Dr. Andrew Fishman was invited to perform surgical removal of an acoustic neuroma.  He performed the surgery with Navy surgeons, Commander Arnold Rivera M.D., and Dr. Merrill Severson M.D. The surgery was successfully performed by the middle fossa approach with good preservation of hearing waves monitored during the removal.  The procedure was performed using intraoperative image guidance with the Medtronic O-Arm system.  This guidance technique was developed by Dr. Fishman a

Dr. Fishman was invited to lecture the Otolaryngology Residents of the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center on surgery of the facial nerve.  During this visit, Dr. Fishman directed a temporal bone dissection laboratory for training the residents in techniques used in acoustic neuroma surgery.

Dr. Fishman moderated and lectured at the National Meeting of the Acedemy of Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery.  The lecture featured research work done by he and colleagues in the area of cochlear implants.  Fishman AJ, Richter CP, Roland JT, Micco AG, Rubenstein J, Svirsky M: Emerging Technologies in Implantable Auditory Prostheses Miniseminar at AAO-HNS Annual Meeting, San Francisco CA, September 12, 2011.

Dr. Andrew J. Fishman along with his associate, Dr. Douglas M. Sidle, coordinated a workshop and cadaveric dissection detailing the surgical technique of OrbitoZygomatic Craniotomy.  The course was conducted at the Synthes Surgical Research Facility in West Chester Pennsylvania.

Dr. Fishman was invited as guest lecturer by the Greater Jacksonville ENT Society.  He delivered a lecture entitled Laser Microsurgery & Pearls I Have Picked Up in Otological Surgery.

Dr. Fishman was invited to lecture on Care Delivery to the NF2 Patient at the 2010 Midwest NF Symposium. http://nfmidwest.org

Dr. Fishman presented lectures on the use of Lasers in Neurotology as well as Advances in Cranial Base Imaging technologies at a national CME lectures series for the Otolaryngologists of the United States Armed Forces.

Dr. H. Hunt Batjer M.D. Professor and Chairman of Neurosurgery at Northwestern University, and Dr. Andrew J. Fishman M.D., Associate Professor of Otolaryngology and Neurosurgery, demonstrated the transtemporal modification of the Extreme Lateral Paracondylar Approach to the Vertebral Artery and Foramen Magnum.  This procedure is used for treating complex tumors, vascular malformations, dural AV fistulae, and aneurysms of the low anterior cranial base.  This demonstration was

Dr. Andrew J. Fishman M.D., Dr. David Conley M.D., Dr. Bernard R. Bendok M.D., Dr. H. Hunt Batjer M.D. and their colleagues at Northwestern reported the first series of cases performed with the use of intraoperative CT scanning for image guidance in the cranial base.  This technology was developed initially for spine surgery but Dr. Fishman and his colleagues adapted the protocols so that highly accurate imaging of cranial structures can be tracked in order to provide safe an

Drs. Andrew J. Fishman MD, and Claus Peter Richter MD PhD from Northwestern University detailed their experience in the field of cochlear implant research.  Topics discussed were the use of lasers as both stimulating sources as well as surgical tools. The new Hybrid Cochlear Implant from Cochlear Corporation was also introduced.  Dr. Andrew J. Fishman is the lead investigator for the Northwestern University research site.  The study is an ongoing multicenter trial nationwide.

Dr. Fishman presented his findings and technical experience with the use of CO2 lasers for preservation of hearing with acoustic neuroma removal as well as preservation of residual hearing with cochlear implantation.  The audience was comprised of guest surgeons poised to evaluate the potential advantages of laser technologies.

Dr. Andrew J. Fishman M.D. and Dr. Bernard Bendok M.D. from Northwestern University were invited to teach a resident training course at the P.A.S.E. lab in St. Louis.  They instructed residents in the surgical technique of extreme lateral skull base approach for the treatment of complex tumors and aneurysms.

Dr. Fishman presents his work on the latest developments in minimally invasive approaches for challenging aneurysms. The work involves a transtemporal modification of the subtemporal approach which results in minimal brain retraction and better visualization.

In 2009, as a surgeon affiliated with the Northwestern University Department of Otolaryngology and Northwestern University Department of Neurological Surgery, I took part in an intensive workshop structured around the agenda and faculty detailed below. Nuances of Technique and Complication Avoidance in Cerebrovascular Neurosurgery for Senior Residents July 24-26, 2009 Practical Anatomy Workshop, St Louis, MO Faculty Agenda Saturday, July 25, 2009 7:15 – 7:25 am Overview of Pa

In 2009 Dr. Andrew Fishman presented on a consensus opinion panel regarding the management of newly diagnosed acoustic neuromas and the management of Neurofibromatosis type 2 (NF2).   Among the issues discussed included novel image guided applications for minimally invasive skull base approaches to tumors with the intent of preserving residual hearing. http://anausa.org

Dr. Andrew J. Fishman lectures on his experience using handheld CO2 laser in ear surgery, acoustic neuroma, glomus tumor, meningioma and skull base surgery.  Dr. Fishman is not a paid consultant and has no financial interest in the Omniguide Corporation.  Dr. Fishman was invited to speak because of his clinical and scientific expertise. May 29, 2009

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Lecture presented at the Northwestern Memorial Hospital’s Learning Center on Treatment of Hearing Loss.  Lecture was sponsored The American Hearing Research Foundation.

Glomus Juglure tumor are among a class of paraganglioma tumors.  They are typically found in isolation and are benign and originate from specific regions of receptor cells intimately attached to the jugular vein and base of skull in the region of the jugular foramen.  10% however can be either multiple or manifest more agressive pathological featurs.  This area is a conduit for some of the blood vessels and cranial nerves.  Because they are quite vascular, we also work in clo

The following video demonstrates the resection and interposition grafting for a facial neuroma patient.  The patient presented with a near complete facial nerve paralysis with normal hearing.  The middle cranial fossa approach was utilized to preserve the hearing and balance function.  A graft taken from the sural nerve was inserted into the gap created from the tumor and sewn to unaffected nerve endings.  The patient also underwent supplementarly facial nerve reaninmation pr