3rd Annual International Congress of the Endoscopic Transorbital Society (ETOS)
7th International Workshop – Endoscopic Transorbital Skull Base Surgery
BARCELONA
Congress directors
Joaquim Enseñat
Alberto Di Somma
Isam Alobid
Alberto Prats
Congress directors
Joaquim Enseñat
Alberto Di Somma
Isam Alobid
Alberto Prats
3rd Annual International Congress of the Endoscopic Transorbital Society (ETOS)
BARCELONA
12th - 13th NOVEMBER 2026
Congress directors
Joaquim Enseñat
Alberto Di Somma
Isam Alobid
Alberto Prats
Congress directors
Joaquim Enseñat
MD, PhD
Chairman of Neurosurgery. Hospital Clínic of Barcelona, Spain.
Professor of Neurosurgery, Barcelona University.
Alberto Di Somma
MD, PhD, FEBNS
Neurosurgeon,
Hospital Clinic de Barcelona.
Associate Professor, Universitat de Barcelona.
Isam Alobid
MD, PhD, FEBORL-HNS
Rhinologist & Skull Base Surgeon, Hospital Clínic de Barcelona. Associate Professor, Universitat de Barcelona.
Alberto Prats
MD, PhD
Professor, Universitat de Barcelona.
Laboratory of Surgical NeuroAnatomy (LSNA), Hospital Clínic de Barcelona.
Faculty
Theodore H. Schwartz
MD, FACS
Professor of Neurosurgery, Mount Sinai Hospital.
Kris. S. Moe
MD, F.A.C.S.
Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, University of Washington School of Medicine, USA.
Doo-Sik Kong
MD, PhD
Professor, Department of Neurosurgery, Samsung Medical Center, Seoul, Korea.
Matteo de Notaris
MD, PhD
Assistant Professor of Neurosurgery,
University of Salerno, Italy.
Director - Laboratory of NeuroAnatomy
EBRIS Institute-Salerno, Italy.
Calvin Mak
FRCSEd(SN)
Deputy Chief of Service & Consultant Neurosurgeon, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Hong Kong.
Clinical Associate Professor (Honorary), Chinese University of Hong Kong.
Chang-Ki Hong
MD, PhD
Professor, Department of Neurosurgery, Ulsan University College of Medicine.
Director, Brain Tumor Center, Asan Medical Center, Seoul, Korea.
Darlene E Lubbe
Prof. MBChB
Professor, Division of Otolaryngology.
Head of Unit, Division of Otorhinolaryngology, Groote Schuur Hospital, Cape Town, South Africa.
Lecture Day: Thursday, November 12
Venue:
Aula Magna, Faculty of Medicine, University of Barcelona
C/ Casanova, 143, Barcelona
OPENING CEREMONY
08:00 – 08:10
Welcome Remarks
Joaquim Enseñat
Hospital Clínic de Barcelona, University of Barcelona, Spain
08:10 – 08:25
Presidential Address
The Story of Endoscopic Transorbital Surgery: Historical Perspectives and Future Directions
Theodore Schwartz
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, USA
08:25 – 08:35
ETOS Secretary Address
Building the International Transorbital Community
Alberto Di Somma
Hospital Clínic de Barcelona, University of Barcelona, Spain
SESSION I
Anatomy, Surgical Technique, Limits and Emerging Applications
08:35 – 10:25
Moderators: To Be Defined
SESSION II
Meningiomas, Meckel’s Cave & Orbital Tumors
10:25 – 12:05
Moderators: To Be Defined
SESSION III
Epilepsy, Functional Neurosurgery & Intracerebral Applications
12:20 – 13:40
Moderators: To Be Defined
SESSION IV
Epilepsy, Functional ENT, Frontal Sinus, CSF Leak & Multiportal Surgery
13:40 – 14:40
Moderators: To Be Defined
Lunch Break
14:40 – 15:30
Activity: Poster Viewing & Evaluation
Poster Jury:
Theodore Schwartz • Doo-Sik Kong • Kris Moe • Joaquim Enseñat • Alberto Di Somma • Matteo de Notaris • Chang-Ki Hong • Calvin Mak • Darlene Lubbe
SESSION V
Vascular Targets Through the Orbit
15:30 – 17:00
Moderators: To Be Defined
SESSION VI
Orbital Surgery, Pediatric Applications & Future Horizons
17:15 – 19:10
Moderators: To Be Defined
AWARDS CEREMONY & CLOSING REMARKS
19:10 – 19:30
🏆 ETOS Best Oral Communication Award (€500)
🏆 ETOS Best Poster Award (€500)
🏆 Optional: Best Surgical Illustration Award
FACULTY OVERVIEW
ETOS Founding Members (9)
Theodore Schwartz • Doo-Sik Kong • Kris Moe • Joaquim Enseñat • Alberto Di Somma • Matteo de Notaris • Chang-Ki Hong • Calvin Mak • Darlene Lubbe
International Faculty (30)
Mark Preul • Ihsan Anik • Eyup Bayatli • Breno Câmara • Toma Spiriev • Matteo Zoli • Donato Pacione • Pierre-Olivier Champagne • Florian Roser • Sebastien Froelich • Krishnakumar Kesavapisharady • Pedro Roldan • Jonathan Tangsrivimol • Iacopo Dallan • Victor Chavez-Herrera • Javier Saavedra • Ramon Torne • Christopher Graffeo • Joel Caballero • Jean Walter • Mauricio Mandel • Juan Luis Gómez Amador • Guilherme Gago • Jessica Tong • Doron Sommer • Gardashkhan Karimzada • Michael Levy • Paul Gardner • Juan C. Fernandez-Miranda • Kesh Reddy
STATISTICS
Total Faculty: 39 International Faculty Members
Countries Represented:
USA • Spain • Italy • South Korea • Hong Kong • Turkey • Bulgaria • Brazil • France • India • Thailand • Mexico • Colombia • Ecuador • Canada • Australia • South Africa • UAE
Scientific Activity:
39 Faculty Lectures
7 Oral Communications
1 State-of-the-Art Panel Discussion
Unlimited Poster Presentations
AWARDS
Best Oral Communication Award (€500)
Best Poster Award (€500)
Optional Best Surgical Illustration Award
Dissection Day: Friday, November 13
Venue:
Anatomy Department, Faculty of Medicine, University of Barcelona
C/ Casanova, 143, Barcelona
Hands-On Cadaveric Dissection Course
08:00 – 08:30 – LECTURE Endoscopic Transorbital Approach to the Skull Base. Full-Day Lab workflow. Dr. Alberto Di Somma
08:30 – 09:30 – Skin phase (superior eyelid)
09:30 – 10:30 – Working Space phase (LOR removal)
10:30 – 11:00 – Working space (orbital wall drilling)
11:00 – 11:45 – Coffee break
11:45 – 12:30 – Lesser Sphenoid Wing EXPOSURE
12:30 – 13:00 – Lesser Sphenoid Wing REMOVAL
13:00 – 14:00 – Sagittal Crest
14:00 – 14:45 – Lunch
15:00 – 16:00 – Anterior Clinoid
16:00 – 16:45 – Middle Fossa Floor & Pterion
16:45 – 17:45 – Petrous Apex
17:45 – 19:00 – Dura Opening – Intradural Dissection
19:00 – 19:30 – Discussion and final remarks
Course Pricing Structure
Full Course (Lectures + Dissection): 2500€
(ETOS membership included)
Dissection Only: 2000€
(ETOS membership included)