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Franco DeMonte, M.D., F.R.C.S. (C), F.A.C.S.

Department of Neurosurgery, Division of Surgery

About Dr. DeMonte

Dr. Franco DeMonte is the Professor of Neurosurgery and Head and Neck Surgery at the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston and has been a member of the department since 1992. He serves as the Section Chief of Cranial Base Surgery. He is the Director of the Microsurgical and Endoscopic Center for Clinical Application Laboratory (MECCA Lab). He is the past President of the North American Skull Base Society. Dr. DeMonte is the recipient of numerous awards, including the Mary Beth Pawelek Chair in Neurosurgery and the University Cancer Foundation Faculty Achievement Award in Patient Care. Dr. DeMonte is a member of the editorial board of several medical journals. He is frequently requested as a national and international lecturer and instructor. He has published more than 185 peer-reviewed articles, written over 50 book chapters and edited 5 books. Dr. DeMonte is a noted leader in the field of neurosurgery and head and neck surgery with particular expertise in the management of tumors of the skull base.

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Present Title & Affiliation

Primary Appointment

Endowed Chair Mary Beth Pawelek Chair in Neurosurgery, Department of Neurosurgery, Division of Surgery, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX

Professor, Department of Head and Neck Surgery, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX

Adjunct Professor, Department of Neurosurgery, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX

Professor, Department of Neurosurgery, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX

Dual/Joint/Adjunct Appointment

Director, MD Anderson Cancer Network, Department of Neurosurgery, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX

Mary Beth Pawelek Chair in Neurosurgery, Department of Neurosurgery, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX

Adjunct Professor, Department of Neurosurgery, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX

Professor, Department of Head and Neck Surgery, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX

Professor, Department of Neurosurgery, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX

Education & Training

Degree-Granting Education

1985	University of Western Ontario, Faculty of Medicine, London, CA, MD
1981	University of Western Ontario, Faculty of Science, London, CA, Pre-Medicine, Undergraduate

Postgraduate Training

1991-1992	Clinical Fellowship, Cranial Base Surgery, Loyola University, Maywood, Illinois
1986-1991	Clinical Residency, University of Western Ontario, London
1985-1986	Comprehensive Surgical Intern, University of Western Ontario, London

Board Certifications

1995	Diplomate of the American Board of Neurological Surgeons
1991	Royal College of Surgeons of Canada Certification in Neurosurgery

Experience & Service

Academic Appointments

Director, Nicholson Microsurgical and Endoscopic Center for Clinical Applications Laboratory, Department of Neurosurgery, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, 2015 - 2022

Clinical Associate Professor, Department of Neurosurgery, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, 2001 - 2005

Associate Professor, Department of Neurosurgery, The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, 1998 - 2004

Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Neurosurgery, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, 1993 - 2001

Assistant Professor, Department of Neurosurgery, The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, 1992 - 1998

Instructor, Department of Neurosurgery, Loyola University-Stritch School of Medicine, Maywood, IL, 1991 - 1992

Administrative Appointments/Responsibilities

Medical Director, Department of Brain and Spine Center, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, 2005 - 2018

Deputy Department Chair, Department of Neurosurgery, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, 2002 - 2018

Director of Training, Neurosurgical Oncology Fellowship Program, The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, 1992 - 2005

Institutional Committee Activities

Member, Promotion and Tenure Committee, 2018 - 2021

Vice Chairman, Promotion and Tenure Committee, 2006 - 2008

Member (3 year appointment), Promotion and Tenure Committee, 2005 - 2008

Member, Educational Strategic Planning Committee, 2003 - 2005

Member, The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Education Council, 2003 - 2005

Chairman (2 year appointment), Graduate Medical Education Committee, 2003 - 2005

Vice Chairman, Graduate Medical Education Committee, 2001 - 2003

Member, Credentials Committee of the Medical Staff, 1999 - 2002

Chairman, Graduate Medical Education Program Budgetary Review Subcommittee, 1998 - 2002

Chairman, Graduate Medical Education Program Review Subcommittee, 1998 - 2002

Vice Chairman Elect, Graduate Medical Education Committee, 1998 - 2001

Member, Medical Staff Privileging Forms Committee of the Medical Staff, 1996 - 1997

Member, Computer Advisory Committee, 1995 - 1996

Member, Materials Use Evaluation Committee, 1995 - 1996

Member, Ambulatory Quality Improvement, 1993 - 1994

Member, Medical Practice Subcommittee, 1993 - 1997

Honors & Awards

2023	Castle Connolly Top Doctors
2022	Professional Achievement Award in Medicine, Alumni of Distinction Award, The University of Western Ontario
2014	Honored Guest of the Society, North American Skull Base Society 24th Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA
2012	Texas Super Doctors, Texas Monthly Magazine
2009	Houston's Top Doctors, Houston's Premiere Lifestyle Magazine
2007	Mary Beth Pawelek Chair in Neurosurgery, The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
2005	Faculty Achievement Award in Patient Care, Recognized for outstanding accomplishments in patient care at The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center. ($35,000)
2003	Mahaley Clinical Research Award, Joint Section on Tumors of The Congress of Neurological Surgeons and The American Association of Neurological Surgeons
2002	First Place, (most outstanding scientific poster presentation), Congress of Neurological Surgeons
1998	List of Top Doctors Issue, Inside Houston Magazine
1997	The Best Doctors in America
1996	The Best Doctors in America, Central Region
1993	President's Award (most outstanding scientific poster presentation), North American Skull Base Society
1987	Second Prize, Resident's Research Day, University of Western Ontario
1984	Medical Alumni Gold Medal
1984	The Class of '55 Prize
1983	Dean Russell Prize in Neuroscience and Mind
1983	Charles E. Frost Medical Scholarship
1983	Dr. J.W. Mann Award
1982	Rachel Slobasky Kaplan Scholarship
1982	Martin and Mary LeBoldus Award
1982	Pathology Prize, MDS Health Group, LTD
1981	Verda Taylor Vincent Scholarship
1981	Hippocratic Society Award in Anatomy
1980	Three-Year Scholarship, University of Western Ontario
1979	Entrance Scholarship, University of Western Ontario
1979	Ontario Scholar
1979	Entrance Scholarship, Queen's University

Professional Memberships

Acoustic Neuroma Association

2023 - Present

American Academy of Neurological Surgeons

2013 - Present

Society of University Neurosurgeons

2007 - Present

The Association for Surgical Education

2004 - 2008

Society of Neurological Surgeons

2003 - Present

Texas Association of Neurological Surgeons

2002 - 2006

American College of Surgeons

1996 - Present

Joint Section on Tumors, American Association of Neurological Surgeons and Congress of Neurological Surgeons

