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, MDFSIR | 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
Advancing the Frontier: Novel Immunotherapies for Breast Cancer Treatment

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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
Sonodynamic Therapy for Brain Tumors

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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
Accessing US Government Grant Funding

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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
Open Science

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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
Virtual Congressional Briefing

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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
Neuroethics for Novel Neurotechnologies

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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
Patent Strategy for Business Leaders

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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
Cancer Immunotherapy Treatment and Research in a COVID-19 World

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June 24, 2020

  • Jill O’Donnell-Tormey, PhD | Cancer Research Institute
  • Jessica Foley, PhD | Focused Ultrasound Foundation
Liquid Biopsy for Brain Tumors: Recent Advances and Future Directions

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June 17, 2020

  • Stephen J. Bagley, MD, MSCE | University of Pennsylvania
Breaking Barriers with Sound: The Future of Parkinson’s Disease Therapy with Focused Ultrasound

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April 29, 2020

  • Nir Lipsman, MD, PhD | Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre
Focused Ultrasound Therapies for Parkinson’s Disease in Preclinical Models

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April 28, 2020

  • Elisa E. Konofagou, PhD | Columbia University
Curing with Sound

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April 9, 2020

  • Neal F. Kassell, MD | Focused Ultrasound Foundation
Histotripsy for Treatment of Cancer and Neurological Diseases

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March 25, 2020

  • Zhen Xu, PhD | University of Michigan
Immunotherapy for Brain Tumors

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February 24, 2020

  • Michael Lim, MD | Johns Hopkins University
Back to the Future: Focused Ultrasound for Psychiatric Disorders

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October 28, 2019

  • Renana Eitan, MD | Brigham & Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School
High Intensity Focused Ultrasound – Past and Present

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February 27, 2019

  • Narendra Sanghvi | SonaCare Medical
How to Accelerate Adoption of New Technologies in Legacy Environments

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September 19, 2018

  • Salim Ismail | ExO Foundation
Data Science in Biomedicine – How Much Value Versus How Much Hype

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May 11, 2018

  • Philip Bourne, PhD | University of Virginia
Blockchain: A Healthcare-Focused Introduction

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April 18, 2018

  • Rick Hamilton | Optum
The Rise of Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence

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December 4, 2017

  • Rick Hamilton | Optum
Focused Ultrasound Combination Approaches for Cancer Treatment

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July 24, 2017

  • Chandan Guha, PhD, MBBS | Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Focused Ultrasound for Temporary Opening of the Blood-Brain Barrier

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July 11, 2017

  • Elisa Konofagou, PhD | Columbia University
Focused Ultrasound for the Treatment of Pancreatic Cancer

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June 15, 2017

  • Joo Ha Hwang, MD, PhD | University of Washington
Immunotherapy: Revolutionizing Cancer Treatment

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January 17, 2017

  • Jill O’Donnell-Tormey, PhD | Cancer Research Institute
Research Progress in Parkinson’s Disease and a Role for Focused Ultrasound

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July 19, 2016

  • Paul S. Fishman, MD, PhD | University of Maryland School of Medicine
Tractography-based Targeting for Functional Neurosurgery

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Read the White Paper (PDF)
May 11, 2016

  • Vibhor Krishna, MD, SM | Ohio State University
Translational research toward conformal treatments for prostate and brain

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November 5, 2015

  • Cyril Lafon, PhD | French Institute of Health and Medical Research (INSERM)
The Affordable Care Act: Promises, Perils and Politics

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October 30, 2015

  • Carolyn Engelhard, MPA | University of Virginia
A Brief History of Focused Ultrasound Brain Therapy: From Old Dreams to New Hopes

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August 31, 2015

  • Jean Francois Aubry, PhD | Institute Langevin, Paris
Transient Ultrasonic Modulation of the Brain: from remote palpation to action potential triggering

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August 12, 2015

  • Jean Francois Aubry, PhD | Institute Langevin, Paris
Focused Ultrasound and Regenerative Medicine: Enhancing Homing and Retention of Stem Cells to Targeted Tissues

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June 16, 2015

  • Joseph A. Frank, MS, MD | Frank Laboratory, Radiology and Imaging Services, National Institutes of Health
Focused Ultrasound for the Treatment of Central Nervous System Diseases

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May 6, 2015

  • Elisa E. Konofagou, PhD | Columbia University
Alzheimer’s: Introduction to Disease Pathology and Treatments

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April 28, 2015

  • Steven T. DeKosky, MD | University of Virginia School of Medicine
Cancer Immunotherapy: Opportunities and Barriers

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March 18, 2015

  • Tim Bullock, PhD | University of Virginia