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    A. Samy Youssef, MD, PhD, FAANS

    Professor & Vice Chair for Education
    University of Colorado SOM

    Dr. Youssef completed his neurosurgery residency at the University of South Florida. He completed two fellowships in skull base surgery, the first at the University of Cincinnati and the second at the University of South Florida, which included a fellowship in cerebrovascular surgery as well. Currently he’s a Professor of Neurosurgery and Otolaryngology, and Fellowship program director. He is Vice Chairman for education and director of the skull base surgery program. He holds patents covering both novel surgical techniques and instrumentation for complex skull surgery. His research both in the laboratory and in the operating room have resulted in multiple publications and patents. He founded and edited Contemporary Skull Base Surgery Textbook. He is the author of over 150 publications including peer-review, abstracts and book chapters. Dr. Youssef has given over 300 presentations nationally and internationally and 88 hands on courses worldwide.
    Dr. Youssef’s interest is in the combined endoscopic and microsurgery techniques to further develop lesser invasive surgery in our field.


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