At Barnes-Jewish Hospital and Washington University, a multidisciplinary team of physicians from otolaryngology, neurosurgery, ophthalmology, plastic surgery, radiology, radiation oncology and medical oncology coordinates the care of patients with all types of skull base tumors. This team uses specialized techniques to provide the safest, least invasive and most definitive treatment available.
Understanding Skull Base Surgery
The skull base is the region of the skull beneath the brain. Tumors in this area are often highly complex because of the complicated anatomy at the skull base.
Skull base surgery is a surgical technique that allows for removal of tumors such as:
- Meningiomas
- Acoustic neuromas
- Schwannomas
- Chordomas
- Chondrosarcomas
- Glomus tumors
- Metastases
- Craniofacial malignancies
Our skull base team uses the most advanced treatment techniques including computerized surgical navigation, endoscopy, intraoperative MRI, Gamma Knife radiosurgery, and radiation/chemotherapy. The team meets on a regular basis to customize the management of patients with tumors affecting the skull base.
Physicians
Craig A. Buchman, MD, FACS
Lindburg Professor and Chair
Department of Otolaryngology—Head & Neck Surgery
Castle Connolly Top Doctor
Nedim Durakovic, MD
Assistant Professor of Otolaryngology—Head & Neck Surgery;
Director, Dizziness and Balance Center
R. Alex Harbison, MD, MS
Assistant Professor of Otolaryngology—Head & Neck Surgery
Castle Connolly Top Doctor
- Phone: 314-362-7509
Jacques A. Herzog, MD
Professor of Otolaryngology—Head & Neck Surgery;
Chief, Division of Otology/Neurotology
Castle Connolly Top Doctor
Patrik Pipkorn, MD
Associate Professor
Otolaryngology—Head & Neck Surgery
Dr. Pipkorn’s areas of clinical interest include head and neck benign and malignant lesions, thyroid tumors, parathyroid, sinonasal benign and malignant tumors, and reconstruction of head and neck defects.
Sidharth V. Puram, MD, PhD, FACS
Associate Professor of Otolaryngology—Head & Neck Surgery
Division Chief, Head & Neck Surgery
Castle Connolly Top Doctor
Lauren Roland, MD, MSCI
Assistant Professor of Otolaryngology—Head & Neck Surgery
Dr. Roland is a specialist in rhinology and anterior skull base disease, including chronic rhinosinusitis, nasal polyps, fungal sinusitis, nasal obstruction, and CSF leaks.
John S. Schneider, MD, MA, FACS
Associate Professor of Otolaryngology—Head & Neck Surgery
Chief, Division of Rhinology
