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Modern approaches to the brain and skull base
2025 course dates are August 22 and 23
Houston Methodist Hospital will be partnering with a European institution to host a skull base and brain course. It will include lectures and hands on labs. There will be guest speaker from plastic surgery that will also speak to the collaboration with plastics in skull base and brain surgery.
Number of participants is limited to 16 participants and 8 observers
| Fees | |
| Hands-on participation | $300 |
For questions, please contact Shima Zangeneh
This event does not offer course credits.
Target Audience
Physicians, Residents and Fellows specific to skull base subspecialized neurosurgeons.
| Program: Modern approaches to the brain and skull base | |||
| 20 mins presentation, 10mins Q&A, 30mins total each speaker | |||
| Day 1: Thu August 22nd | |||
| 08:00 – 08:30 | Registration/Welcome and introduction | Guenther Feigl, MD PhD Krešimir Rotim, MD PhD | |
| Time | Lectures and Hands-on dissection | Faculty | |
| 08:30 – 09:15 | Keynote lecture: Plastic Surgery Interventions in Skull Base Surgery | Michael Klebuc, MD | |
| 09:15 – 09:45 | Minimally invasive cranial Neurosurgery: State of the Art | Guenther Feigl , MD PhD | |
| 09:45 – 10:15 | Minimally invasive supraorbital approach to skull base lesions | Guenther Feigl , MD PhD | |
| 10:15 – 10:45 | Anatomy of the expanded endonasal approach to the skull base: A neurosurgeons perspective | Roman Bosnjak, MD PhD | |
| 15 min break | |||
| 11:00 – 11:30 | Expanded endoscopic endonasal approach to the parasellar space and cavernous sinus compartments | Roman Bosnjak, MD PhD | |
| 11:30 – 12:00 | Maliganat parapahyngeal lesions: Open versus endoscopic approach | Martin Jurlina, MD PhD | |
| Lunch 12:30 – 13:30 | |||
| 13:30 – 13:45 | Brief Introduction of Surgical Anatomy (Domagoj Gajsky, MD) | Lab Instructors: Rainer Ritz, MD PHD Steffen Rosahl, MD PHD Domagoj Gajsky, MD Roman Bosnjak, MD PhD Martin Jurlina, MD PHD | |
| 13:45 – 15:00 | Cosmetics lab | Michael Klebuc, MD | |
| 15:00 – 17:00 | Demonstration of Endoscopic transnasal approches to the sellar, suprasellar and parasellar regions Hands-on: Anterior patrosectomy | Roman Bosnjak, MD PhD | |
| 17:30 | Zagreb Tour (bus leaving directly from the Lab) | ||
| 19:30 | Gala Dinner | ||
| Day 2: Friday August 23 | |||
| Time | Lectures and Hands-on dissection | Faculty | |
| 09:00 – 09:30 | Surgical floors of the cerebellopontine angle | Steffen Rosahl, MD PhD | |
| 09:30 – 10:00 | Working horses for CPA lesions: Anterior transpetrosal approach (Kawase approach) and retrosigmoidal approach | Rainer Ritz, MD PhD | |
| 10:00 – 10:30 | ENT thoughts for lateral approaches | Jeff Vrabec, MD | |
| 15 min break | |||
| 10:45 – 11:15 | Minimally invasive modified OZ approaches | Brandon Lebelt, MD | |
| 11:15 – 11:45 | Meningiomas of the craniocervical junction: Modern approaches to treatment | Krešimir Rotim, MD PhD | |
| 11:45 – 12:15 | Perihippocampal tumors with epilepsy: should we avoid hippocampal resection | Tomislav Sajko, MD | |
| Lunch 12:15 – 13:15 | |||
| 13:15 – 13:30 | Brief Introduction of Surgical Anatomy (Domagoj Gajsky, MD) | Lab Instructors: Rainer Ritz, MD PhD Steffen Rosahl, MD PhD Domagoj Gajsky, MD Roman Bosnjak, MD PhD Martin Jurlina, MD PhD | |
| 13:30 – 14:30 | Classical transpetrosal approach lab | Jeff Vrabec, MD | |
| 14:30 – 15:30 | Retrosigmoidal approach | Guenther Feigl , MD PhD, Steffen Rosahl, MD PhD, Rainer Ritz, MD PhD | |
| Closing remarks 15:30 – 16:00 | |||
CITY INFORMATION
Zagreb
Effervescent, avant-garde and always elegant, Zagreb embodies the grace and dignity of Old Europe, boasting a rich cultural heritage and artistic vibrancy unlike anywhere else in Croatia. A dynamic, yet unhurried metropolis and capital city, Zagreb’s design beckons one to stroll, relax, and observe, with its many gardens, alfresco squares, landscaped promenades, and secret courtyards.
