Minimally Invasive Cranial Tumor Surgery: Endoscopic and Parafascicular Approaches

Monday, May 4, 2026

9:45 AM - 11:15 AM CT

Location:303BC, Level 3, HBGCC

Moderator(s)

Ankush Chandra, MD

Resident Physician
UT Houston Department of Neurological Surgery
Hussam Abou-Al-Shaar, MD

Fellow
The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston

This clinic provides a hands-on, immersive experience in minimally invasive cranial tumor surgery, focusing on both parafascicular tubular techniques and endoscopic approaches to skull base and ventricular/intra-axial lesions. Through high-yield lectures and interactive simulation stations, participants will learn how to safely access and resect complex brain tumors using neuronavigation, tractography, and MIS instrumentation.

Presentations:

9:45 AM - 9:48 AM CT

Welcome & Course Overview
Speaker: Yoshua Esquenazi-Levy, MD – University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
Speaker: Daniel M. Prevedello, MD – The Ohio State Wexner Medical Center Department of Neurological Surgery
9:48 AM - 9:58 AM CT

Fascicular Anatomy and Principles of MIS Parafascicular Surgery for Brain Tumors
Speaker: Georgios A. Zenonos, MD – UPMC Neurosurgery
9:58 AM - 10:08 AM CT

Parafascicular Access for Deep Brain Tumors: Tubular and Tract-sparing Techniques
Speaker: Gabriel Zada, MD – University of Southern California
10:08 AM - 10:18 AM CT

Endoscopic Surgery in Comprehensive Management of Brain Tumors
Speaker: Yoshua Esquenazi-Levy, MD – University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
10:18 AM - 10:28 AM CT

Endoscopic Resection of Colloid Cysts and Intra-axial Tumors: Techniques and Outcomes
Speaker: Constantinos G. Hadjipanayis, MD, PhD – University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
10:28 AM - 10:38 AM CT

Endoscopic Skull Base Tumor Resection: Corridor Design, Expanded and Extended Approaches
Speaker: Daniel M. Prevedello, MD – The Ohio State Wexner Medical Center Department of Neurological Surgery
10:38 AM - 10:48 AM CT

Blending Endoscopy and Microsurgery for Complex Skull Base Tumors
Speaker: Matei A. Banu, MD – Stanford University
10:48 AM - 11:13 AM CT

Interactive Panel: Pearls, Pitfalls and Case- Based Discussion
Speaker: Christina Jackson, MD – University of Pennsylvania
Speaker: Stephanie K. Cheok, MD – Department of Neurosurgery, Medical College of Wisconsin
Speaker: Hussam Abou-Al-Shaar, MD – The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
Speaker: Thomas L. Beaumont, MD, PhD, FAANS – University of California, San Diego
Speaker: Manish Aghi, MD, PhD – UCSF
Speaker: Bhuvic Patel, MD – Washington University in St. Louis School of Medicine, Universitätsklinikum Heidelberg, and German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ)
11:13 AM - 11:15 AM CT

Closing Remarks
Speaker: Yoshua Esquenazi-Levy, MD – University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
Speaker: Daniel M. Prevedello, MD – The Ohio State Wexner Medical Center Department of Neurological Surgery