Key Themes of the 2026 Brain & Spine Symposium for Neurology Practice: Warren Selman, MD

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"One of the presenters summarized it best by saying, ‘AI won't replace me as a doctor, but a doctor who knows how to use AI well may replace me.’ I think that's the message I got: that it's really a partner, and especially in neurological disorders where things are changing so rapidly, you want to make sure you're offering your patients the best and the most up-to-date treatments that we have."

Recently, Marcus Neuroscience Institute, part of Baptist Health South Florida, hosted its 2026 Brain & Spine Symposium on May 14–15, bringing together physicians, researchers, and clinical experts to discuss advances in neuroscience through lectures, panel discussions, and case-based presentations.¹ Faculty presented on evidence-based practices across brain and spine surgery, interventional pain management, neurodegenerative diseases, multiple sclerosis (MS), movement disorders, epilepsy, stroke, neuromuscular disorders, cognitive and behavioral neurology, and neurorehabilitation.

Additional sessions at the meeting highlighted minimally invasive and robotic spine techniques, cerebrovascular disease, diagnostic advances, treatment innovation, multidisciplinary care, and emerging research shaping the future of neurosciences. In a recent interview with NeurologyLive^®, symposium speaker Warren Selman, MD, chief medical executive at Marcus Neuroscience Institute, gave an overview of the meeting, describing it as highly successful, with strong attendance, diverse faculty, and broad clinical relevance.

He emphasized that presentations at the symposium noted on the expanding role of artificial intelligence in the neurosciences, including its use in clinical support, documentation, and evidence synthesis, as well as applications in neurosurgical planning through digital modeling approaches. In the conversation, Selman also highlighted rapid therapeutic advances in MS and other neurologic diseases, along with the growing importance of high-resolution imaging in improving diagnosis, stratification, and individualized treatment strategies.

REFERENCES
1. Marcus Neuroscience Institute to Host 2026 Brain & Spine Symposium. News release. Baptist Health. April 6, 2026. Accessed May 19, 2026. https://baptisthealth.net/newsroom/press-release/marcus-neuroscience-institute-to-host-brain-symposium