The NASBS 2026 Skull Base Surgery Workshop for Senior Neurosurgery Residents and Otorhinolaryngology-Head & Neck Fellows will be held in New Orleans, Louisiana at the LSU Health Sciences Center August 20-23, 2026. 

This unique educational experience is organized by the North American Skull Base Society and supported through unrestricted educational grants and in-kind industry support.

This will be the 23rd Annual Skull Base Course for Neurosurgical and Otolaryngology/Head and Neck Residents and Fellows. For more information, please contact NASBS Meeting Planner, Meghan Nabors at meghan@nasbs.org.

Neurosurgical spaces within the course are currently full. To request placement on the waitlist, please email registration@nasbs.org

Registration is limited to the first 15 residents and 15 fellows who register.

  • After all spots are filled, subsequent registrants will be placed on a waiting list in the order they are received.
  • Those placed on the wait list will be contacted if space becomes available. Payment for workshop will be required immediately upon acceptance.

Registration Fees: $750.00 (includes didactic sessions and hands-on dissection in the lab, select meals, and housing.) Participants are responsible for their own flight and transportation to the hotel.

Registration Fees Include:

  • Housing:
    • Three (3) nights room and tax at a nearby hotel; double occupancy. Participants will be sharing a room (room & tax only) with one other attendee (matched by gender).
      • If a private room is preferred, the cost of that room will be at the participant’s expense.
      • If a room is requested for Sunday night with a check out on Monday morning, it will have to be reserved at the time of registration and will be paid for at the participant's own expense.
  • Shuttle transportation:
    • Provided daily between the hotel and the lab for the workshop.
    • Provided from the lab to New Orleans International Airport (MSY) on Sunday, August 23rd at 12:00 PM CT.
      • (Note: All early departure transportation will be the responsibility of the individual. Taxi's and ride-share app services are available for private transportation.)
  • Meals and Networking:
    • Breakfast and Lunch will be provided at the lab on all three course days.
    • Welcome Reception upon arrival on Thursday, August 20th
    • Dinner with Attendees and Faculty on Friday, August 21st

Not Included: Flights to/from New Orleans; ground transportation upon arrival; and any ground transportation for early departures. Additionally, any meals outside of previously mentioned items.

Important: Shortly after registering, you will receive a confirmation letter from Meghan Nabors (meghan@nasbs.org) at the NASBS administrative office detailing further instructions and information regarding booking your flight, hotel details, transportation details, attire, and social events. Please allow 3-5 business days for this letter to arrive.

Do not make your travel plans prior to receiving an acceptance letter to the course from the NASBS office