Antonio Bernardo, MD
Antonio Bernardo, MD
Known forNeurosurgery & research in Neuroscience
Scientific career
FieldsNeurosurgery
InstitutionsBarrow Neurological Institute; Weill Medical College; NewYork–Presbyterian Hospital

Antonio Bernardo is an Italian-American neurosurgeon and academic physician. He is a professor of Neurological Surgery and the Director of the Neurosurgical Innovations and Training Center for Skull Base and Microneurosurgery in the Department of Neurological Surgery at Weill Cornell Medical College.[1] He has gained significant notoriety for his expertise in skull base and cerebrovascular surgery, and has published extensively on minimally invasive neurosurgery.[2][3][4][5][6][7] He is a pioneer in the use of 3D technology in neurosurgery and a strong advocate for competency-based training in surgery.[2][8]

Early life

Bernardo was born and raised in Naples, Italy.[4]

Education

Bernardo earned his medical degree from the University of Naples Federico II in 1990[9] and completed residency training in neurosurgery at The Western General Hospital in Edinburgh, Scotland,[2] which is part of NHS Lothian. During his residency, he worked extensively on the epidemiology and treatment of head injury and hemorrhagic stroke with Douglas Miller.[4][10]

Following residency he trained in skull base and cerebrovascular surgery at the University of California, Irvine from 1997 to 1999 and subsequently completed fellowship training in Skull Base Surgery at the Barrow Neurological Institute, under the mentorship of Robert Spetzler.[4]

Professional career

Following his time at the University of California, Irvine, Bernardo moved to Peru in 1999 and joined the Foundation for International Education in Neurological Surgery (FIENS) as part of an effort to establish skull base surgery programs in hospitals throughout the country.[11]

In 2000, Bernardo joined the neurosurgery faculty of the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, where he was also the co-director of their Microneurosurgery Skull Base Laboratory.[2]

Following completion of his fellowship at the Barrow Neurological Institute, he joined the Faculty of Weill Cornell Medical College in 2004 where he is currently a professor of Neurosurgery and the Director of the Surgical Innovations Lab for Skull Base and Microneurosurgery.[3]

Bernardo co-founded the Weill Cornell Surgical Innovations Laboratory, a research and training facility for neurosurgeons, wherein he directs a fellowship training program in skull base and microneurosurgery.[12] The laboratory works on the development of new operative techniques in neurosurgery as well as the integration of neurosurgery with novel technologies.[8][13] Bernardo's current areas of research include minimally invasive and transtubular neurosurgery, surgical simulation and planning, surgical robotics, flexible endoscopy, flexible surgical instrumentation, white matter navigation, 3D printing, virtual and augmented reality, and the development of novel operative techniques in microneurosurgery.[14][15]

Bernardo currently practices neurosurgery in several countries where he exclusively operates complex skull base and cerebrovascular surgical cases.[4][16]

Humanitarian work

Bernardo has been a vocal proponent for the advancement of neurosurgical education in developing countries and has provided educational opportunities for surgeons from around the world through courses and his fellowship program.[17] Since 1999, he has regularly volunteered his time for surgery and to teach surgeons in a number of developing countries in Latin America.[8][11]

