WEILL CORNELL SEMINAR in

SALZBURG

"Neurosurgery"

May 7 – 13, 2017

Table of Contents

1. Faculty & Group Photo

2. Schedule

3. Faculty Biographies

4. Fellows Contact information

5. Diaries

a Program of the

2017 Salzburg Weill Cornell Seminar in Neurosurgery Sunday 07 May – Saturday 13 May 2017

Sunday 07 May

Monday 08 May

Tuesday 09 May

Wednesday 10 May

Thursday 11 May

Friday 12 May

Saturday 13 May

07:00 – 08:00 BREAKFAST BREAKFAST BREAKFAST BREAKFAST BREAKFAST DEPARTURES

08:00 – 09:00 Introductions

Pre-Seminar Test

Surgery In and Around the Third

Ventricle Peter A. Winkler, MD,

PhD

Hands-On-Workshop

Research

Laboratory for Microsurgical

Neuroanatomy Prof. Peter A. Winkler, Neurosurgery Salzburg Antonio Bernardo, MD Jared Knopman, MD

Surgery for Infiltrative Tumors/Gliomas

Bernhard Meyer, MD

Sellar Surgery Claudius Thomé, MD

09:00 – 10:00 CEA versus CAS

Jared Knopman, MD

Endovascular Management of

Aneurysms Jared Knopman, MD

Surgical Management of AVM

Philip Stieg, PhD, MD

Epilepsy Surgery Karl Schaller, MD

10:00 – 10:30 COFFEE BREAK COFFEE BREAK COFFEE BREAK COFFEE BREAK

10:30 – 11:30

Head Trauma

Jared Knopman, MD

Anterior Skull Base Surgery

Antonio Bernardo, MD

Surgical Management of Aneurysms

Philip Stieg, PhD, MD

Awake Surgery and Intraop Imaging

Christian Freyschlag, MD

11:30 – 12:30

Microsurgical Neuroanatomy of the

Temporomesial Region

Peter A. Winkler, MD, PhD

Lateral Skull Base Surgery

Antonio Bernardo, MD

Surgery for Cavernous Malformations

Claudius Thomé, MD

Surgery for Meningiomas

Martin Ortler, MD

12:30 – 14:00 LUNCH LUNCH LUNCH LUNCH LUNCH

14:00 – 15:00 Posterior Skull Base

Surgery Antonio Bernardo, MD

Workshop Fellows’ Case Presentations

Hands-On-Workshop

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Workshop Fellows’ Case Presentations

Post-Seminar Test Evaluation & Discussion

15:00 – 16:00 Workshop

How to Present a Case

16:00 – 17:00 Workshop

Case presentations by Faculty to Fellows

17:00 – 18:00 17:00 – 17:15

OMI/AAF Presentation

18:00 – 19:00 Faculty Only

Meeting to Review the Week

Farewell RECEPTION

19:00 – 20:00 19:00 – 19:30

Welcome RECEPTION

19:30 – 20:30

Welcome DINNER

DINNER DINNER

Faculty Dinner in Private Home

DINNER DINNER Graduation DINNER Certificates Awarded

20:00 – 21:00 20:30 – 21:30

Chamber Music CONCERT

WEILL CORNELL SEMINAR in

SALZBURG

"Neurosurgery"

May 7 – 13, 2017

FACULTY

Wolfgang Aulitzky, MD is the Medical Director of the American Austrian Foundation. He is Associate Dean for International Medicine and Distance Learning, Adjunct Prof. of Clinical Urology and Adjunct Prof. of Clinical Reproductive Medicine at the Weill Medical College of Cornell University/New York Presbyterian Hospital. In 2016, he was appointed Adjunct Professor of Pediatrics in the Associated Faculty of the Perelman School of Medicine at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia. He is also Associate Prof. of Urology at the Medical University of Innsbruck and Visiting Professor at the Medical University of Vienna. Amongst others he is a member of the American, German and Austrian Societies of Urology and was awarded the Zuckerkandlpreis of the Austrian Society of Urology in 1989. In 1995 he received the Silver Medal, in 2007 the Golden Medal for Merits to the Republic of Austria and in 2014 the cross of honor of the Land Salzburg. As Director of the Medical Program of the American Austrian Foundation he has initiated the Open Medical Institute, a scientific and educational collaboration of Weill Cornell and the NewYork Presbyterian Hospital, the Children Hospital of Philadelphia, Duke University, Columbia University, the Cleveland Clinic and leading hospitals in Austria. Dr. Aulitzky earned his medical degree at the University of Innsbruck in 1977, was a research associate at the University of Uppsala, Sweden and the Rockefeller University, New York. He received his training as an urologist at the University of Innsbruck and the General Hospital of Salzburg. He is the author of more than 140 publications on Urology, Andrology and Health Care issues and is co-author of books on basic and clinical urology/andrology. Wolfgang Aulitzky, MD Director, Open Medical Institute American Austrian Foundation Gerhard Andlinger Professor and Associate Dean for International Medicine & Distance Learning Adjunct Professor of Clinical Urology Adjunct Professor of Clinical Reproductive Medicine Weill Medical College of Cornell University Associate Professor of Urology Medical University of Innsbruck, Austria Visiting Professor Medical University of Vienna Mailing address: Kärntner Straße 51/II/Top 4 1010 Vienna, Austria Phone: +43-1-533 8658 Fax: +43-1-533 8658-10 Email: w.aulitzky@openmedicalinstitute.org

