Cambridge ENT Skull Base Fellowship

Based at: Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Supervising Consultants: Mr Patrick Axon, Mr Daniele Borsetto, Mr Neil Donnelly, Mr Rishi Sharma and Mr James Tysome
Fellowship duration: 12 months
Stated learning outcomes:
  • Demonstrate a holistic approach to the management of patients with all skull base pathologies including lateral, anterior and central.
  • Effectively work in Skull Base, NF2 and pituitary MDTs .
  • Evaluate treatment options and communicate these effectively with the patients, including potential outcomes and complications, and document these discussions accurately.
  • Demonstrate competence in microscopic, endoscopic and open surgical skull base techniques.
  • Demonstrate experience in critical appraisal of articles submitted to peer-reviewed journals.
Clinical competencies to be achieved:
  • Ability to work within a multidisciplinary setting, and safely and appropriately manage skull base and pituitary pathology.
  • Surgical skills in 360o skull base surgery .
  • Ability to effectively deal with intra-operative/post-operative complications, e.g. CSF leaks
  • Develop critical appriasal of skull base research
The number of main operations the fellow could expect to be involved in:
  • All operations are performed jinly with neurosurgery and include:
  • 50 vestibular schwannomas.
  • 60 pituitary adenomas
  • 10 chordomas/chondrosacomas
  • Smaller numbers of CPA and anterior fossa meningiomas, paragangliomas, epidermoids, petrous apex cholesteatomas, craniopharyngiomas, squamous cell carcinoma of the temporal bone, sinonasal carcinomas, and lateral and anterior CSF leak repairs.
Fellows awarded Fellowship Certificate (dates of Fellowship):
  • 2023/24               Nathan Creber, Australia
  • 2022/23               Steven Mes, Netherlands
  • 2021/22               Mohammed Hassan, UK
  • 2020/21               Rajeev Matthew, UK
  • 2019/20               Emily Guazzo, Australia
  • 2018/19               Daniele Borsetto, Italy