Awards

  • 1994, Bruel & Kijel Travelling Fellowship Award from the Department of Neurosurgery at the Righospitalet in Copenhagen, Denmark[18]
  • 1999, Excellence in Clinical Teaching Award from the Hospital G. Almenara[19]
  • 2000, Excellence in Clinical Teaching Award from the Hospital Rebagliati[20]
  • 2001, Lou Grubb Fellowship in Skull Base Anatomy, Barrow Neurological Institute[21]
  • 2002, Annual Clinical Excellence Award from Medtronic[22]
  • 2002, Best Scientific Paper, Annual Meeting of the Caribbean Association of Neurological Surgeons[23]
  • 2003, Honored Guest at the Annual Meeting of the Colombian Association of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, and Maxillo-Facial Surgery[24]
  • 2004, Award for Excellence in Surgery and Teaching from the University of Guadalajara, Mexico[25]
  • 2004, Honored guest at the Annual Meeting of the Colombian Association of Neurological Surgeons[26]
  • 2006, Gold Medal from the Venezuelan Congress of Neurological Surgeons for his contribution to the development of Neurosurgery in Venezuela[27]
  • 2008, Gold medal from the Latin American Federation of Neurological Surgeons for his contribution to the development of Neurosurgery in Latin America[28]
  • 2015, Friendship Award from the Gruppo Esponenti Italiani[5]
  • 2015, Honorary Member of the Italian Association of Neurological Surgeons[29]
  • 2015, Honored Guest at the Annual Meeting of the Italian Association of Neurological Surgeons[29]
  • 2016, Grand Award of Merit, American Society of the Italian Legions of Merit[6]
  • 2017, Cavaliere of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic[7]

Selected publications

Books and book chapters

  • Bernardo A, Stieg PE, Orbitocranial Zygomatic Approach for Upper Basilar Artery Aneurysms, Chapter 11 in: Mcdonald RL, Neurosurgical Operative Atlas: Vascular Neurosurgery, 2nd ed., New York, NY: Thieme Verlagsgruppe, 2009. ISBN 978-1-604-06034-8
  • Bernardo A, Stieg PE, Translabyrinthine and Transcochlear Petrosal Approaches, Chapter 12 in: Cappabianca P, Califano L, Iaconetta G, (eds.) Cranial, Craniofacial and Skull Base Surgery, Milan, Italy: Springer-Verlag Mailand; 2010. ISBN 978-88-470-1167-0
  • Bernardo A, Evins AI, Neurosurgical Anatomy and Approaches to Simulation in Neurosurgical Training, in: Alaraj A, ed. Comprehensive Healthcare Simulation: Neurosurgery Edition, New York, NY: Springer; 2018. ISBN 978-3-319-75582-3
  • Bernardo A, Evins AI, Transtubular Neurosurgery: Minimally Invasive Transtubular Techniques, Operative Approaches, and Surgical Anatomy, New York, NY: Thieme. Forthcoming.