Jared Knopman, MD (Course Director) is a neurosurgeon who specializes in the treatment of vascular diseases of the brain and spine. He is one of the few neurosurgeons in New York City with dual expertise in both open neurosurgical as well as minimally invasive interventional techniques for the treatment of neurologic disease. This affords him a unique perspective in determining the optimal treatment for each individual patient's needs, while employing the most cutting-edge technologies. Dr. Knopman received a B.S. and graduated Cum Laude and with Honors from Northwestern University. Dr. Knopman received an M.D. from Mount Sinai School of Medicine, where he was elected to the AOA honor society. Dr. Knopman did his surgical internship and neurosurgical residency at Weill Cornell Medical College/Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Hospital, where he also served as Chief Resident. Dr. Knopman did specialized fellowship training in endovascular neurosurgery/interventional neuroradiology at Weill Cornell Medical College. He has surgical and interventional expertise in treating a diverse array of diseases of the brain and spine. Dr. Knopman has extensive research experience in the area of minimally invasive neurosurgery and has published both articles and book chapters pertaining to the treatment of degenerative spinal disease, brain tumors, and aneurysms utilizing the most innovative, least invasive approaches. He was one of the original contributors and authors of a novel trial of super-selective treatment of malignant brain tumors using targeted chemotherapy, as featured in The New York Times. He has lectured both nationally and internationally and travels the United States proctoring other physicians in stent-assisted embolization of complex intracranial aneurysms. Dr. Knopman was awarded the prestigious CNS/Micrus Endovascular Neurosurgery grant for his research in vascular disease. Jared Knopman, MD Assistant Professor of Neurological Surgery Weill Cornell Medical College New York-Presbyterian Hospital 525 E 70th St, Box 99 New York, NY 10021 USA Phone : +1-212-746-5149 Fax : +1-212-746-8111 Email: jak9030@med.cornell.edu

Claudius Thomé, MD, (Co-Course Director) completed his medical education at the Ludwig-Maximilian-Universitaet Munich, Germany and at Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford/Ca., USA followed by his residency in the Department of Neurosurgery, University of Heidelberg, Campus Mannheim (Chairman: Prof. Dr. P. Schmiedek) (1995-2001). He completed several fellowships: 2nd Institute of Physiology, University of Heidelberg; Dept. of Orthopedics, Klinikum Karlsbad-Langensteinbach; Department of Neurosurgery, Barrow Neurological Institute, Phoenix, USA; and, Department of Neurosurgery, Mayfield Clinic, University of Cincinnati, USA. His thesis was entitled “Evidence-based spine surgery: Evaluation of new surgical techniques using randomized studies” (2005). Dr. Thomé’s surgical specialties are: cerebrovascular surgery, skull base surgery and complex spine surgery, and his main research fields are: cerebrovascular diseases, neuromonitoring in brain injury (TBI, SAH) as well as evidence-based and minimally invasive spine surgery and regenerative medicine in spinal disease. After serving as Professor and Vice-Chairman at the Dept. of Neurosurgery, University of Heidelberg, Campus Mannheim from 2007 to 2009, he was appointed Full Professor and Chairman of the Dept. of Neurosurgery, Medical University Innsbruck, Austria in 2010. Dr. Thomé has served several years as chairman of the Spine Section of the German Society of Neurosurgery and is past-president of the Austrian Spine Society. He currently serves as board member of the Austrian Society of Neurosurgery, the German Spine Society and AO Spine Europe. Dr. Thomé´s commitments in the societies focus on education as training delegate of Austria in the European Association of Neurosurgical Societies and as member of the education committee of the German Spine Society and the Spine Society of Europe. Prof. Dr. med. Claudius Thomé Director and Chairman Dept. of Neurosurgery Medical University Innsbruck Anichstr. 35 6020 Innsbruck Austria Phone: +43-512-504-27452 Fax: +43-512-504-27453 Email: claudius.thome@tirol-kliniken.at

Peter A. Winkler, MD, PhD (Co-Course Director) studied medicine at the Universities of Innsbruck, Austria and Bologna, Italy and completed his studies at both Universities with highest distinctions. During and after his training in Neurosurgery at the University of Munich, Germany, he successfully completed different electives and fellowships in many countries, for example in Scandinavia, South Africa, Brasil, Japan, and the USA in different neurosurgical fields. Especially his fellowship in epilepsy surgery at the Cleveland Clinic in Cleveland, Ohio, with Professor Lueders and Professor Comair gave him the competence to establish a new program for Epilepsy Surgery at the Ludwig-Maximilians-University of Munich together with Professor Noachtar. He established a Research Laboratory for Microsurgical Neuroanatomy in Munich and became speaker of the Section Microsurgery and Neuroanatomy of the German Society of Neurosurgery. His thesis for the Venia Legendi and Professorship at the Ludwig-Maximilians-University of Munich deals with lesions in and around the III. ventricle and the associated morphometrical, neuroanatomical and neuropsychological investigations. After a short period of Chairman of the Clinic for Neurosurgery and Epilepsy Surgery at the Behandlungszentrum Vogtareuth, Germany, in 2011 he was elected as the new Chairman of the University Clinic of Neurosurgery at the Paracelsus Medical University in Salzburg, Austria. There he established a Research Laboratory for Microsurgical Neuroanatomy as well as an Epilepsy Surgery Program together with Professor Trinka. He won many prices and awards and he is a recognized international lecturer. Currently he is acting as the President of the Austrian Society of Neurosurgery, as President of the Salzburg Medical Society and as speaker of the Section Microsurgery and Neuroanatomy of the German Society of Neurosurgery. Since few years, he acts as a Senator of the European Academy of Science and Arts. Peter A. Winkler, MD, PhD Professor and Chairman University Clinic of Neurosurgery Research Laboratory of Microsurgical Neuroanatomy Christian Doppler - Medical Center SALK Ignaz-Harrer-Str. 79 5020 Salzburg Austria Phone: +43-662-4483-3601 Email: p.winkler@salk.at

