Skull base or cranial base surgery involves surgery at the bony base of the brain. Our experts treat benign and malignant tumors of the skull base with superior techniques and compassionate care. Our team was one of the first in Southern California to introduce the endoscope for pituitary surgery. We have now expanded our technique to perform many once disfiguring or impossible surgeries endoscopically (minimally invasive surgery). Some tumors or problems we have treated routinely and successfully are pituitary neoplasms, esthesioneuroblastomas, sinus and nasopharyngeal cancers, invasive eye cancers, craniopharyngiomas, certain aneurysms, clival neoplasms, optic nerve decompressions, and many other skull base problems. Our team utilizes all the latest diagnostic modalities and surgical techniques.

Surgery can be performed alone or in conjunction with other therapies for the effective resolution of the patient's condition. Modern surgical instruments and technologies such as endoscopes, contact lasers and image guidance lower risks associated with open surgery and reduce patient recovery time.