Invited speaker
Surgical Management of giant aneurysm of the vertebra-basilar junction
International Symposium on Vascular neurosurgery, December 2013, Milan, Italy
Anterior Skull Base surgical approaches for intracranial lesions
American Austrian Foundation annual meeting for Neurosurgery, September 2013, Salzburg, Austria
Lateral Skull Base surgical approaches for intracranial lesions
American Austrian Foundation annual meeting for Neurosurgery, September 2013, Salzburg, Austria
Posterior Skull Base surgical approaches for intracranial lesions
American Austrian Foundation annual meeting for Neurosurgery, September 2013, Salzburg, Austria
Antero-lateral approaches to the skull base XVI
Advanced course on Applied Microneurosurgery. Surgical Approaches to the Base of the Skull, July 2013, L’Aquila, Italy
Postero-lateral approaches to the skull base
XVI Advanced course on Applied Microneurosurgery. Surgical Approaches to the Base of the Skull, July 2013, L’Aquila, Italy
Surgical approaches to the cavernous sinus
X International Meeting of Neurosciences organized by the University of West Indies at Montego Bay, Jamaica, January 2013
Surgical approaches for lesion localizd at the foramen magnum
X International Meeting of Neurosciences organized by the University of West Indies at Montego Bay, Jamaica, January 2013
Novel Technology in surgical education and clinical applications
Visiting Professor, Istituto Clinico Humanitas, November 2012, Milan, Italy
Lateral and posterior surgical approaches to basilar artery aneurysms
Live Surgery course on Cerebral Aneurysms, November 2012, Torino, Italy
3D Anatomy of trans and pericavernous approach to basilar tip
Live Surgery course on Cerebral Aneurysms, November 2012, Torino, Italy
A next generation cadaveric microneurosurgery skull base laboratory: a new model for technologically integrated surgical
training and innovation
19th Annual Meeting of the Japanese Society for Neuroendoscopy, November 2012, Tokyo, Japan
3D endoscope-assisted surgical anatomy of the retrosigmoid and far lateral approaches
19th Annual Meeting of the Japanese Society for Neuroendoscopy, November 2012, Tokyo, Japan
Skull Base surgical approaches for intracranial lesions
American Austrian Foundation annual meeting for Neurosurgery, October 2012, Salzburg, Austria
Transtemporal surgical approaches
3rd Annual Conference of Neuro-otology, September 2012, Alexandria, Egypt
Surgical Approaches to Cranial base
Depuy-Synthes Symposium on Skull base Surgery, September 2012, Palm Beach, Florida
3D Anatomy of the brain and surgical approaches to intracranial pathologies
5 days lectures as visiting professor at University of Sassari, July 2012, Sassari, Italy
3D anatomy of the cerebello-pontine angle
Symposium on Lesions of the Posterior Cranial Fossa, June 2012, Benevento, Italy
Surgical anatomy of the cranio-vertebral junction and brain stem
Symposium on Lesions of the Posterior Cranial Fossa, June 2012, Benevento, Italy
Surgical Approaches to Cranial base
Synthes Symposium on Skull base Surgery and Neurotrauma, May 2012, Bogota, Colombia
Surgical Approaches to Cranial base
Synthes Symposium on Skull base Surgery ,April 2012, Lima, Peru’
Posterior fossa approaches
Hands-on skull base 3D course and workshop: transnasal and beyond, April 2012, Torino, Italy
Surgical Approaches to Cranial base
Synthes Symposium on Skull base Surgery and Neurotrauma, September 2011, Bogota, Colombia
3D Keynote Lecture: How simpled drilling techniques could enhance exposure in vascular surgery
4th International Cerebrovascular and Skull Base Workshop, September 2011, Ghent, Belgium
3D Anatomy of the brain and surgical approaches to intracranial pathologies
3 days lectures as visiting professor at University of Sassari, July 2011, Sassari, Italy