Antonio Bernardo, MD is an Associate Professor of Neurological Surgery and director of the Surgical Innovations Laboratory for Skull Base Microsurgery in the Department of Neurological Surgery at Weill Cornell Medical College. Dr Bernardo is a highly distinguished, award winning neurosurgeon, who pioneered the use of 3D technology in neurosurgery. He trained under some of the world’s leading neurosurgeons and is internationally recognized for his outstanding contribution to the field of neurosurgery. He received his M.D. from University of Naples “Federico II” where he graduated Summa cum Laude. He completed his Neurosurgery residency at the Department of Neurosurgery at the University of Naples and at the Western General Hospital/University of Edinburgh in Edinburgh, Scotland. Dr. Bernardo served as a scholar at the University of California, Irvine from 1997 to 1999. He spent one year as a volunteer neurosurgeon in Peru, where he established skull base surgery programs in hospitals throughout the country, representing the Foundation for International Education in Neurosurgery (F.I.E.N.S.). In 2000, Dr. Bernardo became an Adjunct Professor of Neurosurgery and Director of the Microneurosurgery Skull Base Laboratory at the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey. Dr. Bernardo then completed a fellowship in Skull Base Surgery at the Barrow Neurological Institute in Phoenix, Arizona under Dr. Robert Spetzler. Dr. Bernardo subsequently joined the Department of Neurological Surgery at Weill Cornell Medical College as an Associate Professor and Director of the Skull Base and Microneurosurgery Laboratory. His field of interest include skull base surgery, cerebrovascular surgery, and virtual reality in medicine and surgery. Dr. Bernardo has established himself as an expert in skull base and neurovascular surgery and as a pioneer and expert in the understanding of microsurgical anatomy. At the Barrow Neurological Institute, he developed a three-dimensional surgical simulator to teach surgeons the visual-spatial skills required to perform skull base surgical approaches. The project, called interactive virtual dissection (IVD), integrates cadaveric dissections, 3-D visualization, virtual reality, and computerized simulation for the training of surgical procedures. His clinical expertise is demonstrated by his academic appointments, extensive teaching history, and collection of published works. Dr. Bernardo has been invited to direct over 150 surgical courses worldwide, is frequently invited as a guest and honored speaker to international neurosurgical meetings. He has received several medals from national and international neurosurgical federations for his contribution to the development of neurosurgery in their respective countries. He has trained over 4,000 neurosurgeons through his skull base surgery courses and 55 dedicated fellows since he has joined the Department of Neurological Surgery at Weill Cornell. Dr. Bernardo is currently a neurosurgical consultant in several countries where he continues to operate on complex skull base surgical cases on a routine basis.

He is member of the Register of Neurosurgeons of the United Kingdom, the American Congress of Neurosurgeons, the American Association of Neurological Surgeons, an honorary member of the Italian Association of Neurological Surgeons, the Peruvian Association of Neurological Surgeons, the Peruvian Academy of Surgery, the Colombian Association of Neurological Surgeons, the Caribbean Association of Neurological Surgeons, and the Venezuelan Association of Neurological Surgeons. Antonio Bernardo M.D. Associate Professor of Neurological Surgery Director, Microneurosurgery Skull Base Laboratory Weill Cornell Brain and Spine Center Department of Neurological Surgery Weill Cornell Medical College of Cornell University 510 East 70th Street Baker F-22112 New York, NY 10021 USA Phone: +1-212-746-1468 Fax: +1-212-746-8947 Email: anb2029@med.cornell.edu

Christian Freyschlag, MD was born in 1982, graduated Medical University of Innsbruck in 2006 and started his neurosurgical residency in Mannheim. He followed Prof. Thomé to Innsbruck in 2010, completed his training and serves currently as consultant neurosurgeon and head of neurooncology. His main interests in the field of neurooncology are cortical mapping, determination of function and intraoperative imaging. Christian Freyschlag, MD Dept. of Neurosurgery University Hospital Innsbruck Medical University of Innsbruck Anichstr 35 6020 Innsbruck Austria Phone: +43 (0)512 504 27452 Fax: +43 (0)512 504 27453 Email: christian.freyschlag@i-med.ac.at

Bernhard Meyer, MD was born in 1962 and trained in Italy and the US as well as his native Germany before starting his internship in Neurosurgery at the University of Tubingen. He completed his residency in 1995 within the Neurosurgical Department at the University of Bonn, where he stayed for over ten years, ending his time there as Associate Professor. In 2006, he was appointed Full Professor of Neurosurgery and Chairman of the Neurosurgical Department at the Technical University of Munich. In addition to his role as Chair of the EANS Spine Section, Bernhard holds a number of other positions with scientific societies. He is currently President of the Germany Academy of Neurosurgery (DANC) and Vice President of the International Group for the Advancement of Spinal Surgery (IGASS). He also sits on the editorial board or acts as reviewer for over 20 Journals. In addition to Spinal Neurosurgery, his clinical/scientific interests include Neurooncology and the Neurovascular field. Bernhard Meyer, MD Chairman/Professor of Neurosurgery Department of Neurosurgery Technical University of Munich Klinikum rechts der Isar Ismaninger Str. 22 81675 Munich Germany Phone: +49-89-4140-2151 Fax: +49-89-4140-4889 Email: daytona3@me.com http://www.neurokopfzentrum.med.tum.de/neurochirurgie/

