The Anterior Skull Base Program provides state-of-the-art care for diseases of the paranasal sinuses and anterior skull base. Our physicians take a targeted, comprehensive approach to treatment of ...

The Rhinology, Allergy, and Skull Base Surgery division provides comprehensive care for inflammatory, infectious, and neoplastic diseases of the sinus and nasal cavities. Our subspecialist physicians ...

A meningioma is a benign (noncancerous) tumor that grows in the lining of the brain. It can be located anywhere within the skull, including the base of the brain. Treatment options for meningiomas ...

Pterional craniotomy is a surgery that involves removing part of the skull to access the skull base. Doctors widely use the procedure for managing certain lesions, tumors, and aneurysms. Pterional ...

HARTFORD, Conn. (WTNH) — Hartford HealthCare’s Ayer Neuroscience Institute will be celebrating a major milestone next month, its 500th trans-nasal skull base procedure. The skull base is the part of ...

HARTFORD, Conn. (WTNH) — A major milestone in neurosurgery, Hartford HealthCare performed its 500th transnasal skull base surgery this September! Dr. Belachew Tessema, associate director of the ...

Mischelle Colby is a person who likes to know what’s going on, and she’s very comfortable being in charge. In early 2025, life was pretty normal for her, her husband, and their two children, a ...