NeuroImmunology & Beyond!: Part II

2026 CNS Spring Conference

Event Information

When:

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March 20 - 22, 2026

Friday morning through Sunday morning.

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Where:

Dana Point, CA

The conference will be hosted at the Laguna Cliffs Marriott Resort & Spa. Follow the link to use the CNS discount.


Laguna Cliffs Marriott Resort & Spa

25135 Park Lantern

Dana Point, CA 92629, US

Telephone: +1 949-661-5000


What:

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NeuroImmunology & Beyond!: Part II

Get the latest updates in neuroimmunology and connect with leading experts on a wide variety of neurology and immunology topics.


Scroll down to see the conference agenda when available.

This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the joint providership of CME Consultants and California Neurology Society. CME Consultants is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians. 


CME Consultants designates this live activity for a maximum of 25.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. 

Christopher Lock, MD, PhD

SESSION SPOTLIGHT

Thursday, November 6, 2025 from 5 to 6PM

MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS by Christopher Lock, MD, PhD from Stanford University 


Please Join Us for the Classic Representation, the paradigm of NeuroImmunolgy where its origins began.


Dr. Christopher Lock is a Clinical Associate Professor of Neurology at Stanford University and Clinical Trials Director for Stanford's Multiple Sclerosis and Neuroimmunology program. He earned his medical degree from King’s College London and Westminster Hospital Medical School in the U.K. He received an entrance scholarship to WHMS and the Barry Prize for the Associate of King’s College exam. He completed a Neurology residency and a Neuroimmunology fellowship at Stanford during which he received a Clinician Scientist award from the National Multiple Sclerosis Society. He is active in clinical research and is particularly interested in newer treatments for progressive forms of MS. 

Agenda

CNS FALL CONFERENCE 2025: NEUROIMMUNOLOGY & BEYOND!

  • Thursday, November 6, 2025

    • 8:00–9:00 Breakfast / Registration  Exhibit Hall 
    • 8:50 – 9:00 Welcome & Review of Day Activities Jeffrey Klingman, MD (CNS Pres.) 
    • 9:00-9:15 CNS Members Report Jeffrey Klingman, MD (CNS Pres.) +  
    • 9:15-9:30 AI: What the physician needs to know (No CME)  Robert Weinmann, MD (past Chair)
    • 9:30-11:00 LEDGE Committee Reports of legislation, CNS position on issues and legislation, and discussion with membership of future directions in Advocacy. Johanna Rosenthal, MD (Chair), Stella Legarda, MD (Chair), Robert Weinmann, MD (past Chair), Jeff Klingman, MD (CNS Pres.), Steve Holtz, MD (AAN Liason), Selim Yilmaz (CNS Advocate) 
    • 11:00-11:30 Coffee Break Exhibits 
    • 11:30-12:30 Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy Chris Nowinski, PhD (BU) 
    • 12:30 - Lunch Provided by CNS for Attendees Exhibits 
    • [1:00–2:00] An FDA-approved option for your patients with gMG Said Beydoun, MD (USC) Johnson & Johnson (No CME) 
    • - 2:30 Lunch Time End Exhibits 
    • 2:30 – 3:30 Cellular Therapeutics in Neuroimmunology Sasha Gupta, MD (UCSF) 
    • 3:30 - 4:30 Myasthenia Gravis & Eaton Lambert Rodrigo Rodriguez Jr., MD (USC)
    • 4:30 – 5:00 Coffee Break Exhibits 
    • 5:00-6:00 Multiple Sclerosis Update Christopher Lock, MD (Stanford) 
    • 6:00 - 6:30 CNS Reception Exhibit Hall 
    • 6:30 – 9:00 Dinner for Attendees Hosted by CNS 
    • 7:00 - 8:00 The Upstream Role of CD19+ B Cells in Generalized Myasthenia Gravis (gMG)  Pathogenesis Suraj Muley, MD (Honor Health AZ) Amgen (No CME) Conference Room    

