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=====Luc De Waele=====

Born July, 31st, 1945, son of DE WAELE A, -M.D., married to Ria DERDE, two sons (Frederik-
Anthony).

-Graduated Medical Doctor, University Leuven and Ghent, Belgium – July 1971.

-Board certified Neurological Surgery – February 1977

-Founder and Head of Department of Neurological Surgery, A.Z. St.Lucas, - Ghent – Belgium
since 1982

Special interests in

Microvascular brain surgery -

Skull base- vascular – tumor surgery –

Microvascular decompression on cranial nerves -

Pituitary = Hypohpysis tumor surgery -

Acoustic neuroma surgery /SMVN – Meniere surgery -

Spine surgery :anterior lumbar spine surgery. Degenerative spine/tumor surgery.

Member of :

-World Federation of Neurological Societies (WFNS) -

-Congress of Neurological surgeons (USA) -

-European Skull Base Society (ESBA). -

-Société de Neurochirurgie de Langue Française

-Dutch Skull Base Society -

-Belgian Society of Neurological Surgery

-Italian Neurosurgical Society

Committee :
-Co-Director of International Neurosurgery Education and Research Foundation (INERF) USA.

- Founder - Co-Director F.R.I.E.N.D.S. surgical courses -Boras – Sweden .

-Guest Professor at Un. M.C. TJIANJIN – China.

-Guest Professor at Beijing Shijing shan teaching hospital Beijing Capital Medical University

-Guest Professor Guangzhou South medical University hospital 3th aff.-China

Publications :30

Recent – co-author publications :

- Middle cranial fossa approach

- Extradural middle fossa approach. Proposal of learning method : the rule of two fans

- Hemilingual spasm : a new neurosurgical entity ?

- Benign metastasizing leiomyoma to skull base and spine

(citations : 14 times by 14 publications )

SCIENTIFIC PRESENTATION - PAPERS - TO BELGIAN SOCIETY OF NEUROLOGICAL
SURGEONS :

-1979 : Extracraniële – intracraniële bypass anastomosen.
Persoonlijke ervaring van 21 gevallen.

-1980 :Indicatie en gebruik van Laser in de Neurochirurgie. Persoonlijke bijdrage en ondervinding.

-1981 : Succesvolle en indirecte behandeling van een reuze-aneurisma cerebri door : 1. Extracraniële –
intracraniële bypass anastomose en 2. Ligatuur van de A.Carotis Interna (hals).

-1981 : Cervicale discopathieën : een overzicht van 80 operatief behandelde cervicale discopathie
letsels volgens de techniek van Cloward. Persoonlijke bijdrage en ondervinding.

-Maart 1991 : VSP placement system (Steffee) : een betere techniek in stabilisatie van de lumbale spina L3
tot S1. Persoonlijke bijdrage en ondervinding.

-Maart 1992 : lateral orbital Keyhole approach for aneurysms – (persoonlijke bijdrage – video).


-Maart 1994 :

1. Skull base approaches : cranio cervical junction tumors (ELITE).

2. Craniële reperage en positioneringssystemen voor ruimte innemende processen van de
convexiteit – Stereopraxie.

-Maart 1995 :

1. Microvasculaire decompressie voor trigeminusneuralgie – technical note

2. Cerebraal hemangiopericytoma (two cases).

-Maart 1996 : Skull base approaches : orbitozygomatic approach to cavernous sinus lesions;
-Maart 1997 :

1. Neuronavigatie – SMN in neurochirurgie – cerebrale pathologie.

2. Laparascopische endoscopische anterieure lumbale intersomatische fusie : nieuwe
techniek voor spinale stabilisatie

- Maart 1998 : Modified open door transfacial approach for midline skull base tumors.

