Innovative Minds: Pediatric Research in Epilepsy Surgery (IMPRES) Conference
The Dell Children's Comprehensive Pediatric Epilepsy Center at UT Health Austin Pediatric Neurosciences at Dell Children’s is proud to present the third annual IMPRES Conference in collaboration with the Lurie Children’s Epilepsy Center.
IMPRES 2026 features new topics, new speakers, and an interactive neurosurgery breakout session. The conference is designed to provide evidence-based research on pediatric epilepsy surgery as well as highlight collaboration between pediatric epilepsy centers and programs. Workup and process of identifying surgical patients will be discussed, including medical and dietary management.
The conference will take place June 26-28, 2026, at Hotel Van Zandt in downtown Austin, Texas. The event will start on Friday with a welcome reception. Saturday will be a full day of presentations and a breakout session, and the conference will conclude at noon on Sunday.
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Featured Speakers
Keynote Speaker: Carter Snead III, MD, Professor Emeritus, University of Toronto; Scientist Emeritus, SickKids
Dave Clarke, MD, Dell Children's Medical Center
Jim Riviello, MD, Texas Children's Hospital
Zachary Grinspan, MD, MS, NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center
Ahmed Abdelmoity, MD, Children's Mercy
Bernice Martin Lee, CEO, Epilepsy Foundation of America
Ilene Miller, Director, Rare Epilepsy Network
M. Omar Iqbal, MD, Dell Children's Medical Center
Rosalia Costello, PsyD, Dell Children's Medical Center
Howard Weiner, MD, Texas Children's Hospital
Monika Jones, JD, CNP, Pediatric Epilepsy Surgery Alliance
Rana Said, MD, Children's Health/UT Southwestern
Daniel Arndt, MD, Specialists in Pediatric Neurology PLLC
Steven Wolf, MD, Boston Children's Health Physicians
Patricia McGoldrick, APRN, Boston Children's Health Physicians
Daniel Freedman, DO, Dell Children's Medical Center
Jorge A. Vidaurre, MD, Nationwide Children's
Rosario DeLeon, PhD, Dell Children's Medical Center
Elysa Widjaja, MD, Lurie Children's
Liberty Hamilton, PhD, University of California, Berkeley
Gabrielle Conecker, MPH, SCN8A Alliance, DEE-P Connections, and The Inchstone Project
Alison Kukla, MPH, CURE Epilepsy
Sandi K. Lam, MD, MBA, Lurie Children's
Sookyong Koh, MD, Children's Nebraska
Raheel Ahmed, MD, PhD, University of Wisconsin–Madison
Jorge Gonzalez-Martinez, MD, PhD, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
Dhruve Jeevan, MD, Dell Children's Medical Center
Chelsey B. Ortman, MD, Dell Children's Medical Center
Karen Evankovich, PhD, Dell Children's Medical Center
Janet Wilson, APRN, CPNP-PC, Dell Children's Medical Center
Allie Melendez-Zaidi, MD, PhD, El Paso Children's Hospital
Emily Ramirez, DO, Dell Children's Medical Center
Additional details are forthcoming.
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