Surgical Approaches to the posterior cranial fossa and foramen magnum
1st Symposium of Neuro-Oncology and Skull Base Surgery, July 2011, Cartagena, Colombia
Surgical Approaches to the middle cranial fossa and lateral brainstem
1st Symposium of Neuro-Oncology and Skull Base Surgery, July 2011, Cartagena, Colombia
Surgical Approaches to the anterior cranial base
1st Symposium of Neuro-Oncology and Skull Base Surgery, July 2011, Cartagena, Colombia
3D anatomy of the surgical approaches to the cranial base
XXI Congress of the Mexican Association of Neurological Surgeons, Acapulco, Mexico, July 2011
3D Surgical anatomy of the cranial base
1st Skull base Surgery Joint Meeting (Italia-USA), June 2011, Naples, Italy
Neurosurgical approaches to intracranial lesions
Visiting Professor lecture at University Campus Biomedico, April 2011, Rome, Italy
Stereo 3D techniques for surgical simulation
Breakfast seminar, American Association of Neurological Surgeons, April 2011, Denver
Far lateral transcondylar approach for lesions at the foramen magnum
VIII International Meeting of Neurosciences organized by the University of West Indies at Montego Bay, Jamaica, January 2011
Skull Base Surgery techniques for intracranial vascular lesions
International Vascular Symposium, June 2010, Cartagena, Colombia
Using stereoscopic 3D video recording in neurosurgery practice and education
Breakfast seminar, American Association of Neurological Surgeons, May 2010, Philadelphia
Surgical anatomy of the sellar and pasellar region
New Concepts in Neurosurgical Training: Tips and Tricks, April 2010, Taormina, Italy
Skull Base surgical approaches for intracranial lesions
American Austrian Foundation annual meeting for Neurosurgery, February 2010, Salzburg, Austria
Surgical approaches lesion at the foramen magnum
VII International Meeting of Neurosciences organized by the University of West Indies at Montego Bay, Jamaica, January 2010
Combined transcervical approaches to Jugular Foramen lesions
Invited faculty at 2nd interdisciplinary AO course on Skull Base Surgery / Approaches to the Lateral Skull Base, September 2009, Vienna, Austria
Lateral transpetrosal approaches to the skull base
Invited faculty at 2nd interdisciplinary AO course on Skull Base Surgery / Approaches to the Lateral Skull Base, September 2009, Vienna, Austria
Lateral transpetrosal approaches to the skull base
Invited faculty at 2nd interdisciplinary AO course on Skull Base Surgery / Approaches to the Lateral Skull Base, September 2009, Vienna, Austria
Surgical Approaches for intracranial giant aneurysms
Invited faculty at the course on “Cerebral aneurysms”, August 2009, Lima, Peru
Surgical Approaches to the parasellar region, cavernous sinus and interpeduncular fossa
Invited faculty at the course on “Surgical Approaches for Cerebral aneurysms”, July 2009, Sao Paulo, Brazil
Transpetrosal Approaches to the Skull Base
Society of University Neurosurgeons annual meeting, June 2009, Naples Italy
Updates in surgery of complex intracranial aneurysms
National Meeting of the Spanish Association of Neurological Surgeons, May 2009, Seville, Spain
Virtual reality in Neurosurgery
National Meeting of the Spanish Association of Neurological Surgeons, May 2009, Seville, Spain
Craniocervical Surgical Anatomy
American Austrian Foundation annual meeting for Neurosurgery, May 2009, Salzburg, Austria
Update: what’s new in brain tumors and vascular surgery
American Austrian Foundation annual meeting for Neurosurgery, May 2009, Salzburg, Austria
New technologies in Skull Base Surgery Covidien
Satellite Symposium at European Skull Base Society Congress in Rotterdam, Netherlands, April 2009
Surgical approaches to the Skull Base
Visiting Professor at the University of Verona, Italy, Novemeber 2008.
