The Fourth NASAOS Winter Meeting will take place in Snowbird, Utah, at The Cliff Lodge, on March 5-9, 2025.
The 7th NASAOS Annual Meeting will be held in Philadelphia, April 24-27 at the at the Rittenhouse Hotel.
The meeting will include scientific lectures and case discussions. Dr. William Katowitz, MD will lead the conference as Program Director, and Dr. Suzanne van Landingham will serve as Assistant Program Director.
The 7thth annual Dortzbach Lecture will be delivered by Dr. Louise Mawn. It is named after world-famous oculoplastic surgery pioneer Dr. Richard Dortzbach of the University of Wisconsin – a “teacher of teachers.” Past Dortzbach lectures were delivered by David Jordan, Alon Kahana, Victor Elner, Arlene Rozzelle, Michael Kazim and Bita Esmaeli. The 2nd endowed Brusseau Lecture will be given Dr. Ilsa Mombaert.
Program
Friday, April 25, 2025 Day 1
Scientific session 8am-4pm (Scarpetta, Rittenhouse Hotel)
730-8am Breakfast (Scarpetta)
8am Introduction to the meeting (Katowitz, van Landingham, Cho)
Pediatric Tumors I (10 minute presentation each with a 5 minute discussion)
Moderators: Karen Revere and Liza Cohen
815am 2-month-old baby neuroectodermal tumor (Michelle Meng)
830am Challenging orbital RMS case (Lilly Wagner)
845am Not another case of pediatric TED (Bill Katowitz)
Orbital Colloquium I (13 minute presentation each with a 7 minute discussion)
Moderators: John Nguyen and Mark Krakauer)
9am Results from an International Post-Op Patching survey” (Rachel Sobel)
920am Closure of carotid cavernous fistulas (Jurij Bilyk)
940am Can we finally stop Steroids for Traumatic Optic Neuropathy (Paul Langer)
10-1030m Coffee break
Tearing I (10 minute presentation each with 5 minute discussion)
Moderators: Sara Wester and Oded Sagiv
1030am Lessons learned from lacrimal sac carcinoma surgeries (Oded Sage)
1045am Kelly punch to preserve the puncta (Behin Barahimi)
BRUSSEAU LECTURE
11am Introduction (Alon Kahana)
1110am Ilse Mombarts: “Pupils in the mist”
1140am Discussion
12-1pm Lunch (Scarpetta)
Orbital Colloquium II (13 minute presentation each with a 7 minute discussion)
Moderators: Nikisha Richards and Roger Turbin
1pm 70-year-old male with orbital compartment syndrome (Michelle Maeng)
120pm Something (Daphna Prat)
140pm The Disappearing Orbital Tumor (David Jordan)
Potpourri I (10 minute presentation each with 5 minute discussion)
Moderators: Rachel Sobel and Lilly Wagner
2pm Morbihan disease (Nikisha Richards)
215pm Deep orbital apex case guided by EMG of lateral rectus (Roger Turbin)
230-3pm Coffee break
TED (13 minute presentation each with a 7 minute discussion)
Moderators: Alon Kahana and Kimberly Cockerham
3pm Update on Teprotumumab (Sara Wester)
320pm Change in upper eyelid position after teprotumumab (Suzanne Freitag)
340pm Tocilizumab with the return of symptoms and findings (Prem Subramanian)
4pm Adjourn
5-6pm Private Tour of the Mütter Museum (optional group activity)
7-10pm NASAOS Dinner Banquet (Barclay Prime)
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Saturday, April 26, 2025
Day 2 Scientific session 8am-4pm (Scarpetta, Rittenhouse Hotel)
730-8am Breakfast (Scarpetta)
Adnexal Disease I (13 minute presentation each with a 7 minute discussion)
Moderators: Christine Nelson and Hassan Shah
8am Staging for ocular adnexal cancers (Bita Esmali)
820am Use of intact fish skin for periocular reconstruction (John Nguyen)
840am Oculopharyngeal dystrophy (Isabelle Hardy)
Breaking the Code: An Expert Panel on Coding
Panel Members: Alon Kahana, Rachel Sobel, Bryan Winn, Tonya Stefko
9am Reconstruction and coding (Alon Kahana) (20 mintues)
920am Interesting coding case (Rachel Sobel) (15 minutes)
Miscellaneous Topics of interest (10 minutes each with 5 minutes of discussion)
935am Ocular Dysinnervation Consortium (Alon Kahana)
950am Acquired NLDO – To image or not? To biopsy or not? (Irina Belinsky)
10:05-10:30am Coffee break
Potpourri II
1030am Do Cropped Photos Protect Patient Anonymity? (Lead by Edsel Eng)
1045am An oddball case (Tonya Stefko)
Dortzbach Lecture
11am Intro (Rachel Sobel and Behin Barahimi)
1110am Louise Mawn
1145am Discussion
12pm-1pm Lunch (Scarpetta)
Roundtable (15 minute presentation with 15 minute discussion)
1pm Biodesign program – needs finding, solution finding, innovation. (Andrea Kossler)
115pm Discussion
TED II
130pm Tepezza Recurrences I (Mike Kazim)
145pm Tepezza Recurrences II (Hasan Shah)
Potpourri III
200pm Jaqueline Carasco “???”
215pm Patient Specific Implants (Ray Cho)
230-3pm Coffee break
Guest Lecture
3pm Introduction (Bill Katowitz)
305pm Craniofacial Surgery at The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (Jesse Taylor)
325pm Discussion
NASAOS BUSINESS Meeting (30 minutes)
330pm President’s Address (Ray Cho)
345pm Secretary’s Address (Rachel Sobel)
352pm Treasurer’s Address (Alon Kahan)
4pm Adjourn
4-7pm Free Time
7pm-12am NASAOS Party (Bill Katowitz’s House… Transportation to be arranged)
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Sunday, April 27, 2025
Day 3 Scientific session 8am-12pm (Scarpetta, Rittenhouse Hotel)
730-8am Breakfast (Scarpetta)
Pediatrics II (10 minute presentation each with a 5 minute discussion)
Moderators: Daphna Prat and Edsel Eng
8am Pediatric orbital radiology (Edith Reshef)
815am Anophthalmia Case (Daphna Prat)
830am Ocular prosthetic use in anophthalmic patients (Mark Krakauer)
845am A little help here (Bill Katowitz)
Adnexal disease II (10 minute presentation each with a 5 minute discussion)
Moderators: Louise Mawn and Sana Ali
9am Management of Periocular Melanoma in situ (Vinay Aakulu)
915am Teaching about periocular cutaneous malignancies at my institution: description of a multidisciplinary course (Suzanne van Landingham)
930am It’s easier to lift than to drop an eyelid (Brian Winn)
945am Adnexal case (Adam de la Garza)
10-1030am Coffee break
Some Take Home Thoughts… (Each session is 30 minutes with presentation and discussion)
1030am Aesthetic orbital surgery (Deepak Ramesh)
11am Dedicated Chalazion Clinic and more great ideas!! (Lead by Suzanne Freitag)
1130 Call Coverage at Academic Institutions: Discussion Leader Ray Cho
12pm Adjourn
