13^th International Conference on Neurology and Neurosurgery June 19-21, 2017 Paris, France

Hugues DUFFAU (MD, PhD) is Professor and Chairman of the Neurosurgery Department in the Montpellier University Medical Center and Head of the INSERM 1051 Team "Plasticity of the central nervous system, human stem cells and glial tumors" at the Institute for Neurosciences of Montpellier (France). He is an expert in the awake cognitive neurosurgery of slow-growing brain tumors, as low-grade gliomas, a routine which he has developed since twenty years. His fundamental approach is centered on the concepts of the brain connectomics and neuroplasticity, breaking with the traditional localizationist view of cerebral processing. For his innovative work in neurosurgery and neurosciences, he was awarded Doctor Honoris Causa several times, and he was the youngest recipient of the prestigious Herbert Olivecrona Award from the Karolinska Institute in Stockholm. He has written four textbooks and over 335 publications in international journals ranging from neurosurgery to fundamental neurosciences, including cognitive sciences and brain plasticity for a total of more than 20,500 citations and with an h-index of 77. He is member of Editorial boards of many journals (as Brain and Language, Neurosurgery or Neuro-oncology) and ad-hoc reviewer for around 100 journals (over 900 reviews) including: New England Journal of Medicine, Lancet Oncology, Nature Medicine, Nature Reviews Neuroscience, Nature Reviews Neurology; Annals of Neurology, Brain, Cerebral Cortex, Trends in Cognitive Science, Current Biology, etc. He is member of many societies: member of the French Academy of Medicine, member of the French Academy of Surgery, member of the World Academy of Neurological Surgery, member of the Young Neurosurgeons Award Committee of the World Federation of Neurosurgical Societies, member of the Scientific Committee of the European Association for Neurooncology, etc.

Brain connectomics, Neuroplasticity¸ Cognitive neurosurgery

Joanne Azulay is Clinical Director of the Brain Injury and Stroke Assistance Program of New York. She is recognized in the field of brain injury rehabilitation for her innovative treatment interventions. She is an Assistant Clinical Professor of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at Robert Wood Johnson Medical School/ Rutgers University and Neuroscience at Seton Hall University. Dr. Azulay has been lecturing, publishing and teaching nationally and internationally on brain injury rehabilitation. Currently She continues her love for research while working as a Neuropsychologist and Research Scientist at JFK Medical Center in the field of neurologic disorders with a specialty in cognitive disorders of concussion

Neurophysiology, Neurocognitive disorders, brain injury, neurorehabilitation

Prof. Radu Mutihac is Chair of Medical Physics Section, University of Bucharest, and works in Neuroscience, Signal Processing, Microelectronics, and Artificial Intelligence. As postdoc/research associate/visiting professor/full professor he run his research at the University of Bucharest, International Centre for Theoretical Physics (Italy), Ecole Polytechnique (France), Institut Henri Poincare (France), KU Leuven (Belgium). Data mining and exploratory analysis of neuroimaging time series were addressed during two Fulbright Grants in Neuroscience (Yale University and University of New Mexico). His research in fused biomedical imaging modalities was carried out at the Johns Hopkins University, National Institutes of Health, and Walter Reed Army Institute of Research, MD, USA. Prof. R. Mutihac is member of the ISMRM, ESMRMB, OHBM, Romanian US Alumni Association, and fellow of Signal Processing and Neural Networks Society IEEE, as well as referee for several journals of the Institute of Physics (London, UK), Neural Networks (Elsevier), IEEE Transactions on Image Processing, and evaluator/expert for the ISMRM, OHBM, ARACIS, CNCSIS, UEFISCDI, The Romanian – U.S. Fulbright Commission. and the European Commission (FP7, H2020). He published over 100 scientific papers, 12 monographs, and contributed with chapters in other 10 text books. He contributed to more than 150 scientific meetings with posters and oral presentations, seminars, invited and plenary lectures, as well as acting as organizer, chairman, and keynote speaker.

