Webinars

Join us for live webinars on hot topics in the field of focused ultrasound.

The Foundation occasionally hosts seminars, giving experts in the field an opportunity to present on areas of emerging interest or promising research. We broadcast these talks via webinar to help keep the broader community abreast of new advances. If you would like to be included on future webinar invitations, please contact communications@fusfoundation.org.

Archived Webinars

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November 13, 2024

Robert Lewandowski, MD, FSIR | Northwestern University
Suzanne LeBlang, MD | Focused Ultrasound Foundation
Martijn Meijerink, MD, PhD, FCIRSE | Amsterdam UMC
Isabel G. Newton, MD, PhD | UC San Diego
Brad Wood, MD FSIR | NIH Clinical Center
Timothy Ziemlewicz, MD | University of Wisconsin

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October 30, 2024

Andrew Davis, MD | Washington University in St. Louis
Patrick Dillon, MD | University of Virginia
Natasha Sheybani, PhD | University of Virginia
Polina Weitzenfeld, PhD | Rockefeller University
Suzanne LeBlang, MD | Focused Ultrasound Foundation
Yonni Wattenmaker, MA | Breast Cancer Alliance

Future of Healthcare: Navigating AI Integration in Medical Devices

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May 28-29, 2024

Nathan Evans | Woods Rogers Vandeventer Black
Rick Hamilton | Focused Ultrasound Foundation
Liz Heddleston | Woods Rogers Vandeventer Black
Mike Shumpert, MBA | Mosaic Data Science
Bradley Merrill Thompson | Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.
Michael Zagorski | EBG Advisors

Focused Ultrasound Transforming Women’s Health

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May 8, 2024

Jessica Foley, PhD | Focused Ultrasound Foundation
Suzanne LeBlang, MD | Focused Ultrasound Foundation
Lynn T. Dengel, MD, MSc | University of Virginia
Elisa Konofagou, PhD | Columbia University

Focused Ultrasound Therapy: Powerful Platform Technology Transforming Patient Lives

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April 3, 2024

Terri Freson | Neuropathic Pain Patient
Roger Packer, MD | Children’s National Hospital
Noah Philip, MD | Brown University, VA Providence

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October 11, 2023

Kirk Tanner, PhD | National Brain Tumor Society
Vijay Agarwal, MD | Alpheusmedical
Suzanne LeBlang, MD | Focused Ultrasound Foundation
Lauren Powlovich, MD, MBA | Focused Ultrasound Foundation
Francesco Prada, MD | Istituto Neurologico Carlo Besta

Focused Ultrasound and Breast Cancer: Current Treatments for Active Disease and Potential Applications during Survivorship

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October 5, 2023

David Brenin, MD | University of Virginia School of Medicine
Natasha Sheybani, PhD | University of Virginia

New Approaches in Parkinson’s Disease Treatment

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April 21, 2023

Rebecca Gilbert, MD, PhD | American Parkinson Disease Association
Paul Fishman, MD, PhD | University of Maryland School of Medicine
Michael Broad, PhD | Focused Ultrasound Foundation
John Dutton | Focused Ultrasound Patient

Women in Focused Ultrasound: Spotlight on Mentorship

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March 23, 2023

Isabelle Aubert, PhD | University of Toronto
Elisa Konofagou, PhD | Columbia University
Natasha D. Sheybani, PhD | University of Virginia
Zhen Xu, PhD | University of Michigan

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December 6, 2022

Liz Powell, Esq., MPH | Founder, G2G Consulting
Greg Kapcar, MPA | Vice President, G2G Consulting
Katie Collins | Vice President, G2G Consulting

New Approaches with Immunotherapies and Breast Cancer

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October 6, 2022

David R. Brenin, MD | University of Virginia (UVA Health)
Scott Abrams, PhD | Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center
Michael Nemeth, PhD | Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center

Focused Ultrasound and Alzheimer’s Disease: Using Sound to Deliver Drugs to the Brain

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September 20, 2022

Sandra Black, OC, O.Ont., MD, FRSC | Sunnybrook Research Institute
Nir Lipsman, MD, PhD | Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre
Arjun (JJ) Desai, MD | Insightec

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July 26, 2022

David Mellor, PhD | Center for Open Science
Holly Smith, MBA, PMP | Project Data Sphere
Jon McDunn, PhD | Project Data Sphere

