-Amgen                                   (Or Lunch On Your Own) 1:30 PM Pediatric Patients Who Transition Care to Adult Neurology Audrey E. Foster-Barber, MD, PhD 2:10 PM GRx Updates in Diagnosis and Treatment of Dementia Bruce L. Miller, MD                                                   Aimee W. Kao, MD, PhD 3:05 PM Coffee Break & Exhibits 3:30 PM GRx Advances in Treatment and Prevention of Stroke Wade S. Smith, MD, PhD                                                  J. Claude Hemphill III, MD, MAS                               S. Andrew Josephson, MD                                 Nerissa U. Ko, MD, MAS 5:00 PM Adjourn/Reception Friday, February 13, 2026   8:00 AM Continental Breakfast & Exhibits 8:30 AM An Interactive Session: Difficult Diagnosis Maggie W. Waung, MD, PhD

Kwame O. Adjepong, MD                                                 Liza H. Ashbrook, MD                                          Nathaniel H. Fleming, MD, MS                                             S. Andrew Josephson, MD

10:20 AM Break 10:40 AM An Interactive Session: Difficult Diagnosis (cont’d) Nancy Ann Oberheim Bush, MD, PhD Catherine G. Suen, MD 12:00 PM Lunch (On Your Own) 1:30 PM Rx Psychiatry Pearls for the Neurologist Descartes Li, MD 2:15 PM The Changing World of Encephalitis Sam Pleasure, MD, PhD 3:10 PM Coffee Break & Exhibits 3:30 PM Clinical Problem-Solving Exercise: Dueling Neurohospitalists Vanja C. Douglas, MD                                                   Douglas B. Pet, MD 5:00 PM Adjourn