The California Neurology Society enhances healthcare for patients with neurological diseases through educational programs. By fostering collaboration among neurologists and advocating for legislative support, the Society empowers members to improve patient care and advance neurology. It also raises awareness of neurologists' role in disease management while ensuring affordable membership for equitable access to resources.

2025 CNS Spring Conference:

Neurology, Policy, & Patients

May 1 - 4, 2025

The Citizen Hotel

Sacramento, CA


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Event Information:

Mark your calendars for our Spring Conference, May 1 - 4, 2025, at the Citizen Hotel.


Join us as we shape the future of our profession with critical updates in Neurology, Policy, & advancements in the neurological care of our Patients.


You can now book your hotel reservation online using our group rate for the 2025 California Neurology Society Spring Conference. The last day to book using this rate is Thursday, April 10, 2025 so don't delay!

CNS SPRING CONFERENCE 2025: NEUROLOGY, POLICY & PATIENTS

  • Thursday, May 1, 2025

    • 6:00                      Exhibitor Room Opens for Setup  Metropolitan Terrace
    • 7:00 – 8:00 Breakfast / Registration  Metro Terrace / Quorum Room
    • 7:50 – 8:00 Welcome & Review of Day Activities Jeffrey Klingman, MD (CNS Pres.)
    • 8:00 – 8:30 Demystifying California Lawmaking  Garrett Jensen (Managing Director, Friends of the University)
    • 8:30 – 9:00 CMA & CNS: working together Stuart Thompson, JD (CMA)
    • 9:00 – 9:30 California Neurology Society on the Hill Stella Legarda, MD (Montage Health)
    • 9:30 – 10:00 YAWE: Championing Epilepsy Care & Grassroots Advocacy PANEL: Abigayle Weitl, Daniel Cohen, Wendy Steel, Natalia Sucher
    • 10:00 – 10:20 Coffee Break Metropolitan Terrace
    • 10:20 – 10:50 Overview of CTE and Concussions Jeff Klingman, MD (Kaiser)
    • 10:50 – 11:20 Health Policy (Topic TBD) Richard Pan, MD (UC Davis)
    • 11:20 – 11:50 Youth Tackle Football: Future Directions Assemblymember Tangipa/Steve Cattolica discussion
    • 11:45 – 12:45 Lunch Provided by CNS for Attendees Metropolitan Terrace
    • Walk to Capitol Gather in Citizen Hotel lobby 12:45 All members welcome
    • 1:00 – 1:30 Brief Capitol Tour Selim Yilmaz, CNS Legislative Advocate
    • 1:30 - 3:45 Capitol Group Meetings (CNS member groups)
    • 4:00 – 6:00 CNS Reception  Metropolitan Terrace
    • TBD - Product Theater – TBD 
    • 7:00 – 9:00 Board Meeting 

  • Friday, May 2, 2025

    • 7:00 – 8:00 Breakfast / Registration  Metropolitan Terrace
    • 7:50 – 8:00 Welcome Jeffrey Klingman, MD, CNS Pres.
    • 8:00 – 9:00 Clinician Burnout: Treating the Causes and Not Sugarcoating the Symptoms Paul G. Mathew, MD (Harvard)
    • 9:00 – 10:00 Navigating Parkinson's Disease: Diagnosis and Current Treatment Approaches Lin Zhang, MD, PhD (UC Davis)
    • 10:00 - 10:30 Coffee Break Metropolitan Terrace
    • 10:30 - 11:30 Brief Review of Neuromuscular Complications Associated with Cancer Immunotherapy  Ge Xiong, MD, PhD (UC Davis)
    • 11:30 - 12:00 Discussion Section Quorum Room
    • 12:00 - Lunch Provided by CNS for Attendees Metropolitan Terrace
    • 12:30 – 1:30 Product Theater – AstraZeneca:  Understanding Amyloid Transthyretin (ATTR) Amyloidosis. Speaker -TBD
    • 1:30 - 1:45 AAN Report Quorum Room
    •               - 2:00 Lunch Time End Metropolitan Terrace
    • 2:00 – 3:00 Updates in Multiple Sclerosis and Related Demyelinating Diseases Vaishnavi Vaidyanathan, MD (UC Davis)
    • 3:00 - 4:00 Update on Stroke Management Deepinder S. Sidhu, MD (Kaiser)
    • 4:00 – 4:30 Discussion Section Quorum Room
    • 4:30 - 6:00 CNS Reception Metropolitan Terrace
    • 6:00 - 9:00 Dinner for Attendees Hosted by CNS Metropolitan Terrace
    • 7:00 - 8:00 Product Theater - Amgen:  Uplizna: A treatment that goes beyond the ATTACK Chris Lock, MD (Stanford) (no CME)

