Skull Base Fellows Course 2026
Cleveland, Ohio – USA
27 – 28 August 2026
The Skull Base Fellows Course is a comprehensive two-day educational program designed for skull base fellows and early-career neurosurgeons interested in skull base surgery. The course combines expert lectures, case-based discussions, and hands-on cadaver dissections to strengthen anatomical knowledge, surgical decision-making, and technical skills in skull base neurosurgery.
About the Skull Base Fellows Course
This intensive skull base surgery course provides focused training in the fundamental surgical approaches required for modern skull base practice. Participants will learn from a distinguished faculty of neurosurgeons and ENT surgeons with expertise in open, endoscopic, posterolateral, transtemporal, and endonasal skull base techniques.
In addition, the course emphasizes practical anatomical understanding, complication avoidance, and the management of complex skull base pathologies, including vascular lesions and tumors involving the anterior skull base and cerebellopontine angle.
Course Format
The course includes:
- Expert lectures
- Case-based discussions
- Hands-on cadaver dissections
- Endoscopic endonasal anatomy training
- Posterolateral and transtemporal approach demonstrations
- Surgical strategy discussions
- Vascular lesion management
Learning Objectives
By the end of the course, participants should be able to:
- Identify factors that may lead to surgical complications and poor outcomes when treating brain tumors.
- Employ strategies for surgical complication avoidance and treatment management.
- Analyze the impact of surgical complications on patients’ quality of life.
- Demonstrate proper surgical techniques for endonasal endoscopic approaches to the anterior skull base.
- Demonstrate proper surgical techniques for addressing diverse pathologies within the cerebellopontine angle.
Who Should Attend
This skull base surgery course is suitable for:
- Skull base fellows
- Early-career neurosurgeons
- Neurosurgery residents with skull base interest
- ENT surgeons involved in skull base surgery
- Neurosurgeons seeking hands-on cadaveric skull base training
Registration Information
For registration details, course fees, venue information, and official updates, please contact the course organizers directly or visit the official course page.
Neurosurgery Lounge publishes and promotes neurosurgical educational events but does not manage registration.
Advance Registration Deadline: July 28, 2026
