Dr. Mustafa Kemal Baskaya

Dr. Mustafa Kemal Baskaya Professor,
Department of Neurological Surgery,
Director of Skull Base Surgery Program,
Director of M

🧠💀 NASBS 2026 – San DiegoIt was a pleasure to participate in the North American Skull Base Society (NASBS) Annual Meetin...
03/10/2026

🧠💀 NASBS 2026 – San Diego

It was a pleasure to participate in the North American Skull Base Society (NASBS) Annual Meeting 2026 in San Diego.

Meetings like NASBS bring together colleagues from around the world who are dedicated to advancing skull base surgery through scientific exchange, education, and collaboration. I was particularly pleased to attend together with members of the Baskaya Skull Base Surgery Laboratory from the University of Wisconsin Department of Neurological Surgery.

Grateful for the opportunity to share ideas, learn from outstanding colleagues, and continue advancing the field of microsurgical skull base surgery.

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It was a pleasure to participate in the NASBS 2026 Annual Meeting in San Diego 💀🧠.The meeting brought together colleague...
03/08/2026

It was a pleasure to participate in the NASBS 2026 Annual Meeting in San Diego 💀🧠.

The meeting brought together colleagues from around the world dedicated to advancing skull base surgery through scientific exchange, education, and collaboration. I had the opportunity to attend the pre-meeting educational courses, contribute to the scientific program, and engage in valuable discussions on modern microsurgical techniques and complex skull base pathology.

I am grateful to the organizers and colleagues for their commitment to advancing our field and improving patient care through continued education and collaboration. 🔬

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🌸 Happy International Women’s Day.Today we celebrate the strength, dedication, and contributions of women everywhere — i...
03/08/2026

🌸 Happy International Women’s Day.

Today we celebrate the strength, dedication, and contributions of women everywhere — in our families, our communities, and in medicine and science. Thank you to all the incredible women who inspire us every day.

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✨ I am happy to share that Ashraf Abdali (Afghanistan), Kento Takahara (Japan), and Sena Melek (Türkiye) have successful...
03/02/2026

✨ I am happy to share that Ashraf Abdali (Afghanistan), Kento Takahara (Japan), and Sena Melek (Türkiye) have successfully completed their observership period with us and have now returned to their home countries.

This group represented a wonderful international mix — two neurosurgeons, Dr. Ashraf Abdali and Dr. Kento Takahara, and a dedicated medical student, Sena Melek — all united by their strong interest in neurosurgery and enthusiasm for learning. During their time with us, they observed clinical practice, surgical procedures, and academic activities, gaining valuable insight into modern neurosurgical care.

It was a pleasure to host them in the laboratory of Dr. Mustafa K. Baskaya at the University of Wisconsin Department of Neurological Surgery.

We truly appreciated their curiosity, dedication, and engagement throughout their visit.

We wish them continued success in their careers and look forward to seeing the positive impact they will make in their respective countries. Congratulations and best of luck to all of you! 🎉

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Honored to share our latest operative video published in Neurosurgical Focus Video (2026) demonstrating staged microsurg...
02/16/2026

Honored to share our latest operative video published in Neurosurgical Focus Video (2026) demonstrating staged microsurgical resection of a complex radiation-induced supra-/parasellar meningioma with cavernous sinus exenteration and CCA–MCA bypass.

Summary & key finding:
A staged approach combining radial artery graft bypass and skull base microsurgery allowed safe trapping of the ICA and successful gross-total resection of an aggressive meningioma encasing critical neurovascular structures, without additional neurological deficit.

Key lesson:
Staged microsurgical strategy and cerebral revascularization provide a safe and effective pathway for achieving maximal resection in complex skull base tumors involving the ICA and cavernous sinus, where single-stage resection carries high neurovascular risk.

