Registration is Now Open!
January 15-18, 2027
January 15-18, 2027
Your 2027 CANS Annual Meeting registration includes:
Guest registration is $400 for anyone ages 16 and up. Children 5-15 are $100, and under 5 are free. Guest registration includes social events and receptions, as well as the Saturday Awards Dinner and Sunday Family Dinner.
Note: Please help us prepare for all our guests by registering each family member age 5 and older who will be attending in advance. This allows us to plan appropriately for meals and events throughout the weekend.
2:00-5:00pm Board of Directors Meeting
6:30-8:30pm Welcome Reception with Exhibitors | Exhibit Hall
6:30-7:30am Breakfast with Exhibitors | Exhibit Hall
7:30-8:10am Annual Business Meeting
8:10-9:25am Session I: Controversies in Spine – Are We Fusing Too Long and Too Often? – A Panel Discussion
Moderator: Sanjay Dhall, MD, FAANS
Panelists: J. Patrick Johnson, MD, MS, FAANS, FACS; John Ratliff, MD, FAANS, FACS
9:25-9:55am Break with Exhibitors | Exhibit Hall
9:55am-12:10pm Session II: Artificial Intelligence and Medicine –A Revolution, A Singularity or the Apocalypse?
Moderator: Brian Gantwerker, MD, FAANS
AI: What Is It? Is It Going to Replace Us, Kill Us or Both?
Charlie Pearlman, BS, MS
Will AI Replace Doctors?
Suzie Bash, MD
AI In Medical Education: Riding the Lightning
Eric A. Gantwerker, MD, MS, MME
Afternoon open for activities with families and colleagues
5:00-5:45pm Breakout Session: Ask the Experts: Early Career Pitfalls — First Job, Finances and the Boards
A Roundtable Discussion
6:00-7:00pm Cocktails with Exhibitors | Exhibit Hall
7:00-9:00pm Awards Dinner
6:30-7:30am Breakfast with Exhibitors | Exhibit Hall
7:30-10:05am Session III: Controversies in Vascular Neurosurgery – Are We Able to Still Do Enough Open Cases?
Moderator: Nicole Moayeri, MD, FAANS
Panelists: Sepideh Amin-Hanjani, MD, FAANS; Gary Steinberg, MD, PhD, FAANS; Ethan
Winkler, MD; Vincent Nguyen, MD, FCNS
10:05am-10:35am Break with Exhibitors | Exhibit Hall
10:35am-12:00pm Session IV: The Basics of Economics – Is the Free Market an Illusion in Healthcare? Will it Save Healthcare?
Moderator: Brian Gantwerker, MD, FAANS
Panelists: Anthony DiGiorgio, DO, MHA, FAANS; Marco Lee, MD, PhD, FRCS
A Free Market in Healthcare: The Unknown Ideal
Jonathan Hoenig, CEO, The Capitalist Pig
Afternoon open for activities with families and colleagues
7:30-11:00am Resident Abstract Presentations and Awards
Moderator: John Ratliff, MD, FAANS, FACS
11:00am Closing Remarks
Brian Gantwerker, MD, FAANS
*Schedule subject to change
| Time | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 2:00-5:00 pm | Board of Directors Meeting | ||
| 6:30-8:30pm | Welcome Reception with Exhibitors | Exhibit Hall |
| Time | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 6:30-7:30 am | Breakfast with Exhibitors | Exhibit Hall | ||
| 7:30-8:10 am | Session I: Controversies in Spine - Are We Fusing Too Long and Too Often? - A Panel Discussion Moderator: Sanjay Dhall, MD, FAANS Panelists: J. Patrick Johnson, MD, MS, FAANS, FACS; John Ratliff, MD, FAANS, FACS | ||
| 9:25-9:55 am | Break with Exhibitors | Exhibit Hall | ||
| 9:55am-12:10 pm | Session II: Artificial Intelligence and Medicine –A Revolution, A Singularity or the Apocalypse? Moderator: Brian Gantwerker, MD, FAANS AI: What Is It? Is It Going to Replace Us, Kill Us or Both? Charlie Pearlman, BS, MS Will AI Replace Doctors? Suzie Bash, MD AI In Medical Education: Riding the Lightning Eric A. Gantwerker, MD, MS, MME |
| 5:00-5:45 pm | Breakout Session: Ask the Experts: Early Career Pitfalls - First Job, Finances and the Boards A Roundtable Discussion | ||
| 6:00-7:00 pm | Cocktails with Exhibitors | Exhibit Hall | ||
| 7:00-9:00 pm | Awards Dinner |
| Time | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 6:30-7:30 am | Breakfast with Exhibitors | Exhibit Hall | ||
| 7:30-10:05 am | Session III: Controversies in Vascular Neurosurgery – Are We Able to Still Do Enough Open Cases? Moderator: Nicole Moayeri, MD, FAANS Panelists: Sepideh Amin-Hanjani, MD, FAANS; Gary Steinberg, MD, PhD, FAANS; Ethan Winkler, MD; Vincent Nguyen, MD, FCNS | ||
| 10:05-10:35 am | Break with Exhibitors | Exhibit Hall | ||
| 10:35 am-12:00 pm | Session IV: The Basics of Economics - Is the Free Market an Illusion in Healthcare? Will it Save Healthcare? Moderator: Brian Gantwerker, MD, FAANS Panelists: Anthony DiGiorgio, DO, MHA, FAANS; Marco Lee, MD, PhD, FRCS A Free Market in Healthcare: The Unknown Ideal Jonathan Hoenig, CEO, The Capitalist Pig |
| 6:30-7 pm | Awards Dinner Cocktail Reception | Coastal Ballroom Tickets for this event were required to be purchased in advance. | ||
| 7 pm | Awards Dinner | Coastal Ballroom The Sunday Awards Dinner during the CANS Annual Meeting will be the highlight of the weekend in Oxnard. During the evening, CANS will recognize Dr. Linda Liau with the Byron Cone Pevehouse Distinguished Service Award and Dr. Austin Colohan with the CANS Lifetime Exceptional Service Award. In addition, Dr. Samer Ghostine will ceremonially pass the CANS Gavel of Leadership to Dr. Brian Gantwerker. Guests will also enjoy live music by The Sea Hunters. Tickets for this event were required to be purchased in advance. |
| Time | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 7:30-11:00 am | Resident Abstract Presentations and Awards Moderator: Anthony DiGiorgio, DO, MHA, FAANS | ||
| 11:00 am | Closing Remarks Brian Gantwerker, MD, FAANS |