


Dear Colleagues
We are pleased to invite you to the 8th World Federation of Skull Base Societies Meeting to be held in March 2022 in the beautiful city of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
We are sure that the excellent programming that is being prepared along with the natural beauties of this incredible city will provide an unforgettable experience.
We are waiting for you in Rio in 2022!
2020 WFSBS Meeting President
JOSÉ ALBERTO LANDEIRO
2020 WFSBS Honorary President
BASANT K. MISRA
President WFSBS
FERNANDO DIAS
President-elect WFSBS
COVID-19 Safety Measures for attending SKULL BASE
In compliance with the local regulations in force with respect to prevention and control of COVID-19, IN ORDER TO ENTER THE EVENT, all attendants and meeting’s related parties MUST present a complete VACCINATION record: two shots of COVID-19 vaccine.
You must present a proof of vaccination in person at the event's office during material and badge pick-up.
Brazilians – printed (national vaccination card) or digital (ConectSus, Poupatempo, Municipal Health Department) proof of vaccination
Foreigners – Eligible proof of vaccination in order to enter the event
- printed or digital (documents that are exclusively in QR-CODE format will not be accepted);
- must contain the name of the traveler, vaccine brand name or manufacturer name, lot number(s) of each shot and vaccination date(s);
- single-shot or last shot of primary vaccination course at least 14 days prior to departure.
* Documents issued abroad must be in Portuguese, Spanish or English.
* To leave and return to your country of origin, as well as to enter Brazil, other documents are required in addition to proof of vaccination, please check the required documentation at the Brazilian consulate in your country.
For validation purposes, you should present an identity document with your proof of vaccination.
Invited Speakers
APIO ANTUNES
Chefe do Serviço de Neurocirurgia, Hospital de Clinicas de porto Alegre Professor Associado , Faculdade de Medicina, UFRGS
CRISTIAN FERRAREZE NUNES
Associate Neurosurgeon at Hospital São Vicente de Paulo - Cruz Alta/RS - Brazil. Microsurgical Anatomy Fellowship at University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh/PA - EUA. MSc in Health Sciences at Universidade Federal Fluminense (UFF) - Niterói/RJ. Main areas os interest: skull base surgery, neuroendoscop...
View moreJAIR LEOPOLDO RASO
Professor Adjunto de Neurocirurgia da Faculdade de Ciências Médicas de Minas Gerais Diretor do Instituto Mineiro de Neurocirurgia Neurocirurgião dos Hospitais Biocor e UnimedBH
BENEDICTO OSCAR COLLI
- Professor Titular - Depto de Cirurgia - Faculdade de Medicina de Ribeirão Preto - Universidade de São Paulo - Chefe da Divisão de Neurocirurgia - HCFMRPUSP
ADOLPHO CARVALHO
CHEFE DO DEPARTAMENTO DE NEUROCIRURGIA DA CLINICA BAMBINA:1977 à 2009
DIRECTOR PRESIDENTE DA CLINICA BAMBINA: 1992 à 2009
CHEFE DO SERVIÇO DE NEUROCIRURGIA DO HOSPITAL MUNICIPAL MIGUEL COUTO: 1981à 1986
CHEFE DO SERVIÇO DE NEUROCIRURGIA DO HOSPITAL FEDERAL DA LAGOA: 1991 à 2007
D...
FRANCISCO FLAVIO LEITAO DE CARVALHO FILHO
presidente da ACEDMIA BRASILEIRA DE NEUROCIRURGIA Conselheiro do CREMEC Titulo de especialista pela SBN e pela sociedade alemã de neurocirurgia
DANIEL HERCHENHORN
Youngest physician and the first medical oncologist to be elected as a full member of the Rio de Janeiro Academy of Medicine. He worked from more then 20 years as an oncologist and clinical investigator at the Brazilian Nacional Cancer Institute (INCA), were he was the head of the Department of Clin...
