countries where he exclusively operates complex skull base and cerebrovascular surgical cases. Humanitarian work Bernardo has been a vocal proponent for the advancement of neurosurgical education in developing countries and has provided educational opportunities for surgeons from around the world through courses and his fellowship program. Since 1999, he has regularly volunteered his time for surgery and to teach surgeons in a number of developing countries in Latin America. Awards 1994, Bruel & Kijel Travelling Fellowship Award from the Department of Neurosurgery at the Righospitalet in Copenhagen, Denmark 1999, Excellence in Clinical Teaching Award from the 2000, Excellence in Clinical Teaching Award from the 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 2017, Cavaliere of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic Selected publications Books and book chapters Bernardo A, Stieg PE, Orbitocranial Zygomatic Approach for Upper Basilar Artery Aneurysms, Chapter 11 in: Mcdonald RL, Neurosurgical Operative Atlas: Vascular Neurosurgery, 2nd ed., New York, NY: Thieme Verlagsgruppe, 2009. Bernardo A, Stieg PE, Translabyrinthine and Transcochlear Petrosal Approaches, Chapter 12 in: Cappabianca P, Califano L, Iaconetta G, (eds.) Cranial, Craniofacial and Skull Base Surgery, Milan, Italy: Springer-Verlag Mailand; 2010. 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; 2018. Bernardo A, Evins AI, Transtubular Neurosurgery: Minimally Invasive Transtubular Techniques, Operative Approaches, and Surgical Anatomy, New York, NY: Thieme. Forthcoming. Research articles . . . .