-Maart 1999 :

1.VERTEBROPLASTIE : nieuwe techniek in behandeling van wervelzuiltumoren,
en -frakturen.
2. SKULL BASE SURGERY : Bifrontal transbasal approach.
-Maart 2000 : Deep brain stimulation – STN bij Parkinson-bewegingsstoornissen.
-Maart 2001 : -
1.An unusual intracranial tumor – Diagnostic and neurological procedures. –
2. Deep Brain Stimulations : Dystonia.
-Maart 2002 :
1. Pretoclival tumors : how to choose the best approach
2. 5 year experience in aneurysm coiling
3. Benign metastasizing Leiomyoma of the nervous system
Maart 2003 :
1.Awake craniotomy in brain tumor surgery
2.Management of trigeminal neuroma
3.Preliminary results of the dynamic lumbar disc prothesis (Prodisc) : a study of 65 cases.
Maart 2004 :
1. Jump anastomosis N7-N12 (facialis hypoglossus : behandeling voor facialisparalysis)
2.N.Vestibularis Superior sectio als behandeling voor onbehandelbare en therapieresistente ziekte
van Menière -
3. Skull Base Surgery : transoral approach : indications and technique -
4. Subependymoma fossa posterior : case reports (2).
Maart 2005 :
1. Use of 5-ALA induced porfyrine fluorescence guidance in resection of high grade gliomas -
2. Chordoma of the sacrum : two case reports -
3. Percutaneous pedicle screw fixation : indications and surgical technique -
4. Surgical approach to glomus iugulare tumors : the primary treatment –
5. Multiple spinal metastases of a glioblastoma multiforme : a case report -
6. European multicenter prospective clinical investigation – Prodisc C : preliminary results
Maart 2006 : -two step surgery for large intracranial skull base tumors.
Maart 2008 : - Facial Nerve – Gen. Ganglion Schwannoma.
ONE DAY SYMPOSIUM DEPARTMENT NEUROSURGERY – A.Z. St.LUCAS – GHENTBELGIUM:
October 1991 : 1ste Symposium – Neurochirurgie – A.Z. St.Lucas – Gent
topics : 1. Stereotaxie
2. Backpain.
October 1992 : 2de Symposium – Neurochirurgie – A.Z. St.Lucas – Gent .
topics 1. Cervicobrachialgie
2. Trigeminal Neuralgia.
April 1994 : 3de Symposium - Neurochirurgie – A.Z. St.Lucas – Gent.
topic: Subarachnoidal Hemorrhages. (20 NE).
November 1995 : 4de Symposium - Neurochirurgie – A.Z. St.Lucas – Gent.
topic: Brain Tumors - anno 1995.
May 1997 : 5de Symposium - Neurochirurgie – A.Z. St.Lucas – Gent.
topic: Neuronavigation in Neurosurgery.
May 1998 : 6de Symposium - Neurochirurgie – A.Z. St.Lucas – Gent.
topic : Pain – DCS – Non-invasive pain therapy.
November 1998 : 7de Symposium – Neurochirurgie – A.Z.St.Lucas – Gent.
topic : Microvascular Decompression for cranial nerves.
April 1999 : 8ste Symposium Neurochirurgie – A.Z. St.Lucas – Gent.
topic: Deep brain stimulation – Parkinson.
September 1999 : 9de Symposium Neurochirurgie – A.Z. St.Lucas – Gent
topic: Interventional neuroradiology.
September 2000: 10de Symposium Neurochirurgie A.Z. St.Lucas - Gent
topics: Multidisciplinary functional neurosurgery
Skullbase surgery.
September 2001 :11de Symposium Neurochirurgie AZ St.Lucas - Gent
topics :trends in spine surgery dynamic stabilisation – disc prosthesis surgery.
April 2002: 12de Symposium Neurochirurgie AZ St.Lucas – Gent
topic: awake sleep surgery for brain tumor ( H.Colle, MD.)
March 2003 : International workshop on Kyphoplasty : organiser Dr H. Fransen and Dr.
L.F. De Waele ( NeuroRadiology and Neurosurgery )
April 2004 : International Congres :
topic : The Speeking Brain ( dr H. Colle )
April
2004:
Life Surgery : cervical disc prosthesis (Prodisc C) with Prof. Bertagnoli R.
