Goodyear Microsurgery Training Lab
The Goodyear microsurgery laboratory was established by the departments of Neurosurgery and Otolaryngology in collaboration with the College of medicine in 1986. It became operational in 1987. Harry vanLoveren, M.D. and Jeffrey T. Keller, Ph.D. served as co-directors. During the ensuing years, the laboratory trained more than 50 research and clinical fellows, while becoming an integral part of the curricula for neurosurgery residents at the University of Cincinnati. The scholar productivity resulting from their efforts as well as other members of the faculty includes more than 200 publications, a two-volume Atlas of operative micro neurosurgery, greater than a hundred training and teaching programs conducted locally, nationally and internationally, and numerous presentations at local, national and international meetings. The skull base program and the Department of Neurosurgery at the University of Cincinnati have achieved national and international recognition as a result of those efforts. Work produced at the Goodyear Laboratory continues to be recognized as seminal, and neuroanatomical descriptions as well as surgical techniques developed or perfected at the Goodyear Lab are currently in use in operating rooms around the world.
The legacy of the Goodyear Laboratory is best represented by its alumni, which include highly regarded surgeons, many of which have become world leaders in skull base surgery. The distinguished list of alumni from the Goodyear Laboratory speaks for itself, and includes:
| POST-GRADUATE CLINICAL FELLOWS | ORIGINAL TRAINING PROGRAM |
|---|---|
| 1990-1991 Magdy EI-Kalliny, M.D. | Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt |
| 1991-1992 Patricia Fernandez, M.D. | University of Buenos Aires, Argentina |
| 1992-1993 Kenneth Reichert, M.D. | Medical College of Wisconsin |
| 1992-1993 Murali Guthikonda M.D. | University of Vermont, Burlington, VT |
| 1993-1994 Alain Bouthillier, M.D. | Université de Montréal, Montreal, Canada |
| 1994-1995 Michael O'Sullivan, M.D. | University of Edinburgh, UK |
| 1994-1995 Samy Rosenblatt, M.D. | Northwestern University, Chicago, IL |
| 1995-1996 Shih Sing Liu, M.D. | Barrow Neurological Institute, Phoenix, AZ |
| 1995-1996 Sumeer Sathi, M.D. | Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA |
| 1996-1997 Michael Tauber, M.D. | Polytechnic Medical School, Haifa, Israel |
| 1996-1997 Gary Zimmermann, M.D. | Cornell University, New York, NY |
| 1997-1998 Michael Chicoine, M.D. | Washington University, St. Louis, MO |
| 1997-1998 Michael Link, M.D. | Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN |
| 1998-1999 Abhay Sanan, M.D. | Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN |
| 1999-2000 Khaled Aziz, M.D. | Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt |
| 1999-2000 George Bovis, M.D. | Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN |
| 2000-2001 Walter Jean, M.D. | University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN |
| 2001-2002 Khaled Aziz, M.D., Ph.D. | Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt |
| 2002-2003 A. Samy Youssef, M.D., Ph.D. | Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt |
| 2000-2001 Ali Nader-Sepahi, MB, BS, FRCS | University of Southampton, Southampton, UK |
| 2001-2003 Norberto Andaluz, M.D. | Sanatorio Parque, Rosario, Argentina |
| 2003-2004 Leo Salud, M.D. | St. Luke's College of Medicine, Quezon City, Philippines |
| 2004-2005 Hirofumi Nakatomi, M.D. | Fuji Brain Insitute and Hospital, Fujinoyima, Japan |
| 2004-2006, Chiraz Chaalala, M.D. | Université de Montréal, Montréal, Canada |
| 2005-2006 Sebastien Froelich, M.D. | University of Strasbourg, Strasbourg, France |
| 2006-2007 Bharat Guthikonda, M.D. | Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX |
| 2007-2009 Robert Kerr M.D., Ph.D. | University of Alberta School of Medicine, Alberta, Canada |
| 2012-2013 Amjad Anaizi, M.D. | Georgetown University, Washington, DC |
| RESEARCH FELLOWS | ORIGINAL TRAINING PROGRAM |
|---|---|
| 1993-1994 Hiroshi Wanifuchi, MD | Tokyo Women's Medical College, Tokyo, Japan |
| 1993-1994 Seong-Hoon Oh, MD | Hanyang University, Seoul, South Korea |
| 1997-1998 Jae Min Kim, MD | Hanyang University, Kuri, South Korea |
| 1997-1998 Alberto Romano, MD | Messina University, Messina, Italy |
| 1997-1999 Khaled Aziz, MD | Ain-Shams University, Cairo, Egypt |
| 1998-1999 Rashid Janjua, MD | University of Leiden, The Netherlands |
| 1999-2000 Sebastien Froelich, MD | University of Strasbourg, Strasbourg, France |
| 2001-2003 Eun-Young Kim, MD | Inha University, lnchon Korea |
| 2005 Federica Beretta, MD | Ospedale Niguarda Ca’Grande, Milan, Italy |
| 2009 Juan Carlos de Battista, MD | Department of Neurosurgery, Lariboisière Hospital, Paris |
| 2011 Almaz Kurbanov, MD | Uludağ Üniversitesi, Bursa, Turkey |
| 2011 Helen Cebula, MD | Department of Neurosurgery, Lariboisière Hospital, Paris |
| 2013 Pavel Poczos, MD | Department of Neurosurgery, Lariboisière Hospital, Paris |
| 2014 Almaz Kurbanov, MD | Uludağ Üniversitesi, Bursa, Turkey |
| 2015 Eleonora Marcati, MD | Department of Neurosurgery, Lariboisière Hospital, Paris |
| 2015 Alberto DiSomma, MD | Univerista degli Studi Federico II, Naples, Italy |
| 2016 Aurel Hasanbelliu, MD | University of Verona, Italy |
| 2016 Franklin Lima, MD | Sao Paulo, Brazil |
| 2016 Beatrice Boido, MD | Univerista degli Studi Federico II, Naples, Italy |
| 2017 Alejandro Mercado, MD | Hospital Militar Central, Buenos Aires, Argentina |
| 2018 Dmitro Zhebrykov, MD | Shupyk National Medical Academy, Kiy, Ukraine |
| 2019 Alesana Slobodyan, MD | Shupyk National Medical Academy, Kyiv, Ukraine |
| 2019 Ivanna Nebor, MD | Bogomolets National University, Kyiv, Ukraine |
| 2019 Oleksandra Kashyrina, MD | International Neurosurgical Center, Kyiv, Ukraine |
| 2019 Mykhailo Lovga, MD | Volyn Regional Pediatric Clinical Hospital, Lutsk, Ukraine |
| 2019 Andriy Polishchuk, MD | International Neurosurgical Center, Kyiv, Ukraine |
| 2020 Ahmed Hussein, MD | Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt |
| 2022 Paolo Palmisciano, MD | University of Catania, Italy |
| 2022 Samer Hoz, MD | University of Baghdad, Iraq |
Research Fellowship
Fellowships in research within the Goodyear Lab are available. Qualified candidates are encouraged to apply for a research fellowship in the Goodyear Lab .
Under the guidance of one of the research mentors, the fellow will lead anatomical research project(s) from their design until their completion.
Those interested in learning more information about the research fellowship are directed to contact Kathi Smith, Senior Research Assistant at smitk8@ucmail.uc.edu.
Courses
The Goodyear Laboratory has also served as a training facility for medical device and instrument companies. Formally known as Neurosurgery 101, more than one hundred courses have been taught to physicians, sales representatives, and staff.
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Cincinnati Ohio 45267-0515