8th MASSIN CONGRESS (MAdjid Samii Society of International Neurosurgery), UTHealth Houston/Institute of Molecular Medicine, Houston, TX, October 2-5, 2024

8th MASSIN CONGRESS (MAdjid Samii Society of International Neurosurgery), UTHealth Houston/Institute of Molecular Medicine, Houston, TX, October 2-5, 2024

This year’s MASSIN Congress held in conjunction with the 2024 Congress of Neurological Surgeons 74th Annual Meeting hosted by Jacques J. Morcos, MD, FRCS(Eng), FRCS(Ed), FAANS, FCNS boasted a superb Scientific Program that covered all subspecialties, with a focus on the art and skill of neurosurgery. The speakers have been predominantly trained in or associated with the superlative Madjid Samii School of Neurosurgical Excellence, with significant participation of globally renowned speakers.

“With great power, comes great responsibility.” – Voltaire

Dr. Clara Raquel Epstein, MD, FICS had the privilege of moderating her Neurosurgical peers in the Socioeconomic Challenges in Global Neurosurgery Section along with Dr. Abderrahamane Sidi Said, MD (Algeria) consisting of the following impressive platform presentations:

1. “Global Neurosurgery: Our Moonshot“, Presented by Gail Rosseau, MD, Professor, Department of Neurosurgery, George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Washington, D.C,. USA
2. “Merits of the SAMII Practice Code in Skull Base Surgery”, Presented by Imad Kanaan (10/4/24), Professor, Department of Neurosurgery, Alfaisal University, Ryadh, Saudi Arabia
3. “Development and Implementation of Aneurysm Clipping in Africa: Luxury or Priority?”, Presented by Professor Abdessamad El Ouahabi Abdessamad, Chairman of the Neurosurgical Department-Hôpital des Spécialités, Rabat Director of Residency Training Program and Research in Neurosurgery in WFNS Rabat Reference Center, Mohamed V University
4. “Establishing a Neurosurgery Residency Program in Nairobi, Kenya: A Success Story”, Presented Remotely by Nimrod Juniahs Mwang’ombe, MD, Professor of Surgery and Head of Neurosurgery, Nairobi, Kenya
5. “Ethical Considerations for the Traveling Operating Neurosurgeon”, Presented by Sebastian Koga, MD, Associate Professor, Franciscan Missionaries of the Lake Health System, Covington, LA, USA
6. “From Afghanistan to Harvard…and Back: The Essence of Obligation – War & Humanity”, Presented by Ali Sultan, MD, Associate Professor and Chief of Vascular/Endovascular Neurosurgery Department of Neurosurgery, Brigham and Women Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA

“It Takes a Village…”

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Global MASSIN Women in Neurosurgery (L to R) Alicia O’Gilbert, MPH, MBA, Executive Director Neurosciences, UTHealth Houston; Gabriela Garcia Nieto, MD, Mexico; Glaucia Suzanna Jong-A-Liem, MD, Brazil; Professor Cordula Mathies, Germany (Front) Clara Raquel Epstein, MD, FICS, USA

Socioeconomic Challenges in Global Neurosurgery – Clara Raquel Epstein, MD, FICS & Abderrahmane Sidi Said, MD – “Global Neurosurgery: Our Moonshot” Presentation by Gail Rosseau, MD

Global Woman MASSIN Neurosurgeons – 2024 MASSIN Congress at the TMC3 Collaborative Center for Innovation, Houston (Left to Right) Glaucia Suzanna Jong-A-Liem, MD, Hospital Municipal Arthur Saboya, São Paulo, Brazil;
Clara Raquel Epstein, MD, FICS, Neurosurgeon/CEO, Epstein Neurosurgery Center, LLC & Epstein Neurosurgery Foundation, Inc. 501C3, Westcliffe, CO, USA; Shima Erzi, MD, International Neuroscience Institute | INI · Department of Neurosurgery, Hannover, Germany;
Gabriela Garcia Nieto, MD, Consultant Neurosurgeon, National Institute of Neurology and Neurosurgery, Mexico City, Mexico

The Samii Legacy – “Father, Son, & Daughter” (Left to Right ) Mario Ammirati, MD, MBA, Neurosurgeon, Sharp HealthCare, San Diego, CA, USA; Prof. Madjid Samii, MD
Founder, President, and Medical Director, International Neuroscience Institute (INI), Hannover, Germany; Clara Raquel Epstein, MD, FICS, Neurosurgeon/CEO, Epstein Neurosurgery Center, LLC & Epstein Neurosurgery Foundation, Inc. 501C3, Westcliffe, CO, USA