February 2005: Promis Congress (ICC- GENT) :
topic: procedures of minimal invasive spine therapy ( H Fransen ,M.D.-L.De Waele MD)
November 2005: International course – workshop
topic : Life surgery for Cervical and Lumbar prodisc prosthesis, (R. Bertagnoli) –
April 2006 : Life surgery for cervical disc prosthesis (INTERNATIONAL COURSE).
April 2006: Promis : International Symposium ( H Fransen , M.D. – L.F. De Waele , M.D.)
topic :minimal invasive spine therapy
April 007: Symposium Neurosurgery:
topic :multidisciplinary treatment hand-shoulder -arm pain.
April 2008: Multidisciplinary Symposium
topic: -facial pain
-trigeminal neuralgia
March 2009 : Symposium Neuro-oncology .( H. Colle M.D., - F. Bouttens , M.D.)
SCIENTIFIC PUBLICATIONS :
-Oktober 1972 : Medikon : Surgical treatment of Intracranial Aneurysms.
-Juli 1973 : Internationaal Tijdschrift voor Praktische Therapie : Oriëntatiestudie Piracetam.
-Oktober 1974 : Arts en auto : alcohol and traffic accidents in Belgium : a Scientific Study.
-April 1976 : Tijdschrift voor Geneeskunde : Diagnose middelen aangewend bij patiënten met een
craniocerebraal trauma.
-Oktober 1977 : Medikon : Le spasme des artères cérébrales dans les hémorragies méningées secondaire à
la rupture d’anévrysme intracranien.
-April 1978 : Tijdschrift voor Geneeskunde ; Primair suprasellair ectopisch pinnealoma – (atypische
teratoma)
-1978 : Medikon : Maligne hersentumoren - een analyse van 225 gevallen.
-1978 : Ars Medici : Klinische studie met Minocin I.V. in de neurochirurgie.
-1980 : Acta Neurologica : Microvasculaire decompressie van craniële zenuwen : trigeminusneuralgie en
faciaal tic).
-December 1980 : “Cerebrovasculaire stoornissen en hun behandeling”. – “Cerebrale neurotraumatologie”.
Uitgave U.C.B. – Farmaceutische sector.
-Juni 1981 : Springer Verslag : The Cranial Nerves : Optic glioma.
-Okober 1981 : Neurologia Medio-Chirurgica (The Japan Neurosurgical Society). Successful treatment of a
Giant cerebral aneurysma – not by Direct approach and clipping.
-1982 : Co-auteur van het boek : “Leerboek der Neurochirurgie” – Story Scientia (leerboek 250 blz. eigen
klinische ervaring en illustratie).
-December 1982 : Belgische Medische Acutaliteiten. “Chronisch subduraal hematoma bij bejaarden”.
-Juli 1983 : MEDITEL : (Medische Televisie) Cerebrale spoedgevallen (Video-casette).
-September en oktober 1983 : Belgische medische actualiteiten : Histologische classificatie van de
cerebrale tumoren
.
-Januari 1986 : Clinical Neurology 1 – 1986 : “Enterogenous cyst of the cauda equina”.
-Mei 1987 : Tijdschrift voor Geneskunde : Medullo- en radiculopathieën door cervicale spondylose.
-Juni 1990 : Hospimedica Vol III nr. 3 : Biocompatible Orthopedic Polymer use in orthopedics and
neurosurgery.
- Juli 1998 : Tijdschrift vr Geneeskunde : N.Trigeminusneuralgie – een neurochirurgische entiteit.
-1998 : Tempo – SMN- Neuronavigation -
-2001 : Tijdschrift voor Geneeskunde : Vertebroplastie. -
-2001 : Eos : Neurochirurgie SMN -=Surgical Microscope Navigation ( H. Collle ,M.D.)
-2001 : Neuron (vol 6 nr 4) : MRI bij patiënten met trigeminale neuropathie. –(M. Lemmerling ,MD.)
-Juli 2002 : Tijdschrift voor Geneeskunde : Het Eagle syndroom. –
-2002 : Images in clinical radiologie (J.B.) : Spinal intramedullary arteriovenous malformation –
-2002 : Journal of Neurosurgery (97) : hemilingual spasm : a new neurosurgical entity. –(D.De Ridder
