Scientific Papers
Villa Nautica
25th & 26th October 2023
Villa Nautica celebrates the glitz and glamour of yacht-life and is always ‘en vogue’. Surrounded by sparkling lagoons and idyllic beaches, it is an island like no other: a hive of activity, a place to be seen. Complemented by exceptional scuba diving and other water sports, the resort embraces the seafarer lifestyle with a glamorous twist.
Schedule
October 25, 2023
OPENING CEREMONY
Time: 09:00
Activity Recitation of Quran
Time: 09:05
Activity Introductory Remarks
Ahmed Afaal (Managing Director)
Time: 09:10
Activity Recognition Awarding
Ahmed Nashid (Chairman & CEO of ADK Group of Companies)
Time: 09:15
Activity Remarks by Chief Guest
Speaker of the People's Majlis, President Mohamed Nasheed
Time: 09:25
Activity Welcome & Vote of Thanks
Dr.Ali Niyaf, Senior Consultant in Neurosurgery
Time: 09:30
Activity The Beautiful Brain : 3D Anatomy Of The Brain
Dr Lucas Possatti
Time: 09:45
Activity Cultural Item
Time: 09:50
Activity Refreshment
SESSION 1 : VASCULAR NEUROSURGERY
Moderators:Dr Richard Chua, Dr Farrokh Farrokhi, Dr Kiran Niraula
Time: 10:45
Paper: Intrasaccular devices for aneurysms
Speaker: Dr Gaurav Goel
Time: 11:00
Paper: Endovascular reconstruction of complex aneurysm
Speaker: Dr Vipul Gupta
Time: 11:15
Paper: Flow divertors. Complications and how to avoid
Speaker: Dr Gaurav Goel
Time: 11:30
Paper: Advanced understanding and emerging treatment for idiopathic intracranial hypertension
Speaker: Dr Ali Niyaf
Time: 11:45
Paper: Minimally invasive pterional approach for MCA anuerysms
Speaker: Dr Lucas Possatti
Time: 12:00 - 13:15
Activity Lunch Break
SESSION 2 : FUNCTIONAL NEUROSURGERY
Moderators:Dr Murali Mohan, Dr Rui Vaz, Dr Sheetal Goyal
Time: 13:30
Paper: (Video session) Overview of parkinsonism in Maldives
Speaker: Dr Ahmed Rasheed
Time: 13:40
Paper: Building a new program, needed tools technology and expertise
Speaker: Dr Farrokh Farrokhi
Time: 13:50
Paper: DBS for parkinsons disease and essential tremors- WHY
Speaker: Dr Susie Ro
Time: 14:00
Paper: Clinical manifestation of young onset parkinsons disease
Speaker: Dr Rajeev Ohja
Time: 14:10
Paper: Patient selection and counseling for DBS in PD and ET (WHO, WHAT, WHEN, HOW?)
Speaker: Dr Susie Ro
Time: 14:20
Paper: Approaches to tremor: classification and various etiologies
Speaker: Dr Rajeev Ohja
Time: 14:30
Paper: How to initiate a movement disorder program
Speaker: Dr Basant Pant
SESSION 3 : SPINE SURGERIES
Moderators:Dr Farrokh Farrokhi, Dr Mohamed Hisam, Dr Lucas L. Possatti
Time: 14:50
Paper: Kyphoplasty
Speaker: Dr Murali Mohan
Time: 15:00
Paper: Analysis of radiological and clinical outcome of percutaneous kyphoplasty in osteoporotic compression fractures - A single center prospective study
Speaker: Dr K Sri Krishna Chaitanya
Time: 15:10
Paper: Surgical approaches to lumbar fusion: How do I choose?