LabTAU Focused Ultrasound Center of Excellence (COE) – A Five Year Perspective

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May 17, 2022

Cyril Lafon, PhD | Research Director & Head, LabTAU
W. Apoutou N’DJIN, PhD | Research Associate in Biomedical Engineering, LabTAU
Anne-Gaëlle Chaux, PhD, DDS | Oral Surgeon, Nantes University (LabTAU)

The Future of Medicine, Aging, and Longevity

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May 10, 2022

Ken Dychtwald, PhD | Founder and CEO, Age Wave

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February 22, 2022

Senator Mark Warner
Jessica Foley, PhD
Beverly McGowan
Matthew Bucknor, MD
Noah Philip, MD

Expanding the Horizon – Focused Ultrasound and Medication-Refractory Epilepsy

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November 19, 2021

Vibhor Krishna, MD | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Michael Sperling, MD | Jefferson Comprehensive Epilepsy Center
Travis Tierney, MD | Nebraska City Medical Clinic
Max Wintermark, MD | Stanford University
Cory | Epilepsy patient

Novel Advances in Breast Cancer Treatment

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October 22, 2021

David Brenin, MD | University of Virginia School of Medicine
Gregory Czarnota, MD, PhD | Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Sunnybrook Research Institute
Ying Meng, MD | University of Toronto
Natasha Sheybani, PhD | University of Virginia

Pathway to Getting Paid for a New Medical Technology in the US

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August 11, 2021

Mark Carol, MD | Senior Advisor, Focused Ultrasound Foundation

Noninvasive HIFU Treatment of Varicose Veins: European Experience and US Market Perspective

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June 30, 2021

Dr. Steve Elias | Director, Center for Vein Disease, Englewood Health Network
Professor Mark Whiteley | Executive Chairman, Consultant Venous Surgeon, The Whiteley Clinic
Dr. Rubén Rodríguez Carvajal | Director, International Vascular and Endovascular Institute (IVEI)
David Caumartin | Chief Executive Officer, Theraclion
Dr. Michel Nuta | Vice President Veins & Chief Medical Officer, Theraclion

Fireside Chat: Focused Ultrasound for Cancer Immunotherapy

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June 24, 2021

Jill O’Donnell-Tormey, PhD | Cancer Research Institute
Theresa LaVallee, PhD | Parker Institute for Cancer Immunotherapy
Jessica Foley, PhD | Focused Ultrasound Foundation

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April 19, 2021

Helen Mayberg, MD | Ichan School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Judy Illes, PhD | University of British Columbia
Nir Lipsman, MD, PhD | Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre
Patrick McDonald, MD | BC Children’s Hospital Research Institute
Matthew Burke, MD | Sunnybrook Research Institute
Jennifer Chandler, LLB, LLM | Centre for Law, Technology and Society
Jessica Foley, PhD | Focused Ultrasound Foundation
Suzanne LeBlang, MD | Focused Ultrasound Foundation

Fireside Chat: Focused Ultrasound for Pediatrics

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March 3, 2021

Suzanne LeBlang, MD | Focused Ultrasound Foundation

“Picture a Scientist” Panel Discussion with Women in Focused Ultrasound

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January 14, 2021

Katherine W. Ferrara, PhD | Stanford University
Elisa Konofagou, PhD | Columbia University
Wanda Nicholson, MD, MPH, MBA | University of North Carolina School of Medicine
Natasha Sheybani, PhD | Stanford University

Recognition of University Medical Center Utrecht as Focused Ultrasound Center of Excellence

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January 9, 2021

Representatives from the Focused Ultrasound Foundation and UMC Utrecht

2020 Lockhart Prize Winners – Research Highlights

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November 5, 2020

Matthew Bucknor, MD | UCSF Department of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging
Pejman Ghanouni, MD, PhD | Stanford University

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October 27, 2020

Rick Hamilton | Optum

Focused Ultrasound for Gene Therapy: An Overview

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September 17, 2020

Natasha Sheybani, PhD | Stanford University

Focused Ultrasound and its Potential Role in Neurofibromatosis Treatment

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August 12, 2020

Michel Kalamarides, MD, PhD | Pitié-Salpetrière Hôpital
Nathan McDannold, PhD | Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School
Tyrone Porter, PhD | University of Texas at Austin
AeRang Kim, MD, PhD | Children’s National Hospital