MD.)
-Juli 2003 : Clinical Neurology and Neurosurgery (105(3) : 170-4) : Benign metastazing
leiomyoma of the nervous system : report of 2 cases. -
-Okt 2003 : Tijdschrift van Geneeskunde : Epidurale brucellose als oorzaak van lumbo-ischialgie.
-Juli 2004 : Tijdschrift van Geneeskunde : Postoperatieve resultaten van de mobiele lumbale
discusprothesen. -
-2004 : Tijdschrift van Geneeskunde : Tuberculose in de neurochirurgie en actuele
pathologie.
PARTICIPATION – MEETINGS AND CONGRESSES.
-Mei 1972 : Maligne Hersentumor – Leiden (Nederland).
-Juni 1972 : Society for research into hydrocephalus and Spina Bifida – Rotterdam (Nederland).
-Januari 1973 : Réunion de la Société de Neurochirurgie de la langue Française - Courchevel (France)
-Mei 1974 : Joint Meeting of te Sociedad Luso-Espagnola de Neurochirurgia van de Nederlandse
Vereniging voor Neurochirurgen – Utrecht (Nederland).
-Mei 1974 : Congres Traffic Medecine – Liège (België)
-November 1974 : Symposium : Reanimatie van craniocerebrale traumata – Gent
-1975 : Congres Traffic Medecine – Charleroi.
-Februari 1978 : Neurosurgical Training and educaters Program at the Cook County Graduate School of
Medecine – Chicago – III – U.S.A. – 104 hours A.M.A. – Catergory I
-September 1978 : Jeruzalem : 6th International Meeting of Pediatric Neurosurgery.
-Juni 1979 : Williamsburg (W.Virginia U.S.A.) : Internation.Meeting on Intracranial Pressure (I.C.P.).
-December 1979 : Continuing Medical Education activities Midas Rex, Fort Worth, Dallas (Texas ,
U.S.A.)
-Juni 1980 : Symposium on Cranial Nerves, Hannover, W.Germany.
-September 1980 : Symposium on Microvascular Neurosurgery and Cerebrovascular desease. Wenen –
Oostenrijk
-December 1980 : New York : Postgraduate Medical School, Continuing Training and Postgraduate.
-Maart 1981 : Hannover (Prof. Samii) – Neurosurgical Clinic City, Hannover - Neurosurgery on Peripheral
nerves.
-Oktober 1981 : Rotterdam : Neurotraumatologie (Dykzigt Ziekenhuis) .
-November 1982 : Lausanne (Zwistersland) – Prof. Naracas : Micro-neurochirurgie van de Plexus
Brachialis
-November 1983 : Boston (U.S.A.) – Harvard Medical School – Postgraduate.
-April 1984 : San Francisco (U.S.A) : American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS) – annual
meeting.
-Oktober 1984 : Wenen – European Society of Pediatric Neurosurgery – annual meeting
-Juli 1985 : Toronto (Canada) : 8th intern. Congress of Neurological Surgeons.
-April 1986 : Denver (Colorado – U.S.A.) : American Association of Neurological
Surgeons (AANS) – annual meeting.
-September 1986 : New Orleans (U.S.A) : Congress of Neurological Surgeons – annual meeting
-Oktober 1988 : Seattle (Washington – U.S.A) : Congress of Neurological Surgeons- annual meeting.
-December 1988: San Francisco (U.S.A) : American Back Society – annual meeting
-Oktober 1989 : New Dehli (India) : 9th International Congress of Neurological Surgery
-Februari 1990 : Cleveland (Ohio) (U.SA.) : Workshop spine and arthritis Center Prof. dr. A.Steffee M.D.
-Mei 1990 : Wenen (21-25mei) : International Symposium on the processes of the cranial midline.
-Juni 1990 : Tokyo (Japan) : 12 – 26 juni ) : Micro Neurosurgical training - Mitsui Memorial Hospital –
Tokyo –Japan - Prof T. Fukushima
-Oktober 1990 : Los Angeles (U.S.A) (20 – 25 oktober) : annual meeting. Congress of Neurological
Surgeons
-Maart 1991 : Phoenix (Arizona – U.S.A) : Micro-neurosurgical Training of Vascular Processes. Prof. Dr.