1994 - Present

Harris County Medical Society

1993 - Present

M.D. Anderson Associates

1993 - Present

Houston Neurological Society

1993 - Present

Texas Medical Association

1993 - Present

American Association of Neurological Surgeons

1992 - Present

North American Skull Base Society

1992 - Present

Canadian Neurosurgical Society

1992 - 1998

Congress of Neurological Surgeons

1992 - Present

Alpha Omega Alpha, Honor Medical Society

1984 - 2008

Selected Publications

Peer-Reviewed Articles

Snyder R, Rubino F, Seaman S, Banu M, Su SY, Hanna EY, DeMonte F, Raza SM. Impact of Previous Surgery and/or Radiation Therapy on Endoscopic Reconstruction Outcomes. Oper Neurosurg (Hagerstown) 28(4):496-505, 2025. e-Pub 2025. PMID: 39185868.
Brahimaj BC, Contrera KJ, Rubino F, Almeida RA, Ferrarotto R, Phan J, Su SY, Hanna EY, DeMonte F, Raza SM. Induction Chemotherapy for Sinonasal Tumors in Patients Presenting with Brain Invasion and/or Neurological Deficits. J Neurol Surg B Skull Base 85(6):650-658, 2024. e-Pub 2024. PMID: 39483161.
Contrera KJ, Ferrarotto R, Gunn B, Su SY, Kies MS, Glisson BS, Garden AS, Roberts D, Hanba C, Hoff CO, El-Naggar A, Williams MD, Raza SM, DeMonte F, Chen MM, Chambers MS, Hanna EY. Phase II Trial of Induction Chemotherapy for Advanced Sinonasal Squamous Cell Carcinoma. Clin Cancer Res 31(2):258-265, 2024. e-Pub 2024. PMID: 39531535.
Shah JP, Levyn H, Valero C, Adilbay D, Eagan A, Zheng J, Gonen M, Cohen M, Patel S, Ganly I, Pai P, Castelnuovo P, Gao FJ, Piazza C, Nicolai P, Panizza B, Bowman J, Barnett C, Kowalski LP, Toledo R, Fliss DM, DeAlmeida J, Witterick I, Herman P, Fontanella W, Aniceto GS, Hosal S, Ozer S, Iyer S, Harvey R, Leemans CR, Hendrickx JJ, Figari M, Boccalatte L, Nibu KI, Clarke P, Rennie C, Ming ZY, Cernea C, Goncalves S, Schlosser R, Dias F, Sargi Z, Ahmed S, Golusinski W, Kim SH, Su SY, Raza SM, DeMonte F, Hanna E. Skull base surgery for malignant tumors: The 2nd international collaborative study (1995-2015). Head Neck 46(11):2762-2775, 2024. e-Pub 2024. PMID: 38770972.
Rubino F, Brahimaj B, Hanna EY, Su SY, Phan J, Grosshans DR, DeMonte F, Raza SM. Does Time to Initiation of Adjuvant Radiotherapy Affect Reconstruction Outcomes after Endoscopic Resection of Skull Base Malignancies?. J Neurol Surg B Skull Base 85(5):445-457, 2024. e-Pub 2024. PMID: 39228888.
Ozkizilkaya HI, Vinocha A, Dono A, Ogunbona OB, Toruner GA, Aung PP, Kamiya Matsuoka C, Esquenazi Y, DeMonte F, Ballester LY. MTAP and p16 IHC as Markers for CDKN2A/B Loss in Meningiomas. Cancers (Basel) 16(19), 2024. e-Pub 2024. PMID: 39409918.
Goodman CD, DeMonte F, Nguyen TP, Garden AS, Wang CH, Wang XA, Diao K, Lee A, Reddy J, Moreno A, Spiotto M, Fuller CD, Rosenthal D, Ferrarotto R, Raza SM, Su SY, Warner A, Hanna E, Phan J. A prospective cohort study on stereotactic radiotherapy in the management of dural recurrence of olfactory neuroblastoma. Head Neck 47(1):81-89, 2024. e-Pub 2024. PMID: 39073252.
Lovin BD, Nader ME, Qing Y, Hernandez M, Raza S, DeMonte F, Gidley PW. Losartan May Not Prevent Vestibular Schwannoma Growth or Related Hearing Loss During Observation. Otol Neurotol 45(6):690-695, 2024. e-Pub 2024. PMID: 38865728.
Schur S, Hanna EY, Su SY, Kupferman ME, DeMonte F, Raza SM. Long-term oncological outcomes for endoscopic endonasal versus open surgical approaches for anatomically matched, locally advanced stage T4 sinonasal malignancies with skull base involvement. J Neurosurg 140(3):688-695, 2024. e-Pub 2024. PMID: 37877981.
Ramesh U, Contrera KJ, Shakibai N, Su SY, Brahimaj B, Roberts D, Williams MD, Ferrarotto R, Phan J, Gunn GB, Raza S, DeMonte F, Hanna EY. Sinonasal NUT carcinoma: A consecutive case series and systematic review. Head Neck 46(1):29-36, 2024. e-Pub 2024. PMID: 37853958.
Haider AS, McCutcheon IE, Ene CI, Fuller GN, Schomer DF, Gule-Monroe M, DeMonte F, Ferguson SD, Lang FF, Prabhu SS, Raza SM, Suki D, Weinberg JS, Sawaya R. Subependymomas of the fourth ventricle: To operate or not to operate?. J Clin Neurosci 118:147-152, 2023. e-Pub 2023. PMID: 37944358.
Contrera KJ, Phan J, Waguespack SG, Aldehaim M, Wang X, Lim TY, Roberts DB, Fuller CD, Spiotto MT, Raza SM, DeMonte F, Hanna EY, Su SY. Prevalence of pituitary hormone dysfunction following radiotherapy for sinonasal and nasopharyngeal malignancies. Head Neck 45(10):2525-2532, 2023. e-Pub 2023. PMID: 37534890.
Brahimaj, B, Contrera, KJ, Rubino, F, Almeida, RD, Ferrarotto, R, Phan, JL, Su, SY, Hanna, EY, DeMonte, F, Raza, SM. Induction Chemotherapy for Sinonasal Tumors in Patients Presenting with Brain Invasion and/or Neurological Deficits. Journal of Neurological Surgery, Part B: Skull Base 85(6):650-658, 2023. e-Pub 2023. PMID: 39483161.
Rubino F, Schur S, McGovern SL, Kamiya-Matsuoka C, DeMonte F, Raza SM. Impact of salvage surgery with or without reirradiation for skull base meningiomas recurring after prior radiotherapy. J Neurosurg 139(3):1-12, 2023. e-Pub 2023. PMID: 36738459.
Przybylowski CJ, Suki D, Raza SM, DeMonte F. Volumetric extent of resection and survival for recurrent atypical meningioma. J Neurosurg 139(3):1-11, 2023. e-Pub 2023. PMID: 36708533.
Contrera KJ, Shakibai N, Su SY, Gule-Monroe MK, Roberts D, Brahimaj B, Williams MD, Ferrarotto R, Phan J, Gunn B, Raza S, DeMonte F, Hanna EY. Impact of Clinical Factors and Treatments on SMARCB1 (INI-1)-Deficient Sinonasal Carcinoma. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 169(2):435-440, 2023. e-Pub 2023. PMID: 36856048.
Rubino, F, Brahimaj, B, Hanna, EY, Su, SY, Phan, J, Grosshans, DR, DeMonte, F, Raza, SM. Does Time to Initiation of Adjuvant Radiotherapy Affect Reconstruction Outcomes after Endoscopic Resection of Skull Base Malignancies?. Journal of Neurological Surgery, Part B: Skull Base 85(5):445-457, 2023. e-Pub 2023. PMID: 39228888.
Ucisik FE, Huell D, Choi J, Gidley PW, DeMonte F, Hanna EY, Learned KO. Post-Treatment Imaging Evaluation of the Skull Base. Semin Roentgenol 58(3):217-236, 2023. e-Pub 2023. PMID: 37507165.
Snyder R, Gadot R, Gidley PW, Nader ME, Hanna EY, Su SY, DeMonte F, Raza SM. Patient, Disease, and Treatment-Related Factors Affecting Progression-Free and Disease-Specific Survival in Recurrent Chondrosarcomas of the Skull Base. Oper Neurosurg (Hagerstown) 24(1):33-43, 2023. e-Pub 2023. PMID: 36519877.
Amit M, Xie T, Gleber-Netto FO, Hunt PJ, Mehta GU, Bell D, Silverman DA, Yaman I, Ye Y, Burks JK, Fuller GN, Gidley PW, Nader ME, Raza SM, DeMonte F. Distinct immune signature predicts progression of vestibular schwannoma and unveils a possible viral etiology. J Exp Clin Cancer Res 41(1):292, 2022. e-Pub 2022. PMID: 36195959.
Schur SE, Hanna EY, Su SY, Kupferman ME, DeMonte F, Raza SM. Impact of salvage surgery for recurrent sinonasal cancers with skull base and intracranial involvement. J Neurosurg 137(4):1-8, 2022. e-Pub 2022. PMID: 35120325.
Schur S, Passer JZ, Hanna EY, Su SY, Kupferman ME, DeMonte F, Raza SM. The impact of expanded endoscopic approaches on oncologic and functional outcomes for clival malignancies:a case series. J Neurooncol 159(3):627-635, 2022. e-Pub 2022. PMID: 35972674.
Habib A, Edem I, Bell D, Su SY, Hanna EY, Kupferman ME, DeMonte F, Raza SM. Soft Tissue Sarcomas of the Head and Neck Region with Skull Base/Intracranial Invasion: Review of Surgical Outcomes and Multimodal Treatment Strategies: A Retrospective Case Series. Curr Oncol 29(9):6540-6550, 2022. e-Pub 2022. PMID: 36135083.
Mehta GU, Passer JZ, Raza SM, Kim BYS, Su SY, Kupferman ME, Hanna EY, DeMonte F. The neurosurgical management of sinonasal malignancies involving the anterior skull base: a 28-year experience at The MD Anderson Cancer Center. J Neurosurg 136(6):1-9, 2022. e-Pub 2021. PMID: 34624857.
Muir M, Rhines L, Demonte F, Tatsui C, Raza SM. Impact of Radiation Therapy on Outcomes After Spinal Instrumentation for Craniocervical Junction Malignancies. Neurospine 19(2):434-440, 2022. e-Pub 2022. PMID: 35577332.
Bell D, Phan J, DeMonte F, Hanna EY. High-grade transformation of low-grade biphenotypic sinonasal sarcoma: Radiological, morphophenotypic variation and confirmatory molecular analysis. Ann Diagn Pathol 57:151889, 2022. e-Pub 2022. PMID: 35030392.
Gibson M, Michalowicz M, Chrisinger JSA, Bell D, Shah K, Demonte F, Gidley PW. Osteoblastoma of the Temporal Bone in a Child. Otol Neurotol 43(2):e276-e278, 2022. e-Pub 2022. PMID: 35015753.
Shepard MJ, Haider AS, Prabhu SS, Sawaya R, DeMonte F, McCutcheon IE, Weinberg JS, Ferguson SD, Suki D, Fuller GN, Lang FF. Long term outcomes following surgery for pineal region tumors. J Neurooncol 156(3):491-498, 2022. e-Pub 2022. PMID: 35083579.
Abdelmeguid AS, Bell D, Roberts D, Ferrarotto R, Phan J, Su SY, Kupferman M, Raza S, DeMonte F, Hanna E. Long-Term Outcomes of Olfactory Neuroblastoma: MD Anderson Cancer Center Experience and Review of the Literature. Laryngoscope 132(2):290-297, 2022. e-Pub 2022. PMID: 34272876.
Gidley, PW, Passer, JZ, Page, JC, DeMonte, F. Middle cranial fossa approach for acoustic neuroma. Neurosurgical Focus: Video 5(2), 2021. e-Pub 2021. PMID: 36285238.
Traylor JI, Christiano LD, Esmaeli B, Hanasono MM, Yu P, Suki D, Zhang W, Raza SM, Hanna EY, DeMonte F. Outcomes of orbital exenteration for craniofacial lesions. Cancer 127(14):2465-2475, 2021. e-Pub 2021. PMID: 33799313.
Breshears JD, DeMonte F, Habib A, Gidley PW, Raza SM. Management of Recurrent or Progressing Skull Base Chondrosarcomas: Predictors of Long-Term Outcomes. J Neurol Surg B Skull Base 82(Suppl 3):e155-e165, 2021. e-Pub 2021. PMID: 34306931.
Abdelmeguid AS, Teeramatwanich W, Roberts DB, Amit M, Ferraroto R, Glisson BS, Kupferman ME, Su SY, Phan J, Garden AS, Raza SM, DeMonte F, Hanna EY. Neoadjuvant chemotherapy for locoregionally advanced squamous cell carcinoma of the paranasal sinuses. Cancer 127(11):1788-1795, 2021. e-Pub 2021. PMID: 33567468.
Amit M, Bell D, Hunt PJ, Hanna E, Su SY, Kupferman M, Aashiq M, Takahashi H, Gidley PW, Nader ME, DeMonte F, Raza SM. Surgical management of carcinomas of the infratemporal fossa and skull base: patterns of failure and predictors of long-term outcomes. J Neurosurg 134(5):1-7, 2021. e-Pub 2020. PMID: 32534492.
Choi KY, Amit M, Tam S, Bell D, Phan J, Garden AS, Williams MD, Ferrarotto R, El-Naggar AK, Raza SM, DeMonte F, Kupferman ME, Hanna EY, Su SY. Clinical Implication of Diagnostic and Histopathologic Discrepancies in Sinonasal Malignancies. Laryngoscope 131(5):E1468-E1475, 2021. e-Pub 2021. PMID: 32946597.
Traylor JI, Sheppard HE, Ravikumar V, Breshears J, Raza SM, Lin CY, Patel SR, DeMonte F. Computational Drug Repositioning Identifies Potentially Active Therapies for Chordoma. Neurosurgery 88(2):428-436, 2021. e-Pub 2021. PMID: 33017025.
DeMonte F. Management considerations for malignant tumors of the skull base. J Neurooncol 24(1):1-10, 2020. e-Pub 2020. PMID: 33034838.
Habib A, Hanasono MM, DeMonte F, Haider A, Breshears JD, Nader ME, Gidley PW, Su SY, Hanna EY, Raza SM. Surgical Management of Skull Base Osteoradionecrosis in the Cancer Population - Treatment Outcomes and Predictors of Recurrence: A Case Series. Oper Neurosurg (Hagerstown) 19(4):364-374, 2020. e-Pub 2020. PMID: 32324878.
Abdelmeguid AS, Raza SM, Su SY, Kupferman M, Roberts D, DeMonte F, Hanna EY. Endoscopic resection of sinonasal malignancies. Head Neck 42(4):645-652, 2020. e-Pub 2020. PMID: 31875340.
Bahig H, Ng SP, Pollard C, Nguyen TP, Gunn GB, Rosenthal DI, Fuller CD, Frank SJ, Garden AS, Reddy JP, Morrison WH, Ferrarotto R, Hanna EY, DeMonte F, Su SY, Phan J. A prospective evaluation of health-related quality of life after skull base re-irradiation. Head Neck 42(3):485-497, 2020. e-Pub 2020. PMID: 31868271.
Evans LT, DeMonte F, Grosshans DR, Ghia AJ, Habib A, Raza SM. Salvage Therapy for Local Progression following Definitive Therapy for Skull Base Chordomas: Is There a Role of Stereotactic Radiosurgery?. J Neurol Surg B Skull Base 81(1):97-106, 2020. e-Pub 2020. PMID: 32021756.
Raza SM, Habib A, Wang WL, Gildey PW, Conley AP, Nader ME, Hanna EY, Su SY, DeMonte F. Surgical Management of Primary Skull Base Osteosarcomas: Impact of Margin Status and Patterns of Relapse. Neurosurgery 86(1):E23-E32, 2020. e-Pub 2020. PMID: 31515560.
DeMonte F, Raza SM. Olfactory groove and planum meningiomas. Handb Clin Neurol 170:3-12, 2020. e-Pub 2020. PMID: 32586502.
Wang E, Yang JN, Zhang X, Li J, Frank SJ, Zhao Z, Luo D, Zhu X, Wang C, Tung S, Garden AS, Rosenthal DI, Fuller CD, Gunn GB, Ghia AJ, Reddy JP, Raza SM, DeMonte F, Chambers MS, Brown PD, Su S, Phan J. Treatment-Plan Comparison of Three Advanced Radiation Treatment Modalities for Fractionated Stereotactic Radiotherapy to the Head and Neck. IJMPCERO 8(2):106-120, 2019. e-Pub 2019.
Phan J, Pollard C, Brown PD, Guha-Thakurta N, Garden AS, Rosenthal DI, Fuller CD, Frank SJ, Gunn GB, Morrison WH, Ho JC, Li J, Ghia AJ, Yang JN, Luo D, Wang HC, Su SY, Raza SM, Gidley PW, Hanna EY, DeMonte F. Stereotactic radiosurgery for trigeminal pain secondary to recurrent malignant skull base tumors. J Neurosurg 130(3):812-821, 2019. e-Pub 2019. PMID: 29701557.
Amit M, Abdelmeguid AS, Watcherporn T, Takahashi H, Tam S, Bell D, Ferrarotto R, Glisson B, Kupferman ME, Roberts DB, Su SY, Raza SM, DeMonte F, Hanna EY. Induction Chemotherapy Response as a Guide for Treatment Optimization in Sinonasal Undifferentiated Carcinoma. J Clin Oncol 37(6):JCO1800353, 2019. e-Pub 2019. PMID: 30615549.
Freeman JL, Kaufmann AB, Everson RG, DeMonte F, Raza SM. Evidence-Based Optimization of Post-Treatment Surveillance for Skull Base Chordomas Based on Local and Distant Disease Progression. Oper Neurosurg (Hagerstown) 16(1):27-36, 2019. e-Pub 2019. PMID: 29912434.
Mays AC, Hanna EY, Ferrarotto R, Phan J, Bell D, Silver N, Mulcahy CF, Roberts D, Abdelmeguid ASA, Fuller CD, Frank SJ, Raza SM, Kupferman ME, DeMonte F, Su SY. Prognostic factors and survival in adenoid cystic carcinoma of the sinonasal cavity. Head Neck 40(12):2596-2605, 2018. e-Pub 2018. PMID: 30447126.
Raza SM, Bell D, Freeman JL, Grosshans DR, Fuller GN, DeMonte F. Multimodality Management of Recurrent Skull Base Chordomas: Factors Impacting Tumor Control and Disease-Specific Survival. Oper Neurosurg (Hagerstown) 15(2):131-143, 2018. e-Pub 2018. PMID: 29040778.
Mehta GU, DeMonte F, Su SY, Kupferman ME, Hanna EY, Raza SM. Endoscopic endonasal transpterygoid transnasopharyngeal management of petroclival chondrosarcomas without medial extension. J Neurosurg:1-8. e-Pub 2018. PMID: 30074455.
Raza SM, Gidley PW, Kupferman ME, Hanna EY, Su SY, DeMonte F. Site-Specific Considerations in the Surgical Management of Skull Base Chondrosarcomas. Oper Neurosurg (Hagerstown) 14(6):611-619, 2018. e-Pub 2018. PMID: 28962038.
Amit M, Tam S, Abdelmeguid AS, Kupferman ME, Su SY, Raza SM, DeMonte F, Hanna EY. Patterns of Treatment Failure in Patients with Sinonasal Mucosal Melanoma. Ann Surg Oncol 25(6):1723-1729, 2018. e-Pub 2018. PMID: 29626308.
Mays AC, Bell D, Ferrarotto R, Phan J, Roberts D, Fuller CD, Frank SJ, Raza SM, Kupferman ME, DeMonte F, Hanna EY, Su SY. Early Stage olfactory neuroblastoma and the impact of resecting dura and olfactory bulb. Laryngoscope 128(6):1274-1280, 2018. e-Pub 2018. PMID: 29226334.
Freeman JL, DeMonte F, Al-Holou W, Gidley PW, Hanna EY, Kupferman ME, Su SY, Raza SM. Impact of early access to multidisciplinary care on treatment outcomes in patients with skull base chordoma. Acta Neurochir (Wien) 160(4):731-740, 2018. e-Pub 2018. PMID: 29270681.
Amit M, Tam S, Abdelmeguid AS, Roberts DB, Raza SM, Su SY, Kupferman ME, DeMonte F, Hanna EY. Approaches to regional lymph node metastasis in patients with head and neck mucosal melanoma. Cancer 124(3):514-520, 2018. e-Pub 2018. PMID: 29044491.
Mehta GU, Hanna EY, DeMonte F, Raza SM. Endoscopic endonasal resection of sinonasal/anterior skull base malignancy (Kadish C esthesioneuroblastoma). Acta Neurochir (Wien) 160(2):361-366, 2018. e-Pub 2018. PMID: 29277853.
Harrison RA, Nam JY, Weathers SP, DeMonte F. Intracranial dural, calvarial, and skull base metastases. Handb Clin Neurol 149:205-225, 2018. e-Pub 2018. PMID: 29307354.
Amit M, Tam S, Abdelmeguid AS, Kupferman ME, Su SY, Raza SM, DeMonte F, Hanna EY. Role of Adjuvant Treatment in Sinonasal Mucosal Melanoma. J Neurol Surg B Skull Base 78(6):512-518, 2017. e-Pub 2017. PMID: 29142805.
Nader ME, Bell D, Ginsberg L, DeMonte F, Gunn GB, Gidley PW. The First Reported Case of Primary Intestinal-type Adenocarcinoma of the Middle Ear and Review of the Literature. Otol Neurotol 38(9):e364-e368, 2017. e-Pub 2017. PMID: 28796082.
Raza SM, Gidley PW, Meis JM, Grosshans DR, Bell D, DeMonte F. Multimodality Treatment of Skull Base Chondrosarcomas: The Role of Histology Specific Treatment Protocols. Neurosurgery 81(3):520-530, 2017. e-Pub 2017. PMID: 28368506.
Bell AH, DeMonte F, Raza SM, Rhines LD, Tatsui CE, Prieto VG, Fuller GN, Bell D. Transcriptome comparison identifies potential biomarkers of spine and skull base chordomas. Virchows Arch. e-Pub 2017. PMID: 28844110.
Mahajan A, Ahmed S, McAleer MF, Weinberg JS, Li J, Brown P, Settle S, Prabhu SS, Lang FF, Levine N, McGovern S, Sulman E, McCutcheon IE, Azeem S, Cahill D, Tatsui C, Heimberger AB, Ferguson S, Ghia A, Demonte F, Raza S, Guha-Thakurta N, Yang J, Sawaya R, Hess KR, Rao G. Post-operative stereotactic radiosurgery versus observation for completely resected brain metastases: a single-centre, randomised, controlled, phase 3 trial. Lancet Oncol 18(8):1040-1048, 2017. e-Pub 2017. PMID: 28687375.
Amit M, Tam S, Abdelmeguid AS, Roberts DB, Takahashi Y, Raza SM, Su SY, Kupferman ME, DeMonte F, Hanna EY. Mutation status among patients with sinonasal mucosal melanoma and its impact on survival. Br J Cancer 116(12):1564-1571, 2017. e-Pub 2017. PMID: 28494469.
Hunt PJ, DeMonte F, Tang RA, Su SY, Raza SM. Surgical Resection of an Optic Nerve Sheath Meningioma: Relevance of Endoscopic Endonasal Approaches to the Optic Canal. J Neurol Surg Rep 78(2):e81-e85, 2017. e-Pub 2017. PMID: 28413768.
Olar A, Wani KM, Wilson CD, Zadeh G, DeMonte F, Jones DT, Pfister SM, Sulman EP, Aldape KD. Global epigenetic profiling identifies methylation subgroups associated with recurrence-free survival in meningioma. Acta Neuropathol 133(3):431-444, 2017. e-Pub 2017. PMID: 28130639.
