Over the course of his career, Dr. Bernardo has personally trained more than 200 neurosurgical fellows originating from over 50 different countries, many of whom deliberately sought out his program after identifying it as the ideal environment in which to acquire not only advanced technical skills but also a rigorous and enduring surgical philosophy.
These fellows were drawn by Dr. Bernardo’s international reputation for excellence in skull base surgery, his uncompromising emphasis on anatomical mastery and microsurgical discipline, and his ability to translate complex pathology into reproducible, safe operative strategies.
Under his mentorship, fellows receive intensive, hands-on training that emphasizes precision, judgment, and respect for anatomy—qualities that define outstanding neurosurgeons.
Following completion of their training, a large proportion of these individuals have returned to their home countries to assume leadership roles in academic institutions and major referral centers, where they now serve as program directors, department leaders, and master trainers. In doing so, they actively propagate Dr. Bernardo’s educational philosophy, creating a global network of neurosurgeons unified by shared standards of excellence, methodological rigor, and commitment to teaching the next generation.
Anna Visca, MD – Italy
Ehab Mohamed Eissa, MD – Egypt
Juan Solivera, MD – Spain
Carlo Alberto Benech, MD – Italy
Michael Lerner, MD – Austria
Mariana Alamar Abril, MD – Spain
Valerio Di Norcia, MD – Italy
Idoia Valduvieco Juaristi, MD – Spain
Antonia García Iglesias, MD – Spain
Matthaios Christoforidis, MD – Germany
Anna Visca, MD – Italy
Ehab Mohamed Eissa, MD – Egypt
Juan Solivera, MD – Spain
Carlo Alberto Benech, MD – Italy
Michael Lerner, MD – Austria
Mariana Alamar Abril, MD – Spain
Valerio Di Norcia, MD – Italy
Idoia Valduvieco Juaristi, MD – Spain
Antonia García Iglesias, MD – Spain
Matthaios Christoforidis, MD – Germany
Beatriz Lopez, MD – Spain
Bart Regaert, MD – Belgium
Luigi Valentino Berra, MD – Itlay
Danilo Silva, MD – Brazil
Georgios Matis, MD, PhD – Greece
Kamal Yakoub, MD – Egypt
Hellwag Flores, MD – Dominican Republic
Rolando Lovaton Espadin, MD – Peru
Sara Duque Garcia, MD – Spain
Giulio Anichini, MD – Italy
Davide Boeris, MD – Italy
Hitoshi Fukuda, MD, PhD – Japan
Antonella Medda, MD – Italy
Maria Blagia, MD – Italy
Liang Wang, MD – China
Ahmed Hablas, MD – Egypt
Juan Francisco Gallardo, MD – Peru
Luigi Rigante, MD – Italy
Andre-Beer Furlan, MD – Brazil
Clotilde Castaldo, MD – Italy
Orlando Guinto, MD – Mexico
Byron Salizar, MD – Brazil
Saul Hurtado, MD – Mexico
Rafael Stein Rosseto, MD – Brazil
Alireza Shoakazemi, MD – UK
Markus Hoffermann, MD – Austria
Gennaro Lapadula, MD – Italy
Giorgio Lofrese, MD – Italy
Walid Ibn Essayed, MD – Tunisia
Othman Alhammad, MD – Saudi Arabia
Marcus André Acioly, MD, PhD – Brazil
Nenad Koruga, MD – Croatia
Pietro Meneghelli, MD – Italy
Pablo Rodrigo Carmona, MD – Chile
Matus Kuniak, MD – Slovakia
Catello Costagliola, MD – Italy
Bernardo Barbosa, MD – Brazil
Ricardo Lopes de Araújo, MD – Brazil
Muhammad Usman, MBBS – Pakistan
Maleeha Ahmad, MBBS – UK
Georgios Tsermoulas, MD – UK
Meike Scheidig, MD – Germany
Shaeanny Cottar, MD – Brazil
Areej Fageeh, MD – Saudi Arabia
Francesco Calamo Specchia, MD – Italy
Leopold Arko, MD – USA
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Giuseppe La Rocca, MD – Italy