R. Spetzler – Barlow Neurological Institute .
-April 1991 : Workshop Anspach. Visit to Institute
-Juni 1991 : Tokyo (Japan) : 1st Asian Oceanian Skull Base Congress.
-Oktober 1991 : Orlando (U.S.A) : Annual meeting of Congress of Neurological Surgeons.
-Februari 1992 : Ljubjlana (Slov.) – Prof. V.V. Dolenc : Microneurosurgical training on cavernous sinus
surgery
-Juni 1992 : Verona (It. ) : New trends in management of cerebrovascular Malformations (congress)
- Oktober 1992 : St Louis , Missouri (USA): Prof. Dr. Al Mefty :Surgical approaches to the skull base
PAWS =Cadaver hands on Workshop.
-November 1992 : Washington DC (USA) :CNS Congress of neurological surgeons annual meeting-
-Mei 1993 : University South California -Los Angeles –(USA) – Training skull base surgery (Prof. T.
Fukushima – Prof . St. Giannotta)
-Juni 1993( 8-12) : Brussel : 43ième Congrès de la Société de Neurochirurgie de langue française.
-September 1993 – London : (Prof. A.Crockard) – Cadaver Hands on Skull base workshop.
-Oktober 1993 (14-16) USA – Los Angeles : Cadaver hands on workshop : Skull base surgery – training.
-Februari 1994 : Ljubljana (Slov.) University : Skull base surgery – training. Prof.Vinco V. Dolenc.
-September 1994 : Universiteit Utrecht Nederland : Nederlandse Vereniging voor schedelbasischirurgie.
-September 1994 (27-29) : St.Louis (Miss.) USA : Cadaver hands on skull base surgery.
-October 1994 (1-6) : Chicago (III) USA – Annual Meeting CNS.
-Februari 1995 : Ljubljana (Slov.) – Prof.V.V.Dolenc – University Microneurosurgical training on skull
base.
-Juni 1995 : Pittsburgh – (USA- Penn.) : Symposium on minimal invasive Neurosurgery. (T.Fukushima –
J.Maroon)
-September 1995 : Univ.Maastricht (Nl) : Prof.Beuls : Cadaver hands-on workshop skull base techniques
faculty guest -
-Oktober 1995 : Barrow neurologic Intistute Phoenix (AZ - USA) :
Dr. R.Spetzler – Dr. V.V. Sontag : Microvascular neurosurgical training (visit) .
-December 1995 : Pittsburgh (Penn. – USA) : Symposium on neurovascular surgery T.Fukushima – J.
Bailes
-Januari 1996 : St.Louis (univ.) – (Miss. – USA) : Cadaver hands-on workshop Neurosurgical approach to
carotid artery. ( Prof Chr Loftus) -PAWS
-Mei 1996 : Pittsburgh (Penn- USA) : Cadaver hands-on workshop – skull base techniques – T. Fukushima
(faculty guest)
-September 1996 : Maastricht –University. (Nl) : Prof. Beuls : Cadaver hands-on workshop Neurosurgical
techniques (faculty guest).
-Oktober 1996 : Utrecht – Univ.(Nl) : Skull base techniques. Presentations : - Skull base
Surgery : :Orbitozygomatic approach
: Lateral Orbital Keyhole approach for aneurysms
-November 1996 : Pittsburgh (Penn. USA) T. Fukushima : Cadaver hands-on workshop Skull base
(faculty guest).
-Maart 1997 : Panpacif. neurosurgical Congress Mauï-Hawaii – USA : C.P. – angle tumor – Presentation -
faculty guest.
-April 1997 : Pittsburgh ( Penn -U.S.A.) – T. Fukushima : cadaver hands-on workshop Skull base
technique – faculty guest
-Juli (3-5) 1997 : Maastricht – Nederland – (Prof.Beuls) – Universitair ziekenhuis Cadaver hands-on
workshop – skull base technique – faculty guest
-Juli (6-11) 1997 : Amsterdam (The Netherlands )-– 9de Internationaal World Congress of Neurosurgery.
-September 1997 :New Orleans –( USA)– Congress of Neurolofgical Surgeons -annual meeting.
-Okober 1997 : Cadaver hands-on workshop – Pittsburgh – (USA) - faculty guest
