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Antonio Bernardo is an Italian-American neurosurgeon and academic physician. He is a Professor of Neurological Surgery and the Director of the Surgical Innovations Laboratory for Skull Base and Microneurosurgery in the Department of Neurological Surgery at Weill Cornell Medical College. He has gained significant notoriety for his expertise in skull base and cerebrovascular surgery, and has published extensively on minimally invasive surgery. Dr. Bernardo is considered to be a pioneer in the use of 3D technology in neurosurgery and is strong advocate for competency-based training in surgery.

Early Life
Dr. Bernardo was born and raised in Naples, Italy.

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

Dr. Bernardo trained in skull base and cerebrovascular surgery at the University of California, Irvine and subsequently completed fellowship training in Skull Base Surgery at the Barrow Neurological Institute, under the mentorship of acclaimed American neurosurgeon Dr. Robert Spetzler.

Professional Career
Following his time at the University of California, Irvine, Dr. Bernardo moved to Peru as a member of the Foundation for International Education in Neurological Surgery (FIENS) and worked to establish skull base surgery programs in hospitals throughout the country.

In 2000, Dr. Bernardo joined the neurosurgery faculty of the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, where he also became the co-Director of their Microneurosurgery Skull Base Laboratory.

Following completion of his fellowship at the Barrow Neurological Institute, Dr. Bernardo joined the neurosurgery Faculty of Weill Cornell Medical College where he is currently a Professor of Neurosurgery and the Director of the Surgical Innovations Lab for Skull Base and Microneurosurgery.

Dr. Bernardo currently practices neurosurgery in several countries where he exclusively operates on complex skull base and cerebrovascular surgical cases, performing 400 surgeries a year on average.

Humanitarian Work
Dr Bernardo is an advocate for the advancement of neurosurgical education in developing countries and works to provide educational opportunities for surgeons from around the world through his courses and fellowship program. He regularly volunteers his time to surgery and teaches surgeons in a number of developing countries in Latin America.

Academic Contributions
Dr. 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. The laboratory works on the development of new operative techniques in microneurosurgery, skull base surgery, vascular neurosurgery, and neuroendoscopy as well as the integration of neurosurgery with novel technologies. 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 operative techniques in microneurosurgery.

Awards

 * 1999, Excellence in Clinical Teaching Award from the [Hospital G. Almenara]
 * 2000, Excellence in Clinical Teaching Award from the Hospital Rebagliati
 * 2001, Lou Grubb Fellowship in Skull Base Anatomy, Barrow Neurological Institute
 * 2002, Annual Clinical Excellence Award from Medtronic
 * 2002, Best Scientific Paper, Annual Meeting of the Caribbean Association of Neurological Surgeons
 * 2003, Honored Guest at the Annual Meeting of the Colombian Association of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, and Maxillo-Facial Surgery
 * 2004, Award for Excellence in Surgery and Teaching from the University of Guadalajara, Mexico
 * 2004, Honored guest at the Annual Meeting of the Colombian Association of Neurological Surgeons
 * 2006, Gold Medal from the Venezuelan Congress of Neurological Surgeons for his contribution to the development of Neurosurgery in Venezuela
 * 2008, Gold medal from the Latin American Federation of Neurological Surgeons for his contribution to the development of Neurosurgery in Latin America
 * 2015, |Friendship Award from the Gruppo Esponenti Italiani
 * 2015, Honorary Member of the Italian Association of Neurological Surgeons
 * 2015, Honored Guest at the Annual Meeting of the Italian Association of Neurological Surgeons
 * 2016, Grand Award of Merit, American Society of the Italian Legions of Merit
 * 2016, Order of Merit of the Italian Republic, Government of Italy

Books

 * Bernardo A, Evins AI. Transtubular Neurosurgery: Minimally Invasive Transtubular Techniques, Operative Approaches, and Surgical Anatomy. New York, NY: Thieme; Forthcoming.
 * 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; In Press.
 * Bernardo A, Stieg PE. Translabyrinthine and Transcochlear Petrosal Approaches. In: Cappabianca P, Califano L, Iaconetta G, eds. Cranial, Craniofacial and Skull Base Surgery. Milan, Italy: Springer-Verlag Mailand; 2010.
 * Bernardo A, Stieg PE. Orbitocranial Zygomatic Approach for Upper Basilar Artery Aneurysms. In: Mcdonald RL, ed. Neurosurgical Operative Atlas: Vascular Neurosurgery. 2nd ed. New York, NY: Thieme Verlagsgruppe, 2009.

Research Articles

 * Bernardo A, Preul MC, Zabramski JM, Spetzler RF. A three-dimensional interactive virtual dissection model to simulate transpetrous surgical avenues. Neurosurgery. 2003;52(3):499-505.
 * Ammirati M, Bernardo A. Analytical evaluation of complex anterior approaches to the cranial base: an anatomic study. Neurosurgery. 1998;43(6):1398-407.
 * Bernardo A, Evins AI, Visca A, Stieg PE. The intracranial facial nerve as seen through different surgical windows: an extensive anatomosurgical study. Neurosurgery. 2013;72(2 Suppl Operative):ons194-207.
 * Alaraj A, Luciano CJ, Bailey DP, et al. Virtual reality cerebral aneurysm clipping simulation with real-time haptic feedback. Neurosurgery. 2015;11 Suppl 2:52-8.
 * Shoakazemi A, Evins AI, Burrell JC, Stieg PE, Bernardo A. A 3D endoscopic transtubular transcallosal approach to the third ventricle. J Neurosurg. 2015;122(3):564-73.
 * Bernardo A, Evins AI, Tsiouris AJ, Stieg PE. A Percutaneous Transtubular Middle Fossa Approach for Intracanalicular Tumors. World Neurosurg. 2015;84(1):132-46.
 * Bernardo A. Establishment of Next-Generation Neurosurgery Research and Training Laboratory with Integrated Human Performance Monitoring. World Neurosurg. 2017;106:991-1000.