Yashoda Hospitals hosts global skull base endoscopy summit in Hyderabad
Yashoda Hospitals, Secunderabad, hosted the International Skull Base Endoscopy Summit 2.0, bringing together over 500 global experts. The three-day event featured lectures, live surgeries and cadaveric workshops focusing on advances in minimally invasive neurosurgery and skull base techniques.
Hyderabad: Yashoda Hospitals, Secunderabad, under the aegis of the Yashoda Center for Neuroendoscopy (YCNE), organized the three-day ‘International Skull Base Endoscopy Summit 2.0 from April 24 to 26.
The summit was conducted as a world-class academic platform, bringing together more than 500 national and international medical experts in the field of minimally invasive neurosurgery and skull base surgery. Neurosurgeons, skull base specialists, ENT surgeons, academicians, and postgraduate medical students from across the globe participated and shared their insights and experiences in microneurosurgery and neuroendoscopy.
Dr. Pavan Gorukanti, Director, Yashoda Hospitals, said, “The scientific program was conducted comprehensively with impactful lectures, expert panel discussions, case-based learning sessions, and live surgery demonstrations.”
Dr. Ayyadurai, Senior Neurosurgeon, Yashoda Hospitals – Secunderabad, said, “Skull base surgery required the highest levels of precision, skill, and continuous learning. The summit featured extensive discussions on endoscopic endonasal skull base surgery, transcranial approaches for complex lesions, and the management of pituitary tumors and sellar region disorders.”
The three-day endoscopic skull base cadaveric workshop was led by Dr. Theodore H. Schwartz (USA), Dr. Calvin Mak (Hong Kong), and Dr. Ayyadurai* (India) as Course Directors.
