top of page


Surgical Training Mission in Eastern Europe
Dr. Fishman was invited to join the faculty as a consultant for anterior cranial base endoscopic surgery and complex head & neck tumors. He travelled to Bydgoszcz Poland in October and spent 3 month on a training mission. He worked at the NATO Military Hospital as well as the Children's Hospital of Bydgoszcz and the Nicolas Copernicus University Hospital. Some of the surgeries he performed included lymphangioma of the parotid gland and neck, deep neck congenital cysts and
1 min read


Acoustic Neuroma Surgery at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center
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
1 min read


Walter Reed Facial Nerve Surgery Lecture
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.
1 min read


Emerging Technologies in Implantable Auditory Prostheses Miniseminar at AAO-HNS Annual Meeting
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.
1 min read


Skull Base Surgical Approaches Workshop
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.
1 min read


Greater Jacksonville ENT Society
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.
1 min read
bottom of page