Check out our new article link and learn more about the surgical and neuroanatomical nuances:
https://stream.cadmore.media/r10.3171/2025.10.FOCVID25163
https://thejns.org/doi/abs/10.3171/2025.10.FOCVID25163

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🎥 New Video Publication | Neurosurgical Focus Video (January 2026)Microsurgical resection of anterior clinoidal meningio...
02/07/2026

🎥 New Video Publication | Neurosurgical Focus Video (January 2026)
Microsurgical resection of anterior clinoidal meningiomas with arterial engulfment: lessons from 2 contrasting cases

🧠 Why this matters
Anterior clinoidal meningiomas are among the most challenging skull base tumors, particularly when the supraclinoid ICA and its branches are engulfed or encased. This video presents two contrasting cases highlighting:

• Management of arterial engulfment during clinoidal meningioma surgery
• Intraoperative anterior choroidal artery injury and real-time decision-making
• Use of neuromonitoring and indocyanine green angiography as a surrogate intraoperative balloon test occlusion
• Stepwise microsurgical debulking with preservation of critical neurovascular structures
• Achieving gross-total resection while minimizing neurological morbidity

▶️ Watch the full video:
https://stream.cadmore.media/r10.3171/2025.10.FOCVID25169
https://thejns.org/doi/abs/10.3171/2025.10.FOCVID25169

🔍 Check out the article and learn more about the surgical and neuroanatomical nuances behind these complex cases.

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🧠 New Evidence in AComA Aneurysm Treatment: Clipping vs. CoilingA large single-center study (313 patients, 2006–2024) co...
01/27/2026

🧠 New Evidence in AComA Aneurysm Treatment: Clipping vs. Coiling
A large single-center study (313 patients, 2006–2024) comparing microsurgical clipping (MC) and endovascular treatment (ET) for anterior communicating artery (AComA) aneurysms delivers an important message for modern neurovascular care.

🔹 Complete occlusion:
• 98.2% with microsurgical clipping
• 38.1% with endovascular treatment
🔹 Retreatment rate:
• 0% after clipping
• 15.6–20.4% after endovascular treatment
🔹 Functional outcomes (mRS, GOS):
➡️ Comparable between both groups

📌 Key clinical lessons:
• Microsurgical clipping provides superior long-term durability
• Endovascular therapy remains less invasive but requires closer long-term surveillance
• Small AComA aneurysms are not necessarily low risk
• Morphology and anatomy matter more than size alone

➡️ Take-home message:
Microsurgical expertise remains essential in contemporary neurovascular practice. Patient selection, anatomical judgment, and preservation of surgical skills directly influence long-term outcomes.

🔗 Read the full article:
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10143-025-04035-6

🧠💛 Moments like this remind me why I chose neurosurgery.After surgery and returning to a normal life, one of my patients...
01/21/2026

🧠💛 Moments like this remind me why I chose neurosurgery.

After surgery and returning to a normal life, one of my patients — once diagnosed with a Grade 3–4 arteriovenous malformation (AVM) — created this artwork and gave it to me as a gift.

This small piece carries a much larger story: fear transformed into hope, struggle into strength, uncertainty into trust.

It is a gentle yet powerful reminder that beyond technique and precision, medicine is ultimately about human connection.

Grateful for moments like this.

🧠🎥 New Operative Video PublicationOur operative video report is now published in Journal of Neurological Surgery Reports...
01/18/2026

🧠🎥 New Operative Video Publication

Our operative video report is now published in Journal of Neurological Surgery Reports:
Microsurgical Resection of a Diaphragma Sellae Meningioma via Extradural Clinoidectomy with Preservation of Superior Hypophyseal Arteries

Sulaimanov U, An J, Erginoglu U, Ataoglu C, Serikkanov Y, Keles A, Baskaya MK
📄 DOI: 10.1055/a-2765-5582
🔗 Full article (PDF):https://www.thieme-connect.com/products/ejournals/pdf/10.1055/a-2765-5582.pdf

This video demonstrates the key microsurgical steps for resection of a Type A diaphragma sellae meningioma using a pterional transsylvian approach with extradural anterior clinoidectomy and optic nerve unroofing, emphasizing:

• Preservation of the superior hypophyseal arteries
• Safe mobilization of the optic nerves and pituitary stalk
• Stepwise microsurgical dissection for maximal resection with minimal morbidity

These lesions pose unique anatomical challenges, and this case highlights how meticulous skull-base microsurgical technique can provide excellent exposure and vascular control in complex suprasellar pathology.

