The 4th World Congress for Endoscopic Surgery of the Brain, Skull Base and Spine will be held in Pittsburgh, PA, April 28-30, 2010, at the David L. Lawrence Convention Center.

The event -- presenting the latest in scientific work relating to endoscopic surgery -- will feature an international faculty of experts in neurosurgery, otolaryngology, plastic surgery and ophthalmology covering a wide variety of intracranial and spinal topics.

The week will include panel discussions, breakfast mini-courses, lunches with the professor, video demonstrations, open grand rounds -- bring your difficult cases to discuss -- free paper podium presentations, poster presentations and exhibits.

Topics will include:

• Cerebrospinal Fluid Leaks
• Chordomas
• Complications
• Craniopharyngiomas
• Dural Reconstruction
• Education and Training
• Endoport/Ventricular Surgery
• Instrumentation
• Juvenile Nasopharyngeal Angiofibromas
• Meningiomas
• New Technology
• Pituitary Tumors
• Sinonasal Malignancies
• Spine Surgery
• Surgical Anatomy
• Surgical Techniques
• Orbital Surgery
• Vascular Injury/Hemostasis

The congress is sponsored by the University of Pittsburgh’s School of Medicine, Department of Neurological Surgery, and Department of Otolaryngology and the UPMC Center for Continuing Education in the Health Sciences.

Albert L. Rhoton, Jr, MD, R.D. Keene Family Professor at the University of Florida, and Heinz Stamberger, MD, professor of otolaryngology at the University of Graz (Austria), will be the honored guests.

Ricardo Carrau, MD and Carl Snyderman, MD are the event chairmen.

The hugely successful congress was first held in Pittsburgh in the fall of 2005. Paris, France was the venue in 2007 and Sao Paulo, Brazil in 2008. For more information and updates,
please visit www.skullbasecongress.com.

Note: The University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians. The University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine designates this educational activity for AMA PRA (Physician's Recognition Award) Category 1 Credits™. Each physician should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the educational activity. Other health care professionals are awarded continuing education units (CEUs), which are equal to contact hours.