View moreMARCELO RAUL OLIVERO
DOCENTE UNIVERSITARIO MEDICINA Y CIRUGIA DIRECTOR INNC JEFE NEUROCIRUGIA CLINICA SAN MARTIN VILLA MARIA NEUROCIRUJANO HOSPITAL PASTEUR
ATUL GOEL
Head, Department of Neurosurgery, Lilavati Hospital, Mumbai Professor, Bombay Hospital Institute of Medical Sciences, Mumbai Professor, R.N Cooper Hospital, Mumbai President: Neurological society of India, 2018 – 2019 President: Craniovertebral Junction and spine society
RUI MANILHA
Assistant Neurosurgeon at Hospital Garcia de Orta, Almada, Portugal;
Assistant Neurosurgeon from Grupo CUF, José Mello Saúde, Lisbon, Portugal;
Neuroanatomy teacher in NOVA Medical School, Lisbon, Portugal;
PhD Student in Medical Sciences in NOVA Medical School, Lisbon, Portugal;
MEHMET ZILELI
Dr. Mehmet Zileli is the Professor of Neurosurgery in Ege University, Izmir, Turkey. He is the past president of the Turkish Neurosurgical Society, Middle East Spine Society, World Spinal Column Society, and past chairman of the WFNS Spine Committee. He is vise-chairman of the Craniovertebral Juncti...
View moreWLADIMIR MELO
Neurosurgeon Full member of the Brazilian Society of Neurosurgery; Postgraduate studies in skull base neurosurgery at Hospital Evangélico Mackenzie in Curitiba; Fellowship in Vascular Neurosurgery at the University of Saint Louis, USA; Neurosurgeon at Hospital São Lucas, Natal, RN.
CARLOS EDUARDO DA SILVA
Director Neurosurgery and Skull Base Surgery Hospital Ernesto Dornelles Professor of Anatomy Federal University of Health Sciences of Porto Alegre
CARLOS EDUARDO PRATA FERNANDES FERRAREZ
Carlos Eduardo Ferrarez, MD, MSc Division of Vascular Neurosurgey, Hospita Madre Teresa Belo Horizonte. Brazil
LUIZ PAULO KOWALSKI
Professor Titular de Cirurgia de Cabeça e Pescoço - FMUSP Diretor do Departamento de Cirurgia de Cabeça e Pescoço e Otorrinolaringologia do A C Camargo Cancer Center Ex-Presidente da International Academy of Oral Oncology e da Sociedade Brasileira de Cirurgia de Cabeça e Pescoço
ANDREA DEVITA
NEUROSURGEON - HOSPITAL MACIEL y HOSPITAL CENTRAL de las FFAA.- MONTEVIDEO - URUGUAY Subspecialty in SKULL BASE AND ENDONEUROSURGERY Associated teacher of the Microsurgery Laboratory- HOSPITAL MACIEL
ROBERTO ALEXANDRE DEZENA
M.D. from Federal University of Triângulo Mineiro, Uberaba, Brazil (2003), medical residency in Neurosurgery at Santa Casa de Misericórdia de Ribeirão Preto, Brazil (2009), Ph.D. in Neurosurgery at Ribeirão Preto Medical School of University of São Paulo, Brazil (2011), and Postdoctoral Fellowship a...
View moreJATIN P. SHAH
Jatin P. Shah, M.D, holds The Elliott W. Strong Chair in Head and Neck Oncology, and Chaired the department of Head and Neck Surgery at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSKCC), for 23 years. He is Professor of Surgery at Cornell Medical College, in New York. In addition to his superlative pat...
View moreJOEL LAVINSKY
Professor at Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul Neurotologist at Santa Casa de Porto Alegre and Federal University of Health Sciences of Porto Alegre Master degree and PhD at Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul Postdoctoral Fellow at University of Southern California
IZABELLA SANTOS
Head Neck Surgeon , PhD Clinical Surgical USP, Robotic Surgery

Event Venue
Sheraton Rio Hotel & Resort
Located between trendy Barra da Tijuca and famed Ipanema Beach, our extravagant, full-service resort offers extensive business facilities in a tropical setting. Let our complimentary shuttle take you to area beaches, Leblon, and Rio Sul's shops.The renovated Sheraton Grand Rio Hotel & Resort is the city's only beachfront resort with an extensive recreational area, spa, and amenities. Its lush, landscaped grounds are set above a white-sand beach fronting the tropical South Atlantic and flanked by towering mountains.Our 538 guest rooms and suites feature comfortable "Sheraton Signature Sleep Experience" beds as well as private balconies overlooking the sea. Club Level accommodations include access to the Sheraton Club Lounge and an exclusive area for breakfast.
Avenida Niemeyer 121 - Leblon, Rio de Janeiro - 22450-220 - Brazil
Attention! The Pre-Meeting Courses will happen in different places from the official venue of the Skull Base Meeting. CHECK THE ADRESSES.