Bell D, Raza SM, Bell AH, Fuller GN, DeMonte F. Whole-transcriptome analysis of chordoma of the skull base. Virchows Arch 469(4):439-49, 2016. e-Pub 2016. PMID: 27401718.
Jiang W, Mohamed AS, Fuller CD, Kim BY, Tang C, Gunn GB, Hanna EY, Frank SJ, Su SY, Diaz E, Kupferman ME, Beadle BM, Morrison WH, Skinner H, Lai SY, El-Naggar AK, DeMonte F, Rosenthal DI, Garden AS, Phan J. The role of elective nodal irradiation for esthesioneuroblastoma patients with clinically negative neck. Pract Radiat Oncol 6(4):241-7, 2016. e-Pub 2016. PMID: 26979544.
Carlson ML, O'Connell BP, Breen JT, Wick CC, Driscoll CL, Haynes DS, Thompson RC, Isaacson B, Gidley PW, Kutz JW, Van Gompel JJ, Wanna GB, Raza SM, DeMonte F, Barnett SL, Link MJ. Petroclival Chondrosarcoma: A Multicenter Review of 55 Cases and New Staging System. Otol Neurotol. e-Pub 2016. PMID: 27273403.
Yaghi NK, DeMonte F. Chondromyxoid Fibroma of the Skull Base and Calvarium: Surgical Management and Literature Review. J Neurol Surg Rep 77(1):e023-34, 2016. e-Pub 2016. PMID: 26929898.
Ramakrishna R, Raza SM, Kupferman M, Hanna E, DeMonte F. Adenoid cystic carcinoma of the skull base: results with an aggressive multidisciplinary approach. J Neurosurg 124(1):1-7, 2016. e-Pub 2016. PMID: 26252456.
Jiang W, Liu J, Gullane PJ, Gentili F, Wharen RE, Kim BY, DeMonte F. Non-contiguous meningeal metastases of olfactory neuroblastoma. J Neurooncol 126(1):201-3, 2016. e-Pub 2016. PMID: 26376653.
Wangaryattawanich P, Chavali LS, Shah KB, Gogia B, Valenzuela RF, DeMonte F, Kumar AJ, Hayman LA. Contrast-enhanced Reformatted MR Images for Preoperative Assessment of the Bridging Veins of the Skull Base. Radiographics 36(1):244-57, 2016. e-Pub 2016. PMID: 26761539.
Raza SM, Ramakrishna R, Weber RS, Kupferman ME, Gidley PW, Hanna EY, DeMonte F. Nonmelanoma cutaneous cancers involving the skull base: outcomes of aggressive multimodal management. J Neurosurg 123(3):781-8, 2015. e-Pub 2015. PMID: 25909577.
Edson MA, Fuller GN, Allen PK, Levine NB, Ghia AJ, Mahajan A, Brown PD, DeMonte F, Li J. Outcomes After Surgery and Radiotherapy for Papillary Tumor of the Pineal Region. World Neurosurg 84(1):76-81, 2015. e-Pub 2015. PMID: 25749579.
Lambert EM, Garden AS, DeMonte F, Roberts DB, Gidley PW. Radiation-associated malignancies of the ear canal and temporal bone. Laryngoscope 125(5):1198-204, 2015. e-Pub 2015. PMID: 25476255.
Olar A, Wani KM, Sulman EP, Mansouri A, Zadeh G, Wilson CD, DeMonte F, Fuller GN, Aldape KD. Mitotic Index is an Independent Predictor of Recurrence-Free Survival in Meningioma. Brain Pathol 25(3):266-75, 2015. e-Pub 2015. PMID: 25040885.
Bell D, Saade R, Roberts D, Ow TJ, Kupferman M, DeMonte F, Hanna EY. Prognostic Utility of Hyams Histological Grading and Kadish-Morita Staging Systems for Esthesioneuroblastoma Outcomes. Head Neck Pathol 9(1):51-9, 2015. e-Pub 2015. PMID: 24806334.
Grosshans DR, Zhu XR, Melancon A, Allen PK, Poenisch F, Palmer M, McAleer MF, McGovern SL, Gillin M, DeMonte F, Chang EL, Brown PD, Mahajan A. Spot scanning proton therapy for malignancies of the base of skull: treatment planning, acute toxicities, and preliminary clinical outcomes. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 90(3):540-6, 2014. e-Pub 2014. PMID: 25304948.
Bhayani MK, Yilmaz T, Sweeney A, Calzada G, Roberts DB, Levine NB, DeMonte F, Hanna EY, Kupferman ME. Sinonasal adenocarcinoma: A 16-year experience at a single institution. Head Neck 36(10):1490-6, 2014. e-Pub 2014. PMID: 23996784.
Alves MV, Roberts D, Levine NB, DeMonte F, Hanna EY, Kupferman ME. Impact of Chemoradiotherapy on CSF Leak Repair after Skull Base Surgery. J Neurol Surg B Skull Base 75(5):354-7, 2014. e-Pub 2014. PMID: 25276601.
Kim BY, Jiang W, Beiko J, Prabhu SS, DeMonte F, Gilbert MR, Sawaya R, Aldape KD, Cahill DP, McCutcheon IE. Diagnostic discrepancies in malignant astrocytoma due to limited small pathological tumor sample can be overcome by IDH1 testing. J Neurooncol 118(2):405-12, 2014. e-Pub 2014. PMID: 24777756.
Ow TJ, Hanna EY, Roberts DB, Levine NB, El-Naggar AK, Rosenthal DI, DeMonte F, Kupferman ME. Optimization of long-term outcomes for patients with esthesioneuroblastoma. Head Neck 36(4):524-30, 2014. e-Pub 2014. PMID: 23780581.
Lee EI, Chao AH, Skoracki RJ, Yu P, DeMonte F, Hanasono MM. Outcomes of Calvarial Reconstruction in Cancer Patients. Plast Reconstr Surg 133(3):675-82, 2014. e-Pub 2014. PMID: 24263391.
Debnam JM, Mayer RR, Esmaeli B, Weinberg JS, DeMonte F, Guha-Thakurta N. Three-Dimensional Multidetector CT for Anatomic Evaluation of Orbital Tumors. J Ophthalmol, 2013. e-Pub 2013. PMID: 24288594.
Mitchel E, Diaz A, Yilmaz T, Roberts D, Levine NB, DeMonte F, Hanna EY, Kupferman ME. Multimodality Treatment for Sinonasal Neuroendocrine Carcinoma. Head and Neck 34:1372-1376, 2012. e-Pub 2012.
Mitchell EH, Diaz A, Yilmaz T, Roberts D, Levine N, DeMonte F, Hanna EY, Kupferman ME. Multimodality treatment for sinonasal neuroendocrine carcinoma. Head Neck 34(10):1372-6, 2012. e-Pub 2012. PMID: 22052583.
Chamoun RB, Suki D, DeMonte F. Surgical Management of Skull Base Metastases. Neurosurgery 70(4):802-809, 2012. e-Pub 2012. PMID: 21937928.
Gidley PW, Thompson CR, Roberts DB, DeMonte F, Hanna EY. The Oncology of Otology. Laryngoscope 122(2):393-400, 2012. e-Pub 2012. PMID: 22252464.
Walker GV, Ahmed S, Allen P, Gidley PW, Woo SY, DeMonte F, Chang EL, Mahajan A. Radiation-induced middle ear and mastoid opacification in skull base tumors treated with radiotherapy. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 81(5):e819-23, 2011. e-Pub 2011. PMID: 21277110.
Likhacheva A, Rosenthal DI, Hanna E, Kupferman M, DeMonte F, El-Naggar AK. Sinonasal neuroendocrine carcinoma: impact of differentiation status on response and outcome. Head & Neck Oncology 3(32), 2011. e-Pub 2011.
Rosen CL, Steinberg GK, DeMonte F, Delashaw JB, Lewis SB, Shaffrey ME, Aziz K, Hantel J, Marciano FF. Results of the Prospective, Randomized, Multicenter Clinical Trial Evaluation a Biosynthesized Cellulose Graft for Repair of Dural Defects. Neurosurgery. e-Pub 2011.
Hanasono MM, Silva A, Skoracki RJ, Gidley PW, DeMonte F, Hanna EY, Chang DW, Yu P. Skull Base Reconstruction: An Updated Approach. Plast Reconstr Surg. e-Pub 2011. PMID: 21572377.
Hanna EY, Cardenas AD, DeMonte F, Roberts D, Kupferman M, Weber R, Rosenthal D, Kies M. Induction chemotherapy for advanced squamous cell carcinoma of the paranasal sinuses. Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 137(1):78-81, 2011. e-Pub 2011. PMID: 21242552.
Patel A, Rao V, Fox B, Suki D, Wildrick D, Sawaya R, DeMonte F. Radiation-Induced Osteosarcomas of the Calvarium and Skull Base. Cancer, 2010. e-Pub 2010. PMID: 21117222.
Williams MD, Al-Zubidi N, Debnam JM, Shinder R, DeMonte F, Esmaeli B. Bone Invasion by Adenoid Cystic Carcinoma of the Lacrimal Gland: Preoperative Imaging Assessment and Surgical Considerations. Ophthal Plast Reconstr Surg 26(6):403-8. e-Pub 2010. PMID: 20924298.
Zlotnick D, Kalkanis SN, Quinones-Hinojosa A, Chung K, Linskey ME, Jensen RL, DeMonte F, Barker FG, Racine CA, Berger MS, Black PM, Cusimano M, Sekhar LN, Parsa A, Aghi M, McDermott MW. FACT-MNG: tumor site specific web-based outcome instrument for meningioma patients. J Neurooncol 99(3):423-31, 2010. e-Pub 2010. PMID: 20853019.
Hassaneen W, Levine NB, Suki D, Salaskar AL, de Moura Lima A, McCutcheon IE, Prabhu SS, Lang FF, DeMonte F, Rao G, Weinberg JS, Wildrick DM, Aldape KD, Sawaya R. Multiple craniotomies in the management of multifocal and multicentric glioblastoma. J Neurosurg. e-Pub 2010. PMID: 20690813.
Hassaneen W, Suki D, Salaskar AL, Levine NB, DeMonte F, Lang FF, McCutcheon IE, Dorai Z, Feiz-Erfan I, Wildrick DM, Sawaya R. Immediate morbidity and mortality associated with transcallosal resection of tumors of the third ventricle. J Clin Neurosci 17(7):830-6, 2010. e-Pub 2010. PMID: 20478709.
Nayar VV, DeMonte F, Yoshor D, Blacklock JB, Sawaya R. Surgical approaches to meningiomas of the lateral ventricles. Clin Neurol Neurosurg 112(5):400-5, 2010. e-Pub 2010. PMID: 20197209.
Moreno MA, Roberts DB, Kupferman ME, DeMonte F, El-Naggar AK, Williams M, Rosenthal DS, Hanna EY. Mucosal melanoma of the nose and paranasal sinuses, a contemporary experience from the M. D. Anderson Cancer Center. Cancer 116(9):2215-23, 2010. e-Pub 2010. PMID: 20198705.
McGovern SL, Aldape KD, Munsell MF, Mahajan A, DeMonte F, Woo SY. A comparison of World Health Organization tumor grades at recurrence in patients with non-skull base and skull base meningiomas. Journal of Neurosurgery 112(5):925-33, 2010. e-Pub 2010. PMID: 19799498.
Hentschel SJ, Vora Y, Suki D, Hanna EY, DeMonte F. Malignant Tumors of the Anterolateral Skull Base. Neurosurgery 66(1):102-12, 2010. e-Pub 2010.
Levine NB, DeMonte F. Functional Outcome in the Neurosurgical Patient and Its Impact on Quality of Life. Skull Base 1(20):19-22, 2010. e-Pub 2010. PMID: 20592853.
Sadruddin S, Medeiros LJ, DeMonte F. Primary T-cell lymphoblastic lymphoma of the cavernous sinus. J Neurosurg Pediatr 5(1):94-7, 2010. e-Pub 2010. PMID: 20043743.
Hanna E, DeMonte F, Ibrahim S, Roberts D, Levine N, Kupferman M. Endoscopic resection of sinonasal cancers with and without craniotomy: oncologic results. Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 135(12):1219-24, 2009. e-Pub 2009. PMID: 20026819.
Kupferman M, Demonte F, Holsinger FC, Hanna E. Trans-antral Robotic Access to the Pituitary Gland. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 141(3):413-415, 2009. e-Pub 2009. PMID: 19716023.
Hanasono MM, Goel N, DeMonte F. Calvarial Reconstruction with Polyetheretherketone (PEEK) Implants. Ann Plast Surg 62(6):pp. 653-655, 2009. e-Pub 2009. PMID: 19461279.
Kim SS, McCutcheon IE, Suki D, Weinberg JS, Sawaya R, Lang FF, Ferson D, Heimberger AB, DeMonte F, Prabhu SS. Awake craniotomy for brain tumors near eloquent cortex: Correlation of intraoperative cortical mapping with neurological outcomes in 309 consecutive patients. Neurosurgery 64(5):836-846, 2009. e-Pub 2009. PMID: 19404147.
Feiz-Erfan I, Spetzler RF, Horn EM, Porter RW, Beals SP, Lettieri SC, Joganic EF, DeMonte F. Proposed Classification for the Transbasal Approach and Its Modifications. Skull Base 18(1):29-47, 2008. e-Pub 2008. PMID: 18592024.
Hanna EY, Holsinger C, DeMonte F, Kupferman M. Robotic Endoscopic Surgery of the Skull Base: A Novel Surgical Approach. Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 133(12):1209-14, 2007. e-Pub 2007. PMID: 18086961.
Lupinetti AD, Roberts DB, Williams MD, Kupferman ME, Rosenthal DI, DeMonte F, El-Naggar A, Weber RS, Hanna EY. Sinonasal Adenoid Cystic Carcinoma: M.D. Anderson Cancer Center Experience. Cancer 110(12):2726-31, 2007. e-Pub 2007. PMID: 17960615.
Feiz-Erfan I, Suki D, Hanna E, DeMonte F. Prognostic Significance of Transdural Invasion of Skull Base Malignancies in Patients Undergoing Craniofacial Resection. Neurosurgery 61(6):1178-1185, 2007. e-Pub 2007. PMID: 18162896.
DeMonte F, Moore BA, Chang DW. Skull base reconstruction in the pediatric patient. Skull Base 1(17):39-51, 2007. e-Pub 2007. PMID: 17603643.
Dagnew E, Langford LA, Lang FF, DeMonte F. Papillary tumors of the pineal region: case report. Neurosurgery 60(5):E953, 2007. e-Pub 2007.
McPherson CM, Brown J, Kim AW, Demonte F. Regression of intracranial Rosai-Dorfman disease following corticosteroid therapy: case report. J Neurosurg 104(5):840-844, 2006. e-Pub 2006.
Esmaeli B, Golio D, Kies M, and DeMonte F. Surgical management of locally advanced adenoid cystic carcinoma of the lacrimal gland. Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery 22(5):366-370, 2006. e-Pub 2006.
Fox B, Pacheco P, DeMonte F. Carcinoma of the breast metastatic to the optic nerve mimicking an optic nerve sheath meningioma: case report and review of the literature. Skull Base 15(4):281-289, 2005. e-Pub 2005. PMID: 16648891.
Backous DD, DeMonte F, El-Naggar A, Wolf P, Weber RS. Craniofacial resection for nonmelanoma skin cancer of the head and neck. The Laryngoscope 115(6):931-937, 2005. e-Pub 2005. PMID: 15933497.
Lang FF, Wildrick DM, DeMonte F, Sawaya R. Neurosurgical oncology at the University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center: its genesis and evolution. Neurosurgery 56(4):841-50, 2005. e-Pub 2005. PMID: 15792524.
Diaz EM, Johnigan RH, rd, Pero E, El-Naggar AK, Roberts DB, Barker JL, DeMonte F. Olfactory neuroblastoma: The 22-year experience at one comprehensive cancer center. Head and Neck 27(2):138-49, 2005. e-Pub 2005. PMID: 15654688.
Fox B, Muzumdar D, DeMonte F. Resolution of tonsillar herniation and cervical syringomyelia following resection of a large petrous meningioma: case report and review of literature. Skull Base: An Interdisciplinary approach 15(1):89-98, 2005. e-Pub 2005. PMID: 16148987.
Rosenthal DI, Barker JL, Jr, El-Naggar AK, Glisson BS, Kies MS, Diaz EM, Jr, Clayman GL, Demonte F, Selek U, Morrison WH, Ang KK, Chao KS, Garden AS. Sinonasal Malignancies with Neuroendocrine Differentiation: Patterns of failure according to histologic phenotype. Cancer 101(11):2567-73, 2004. e-Pub 2004. PMID: 15517582.
Hanbali F, Tabrizi P, Lang FF, DeMonte F. Tumors of the skull base in children and adolescents. J Neurosurg (Pediatrics 2) 100:169-178, 2004. e-Pub 2004. PMID: 14758945.
Saadati H, Calvano C, Diba R, Ruller GN, Gombos D, DeMonte F, Urso Esmaeli B. Orbital and optic chiasmal extension of uveal melanoma. Ophthal Plast Reconstr Surg 20(5):387-390, 2004. e-Pub 2004.
Prabhu SS, Diaz E, Sturgis EM, Myers JN, Suki D, DeMonte F. Section on tumors: Mahaley Clinical Research Award: Primary sarcomas of the skull base: an analysis of 63 cases. Clin Neurosurgery 51:340-2, 2004. e-Pub 2004. PMID: 15571164.
Hentschel SJ, Nader R, Suki D, Dastgir A, Callender DL, DeMonte F. Craniofacial Resections in the Elderly: An Outcome Study. J Neurosurg 101(6):935-943, 2004. e-Pub 2004. PMID: 15597754.
Soyuer S, Chang EL, Selek U, Shi W, Maor MH, DeMonte F. Radiotherapy after surgery for benign cerebral meningioma: Running head; Radiotherapy for benign cerebral meningioma. Radiotherapy and Oncology, Apr 71(1):85-90, 2004. e-Pub 2004. PMID: 15066300.
Choi HR, Sturgis EM, Rashid A, DeMonte F, Luna MA, Batsakis JG, El-Naggar AK. Sinonasal adenocarcinoma: Evidence for divergent histogenesis of the enteric and non-enteric phenotypes. Human Pathol 34(11):1101-1107, 2003. e-Pub 2003. PMID: 14652810.
DeMonte F, Tabrizi P, Culpepper SA, Suki D, Soparkar CNS, Patrinely JR. Ophthalmological outcome after orbital resection in anterior and anterolateral skull base surgery. J Neurosurg 97:851-6, 2002. e-Pub 2002. PMID: 12405373.
DeMonte F, Tabrizi P, Culpepper SA, Abi-Said D, Soparkar CN, Patrinely JR. Ophthalmological outcome following orbital resection in anterior and anterolateral skull base surgery. Neurosurgical Focus 10(5):1-6, 2001. e-Pub 2001. PMID: 16724827.
Lacroix M, Abi-Said D, Fourney D, Ziya G, Weiming S, DeMonte F, Lang F, McCutcheon I, Hassenbusch S, Holland E, Hess K, Michael C, Miller D, Sawaya R. A multivariate analysis of 416 patients with glioblastoma multiforme: prognosis, extent of resection, and survival. J Neurosurg 95(2):190-198, 2001. e-Pub 2001. PMID: 11780887.
Lang FF, Olansen NE, DeMonte F, Gokaslan ZL, Holland EC, Kalhorn C, Sawaya R. Surgical resection of intrinsic insular tumors: complication avoidance. J Neurosurg 95:638-50, 2001. e-Pub 2001. PMID: 11596959.
Chang DW, Langstein HN, Gupta A, DeMonte F, Do KD, Wang X. Reconstructive Management of Cranial Base Defects Following Tumor Ablation. Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery 107(6):1346-1357, 2001. e-Pub 2001.
Michael CB, Gokaslan ZL, DeMonte F, McCutcheon IE, Sawaya R, Lang FF. Surgical resection of calvarial metastases overlying dural sinuses. Neurosurgery 48(4):745-755, 2001. e-Pub 2001. PMID: 11322434.
DeMonte F, Ginsberg LE, Clayman GL. Primary malignant tumors of the sphenoid sinus. Neurosurgery 46(5):084-1092, 2000. e-Pub 2000. PMID: 10807240.
Eisenberg MB, Al-Mefty O, DeMonte F, Burson GT. Benign nonmeningeal tumors of the cavernous sinus. Neurosurgery 44(5):949-955, 1999. e-Pub 1999. PMID: 10232527.
Ginsberg LE DeMonte F. Facial schwannoma with middle cranial fossa involvement. . Radiology 212:126-128, 1999. e-Pub 1999.
Perez-Cruet MJ, Burke JM, Weber RS, DeMonte F. Aggressive fibromatosis involving the cranial base in children. Neurosurgery 43:1096-1102, 1998. e-Pub 1998. PMID: 9802853.
Ginsberg LE DeMonte F. Palatal adenoid cystic carcinoma presenting as perineural spread to the cavernous sinus. . Skull Base Surgery 8:39-43, 1998. e-Pub 1998.
DeMonte F, Harrison RL, Al-Mefty O. Dislocation of the pituitary gland by sphenocavernous meningiomas. Surgical Neurology 47:43-46, 1997. e-Pub 1997. PMID: 8986165.
DeMonte Al-Mefty O. "Mini-petrosal" approach for large acoustic neuromas. Techniques. Neurosurgery 3:150-153, 1997. e-Pub 1997.
Ginsberg LE, DeMonte F, Gillenwater A. Greater superficial petrosal nerve: Anatomy and MR imaging in a case of perineural tumor spread. Amer J Neuroradiology 17(2):389-393, 1996. e-Pub 1996.
McCutcheon IE, Blacklock JB, Weber RS, DeMonte F, Moser RP, Byers M, Goepfert H. Anterior transcranial (craniofacial) resection of tumors of the paranasal sinuses: surgical technique and results. Neurosurgery 38:471-480, 1996. e-Pub 1996. PMID: 8837798.
Austin JR, Cebrun H, Kershisnik MM, El-Naggar AK, Garden AS, DeMonte F, Ginsberg LE, Lippman SM, Goepfert H. Olfactory neuroblastoma and neuroendocrine carcinoma of the anterior skull base: Treatment results at the M.D. Anderson Cancer Center. Skull Base Surgery 6:1-8, 1996. e-Pub 1996.
Langford LA, Cooksley CS, DeMonte F. Comparison of MIB-1 (Ki-67 antigen) and BUdR proliferation indices in meningiomas. Hum Pathol 27:350-354, 1996. e-Pub 1996. PMID: 8617477.
Younis GA, Sawaya R, DeMonte F, Hess KR, Albrecht S, Bruner JM. Aggressive meningeal tumors: Review of a series. J Neurosurg 82:17-27, 1995. e-Pub 1995. PMID: 7815129.
Clayman GL, DeMonte F, Jaffe DM, Schusterman MA, Weber RS, Miller MJ, Goepfert H. Outcome and complications of extended cranial-base resection requiring microvascular free-tissue transfer. Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surgery 121:1253-1257, 1995. e-Pub 1995. PMID: 7576471.
DeMonte F, Smith HK, Al-Mefty O. Outcome of aggressive removal of cavernous sinus meningiomas. J Neurosurg 81:245-251, 1994. e-Pub 1994. PMID: 8027808.