Martin Ortler, MD, MSc is a neurosurgeon who specializes in vascular neurosurgery, skull base surgery and epilepsy surgery. Born in the northern part of Italy (Südtirol), he received his neurosurgical training just across the border at the Clinical Department of Neurosurgery of Innsbruck Medical University in Innsbruck, Austria and completed an epilepsy surgery fellowship at the Departments of Epileptology and Neurosurgery in Bonn, Germany. He is on the faculty of Innsbruck Medical University as an Associated Professor of Neurosurgery, holds the Vice Chair of the Clinical Department of Neurosurgery in Innsbruck, Austria and heads the the Neurointensive Care Unit of the Department. He is convinced that this department is one of the finest in the world. Dr. Ortler is interested in all techniques and tricks that minimize the morbidity of neurosurgical interventions. His current clinical research focuses on means to protect the brain from ischemia during cerebrovascular interventions. He dedicates an important part of his academic activity to teaching since he strongly believes that the future of neurosurgery depends on being able to attract and to train the brightest students. He is an avid record collector, a bibliophile trying to follow William Osler to little avail and shares with his wife Alice the love for traveling and for all outdoor activities that require endurance. Martin Ortler, MD, MSc Clinical Department of Neurosurgery Innsbruck Medical University Anichstrasse 35 6020 Innsbruck Austria Phone: +43-0-512-50427284 Fax: +43-0-512-50427442 Email: martin.ortler@i-med.ac.at

Karl Schaller, MD is the Chairman of the Department of Neurosurgery at the Geneva University Medical Center and Faculty of Medicine at the University of Geneva since 2007. His expertise lies predominantly in dealing with neurovascular surgery, epilepsy, brain tumors and in image-co-registration for surgical navigation. Over a 25-year illustrious career, he has over 300 publications in medical and scientific journals to his credit. He is the recipient of funding for functional mapping of higher cognitive brain networks, for the development of intra-operative imaging and navigation technology, and for clinical neurovascular research from the SNSF, the Swiss agency promoting scientific research, and from private foundations. Dr. Schaller is the co-founder of The Swiss Foundation for Innovation and Training in Surgery, a premier surgical training and research institute, current president of the Swiss Federation of Clinical Neurosocieties, and chair of the training committee of the EANS. He serves on the editorial and/or advisory boards of numerous publications including Acta Neurochirurgica, Neurochirurgie, Neurosurgery and World Neurosurgery.

Karl Schaller, MD Professor Department of Neurosurgery Geneva University Hospital Rue Gabrielle-Perret-Gentil 4 1205 Geneva Switzerland Phone: +41-22-3728203 Email: karl.schaller@hcuge.ch

Philip Stieg, PhD, MD is chairman and founder of the Weill Cornell Medicine Brain and Spine Center, one of New York City’s leading interdisciplinary neuroscience facilities. Dr. Stieg, a world-renowned neurosurgeon with expertise in cerebrovascular disorders and skull base surgery, is a widely published author and internationally known lecturer, and has been consistently named one of the nation’s Top Doctors by Castle Connolly. He is also one of the editors of the definitive textbook on AVMs, Intracranial Arteriovenous Malformations. Dr. Stieg currently serves as the President of the Brain Tumor Foundation and president of the New York board of the American Heart and Stroke Association. He is a past Chairman of the Joint Section of Cerebrovascular Surgery of AANS/CNS and past President of the Society of University Neurosurgeons. Dr. Stieg provides his expertise in head trauma as a sideline consultant for the National Football League and as a consulting neurosurgeon to the New York Giants, and he is also an advisor to the Department of Defense on traumatic brain injury in the military. Under Dr. Stieg’s leadership, the Weill Cornell Medicine Brain and Spine Center created the Surgical Innovations Lab, the first global multimedia neurosurgical teaching facility enabling real-time global teaching collaboration in multi-site medical centers, as well as New York’s first multidisciplinary Concussion and Brain Injury Clinic staffed by neuro-specialists. Most recently, Dr. Stieg spearheaded the launch of the new Center for Comprehensive Spine Care, where patients receive multidisciplinary services under one roof. This new paradigm is part of Dr. Stieg’s vision for reshaping the delivery of care for patients with complex conditions of the central nervous system. Dr. Stieg received his B.S. degree from the University of Wisconsin, his Ph.D. from Union University, and his M.D. from the Medical College of Wisconsin. He trained at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical School after completing a fellowship in cell transplantation for restorative neurological function at the Karolinska Institute in Stockholm, Sweden, then joined the faculty of the Harvard Medical School. He was recruited from the Harvard Brigham and Women’s/Children’s Hospital in 2000 to build the new Department of Neurological Surgery at NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center. Philip E. Stieg, PhD, MD Chairman and Neurosurgeon-in-Chief, NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center Professor of Neurological Surgery, Weill Cornell Medical College Department of Neurological Surgery 525 East 68th Street, Box 99 New York, NY 10065 USA Phone: +1-212-746-4684 Fax: +1-212-746-6607 Email: pes2008@med.cornell.edu