Speaker: Dr Richard Chua
Time: 15:20
Paper: Management of spondylodiscitis
Speaker: Dr Murali Dharan
Time: 15:30
Paper: Revisions surgery for spinal deformities; the ultimate challenge
Speaker: Dr Zaid Al-Aubadi
October 26, 2023
SESSION 1 : SPINE SURGERIES
Moderators:Dr Murali Mohan, Dr Murali Dharan, Dr Robin Bhattarai
Time: 08:30
Paper: Technique and results for oblique lateral interbody fusion
Speaker: Dr Richard Chua
Time: 08:40
Paper: Oblique lateral interbody fusion: Operative video technique
Speaker: Professor Dato Mohamed Hisam
Time: 08:50
Paper: Complications in NMS
Speaker: Dr Zaid Al-Aubadi
Time: 09:00
Paper: To fuse or not: for symptomatic single level lumbar degenerative disc disorder
Speaker: Dr Murali Dharan
Time: 09:10
Paper: (Video session) My learning curve in biportal endoscopic spine surgery: observe assist and perform
Speaker: Dr Aulia Rahman
SESSION 2 : STROKE AND ENDOVASCULAR SURGERY
Moderators:Dr Ali Niyaf, Dr Vipul Gupta, Dr Ihudhullah Saeed
Time: 09:30
Paper: Knowledge of stroke amongst Maldivians
Speaker: Hamdhoona Abdulla
Time: 09:40
Paper: Middle meningeal artery embolisation: A paradigm shift in approach of Chronic Subdural Hematoma
Speaker: Dr Robin Bhattarai
Time: 09:50
Paper: Vein of gallen malformation and its treatment
Speaker: Dr Ajay Kumar
Time: 10:00
Paper: Neuro endovascular Maldivian experience
Speaker: Dr Kiran Niraula
SESSION 3 : FUNCTIONAL NEUROSURGERY
Moderators:Dr Susie Ro, Dr Rajeev Ohja, Dr Murali Mohan
Time: 10:20
Paper: Technique of selective dorsal rhiotomy and selective peripheral neurotomy
Speaker: Dr Basant Pant
Time: 10:30
Paper: 20 years of DBS
Speaker: Dr Rui Vaz
Time: 10:40
Paper: Understanding essential tremor: prevalence, diagnosis, and management in the Maldives
Speaker: Dr Ihudhullah Saeed
Time: 10:50
Paper: Safety First: complication avoidance in DBS surgery
Speaker: Dr Farrokh Farrokhi
Time: 11:00
Paper: Awake / Asleep DBS
Speaker: Dr Rui Vaz
Time: 11:10
Paper: Deep brain stimulation surgery in movement disorders
Speaker: Dr Sheetal Goyel
SESSION 4 : BRAIN AND SPINE
Moderators:Dr Chaitanya, Dr Zaid Al-Aubadi, Dr Murali Dharan
Time: 11:20
Paper: Safe maximal resection with bevacizumab - Effects in elderly patients with GBM
Speaker: Dr Manoj Mahji
Time: 11:30
Paper: Pregnancy and neurosurgery : decision team
Speaker: Dr Bagath Sing
Time: 11:40
Paper: Obexoplasty
Speaker: Dr Murali Mohan
Time: 11:50
Paper: BV technology in neurosurgery - Current status and future prospective
Speaker: Dr Savitr Sastri
Time: 12:00
Paper: EEA (Extended Endonasal Approach) for intracranial meningiomas - Novel mono nostril bimanual four hands technique.
Speaker: Dr Bagath Singh
Time: 12:20
Paper: Effect of pilates mat workout in neurosurgery patients
Speaker: Dr Sandeep Vaishnav
Time: 12:30 - 13:15
Activity Lunch Break
SESSION 5 : SPINE SESSION
Moderators:Dr Richard Chua, Dr Ali Aafee, Dr Savitr Sastri
Time: 13:30
Paper: Microscope assisted MIS TLIF: Operative video technique
Speaker: Professor Dato Mohamed Hisam
Time: 13:40
Paper: Outcome of periarticular sacroiliac injection for chronic low back pain
Speaker: Dr Mohamed Mishwar Ashfaq
Time: 13:50
Paper: Treatment decision for early onset scoliosis
Speaker: Dr Zaid Al-Aubadi
Time: 14:00
Paper: Current concepts in scoliosis care
Speaker: Dr Murali Dharan
Time: 14:10
Paper: Transtubular transoral approach for irreducible ventral craniovertebral junction compressive pathologies: surgical technique and outcome
Speaker: Professor Dato Mohamed Hisam
Time: 14:30
Activity Closing Ceremony & Group Photo