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University Health Stroke Symposium

When

Saturday, October 3, 2026, 7:30 a.m. – 4:10 p.m. CDT

University Health Locations

Women's & Children's Hospital

Event Type

Professional Education & Training

Description

Join us for a multidisciplinary stroke symposium featuring expert led discussions on the latest in stroke care! University Health is the only Comprehensive Stroke Center in San Antonio, Texas accredited through The Joint Commission.

Medical students and residents, please reach out to a member of the University Health stroke team for a special discount code.

Topics covered will include:

Review of the new AHA Ischemic Stroke Guidelines
Pre-hospital care
Pediatric Stroke
Maternal Stroke
Hemorrhagic Stroke scoring tools
Ethics
And more!

This Activity is designed for healthcare professionals. Including:

Neurologists
Neurosurgeons
ED physicians
Family Medicine Providers
Nurses
EMS Providers

AGENDA

7:30 am
Registration and Breakfast

8:00 am – 8:30 am
Pre-Hospital Stroke System of Care
David Miramontes, MD Medical Director SAFD, Associate Clinical Professor, UT Health SA, Dept. Emergency Health Sciences
8:30 – 9:15
2026 Updates to AIS guidelines
Extended Window – IV thrombolytics
Adonay Castillo, MD
Vascular Neurology Fellow
Reza Behrouz, DO
Professor of Neurology, UT Health SA
9:15 am – 10:15 am
Evolution of Pediatric Stroke Logistics
Brian Faux, MD Professor of Pediatrics & Neurology, Division Chief-Child Neurology, University Health
Deanna Maida, MD
Assistant Professor, Pediatric Hematology/Oncology
Medical Director Pediatric Thrombosis Program
10:15 am – 10:45 am
Pregnancy and Stroke
Sujani Bandela, MD
Assistant Professor, Vascular Neurology
Program Director, Vascular Neurology Fellowship
Co-Medical Director, Comprehensive Stroke Center University Health
Patrick Ramsey, MD
H. Frank Connally Jr Professor, Obstetrics & Gynecology
Vice Chair for Inpatient Obstetrics
Maternal Medical Director, University Health Level IV Maternal Center
10:45 am – 11:00
Coffee break
11:00 am – 11:30 am
SAH: Aneurysm updates
Fadi Al Saiegh. MD
Associate Professor, Neurosurgery, UT Health SA
11:30 am – 12:00 am
Intracranial Hemorrhage
Brandon Liebelt, MD
Associate Professor, Neurosurgery, UT Health SA
12:00 am – 12:30 pm
Hemorrhagic Stroke Suspicion Score: A Novel Scoring Tool to Bridge the gap in Hemorrhagic Stroke Identification
Alexander Muddiman, RN, SCRN
Stroke Coordinator University Health Comprehensive Stroke Center
12:30 pm -1:00 pm
Lunch/Inflatable Brain
Stroke Survivor Story
1:00 pm – 1:30 pm
Post Stroke Care: Neuromodulation and more!
Sujani Bandela, MD
Matthew Webb, DO
Nnabugo Ozumrumba, MD
Medical Director, PAM Warmspring Westoverhills
1:30 pm – 2:00 pm
Stroke Recovery: PT/OT/SLP
Julie Scroggs, M.S. CCC-SLP, University Health
Gabrielle Switzenberg, PT, DPT, University Health
Sydney Cruz, OTR, University Health
Marina Lang, PT, University Health
2:00 pm – 2:30 pm
Ethical Challenges in the Management of Severe Stroke
Jason Morrow, MD, PhD Director for Ethics at the Cheever Center for Medical Humanities & Ethics
2:30 pm – 2:40 pm
Coffee break
2:40 pm – 3:10 pm
Debate: Medium Vessel Occlusions
Medical management vs intervention
Lee Birnbaum, MD
Jorge Moreno, MD
3:10 pm – 3:40 pm
ICAD: Treatments and Interventions
Justin Mascitelli, MD
Associate Professor, Dept or Neurosurgery
Co-Medical Director, University Health Comprehensive Stroke Center
3:40 pm – 4:10 pm
Anti-Amyloid Therapies
Sudha Seshadri, MD

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