Events & Lectures
Teaching, leading, and advancing neurosurgery worldwide. Dr. Fernandez-Miranda is one of the most sought-after speakers and educators in neurosurgery — regularly invited to deliver keynote lectures, perform live surgical demonstrations, and lead courses at the most prestigious meetings worldwide.
The Stanford Skull Base Course
The Premier Hands-On Training in Skull Base Surgery
Each year, Dr. Fernandez-Miranda hosts the Stanford Skull Base Course — an intensive, hands-on cadaveric dissection, surgical technique and live surgery course that draws neurosurgeons, ENT surgeons, and skull base fellows from around the world.
The course emphasizes anatomical mastery as the foundation of surgical excellence — the legacy of Albert L. Rhoton Jr. that Dr. Fernandez-Miranda carries forward.
Live endoscopic skull base surgery at the Huanhu Skull Base Center (Tianjin, China)
Live Surgery Demonstrations
Operating before the world's leading surgeons
Live surgery — performing an operation broadcast in real time to a large audience of surgeons — represents the highest form of confidence in one's surgical ability. There is no editing, no second takes. Every decision, every movement is observed and evaluated by expert peers.
Dr. Fernandez-Miranda has been selected to perform live surgical demonstrations at major international meetings, operating on complex skull base and pituitary cases while hundreds of surgeons watch and learn.
Keynote Lectures & Invited Presentations
A voice shaping the future of skull base surgery
Dr. Fernandez-Miranda is a regular keynote speaker at the most important neurosurgical meetings in the world. His lectures cover the full range of his expertise — from pituitary and skull base surgery to white matter anatomy and brain tumor techniques.
Patient Education Events
Empowering patients through knowledge
Dr. Fernandez-Miranda believes that patient education is an essential part of exceptional care. Beyond treating patients in the operating room, he is committed to creating opportunities for patients, families, and caregivers to learn about their conditions, ask questions, and connect with the medical team and each other.
Stanford's multidisciplinary team of neurosurgeons, endocrinologists, and specialists provide expert presentations, live Q&A sessions, and one-on-one interaction with the care team.
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