  • Saturday, May 3, 2025

    • 6:30 – 8:00 Breakfast / Registration Metro Terrace / Quorum Room
    • 6:30 – 7:30 ATTRv-PN: Advances in Understanding and Managing Amyloid Disease with Peripheral Neuropathy. Priya Dhawan, MD (UCSF) 1 unit CME  (Academic CME)
    • 7:50 – 8:00 Welcome Jeffery Klingman, MD, CNS Pres.
    • 8:00 – 9:00 Headache, Placebo Effects and Future Perspectives for Care Marc E. Lenaerts, MD (UC Davis)
    • 9:00 – 10:00 Developmental Epileptic Encephalopathy and Autism Conditions: Transitional Issues from Childhood to Adulthood Michael Chez, MD (Sutter)
    • 10:00 - 10:30 Coffee Break Metropolitan Room
    • 10:30 – 11:30 The Neuroplasticity Revolution  Michael Merzenich, PhD (UCSF)
    • 11:30 - 12:00 Discussion Section Quorum Room
    • 12:00 - Lunch Provided by CNS for Attendees Metropolitan Terrace
    • 12:30 – 1:30 Changing the Course of Symptomatic Alzheimer’s Disease Early: Moving Research to the Real World With New Biomarkers to Improve Diagnostic Precision TBD
    • - 2:00 Lunch Time Ends Metropolitan Terrace
    • 2:00 – 3:00 Post-traumatic encephalopathy syndrome & CTE Ryan M. Martin, MD, FNCS (UC Davis)
    • 3:00 – 4:00 Dementia – “Amyloid Busting” Therapies Dana McDermott, DO (Montage Health)
    • 4:00 – 4:30 Discussion Section Quorum Room  
    • 4:30 – 6:00 CNS Reception (for everyone) Metropolitan Terrace
    • 6:00 - 9:30 CNS Hosted Dinner for Attendees  Metropolitan Terrace
    • 7:00 – 9:00 History of Epilepsy George Sarka, MD, DrPH (CSUN;CSMC)

  • Sunday, May 4, 2025

    • 7:00 – 8:30 Breakfast / Registration Metro Terrace / Quorum Room
    • 7:50 – 8:00 Welcome Jeffrey Klingman, MD, CNS Pres.
    • 8:00 – 9:00 Parkinson's Disease in Acute Care Setting  Kristina Hart, DO (UC Davis)
    • 9:00 – 10:00 Driving for People with Epilepsy  Samantha Eve Allen, MD, MS
      (UC Davis)
    • 10:00 - 10:30 Coffee Break Metropolitan Terrace
    • 10:30 – 11:30 AVMs in Neurology  Jeffrey Klingman, MD 
    • 10:30 - 12:30 Exhibitor Room Breakdown Metropolitan Terrace
    • 11:45 - 12:15 CNS Members Report Jeffrey Klingman, MD (CNS Pres.) + Committee Chairs
    • 12:15 - 12:30 CNS Future Directions & Adjourn Jeffrey Klingman, MD, CNS Pres.
    • 12:30 - 1:30 CNS Conference Planning Committee  Quorum Room

Parking Information:

Parking at and around the Citizen Hotel

Valet hotel parking at $39/day. Self-parking available in nearby garages.


Nearby parking garages:

  • City Hall Garage - 1000 I Street (5 min. walk)
  • Capital Garage - 1100 10th Street (6 min walk)


Parking rates, hours, details refer to http://www.CityofSacramento.gov. Type Garage parking rate in 

      search box; Click open Garage parking rate page, quick links open on right side, scroll down to 

      Garage facilities - look for City Hall Garage and Capital Garage

(Sacramento downtown parking can vary depending on the day or special events)