Invited Articles

Reddy GD, Wagner K, Phan J, DeMonte F, Raza SM. Management of Skull Base Tumor-Associated Facial Pain. Neurosurg Clin N Am 27(3):337-44, 2016. e-Pub 2016. PMID: 27325000.
Bell D, Hanna EY, Weber RS, DeMonte F, Triantafyllou A, Lewis JS, Cardesa A, Slootweg PJ, Stenman G, Gnepp DR, Devaney KO, Rodrigo JP, Rinaldo A, Wenig BM, Westra WH, Bishop JA, Hellquist H, Hunt JL, Kusafuka K, Perez-Ordoñez B, Williams MD, Takes RP, Ferlito A. Neuroendocrine Neoplasms of the Sinonasal Region. Head Neck 38(S1):E2259-66, 2016. e-Pub 2016. PMID: 26041714.
Su SY, Kupferman ME, DeMonte F, Levine NB, Raza SM, Hanna EY. Endoscopic resection of sinonasal cancers. Curr Oncol Rep 16(2):369, 2014. e-Pub 2014. PMID: 24445501.
Demonte F. Management considerations for malignant tumors of the skull base. Neurosurg Clin N Am 24(1):1-10, 2013. e-Pub 2013. PMID: 23174353.
Ow TJ, Bell D, Kupferman ME, Demonte F, Hanna EY. Esthesioneuroblastoma. Neurosurg Clin N Am 24(1):51-65, 2013. e-Pub 2013. PMID: 23174357.
Bloch O, Demonte F. Malignant tumors of the skull base. Neurosurg Clin N Am 24(1):xi-xii, 2013. e-Pub 2013. PMID: 23174364.
Gidley PW, DeMonte F. Temporal bone malignancies. Neurosurg Clin N Am 24(1):97-110, 2013. e-Pub 2013. PMID: 23174361.
Chao AH, Yu P, Skoracki RJ, Demonte F, Hanasono MM. Microsurgical Reconstruction of Composite Scalp and Calvarial Defects in Cancer Patients: A 10-Year Experience. Head Neck 34(12):1759-64, 2012. e-Pub 2012. PMID: 22331614.
Chamoun RB, DeMonte F. Management of skull base metastases. Neurosurg Clin N Am 22(1):61-66, vi-vii, 2011. e-Pub 2011. PMID: 21109150.
St Clair EG, DeMonte F. Adenoid Cystic Carcinoma, Part II: Assessing Surgical and Nonsurgical Treatments and Management. Contemporary Neurosurgery 32(1):1-6, 2010. e-Pub 2010.
St Clair EG, DeMonte F. Adenoid Cystic Carcinoma, Part I: Clinical and Radiologic Evaluation. Contemporary Neurosurgery 31(26):1-5, 2009. e-Pub 2009.
Viswanathan A, DeMonte F. Malignant Meningiomas: Management and Outcome. Contemporary Neurosurgery 30(25):pp. 1-7, 2008. e-Pub 2008.
DeMonte F. Evolving Role of Skull Base Surgery for Patients with Low and High Grade Malignancies. AANS/CNS Section on Tumors. 20th Anniversary, Special Issue J of Neuro-Oncology, Volume 69:191-198, 2004. e-Pub 2004. PMID: 15527090.
Prabhu SS, DeMonte F. Treatment of Skull Base Tumors. Current Opinion Oncology 15(3):209-212, 2003. e-Pub 2003. PMID: 12778013.
DeMonte F. Functional Outcomes in Skull Base Surgery. Clinical Neurosurgery 48:340-350, 2001. e-Pub 2001. PMID: 11692651.
Bobustuc GC, Fuller GN, DeMonte F. Craniopharyngioma. e Medicine Journal(Supplement 7):1-11, 2001. e-Pub 2001.
Ferson D, DeMonte F. Anesthetic management of patients undergoing surgery of Brain tumors. Anesthesiology Clinics of North America 6(3):663-675, 1998. e-Pub 1998.
DeMonte F, Ligon BL, Sawaya R. Introduction. J Neuro-oncology 9:195, 1996. e-Pub 1996.
DeMonte F. Current management of meningioma. Oncology 9:83-96, 1995. e-Pub 1995.
DeMonte F. Surgery of skull base tumors. Curr Opin Oncol 7:201-206, 1995. e-Pub 1995.

Editorials

DeMonte F. Koos classification of vestibular schwannomas: a reliability study. Neurosurgery 85(3):413, 2019.
DeMonte F. Pediatric clival chordoma: a curable disease that conforms to Collin's Law. Neurosurgery 82(5):659, 2018.
DeMonte F. Cystic craniopharyngiomas: microsurgical or stereotactic treatment?. Neurosurgery 80(5):743, 2017.
DeMonte F. Microsurgical Anatomy of Subtotal Temporal Bone Resection En Bloc with the Parotid Gland and Temporomandibular Joint. Neurosurgery-online 10(2):334-356, 2014.
DeMonte F. Microsurgical Anatomy of Subtotal Temporal Bone Resection En Bloc With the Parotid Gland and Temporomandibular Joint. Neurosurgery-online 10(2):334-356, 2014.
DeMonte F. Microsurgical Anatomy of Subtotal Temporal Bone Resection En Bloc With the Parotid Gland and Temporomandibular Joint. Neurosurgery-online 10(2):334-356, 2014.
DeMonte F. Three-Dimensional In Vivo Modeling of Vestibular Schwannomas and Surrounding Cranial Nerves with Diffusion Imaging Tractography. Neurosurgery 68(4):874-879, 2011. PMID: 21242825.
DeMonte F. Embolization of Skull Base Meningiomas and Feeding Vessels Arising from the Internal Carotid Circulation. Neurosurgery 68(1):162-169, 2011.
DeMonte F. Clear Cell Meningiomas: Three Case Reports with Genetic Characterization and Review of the Literature. Neurosurgery 67(3):E870-1, 2010.
DeMonte F. Transsphenoidal Decompression of the Sellar Floor for Cavernous Sinus Meningiomas: Experience with 21 Patients. Neurosurgery 65(1):62, 2009.
DeMonte F. Recurring Osteoma Within a Calcium Phosphate Bone Cement Cranioplasty: Case Report. Neurosurgery 64(4):E775-E776, 2009.
DeMonte F. Intraosseous angiolipoma of the cranium: case report. Neurosurgery 64(1):189, 2009.
DeMonte F. Microsurgical anatomy and surgical exposure of the petrous segment of the internal carotid artery. Operative Neurosurgery 63(4):210-238, 2008.
DeMonte. Giant Craniovertebral Junction Hemorrhagic Schwannoma: case report. Neurosurgery 62(5):E1166, 2008.
DeMonte F. Angioleiomyoma of the Cavernous Sinus: Case Report. Neurosurgery 62(1):E257-E258.
DeMonte F. The Perforator-Free Zone of the Posterior Communicating Artery and Its Relevance in Approaches to the Interpeduncular Cistern, Especially the Transcavernous Approach: An Anatomic Study: case report. Neurosurgery (Operative Neurosurgery Supplement 2) 61(5):187-192, 2007.
DeMonte F. Management of Invasive Juvenile Nasopharyngeal Angiofibromas: The Role of a Multimodality Approach. Neurosurgery 61(4):768-777, 2007.
DeMonte F. Soft tissue sarcomas of the skull base: Time for a New Paradigm. Cancer 110(59):939-40, 2007. PMID: 17634947.
DeMonte F. Cavernous hemangioma of the cavernous sinus, skin, and retina: hemodynamic changes after treatment: case report. Neurosurgery 60(5):E952, 2007.
DeMonte F, Sawaya R. Radiotherapeutic factors in the management of cervical-basal chordomas and chondrosarcomas. Neurosurgery 55(6):1252-1261 (Commentary published in Noel et al), 2007.
DeMonte F. Lymphangioma of the clivus: case report. Neurosurgery 60(4):E779, 2007.
DeMonte F. Extended transbasal approach to skull base tumors. Oncology 19(17):913-925 (Comments), 2005.
DeMonte F, Sawaya RS. Resection followed by radiosurgery for advanced juvenile nasopharyngeal angiofibroma: report of two cases. Neurosurgery 52(5):1207-1211 (Comment), 2003.
DeMonte, F. 60-year old woman presenting with headache and diplopia chordoma case. Surg Neurol 58:246-250 (Commentary published in Tasai et al), 2002.
DeMonte F, Tamiya T, Ono Y, Matsumoto K, Ohmoto T. Peritumoral brain edema in intracranial meningiomas: effects of radiological and histological factors. Neurosurgery 45(5):1051-1052 (Comment), 2001.
DeMonte F, Sawaya RS, Vaquero J, Zurita M, Coca S, Pedrosa M. Cerebral angiofibroma: case report. Neurosurgery 46(3):748-751 (Comment), 2000.
DeMonte F, Sawaya RS, Sindou MP, Alaywan M. Most intracranial meningiomas are not cleavable tumors: Anatomic-surgical evidence and angiographic predictability. Neurosurgery 42:480 (Comment), 1998.
DeMonte F, McElroy EA, Buckner JC, Lewis JE. Chemotherapy for advanced esthesioneuroblastoma: The Mayo Clinic experience. Neurosurgery 42:1028 (Comment), 1998.
DeMonte F, Gall C, Buttner A, Bise K, H-J S. Primary intracranial metatypical basal cell carcinoma. Neurosurgery 41:281 (Comment), 1997.
DeMonte F, Gormley WB, Sekhar LN, Wright DC, Olding M, Janecka IV, Snyderman CH, Richardson R. Management and long-term outcome of adenoic cystic carcinoma with intracranial extension: A neurosurgical perspective. Neurosurgery 38:1112 (Comment), 1996.
DeMonte F, Kudoh C, Sugiura K, Yoshimizu N, Detta A. Rapidly growing histologically benign meningiomas: cell kinetic and deoxyribonucleic acid ploidy features: report of three cases. Neurosurgery 37:1001 (Comment), 1995.

Abstracts

Bhayani MK, Yilmaz TA, Sweeney A, Calzada G, Roberts DB, Levine NB, DeMonte F, Hanna EY, Kupferman ME. Sinonasal adenocarcinoma: A 16-year experience at a single institution. Head Neck. e-Pub 2013. PMID: 23996784.
Guha-Thakurta N, Deavers M, DeMonte F, Gidley PW. Clinical and Imaging Evolution of Temporal Bone Myxomas. American Journal of Neuroradiology, 2011. e-Pub 2011.
Kupferman ME, DeMonte F, Levine N, Hanna E. Feasibility of a robotic surgical approach to reconstruct the skull base. Skull Base 21(2):79-82, 2011. e-Pub 2011.
Gidley PW, DeMonte F, Hanna EY, Roberts DB. The oncology of otology: practice, pitfalls and pearls. Oral Presentation, 114th Annual Mtg. at COSM, 2011. e-Pub 2011.
DeMonte F, Prabhu SS, Diaz EM, Suki D. "Sarcomas of the Cranial Base: Analysis and Evaluation Of Treatment Paradigms.". Abstract #802, Neurosurgery 53(2):505, 2003. e-Pub 2003.
Cohen ZR, Suki D, Shi W, Weinberg JS, DeMonte F, McCutcheon IE, Hassenbusch SJ, Gokaslan ZL, Rhines LD, Sawaya R, Lang FF. "Surgical Resection of Anaplastic Astrocytoma: Prognostic Factors and Outcome." Abstracts of the Seventh Annual Meeting of the Society for Neuro-Oncology. Neuro Oncology 4(4):367, 2002. e-Pub 2002.
Prabhu SS, Weinberg JS, McCutcheon IE, Ferson DZ, Suki D, Lang FF, Rhines LD, Hassenbusch SJ, DeMonte F, Gokaslan ZL, Sawaya R. Awake craniotomy for parenchymal tumors, patient selection, technique and outcome. AANS/CNS Section on Tumors, Fifth Biennial Brain Tumor Satellite Symposium,Chicago, Illinois. (Scientific Program Abstract Book, p41), 2002. e-Pub 2002.