WEILL CORNELL SEMINAR in

SALZBURG

"Neurosurgery"

May 7 – 13, 2017

FELLOWS

Dilovar Aliev, MD TajikistanTeaching/research/clinical Associate, Division Chief Central District Hospital of YavanDepartment of SurgeryJomi 1735010 Yavan, TajikistanPhone: +93-5-873361Email 1: Dilovarkhirurg@gmail.com

Kaspars Auslands, MD, PhD LatviaAssistant Professor, Staff Physician Riga East Clinical University Hospital, Clinic GailezersDepartment of Neurological SurgeryHipokrata 21038 Riga, LatviaPhone: +37-1-67042598Email 1: ka75@inbox.lv

Antun Azasevac, MD SerbiaResident Clinical Center of Vojvodina, Novi Sad,Department of Neurological SurgeryHajduk Veljkova 1-721000 Novi Sad, SerbiaPhone: +38-1-21521745Email 1: azasevac@gmail.com

Eyup Bayatli, MD TurkeyTeaching/research/clinical Assistant, Resident Ankara University School of MedicineDepartment of Neurological SurgerySaman Pazari Cad06100 Ankara, TurkeyPhone: +90-3-125082300Email 1: e.bayatli@hotmail.com

Karen Bekchyan, MD ArmeniaDepartmental Chairman, Chief of Service "Vanadzor" MCDepartment of Neurological SurgeryBanaki 82001 Vanadzor, ArmeniaPhone: +37-4-32223658Email 1: karenbek@mail.ruEmail 2: karen_bekchyan@yahoo.com

Katerina Bradacova, MD Czech RepublicResident Bata's Regional Hospital, ZlinDepartment of Neurological SurgeryHavlickovo nabrezi 60076275 Zlin, Czech RepublicPhone: +42-5-77552129Email 1: BradacovaKaterina@seznam.cz

Anatoli Dimitrov, MD BulgariaResident University Multiprofile Hospital for Active Treatment"Sofiamed"Department of Neurological SurgeryBul "G. M. Dimitrov" 161797 Sofia, BulgariaPhone: +35-9-883425780Email 1: dimitrowanatoli@gmail.comEmail 2: tolka7a@yahoo.com

Domagoj Dlaka, MD CroatiaSpecialist University Hospital DubravaDepartment of Neurological SurgeryAvenija Gojka Suska 610000 Zagreb, CroatiaPhone: +38-5-12902476Email 1: domagojdlaka@gmail.com

Hamidreza Eskandari, MD Austria Kaiser-Franz-Joseph-SpitalKundratstrasse 31100 Vienna, AustriaPhone: +43-1-601910Email 1: hr_eskandari@yahoo.de

Domagoj Gajski, MD CroatiaTeaching/research/clinical Assistant, Resident KBC Sestre MilosrdniceDepartment of Neurological SurgeryVinogradska cesta 2910000 Zagreb, CroatiaPhone: +38-5-992877986Email 1: dr.gajski@outlook.com

Erdenebat Ganzorig, MD MongoliaTeaching/research/clinical Assistant, Assistant AttendingPhysician Third Central Hospital of MongoliaDepartment of Neurological SurgeryArd Ayush, 1a976 Ulaanbaatar, MongoliaPhone: +97-6-70007886Email 1: reallife.eba@gmail.com

Lernik Grigoryan, MD ArmeniaResident Yerevan State Medical University after Mkhitar HeratsiDepartment of Neurological Surgery2 Koryun str., Yerevan, 0025, Armenia0025 Yerevan, ArmeniaPhone: +37-4-10582532Email 1: lernik_grigoryan@mail.ru

Marek Grubhoffer, MD Czech RepublicProvost, Resident Nemocnice Ceske Budejovice, a.s.Department of Neurological SurgeryBozeny Nemcove 3837001 Ceske Budejovice, Czech RepublicPhone: +42-3-87876001Email 1: marek.grubhoffer@gmail.comEmail 2: neurochirurige@nemcb.cz

Kestutis Jacikevicius, MD, PhD LithuaniaAssistant Professor, Specialist Klaipeda University HospitalDepartment of Neurological SurgeryLiepojos 4192288 Klaipeda, LithuaniaPhone: +37-4-6396559Fax: +37-4-6396690Email 1: kestas.jacikevicius@gmail.com

Lubomir Jurak, MD, PhD Czech RepublicTeaching/research/clinical Assistant, Attending Physician Regional Hospital LiberecDepartment of Neurological SurgeryHusova 1046063 Liberec, Czech RepublicPhone: +42-4-85312707Fax: +42-4-85101078Email 1: ljurak@seznam.czEmail 2: lubomir.jurak@nemlib.cz

Ainur Karchalova, MD, MSc KazakhstanTeaching/research/clinical Associate, Specialist Asfendiyarov Kazakh National Medical UniversityDepartment of NeurologyTole bi,88050000 Almaty, KazakhstanPhone: +77-4-79785782Email 1: a.m.karchalova@gmail.com

Olesia Karpova, MD Russian FederationTeaching/research/clinical Assistant, Specialist Voronezh N.N.Burdenko State Medical UniversityDepartment of NeurologyStudencheskay str. 10394036 Voronezh, Russian FederationPhone: +74-7-32579673Email 1: olesya.karpova.90@inbox.ru

