4-Day In-Person Hands-On Workshop
November 16 – 19, 2024
Axis Research and Technologies (Columbia, MD)
The Department of Neurosurgery at the University of Maryland is pleased to announce its first annual Cerebrovascular and Skull Base 360° Course. The course embraces a “360 degree” philosophy, examining neurological pathologies in a comprehensive manner and considering all aspects of different surgical options.
In this course, participants will explore the intricacies of cerebrovascular and skull base surgery and gain unique insights into different surgical strategies alongside the masters: Dr. Tanikawa, Dr. Nakaji, Dr. Kong, Dr. Youssef, Dr. Lawton, Dr. Patel, Dr. Mostafa, and Dr. Khan. The participants will examine clinical case studies, implement surgical strategies and advanced surgical techniques in bypass and skull base surgery, through hands-on laboratory experiences and active discussions.
The course aims to equip participants with the skills, knowledge, and confidence to excel in this challenging yet rewarding field of neurosurgery.
Objectives
- Gain a comprehensive understanding of neurosurgical anatomy of the skull base
- Identify critical neurovascular structures in a microneurosurgical setting
- Learn appropriate visualization techniques and surgical approaches to the skull base with nuanced appreciation for the benefits and risks of reach approach
- Apply advanced surgical techniques on cadaveric specimens in a laboratory setting with emphasis on avoidance of critical neurovascular structures
- Develop critical thinking and decision-making skills for management of various neurological pathologies of the skull base
Course Directors
Invited Faculty
Agenda
Cerebrovascular Bypass Surgery
Saturday, November 16, 2024
7:00 – 7:30 AM | REGISTRATION and BREAKFAST | |
7:30 – 7:45 AM | Opening Remarks and Welcoming Address | Woodworth |
7:45 – 8:15 AM |
Lecture: Basic Tenets of Bypass Surgery |
Tanikawa |
8:15 – 8:35 AM |
Lecture: Bypass for Moyamoya Disease |
Patel |
8:35 – 8:55 AM |
Lecture: Bypass for Ischemic Non-Moyamoya Disease: Any Evidence? |
Khan |
9:00 – 9:30 AM |
Lecture: Bypass for Complex Aneurysms |
Tanikawa |
9:30 – 9:45 AM | BREAK and EXHIBITS | |
9:45 AM – 12:30 PM |
Hands-On Laboratory: Master Station: Tanikawa – Bypass on Synthetic Tubes and Artificial Models |
All Faculty |
12:45 – 1:15 PM |
LUNCH Lecture: The Future of Cerebrovascular Surgery |
Lawton (Virtual) |
1:15 – 1:45 PM |
Lecture: Bypass Surgery: The Learning Curve |
Labib |
1:45 – 2:00 PM | BREAK and EXHIBITS | |
2:00 – 5:00 PM |
Hands-On Laboratory: Master Station: Tanikawa – Bypass on Cadavers |
All Faculty |
5:00 – 5:45 PM | Case Discussions | Cherian |
Skull Base Surgery
Sunday, November 17, 2024
7:00 – 7:30 AM | SIGN-IN and BREAKFAST | |
7:30 – 8:00 AM |
Lecture: Anatomical Basis of the Orbitozygomatic Craniotomy (OZ) |
Khan |
8:00 – 8:15 AM |
Lecture: Anterior Clinoidectomy: Extra-and Intradural Techniques |
Nagm |
8:15 – 8:45 AM |
Lecture: The Pretemporal Transcavernous Approach: Anatomy and Application in Cerebrovascular Surgery |
Tanikawa |
8:45 – 9:15 AM |
Lecture: The Pterional Approach for Giant Olfactory Groove Meningiomas |
Mostafa |
9:15 – 9:30 AM | BREAK and EXHIBITS | |
9:30 AM – 12:30 PM |
Hands-On Laboratory: Master Station: Labib OZ Approach Cavernous Sinus Approaches |
All Faculty |
12:45 – 1:15 PM |
LUNCH Lecture: The Comprehensive Acoustic Neuroma Surgeon: A Master of all Approaches |
Youssef |
1:15 – 1:30 PM |
Lecture: Understanding the Anatomy of the Petrous Bone |
Labib |
1:30 – 2:00 PM |
Lecture: The Kawase Approach: Anatomy and Case Examples |
Youssef |
2:00 – 5:00 PM |
Hands-On Laboratory: Master Station: Youssef Middle Fossa-Anterior Petrosal Approach Upper Third Clivectomy |
All Faculty |
5:00 – 5:15 PM |
Lecture: TBA |
Woodworth |
5:15 – 5:30 PM |
Lecture: Ear Anatomy for the Neurosurgeons |
Kaufman |
5:30 – 5:45 PM |
Lecture: Mastoidectomy and the Posterior Petrosal Approaches |
Nagm |
Skull Base Surgery
Monday, November 18, 2024
7:30 – 8:00 AM | SIGN-IN and BREAKFAST | |
8:00 – 8:30 AM |
Lecture: The Combined Petrosal Approach: How I do it? With Clinical Cases |
Tanikawa |
8:30 – 9:00 AM |
Lecture: The Far Lateral Approach: How I do it? With Clinical Cases |
Youssef |
9:00 – 9:15 AM | BREAK and EXHIBITS | |
9:15 AM – 12:30 PM |
Hands-On Laboratory: Master Station: Tanikawa Combined Petrosal Approach |
All Faculty |
12:45 – 1:30 PM |
LUNCH Lecture: Innovating Minimally Invasive Approaches to Cranial Pathology: A Two-Decade Retrospective |
Nakaji |
1:30 – 2:00 PM |
Lecture: The Extreme Lateral Approach |
Labib |
2:00 – 2:15 PM | BREAK and EXHIBITS | Tanikawa |
2:15 – 4:45 PM |
Hands-On Laboratory: Master Station: Nagm/Labib Far Lateral and Extreme Lateral Approaches |
All Faculty |
4:45 – 5:15 PM |
Lecture: The Elephant in the Room: Surgery in and Around the Cavernous Sinus |
Labib |
5:15 – 5:45 PM |
Lecture: Surgical Management of High-Grade AVMs |
Patel |
7:00 PM | Participants and Faculty DINNER |
Skull Base Surgery
Tuesday, November 19, 2024
7:30 – 8:00 AM | SIGN-IN and BREAKFAST | |
8:00 – 8:30 AM |
Lecture: The Mini-Pterional and Periorbital Approaches for Cerebrovascular Lesions: Decision-Making and Technique |
Nakaji |
8:30 – 9:00 AM |
Lecture: Introduction to the Transorbital Approaches |
Kong |
9:00 – 9:15 AM | BREAK and EXHIBITS | |
9:15 AM – 12:30 PM |
Hands-On Laboratory: Master Station: Kong/Nakaji Transorbital Approaches to Anterior Cranial Fossa |
All Faculty |
12:45 – 1:15 PM |
LUNCH Lecture: Transorbital Approaches to Complex Skull Base Lesions |
Kong |
1:15 – 1:45 PM |
Lecture: Exoscope in Neurosurgery |
El-Kalliny |
1:45 – 2:00 PM |
Lecture: Transorbital Approaches to the Cavernous Sinus |
Kong |
2:00 – 5:30 PM |
Hands-On Laboratory: Master Station: Kong Transorbital Approaches to the Middle and Posterior Cranial Fossa |
All Faculty |
5:30 PM | Course Adjourns |