Oxford Pituitary and Anterior Skull Base Senior Clinical Fellowship
Based at: Oxford University Hospitals NHS Trust
Surgical Specialty Association approving: RCS England
Approval period: Initially approved June 2013; reapproved December 2016; reapproved May 2020–April 2024
Supervisor/Lead Consultant: Mr Simon Cudlip, Consultant Neurosurgeon
Fellowship duration: 12 months
Stated learning outcomes:
- Be able to safely perform the endoscopic transsphenoidal approach and resect a pituitary adenoma without significant assistance.
- Be able to deal with the complications of endoscopic anterior skullbase surgery including CSF leak repair.
- Be able to make appropriate decisions regarding the endocrine and radiological investigation of patients with anterior skullbase tumours.
- Be able to interpret imaging studies and endocrine blood test results and establish an appropriate differential diagnosis.
- Be able to set up the operating theatre equipment without assistance including endoscopes and neuronavigation.
Clinical competencies to be achieved:
- Be able to safely perform the endoscopic transsphenoidal approach and resect a pituitary adenoma without significant assistance.
- Be familiar with the complications and limitations of endoscopic anterior skullbase surgery.
- Become familiar with the preoperative/ peroperative and postoperative endocrine and radiological investigation of patients with sellar and parasellar/ suprasellar tumours.
Number of main operations the fellow could expect to be involved in: Information being requested.
“Previous fellows have been able to perform 40+ endoscopic transsphenoidal procedures as the primary surgeon using thus model.”
Fellows awarded Fellowship Certificate (dates of Fellowship):
- Adam Williams (Aug 2016 - Jul 2017)
- Jane Halliday (Aug 2017 - Aug 2018)
- Amr Mohamed (Aug 2018 - Jul 2019)
- Anouk Borg (Aug 2019 - Apr 2020)
- Meriem Amarouche (Aug 2020 - Aug 2021)
- Carlos Botella-Campos (Aug 2021 - Jul 2022)