Advanced Techniques in Robotic and
Exoscopic-Assisted Cochlear Implantation
Hands-On Surgical Dissection Course for Fellows
WEDNESDAY APRIL 30, 2025
Joseph B. Nadol, Jr, MD Surgical Training Laboratory
Mass Eye and Ear, Boston
Description
The Advanced Techniques in Robotic and Exoscopic-assisted Cochlear Implantation: A Hands-on Surgical Dissection Course is designed for Neurotology fellows and Pediatric Otolaryngology fellows who will become the next generation of cochlear implant surgeons. This tuition-free, one-day course provides hands-on dissection instruction for cochlear implant (CI) surgery under the guidance of Mass Eye and Ear/Harvard Medical School faculty and guest lecturers. Special highlights for this year include a focus on robotic-assisted electrode-array insertion technology and exoscopic-assisted CI surgical techniques.
Participants
Neurotology Fellows and Pediatric Otolaryngology Fellows
Guest Faculty
Marlan Hansen, University of Iowa
Brian Dunham, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
Boston Faculty
Daniel Lee
Michael Cohen
Dunia E. Abdul-Aziz
Ronald deVenecia
Elliott Kozin
Leila Mankarious
Alicia Quesnel
Felipe Santos
Brad Welling
Aaron Remenschneider
Divya Chari
Judith Kempfle
Agenda
| Time | Session |
|---|---|
| 7:15 am - 8:00 am | Registration & Continental Breakfast |
| 8:00 am - 8:10 am | Welcome – Daniel Lee & Michael Cohen |
| 8:10 am - 8:35 am | Surgical Anatomy and Otopathology for the Cochlear Implant Surgeon – Alicia Quesnel |
| 8:35 am - 8:55 am | Surgical Approach for Cochlear Implantation: Pearls and Pitfalls – Daniel Lee |
| 8:55 am - 9:15 am | Hearing Preservation Techniques and Outcomes – Felipe Santos |
| 9:15 am - 9:45 am | Robotic-Assisted Cochlear Implant Surgery – Marlan Hansen |
| 9:45 am - 10:00 am | Coffee Break (and change into scrubs if not already in scrubs) |
| 10:00 am - 12:30 pm | Dissection Laboratory I: Whole Cephalus - First Ear – all faculty |
| Canal up Mastoidectomy & Posterior Tympanotomy | |
| Exoscopic-Assisted Mastoidectomy & Posterior Tympanotomy | |
| Round Window & Soft Techniques | |
| Methods for Securing the Receiver-Stimulator | |
| Electrode Insertion Practice with RW Approach | |
| Robotic-Assisted Cochlear Implant Surgery | |
| CI Array Reloading / CI Magnet Removal & Replacement Station | |
| 12:30 pm - 1:00 pm | Lunch Presentation - Exoscopes for Otology & Neurotology – Daniel Lee |
| 1:00 pm - 2:15 pm | Panel: Challenging cases in CI Surgery – Moderator: Alicia Quesnel; Panelists: Marlan Hansen, Michael Cohen |
| 2:15 pm - 5:00 pm | Dissection Laboratory II: Whole Cephalus - Second Ear – all faculty |
| Repeat Canal Up Mastoidectomy & Facial Recess Approach | |
| or Modified Rambo / Blind Sac Closure Canal Wall Down Mastoidectomy | |
| Extended RW approach & Cochleostomy Technique | |
| Exoscopic-Assisted Electrode Insertion | |
| Electrode Insertion Practice with RW, Cochleostomy, Extended RW & Cochlear Drill Out | |
| Robotic-Assisted Cochlear Implant Surgery | |
| 5:00 pm | Adjournment |
| 5:15 pm - 7:15 pm | Reception |
Location
Mass Eye and Ear is a specialty hospital
located in Boston, Massachusetts, United States.
Hands-on Surgical Training
Hands-on dissection instruction for cochlear implant (CI) surgery under the guidance of Mass Eye and Ear/Harvard Medical School faculty and guest lecturers.