-November 1997 : Stockholm Karolinska Hospital (27-28-29) : workshop -
Petroclival meningeomas – skull base surgery.
-Februari 1998 (5- 6 – 7) : Workshop Phoenix (Ariz.) – (USA)- B.N.I.. - Thorascopic Spinal surgery
(C. Dickman; V. Sonntag).
-Mei 1998 : Canary Islands : 8th World pain Congress. Lecture
-Oktober 1998 (3-8) : Seattle (USA) Congress of Neurological Surgeons : Annual meeting
- December 1998 (5-12) : Phoenix – USA - Dr.R.Spetzler =Microneurosurgical training
-Maart 1999 : Aspen –USA – Neurosurgical prospects for 21st century =2nd Panpacific Neurosurgical
Congress – Presentation = invited faculty
- November 1999 : Boston (USA) Annual meeting Congress of Neurological Surgeons
- Maart 2000 : KONA(Hawaii) –( USA ) 3th Panpacific Neurosurgical Congress :Presentation + faculty
guest
- Mei 2000 : West Palm Beach – USA : Advanced skull base workshop Faculty guest.
- Juni 2000 : EMCT Antwerp (B): Advances in spine surgery Faculty guest + presentation
- September 2000 – San Antonio – Tex-(USA):Congress of Neurologicanl Surgeons : annual meeting.
- November 2000 : West Palm Beach – (USA) :Advanced Skull Base Workshop- Faculty guest – Cadaver
hands- on presentation
- Februari 2001 - Maastricht (Nl) – Skull base workshop - hands-on cadaver. Faculty guest – course codirector
-April 2001 : Duke University – North Carolina (USA) International Symposium on cranial nerves and
skull base tumors – Invited faculty – Lectures
-June 2001 : West Palm Beach (USA) : advanced skull base workshop – Faculty guest – presentation
-September 2001 : San Diego – Congress of Neurological Surgeons – annual meeting 2001
-December 2001 : West Palm Beach (USA) – advanced skull base workshop – Faculty guest .
-Mei 1-4/2002 : West Palm Beach (USA) – advanced cadaver skull base workshop – Faculty guest.
-Juni 1-3/2002 : International cadaver skull base workshop (Marseille) – Faculty guest.
-Sept. 21-26/2002 : Philadelphia (USA) :52nd Congress of neurological Surgeons :annual meeting.
-Nov. 4-5/2002 : AZM Maastricht (NL) Diepenbeek : 5th Hands on cadaver skull base workshop – Course
CO-Director
-Nov. 21-24/2002 : West Palm Beach (USA) - advanced skull base cadaver hands on workshop - Faculty .
-Febr. 22-28/2003 : 4th International Pan Pacific Neurosurgery Congress – Maui (Hawaii-USA) – Faculty .
-Mei 15-17/2003 : West Palm Beach (USA) – advanced skull base cadaver hands on workshop – Faculty
-Mei 26-27/2003 : Torino (Italy) : advances nella chirurgia – mini invasiva del basicranio – Faculty guest –
-Okt. 18-23/2003 : Denver (Colorado) USA : 53nd Congress of Neurological Surgeons : annual meeting.
-Nov. 16-18/2003 : West Palm Beach (USA) : advanced skull base cadaver hands on workshop – Faculty –
-Dec.11-14/2003 : VIP Visit Memphis (Tenn) USA : visit Medtronic.
-May 2-5/2004 : Karolinska University Hospital Stochkholm (Sweden) : Honored Guest : Skull Base
cadaver hands on workshop
-May 6-10/2004 : West Palm Beach (USA) :Cadaver Hands on Workshop Skull Base Surgery- Faculty
-May 24-05/2004 : Napoli (University Frederico II (Italy) : Endoscopic Pituitary Surgery : Cadaver Hands
workshop (Prof. P. Cappabianca)
-October 16-23/2004 : San Francisco USA --54th Annual CNS meeting.
-December 20-27/2004 : West Palm Beach (USA)-Advanced Cadaver Hands-Skull base Course- Faculty
-February 20-27/2005 : Pre-Olympic International neurosurgical wintermeeting – Sestriere– Italy- Faculty
