Training in neurosurgical approaches

WHO WE ARE

Scientific team

• Javier Abarca Olivas (1)
• Pablo González López (2)
• Juan Antonio Nieto Navarro (3)
• Mario Gomar (4)
• Víctor Fernández Cornejo
• Carlos Martorell Llobregat

Administrative management team

• Fernando Borrás Rocher (Director Centro Experimental Cyborg)
• Nuria Pérez Martínez (Secretaria Centro Experimental Cyborg)
• Maria Luz Campos Vega (Jefe Servicio de Innovación Anatómica)

Laboratory assistants

• Alfonso Sánchez De La Blanca Mesas
• Paula Ortuño Hernández
• Rubén García Blau

THE COURSE

INTRODUCTION AND OBJECTIVES

Knowledge of surgical neuroanatomy is a fundamental tool in the training of neurosurgeons. Currently, the training program of the specialty does not offer enough resources to achieve the objectives that we consider optimal. Different centers in our country offer the possibility of training fellowships based on neurosurgical practice with human cadavers.

The postgraduate practice laboratory of the Faculty of Medicine of the UMH has been offering for years training courses for this purpose and has been accredited for this purpose by the Spanish Society of Neurosurgery.

For two decades the Department of Neurosurgery of the Hospital General Universitario de Alicante has organized multiple neuroanatomy courses in collaboration with different societies and teaching programs: Spanish Society of Neurosurgery (SENEC), 3D Neuroanatomy and the European and World Neurosurgery Societies ( EANS and WFNS respectively).

At the same time, students have been accepted for training in the laboratory.

Objectives

• Improve surgical skills in neurosurgical approaches.
• To deep in the knowledge of advanced surgical neuroanatomy.
• To investigate new neurosurgical approaches.

GENERAL INFORMATION AND REGISTRATION

To register for this course, you must complete the registration form, available at this link

CONTACT

• SECRETARY: Nuria Pérez Martínez:  Tno.- 965233703
• SCIENTIFIC DIRECTOR: Javier Abarca Olivas: 

LOCATION

1-Hands-on. Laboratory.

Postgraduate laboratory of the Severo Ochoa Building of the Sant Joan d’Alacant Campus. Link

2-Hospital activity.

General University Hospital Dr Balmis of Alicant. Link

Street Pintor Baeza. CP 03550 – Neurosurgery Service. 6th floor.

Telephone 965913701

HISTORY OF STUDENTS

• Jesús Esteban (H. Marqués Valdecilla -Santander)
• Amanda Avedillo (Hospital Clínico -Zaragoza)
• Daniel García (12 Octubre -Madrid)
• Mario Gomar (H. Torrecárdenas- Almería)
• Verónica De Los Santos ( Uruguay)
• Khalif (Kenia)
• Gerald Mayaya (Tanzania)
• Alice Ryba (Austria)
• Carlos Martorell (Hospital Alicante- Alicante)
• Victor Rodriguez (Madrid)
• Ana Flores Justa (Hospital Alicante- Alicante)
• Julia Eva Martín Colom (Hospital Reina Sofia- Córdoba)
• Cristina Gómez Revuelta (Hospital Alicante- Alicante)
• Emmanuel Wafula Wekesa (Kenia)
• Paula Otero (Hospital de Ciudad Real)

GALLERY

Dissections

LINKS OF INTEREST

• 3DNeuroanatomy
• UMH Nanocourses
• SENEC

Annex

Abbreviated CVs

1- Javier Abarca Olivas

• Degree in Medicine from the University of Castilla-La Mancha (1998-2004).
• Specialized training in Neurosurgery at Hospital General Universitario de Alicante (2005-2010).
• Specialist in Neurosurgery at Hospital General Universitario de Alicante (2010-present)
• Phd “the 3d-stereoscopic vision in the learning of surgical neuroanatomy” by the Institute of Neurosciences of the Miguel Hernández University of Alicante 2018.
• Resident supervisor at the same hospital (2016-present).
• Member of the Neuroanatomy group of the Spanish Society of Neurosurgery (SENEC).
• Co-director of the 3DNeuroanatomy teaching project and courses.

2- Pablo González López

• Degree in Medicine from the University of Valencia (1999-2005).
• Specialized training in Neurosurgery at Hospital Clínico Universitario de Valencia (2006-2011).
• Specialist in Neurosurgery at Hospital General Universitario de Alicante (2012-present).
• PhD “Anatomical, clinical, radiological and surgical study on the stimulation of the STN in Parkinson’s disease” by the University of Valencia.
• Associate Professor of Anatomy at UMH (2018-present).
• WFNS Anatomy Committee Member
• Delegate of the Spanish Society of Neurosurgery in the European Association of Neurosurgical Societies.
• European director of the WFNS Education Committee
• Co-director of the 3DNeuroanatomy teaching project and courses.

3- Juan Antonio Nieto Navarro

• Degree in Medicine from the University of Valencia (1989-1995).
• Specialized training in Neurosurgery at Hospital Fundación Jiménez Díaz de Madrid (1997-2001).
• Specialist in Neurosurgery at the Hospital General Universitario de Alicante (2002-2015).
• Chief of  Section of the Neurosurgery Department of the Hospital General Universitario de Alicante (2016-2021).
• Chief of the Neurosurgery Department at the General University Hospital of Alicante (2021-present).
• PhD “DBS in the treatment of Parkinson’s disease” by the University of Salamanca (2003).
• Associate Professor in the Surgery Department at UMH (2021)

4- Mario Gomar

• Graduate in Medicine from the University of Valencia (2010-2016).
• 5Yresident Neurosurgery Hospital Universitario Torrecárdenas, Almería (2017-Present).
• PhD “Microsurgical and endoscopic training in Neurosurgery. Valid and feasible models during residency”. University of Almeria (2020-present).
• Member of the Spanish Society of Neurosurgery (SENEC).
• Member of the Spanish Society of Skull Base (SEBAC).