Book Chapters

DeMonte F. TUMOR: Meningiomas. In: Congress of Neurological Surgeons Essential Papers in Neurosurgery. Oxford University Press, 182-192, 2021.
Gidley PW, DeMonte F, Weber RS. Infratemporal Fossa Approach. In: Temporal Bone Cancer. Springer, 267-282, 2018.
Gidley PW, DeMonte F. Jugular Foramen Approach. In: Temporal Bone Cancer. Springer, 255-266, 2018.
Gidley PW, DeMonte F. Subtotal and Total Temporal Bone Resection. In: Temporal Bone Cancer. Springer, 245-254, 2018.
Harrison RA, Nam JY, Weathers SP, DeMonte F. Intracranial dural, calvarial, and skull base metastases. In: Handbook of Clinical Neurology. 3rd Series. Elsevier, 205-225, 2018.
Gidley PW, DeMonte F. Middle Fossa Craniotomy. In: Temporal Bone Cancer. Springer, 283-292, 2018.
Alkhalili K, Raza SM, DeMonte F. Esthesioneuroblastoma and carcinomas of the nasal cavity. In: Surgical Neuro-Oncology. Oxford, 179-195, 2018.
Raza SM, DeMonte F. Microsurgical and endoscopic approaches in the management of anterior skull base malignancies. In: Atlas of Neurosurgical Techniques - Brain. Second Edition. Theime, 209-226, 2016.
Demonte F. Transcranial approach for anterior craniofacial resection. In: Master Techniques in Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery. Wolters Kluwer, 185-195, 2015.
Raza SM, DeMonte F. Role of Craniofacial Resection in Anterior Skull Base Malignancies. In: Controversies in Neuro-Oncology: Best Evidence Medicine for Brain Tumor Surgery. Thieme, 422-430, 2014.
Gidley PW, DeMonte F. Temporal Bone Malignancies. In: Malignant Tumors of the Skull Base. 1. Elsevier, 97-110, 2013.
Ow TJ, Bell D, Kupferman ME, DeMonte F, Hanna EY. Esthesioneuroblastoma. In: Malignant Tumors of the Skull Base. 1. Elsevier, 51-65, 2013.
Floyd JR, DeMonte F. Spheno-Orbital Meningiomas. In: Schmidek and Sweet Operative Neurosurgical Techniques. Elsevier, 444-450, 2012.
Viswanathan A, DeMonte F. Tumors of the meninges. In: Handbook of Clinical Neurology. Part II. Elsevier, 641-656, 2012.
Bobustuc GC, Groves MD, Fuller GN, DeMonte F. Craniopharyngioma. In: eMedicine from WebMD, 1-5, 2012.
Hatiboglu MA, DeMonte F. Spheno-Orbital Meningiomas. In: Al-Mefty's Meningiomas. Thieme Publishing, 248-255, 2011.
DeMonte F. Special Considerations: Neurosurgical Management. In: Cutaneous Malignancy of the Head and Neck, A multidisciplinary Approach. Plural Publishing, Inc, 183-190, 2011.
Hentschel SJ, DeMonte F. Olfactory Groove Meningiomas. In: Al-Mefty's Meningiomas. Thieme Publishing, 196-205, 2011.
Fourney DR, Ogieglo L, DeMonte F. Neoplasms of the Paranasal Sinuses. In: Youmans Neurological Surgery. Elsevier, 1610-1623, 2011.
Bobustuc GC, Groves MD, Fuller GN, DeMonte F. Craniopharyngioma. In: eMedicine from WebMD, 1-5, 2009.
DeMonte F, Dannenbaum MJ, Hanna EY. Clival Tumors. In: Comprehensive Management of Skull Base Tumors. Informa Healthcare USA, Inc, 277-292, 2008.
Viswanathan A, DeMonte F. Meningioma. In: Comprehensive Management of Skull Base Tumors. Informa Healthcare USA, Inc, 503-511, 2008.
Srejic U, DeMonte F. Skull Base Surgery and Craniocervical Decompression (Brainstem) & Chiari Malformation. In: NeuRecipes - The M.D. Anderson Cancer Center Guide to Anesthesia for Neurosurgical Cases. AuthorHouse, 1-5, 2008.
Hanna EY, Kupferman M, DeMonte F. Surgical Management of Tumors of the Nasal Cavity, Paranasal Sinuses, Orbit, and Anterior Skull Base. In: Comprehensive Management of Skull Base Tumors. Informa Healthcare USA, Inc, 227-265, 2008.
Diaz E, Goepfert H, Nguyen L, Kies M, Suarez P, DeMonte F. Nose and Paranasal Sinuses. In: The Multidisciplinary Care of Head and Neck Cancer Web Book, The University of Texas, M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, 1-5, 2007.
Myers J, Fowler R, DeMonte F, Suarez P, Ang K, Ginsberg L. Parapharyngeal Space. In: The Multidisciplinary Care of Head and Neck Cancer Web Book, The University of Texas, M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, 1-5, 2007.
DeMonte F. Surgically Curable Brain Tumors of Adults. In: Tumors of the Brain and Spine. Springer, 53-92, 2007.
Feiz-Erfan I, Lettieri SC, Spetzler RF, Beals SP, Joganic EF, DeMonte F. Transmandibular Approaches to the Skull Base. In: Neurosurgical Operative Atlas: Neuro-oncology. 2nd Edition. Thieme, 301-307, 2007.
Fox B, Lal S, DeMonte F. Surgically Curable Brain Tumors of Adults. In: Neurological Therapeutics: Principles and Practice. 2nd Edition. Martin Dunitz, 781-818, 2005.
DeMonte F, Chernov M, Fuller G, Ginsberg L, Chang E. Skull Base Tumors. In: The Multidisciplinary Care of Head and Neck Cancer Web Book, The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, 1-5, 2005.
DeMonte F, Hanbali F, Ballo MT. Skull Base Metastasis. In: Textbook of Neuro-Oncology. 1st Edition. Philadelphia: Elsevier Saunders, 466-475, 2005.
DeMonte F, Fourney DR, Garden AS, Diaz EM. Carcinoma of the Paranasal Sinuses and Olfactory Neuroblastoma. In: Textbook of Neuro-Oncology. Philadelphia: Elsevier Saunders, 1st Edition, 371-384, 2005.
Fourney DR, DeMonte F. Neoplasms of the Paranasal Sinuses. In: Youmans Neurological Surgery. 5th Edition. Philadelphia, W.B. Saunders Co, 1311-1331, 2004.
Hanbali F, DeMonte F. Metastatic Tumors of the Skull Base. In: Intracranial Metastases: Current Management Strategies. Elmsford, NY: Blackwell/Futura, 415-429, 2004.
Conrad CA, Pro B, Prabhu SS, McCutcheon IE, DeMonte F. Primary Brain Tumors. In: The Atlas of Cancer. Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 561-593, 2003.
Lal S, DeMonte F. Surgically Curable Brain Tumors of Adults. In: Neurological Therapeutics: Principles and Practice. 1st Edition. London: Martin Dunitz, 688-723, 2003.
Chernov M, DeMonte F. Skull Base Tumors. In: Cancer in the Nervous System. 2nd Edition. New York: Oxford University Press, 300-319, 2002.
DeMonte F, Marmor E, Al-Mefty O. Meningiomas. In: Brain Tumors. 2nd Edition. London: Churchill Livingstone, 719-750, 2001.
DeMonte F. Malignancies invading the cavernous sinus. In: The Cavernous Sinus. Philadelphia: Lippincott-Raven, 329-338, 2000.
DeMonte F. Clival Chordomas. In: Textbook of Neurological Surgery Principals and Practice, (eds). Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 1471-1480, 2000.
DeMonte F, Al-Mefty O. Cavernous sinus meningioma. Management with carotid preservation. In: The Cavernous Sinus. Philadelphia: Lippincott-Raven, 251-261, 2000.
DeMonte F, Al-Mefty O. Tumors of the skull, meninges, and cranial nerves. In: Principles of Neurosurgery. Philadelphia: Lippincott-Raven, 445-468, 1999.
Pinner J, DeMasi P, DeMonte F. Tumors of the central nervous system. In: Primary Care Oncology. W.B. Saunders Company, 29-39, 1999.
DeMonte F, Al-Mefty O. Management of meningiomas. In: The Practice of Neurosurgery. Baltimore: Williams & Wilkins, 691-714, 1996.
DeMonte F, Austin JR, Benner SE, Garden AS. Radical treatment of malignant diseases of the paranasal sinuses with transcranial extension. In: Controversies in Neurosurgery. Thieme Medical Publishers. New York: Thieme Medical Publishers, 147-149, 1996.
DeMonte F, Anand V, Al-Mefty O. Surgery for tumors affecting the cavernous sinus. In: Neurosurgical Operative Atlas. Park ridge: American Association of Neurological Surgeons, 199-207, 1995.
DeMonte F, Al-Mefty O. Meningiomas. In: Brain Tumors. An Encyclopedic Approach Edinburgh. Churchill Livingstone, 675-04, 1995.
DeMonte F, Al-Mefty O. Anterior clinoidal meningiomas. In: Neurosurgical Operative Atlas. Park Ridge: American Association of Neurological Surgeons, 49-61, 1993.
DeMonte F, Al-Mefty O. Neoplasms and the cranial nerves of the posterior fossa. In: Surgery of cranial Nerves of the Posterior Fossa. American Association of Neurological Surgeons Neurosurgical Topics Book, 253-274, 1993.
DeMonte F, Warf P, Al-Mefty O. Intraoperative monitoring of the lower cranial nerves during surgery of the jugular foramen and lower clivus. In: Intraoperative Monitoring Techniques in Neurosurgery. New York: McGraw-Hill, pp 205-212, 1993.
Peerless SJ, DeMonte F, Drake CG. Posterior fossa AVMS. In: Neurosurgery Update II. New York: McGraw-Hill, 157-168, 1991.

Books (edited and written)

DeMonte F, Mehta GU, de Almeida J, Mahajan A. Journal of Neuro-Oncology, Special Issue: A Multidisciplinary Approach to Skull-Base Malignancies, 2020.
Al-Mefty O, McDermott M, DeMonte F. Al-Mefty's Meningiomas. Ed(s) Chinese Edition. Theime, 2018.
Gidley PW, DeMonte F. Temporal Bone Cancer. Springer, 2018.
Al-Mefty O, McDermott M, DeMonte F. Al-Mefty's Meningiomas. Ed(s) 2nd Edition. Thieme, 2011.
Hanna EY, DeMonte F, Ed. Comprehensive Management of Skull Base Tumors. Informa Healthcare USA, Inc, 2008.
Srejic U, Ed DF. NeuRecipes: The MD Anderson Cancer Center Guide to Anesthesia for Neurosurgical Cases. Authorhouse, 2008.
DeMonte F, Mahajan A, Gilbert M, McCutcheon IE, Ed. Tumors of the Brain and Spine. Springer, 2007.
DeMonte F. (ed) Malignant Tumors of the Skull Base. Neurosurgical Focus, 2002.
DeMonte F, Ligon BL, Sawaya R. (guest eds) Special Issue: Meningiomas. Ed(s) 3. J Neuro-Onc, 1996.

Letters to the Editor

DeMonte F. Introduction to malignant tumors of the skull base. Neurosurgery Focus 12 (5): Introduction, 2002.
DeMonte F, Smith HK, Al-Mefty O. Treatment of Cavernous Sinus Meningiomas. J Neurosurg 82: 702-703 (letter), 1995.
DeMonte F, Sawaya RS. Aggressive Meningeal Tumors. J Neurosurg 83: 379-380 (letter), 1995.
DeMonte F. Preservation of olfaction. J Neurosurg 80: 352-353 (letter), 1994.
DeMonte, Franco. Carotid angioplasty techniques. J Neurosurg 71: 301, (letter), 1989.

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Selected Presentations & Talks

Local Presentations

2024. Retrosigmoid Craniotomy. Invited. Multidisciplinary Surgical Approaches to the Lateral and Posterolateral Skull Base Annual Lectureship and Skull Base Course. Houston, Texas, US.
2024. Subtemporal-Infratemporal Fossa Approach. Invited. Multidisciplinary Surgical Approaches to the Lateral and Posterolateral Skull Base Annual Lectureship and Skull Base Course. Houston, Texas, US.
2023. Anterolateral (Preauricular Subtemporal Infratemporal Fossa Approach), Annual Lectureship in Skull Base Surgery. Conference. UT MD Anderson Cancer Center. Houston, TX, US.
2023. Transbasal/Transcranial Approaches, Annual Lectureship in Skull Base Surgery. Conference. UT MD Anderson Cancer Center. Houston, TX, US.
2016. Foramen Magnum and Clival Tumors. Conference. Congress of Neurological Surgeons 3-D Surgical Anatomy Course for Senior Residents, Nicholson Microsurgical and Endoscopic Center for Clinical Applications Laboratory. Houston, TX, US.
2016. Neuro-oncologic surgery of tumors affecting the central nervous system. Conference. Memorial Women's Club. Houston, TX, US.
2014. Skull Base Surgery. Conference. Diagnostic Imaging Technologists Quarterly Review. Houston, TX, US.
2014. Craniofacial Resection. Conference. The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center. Houston, TX, US.
2013. Skullbase Surgery. Conference. In-service for Physician Relations Staff, MD Anderson Cancer Center. Houston, TX, US.
2013. Craniofacial Resection. Conference. MD Anderson Cancer Center. Houston, TX, US.
2013. Skull Base Anatomy for the Orbital and Oculoplastic Surgeon and Case Presentations. Conference. MD Anderson Cancer Center. Houston, TX, US.
2013. Skull Base Anatomy for the Orbital and Oculoplastic Surgeon and Case Presentations. Conference. Department of Ophthalmic Plastic Surgery. Houston, TX, US.
2012. Invited Speaker, Skull Base Surgery. Conference. Radiology Pros Fall Lecture series. Houston, TX, US.
2012. Invited Speaker, Craniofacial Resection. Conference. MD Anderson Cancer Center. Houston, TX, US.
2010. Neurosurgical Issues in Skull Base Surgery. Conference. M. D. Anderson Cancer Center. Houston, TX, US.
2009. Invited Speaker, Craniofacial Resection. Conference. The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center. Houston, TX, US.
2009. Skull Base Surgery. Conference. Baylor College of Medicine. Houston, TX, US.
2006. Presented, "Skull Base Tumors". Conference. The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center. Houston, TX, US.
2006. Presented, "Sarcomas of the Skull Base". Conference. The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center. Houston, TX, US.
2004. Presented, "Concepts of Surgeon's as Educators". Conference. The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer. Houston, TX, US.
2003. Presented at the Brain and Spinal Tumor Center Patient Conference, "Together in Hope". Conference. The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center and National Brain Tumor Foundation. Houston, TX, US.
2002. Presented, "Neurosurgical Techniques for Patients with VHL". Conference. The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center. Houston, TX, US.
2001. Presented, "Understanding Your Scans and Your Symptoms". Conference. The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center and National Brain Tumor Foundation. Houston, TX, US.
2001. Presented, "Skull Base - Malignant Cranial Base Tumors: Treatment Paradigms". Conference. The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center. Houston, TX, US.
1999. Presented, "Understanding Your Scans and Your Symptoms". Conference. The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center and National Brain Tumor Foundation. Houston, TX, US.
1997. Presented, "Surgical Management of Pituitary Tumors". Conference. The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center. Houston, TX, US.
1997. Presented, "Neuroanatomy, Tumor and Treatment Effects, and What our Scans Show". Conference. ,. Houston, TX, US.
1997. Presented, "How Complete is Complete: Re-resection for Meningiomas". Conference. The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center. Houston, TX, US.
1997. Presented, "Multidisciplinary Treatment of Meningiomas". Conference. The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center and the Nervous System. Houston, TX, US.

Regional Presentations

2022. Virtual Presentation | Diagnostic and management of acoustic neuroma. Conference. ANA (Acoustic Neuroma Association) Houston Support Group, US.
2011. Craniofacial Resection for Sinonasal Malignancy. Conference. Medtronic. Fort Worth, TX, US.
2011. Transfacial Approaches to the Skull Base. Conference. Medtronic. Fort Worth, TX, US.
2008. "Malignant Tumors of the Skull Base: Treatment Paradigms". Conference. University of California at San Francisco. San Francisco, CA, US.
2008. Invited Lecturer. Conference. "Craniofacial Resection for Sinonasal Malignancy", Georgetown University. Washington, DC, US.
2008. Lecturer. Conference. "Surgical Approaches to the Posterior Fossa", University of Florida. Gainesville, FL, US.
2008. Lecturer. Conference. "Complications of Skull Base Surgery - Lessons Learned", University of Florida. Gainesville, FL, US.
2008. "Surgical Approaches to the Posterior Fossa". Conference. University of Florida. Gainesville, FL, US.
2008. "Craniofacial Resection - Surgical Anatomy, Techniques, Outcomes and Complication Avoidance. Conference. University of Florida. Gainesville, FL, US.

