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Philippine Skull Base Masterclass

Advanced Open and Endoscopic Dissection Course

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Elevating skull base training in the ASEAN–Australasian region


Dates:  9–11 June, 2026

Venue: CASSTI (Center for Advanced Skills, Simulation and Training Innovation), The Medical City Hospital, Manila, Philippines

Course Objective

To provide neurosurgeons with comprehensive, hands-on training in advanced skull base approaches, enhancing anatomical knowledge, surgical technique, and multidisciplinary collaboration to improve patient outcomes.

Course Format

A three-day cadaveric dissection course featuring 10 stations (20 participants and up to 2 observers per station). Participants will perform both microscopic and endoscopic skull base approaches under expert guidance from local and international faculty.

Dr. Sébastien Froelich
Paris, France
Honored Guest and Main Faculty

Dr. Jerold Justo
Manila, Philippines
Course Director

Dr. Michael Sabalza
Manila, Philippines
AACNS 2026 Skull Base Committee Chair 

Dr. Jose Carlos Alcazaren
Manila, Philippines
Course Co-Director

Dr. Lynne Lourdes N. Lucena
Manila, Philippines
Congress President AACNS 2026 

Course Program

Day

01

Morning Session

  • Frontotemporal-Orbitozygomatic Approach| Dr. Sebastien Froelich
  • Extradural Anterior Clinoidectomy | Dr. Pierre-Olivier Champagne
  • Lateral Cavernous Sinus Peeling | Dr. Jerold Justo

Dissection Moderator | Dr. Jerold Justro

Afternoon Session

  • Emerging Trends in Skull Base Surgery: The Lariboisiére Team-Network Updates | Dr. Sebastien Froelich
  • Relevant Anatomy of the Anterior Petrosal Approach | Dr. Jose Carlos Alcazaren
  • Anterior Petrosal Approach | Dr. Shunzuke Shibao

Dissection Moderator | Dr. Jose Carlos Alcazaren








Day

02

Morning Session

  • Relevant Anatomy: Petrosal Approaches | Dr. Jonathan Chainey
  • Mastering the posterior petrosal approach: from cadaveric anatomy to surgical execution | Dr. Tancredo Alcantara
  • Combined Petrosectomy | Dr. Arianna Fava

Dissection Moderator | Dr. Joseph Errol Navarro

Afternoon Session

  • Endoscopic Endonasal Anatomy of the Midline: Anterior and Sellar Approaches | Dr. Nobuyuki Watanabe
  • Nasal Anatomy for Endoscopic Endonasal Transsphenoidal Surgery | Dr. Peter Simon Jarin
  • Endoscopic Pituitary Surgery: Chopsticks Technique | Dr. Tibault Passeri

Dissection Moderator | Dr. Michael Sabalza

Course dinner, ASEAN Skull Base Fellowship Night

Day

03

Morning Session

  • Endoscopic Endonasal Anatomy: Parasellar Areas | Dr. Byron Hontiveros
  • Endoscopic Endonasal Approaches to the Cavernous Sinus and Parasellar Compartments | Dr. Norio Ichimasu
  • Approaches to the Clivus | Dr. Thibault Passeri

Dissection Moderator | Dr. Jerold Justro

Afternoon Session

  • Endoscopic Transorbital Anatomy | Dr. Tingting Jiang
  • Considerations and Indications for the Endoscopic Transorbital Approach | Dr. Won Jae Lee
  • Endoscopic Transorbital Approach: How I Do It | Dr. Calvin Mak

AWARDING OF CERTIFICATES

Dissection Moderator | Dr. Tingting Jiang

Registration Details

Slots are limited and available on a first-come, first-served basis.
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For inquiries: skullbasemasterclass.phl@gmail.com

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