-May 12-14/2005 : W.Palm Beach (USA) : Advanced cadaver hands-on skull base course.--Faculty
-June 30-July 2/2005 : Warsaw Univ.(Poland) :IV conference Anatomy/Surgical Techniques in central
Skull base lesions – Invited faculty guest
-November, 7 – 9, 2005, Memphis (Tennessee) –Medtronic – VIP visit
-November, 17-19, 2005, West Palm Beach (USA) :Advanced Cadaver Hands on Skull Base course :
Co-Director – Invited Faculty
-December 17-19, 2005, Torino (Italy) : Cadaver Hands on Skull Base Workshop : Invited Faculty guest
-January 21-28-2006 : Waikolea Village – Hawaï(USA)– 5th Pan Pacific-Mnt. Bandai – joint convention
Invited Faculty guest
-April 26-29/2006 : Roma- Italy St Andrea University Hospital (La Sapienza) : Lumbar disc prosthesis
surgery and Skull base meeting – Invited faculty
-May 11-13/2006 : West Palm Beach (USA) : Co-Director of advanced cadaver hands-on skull base
workshop
-June29-30/2006 : Sintra (Portugal) – Summer University meeting.
-September 2006 : Ljubljana (Slo) : Prof V. Dolenc :cavernous sinus surgery symposium – Invited guest
-November 2006 :West Palm Beach (USA ):co-director of advanced cadaver hands-on skull base workshop
-Maart 2007 : West Palm Beach (USA) : cadaver hands-on skull base workshop on endoscopic pituitary
surgery ( Prof D. Kelly – A. Kassam – P. Cappabianca- Ch. Teo )
-April 2007 :Duke University Neurosurgery and Carolina Neuroscience Institute for skull base surgery
(Raleigh – Durham – N. Carolina –USA) = Invited faculty Guest
-May 2007 : West Palm Beach (USA) :Co-Director of advanced cadaver hands-on skull base workshop.
-June 2007 : Roma (Italy) : summer University – spine surgery : trauma tumor degenerative spine.
-September 2007 : Como (Italy) : Italian Advanced cadaver hands-on skull base workshop –invited faculty
-November 2007 :West Palm Beach( USA) :Co-Director advanced cadaver hands-on skull base workshop.
-February 2008 :West Palm Beach (USA) :cadaver hands on workshop on endoscopic pituitary and
parasellar surgery ( Prof D. Kelly – Ch. Teo- A. Kassam – P. Cappabianca)
-March 2008 : Invited Guest Professor Un. Med Center Tjanjin-China : International meeting on
advanced spine surgery - Invited Faculty
Lectures in Hangzou-City
Lectures in Tjanjin-City
-May 2008 : West Palm Beach( USA) : Co-Director of advanced cadaver hands-on skullbase workshop.
-June 20-22/2008 : Roma –It :International cerebrovascular and skullbase workshop. Faculty member –
Scientific committee member- Chairman -lecture.
-Sept. 2008 : Orlando – Flo -(USA) : CNS – annual meeting.
-Oct. 2008 : Como- Menaggio(It) : Italian Advanced cadaver hands-on dissection course - Honoured guest.
-Febr. 2009 :West Palm Beach (USA ): cadaver hands-on workshop endoscopic pituitary and parasellar
surgery ( Prof D. Kelly – A. Kassam – P. Cappabianca- Ch. Teo )
-February 2009: West Palm Beach( USA): Weill Cornell University New York – skull base cadaver hands
on Workshop (3D) - .
-March 22-26 - 2009 :Bejing-China :Invited Guest Professor : First international lumbar spine congress .
-April 15 -18 -2009 : Rotterdam (NL): 9th European skull base meeting : Invited Faculty skull base course
-April 22-25- 2009 : Boras (Sweden ) :Course Director :first international Cadaver hands on skull base for
young neurosurgeons
-May 2009 :West Palm Beach (USA):Co-Director international advanced cadaver hands on skull base
course
-September 24-27 / 2009 Menaggio- Italy : Honoured Guest Italian advanced skull base workshop.

