Lawton-Tanikawa West-East Vascular Neurosurgery Course: “The Last Samurai”

Lawton-Tanikawa West-East Vascular Neurosurgery Course: “The Last Samurai” is organized by Barrow Neurological Institute (BNI) and will be held from Mar 04 - 06, 2026 at Loyal and Edith Davis Neurosurgical Research Laboratory Barrow Neurological Institute, Phoenix, Arizona, United States of America.

Description:
Barrow Neurological Institute announces the Fifth Annual Lawton-Tanikawa/West-East Vascular Neurosurgery Course, led by course directors Michael T. Lawton, MD, and Rokuya Tanikawa, MD. This didactic and practical course in neurosurgical approaches and vascular anatomy will focus on complex cerebrovascular pathology and advanced surgical techniques such as bypass.

The hands-on laboratory exercises will cover anterior and lateral regions of the brain and skull base. This course is designed for neurosurgery residents, fellows, and vascular neurosurgeons.

Beyond the surgical anatomy and approaches, this course will highlight the strategic thinking of two of the most experienced vascular neurosurgeons in practice today. This full two-day course is designed for intense instruction among 32 participants.

Objectives:

• Become familiar with microneurosurgical anatomy of the anterior and lateral regions of cranial and skull base
• Learn appropriate visualization, technique, and approaches to the skull base
• Correlate clinical pathological information with the corresponding anatomic region
• Combine anatomy and pathology information into decision-making for approach selection
• Explore and discuss options from experienced neurosurgical faculty for surgical treatment of vascular pathology
• Gain hands-on practice with these surgical approaches utilizing injected cadaver specimens