Marina Khachatryan, MD ArmeniaAssistant Professor, Attending Physician Yerevan State Medical University "Heratsi" N1 HospitalComplexDepartment of Neurological Surgery58 Abovyan Street0025 Yerevan, ArmeniaPhone: +37-4-60621410Fax: +37-4-10564427Email 1: khachmar81@yahoo.comEmail 2: khachmar81@mail.ru

Mustafa Cemil Kilinc, MD TurkeyTeaching/research/clinical Assistant, Assistant AttendingPhysician Ankara University Medical FakultyDepartment of Neurological SurgerySihhiye06000 Ankara, TurkeyPhone: +31-2-5082474Email 1: m.ceykl@gmail.comEmail 2: muscemkil@hotmail.com

Jaime Martinez Anda, MD, MSc MexicoTeaching/research/clinical Associate, Staff Physician ABC Medical CenterDepartment of Neurological SurgeryCarlos Graef Fernandez 154 Int 15505300 Mexico City, MexicoPhone: +52-1-16647205Email 1: dr.martinezanda@gmail.comEmail 2: jjmaspooky@gmail.com

Csaba Olah, MD HungarySpecialist Borsod County University Teaching HospitalDepartment of Neurological SurgerySzentpeteri kapu 723519 Miskolc, HungaryPhone: +36-4-6515200Fax: +36-4-6515285Email 1: olahcs@gmail.com

Andrei Rubakhau, MD BelarusSpecialist Republican Research Center of Neurology andNeurosurgeryDepartment of Neurological SurgeryF. Skoryny st. 24220114 Minsk, BelarusPhone: +37-5-293910526Fax: +37-5-172671695Email 1: arubmd@gmail.comEmail 2: andrei.rubakhau@gmail.com

Naira Sargsyan, MD ArmeniaResident Yerevan State Medical UniversityDepartment of Neurological SurgeryAbovyan 580025 Yerevan, ArmeniaPhone: +37-4-95682267Email 1: nanasargis@gmail.comEmail 2: naira.sargsian@yahoo.com

Aidyn Saulebekov, MD KazakhstanSpecialist Regional Medical CenterDepartment of Neurological SurgeryMukanova 5100026 Karaganda, KazakhstanPhone: +77-2-12770273Email 1: aidyn84@mail.ru

Jelena Scerbak, MD LithuaniaAttending Physician Vilnius University Hospital Santariskiu KlinikosDepartment of Neurological SurgerySantariskiu 208661 Vilnius, LithuaniaPhone: +37-6-9813943Email 1: jelena.scherbak@gmail.com

Blagoj Shuntov, MD Republic of MacedoniaResident University Clinic of Neurosurgery SkopjeDepartment of Neurological SurgeryBoulevard Mother Theresa No.17, 1000 Skopje1000 Skopje, Republic of MacedoniaPhone: +38-9-23147035Fax: +38-9-233121899Email 1: shuntovblagoj@gmail.com

Giga Sulaberidze, MD Georgia Kutaisi National Medical CenterDepartment of Neurological Surgery83a, Javakhishvili Street4600 Kutaisi, GeorgiaPhone: +99-5-599602605Email 1: sulaberidzegiga@yahoo.com

Katarzyna Swiatkowska-Wroblewska, MD PolandTeaching/research/clinical Associate, Specialist 4 Military Hospital with PoliclinicDepartment of Neurological SurgeryWeigla 550-981 Wroclaw, PolandPhone: +48-5374437Fax: +48-2-61660379Email 1: mermaid.blueocean@gmail.comEmail 2: neurochirurgwroclaw@gmail.com

Sergiu Toma, MD Moldova, Republic ofSpecialist Emergency Medicine InstituteDepartment of Neurological Surgery1 Toma Ciorba street.2004 Chisinau, Moldova, Republic ofPhone: +37-3-22250750Fax: +37-3-22235309Email 1: sertom85@gmail.com

Gheorghe Ungureanu, MD RomaniaTeaching/research/clinical Associate, Resident Cluj County Emergency HospitalDepartment of Neurological SurgeryVictor Babes street, no.43, bl. VII400012 Cluj-Napoca, RomaniaPhone: +40-7-45157125Email 1: Ungureanugeorge@gmail.comEmail 2: mail_me4free@yahoo.com

Vadym Ziabchenko, MD, PhD UkraineAttending Physician National Children's Specialized Hospital "OKHMATDYT"Department of Surgery28/1 Chornovola Str.01135 Kyiv, UkrainePhone: +38-4-42380007Email 1: dr.vizard@gmail.comEmail 2: dr_vizard@yahoo.com

Tomas Zilka, MD SlovakiaResident University Hospital BratislavaDepartment of Neurological SurgeryLimbova 5833 05 Bratislava, SlovakiaPhone: +42-1-259542910Email 1: zilka.tomas@gmail.com

Nenad Zivkovic, MD, PhD SerbiaTeaching/research/clinical Associate, Resident Clinical Hospital Center Zemun, BelgradeDepartment of Neurological SurgeryVukova 911000 Zemun-Beograd, SerbiaPhone: +38-1-63283306Email 1: drnzivkovic@yahoo.com

• 33 fellows from 24 different countries and regions • 8 faculty members from the United States, Austria, Switzerland, and Germany• 16 lectures and 5 workshops given by faculty • 27 interesting cases presented by fellows • 6 cases selected by faculty to be published in the Online Case Library