Proud of the outstanding work our team has done


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🧠✨ New Publication in Operative Neurosurgery ✨🧠Our paper is now published:Flow-Diverting Bypass for Giant Fusiform Aneur...
01/15/2026

🧠✨ New Publication in Operative Neurosurgery ✨🧠

Our paper is now published:

Flow-Diverting Bypass for Giant Fusiform Aneurysms Unsuitable for Bypass/Trapping or Flow-Diverting Stenting

In this work, we present two highly complex cases of giant fusiform aneurysms treated with high-flow bypass combined with proximal occlusion when conventional strategies such as clipping, trapping, or flow-diverting stents were not feasible.

🔹 A rare pediatric M1 fusiform aneurysm treated with saphenous vein high-flow bypass
🔹 A complex cavernous ICA aneurysm treated with radial artery bypass and cervical ICA ligation

These cases highlight flow-diverting bypass as a powerful alternative strategy for select anatomically challenging aneurysms when standard options are exhausted.

📄 DOI: 10.1227/ons.0000000000001865
🎥 Includes associated operative video

Proud of this outstanding collaborative work.


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✨ I am pleased to share that Dr. Franco Vera Figueroa, from Chile 🇨🇱, has successfully completed a one-year Observer/Res...
01/14/2026

✨ I am pleased to share that Dr. Franco Vera Figueroa, from Chile 🇨🇱, has successfully completed a one-year Observer/Research Fellowship at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine & Public Health, within our Skull Base Surgery Program and Microsurgery & Neuro-Anatomy Skill Laboratory 🧠🔬.

During his fellowship, he actively participated in microsurgery, skull-base endoscopy, white-matter dissection, and cerebral microanastomosis and contributed to scientific publications and neurosurgical illustrations. He showed strong dedication and professionalism throughout the year.

It has been a pleasure to mentor Dr. Vera Figueroa. I am confident he will make valuable contributions to neurosurgery in Chile and beyond.

🎉 Congratulations, Dr. Vera Figueroa, and best wishes for your continued career!

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🎉 New Publication Alert 🎉I’m pleased to share our newly published study in Frontiers in Surgery:Quantitative MRI compari...
01/13/2026

🎉 New Publication Alert 🎉

I’m pleased to share our newly published study in Frontiers in Surgery:
Quantitative MRI comparison of early and late parenchymal injury after transcallosal vs. endoscopic approaches for third ventricle colloid cysts

🔗 Full article:
https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/surgery/articles/10.3389/fsurg.2025.1698632/full

📌 What does this study show? (Key findings & lessons)

We used quantitative volumetric MRI analysis to objectively compare the parenchymal impact of two surgical approaches for third ventricle colloid cysts:
• Interhemispheric transcallosal approach (ITA)
• Endoscopic approach (EA)

🔍 Key findings:
• Early postoperative parenchymal injury on MRI was significantly smaller after ITA than after EA.
• 50% of endoscopic cases demonstrated permanent structural changes on late MRI (gliosis, encephalomalacia, parenchymal loss).
• No permanent MRI abnormalities were observed after ITA in our cohort.
• Greater early MRI changes predicted the development of late structural injury.
• Gross total resection was higher with ITA (92% vs. 50%).

📚 Main lesson:
“Minimally invasive” on the surface does not always mean less invasive to the brain.

A meticulously performed microsurgical transcallosal approach—using natural anatomical corridors and precise technique—may better preserve brain parenchyma compared with the transcortical endoscopic corridor.

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