Skip to main content
2025 AANS Annual Scientific Meeting Main banner

    A. Samy Youssef, MD, PhD, FAANS

    Professor & Vice Chair for Education
    University of Colorado SOM

    Dr. Youssef completed his neurosurgery residency at the University of South Florida. He completed a PhD in the Neurosciences through a joint program with Hahnemann University in Philadelphia. Dr. Youssef also completed a two-year pediatric neurosurgery fellowship at Hahnemann University during the mid-portion of his neurosurgical training. Following graduation he completed two fellowships in skull base surgery, the first at the University of Cincinnati from 2001-2002 and the second at the University of South Florida from 2002-2003, which included a fellowship in cerebrovascular surgery as well. He joined the department for 6 years as a faculty member at the University of South Florida, rising from the rank of Assistant to Associate Professor. Dr. Youssef joined the Department of Neurosurgery at the University of Colorado as director of the skull base program in June of 2014. Currently he’s a Professor of Neurosurgery and Otolaryngology, and Fellowship program director. He is Vice Chairman for education and director of the skull base surgery program. He holds patents covering both novel surgical techniques and instrumentation for complex skull surgery. His research both in the laboratory and in the operating room have resulted in multiple publications and patents. He founded and edited Contemporary Skull Base Surgery Textbook. He is the author of over 130 publications including peer-review, abstracts and book chapters. Dr. Youssef has given over 240 presentations nationally and internationally and 88 hands on courses worldwide.
    Dr. Youssef’s interest is in the combined endoscopic and microsurgery techniques to further develop lesser invasive surgery in our field.

    Disclosure(s): ‘Stryker: Consultant (Ongoing); Mizuho America: Royalty Recipient (Ongoing); Springer: Royalty Recipient (Ongoing)

    Presentation(s):