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Fellowship Programs
Skull Base Fellowship
The overarching goal of the McMaster University fellowship program in skull base surgery and minimally invasive neurosurgery is to provide post graduate training in the diagnosis and surgical management of skull base lesions and treatment of neurosurgical disorders using minimally invasive surgical techniques. While the fellowship would be predominantly clinical, it is expected that there would be a significant academic component including research, teaching and anatomical practice. This fellowship emphasizes minimally invasive/endoscopic approaches to the paranasal sinuses and skull base for treatment of pathologies including infection, optic nerve lesions, CSF leak management, clivus and upper C-spine lesions and resection of benign and malignant sinonasal neoplasms utilizing trans-nasal and transorbital endoscopic corridors.
Rhinology Fellowship
The fellowship provides a focused rhinologic and skull base experience in a tertiary-care adult and pediatric academic environment.
This fellowship emphasizes inflammatory paranasal sinus disorders, revision sinus surgery, complex frontal sinus disease and minimally invasive/endoscopic approaches to the paranasal sinuses and skull base for treatment of pathologies including infection, optic nerve lesions, CSF leak management, clivus and upper C-spine lesions and resection of benign and malignant sinonasal neoplasms utilizing trans-nasal and transorbital endoscopic corridors.
More information can be found here.
Recent
Publications
Intraventricular Metastatic Melanomas: Two Case Reports
M Alhantoobi, A Algird, JQ Lu, J Provias, K Reddy | Neurosurgery Cases and Reviews, 2022 Read full article here
Image-Guided versus Freehand Ventricular Drain Insertion: Systematic Review and Meta-analysis
M Aljoghaiman, B Bergen, R Takroni, B Wang, P Eangles, F Farrokhyar, S Sharma | World Neurosurgery, 2022 Read full article here
Transorbital Neuroendoscopy Surgery for the Management of Frontal Sinus Lesions: Case Series
ME Yasuda, A Mastrolonardo, T Nguyen, J Moore, D Sommer, K Reddy | Journal of Neurological Surgery Part B: Skull Base, 2023 Read full article here
Resources
Current Studies
tPACS
Clinical trial assessing the utility of a fibrinolytic agent (tissue plasminogen activator, tPA) to improve clearance of chronic subdural hematomas (cSDH) following twist drill.
Enrollment for pilot trial complete. Data analysis underway.
NeuroVAC
Trial investigating the feasibility of virtual consults via Zoom for patients referred for neurosurgery consults, compared to in-person visits.
Enrollment complete. Data analysis underway.
COHBOT
Observational trial comparing cognitive outcomes in a healthy aging adult population following exposure to hyperbaric oxygen treatment.
Currently enrolling.
Acro-AI
Referral site for a study in collaboration with Unity Health Toronto, collecting patient data to help create a machine learning program to aid in early detection of Acromegaly.
Currently enrolling.
FVEP
Observational trial, in collaboration with The Ottawa Hospital, assessing the utility of flash visual evoked potential (FVEP) monitoring to detect and help prevent potential injury to the visual pathway during surgery.
Currently enrolling.