National Presentations

2024. Contemporary Management of Skullbase Malignancy. Invited. 2024 Keller Lecture. Cincinnati, OH, US.
2024. Cochlear Implants & Unilateral Acoustic Neuroma—A Concept in Evolution. Invited. 2024 Keller Lecture. Cincinnati, OH, US.
2024. Multimodal management of skull base malignancy. Invited. 2024 Congress of Neurological Surgeons Annual Meeting, Dinner Seminar 2, Complex Skull Base Approaches. Houston, TX, US.
2024. Open Surgical Approaches: Far Lateral Approach and Variants. Invited. NASBS (North American Skull Base Society) 33rd Annual Meeting. Atlanta, GA, US.
2024. Where the Skull Meets the Spine: Tailoring the Surgical Approach of the Occipito-Cervical Junction. Invited. NASBS (North American Skull Base Society) 33rd Annual Meeting. Atlanta, GA, US.
2023. Early experience with simultaneous cochlear implantation and microsurgical resection of acoustic neuroma. Invited. 2023 (SUN) Society of University Neurosurgeons Annual Meeting. Southampton, NY, US.
2022. Temporal bone cancer. Invited. SPECIAL SYMPOSIUM: Frontiers in Skull Base Surgery. San Francisco, CA, US.
2021. Anterior Skull Base Tumors: pathology and treatment algorithms. Invited. VI Neuro Oncology web seminar Preliminary Program, Clinica Alemana Virtual Meeting Attachments: VI Neuro Oncology web seminar Preliminary Program, US.
2020. Surgical Role in Recurrent Skull Base Meningiomas. Invited. North American Skull Base Society 30th Annual Meeting. San Antonio, TX, US.
2020. Protons for Chordomas - Cost/Benefit. Invited. North American Skull Base Society 30th Annual Meeting. San Antonio, TX, US.
2019. Malignant tumors of the skull base/040 Update on Tumors for the General Neurosurgeon II: Skull Base, Pediatric and Spine Tumors. Invited. 2019 American Association of Neurological Surgeons Annual Meeting. San Diego, CA, US.
2018. Skull Base Malignancies. Invited. Congress of Neurological Surgeons. Houston, TX, US.
2018. Designing an Anterolateral Skull Base Approach. Invited. AANS/NREF Skull Base Course for Residents. Memphis, TN, US.
2018. Transcranial Approaches to the Anterior Cranial Fossa. Invited. AANS/NREF Skull Base Course for Residents. Memphis, TN, US.
2018. Skull Base Management. Conference. 2018 American Association of Neurological Surgeons. New Orleans, LA, US.
2017. Transcranial Approaches: Anterolateral. Invited. 27th Annual North American Skull Base Society Meeting (NASBS). New Orleans, LA, US.
2017. The Role of Adjuvant Treatment in Sinonasal Mucosal Melanoma. Invited. 27th Annual North American Skull Base Society Meeting (NASBS). New Orleans, LA, US.
2016. Designing an Anterolateral Skull Base Approach. Invited. Invited Faculty. Memphis, TN, US.
2016. Designing a Posterolateral Skull Base Approach. Invited. Invited Faculty. Memphis, TN, US.
2016. Resection of Skull Base Meningiomas, Practical Course 33: Surgery/SRS for Benign Tumors. Conference. Congress of Neurological Surgeons Annual Meeting. San Diego, CA, US.
2016. Approaches to skull base malignancies. Practical Clinic on Update on Tumors for the General Neurosurgeon II, Skull Base, Pediatric, and Spine Tumors. Conference. American Association of Neurological Surgeons. Chicago, IL, US.
2016. Skull Base Chondrosarcomas: The Role of Histology-Specific Treatment Protocols. Conference. The Society of University Neurosurgeons. Phoenix, AZ, US.
2015. Management of skull base chordomas and chondrosarcomas: Evolution in surgical management. Invited. Guest Faculty. Pittsburgh, PA, US.
2015. Treatment algorithms for malignant skull base tumors/Practical Course: Brain Tumor Update. Conference. Congress of Neurological Surgeons 2015 Annual Meeting. New Orleans, LA, US.
2015. Designing a Posterolateral Skull Base Approach. Invited. Inviting Faculty. Memphis, TN, US.
2015. Designing an Anterolateral Skull Base Approach. Invited. Inviting Faculty. Memphis, TN, US.
2015. Meningiomas – Gene Expression Analysis as a Basis for Postoperative Management Decision. Invited. Inviting Faculty. Tampa, FL, US.
2014. Treatment algorithms for malignant skull base tumors. Invited. Congress of Neurosurgical Surgeons Annual Meeting. Boston, MA, US.
2014. Course Faculty for Brain Tumor Update. Invited. Congress of Neurosurgical Surgeons Annual Meeting 2014. Boston, MA, US.
2014. Modern Concepts in the Surgery for Sino-Nasal Malignancy of the Anterior Skull Base. Invited. Invited Faculty. New York, NY, US.
2014. "The Kindest Cut of All" - When No Treatment is the Best Treatment. Invited. Inviting Faculty. New York, NY, US.
2014. Designing an Anterolateral Skull Base Approach. Invited. Inviting Faculty. Memphis, TN, US.
2014. Designing a Posterolateral Skull Base Approach. Invited. Inviting Faculty. Memphis, TN, US.
2014. Surgical Management of Perineural Spread. Invited. Invited Faculty. San Diego, CA, US.
2014. Surgical Management of Esthesioneuroblastoma. Invited. Invited Faculty. San Diego, CA, US.
2013. Treatment algorithms for malignant skull base tumors. Conference. Invited Faculty, 2013 Annual Meeting. San Francisco, CA, US.
2013. Primum Non Nocere Observation vs Treatment of Newly Found Skull Base Tumors. Conference. Observation provides better outcomes and less harm. Newport Beach, CA, US.
2013. CNS 3-D Surgical Anatomy Course for Senior Residents. Conference. Transfacial Approaches to Malignant Skull Base Tumors. Houston, TX, US.
2013. The Role for Open Skull Base Surgery. Invited. Invited Speaker, Symposium on The Future for Skull Base Surgery. New Orleans, LA, US.
2013. Should Radiation be used for Newly Diagnosed or Recurrent WHO Grade II Meningiomas?, Meningiomas, Section IV. Invited. Invited Speaker. New Orleans, LA, US.
2013. Craniofacial Resection for Sinonasal Malignancy. Invited. Invited Faculty. Ft. Worth, TX, US.
2013. Transfacial Approaches to the Skull Base. Invited. Invited Faculty. Ft. Worth, TX, US.
2013. The Best Quality Surgery is Achieved Using a Craniotomy. Invited. Invited Speaker. Miami, FL, US.
2013. Sinonasal Tumors. Invited. Invited Panelist. Miami, FL, US.
2012. Meningioma gene expression profiling as a potential guide to postoperative patient management. Invited. Invited faculty. Chatham Bars Inn, MA, US.
2012. Surgical Management of Meningiomas. Invited. Invited faculty. Chicago, IL, US.
2012. Brain Tumor Update. Invited. Invited faculty. Chicago, IL, US.
2012. Middle Fossa Approach for Acoustic Neuroma. Invited. Society of University Neurosurgeons. Atlanta, GA, US.
2012. Sinonasal Malignancy. Invited. Invited Panelist. Las Vegas, NV, US.
2011. Resection of Skull Base Malignancies - A 20-year Perspective. Invited. American Academy of Neurological Surgery Annual Meeting. Scottsdale, AZ, US.
2011. Resection of Skull Based Malignancies 20 yr Perspective. Invited. Semmes-Murphey Neurological Institute. Memphis, TN, US.
2011. Pushing the Limits of Skull Base Approaches. Invited. Congress of Neurological Surgeons. Washington, DC, US.
2011. Staying Current in Vestibular Schwannoma Management. Invited. Moderator. Washington, DC, US.
2011. Malignant tumors of the skull base: Management paradigms. Invited. Congress of Neurological Surgeons 2011 Annual Meeting. Washington, DC, US.
2011. Medtronic. Invited. Rhoton Skull Base Surgery Instructional Program. Fort Worth, TX, US.
2010. Management of Complications in Skull Base Surgery. Invited. Moderator, Luncheon Seminar. San Francisco, CA, US.
2010. Evolution of Neurosurgical Treatment for Brain Metastases over the Last 15 Years: Experience at a Large Referral Cancer Center. Conference. Congress of Neurological Surgeons (POSTER). San Francisco, CA, US.
2010. Vestibular Schwannoma Management. Invited. Faculty Member. San Francisco, CA, US.
2010. Brain Tumor Update (Part II): Non-Glial Tumors. Invited. Faculty Member. San Francisco, CA, US.
2009. Multimodality Management of Paranasal and Anterior Cranial Base Malignancy. Invited. Panel Member. New Orleans, LA, US.
2009. Chasing the Positive Margin in Resection of Skull Base Malignancies: At What Point is the End Not Justified by the Means?. Invited. Moderator, Breakfast Seminar. New Orleans, LA, US.
2009. Resection of Skull Base Malignancies: At What Point is the End Not Justified by the Means?. Invited. North American Skull Base Society 2009 Annual Meeting. New Orleans, LA, US.
2009. Multimodal Management of Sinonasal Malignancy. Invited. North American Skull Base Society 2009 Annual Meeting. New Orleans, LA, US.
2009. Radiation-induced middle ear and mastoid opacification in skull base tumors. Conference. North American Skull Base Society 2009 Annual Meeting (POSTER). New Orleans, LA, US.
2009. Vestibular Schwannoma Management. Invited. Luncheon Seminar M12. New Orleans, LA, US.
2009. Neurosurgical Oncology of Skull Base Malignancy. Invited. Congress of Neurological Surgeons 2009 Annual Meeting. New Orleans, LA, US.
2009. Middle Fossa Approach for Acoustic Neuroma. Invited. Congress of Neurological Surgeons 2009 Annual Meeting. New Orleans, LA, US.
2009. Management of Atypical Meningiomas Following Gross Total Resection. Conference. Society of Neuro-Oncology Annual Meeting (POSTER). New Orleans, LA, US.
2009. Update: Brain Tumor, Practical Course 09. Invited. Congress of Neurological Surgeons 2009 Annual Meeting. New Orleans, LA, US.
2009. Neurosurgical Oncology of Skull Base Malignancy. Invited. American Association of Neurological Surgeons. San Diego, CA, US.
2009. Petrosal approach - technique and application. Invited. American Association of Neurological Surgeons. San Diego, CA, US.
2009. Practical Clinic #002: Anterior and Lateral Approaches to Skull Base. Invited. 2009 Annual Meeting of the American Association of Neurological Surgeons. San Diego, CA, US.
2009. Practical Clinic #021: Update on Tumors for the General Neurosurgeon. Invited. 2009 Annual Meeting of the American Association of Neurological Surgeons. San Diego, CA, US.
2009. Craniofacial Surgery for Sinonasal Malignancy - Techniques, Outcomes and Complication Avoidance. Invited. Stanford University. Palo Alto, CA, US.
2008. Malignant Tumors of the Skull Base: Treatment Paradigms. Invited. University of California at San Francisco. San Francisco, CA, US.
2008. Craniofacial Resection for Tumors of the Paranasal Sinuses. Invited. Congress of Neurological Surgeons 2008 Annual Meeting. Orlando, FL, US.
2008. Treatment of Algorithms for Malignant Skull Base Tumors. Invited. Congress of Neurological Surgeons 2008 Annual Meeting. Orlando, FL, US.
2007. Updates on Brain Tumors. Invited. Congress of Neurosurgical Surgeons 2007 Annual Meeting. San Diego, CA, US.
2007. "Neurosurgical Oncology of Skull Base Malignancy". Invited. 13th Annual Montana Leibrock Neurosurgery Symposium. Whitefish, MT, US.
2007. Presented, "A New Classification of Transbasal Approaches". Conference. North American Skull Base Society 18th Annual Meeting. Chicago, IL, US.
2007. Presented, "Robotic-Assisted Endoscopic Resection and Repair of the Anterior Skull Base". Invited. North American Skull Base Society 18th Annual Meeting. Chicago, IL, US.
2007. Presented, "Interactive Tumor Board: Managing Skull Base Malignancy". Conference. North American Skull Base Society 18th Annual Meeting. Chicago, IL, US.
2007. Presented, "Transantral Robotic Access to the Pituitary Gland". Invited. North American Skull Base Society 18th Annual Meeting. Chicago, IL, US.
2006. Teaching Faculty, "Acoustic Neuromas", a joint session course entitled, "Brain Tumor Update". Conference. Congress of Neurological Surgeons 56th Annual Meeting. Chicago, IL, US.
2006. Invited panelist, "Craniofacial Surgery for Sinonasal Malignancies". Conference. Congress of Neurological Surgeons 56th Annual Meeting. Chicago, IL, US.
2006. Presented, "Extend of Resection Does Increase Survival in a Select Group of Patients with Newly Diagnosed Untreated Anaplastic Astrocytoma (WHOIII)". Conference. Congress of Neurological Surgeons 56th Annual Meeting. Chicago, IL, US.
2006. "Visual Outcome After Surgical Resection of Anterior Skull Based Meningiomas Presenting with Visual Loss. Conference. The Congress of Neurological Surgeons Annual Meeting. Chicago, IL, US.
2006. Presented, "Intraventricular Meningiomas: A Series of Twelve Surgical Cases". Conference. The American Association of Neurological Surgeons Annual Meeting. San Francisco, CA, US.
2006. Presented, "Prognostic Significance of Transdural Invasion of Skull Base Malignancies Undergoing Craniofacial Resection". Conference. The American Association of Neurological Surgeons Annual Meeting. San Francisco, CA, US.
2006. "Intraventricular Meningiomas: A Series of Twelve Surgical Cases". Conference. The American Association of Neurological Surgeons Annual Meeting. San Francisco, CA, US.
2006. "Prognostic Significance of Transdural Invasion of Skull Base Malignancies Undergoing Craniofacial Resection". Conference. The American Association of Neurological Surgeons Annual Meeting. San Francisco, CA, US.
2006. Invited Presentation, "Prognostic Significance of Transdural Invasion of Skull Base Malignancies Undergoing Craniofacial Resection". Invited. Society of University Surgeons, University of California San Diego Medical Center. San Diego, CA, US.
2006. Invited Presentation, "Transmandibular Approaches to Skull Base". Invited. Presented at North American Skull Base Society 17th Annual Meeting. Phoenix, AZ, US.
2006. "Early Outcome after Craniofacial Resection of Malignant Tumors Performed by Junior Neurosurgical Faculty. Conference. The North American Skull Base Society Annual Meeting. Phoenix, AZ, US.
2006. "Prognostic Significance of Transdural Invasion of Skull Base Malignancies Undergoing Craniofacial Resection". Conference. The North American Skull Base Society Annual Meeting. Phoenix, AZ, US.
2006. "Unclassified Sarcoma of the Skull Base: Review of 11 Cases". Conference. The North American Skull Base Society Annual Meeting. Phoenix, AZ, US.
2004. Invited Presentation, "Neurosurgical Oncology of Malignant Skull Base Tumors". Invited. AANS/CNS Section on Tumors Sixth Biennial Satellite Symposium. San Francisco, CA, US.
2004. "Papillary, Keratin Positive Pineal Region Neoplasms: Report of 3 Cases". Conference. AANS/CNS Section on Tumors, Sixth Biennial Satellite Symposium. San Francisco, CA, US.
2004. Invited Presentation, "Malignancy of the Posterior Skull Base". Invited. Presented at the CNS Luncheon Seminar “Posterior Skull Base Approaches: What, When and How? Congress of Neurological Surgeons 54th Annual Meeting. San Francisco, CA, US.