Signal Processing, Microelectronics, and Artificial Intelligence

Ammar Mallouhi has completed his Specialization in diagnostic radiology in Innsbruck, Austria in 2006 and he was awarded a Venia Docendi in 2007 and working as a professor in the Department of Neuroradiology at Vienna Medical University in Vienna, Austria since 2010. He has published more than 40 papers and Proceedings in reputed journals and Books. He was awarded with several international scientific awards including three “Certificate of Merit” from the RSNA.

Neuroimaging, RSNA

Dr. Yun Zhou is Assistant Professor at the The Russell H. Morgan Department of Radiology and Radiological Science, and Guest Professor of Peking University First Hospital. He obtained his M.S. in Biomathematics and Ph.D. in Biomedical Physics from University of California at Los Angeles.

Dr. Zhou’s research focuses on the quantitative functional imaging with PET, SPECT, CT, MRI, and its applications in neurology and CNS drug evaluation.

Dr. Badgaiyan is the Director and Principal Investigator of Molecular and Functional Brain Imaging Laboratory and Director of the University Laboratory for Advanced Radiochemistry. Dr. Badgaiyan graduated from Gandhi Medical College, Bhopal in India and completed his psychiatry residency training at Harvard Medical School. He had postdoctoral training in cognitive neuroscience at University of Oregon, University of Pittsburgh and Harvard University. He also had training in molecular imaging at Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, and clinical research training at MIT. He is board certified in General Psychiatry and in Addiction Medicine. Dr. Badgaiyan is a member of a number of National and International Scientific Societies. He is the Editor-in-Chief of 7 international scientific journals and a member of the editorial board of over 40 other scientific publications. He has organized a number of International conferences and symposia.

Neurotransmitter, Addiction medicine

Prof. Francesco Signorelli is an Italian board certified neurosurgeon. He was trained in neurosurgery at the University Hospital of Naples, Italy. He was fellow in neurosurgery in London and Southampton, UK, and fellow in vascular neurosurgery and skull base neurosurgery at the Notre Dame Hospital of the University of Montreal, Canada. In 2007 he was appointed associate professor of neurosurgery at the University Hospital of Catanzaro, Italy. In 2011 has rejoined the staff of the neurosurgical and neurovascular department at the “P. Wertheimer” Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery in Lyon, France, where he is also involved in teaching medical students and trainees in neurosurgery and neuroradiology. His surgical practice has canvassed the spectrum of neurosurgery together with his scientific activity, with over 3000 interventions, more than 50 articles in peer-reviewed journals and several book chapters and review articles. He is member of national and international neurosurgical associations and of the “Association pour le Développement Médical au Vietnam”, a French humanitarian association. His current major interests are vascular neurosurgery and brain tumors in eloquent areas. Surgical and endovascular treatment of brain vascular malformations is a significant portion of his practice.

Surgical and endovascular treatment of brain vascular malformations, vascular neurosurgery and brain tumors in eloquent areas

Born in Urbino (PU), Italy, in 1955, is married with Maria Chiara and, has one daughter, Ginevra. Degree in Medicine and Surgery, University of Modena, 1980, board on Radiology, University of Modena in 1984, board on Neurology, University of Siena in 1994. He Patented the device, “Axial Loader” and development of neuroradiological imaging techniques known as” Axial Loaded - Computed Tomography - AL-CT “ and “ Axial Loaded Magnetic Resonance - AL-MR “for the in vivo biomechanical study of the spine in 1992. At present is Senior Radiologist at the Radiology Service, Ospedale S. Giovanni – EOC Bellinzona, Switzerland. He has published as Author and co-author many scientifi c publications, abstracts and reports in national and international journals. He also collaborated on several chapters on international treaties of Neuroradiology. Main interests are “Diagnostic and Spinal non-vascular Interventional Neuroradiology, with special reference to CT and MRI, “ Biomedical applications of Virtual Reality,” Biomechanics of the spine and joints. “ He is Ordinary Member of the Italian Association of Neuroradiology – AINR,- Full Member of theEuropean Society of Neuroradiology – ESNR

