BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 METHOD:PUBLISH PRODID:-//Telerik Inc.//Sitefinity CMS 14.4//EN BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Eastern Standard Time BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20251102T020000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=1SU;BYHOUR=2;BYMINUTE=0;BYMONTH=11 TZNAME:Eastern Standard Time TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20250301T020000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=2SU;BYHOUR=2;BYMINUTE=0;BYMONTH=3 TZNAME:Eastern Daylight Time TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DESCRIPTION:PRE-REGISTRATION REQUIREDVenue:Hilton Garden Inn1100 South Aven ue at Lois LaneStaten Island\, NY 10314(718) 477-2400Featured Clinician:Ro nit Gilad\, M.D.Chief of Neurosurgery\, Staten Island University HospitalS ynopsis:This lecture will include a discussion on the proper diagnosis of trigeminal neuralgia\, clinically and radiographically. Treatment algorith ms and detailed medical management algorithms will be examined. If those f ail\, a detailed description of procedural treatments\, radiation and surg ery will be discussed. Peer-review papers discussing the outcomes of each treatment modality will also be reviewed. Upon successful completion of th is lecture\, attendees will: Learn about indicators for the treatment of t rigeminal neuralgia. Understand imaging findings. Diagnose trigeminal neur algia.MCEU - 1 HourFree for all SDDS membersRegister*Due to an ADA systems upgrade\, online registration for all meetings is unavailable until furth er notice. To register for this meeting\, click the "Register" link above or here to be redirected to an RSVP form we have created specifically for this event. RONIT\nGILAD\, M.D.\, who\nalways knew she wanted to be a phys ician\, earned her medical degree at New York\nUniversity Grossman School of Medicine. She completed a neurosurgery residency\nand an enfolded fello wship in neuroradiology at Mount Sinai Hospital. She\ncurrently serves as chair of neurosurgery at Staten Island University Hospital\n(SIUH) and ass istant professor of neurosurgery at the Donald and Barbara Zucker\nSchool of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell. Before joining Northwell in 2017\, she\n was a lieutenant commander in the United States Navy and a staff neurosurg eon\nat the Naval Medical Center in Portsmouth\, Virginia. Dr. Gilad is al so a member\nof the Katz Institute for Women's Health\, the American Assoc iation of\nNeurological Surgeons and the Congress of Neurological Surgeons . She has a\nsurgical focus in treating patients with brain and skull base tumors\, including\nmeningioma and pituitary masses\, and also has specia l interests in spine\nsurgery and motion preservation in people with degen erative disc conditions and\nspinal stenosis. She specializes in minimally invasive procedures\, including\ntubular retractation system surgery for deep brain tumors\, which involves\nmaking a single small incision in the skull and inserting a narrow tube-like\nsurgical tool through delicate hea lthy brain tissue to remove the tumor.\nTubular retraction can also be use d to remove spinal tumors. To improve the\naccuracy of surgery\, she routi nely uses state-of-the-art equipment such as the\nexoscope\, which project s high-definition\, three-dimensional images onto a large\nscreen in the o perating room. While\nshe has extensive training and experience as a surge on and loves the hands-on\napproach to care that surgery provides\, Dr. Gi lad also helps patients explore\nnon-surgical treatment options\, includin g medication and radiation therapy\,\nstating that "There is no one formul a. I take patient preferences into\nconsideration and think outside the bo x to make sure people's needs are\nmet." She emphasizes the importance of a comprehensive\, multidisciplinary\napproach to patient care and will col laborate with imaging specialists\,\ninterventional radiologists\, medical oncologists and other surgeons to ensure\npatients receive the safest and most effective treatment options. She is\ncommitted to teaching and engag ing with physician assistants and physician\ncolleagues in an environment of shared collaboration. As a frequent presenter\nat SIUH's neurosurgery l ecture series\, grand rounds and conferences\, she helps\nprovide a framew ork and guide for the advancing field of neurosurgery. Above\nall\, having a positive impact on patients' lives is the best part of Dr.\nGilad's job . "I love making a difference\," she says. "Providing\na good outcome for people who need brain or spine surgery is amazing. Some\ndays\, I can't be lieve I get to do this for a living."Second District Dental Society is a r ecognized sponsor by the N.Y.S. Education Department\, ADA CERP and the AG D.Unless otherwise stated\, all featured speakers have disclosed that they do not have any relevant financial arrangements or affiliations with any corporate organizations that would constitute a conflict of interest conce rning the continuing education activities stated herein. DTEND:20250411T035900Z DTSTAMP:20260419T151246Z DTSTART:20250410T223000Z LOCATION: SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:(STATEN ISLAND) SDDS April 2025 General Membership Meeting | Trigem inal Neuralgia: Management Strategies and Treatment Options UID:RFCALITEM639122083663600595 X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