2004. Invited Faculty Brain Tumor Update Course. Topic: "Acoustic Neuroma: Options for Management". Invited. Congress of Neurological Surgeons 54th Annual Meeting. San Francisco, CA, US.
2004. Invited Presentation, "Sarcomas of the Skull Base: Analysis and Evaluation of Treatment Paradigms". Invited. American Radium Society 86th Annual Meeting. Napa Valley, CA, US.
2004. "Craniofacial Resections in the Elderly: An Outcome Study". Conference. American Association of Neurological Surgeons Annual Meeting. Orlando, FL, US.
2004. "Surgical Experience with Extraconal Orbital Tumors". Conference. The North American Skull Base Society 15th Annual Meeting. New Orleans, LA, US.
2004. "Transmaxillary Exploration of the Cranial Portion of V2 for Malignant Perineural Disease". Conference. The North American Skull Base Society 15th Annual Meeting. New Orleans, LA, US.
2004. "Olfactory Groove Meningiomas: Predictably Excellent Results of Microsurgical Resection". Conference. The North American Skull Base Society 15th Annual Meeting. New Orleans, LA, US.
2004. "Craniofacial Resection in the Elderly: An Outcome Study". Conference. The North American Skull Base Society 15th Annual Meeting. New Orleans, LA, US.
2003. "Radiotherapy after Surgery for Benign Cerebral Meningioma". Conference. Society of Neuro-Oncology Annual Meeting. Denver, CO, US.
2003. Invited Presentation, "Sarcomas of the Skull Base: Analysis and Evaluation of Treatment Paradigms". Invited. Congress of Neurological Surgeons 53rd Annual Meeting. Denver, CO, US.
2003. "Olfactory Groove Meningiomas: Predictably Excellent Results of Microsurgical Resection". Conference. Congress of Neurological Surgeons Annual Meeting. Denver, CO, US.
2003. "Tumors of the Skull Base in Children and Adolescents". Conference. Congress of Neurological Surgeons Annual Meeting. Denver, CO, US.
2003. Invited Presentation, "Complications/Management of Skull Base Surgery The Trigeminal Nerve". Invited. The North American Skull Base Society 14th Annual Meeting. Memphis, TN, US.
2003. Presented, "Primary Sarcomas of the Skull Base: A Retrospective Analysis of 64 Cases". Conference. The North American Skull Base Society 14th Annual Meeting. Memphis, TN, US.
2003. Presented, "Esthesioneuroblastoma: the 22-Year Experience at One Comprehensive Cancer Center". Conference. The North American Skull Base Society 14th Annual Meeting. Memphis, TN, US.
2003. Presented, "Tumors of Divisions of the Trigeminal Nerve". Conference. The North American Skull Base Society 14th Annual Meeting. Memphis, TN, US.
2002. "Tumors of the Divisions of the Trigeminal Nerve". Conference. Congress of Neurological Surgeons Annual Meeting, Tumor Section. Philadelphia, PA, US.
2002. "Cavernous Sinus Hemangioma Associated with Facial Cutaneous Vascular Anomalies: Report of 4 Cases and Review of the Literature". Conference. Congress of Neurological Surgeons Annual Meeting, Tumor Section. Philadelphia, PA, US.
2002. Presented, "Surgical resection of anaplastic astrocytoma: prognostic factors and outcome". Conference. American Association of Neurological Surgeons. Chicago, IL, US.
2002. "Tumors of the Skull Base in Children and Adolescents". Conference. American Association of Neurological Surgeons Annual Meeting. Chicago, IL, US.
2002. Invited Presentation, "The Facial Nerve". Invited. The North American Skull Base Society 13th Annual Meeting. San Diego, CA, US.
2002. Presented, "Tumors of the Skull Base in Children and Adolescents". Conference. The North American Skull Base Society 13th Annual Meeting. San Diego, CA, US.
2001. Invited Presentation, "Neuroanatomy and Surgical Approaches for Cranial Base Surgery". Invited. Congress of Neurological Surgeons Annual Meeting. San Diego, CA, US.
2001. "Malignancies of the Anterolateral Skull Base". Conference. Congress of Neurological Surgeons Annual Meeting. San Diego, CA, US.
2001. Invited Presentation, "Complications in Skull Base Surgery, Cerebral Spinal Fluid (CSF) Leaks, Orbital Injury, Carotid Injury". Invited. AO ASIF Advanced Symposium on Craniomaxillofacial Reconstruction. St. Pete Beach, FL, US.
2001. Invited Presentation, "Neurosurgical Approaches to the Skull Base". Invited. AO ASIF Advanced Symposium on Craniomaxillofacial Reconstruction. St. Pete Beach, FL, US.
2000. Presented, "Reconstructive Management of Cranial Base Defects Following Tumor Ablation". Conference. American Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons/Plastic Surgery Educational Foundation/ ASMS Scientific 69th Annual Meeting. Los Angeles, CA, US.
2000. Invited Presentation, "Functional Outcomes in Skull Base Surgery: What is Acceptable?". Invited. The Congress of Neurological Surgeons, Annual Meeting. San Antonio, TX, US.
2000. "Surgical Resection of Primary Insular Tumors: Complication Avoidance". Conference. The Congress of Neurological Surgeons Annual Meeting. San Antonio, TX, US.
2000. "The Misdiagnosis of Olfactory Neuroblastoma and its Clinical Implications". Conference. Congress of Neurological Surgeons Annual meeting. San Antonio, TX, US.
2000. "Misdiagnosis of Olfactory Neuroblastoma and its Clinical Implications". Conference. The Congress of Neurological Surgeons Annual Meeting. San Antonio, TX, US.
2000. Invited Presentation, "Quality of Life and Neuropsychological Outcome Following Anterior Craniofacial Resection". Invited. The American Association of Neurological Surgeons, Section on Tumors Fourth Biennial Satellite Symposium. San Francisco, CA, US.
2000. Invited Presentation, "Management and Outcome of Sarcomas of the Skull Base". Invited. The American Association of Neurological Surgeons, Section on Tumors Fourth Biennial Satellite Symposium. San Francisco, CA, US.
2000. "Quality of Life and Neuropsychological Outcome Following Anterior Craniofacial Resection". Conference. American Association of Neurological Surgeons and The Congress of Neurological Surgeons, Section on Tumors. San Francisco, CA, US.
2000. "Management and outcome of Sarcomas of the Skull Base". Conference. The American Association of Neurological Surgeons and The Congress of Neurological Surgeons, Section on Tumors Meeting. San Francisco, CA, US.
2000. Presented, "The Misdiagnosis of Olfactory Neuroblastoma and its Clinical Implications". Invited. The North American Skull Base Society. Scottsdale, AZ, US.
2000. Presented, "The Misdiagnosis of Olfactory Neuroblastoma and Its Clinical Implications". Conference. The North American Skull Base Society. Scottsdale, AZ, US.
2000. Presented, "Management and Outcome of Sarcomas of the Skull Base". Conference. North American Skull Base Society. Scottsdale, AZ, US.
2000. "Management and Outcome of Sarcomas of the Skull Base". Conference. The North American Skull Base Society Annual Meeting. Scottsdale, AZ, US.
1999. Invited Presentation, "Cranial Base Surgery for Malignant Tumors: When and When Not to Operate". Invited. The Congress of Neurological Surgeons Annual Meeting. Boston, MA, US.
1999. "Comparison of the Invasiveness Profiles of En Plaque and Globoid Meningiomas". Conference. Congress of Neurological Surgeons Annual Meeting. Boston, MA, US.
1999. "Resection of Calvarial Metastases Overlying Dural Sinuses". Conference. Congress of Neurological Surgeons Annual Meeting. Boston, MA, US.
1999. Invited Presentation, "Quality of Life and Neuropsychological Outcome Following Craniofacial Resection". Invited. The North American Skull Base Society Annual Meeting. Chicago, IL, US.
1999. Presented, "Comparison of the Invasiveness Profiles of En Plaque and Globoid Meningiomas". Conference. The North American Skull Base Society Meeting. Chicago, IL, US.
1999. "Comparison of the Invasiveness Profiles of En Plaque and Globoid Meningiomas". Conference. The North American Skull Base Society. Chicago, IL, US.
1999. Presented, "Extent of Tumor Resection and Survival of Patients with Glioma". Conference. American Association of Neurological Surgeons 67th Annual Meeting. New Orleans, LA, US.
1998. Invited Presentation, "Malignant Tumors of the Anterior Skull Base". Invited. American Association of Neurological Surgeons Annual Meeting, Breakfast Seminar. Philadelphia, PA, US.
1998. Presented, "Imaging of Perineural Tumor Spread from Palatal Carcinoma". Conference. ASHNR Annual Meeting. Phoenix, AZ, US.
1998. Presented, "Transient Thermally-Induced V3 Neuritis-MR Imaging". Conference. ASHNR Annual Meeting. Phoenix, AZ, US.
1997. Invited Presentation, "Malignant Tumors of the Middle Fossa". Invited. Congress of Neurological Surgeons Annual Meeting. New Orleans, LA, US.
1997. "Outcome Following Orbital Entry During Cranial Base Surgery". Conference. Congress of Neurological Surgeons Annual Meeting. New Orleans, LA, US.
1997. "Management Outcome of Benign and Aggressive Fibromatoses of the Head and Neck". Conference. American Association of Neurological Surgeons Annual Meeting. Denver, CO, US.
1997. Invited Presentation, "Reconstruction of the Skull Base". Invited. The North American Skull Base Society Annual Meeting. Little Rock, AR, US.
1997. Presented, "Management Outcome of Benign and Aggressive Fibromatoses of the Head and Neck". Conference. The North American Skull Base Society Annual Meeting. Little Rock, AR, US.
1997. Presented, "Primary Tumors of the Sphenoid Sinus". Conference. The North American Skull Base Society Annual Meeting. Little Rock, AR, US.
1996. "Tumor Involvement of the Greater Superficial Petrosal Nerve and Facial Hiatus: Imaging Features". Conference. American Society of Neuroradiology Annual Meeting. Seattle, WA, US.
1996. "Use of the ISG Viewing Wan for Tumor Resection". Conference. American Association of Neurological Surgeons Annual Meeting. Minneapolis, MN, US.
1996. "Chondrosarcoma of the Skull Base". Conference. American Association of Neurological Surgeons Annual Meeting. Minneapolis, MN, US.
1996. Presented, "Management Outcome of Benign and Aggressive Fibromatoses of the Head and Neck". Conference. Southern Neurosurgical Society Annual Meeting. Miami, FL, US.
1995. "Primary Ewing's Sarcoma of the Craniofacial Skeleton". Conference. Congress of Neurological Surgeons. San Francisco, CA, US.
1995. "Chemotherapeutic Treatment of Aggressive Meningeal Tumors". Conference. Congress of Neurological Surgeons. San Francisco, CA, US.
1995. Presented, "Perineural Spread of Adenoid Cystic Carcinoma Along the Greater Superficial Petrosal Nerve". Conference. American Society of Head and Neck Radiology. Pittsburgh, PA, US.
1995. Presented, "Results of Craniofacial Resection for Olfactory Neuroblastoma and Neuroendocrine Carcinoma of the Anterior Skull Base". Conference. The North American Skull Base Society. Naples, FL, US.
1995. Presented, "The Outcomes of Cranial facial Resection for Aggressive Non-Melanoma Skin Cancer of the Head and Neck". Conference. The North American Skull Base Society. Naples, FL, US.
1995. Presented, "Chemotherapeutic Treatment of Aggressive Meningeal Tumors". Conference. The North American Skull Base Society. Naples, FL, US.
1995. Presented, "Comparison of MIB-1 and BUdR Proliferation Indices in Meningiomas". Conference. North American Skull Base Society. Naples, FL, US.
1995. "Dislocation of the Pituitary Gland by Sphenocavernous Meningiomas. Conference. The North American Skull Base Society. Naples, FL, US.
1994. "Dislocation of the Pituitary Gland by Sphenocavernous Meningiomas". Conference. Congress of Neurological Surgeons Annual Meeting. Chicago, IL, US.
1994. "The Use of the Ki-67 Antibody MIB 1 for Determining the Proliferation Index of Meningiomas and its Comparison to the BUdR Labeling Index". Conference. Congress of Neurological Surgeons Annual Meeting. Chicago, IL, US.
1994. Presented, "Complications and Outcome of Extended Cranial Base Resection with Microvascular Free Tissue Transfer". Conference. American Society for Head and Neck Surgery. Palm Beach, FL, US.
1993. "Nonmeningeal-Originating Tumors of the Cavernous Sinus". Conference. American Association of Neurological Surgeons 61st Annual Meeting. Boston, MA, US.
1993. "Skull Base Approaches to Complex Cerebral Aneurysms". Conference. American Association of Neurological Surgeons 61st Annual Meeting. Boston, MA, US.
1993. "Outcome of Aggressive Removal of Cavernous Sinus Meningiomas". Conference. American Association of Neurological Surgeons 61st Annual Meeting. Boston, MA, US.
1993. Presented, "Outcome of Aggressive Removal of Cavernous Sinus Meningiomas". Conference. The Fourth Annual Meeting of the North American Skull Base Society. Scottsdale, AZ, US.
1993. Presented, "Vascular Complications and Considerations in Skull Base Surgery". Conference. The Fourth Annual Meeting of the North American Skull Base Society. Scottsdale, AZ, US.
1993. "Skull Base Approaches to Complex Cerebral Aneurysms". Conference. 4th Annual Meeting of The North American Skull Base Society. Scottsdale, AZ, US.
1993. "The Petrosal Approach to the Petroclival Region: a Three-Dimensional Presentation". Conference. The 4th Annual Meeting of the North American Skull Base Society. Scottsdale, AZ, US.
1993. "Combined Cranio-Orbital Zygomatic and Petrosal Approaches for Extensive Cranial Base Surgery". Conference. the 4th Annual Meeting of the North American Skull Base Society. Scottsdale, AZ, US.
1993. "Tumors of the Cavernous Sinus". Conference. The 4th Annual Meeting of The North American Skull Base Society. Scottsdale, AZ, US.
1992. "Correlation of Transcranial Doppler with Xenon 133 Cerebral Blood Flow Studies during "Riple H" Therapy after Aneurysmal Subarachnoid Hemorrhage". Conference. Congress of Neurological Surgeons Annual Meeting. Washington, DC, US.
1992. Presented, "Surgery of Benign Tumors of the Cavernous Sinus: A Routine Operation with Reasonable Morbidity". Conference. The American Association of Neurological Surgeons Annual Meeting. San Francisco, CA, US.
1992. Presented, "Cerebrovascular Considerations and Complications in Skull Base Surgery". Conference. The American Association of Neurological Surgeons Annual Meeting. San Francisco, CA, US.
1992. Presented, "The Role of Cranial Nerve Monitoring in Cavernous Sinus Surgery". Conference. The American Association of Neurological Surgeons Annual Meeting. San Francisco, CA, US.
1992. Presented, "The Cranio-Orbital Zygomatic Approach to the Cavernous Sinus: A Three Dimensional Presentation". Conference. The American Association of Neurological Surgeons Annual Meeting. San Francisco, CA, US.

