About Us

World Skull Base Foundation is a platform for both patients and professionals involved with Skull Base pathosis. The primary objective of WSBF is two-fold. Firstly, to provide support to patients suffering with skull base disorders. Secondly, to bring together professionals involved with treatment of such pathologies to promote research, best practices and training in the subspecialty. WSBF brings together a multidisciplinary team of neurosurgeons, ENT surgeons, Head & Neck surgeons, Maxillofacial surgeons, Radiotherapists, Chemotherapists, Speech & Language Pathologists and other support staff who voluntarily take time off their busy schedules to help WSBF achieve both the above mentioned objectives. WSBF physicians offer online consultations to patients who wish to have a first or a second opinion. They also suggest innovative, individually tailored treatments for all types of tumors and other cranial nerve disorders. Our team of physicians interact on a regular basis to discuss treatment approaches for new patients as well as review complex cases. A combination of specialists identified such as neurosurgeons, radiation therapists, otolaryngologists, radiation and medical oncologists, head and neck surgeons work to provide coordinated care to treat patients' ailments. This apart, the WSBF website offers a wealth of information on a wide variety of topics related to skull base disorders. WSBF has recently launched its flagship programme, the ‘communities programme’ wherein patients and support staff can join in online chat forums related to their diseases. Our support programs are designed to help patients, their families and caregivers to cope with the challenges of skull base tumor diagnosis.

World Skull Base Foundation (WSBF) provides training opportunities to doctors and medical professionals in the specialty of Skull Base Surgery and has launched its flagship training program, the WSBF Fellowship Diploma in Skull Base Surgery, a one-of-its-kind and the first comprehensive, curriculum-based training program in the specialty of Skull Base Surgery. This program aims to define the scope of Skull Base Surgery, create a professional community of trained Skull Base Surgeons, and establish Skull Base Surgery as a separate subspecialty.

The cadaveric dissection-based study programs are organized annually at Ramaiah Advanced Learning Center, Bengaluru, India separately in Lateral and Anterior Skull Base Surgery at different times in the year with a curriculum that is spread in modules and covering all important topics in the subject. With over 60 hours of lectures in 100 topics and 72 hours of dissections in Lateral Skull Base Surgery (LSBS) and with over 30 hours of lectures in 60 topics and 60 hours of dissections in Anterior Skull Base Surgery (ASBS), this is indeed the most comprehensive course in Skull Base Surgery!

Delegates are expected to attend the modules and pass a written exam at the end of the course. Lectures will be in the forenoon and dissections in the afternoon. Dissectors will be provided with the best and most state-of-the-art equipment including high-speed drills, high-definition microscopes, and monitors giving the dissectors an ‘in-theatre’ experience. The cadavers provided are fresh frozen and exclusively curated for the course with injections into the anterior and posterior arterial and venous systems. Faculty for the course are sourced both internationally and nationally. Over 40 top faculty members will be sharing their experiences with the participants.

The World Skull Base Academy is a body that assumes the role of undertaking academic activities including drawing up curriculums in Skull Base Pathosis and planning online & offline teaching activities. It also has the mandate to undertake policy decisions including drawing up protocols, standards and rules for structured training programmes in the subspecialty of Skull Base Surgery. World Skull Base Academy will register professionals, centers and organisations under its banner thereby creating a worldwide network of integrated specialists dealing with Skull Base Pathosis.