Faculty Group Photo, (L-R): Jared Knopman, MD, Claudius Thomé, MD, Antonio Bernardo, MD, Philip Stieg, PhD MD, Peter A. Winkler, MD PhD

SALZBURG CLEVELAND CLINIC SEMINAR NEUROSURGERY

May 7 – 13, 2017

Group Photo of Faculty and Fellows

SEMINAR DIARY FROM FELLOW

Diary of Lernik Grigoryan, MD Yerevan State Medical University after M. Heratsi, Yerevan, Armenia

07.05-13.05.2017 7 May, Sunday evening. From 7 to 13 May I was in Salzburg, spending an intensive academic week in one of the most beautiful cities in Europe. We had a transit flight through Vienna to Salzburg, which was pretty comfortable. I enjoyed my trip immensely and the experience was one that I will remember for the rest of my life. It was my first trip to Austria. I was a bit disappointed, because the weather wasn't ideal, but we received a very warm welcome on a rainy May morning when we were checking in in Schloss Arenberg. We rested a bit, then went for a walk to explore the beautiful Salzburg and enjoyed tasty Austrian street food. We were very surprised to find out that on Sunday almost all shops were closed. But we managed to grab a bite in a tiny cafe. In the evening we met the other participants of the conference and heard the opening speech from Mr. Wolfgang Aulitzky, who introduced the teaching staff. The atmosphere was friendly and inspiring. We had a tasty dinner, after which we went to sleep to be rested and energized for tomorrow's lectures. 8 May, Monday. After a quick breakfast we had pre-seminar test. I took it seriously and spend quite a bit time on it. Some points were arguable and I had doubts while choosing the right answer. Luckily we

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May 7-13, 2017

had a chance to discuss it with other participants during coffee break. Then we had our first lecture from Jared Knopman, which was about the difference between carotid endarterectomy and carotid artery stenting, indications and benefits of each method. After break our lecturer gave us theoretical information about head traumas. During next lecture Peter Winkler shared his experience about microsurgical neuroanatomy of the temporomesial region. He presented pictures made by him about neuroanatomy, which was impressive and educational. After lunch break we had a long lecture from Antonio Bernardo, who made the presentation in 3D format. It was a very unique experience for me, since I've never seen it before and it helped to understand the skull base anatomy very easily. 9 May, Tuesday. I woke up pretty early at 6am, anticipating that it's going to be a hard day. After breakfast professor Peter Winkler started to explain how to do surgeries in and around the third ventricle․ It was an interesting lecture, where the professor was presenting pictures made by him. The pictures were prominently presenting the relationships between anatomic structures. Next lecture was dedicated to Endovascular Management of Aneurysms. I was looking forward to that lecture and it was very interesting for me because as a future vascular neurosurgeon I came across aneurysms many times. During next 3 hours we were listening with absorbed attention a lecture from Antonio Bernardo about skull base, a person, for whom there are no inaccessible segment on skull base. After lunch case presentations began. To be honest I prepared a presentation, but since this was my first medical conference in abroad, I was a bit hesitant, and decided to skip the case presentation this time. But I'm definitely going to make presentation next time, if I'll be selected. After a delicious dinner we went to sleep. 10 May, Wednesday. This morning was different from others in a good way. I woke up and it wasn't raining like previous days. The weather was perfect and the temptation was huge to get out there and explore the city. But there were more important things planned for us. After a quick breakfast we headed to cadaverlab where prof. Antonio Bernardo and Jared Knopman presented on cadaver the operation accesses to the skull base during 5-6 hours․We were very tired after this, but professor's suggestion to explore the Christian Doppler University Hospital was very appealing, so we followed him. We've been in different departments, including neurosurgical. I felt like every detail was taken under consideration in this clinic and it occurred to me, that every doctor would like to work in this kind of hospital. Last but not least we had the honor to be in professor's office and leave reminiscence in his diary. Although we were tired, but we walked all the way to Schloss Arenberg, taking pictures of the beautiful Salzburg. After dinner we were ready for sleep. 11 May, Thursday. We heard the lecture from Bernhard Meyer, who presented the main aspects of treatment of gliomas. During next 2 hours prof. Philip Stieg presented surgical management of aneurysms. It was very practical and educational. Next was for interactive lecture about Surgery for cavernous malformation presented by Claudius Thome. After lunch we proceed with case presentations. After dinner we heard Chamber Music, beautiful composition performed by Spanish siblings, which was very relaxing. 12 May After breakfast we heard some more interesting lectures from the leading experts of the field. After lunch I tried to memorize everything I learned during lectures in order to have good results for post-seminar test. It didn't take me long time to finish the test. To be honest I was expecting that this time it will be different from pre-seminar test, but they were just the same, which made it pretty easy

for us. In the evening, during graduation dinner I met my countryman, who was doing his observership in of the clinics in Salzburg and heard the concluding speech from faculty members. Thus, I had a very productive academic week in Salzburg. This conference contributed to my personal and professional development a lot. I gained new knowledge, felt the real intercultural communication and made a lot of new friend. We left with the hope to return very soon. Tomorrow is our flight back home. Soon I'll be back to work and daily routine. Thanks a lot to Faculty and Administration of Schloss Arenberg for this amazing week. Lernik Grigoryan

SEMINAR DIARY FROM FELLOW

Diary of Olesia Karpova, MD Voronezh N.N.Burdenko State Medical University, Voronezh, Russian Federation

07.05-13.05.2017

7 May, Sunday evening.

It was my first trip abroad. Full of impressions about flight and a little tired, I arrived in Salzburg. This is a beautiful city, especially in this season. I was wondered by neat and clean streets, plenty of greenery and flowers. I found Schloss Arenberg very nice and cozy. The castle is located in a beautiful place, surrounded by a wonderful park with a view of the mountains. After welcome reception we enjoyed very tasty dinner and were introduced to each other. The atmosphere in Schloss Arenberg was very friendly and calm. We wanted to walk with new friends, but it was raining very hard, and all participants went to sleep, waiting for tomorrow.

