Advanced Surgical Training

AdvancedFrontal Sinus Surgery Course

Draf I–III · Endoscopic · Reconstruction

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
15 CME Hours
📅5–6 December 2026 · 7:30 am – 5:30 pm
📍Faculty of Medicine Building, 4th Floor, Lab MC4-038 — Riyadh
🏆15 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
15
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

  • 01

    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.

  • 04

    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 · Foundations, Extended Approaches & Draf IIbFriday, 5 December 2026 · 08:30 – 18:00
08:30 – 08:45
Registration & Coffee
Welcome
08:45 – 09:00
Welcome & Introduction
Course Directors
Lecture
09:00 – 09:15
Anatomy / Radiology of Frontal Sinus Surgery
Dr. Yazeed Alsuliman
Lecture
09:15 – 09:30
Frontal Sinus Surgery — Classification
Dr. Abdulaziz Alqahtani
Lecture
09:30 – 09:45
Frontal Mucocele
Dr. Fahad Alfawwaz
Lecture
09:45 – 09:55
Draf I / IIa Frontal Sinusotomy — How I Do It?
Prof. Peter-John Wormald
Lecture
09:55 – 10:05
Draf I / IIa Frontal Sinusotomy — How I Do It?
Dr. Fahad Alfawwaz
Lecture
10:05 – 10:30
Coffee Break
Break
10:30 – 10:45
CT Scan Analysis by Delegates with Faculty Supervision
All Faculty
Interactive
10:45 – 13:00
Draf I – IIa Frontal Sinusotomy
Prof. Peter-John Wormald
Demonstration & Dissection
13:00 – 14:00
Lunch
Break
14:00 – 14:15
Inverted Papilloma
Dr. Abdulaziz Alqahtani
Lecture
14:15 – 14:30
Recalcitrant Inflammatory Disease (CF / ASA)
Dr. Yazeed Alsuliman
Lecture
14:30 – 14:45
Mucosal Flaps in Extended Frontal Antrostomy
Prof. Peter-John Wormald
Lecture
14:45 – 14:55
Draf IIb Sinusotomy: Mucosal Flaps — How I Do It?
Prof. Peter-John Wormald
Lecture
14:55 – 15:05
Draf IIb Frontal Sinusotomy — How I Do It?
Dr. Fahad Alfawwaz
Lecture
15:05 – 16:00
Draf IIb and Mucosal Flaps
Prof. Peter-John Wormald
Demonstration & Dissection
16:00 – 16:20
Coffee Break
Break
16:20 – 18:00
Orbital Suspension MT-Z
Prof. Peter-John Wormald
Demonstration & Dissection
15:00 – 17:00
Building Blocks on Navigation — in batches of 6 candidates, on the Stryker navigation system
All Faculty
Hands-On
18:00
Close
Closing
Day 2 · Revision, Draf III & ObliterationSaturday, 6 December 2026 · 08:00 – 16:30
08:00 – 08:10
Osteomas
Dr. Fahad Alfawwaz
Lecture
08:10 – 08:20
Complications in Frontal Sinus Surgery
Dr. Yazeed Alsuliman
Lecture
08:20 – 08:30
Revision Frontal Sinus Surgery
Prof. Peter-John Wormald
Lecture
08:30 – 08:40
Draf III Frontal Sinusotomy — How I Do It?
Prof. Peter-John Wormald
Lecture
08:40 – 08:50
Draf III Frontal Sinusotomy — How I Do It?
Dr. Abdulaziz Alqahtani
Lecture
08:50 – 09:10
Coffee Break
Break
09:10 – 12:00
Draf III / Endoscopic Modified Lothrop's Procedure
Prof. Peter-John Wormald
Demonstration & Dissection
12:00 – 13:00
Lunch
Break
13:00 – 16:10
Osteoplastic Flap and Frontal Sinus Obliteration
Dr. Fahad Alfawwaz
Demonstration & Dissection
16:10 – 16:25
Discussion Cases
All Faculty
Interactive
16:25 – 16:30
Closing Remarks
Course Directors
Closing
Our Experts

Faculty & Speakers

PW
Prof. Peter-John Wormald
Guest of Honor

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

FA
Dr. Fahad AlFawwaz
Course Director

Rhinology & Endoscopic Sinus Surgery

AA
Dr. Abdulaziz AlQahtani
Course Director

Rhinology & Endoscopic Sinus Surgery

YA
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
15 CME · SCFHS
Audience
ENT Surgeons

Registration Fees

4500 SAR
Consultant / Specialist
3000 SAR
Fellow
2000 SAR
Resident / Student
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