Bobby Jones CSF Fall Research Colloquia
Bobby Jones CSF is dedicated to supporting and facilitating promising and novel research in the fields of Chiari malformation, syringomyelia and related disorders. We firmly believe that the best way to do this is by getting clinicians, scientists and thought leaders together to discuss their theories and stimulate new avenues of research. Through this sharing of knowledge and ideas, patient care can be exponentially improved.
The upcoming Research Colloquium will be held in Los Angeles, California on October 11, 2025. Some confirmed presentations include:
- Investigation of CSF flow dynamics in Chiari malformation and hydrocephalus – Peter Chiarelli, MD, DPhil | Phoenix Children’s Hospital, Phoenix, AZ
- Chiari I and semi-sitting position for patients with high BMI – Hamid Borghei-Razavi, MD | Cleveland Clinic, Weston, FL
- Rehabilitation strategies that protect/extend surgical outcomes in Chiari & craniocervical disorders – Marcia C. Perretto, DPT | ActifyPT, Boca Raton, FL
- Implications of the expression of inflammatory and fibrotic markers in the CSF and arachnoid of patients with arachnoiditis and syringomyelia – John D. Heiss, MD | National Institute of Neurological Disorders & Stroke, Bethesda, MD
- Intraoperative phase contrast MRI analysis of cerebrospinal fluid velocities during Chiari decompression – Anthony C. Wang, MD | University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA
- Early experience: Posterior vault distraction osteogenesis (PVDO) in Chiari – James Baumgartner, MD and Joseph Lopez, MD | Advent Health, Orlando, FL
- The scientific basis for neuroplasticity-based physical therapy – Susan Chalela, MPT and Leslie Russek, DPT | Chalela Physical Therapy, Charleston, SC and Clarkson University, Potsdam, NY
- Chiari, syringes, & scoliosis: expectations and outcomes – Mark Krieger, MD | Children’s Hospital of Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA
- Management of arachnoid cysts in conjunction with Chiari abnormalities – Zoe Teton, MD | University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA
PREVIOUS COLLOQUIUM MEETINGS
You can learn more about previous meetings, watch the lectures, and engage in the discussions had at previous Research Colloquia below.
2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 | 2011*
Printed proceedings are available for some of these meetings for purchase: 2020, 2019, 2018, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013.
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