International Presentations

2024. The Prognostic Significance of Dural Tail Resection in Menigiomas. Invited. 2024 Annual Meeting | Society of University Neurosurgeons (SUN). Adelaide, AU.
2024. Skull base meningiomas. Invited. British Skull Base Society Meeting. Manchester, GB.
2024. Multimodal management of skull base cancer. Invited. British Skull Base Society Meeting. Manchester, GB.
2020. Chordomas and Chondrosarcomas: Current Management. Invited. 8th Annual Ottawa Neurosurgery Review Course. Ottawa, CA.
2020. Meningiomas of the Anterior and Middle Skull Base. Invited. 8th Annual Ottawa Neurosurgery Review Course. Ottawa, CA.
2019. Neurosurgical management of sinonasal malignancies involving the skullbase. A 25-year experience. Invited. 81st Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Neurological Surgeons. Rome, IT.
2019. Chordomas and Chondrosarcomas: Current Management. Invited. 7th Annual Ottawa Neurosurgery Review Course. Ottawa, CA.
2019. Meningiomas of the Anterior and Middle Skull Base. Invited. 7th Annual Ottawa Neurosurgery Review Course. Ottawa, CA.
2018. Skull base chondrosarcoma, video. Invited. 1st Rhoton Society Meeting 2018. Tianjin, CN.
2018. Anterior craniofacial resection – How do I do it?. Invited. 1st Rhoton Society Meeting 2018. Tianjin, CN.
2018. Management of Skull Base Chordomas. Invited. 1st Rhoton Society Meeting 2018. Tianjin, CN.
2018. Where is neuro-oncology in 2028?. Invited. 1st Arctic Cerebrovascular & Skull‐base Conference in Norway. Tromso, NO.
2018. Modern Concepts in the Surgery for Sino-Nasal Malignancy. Invited. 1st Arctic Cerebrovascular & Skull‐base Conference in Norway. Tromso, NO.
2017. Management of Meningiomas. Workshops in groups of 8 people, with analysis and discussion of clinical cases. Invited. V NEURO ONCOLOGY COURSE: CHALLENGES 2017. Santiago, CL.
2017. Meningioma in patient over 70 years. V NEURO ONCOLOGY COURSE: CHALLENGES 2017. Invited. Meningioma in patient over 70 years. V NEURO ONCOLOGY COURSE: CHALLENGES 2017. Santiago, CL.
2017. Cavernous sinus meningioma. V NEURO ONCOLOGY COURSE: CHALLENGES 2017. Invited. Cavernous sinus meningioma. V NEURO ONCOLOGY COURSE: CHALLENGES 2017. Santiago, CL.
2017. Parasagittal meningioma with sagittal sinus invasion. V NEURO ONCOLOGY COURSE: CHALLENGES 2017. Invited. Parasagittal meningioma with sagittal sinus invasion. V NEURO ONCOLOGY COURSE: CHALLENGES 2017. Santiago, CL.
2016. Contemporary Management of Malignant tumors of the skull base. Invited. Invited Faculty, CN.
2016. Multimodal management outcome of chondrosarcomas of the skull base. Keynote Speaker (CS3-5-2), Clival Chordoma: Exploration for the Best Management, Concurrent Session 3-5, World Skull Base 2016. Invited. Invited Faculty, JP.
2016. Multimodal management outcome of malignancies of the skull base. Keynote Speaker (MS2-3-1), Management of Skull Base Malignancies: Know It All, Main Session 2-3, World Skull Base 2016. Invited. Invited Faculty, JP.
2015. Skull base chondrosarcomas: The role of histology-specific treatment protocols. Scientific Program. Invited. German Society of Neurosurgery (DGNC) Joint Meeting 2015 with the AAcNS (American Academy of Neurological Surgeons). Heidelberg, DE.
2015. Management of skull base chordomas and chondrosarcomas. Invited. Inviting Faculty. Atibaia, BR.
2015. Malignant tumors of the skull base. Invited. Inviting Faculty. Atibaia, BR.
2015. Malignant meningiomas. Invited. Inviting Faculty. Atibaia, BR.
2014. Craniofacial resections of anterior skull base tumours. Conference. Inviting Faculty. Marseille, FR.
2014. Overview: Skull base approaches. Invited. Inviting Faculty. Boston, US.
2014. Olfactory Planum Meningiomas. Invited. Inviting Faculty. Napa, US.
2014. Malignancy of the Skull Base: Surgical outcomes and limitations. Invited. Invited Faculty. Toronto, CA.
2014. Anterolateral Skull Base Surgery. Invited. Invited Faculty. Toronto, CA.
2013. A Molecular Signature to Predict Meningioma Recurrence and Progression. Invited. Invited Speaker. Marbella, ES.
2012. Hearing Preservation Surgery for Acoustic Neuroma: Initial Experience with the Middle Fossa Approach. Invited. Guest Speaker. Baltimore, US.
2012. Intracranial Considerations for Sinonasal Cancer in Skull Base Surgery. Invited. Invited Faculty. Dubrovnik, HR.
2012. Round Table, "Dilemmas in the Management of Lateral Skull Base Malignancy". Invited. Invited Faculty. Brighton, GB.
2012. Lateral Skull Base. Invited. Invited Moderator. Brighton, GB.
2011. Surgery for skullbase malignancy - limits of resection. Invited. The Second China International Skullbase Conference. Beijing, CN.
2011. Surgical management of malignant lesions of the skullbase. Invited. Tiantan Symposium of Skullbase and Brainstem. Beijing, CN.
2011. The Role of Surgery in the Management of Skull Base Metastases. Conference. Intercontinental Neurosurgery Society of University Neurosurgeons. Izmir, TR.
2010. Malignant tumours of the skull base: surgical indications, limitations, and outcomes. Invited. 7th Annual Meeting of the British Skull Base Society. Sheffield, GB.
2009. Craniofacial Resection for Sinonasal Malignancy. Invited. Grand Rounds. Vancouver, CA.
2009. Skull Base Tumors, Complex Approaches. Invited. Ohio State University. Columbus, US.
2009. Clival Chordomas: Multidisciplinary Approaches. Invited. World Congress of Neurological Surgery of the World Federation of Neurosurgical Societies. Boston, US.
2009. Radiation induced osteosarcomas of the calvarium and skull base. Conference. XIV World Congress of Neurological Surgery of the World Federation of Neurosurgical Societies (POSTER). Boston, US.
2009. Invited Faculty. Invited. The XIV World Congress of Neurological Surgery of the World Federation of Neurosurgical Societies. Boston, US.
2009. Cranial Base Meningioma: State of the Art. Invited. XXII Jornadas de Invierno de la Sociedad de Neurochirugia de Chile. Santiago, CL.
2009. Luncheon Seminar, Neuro-oncologic surgery for malignancies of the skull base. Invited. 21st Annual Meeting of Japanese Society for Skull Base Surgery. Fukuoka, JP.
2009. Malignant meningioma. Invited. 21st Annual Meeting of the Japanese Society for Skull Base Surgery. Fukuoka, JP.
2008. Anterior Craniofacial Resection: Neurosurgery Perspective. Invited. The 9th Asian-Oceanian International Congress on Skull Base Surgery. Busan.
2008. Malignant meningiomas - therapeutic options. Invited. The 9th Asian-Oceanian International Congress on Skull Base Surgery. Busan.
2008. Malignant Tumor of the Skull Base: Treatment Paradigms. Invited. University of Western Ontario. London, CA.
2008. Metastases to the Skull Base. Invited. 7th Annual International Neuro-Oncology Updates. Baltimore, US.
2008. Skull Base Societies and the Delivery of Education. Presidential Address. Invited. 19th Annual Meeting of the North American Skull Base Society and 5th International Congress of the World Federation of Skull Base Societies. Vancouver, CA.
2008. Changing Surgical Concepts for Skull Base Meningiomas. Invited. Scientific Plenary Session I: Changing Concepts in Skull Base Meningiomas. Boston, US.
2008. Instructional Course: Tumor Board: Salivary and Lateral Skull Base. Invited. 7th International Conference on Head and Neck Cancer. San Francisco, US.
2008. Complications of Skull Base Surgery: How to Avoid Them?. Invited. 7th International Conference on Head & Neck Cancer. San Francisco, US.
2008. Tumor Board: Salivary and Lateral Skull Base. Invited. 7th International Conference on Head & Neck Center. San Francisco, US.
2008. Clival Chordomas - Approach Selection. Invited. Roma International Cerebrovascular and Skull Base Workshop. Rome, IT.
2008. Craniofacial Resection for Malignancy of the Paranasal Sinuses. Invited. Roma International Cerebrovascular and Skull Base Workshop. Rome, IT.
2007. "Craniofacial Surgery for Sinonasal Malignancy: Techniques, Outcomes and Complication Avoidance". Invited. Society of University Neurosurgeons. London, GB.
2006. Invited speaker, "Primary Sarcomas of Skull Base. Evaluation and Management Paradigms". Invited. XXVI Brazilian Congress of Neurosurgery. Florianopolis, BR.
2006. Invited Presentation, "Neurosurgical Oncology of Skull Base Malignancies". Invited. XXVI Brazilian Congress of Neurosurgery. Florianopolis, BR.
2006. Invited Presentation, "Craniofacial Resections - Techniques, Outcomes, and Complication Avoidance". Invited. XXVI Brazilian Congress of Neurosurgery. Florianopolis, BR.
2006. Invited speaker, "Malignant Meningioma". Invited. XXVI Brazilian Congress of Neurosurgery. Florianopolis, BR.
2006. Invited Presentation, "Craniofacial Resection for Sinonasal Tumors". Invited. 5th Annual International Neuro-Oncology Update. Memphis, US.
2005. Invited Presentation, "Primary Sarcomas of the Skull Base: Evaluation of Management Paradigms". Invited. Presented at the International Meeting, Updates in Neuro-Oncology. Arezzo, IT.
2005. Invited Presentation, "Advances in Neurosurgical and Head and Neck Surgery Techniques". Invited. American Radium Society. Barcelona, ES.
2005. Invited Presentation, "Endoscopic Versus Open Surgery For Skull Base Tumors". Invited. The North American Skull Base Society. Toronto, CA.
2003. Invited Presentation, "Esthesioneuroblastoma: The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center Experience". Invited. 6th European Skull Base Society Congress Meeting. Terrassa, Barcelona, ES.
2001. Invited Presentation, "Neuropsychological Outcome and Quality of Life Following Anterior Craniofacial Resection". Invited. 5th European Skull Base Society Congress. Copenhagen, DK.
2001. Presented, "Management and Outcome of Sarcomas of the Skull Base". Conference. American Association of Neurological Surgeons' Annual Meeting. Toronto, CA.
2001. "Management and Outcome of Sarcomas of the Skull Base". Conference. American Association of Neurological Surgeons Annual Meeting. Toronto, CA.
1998. "Outcome Following Orbital Entry During Cranial Base Surgery". Conference. Canadian Congress of Neurological Surgeons Annual Meeting. Montreal, CA.
1998. "Management Outcome of Benign and Aggressive Fibromatoses o the Head and Neck". Conference. Canadian Congress of Neurological Surgeons Annual Meeting. Montreal, CA.
1998. "Primary Tumors of the Sphenoid Sinus". Conference. Canadian Congress of Neurological Surgeons Annual Meeting. Montreal, CA.
1997. Invited Presentation, "Malignant Tumors of the Cavernous Sinus". Invited. World Federation of Neurological Surgeons, 11th International Meeting. Amsterdam, NL.
1997. Presented, "Surgical Management of Brainstem Tumors". Conference. World Federation of Neurological Surgeons, 11th International Meeting. Amsterdam, NL.
1997. Presented, "The Varied Presentations of Atraumatic Intrasphenoidal Meningoencephalocele". Conference. American Society of Head and Neck Radiology Annual Meeting. Toronto, CA.
1997. Invited Presentation, "Posterior Skull base Tumors". Invited. Neurosurgical Societies of the Czech and Slovak Hradec Kralove Annual Meeting. Czech Republic, CZ.
1997. Invited Presentation, "Management of Brainstem Tumors". Invited. Neurosurgical Societies of the Czech and Slovak Hradec Kralove Annual Meeting. Czech Republic, CZ.
1997. Invited Presentation, "Recurrence of Meningioma". Invited. 2nd International Congress of Meningiomas. Little Rock, US.
1997. Presented, "Benign Non-Meningeal Tumors of the Cavernous Sinus". Conference. 2nd International Congress on the Cerebral Venous System. Little Rock, US.
1996. "Primary Tumors of the Sphenoid Sinus". Conference. Congress of Neurological Surgeons Annual Meeting. Montreal, CA.
1996. "Calvarial and Extracalvarial Primary Meningiomas". Conference. Congress of Neurological Surgeons Annual Meeting. Montreal, CA.
1996. Presented, "Infectious Complications Following Craniofacial Resection". Conference. 4th International Conference on Head and Neck Cancer. Toronto, CA.
1996. "Chondrosarcoma of the Skull Base". Conference. 2nd International Skull Base Congress. San Diego, US.
1996. Presented, "Primary Cranial and Extracranial Meningiomas: A review of 9 Cases from the Post CT era". Conference. 2nd International Skull Base Congress. San Diego, US.
1994. "Dislocation of the Pituitary Gland by Sphenocavernous Meningiomas. Conference. The 29th Canadian Congress of Neurological Sciences. St. John's, CA.
1994. "The Use of the Ki-67 Antibody MIB 1 for Determining the Proliferation Index of Meningiomas and Its Comparison to the BUdR Labeling Index". Conference. The 29th Canadian Congress of Neurological Sciences. St. John's, CA.
1993. Presented, "Outcome of Aggressive Removal of Cavernous Sinus Meningiomas". Conference. Outcome of Aggressive Removal of Cavernous Sinus Meningiomas.” Congress of Neurological Surgeons Tenth International Meeting. Acapulco, MX.
1993. Presented, "Non-Meningeal Originating Tumors of the Cavernous Sinus". Conference. Congress of Neurological Surgeons World Federation of Neurological Surgeons, Tenth International Meeting. Acapulco, MX.
1992. Presented, "Combined Cranio-Orbital Zygomatic and Petrosal Approaches for Extensive Cranial Base Surgery". Conference. World Federation of Neurological Surgeons, Xth International Meeting. Acapulco, MX.
1992. Presented, "Surgery of Benign Tumors of the Cavernous Sinus". Conference. The 27th Canadian Congress of Neurological Sciences. Winnipeg, Manitoba, CA.
1992. "Combined Cranio-Orbital Zygomatic and Petrosal Approaches for Extensive Cranial Base Surgery". Conference. The 27th Canadian Congress of Neurological Sciences. Winnipeg, Manitoba, CA.
1992. Presented, "Additional Exposure During Translabyrinthine Surgery". Conference. First International Skull Base Congress. Hanover, DE.
1992. Presented, "Neurotologic Considerations in the Treatment of Clival Tumors". Conference. First International Skull Base Congress. Hanover, DE.
1992. Presented, "Orbitocranial Exposure in the Management of Infratemporal Fossa Tumors". Conference. First International Skull Base Congress. Hanover, DE.
1992. "The Role of Cranial Nerve Monitoring in Cavernous Sinus Surgery". Conference. First International Skull Base Congress. Hanover, DE.
1992. Presented, "The Cranio-Orbital Zygomatic Approach to the Cavernous Sinus: A Three Dimensional Presentation". Conference. First International Skull Base Congress. Hanover, DE.
1992. Presented, "The Cranio-Orbital Zygomatic Approach to the Cavernous Sinus: A Three Dimensional Presentation". Conference. The North American Skull Base Society Annual Meeting. Acapulco, MX.
1992. Presented, "Outcome of Aggressive Surgical Resection of Clival Meningiomas". Conference. The North American Skull Base Society Annual Meeting. Acapulco, MX.
1992. Presented, "Surgery of Benign Tumors of the Cavernous Sinus: a Routine Operation with Reasonable Operation with Reasonable Morbidity". Conference. The North American Skull Base Society Annual Meeting. Acapulco, MX.
1990. Presented, "Visual Identification of the Ischemic Penumbra". Conference. Fifteenth International Joint Conference on Stroke and Cerebral Circulation. Orlando, US.

Formal Peers

2020. Sinonasal caners: the neurosurgeon's perspective. Visiting. University of Miami. Zoom Symposium, US.
2020. Craniofacial malignancies. Visiting. University of Oslo. Oslo, NO.
2019. Craniofacial Surgery for sinonasal malignancy - a 25-year experience. Visiting. Tufts Cancer Center. Boston, MA, US.
2019. Management of Meningiomas. Visiting. Tufts Medical Center. Boston, MA, US.
2019. State of the Art Treatment of Meningomas. Visiting. University of Louisville. Louisville, KY, US.
2018. Neurosurgical Management of Skullbase malignancy. Visiting. UT Health - San Antonio. San Antonio, TX, US.
2017. Skull base malignancy, Neuroscience/Neurosurgery Grand Rounds. Visiting. Stanford University. Stanford, CA, US.
2017. Contemporary Management of Malignant Tumours of the Skull Base. 5th Annual Ottawa Review Course. Visiting. University of Ottawa. Ottawa, Ontario, CA.
2017. Chordomas-Chondrosarcomas. 5th Annual Ottawa Review Course. Visiting. University of Ottawa. Ottawa, Ontario, CA.
2015. Visiting Professor. Visiting. University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Department of Neurosurgery. Pittsburgh, PA, US.
2015. Neurosurgical Management of Sino-nasal Malignancy. Visiting. University of California San Francisco (UCSF). Napa Valley, CA, US.
2015. Multimodal Management of Painful Chordoma of the Skullbase. Visiting. University of California San Francisco (UCSF). Napa Valley, CA, US.
2014. "The Kindest Cut of All" - When No Treatment is the Best Treatment. Visiting. New York University School of Medicine. New York, NY, US.
2014. Modern Concepts in the Surgery for Sino-Nasal Malignancy of the Anterior Skull Base. Visiting. New York University School of Medicine. New York, NY, US.
2014. Malignancy of the Skull Base: Surgical outcomes and limitations. Visiting. Toronto Western Hospital, University of Health Network and the University of Toronto. Toronto, Ontario, CA.
2014. 39th Annual William S. Keith Professorship in Neurosurgery. Visiting. University of Toronto. Toronto, Ontario, CA.
2014. Visiting Professor, Neurosurgical Oncology of Skull Base Malignancy. Visiting. Mayo Clinic. Rochester, MN, US.
2012. Visiting Professor. Visiting. Loyola University. Chicago, IL, US.
2012. Visiting Professor. Visiting. University of Manitoba. Winnipeg, Manitoba, CA.
2010. Visiting Professor. Visiting. The University of British Columbia. Vancouver, CA.
2010. Invited Special Lecturer. Visiting. The British Skull Base Society. Sheffield, GB.
2009. Invited Special Lecturer. Visiting. Japanese Skull Base Society. Fukuoka, JP.
2009. Visiting Professor. Visiting. Stanford University. Stanford, CA, US.
2008. Invited Special Lecturer. Visiting. The 9th Asian-Oceanian International Congress on Skull Base Surgery. Busan, Busan.
2008. Visiting Professor. Visiting. 1st Annual Khatib Lecture, University of California at San Francisco. San Francisco, CA, US.
2008. Visiting Professor. Visiting. The University of Western Ontario. London, Ontario, CA.
2008. Visiting Professor. Visiting. NINDS Surgical Branch, National Institute of Health. Washington, DC, US.
2008. Visiting Professor. Visiting. George Washington University. Washington, DC, US.
2008. Invited Faculty. Visiting. National Human Genome Research Institute, Office of Research and Development, National Cancer Institute, National Institute of Neurological Disorders & Stroke and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Rockville, MD, US.
2008. Visiting Professor. Visiting. Georgetown University. Washington, DC, US.
2007. Visiting Professor. Visiting. Louisiana State University Health Science Center. Shreveport, LA, US.
2006. Visiting Professor. Visiting. Department of Neurological Surgery, University of Calgary. Alberta, CA.
2004. Visiting Professor. Visiting. Department of Neurological Surgery, Wayne State University. Detroit, MI, US.
2004. Visiting Professor. Visiting. Department of Neurosurgery, Michigan Head and Spine Institute. Southfield, MI, US.
2003. Visiting Professor. Visiting. Department of Neurosurgery, Loyola University. Maywood, IL, US.
2002. Visiting Professor. Visiting. Department of Neurosurgery, University of Cincinnati. Cincinnati, OH, US.
2002. Visiting Professor. Visiting. Department of Clinical Neurological Sciences, London Health Sciences Centre, University of Western Ontario. London, CA.
2001. Special Faculty Guest. Visiting. The 5th European Skull Base Society Congress. Copenhagen, DK.
1999. Visiting Professor. Visiting. Department of Neurosurgery, University Hospital Center. Ljubljana, SI.
1996. Visiting Professor. Visiting. Department of Neurosurgery, The University of Little Rock for Medical Sciences. Little Rock, AR, US.