Science and Education in Skull Base Surgery
Skull base surgery has a long tradition at the Vienna University Clinic for Neurosurgery, and over many years our department has developed into a nationally and internationally highly regarded center for skull base surgery. In the course of continuous advancement, modern and forward-looking techniques have been established in daily clinical practice, such as endoscopic skull base surgery, multimodal image-guided neuronavigation, intraoperative MRI, piezosurgery, cryosurgery, and neurophysiological intraoperative monitoring.
The active participation of the members of the skull base surgery division in international specialist meetings, congresses, and hands-on courses—both as speakers and participants—provides an excellent opportunity to present research findings, share expertise, acquire practical skills, network with colleagues from around the world, and learn about the latest techniques and innovations in skull base surgery.
By organizing and leading international multidisciplinary hands-on skull base courses, an important contribution is made to the education and professional development of specialists in the field of skull base surgery, while further strengthening the position of the Vienna clinic as a leading center in this field.
- Neuroendoscopy training course – “Practical cadaver hands-on and training on live tissue”
- 1st International Interdisciplinary AO Course on Skull Base Surgery – Approaches to the Skull Base
- 2nd International Interdisciplinary AO Course on Skull Base Surgery – Approaches to the Lateral Skull Base
Due to the great success of and strong interest from international participants, additional courses followed. With the generous support of the AO Foundation, a non-profit educational, innovation, and research organization led by a global network of surgeons, it was possible to establish “AONeuro” as an independent division within the AO Foundation and to bring the “AO Neuro Skull Base” and “AO Neurotrauma” courses to Vienna.
- Tumors and Other Space-Occupying Lesions of the Orbit and Their Treatment
In cooperation with the Gamma Knife team of our clinic, and the Department of Ophthalmology and Optometry, Biomedical Imaging and Image-Guided Therapy, Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Internal Medicine I – Division of Clinical Oncology, and MedAustron. - Hearing Analysis and Reconstruction, as well as Biological Molecular Analysis after Surgery of Vestibular Schwannomas
In cooperation with the Gamma Knife team of our clinic, and the Department of Biomedical Imaging and Image-Guided Therapy, and Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery. - Skull Base Trauma
In cooperation with the Department of Orthopedics and Trauma-Surgery, Anaesthesia, Intensive Care Medicine and Pain Medicine, and Biomedical Imaging and Image-Guided Therapy. - “Intraoperative Implants to Improve Hearing after Removal of Vestibular Schwannomas”
An interdisciplinary project with the Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery. - “Bringing Molecular Analysis of Brain Tumors into Common Clinical Practice: Establishing the Austrian Neuro-Oncology (ANN) Brain Tumor Tissue Bank”
An interdisciplinary international project.
The Skull Base Surgery and Neurotraumatology Working Group Team:
Head:
Ao.Univ.-Prof. Dr.med.univ. Christian Matula
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Deputy:
Priv.-Doz. Dr.med.univ. et scient.med. Matthias Millesi
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