8 May, Monday. Wake up at 6 o’clock without any difficultness. After breakfast the seminar started. Seminar Coordinator Elisabeth Bourg introduced the aim and rules of whole seminar. Pre-seminar test was very discussible and interesting. The first lection of Dr. Jared Knopman was dedicated to

Carotid Endarterectomy versus Carotid Stenting. It was especially important lecture for me, because I'm dealing with a stroke problem. And Carotid Artery Stenosis is a common cause of a stroke. After break we listened about Head Trauma. I liked it was perfect presentation by Dr. Jared Knopman. The Microsurgical Neuroanatomy of the Temporomesial Region lecture, presented by Prof. Peter A. Winkler, gave more theoretical information about the anatomy of the nervous system. And it was accompanied by remarkable illustrations.

Lunch…..

After next I enjoyed by 3D - presentations of Dr. Antonio Bernardo. For me (as a neurologist) it was difficult to perceive information about surgical approaches, but it was a great opportunity to recall the anatomical features of the brain. Now I can say about my first opinion about the seminar: it was very smart to combine two types of specialist on one course – neurologists and neurosurgeons.

After lectures I with my new friends from Kazakhstan, Belarus, Latvia, Mexico, Ukraine had promenade to the city center. On the way, we shared our impressions of the lectures and discussed some issues. Unfortunately, it was raining very hard again. And we could not walk much, because many of us forgot

the umbrellas. A little wet, but happy, we returned to Schloss Arenberg. We were waiting for a delicious dinner, after which I went to prepare for tomorrow's performance with case presentation.

9 May, Tuesday. Wake up, breakfast… Wonderful lectures of Prof. Peter A. Winkler and Dr. Jared Knopman again. Coffee break…. The next lectures of Dr. Antonio Bernardo were connected us to the world of anatomy again. Vessels, nerves, anatomical channels ... It was better than any atlas.

After Lunch the fellows started their case presentations. Mine was penultimate. I must say I was a very nervous, but friendly and kind atmosphere in the lecture hall gave me confidence. I’m very pleased to Faculty members for interesting discussion after speech of every fellow. After lectures, I went with my friends to the city again. The weather was wonderful. We visited the Hohensalzburg castle and we were a lot of walking in the historic center of Salzburg. The day was finished in one of the local bars under cheerful conversation

10 May, Wednesday. It was an unusual day, because we spent it in Research Laboratory for Microsurgical Neuroanatomy. Cadaveric dissections, 3-D visualization and virtual reality…. It was awesome! Faculty members (Dr. Antonio Bernardo, Dr. Jared Knopman) showed us the technique and basic surgical skills on brain and let some of us do it by ourselves. At the conclusion of work in the laboratory, Prof. Winkler introduced us to the hospital and the surrounding area, told the history of the hospital, showed the neurosurgical department. The walk was finished in his private office, where we met each other even closer. Each participant wrote a wish in a special professor's diary and received a commemorative disk. On our return to Schloss Arenberg we visited the wonderful Mirabel gardens and Mozart's Café, where we ate the real Austrian strudel! It was a wonderful conclusion of such interesting working day.

11 May, Thursday. I have noted that 60 min. lectures does not put us to sleep – interactive and exciting way to teach. The wonderful lectures of Prof. Philip Stieg helped me to understand some points of management of intracranial AVMs and aneurysms, their outcomes and adequate treatment.

Lunch…..

Group photo with Faculty…

Topics about gliomas (Dr. Bernhard Meyer) and cavernous malformations (Dr.Claudius Thomé) were very interesting and useful for me.

Case presentations after lunch… My friends and colleagues have successfully made a presentation. And after Workshop we were informed that presentation of our friend from Ukraine - Dr. Ziabchenko was selected for electronic library!

This day evening we were invited to one of the clubs of Salzburg for dance party.

12 May, Friday. The last lectures …The week in Schloss Arenberg have passed as 1 day…

This day I learned about new aspects of epilepsy surgery (Dr. Karl Schaller) and surgery for meningiomas (Dr. Martin Ortler).

Interesting video materials and real clinical cases helped us to understand the problem better. Additional thanks for Dr. Claudius Thome for informative and interesting lectures, case presentations and discussion.

At Graduation Dinner despite the solemnity and awards it was a little bit sad. For this short period we have become attached to each other. Faculty members have told their final speech, we received certificates and disks with presentations.

I will remember this seminar for a long time. I got a lot of knowledge about nervous system's anatomy. This will help me in my work with students in our department. Also, after listening to the lectures, I made important conclusions about a management of the patients with cerebrovascular diseases.

Tomorrow is departure. Come back to our relatives and friends, work and daily routine...

Thanks to Faculty and Administration of Schloss Arenberg for this wonderful week!

Olesia Karpova