Research articles

References

  1. ↑ "Antonio Bernardo, M.D.", skullbaseneurosurgery.org. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Lavinia Pisani, "Italian Luminary Leads in Manhattan" Archived 2018-08-14 at the Wayback Machine, L'Italo-Americano, 10 February 2016. Retrieved 19 December 2017.
  3. 1 2 Liliana Rosano, "Antonio Bernardo: un cervello di neurochirurgo", La Voce di New York, 26 May 2016. Retrieved 19 December 2017.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 Vincenzo Pascale, "Microchirurgia cranica, un campano dirige la Cornell School di New York", Corriere della sera-Corriere del Mezzogiorno-Salute, 18 January 2016. Retrieved 19 December 2017.
  5. 1 2 "Dr. Antonio Bernardo", geinewyork.com, 8 December 2015. Retrieved 19 December 2017.
  6. 1 2 Fry, Kimberly. "Il Cavaliere: 50th Anniversary Gala Celebration Special Edition" (PDF). Il Cavaliere. 12 (1): 8–9. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-12-30. Retrieved 2017-12-29.
  7. 1 2 "Dr. Antonio Bernardo Awarded Italian Order of Merit", weillcornellbrainandspine.org, 6 August 2017. Retrieved 19 December 2017.
  8. 1 2 3 Bernardo, Antonio (2017-10-01). "Establishment of Next-Generation Neurosurgery Research and Training Laboratory with Integrated Human Performance Monitoring". World Neurosurgery. 106: 991–1000. doi:10.1016/j.wneu.2017.06.160. ISSN 1878-8750. PMID 28985669.
  9. ↑ "Antonio Bernardo: Professor of Research in Neurological Surgery", vivo.med.cornell.edu. Retrieved 5 January 2018.
  10. ↑ "James Douglas Miller", THE SOCIETY OF NEUROLOGICAL SURGEONS. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
  11. 1 2 "Report of FIENS Activities", Neurosurgery, 1 August 2000, vol. 47 (2), p. 472. Retrieved 9 January 2018.
  12. ↑ "Weill Cornell Medical College's Skull Base and Microneurosurgery Fellowship - Weill Cornell Neurosurgical Innovations and Training Center". Weill Cornell Neurosurgical Innovations and Training Center. Retrieved 2018-02-09.
  13. ↑ "Neurosurgical Innovations and Training Center for Skull Base and Microneurosurgery", Weill Cornell Medicine. Retrieved 29 December 2017.
  14. ↑ "Dr. Antonio Bernardo Research and Publications". Weill Cornell Neurosurgical Innovations and Training Center. Retrieved 2018-02-09.
  15. ↑ "Dr. Alexander I. Evins Publications". Weill Cornell Neurosurgical Innovations and Training Center. Retrieved 5 February 2018.
  16. ↑ "Antonio Bernardo - Weill Cornell Neurosurgical Innovations and Training Center". Weill Cornell Neurosurgical Innovations and Training Center. Retrieved 2018-02-09.
  17. ↑ "Weill Cornell Neurosurgery Former Fellows" Archived 2017-12-30 at the Wayback Machine, Weill Cornell Medicine. Retrieved 30 December 2017.
  18. ↑ "Bruel & Kijel travelling fellowship award (Antonio Bernardo - 1994)", vivo.med.cornell.edu. Retrieved 5 January 2018.
  19. ↑ "Clinical and teaching excellence award (Antonio Bernardo - 1999)", vivo.med.cornell.edu. Retrieved 31 December 2017.
  20. ↑ "Clinical and teaching excellence award (Antonio Bernardo - 2000)", vivo.med.cornell.edu. Retrieved 31 December 2017.
  21. ↑ "Lou Grubb fellowship in Skull Base Anatomy (Antonio Bernardo - 2001)", vivo.med.cornell.edu. Retrieved 29 December 2017.
  22. ↑ "Annual clinical excellence award from Medtronic/Midas Rex (Antonio Bernardo - 2002)", vivo.med.cornell.edu. Retrieved 31 December 2017.
  23. ↑ "Best Scientific Paper, Annual Meeting of the Caribbean Association of Neurological Surgeons (Bernardo, Antonio - 2002)", vivo.med.cornell.edu. Retrieved 16 January 2018.
  24. ↑ "Honored Guest at the Annual Meeting of the Colombian Association of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, and Maxillo-Facial Surgery (Bernardo, Antonio - 2003)", vivo.med.cornell.edu. Retrieved 16 January 2018.
  25. ↑ "Award for Excellence in Surgery and Teaching from the University of Guadalajara, Mexico (Bernardo, Antonio - 2004)", vivo.med.cornell.edu. Retrieved 16 January 2018.
  26. ↑ "Honored guest at the Annual Meeting of the Colombian Association of Neurological Surgeons, Armenia, Colombia (Antonio Bernardo - 2004)", vivo.med.cornell.edu. Retrieved 31 December 2017
  27. ↑ "Gold Medal from the Venezuelan Congress of Neurological Surgeons for the contribution to the development of Neurosurgery in Venezuela (Bernardo, Antonio - 2006)", vivo.med.cornell.edu. Retrieved 16 January 2018.
  28. ↑ "Gold medal from the Latin American Federation of Neurological Surgeons for the contribution to the development of Neurosurgery in Latin America (Bernardo, Antonio - 2008)", vivo.med.cornell.edu. Retrieved 16 January 2018.
  29. 1 2 "Al via a Napoli il 64° Congresso nazionale di neurochirurgia. Oltre 600 i lavori valutati dalla commissione scientifica. Focus sui traumi midollari", quotidianosanità.it, 24 June 2015. Retrieved 29 December 2017.
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