-October 6-10 /2009 : Tokyo –[[Osaka]] (Japan) :Invited Guest skullbase surgeries and visit Cyberknife .

-October 24 -28-2009 :New Orleans –(USA ):annual meeting of Congress of Neurological Surgeons
-October 2009 :West Palm Beach (USA) :Co-director of advanced cadaver hands-on skull base workshop.
-February 2010: West Palm Beach( USA): Weill Cornell University New York – skull base cadaver hands
on Workshop (3D) - Invited Faculty .
-April 14-16-2010 : Boras (Sweden ) :Course Director : 2nd international Cadaver hands on skull base
workshop .
-May 2010 : West Palm Beach (USA):Co-Director international advanced cadaver hands on skull base
course.
-June 2010 : Prague (Czech R.): 3th International Neurovascular and Skull Base workshop : Invited Faculty
.
-September 2010 :Roma ( Italy ) San Filippo Neri hospital : skull base and cerebrovascular workshop
Invited faculty .
-October 2010: San Francisco (USA) Congress of neurological surgeons – annual meeting .
-November 2010 : West Palm Beach (USA) :Co-Director advanced cadaver hands-on skull base workshop
-December 2010 : Roma (Italy) San Filippo Neri hospital : Surgeries on Microvascular decompression .
-March 2011 :West Palm Beach( USA): Weill Cornell University New York – skull base cadaver hands
on Workshop (3D) - Invited Faculty .
-April 11-15- 2011 :Beitostölen (Norway)– Scandinavian course for young neurosurgeons-Invited speaker
-May 2011 : West Palm Beach( USA) : Co-Director of advanced cadaver hands-on skullbase workshop.
-June 2011: Kiev –( Ukraine): skull base workshop – Invited Faculty
-September 7-10-2011: Ghent (B): 4th International Skull Base and Cerebrovacular workshop
Organizing President of the Workshop
-October 2011: Phoenix (USA) visit BNI ( Barrow Neurological Institute)
-November 2011:West Palm Beach (USA) :Co-Director of advanced cadaver hands-on skull base
workshop
-November 2011:Boras –(Sweden) : Basic cadaver hands on course – Co- Director .
-February 2012 : Boras (Sweden ) :Course Director : 3th International Cadaver hands on skull base
workshop .
-May 2012: West Palm Beach (USA) :Co-Director of advanced cadaver hands-on skull base workshop.
-September 2012:Kiev (Ukraine) 5th International Neurovascular and Skull Base workshop-Invited Faculty
-September 23-26-2012: Guangzhou (China R.) annual meting on spine surgery – Invited Faculty
-October 2012: Chicago (USA) : Congress of neurological surgeons – annual meeting .
-November 2012:West Palm Beach (USA): Co-director of advanced cadaver hands-on skull base workshop
-November 2012: Boras (Sweden) : : Basic cadaver hands on course – Co- Director .
-December 2012:Roma (Italy): New technologies and approaches in Skull Base surgery :Interdisciplinary
challenge …Workshop and dissection course - Invited Faculty – Co-Director .
-February 2013 : Boras (Sweden ) :Course Director : 4th International Cadaver hands on skull base
workshop .
-May 23-25= 2013 : Evanston (USA) : Univ. of Chicago NorthShore : Co-Director of advanced cadaver
hands on workshop .