9th Annual Winter Neurosurgical Forum
January 27 – January 31, 2026
Steamboat Springs, Colorado
Objectives
Scientific Committee
Fady T. Charbel, MD
David J. Langer, MD
Presented By:
Meeting Details
Winter Forum Location
Twin Pines Lodge
30705 Elk Lane
Steamboat Springs, Colorado 80487
Winter Forum Attire
Casual (NO SUITS OR TIES)
Lodging
The Marriott – Residence Inn
Official Meeting Hotel
1480 Pine Grove Road
Steamboat Springs, Colorado 80487 USA
+1 970-879-1298
Meals
All the Dinners Events are included for you and your guest(s) Tuesday through Friday.
Snacks, coffee, drinks and other refreshments will be offered throughout the Forum lecture sessions.
Please check in with Robert if you are in need of recommendations for breakfast and lunch
Airport
The closest airport is Yampa Valley Regional Airport (HDN), in Hayden, Colorado.
Address: 11005 RCR 51A, Hayden, Colorado 81639
Transportation
Please note that group transportation has been arranged for the dinner at Marabou Ranch on Wednesday evening, as it is too difficult to drive on your own. There is also group transportation on Sunday evening for the opening reception at the Steamboat Grand
Car Rental
Highly advisable this year. Book early and pick-up your car at the Yampa Valley/Hayden Airport. It is recommended to get a 4 wheel drive vehicle.
Uber and Lyft are available in Steamboat Springs for transport.
Within Steamboat, there is a free public transit bus system, the Red and Blue lines pick up/drop off right by the hotels.
Flu and COVID Statement
Congestion
Runny Nose
Sore Throat
Chills
Cough/Shortness of Breath
Difficulty Breathing
Fever
Muscle Pain
Abdominal Pain
Loss of Smell
Loss of Taste
Nausea
Vomiting
Diarrhea
If you have any of the symptoms above, please notify Jessica Beans as soon as possible to cancel your participation.
Altitude Sickness
For those of you who are new to this event, please be aware that this is a high-altitude environment. We have had incidents of altitude sickness in prior years.
Honored Guest
Sepideh Amin-Hanjani, MD
University Hospital
Cleveland, Ohio, USA
Sepideh.Hanjani@UHhospitals.org
Invited Faculty
Francesco Acerbi, MD
University of Pisa
Pisa, Italy
francesco.acerbi@unipi.it
Elomaa Antti-Pekka, MD
Helsinki University Hospital
Helsinki, Finland
antti-pekka.elomaa@hus.fi
Carolina Benjamin, MD
University of Miami
Miami, Florida, USA
carolina.benjamin@med.miami.edu
Carlo Bortolotti, MD
IRCCS Institute of Neurological Sciences
Bologna, Italy
bortolotticarlo@yahoo.it
Gavin Britz, MD, MPh, MBA
Houston Methodist Hospital
Houston, Texas, USA
gbritz@houstonmethodist.org
Paul Camarata, MD
University of Kansas
Kansas City, Kansas, USA
pcamarata@mac.com
Andrew Carlson, MD, MS-CR
University of Virginia
Charlottesville, Virginia, USA
andrewcarlson@virginia.edu
Fady T. Charbel, MD
University of Illinois Chicago
Chicago, Illinois, USA
fcharbel@uic.edu
David J. Langer, MD
Lenox Hill Hospital
New York, New York, USA
Dlanger@northwell.edu
Giuseppe Lanzino, MD
Mayo Clinic
Rochester, Minnesota, USA
Lanzino.Giuseppe@mayo.edu
Michael Lawton, MD
Barrow Neurological Institute
Phoenix, AZ, USA
michael.lawton@barrowbrainandspine.com
Robert Loch MacDonald, MD, PhD
University of California, San Francisco (UCSF)
Fresno, California, USA
rlochmacdonald@gmail.com
Jacques Morcos, MD
UTHealth Houston Neurosciences
Houston, Texas, USA
Jacques.Morcos@uth.tmc.edu
David Netuka, MD, PhD
Charles University
Prague, Czech Republic
netuka.david@gmail.com
Rees Cosgrove, MD
Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Boston, Massachusetts, USA
rcosgrove2@bwh.harvard.edu
Amir Dehdashti, MD
Northwell Health
Manhasset, New York, USA
Adehdashti@northwell.edu
Nima Etminan, MD
Heidelberg University
Mannheim, Germany
Nima.Etminan@medma.uni-heidelberg.de
Jiří Fiedler, MD, PhD, MBA
Hospital České Budějovice
Budweis, Czech Republic
fiedler@nemcb.cz
Jean-Yves Fournier, MD, PhD, PD
Hôpital du Valais
Sion, Switzerland
Jean-Yves.Fournier@hopitalvs.ch
Andrew Grande, MD
University of Minnesota School of Medicine
Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
grande@umn.edu
Matthew Koch, MD
University of Florida
Gainesville, Florida, USA
Matthew.Koch@neurosurgery.ufl.edu
Michael Lang, MD
University of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
langmj3@upmc.edu
Mika Niemelä, MD, PhD
Helsinki University Hospital
Helsinki, Finland
Mika.Niemela@hus.fi
Vladimir Priban, MD, PhD
University Hospital Pilsen
Pilsen, Czechia
PRIBANV@fnplzen.cz
Ivan Radovanovic, MD, PhD
University of Toronto
Toronto, ON, Canada
ivan.radovanovic@uhn.ca
Charles Ray, MD
University of Utah Health
Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
raychuck123@gmail.com
Adnan Siddiqui, MD, PhD
SUNY University of Buffalo
Buffalo, New York, USA
asiddiqui@ubns.com
Martin Smrcka, MD, PhD, MBA
University Hospital Brno
Brno, Czech Republic
Smrcka.Martin@fnbrno.cz
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Contact
Fady T. Charbel, MD
Cell Phone: 1-708-334-4898
Robert Gottschalk
Cell Phone: 1-773-860-6995
Jessica Beans
Cell Phone: 1-630-728-3012
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