The Skull Base Clinic at UofL Health – Medical Center East, part of the UofL Health – Brain & Spine Institute, offers a multidisciplinary team of providers from a variety of specialties including Neurosurgery, Neuro-oncology, Ophthalmology, Otolaryngology (Ear, Nose and Throat) and Radiation Oncology. Each provider brings expertise from their specialization with a goal of providing effective and safe treatment for patients with skull base tumors or conditions. Our specialists employ leading-edge treatments using the latest equipment and most modern techniques to evaluate, diagnose and treat patients to achieve the best outcome.

Diseases & Conditions

The following conditions are treated by the providers at the Skull Base Center:

• Acoustic neuroma/vestibular schwannoma  (looking for photos)


• Cholesteatoma/cholesterol granuloma


• Chordoma


• Craniopharyngioma


• Esthesioneuroblastoma


• Fibrous dysplasia


• Meningioma


• Neurofibroma


• Pituitary adenoma

Treatments & Services

Treatment techniques include a variety of minimally invasive and open surgical approaches such as:

• Bypass


• Chemotherapy


• Endocrinology


• Endoscopic endonasal approach for biopsy


• Endoscopic endonasal approach for resection


• Intraoperative neuro-monitoring of the brain and cranial nerves


• Radiotherapy and Cyberknife/Brachytherapy


• Stereotactic guidance for tumor biopsy


• Stereotactic guidance for craniotomy for resection


• Radiation Oncology