Skull base neurosurgery involves a surgical treatments at the base of the skull and face. This is a sub-specialized area of neurosurgery due to the complexity of neurovascular structures around these lesions. Additional fellowship training in skull base, a multidisciplinary team, a dedication to research, and continued training in a cadaver lab are critical to achieving good patient outcomes

• Pituitary adenomas

• Craniopharyngioma

• Meningioma

• Vestibular schwannoma

• Metastatic cancers

• Glomus tumors

• Chordoma

• CSF leak/rhinorrhea

• Skull base/craniofacial fractures

• Sinonasal malignancies

  • Esthesioneuroblastoma

  • Nasopharyngeal carcinoma

A multidisciplinary team for skull base includes experienced neurosurgeons, otolaryngologists (ENT), neuroradiologists, neurocritical care attendings, oncologists, neuroendocrinologists and radiation oncologists. In addition, an experiences operative team and nursing staff are critical to best outcomes.