Lateral approaches to the Skull Base
XX III Congress of Latin American Neurosurgical Federation, October 2008, Bogota Colombia
Skull Base surgical approaches for intracranial lesions
American Austrian Foundation annual meeting for Neurosurgery, September 2008, Salzburg, Austria
Skull Base Surgical Techniques for Giant Intracranial Aneurysms
Roma International Skull Base and Cerebrovascular Workshop, June 2008, Rome, Italy
Surgical Aprroaches for Skull Base Lesions
VIII National Congress of The Spanish Society of Skull Base, June 2008, Santander, Spain
Extended Subtemporal Approaches
New Concepts in Neurosurgical Training: Tips and Tricks, May 2008, Taormina, Italy
Transpetrosal Approaches
New Concepts in Neurosurgical Training: Tips and Tricks, May 2008, Taormina, Italy
Surgical Approaches for Complex Giant Aneurysms
XXI International meeting of The Colombian
Association of Neurological Surgeons, November 2007, Santa Marta
Modified Combined Surgical Approaches for Lesions of the Jugular Foramen
XXI International meeting of The Colombian Association of Neurological Surgeons, November 2007, Santa Marta
Skull base Surgical Approaches for Lesions at the Foramen Magnum
XXI International meeting of The Colombian Association of Neurological Surgeons, November 2007, Santa Marta
Management of Primary Brain Tumors, Meningiomas, and Skull Base lesions
Neurosurgery Masters’ Update, November 2007, Dubai, UAE
Surgical Approaches for Complex Lesions at the Base of the Skull.
National Congress Of The Peruvian Association of Neurological Surgeons, Novemebr 2007, Lima, Peru
Surgical Anatomy of the posterior fossa
VIII National Congress of The Spanish Society of Skull Base, June 2008, Santander, Spain
Chairman of Surgical Video Session
National Meeting of the Italian Congress of Neurological Surgeons, June 2007, Rome, Italy
Skull Base surgical approaches for intracranial lesions
American Austrian Foundation annual meeting for Neurosurgery, March 2007, Salzburg, Austria
Surgical anatomy of the base of the skull
American Austrian Foundation annual meeting for Neurosurgery, March 2007, Salzburg, Austria
Surgical approaches for cranio-cervical lesions
IV International Meeting of Neurosciences organized by the University of West Indies at Montego Bay, Jamaica, January 2007
Indications and surgical techniques for revascularizations in cerebro-vascular surgery
International meeting in Neurosurgery “30° Aniversario Hospital Jesús Yenera "Lidice", Caracas, Venezuela, January 2007.
Surgical Approaches for Foramen Magnum Lesions
International meeting in Neurosurgery “30° Aniversario Hospital Jesús Yenera "Lidice", Caracas, Venezuela, January 2007.
Skull Base Surgical approaches for intracranial giant aneurysms
International meeting in Neurosurgery “30° Aniversario Hospital Jesús Yenera "Lidice", Caracas, Venezuela, January 2007.
Indications for revascularization in aneurysms surgery
International meeting in neurosurgical advances and cerebral revascularization, Leon, Spain, November 2006
Virtual reality and surgical planning in Neurosurgery
International meeting in neurosurgical advances and cerebral revascularization, Leon, Spain, November 2006
Microsurgical anatomy of skull base surgical approaches
Inaugural session of the Catalan Neurosurgical Society, Barcelona, September, 2006
Skull base surgical approaches for intracranial aneurysms
Visiting Professor at “La Sapienza University “, Rome, Italy, September 16, 2006
Skull base surgical approaches for intracranial aneurysms
Visiting Professor at the University of Naples, Italy, September 13, 2006
Skull base surgical approaches for intracranial aneurysms
Visiting Professor at the University of Padua, Italy, September 11, 2006
Microneurosurgical approaches to the sellar region
XIV Congress of the Western Mexican Neurosurgical Society, July 2006, Isla Navidad, Manzanillo, Mexico
Skull Base Microsurgical approaches to intracranial tumors
XIV Congress of the Western Mexican Neurosurgical Society, July 2006, Isla Navidad, Manzanillo, Mexico
Anterior transfacial surgical approaches.
