Antonio Bernardo M.D.

Dr. Bernardo is an Assistant Professor of Neurological Surgery and director of the Surgical Innovations Laboratory for Skull Base Microsurgery in the Department of Neurological Surgery at Weill Cornell Medical College. He is an expert in the understanding of microsurgical anatomy and a pioneer in developing three-dimensional surgical simulators to teach surgeons the visual-spatial skills required to perform skull base surgical approaches. His interactive virtual dissection (IVD) approach integrates cadaveric dissections, 3-D visualization, virtual reality, and computerized simulation for training of surgical procedures. Dr. Bernardo received his M.D. from University of Naples "Federico II" where he graduated Summa cum Laude. He completed his Neurosurgery residency at University of Naples and at the Western General Hospital/University of Edinburgh in Edinburgh, Scotland. Dr. Bernardo has served as a scholar at the University of California, Irvine, and spent one year as a volunteer neurosurgeon in Peru, where he established skull base surgery programs in hospitals throughout the country, representing the Foundation for International Education in Neurosurgery (F.I.E.N.S.). Dr. Bernardo has been invited to direct more than 100 surgical courses in the United States and in many different countries and is frequently invited as guest and honored speaker at many international neurosurgical meetings throughout the world. He has trained more than 4,000 neurosurgeons in his skull base surgery courses around the world and 30 international fellows since he has joined the Weill Cornell Brain and Spine Center.

September 2013