  • Friday, November 7, 2025

    • 7:00–8:00 Breakfast / Registration  Exhibit Hall 
    • 7:50 – 8:00 Welcome Jeffrey Klingman, MD, CNS Pres. 
    • 8:00 – 9:00 Paraneoplastic Autoimmune Neurological Disorders Rumyar Ardakani, MD (UColorado)  
    • 9:00–10:00 Sjogren’s Disease Nancy Lee Carteron, MD (UCSF) 
    • 10:00-10:30 Coffee Break Exhibits 
    • 10:30-11:30 FBM and CNS Pain Stuart Silverman MD (CSMC, UCLA) 
    • 11:30-12:30 Neurosarcoidosis Jeffrey Gelfand, MD (UCSF) 
    • 12:30 - Lunch Provided by CNS for Attendees Exhibits 
    • [1:00–2:00] Updates to MS Therapy: Ocrevus and Ocrevus Zunovo for the Treatment of All Relapsing Forms of Multiple Sclerosis (MS) and Primary Progressive MS (PPMS)  Pavle Repovic, MD, PhD (Swedish Neuroscience Institute) Genentech(No CME)
    • - 2:30 Lunch Time End Exhibits 
    • 2:30 – 3:30 Multiple Sclerosis Mimickers Vaishnavi Vaidyanathan, MD (UCD) 
    • 3:30 - 4:30 Parkinson’s Disease Update Suketu Khandhar, MD (Kaiser) 
    • 4:30 – 5:00 Coffee Break Exhibits 
    • 5:00-6:00 Autoimmune Neuropathies (NO CME) Perry Shieh, MD, PhD (UCLA)
    • 6:00 - 6:30 CNS Reception Exhibit Hall 
    • 6:30 - 9:00 Dinner for Attendees Hosted by CNS
    • (7:30-8:30) A targeted treatment option in myasthenia gravis: RYSTIGGO (rozanolixizumab-noli) Perry Shieh, MD, PhD (UCLA) UCB Rare Disease Organization 

  • Saturday, November 8, 2025

    • 6:30 – 8:00 Breakfast / Registration Exhibit Hall 
    • 6:45-7:45 ATTRv-PN: Advances in Understanding & Managing Amyloid Disease with Peripheral Neuropathy Priya Dhawan, MD (UCSF) AcademicCME – CME 1 Unit 
    • 7:50 – 8:00 Welcome Jeffery Klingman, MD, CNS Pres. 
    • 8:00 – 9:00 Dx and Rx Advances in Alzheimer’s Disease Niyatee Samudra, MD (Stanford) 
    • 9:00 – 10:00 Neurovasculitis Tanaz Kermani, MD (UCLA) 
    • 10:00 – 10:30 Coffee Break Exhibits 
    • 10:30 – 11:30 NMOSD and MOGAD Carson Moseley, MD (UCSF) 
    • 11:30 – 12:30 IgG4 Disease: New Kidd on the Block George Sarka, MD, DrPH (CSUN;CSMC)
    • 12:30  –         Lunch Provided by CNS for Attendees Exhibits 
    • [1:00 – 2:00] PeerView Hosted Program: Cracking the Code of GBA1-Associated Parkinson’s Disease and Lysosomal Storage Disorders: Transforming Diagnosis and Management Speaker TBA
    •  – 2:30 Lunch Time Ends Exhibits 
    • 2:30 – 3:30 Neurological Manifestations of SLE Yashaar Chaichian, MD (Stanford) 
    • 3:30 – 4:30 Neurological Manifestations in RA, Psoriasis, Behcet’s and Spondyloarthropathies Jison Hong, MD (Stanford) 
    • 4:30 – 5:00 Coffee Break Exhibits 
    • 5:00 – 6:00 Autoimmune Encephalitis Joanne Guo (UCSF) 
    • 6:00 – 6:30 CNS Reception (for everyone) Exhibits 
    • 6:30 – 9:30 CNS Dinner Program Conference Area
    • [6:30 – 9:30] Hx of M.S. and Hx of Pernicious Anemia, the Forgotten Disease George Sarka, MD, DrPH (CSUN;CSMC) 

  • Sunday, November 9, 2025

    • 7:00 – 8:30 Breakfast/ Registration Exhibit Hall 
    • 7:50 – 8:00 Welcome Jeffrey Klingman, MD, CNS Pres. 
    • 8:00 – 9:00 Pediatric Multiple Sclerosis Laura Saucier, MD (Children’s LA) 
    • 9:00 – 10:00 Autoimmune Epilepsy and Status Epilepticus Kristie Bauman, MD (Sac) 
    • 10:00 – 10:30 Coffee Break Exhibit Hall 
    • 10:30 – 11:30 New Advances in Myositis Ge Xiang, MD (UCD) 
    • 11:30 – 12:30 Stiff Person Syndrome and  other anti-GAD Ab Disorders Rodrigo Rodriguez, MD (USC) 
    • 12:30 Next Conference Announcement & Adjourn Jeffrey Klingman, MD, CNS Pres. 
    • 12:45 – 1:30 CNS Conference Planning Committee 

Important Conference Information:

Flying into the conference? Here is some helpful information.

Closest Airports:

  • John Way Airport (SNA)
  • Hotel - 24.0 miles SE;
  • Uber ~ $40-$60 one way
  • Long Beach (LGB)
  • Hotel - 45.0 miles SE;
  • Uber ~ $40-$70 one way
  • Los Angeles Int’l (LAX)
  • Hotel - 60.0 miles SE;
  • Uber ~ $120 one way


Notes:

  • Hotel does not have a shuttle to/from airports
  • Laguna Cliffs Marriott Resort & Spa has electric vehicle charging stations (subject to availability)
  • The check-in time at Laguna Cliffs Marriott Resort & Spa is 4:00 pm and the check-out time is 11:00 am.
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