National Meeting of the Venezuela Association of Neurological Surgeons, May 2006, Merida, Venezuela
Combined surgical approaches for skull base lesions.
National Meeting of the Venezuela Association of Neurological Surgeons, May 2006, Merida, Venezuela
Skull Base Surgical Approaches forvascular lesions.
National Meeting of the Venezuela Association of Neurological Surgeons, May 2006, Merida, Venezuela
How to approach tumors at the base of the skull
National Meeting of the Spanish Association of Neurological Surgeons, May 2006, Vigo, Spain
Surgical Approaches for vascular lesions of the skull base
National Meeting of the Spanish Association of Neurological Surgeons, May 2006, Vigo, Spain
Surgical Approaches for skull base tumors
VI international meeting of the Spanish Spine Society “NeuroRaquis”, April 2006, Jerez de la Frontera, Spain
Skull Base Surgical Approaches for intracranial aneurysms
VI international meeting of the Spanish Spine Society “NeuroRaquis”, April 2006, Jerez de la Frontera, Spain
Surgical anatomy of the base of the skull
American Austrian Foundation annual meeting for Neurosurgery, November 2005, Salzburg, Austria
Skull Base Surgical Approaches for intracranial aneurysms
National Meeting of the Peruvian Association of Neurological Surgeons, November 2005, Lima, Peru
Surgical approaches to the base of the skull
Annual Meeting of the Colombian Association of Neurological Surgeons, November 2004, Armenia, Colombia.
Anterior transfacial approaches to the clivus
Annual Meeting of the Colombian Association of Neurological Surgeons, November 2004, Armenia, Colombia.
Advances in Skull Base Surgery (3D presentation)
XXI Congress of Latin American Neurosurgical Federation, October 2004, Panama City, Panama
Variations of the orbito-zygomatic approach to access basilar tip aneurysms (3D presentation)
II International Meeting of Neurosurgery, September 2004, Guayaquil, Ecuador
Skull Base Surgery: lateral transcranial approaches to clivus lesions. (3D presentation)
II International Meeting of Neurosurgery, September 2004, Guayaquil, Ecuador
Advances in neurosurgery: virtual reality and surgical planning (3D presentation)
International Meeting organized by the Western Society of Neurosurgery of Mexico, July 2004, Puerto Vallarta, Mexico
Virtual reality in neurosurgery: present and future applications (3D presentation)
Meeting of Neurology and Neurosurgery at the National School of Medicine, National Hospital “ Siglo XXI”, June 2004, Mexico City, Mexico
Technological advances in the neurosurgical training: skull base surgical approaches in 3D. (3D presentation)
Meeting for minimally invasive surgery in skull base surgery, Hospital Civil Nuevo, June 2004, Guadalajara, Mexico
A new classification of transfacial surgical approaches to access the clivus
XII Annual meeting of the Association of Neurosurgeons of Venezuela, May 2004, Puerto La Cruz, Venezuela
Comparison of transpetrosal surgical approaches to access the upper-middle clivus
XII Annual meeting of the Association of Neurosurgeons of Venezuela, May 2004, Puerto La Cruz, Venezuela
Modified orbito-zygomatic approach to access the upper clivus
XII Annual meeting of the Association of Neurosurgeons of Venezuela, May 2004, Puerto La Cruz, Venezuela.
Virtual Reality in Neurosurgery: will it be part of the neurosurgical planning in the future? (3D presentation)
University La sapienza, April 2004, Rome, Italy
Use of surgical power instruments in skull base surgery
Training and presentation to National Social Security, March 2004, Guadalajara, Mexico
Lateral transcranial approaches to the petroclival region (3D presentation)
XVI International Meeting of Neurosurgery, August 2003, Cartagena, Colombia
Modifications of orbito-zygomatic craniotomy to access the upper/ middle clivus (3D presentation)
XVI International Meeting of Neurosurgery, August 2003, Cartagena, Colombia
Transpetrosal approaches to the petroclival region
International meeting on minimally invasive skull base surgery, May 2003, Turin, Italy.
