AntonioBernardoMD

Summary

• Dr. Bernardo is a 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. Dr Bernardo is a highly distinguished, award winning neurosurgeon. He trained under some of the world’s leading neurosurgeons and is internationally recognized for his outstanding contribution to the field of neurosurgery. He received his M.D. from University of Naples “Federico II” where he graduated Summa cum Laude. He completed his Neurosurgery residency at the University of Naples and at the Western General Hospital/University of Edinburgh in Edinburgh, Scotland. Dr. Bernardo completed a fellowship in Skull Base Surgery at the Barrow Neurological Institute in Phoenix, Arizona under Dr. Robert Spetzler.
  Dr. Bernardo has established himself as an expert in skull base and neurovascular surgery and as a pioneer and expert in the understanding of microsurgical anatomy. His clinical expertise is demonstrated by his academic appointments, extensive teaching history, and collection of published works. Dr. Bernardo has been invited to direct over 150 surgical courses worldwide, is frequently invited as a guest and honored speaker at international neurosurgical meetings. He has trained over 5,000 neurosurgeons through his skull base surgery courses and 200 dedicated fellows since he joined the Department of Neurological Surgery at Weill Cornell. Dr. Bernardo is currently a neurosurgical consultant in several countries where he continues to operate on complex skull base surgical cases on a routine basis. He is active member of the Register of Neurosurgeons of the United Kingdom, the American Congress of Neurosurgeons, the American Association of neurological Surgeons, an honorary member of the Peruvian Association of Neurological Surgeons, the Peruvian Academy of Surgery, the Colombian and Venezuelan Association of Neurological Surgeons.