American Surgical Company was happy to be part of the NASBS show in San Antonio, TX this month at the La Cantera Resort & Spa. A special thanks to President Ricardo Carrau, 
MD and Dr. James Evans for having us! The mission of the National Association of Skull Base Surgeons is to “promote dissemination of information about diseases involving the skull base, including the anatomy, physiology, pathology, and clinical management, in order to facilitate coordinated excellence in the delivery of care to patients and to promote advancement of the scientific basis for treatment of patients with skull base disorders.”

The whir of a drill, the faint smell of formaldehyde, and a flurry of figures in scrubs; this was the scene at the 2019 Complex Surgical Approaches to the Skull Base hands-on Cadaver Workshop that took place at Weill Cornell from December 12th to 14th ( https://skullbaseneurosurgery.org/courses/skullbase/ ). Physicians, surgeons, residents, and fellows circled up to be instructed by the world-renowned Dr. Antonio Bernardo, MD via a combination of cadaver dissections and 3-D virtual reality environment in the state-of-the-art Neurosurgical Innovations and Training Center.

American Surgical was honored to support the Brigham and Women’s 2019 Cerebrovascular and Skull Base Symposium. The day’s event was designed to provide clinically relevant information to update providers on decision making, complication avoidance, and treatment strategies. Neurosurgeons discussed and debated on updates on technological advances in the field from the perspectives of neurosurgery and interventional neuroradiology.