A year-round destination, each season illuminates a new affirmation of our affection. Zagreb is one of Wanda’s favorite cities of the world, “I love everything that happens here.”
Zagreb’s location has inevitably influenced its character. At an intersection of cultures, empires, and ethnic boundaries, Zagreb, a former Kingdom in its own right, is at once European, Mediterranean, and Austro-Hungarian. Today, Zagreb’s long history is evident in every structure and sidewalk, while its vibrant and cutting-edge art scene energizes contemporary society.
The Croatian capital has not received such popular attention as its Adriatic neighbors; thus, Zagreb may not yet ring familiar to the modern traveler. Be that as it may, this capital city, the seat of the government, where 20% of the country’s population resides, is a cultural capital, a university town, home to generations of artists and poets, with architecture showcasing centuries of history and evolution.
See why locals and visitors alike fall in love with this beautiful and distinct city!
Travel
Participants are responsible for making their own travel arrangements, as we do not reimburse travel expenses or offer accommodations. We can, however, provide a list of hotel recommendations. Please see list below:
HOTEL CLOSEST TO THE LAB
HOTEL ACADEMIA 4*
HOTELS IN THE CITY CENTER
HOTEL ARTOTEL 5* art'otel Zagreb | Home (artotelzagreb.com)
HOTEL DUBROVNIK 4* Hotel in Zagreb City Center (hotel-dubrovnik.hr)
HOTEL CAPITAL 4* Hotel Capital | Heritage Hotel in Zagreb, Croatia - Amadria Park
10 TO 15 MINUTES WALK FROM THE MAIN SQUARE
HOTEL ESPLANADE 5* Esplanade - Esplanade Zagreb
HOTEL LE PREMIER 4*
CANOPY BY HILTON 4* Canopy by Hilton Zagreb - City Centre
HOTEL WESTIN 5* Premium Hotel in Croatia | The Westin Zagreb (marriott.com)
HOTEL SHERATON 5* Premium Hotel in Croatia | Sheraton Zagreb Hotel (marriott.com)
| COURSE DIRECTORS | |
 | Gavin W. Britz MD, MPH, MBA, FAANS Candy and Tom Knudson Distinguished Centennial Chair in Neurosurgery Professor and Chairman Department of Neurosurgery Director, Neurological Institute Co-Director, Cerebrovascular Center Co-Director, Skull Base Program Houston Methodist Hospital Professor of Neurological Surgery, Weill Cornell Medical College, NY Adjunct Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Rice University |
 | Guenther C. Feigl, MD, PhD Professor of Neurosurgery Chairman of the Department of Neurosurgery, Klinikum Bamberg, Germany Director of the Brain Tumor Center Bamberg Director of the Skull Base Center Bamberg Adjunct Professor of Neurosurgery, (IAM) Houston Methodist, Houston Texas Full Faculty Member on the Affiliate Track, Houston Methodist Research Institute, Houston Texas Honorary Professor, University of Applied Health Sciences, Zagreb Croatia |
KEYNOTE SPEAKER
| Michael Klebuc, MD Associate Clinical Professor of Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery Houston Methodist Hospital & Weill Cornell School of Medicine Eva Lynn & John S. Dunn Jr. New Century Chair in Reconstructive Surgery Director of the Center for Facial Paralysis and Functional Restoration |
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