Courses at AAN that feature Imaging 2026

Schedule

SATURDAY, APRIL 18, 2026

7:00 AM – 9:00 AM -- Neuroimaging for the General Neurologist: Spine. McCormick Place West, W196c. This program is led by Laszlo Mechtler, MD FEAN, FASN, FAHS, FAAN. 

8:00 AM – 4:30 PM -- Sports Concussion. McCormick Place West, W196b. This program is led by Meeryo Choe, MD, FAAN and Nicole D. Reams, MD, FAAN and includes a session -Updates on The Role of Advanced Neuroimaging and Biomarkers in "Mild" TBI Andrew Mayer, PhD

SUNDAY, APRIL 19, 2026

1:30 PM – 2:30 PM -- Neuroradiology Clues. (Trainee Hub). McCormick Place West W196 Lobby. This program is led by Zain Guduru, MD, FAAN, and Divya Menghani, MBBS. This is an interactive Jeopardy-style session designed to sharpen diagnostic skills through high-yield imaging cases. 

3:30 PM – 5:30 PM -- Advances in Stroke imaging and Biomarkers. McCormick Place West W184d. This is a Scientific Platform Session with Abstracts. Moderators Karen D. Orjuela, MD, FAAN and Sebastian Urday, MD. 

3:30 PM – 5:30 PM -- Multiple Sclerosis: Imaging, Biomarkers, and Environmental Exposures. McCormick Place West W178a. This is a Scientific Platform Session with Abstracts. Moderators Susan Gauthier, DO and Dalia Rotstein, MD. 

MONDAY, APRIL 20, 2026

8:00 AM- 9:00 AM -- Stroke & Cerebrovascular Disease Section Poster Tour. McCormick Place West Hall F. The poster tour is led by Dr. Amre Noah. 

11:45 AM – 12:45 PM -- Neuro-oncology Section Poster Tour. McCormick Place West Hall F. The poster tour is led by Ashley Ghiaseddin. 

11:45 AM - 12:45 PM -- Neuroimaging Section Poster Tour. McCormick Place West, Hall F. The poster tour is led by Dr. Joshua Klein and Dr. Ryan Hakimi. 

3:30 PM – 5:30 PM -- Transforming Alzheimer’s Disease Care: Clinical Applications of Plasma Biomarkers and Anti-Amyloid Therapies. McCormick Place West W185bc. This program is led by Jonathan Graff-Radford, MD, FAAN. 

6:00 PM – 8:00 PM -- Therapeutic Update from Genentech: Multiple sclerosis on both sides of the blood-brain barrier: What have we not been seeing from the start? Revealing the clinical, imaging, and biologic phenomena driving disease trajectory. Hyatt Regency McCormick Place, Regency D. This is a discussion. No CMEs available for this program. 

TUESDAY, APRIL 21, 2026

7:00 AM – 9:00 AM -- Low and High Pressure Headache: Clinical Presentation and Approach to Evaluation and Management. McCormick Place West W196b. This program is led by Deborah I. Friedman, MD, MPH, FAAN. 

8:00 AM- 9:00 AM -- Pain Section Poster Tour. McCormick Place West Hall F. Scientific Poster Session led by Dr. Sahil Gupta

11:45 AM- 12:30 PM -- Scanimals: The Neuroimaging Identification Challenge (HeadTalks). McCormick Place West F2 Lobby. This is audience participation. In this fast-paced, team-based learning game, teams will compete to identify animals hidden in neuroimaging scans. This challenge sharpens visual pattern recognition and reinforces neuroanatomy in a fun, memorable way. This is led by Aileen Antonio, MD, FAAN. No CME available. 

1:00 PM – 3:00 PM -- Lumbar Radiculopathy, Lumbar Spinal Stenosis, Low Back Pain, and Failed Back Syndrome. McCormick Place West W183c. This session is led by Ilan J. Danan, MD. 

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 22, 2026

8:00 AM – 8:45 AM -- Neuroimaging Section Showcase. Atypical Neuroimaging Findings Jeopardy. McCormick Place West | W181c. This session is led by Dr. Ryan Hakimi, Dr. Zain Guduru, Dr. Rani Vasireddy, and Dr. Pranav Prabu.

11:15 AM – 12:15 PM -- Beyond Waking up Sleeping Beauty: The Neurorecovery of Coma. McCormick Place West W190a. This session is led by Julia Carlson, MD. 

3:30 PM – 5:30 PM -- Neuroimaging for the Neurologist: Brain. McCormick Place West W196b. This session is led by Shamik Bhattacharyya, MD FAAN.