Anterior and posterior petrosectomy: indications and 3D surgical anatomy (3D presentation)
Annual meeting of the Colombian Association of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery and Maxillo-facial Surgery, May 2003, Bogota, Colombia
Transfacial approaches to the base of skull
Annual meeting of the Colombian Association of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery and Maxillo-facial Surgery, May 2003, Bogota, Colombia
Modified orbito-zygomatic approach to treat mid- and upper basilar artery aneurysms (3D presentation)
X Annual Conference of the Caribbean Association of Otolaryngology, March 2003, Bermuda
Transpetrosal surgical avenues to approach basilar artery aneurysms: surgical applications and 3D surgical anatomy (3D presentation)
X Annual Conference of the Caribbean Association of Otolaryngology, March 2003, Bermuda
Analytical evaluation of transfacial approaches provides a new classification
Visiting Professor at the University of Illinois, February 2003, Peoria, Illinois
Modifications of the orbito-zygomatic approach to access the middle and upper basilar artery (3D presentation)
Visiting Professor at the University of Illinois, February 2003, Peoria, Illinois
Transpetrosal approaches to the clivus: 3D surgical anatomy (3D presentation)
Visiting Professor at the University of Illinois, Peoria, February 2003
Transpetrosal surgical avenues to the basilar artery (3D presentation)
Caribbean Association of Neurological Surgeons, November 2003, Panama City, Panama
Skull base surgical approaches (3D presentation)
Luncheon Seminar at the XX Congress of Latin American Neurosurgical Federation, October 2002, Lima, Peru’.
Anterior transfacial approaches to the base of the skull
Annual Meeting of the Colombian Association of Otolaryngology. May 2002, Santa Marta, Colombia
Transpetrosal surgical approaches to the base of the skull: 3D applications
Annual Meeting of the Colombian Association of Otolaryngology. May 2002, Santa Marta, Colombia
Combined approaches in skull base surgery
XVIII international Symposium in Neurosurgery, November 2001, Bogota, Colombia.
Trans and peri – cavernous approaches to basilar aneurisms (3D presentation)
Caribbean Association of Neurological Surgeons, November 2001, San Juan, Puerto Rico
Petrous bone surgery
Caribbean Association of Neurological Surgeons, November 2001, San Juan, Puerto Rico
Extradural exposure of the cavernous sinus
XVIII international Symposium in Neurosurgery, November 2001, Bogota, Colombia
Combined transfacial trancranial approaches to the clivus
XVIII international Symposium in Neurosurgery, November 2001, Bogota, Colombia
Peri and trans- cavernous routes to the upper clivus
Millennium Meeting of the Caribbean Association of Neurological Surgeons, November 2000, Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic
One year experience as volunteer neurosurgeon in Peru
International committee of Congress of Neurological Surgeons Meeting. October 2000; San Antonio, Texas, USA
Lateral trancranial approaches to the petrous apex and clival region
Colombian Congress of Neurological Surgeons Annual Meeting, August 2000; Medellin, Colombia
Anterior transfacial approaches to cranial base lesions
Colombian Congress of Neurological Surgeons Annual Meeting, August 2000; Medellin, Colombia
Cranial Base Surgical approaches to the basilar artery region
X International Congress of Neurosurgery, April 2000; Arequipa, Peru’
Transpetrous surgical routes in “ Skull Base Surgery”
XXXII Peruvian and International Congress of Surgery, March 2000; Lima, Peru’
Far lateral trans-condylar approach to the anterior brain stemXXXII Peruvian and International Congress of Surgery, March 2000; Lima, Peru’
Advances in Neurosurgery
University “Federico Villareal” of Lima, December 1999; Lima, Peru’
Cranial base surgical approaches to the clivus
Peruvian Congress of Neurological Surgeons Annual Meeting, October 1999; Lima, Peru