PRE-REGISTRATION REQUIRED

Venue:
Hilton Garden Inn
1100 South Avenue at Lois Lane
Staten Island\, NY 10314
(718) 477-2400

Featured Clinician:
Ronit Gilad\, M.D.Chief of Neurosurgery\, Staten Island University Hospital


Synopsis:
This lecture will include a disc ussion on the proper diagnosis of trigeminal neuralgia\, clinically and ra diographically. Treatment algorithms and detailed medical management algor ithms will be examined. If those fail\, a detailed description of procedur al treatments\, radiation and surgery will be discussed. Peer-review paper s discussing the outcomes of each treatment modality will also be reviewed . Upon successful completion of this lecture\, attendees will:  \;

    MCEU - 1 Hour

    Free for a ll SDDS members

    Register

    *Due to an ADA systems upgrad e\, online registration for all meetings is unavailable until further noti ce. \;To register for this meeting\, click t he "Register" link above or \;here \;to be redirected to an RSVP form we have created sp ecifically for this event. \;

    RONIT\nGILAD\, M.D.\, who\nalways knew she wanted to be a physician\, earned her medical degree at New York\nUniversity Grossman S chool of Medicine. She completed a neurosurgery residency\nand an enfolded fellowship in neuroradiology at Mount Sinai Hospital. She\ncurrently serv es as chair of neurosurgery at Staten Island University Hospital\n(SIUH) a nd assistant professor of neurosurgery at the Donald and Barbara Zucker\nS chool of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell. Before joining Northwell in 2017\, she\nwas a lieutenant commander in the United States Navy and a staff neu rosurgeon\nat the Naval Medical Center in Portsmouth\, Virginia. Dr. Gilad is also a member\nof the Katz Institute for Women's Health\, the American Association of\nNeurological Surgeons and the Congress of Neurological Su rgeons. She has a\nsurgical focus in treating patients with brain and skul l base tumors\, including\nmeningioma and pituitary masses\, and also has special interests in spine\nsurgery and motion preservation in people with degenerative disc conditions and\nspinal stenosis. She specializes in min imally invasive procedures\, including\ntubular retractation system surger y for deep brain tumors\, which involves\nmaking a single small incision i n the skull and inserting a narrow tube-like\nsurgical tool through delica te healthy brain tissue to remove the tumor.\nTubular retraction can also be used to remove spinal tumors. To improve the\naccuracy of surgery\, she routinely uses state-of-the-art equipment such as the\nexoscope\, which p rojects high-definition\, three-dimensional images onto a large\nscreen in the operating room. \;

    While\nshe has extensive traini ng and experience as a surgeon and loves the hands-on\napproach to care th at surgery provides\, Dr. Gilad also helps patients explore\nnon-surgical treatment options\, including medication and radiation therapy\,\nstating that "There is no one formula. I take patient preferences into\nconsiderat ion and think outside the box to make sure people's needs are\nmet." She e mphasizes the importance of a comprehensive\, multidisciplinary\napproach to patient care and will collaborate with imaging specialists\,\nintervent ional radiologists\, medical oncologists and other surgeons to ensure\npat ients receive the safest and most effective treatment options. She is\ncom mitted to teaching and engaging with physician assistants and physician\nc olleagues in an environment of shared collaboration. As a frequent present er\nat SIUH's neurosurgery lecture series\, grand rounds and conferences\, she helps\nprovide a framework and guide for the advancing field of neuro surgery. Above\nall\, having a positive impact on patients' lives is the b est part of Dr.\nGilad's job. "I love making a difference\," she says. "Pr oviding\na good outcome for people who need brain or spine surgery is amaz ing. Some\ndays\, I can't believe I get to do this for a living."

    Second District Dental Society is a recognized sponsor by the N .Y.S. Education Department\, ADA CERP and the AGD.


    Unless otherwise stated\, all featured speakers have disclo sed that they do not have any relevant financial arrangements or affiliati ons with any corporate organizations that would constitute a conflict of i nterest concerning the continuing education activities stated herein.


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