Spinal non-vascular Interventional Neuroradiology, CT,MRI

Dr. Choi Hyun Chul has completed his fellowship from St. Vincent’s hospital and St. Paul’s hospital of Catholic Medical Center, South Korea. He worked as an associate professor in Hallym university, school of medicine from 2008 to 2012. He was the president and consultant Neurosurgeon of Wiltse Memorial Hospital and St. Mary's S & J Hospital in 2013. Currently he is the chief executive officer and president of Baroseum Neurosurgery Clinic, Korea

Spine surgery, Brain tumor surgery, Cerebral aneurysm neck clipping

Walter Bini has completed his diploma from Westminster School, Simsbury Conn. U.S.A. and got postgraduate degree from Universidad de Zaragoza , Facultad de Medicina, Zaragoza-Spain. In 2014 he was the Middle East Chairman of ISLASS. He was Head of Neurosurgery, Sheikh Khalifa General Hospital , UAQ-UAE from 2014-2016. Currently he is Consultant Neurosurgeon, Orthopedic Department, spine section of Lanzo Hospital COF, Lanzo d’Intelvi in Italy and also Visiting Consultant Neurosurgeon, Orthopedic Department of Healthpoint Hospital in Abu Dhabi - UAE.

micro-neurosurgery, neuro-oncology including streotaxy, radiosurgery, spine surgery including less invasive techniques and neuroradiology.

Professor Doctor Zlatko Ercegovic is a Distinguished Fellow of New Westminster College. He is a neurosurgeon, Professor and Head of the Department of Spinal Neurosurgery at the University Clinical Center in Tuzla. He is a member of the Neurosurgical Association of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatian Neurosurgical Society, and AO Spine, EANS. Professor Doctor Ercegović graduated from the Tuzla University School of Medicine and completed his residency training in neurosurgery at the University Clinical Center in Tuzla, Bosnia-Herzegovina. He obtained his six-month residency training in neurosurgery at the State University of New York at Buffalo and two years at the Clinical Hospital Dubrava, University Zagreb in Croatia. Professor Doctor Ercegović received the Visiting Surgeons Fellowship from the Department of Neurosurgery of State University of New York at Buffalo and finished his three-month fellowship training in spinal neurosurgery at the Department of Spinal Neurosurgery at Kaleida Health’s Millard Filmore Hospital in Buffalo, New York. Professor Doctor Ercegović is board certified neurosurgeon by the Federal Ministry of Health of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Professor Dr. Ercegovic’s medical training, education and licensure include: 2012: PhD, Medical School, University of Tuzla, Bosnia and Herzegovina 2009: MS, Medical School, University of Tuzla, Bosnia and Herzegovina 2007: Visiting Neurosurgeon and Fellowship in Spinal Neurosurgery, Department of Neurosurgery, State University of New York at Buffalo 2000: Board Certified Neurosurgeon, Federal Ministry of Health of Bosnia and Herzegovina 1995-2000: Resident in Neurosurgery, University Clinical Center, Tuzla, Bosnia and Herzegovina 1998-1999: Clinical Hospital Dubrava, Zagreb, Croatia 1997: Fellowship in Neurosurgery, Department of Neurosurgery, State University of New York at Buffalo 1991-1995: Department of Physiology, Medical School, University Tuzla, Bosnia and Herzegovina 1989-1990: Intern in Surgery, Department of Surgery, University Clinical Center, Tuzla, Bosnia and Herzegovina 1982-1989: MD, School of Medicine, University Tuzla, Bosnia and Herzegovina

Spinal Neurosurgery, Minimally-invasive, Neurosurgical Techniques – Endoscopic Surgery and Stereotaxy (Framed and Frameless), Cerebro-vascular Surgery Neuro-oncology Pediatric Neurosurgery Peripheral Nerve Surgery