Advanced Surgical Training

AdvancedFrontal Sinus Surgery Course

Draft I-III endoscopic and external approach

A two-day, competency-based cadaveric course in endoscopic frontal sinus surgery — from Draf I/IIa foundations through Draf III and obliteration — with one-to-one mentorship from world-renowned skull base surgeons.

Advanced Frontal Sinus Surgery Course poster
16 CME Hours
📅5–6 December 2026 · 7:30 am – 5:30 pm
📍Faculty of Medicine Building, 4th Floor, Lab MC4-038 — Riyadh
🏆16 CME Hours · SCFHS Accredited
About the Course

From the Frontal Recess to the Skull Base

This intensive two-day course delivers competency-based training in endoscopic frontal sinus surgery, with integrated anatomy–radiology correlation. Faculty-led prosections are followed by guided participant dissection, progressing through the full Draf classification.

Hosted by the Riyadh Second Health Cluster and King Fahad Medical City, the program offers one-to-one mentorship from world-renowned skull base surgeons and two full days of intensive hands-on cadaveric dissection, with limited seats to maximise practice time per participant.

"Learn the frontal sinus the way the experts do it — building blocks, prosection, then your own hands on the specimen, step by step."
2
Intensive Days
16
CME Hours
Draf
I–III
Full Spectrum
1:1
Expert Mentorship
Curriculum

Key Surgical Topics

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Anatomy & Radiology

Frontal sinus anatomy and radiology, the Draf classification, and CT-scan analysis by delegates under faculty supervision.

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Draf I / IIa Sinusotomy

Foundations of frontal sinusotomy and frontal mucocele management — "how I do it" demonstrations and dissection.

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Draf IIb & Mucosal Flaps

Extended frontal antrostomy, mucosal flap techniques, inverted papilloma, and recalcitrant inflammatory disease.

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Draf III / Modified Lothrop

Endoscopic modified Lothrop procedure, revision frontal sinus surgery, and management of osteomas.

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Complications & Orbit

Complications in frontal sinus surgery and orbital suspension (MT-Z) demonstration and dissection.

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Obliteration & Navigation

Osteoplastic flap and frontal sinus obliteration, plus hands-on building blocks on a navigation system.

Course Features

A Competency-Based Cadaveric Experience

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    One-to-One Mentorship

    Learn directly from world-renowned skull base surgeons, with operative pearls drawn from decades of practice.

  • 02

    Two Full Days of Hands-On Dissection

    Intensive cadaveric dissection across the entire Draf spectrum, on a Stryker navigation system.

  • 03

    Faculty-Led Prosection, Then You

    Each technique is demonstrated by faculty and then performed by participants under close guidance.

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    Limited Seats & Interactive Learning

    Seats are capped to maximise practice time, with live Q&A and delegate-led CT analysis throughout.

Program

Two-Day Course Agenda

Day 1 · Planning, Frontal Recess & Draf IIbSaturday, 5 December 2026 · 08:00 – 17:00
08:00 – 08:15
Registration and Coffee
Welcome
08:15 – 08:30
Welcome and Faculty Introduction
Opening
08:30 – 08:45
Frontal Recess Anatomy and Frontal Sinus Surgery Classification Systems
Lecture
08:45 – 09:30
Interactive CT Analysis and Frontal Sinus Planning Using 3D Software
Interactive
09:30 – 10:30
Frontal Sinus Surgical Demonstration (Lower-Complexity 3D-Printed Model)
Interactive
10:30 – 12:00
Draf I / IIa Frontal Sinusotomy and Intact Bulla Technique
Prosection & Dissection
12:00 – 13:00
Lunch
Break
13:00 – 15:00
Draf IIb Frontal Sinusotomy
Prosection & Dissection
15:00 – 16:00
Frontal Sinus Surgery — Pitfalls & Complications
Lecture
16:00 – 17:00
Extended Hands-on Dissection Session
Interactive
Day 2 · Draf III, Mucosal Flaps & External ApproachesSunday, 6 December 2026 · 08:00 – 17:00
08:00 – 09:00
Frontal Sinus Surgical Demonstration (Higher-Complexity 3D-Printed Models)
Interactive
09:00 – 10:00
Mucosal Flaps in Extended Frontal Sinusotomy
Prosection & Dissection
10:00 – 12:00
Draf III — Modified Lothrop Procedure: Inside-Out Technique, Outside-In Technique, and Identification of the First Olfactory Fiber
Prosection & Dissection
12:00 – 13:00
Lunch
Break
13:00 – 14:00
Orbital Transposition / Orbital Suspension
Lecture
14:00 – 16:00
External Frontal Sinus Approaches: Trephination, Osteoplastic Flap and Frontal Sinus Obliteration
Prosection & Dissection
16:00 – 17:00
Discussion and Closing Remarks
Panel
Our Experts

Faculty & Speakers

Prof. Peter-John WormaldPW
Prof. Peter-John Wormald
Guest of Honor

Professor, Otolaryngology Head & Neck and Skull Base Surgery
Adelaide University, Australia

Dr. Fahad AlFawwazFA
Dr. Fahad AlFawwaz
Course Director

Rhinology & Endoscopic Sinus Surgery

Dr. Abdulaziz AlQahtaniAA
Dr. Abdulaziz AlQahtani
Course Director

Rhinology & Endoscopic Sinus Surgery

Dr. Yazeed AlsulimanYA
Dr. Yazeed Alsuliman
Course Director

Rhinology & Endoscopic Sinus Surgery

Limited Seats Available

Register for the Course

Date
Dec 5–6, 2026
Format
Cadaveric Dissection
Credits
16 CME · SCFHS
Audience
ENT & Neurosurgery surgeons
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