Maria Belen Vega, MD – Argentina
Marina Minichiello, MD – Italy
Alpha Boubacar Bah, MD – Guinea
Melina Castiglione, MD – Italy
Leandro Sandoval, MD – Argentina
Paolo Di Russo, MD – Italy
Tao Xu, MD, PhD – China
Divaldo Camera Jr, MD – Brazil
Michael Cohen, MD – USA
Gabriel Longo, MD – Gua
Giuseppe La Rocca, MD – Italy
Maria Belen Vega, MD – Argentina
Marina Minichiello, MD – Italy
Alpha Boubacar Bah, MD – Guinea
Melina Castiglione, MD – Italy
Leandro Sandoval, MD – Argentina
Paolo Di Russo, MD – Italy
Tao Xu, MD, PhD – China
Divaldo Camera Jr, MD – Brazil
Michael Cohen, MD – USA
Gabriel Longo, MD – Guatemala
Alexandru Papacocea, MD – Romania
Tomáš Žilka, MD – Slovakia
Heros Henrique Melo Almeida, MD – Brazil
Monica Quiroga, MD – Costa Rica
Pier Paolo Mattogno, MD – Italy
Francesca Vincitorio, MD – Italy
Francesca Sanfilippo, MD – Italy
Mohsen Nouri, MD – Iran
Andrea Boschi, MD – Italy
Tharun Krishna, MD – South Africa
Salazar Jones, MD – USA
Gunjan Goel, MD – USA
Stefano Ticca, MD – Italy
Timóteo Almeida, MD – Brazil
Atef Ben Nsir, MD – Tunisia
Fang Liu MD, PhD – China
Zhongye Xu MD, PhD – China
Rasha Elbadry Ahmed MD – Qatar
Thabo Rowland, MD – Botswana
Giovanni Barbagli, MD – Italy
Juan Gonzalez Klikailo, MD – Argentina
Ahmed Elsharkawy, MD – Egypt
Ahmed Doomi, MD – Qatar
Maria Jose Cavagnaro, MD – Argentina
Alessandro Prior, MD – Italy
Dayvid Leonardo de Castro Oliveira, MD – Brazil
Santino Ottavio Tomasi, MD – Austria
Diana Lorena Salazar Valencia, MD – Argentina
Francesco Guerrini, MD – Italy
Nataly Raviv, MD – USA
Alessandro Caporlingua, MD – Italy
Meleine Landry Konan, MD – Cote d’Ivoire
Emanuel Vargas, MD – Costa Rica
Victoria Tcherbbis Testa, MD – Argentina
Joao Flavio Zullo, MD – Brazil
Murilo Silva, MD – Brazil
Laura Salgado-Lopez, MD – Spain
Nicolás González, MD – Chile
Mark Hughes, FRCS – UK
JC Alcazaren, MD – Philippines
Sevak Badalyan, MD – Armenia
Lara Mastino, MD – Italy
Filippo Santonio, MD – Italy
Vito Stifano, MD – Italy.
Faisal Khan, MD – Russia
Daniele Armocida, MD – Italy
Mariano Teyssandier, MD – Argentina
Ady Thien, MBBS – Brunei
Francesco de Falco, MD – Italy
Luca Petrella, MD – Italy
Luigi Sampirisi, MD – Italy
Michael Kim, MD – USA
Juan Huidobro, MD – Chile
Collin Liu, MD – USA
Carolina Maldonado Alejos, MD – Argentina
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Faisal Khan, MD – Russia
Daniele Armocida, MD – Italy
Mariano Teyssandier, MD – Argentina
Ady Thien, MBBS – Brunei
Francesco de Falco, MD – Italy
Luca Petrella, MD – Italy
Luigi Sampirisi, MD – Italy
Michael Kim, MD – USA
Juan Huidobro, MD – Chile
Collin Liu, MD – USA
Carolina Maldonado Alejos, MD – Argentina
Aylen Andrea Targa Garcia, MD – Argentina
Florencia Rodriguez Basili, MD – Argentina
Guido Caffaratti, MD – Argentina
Christian Legal, MD – Paraguay
Michael Müther, MD – Germany
Leon Pinheiro, MD – Brazil
Gerardo Guinto, MD – Mexico
Vasiliki Konofaou, MD – Greece
Stavros Constantinou, MD – Cyprus
Antonio Malaspina, MD – Argentina
Herve Monka Lekuya, MD – Uganda
Marcos Sangrador-Deitos, MD – Mexico
Motonobu Nonaka, MD – Japan
Martina Offi, MD – Italy
Sergio Corvino, MD – Italy
Pedro Leonardo Villanueva Solórzano, MD – Mexico
Giovanni Pennisi, MD – Italy
Marc Valera-Melé, MD – Spain
Benedetta Burattini, MD – Italy
Andres Villarreal, MD – Colombia
Laura Cerro Larrazabal, MD – Spain
Travis Atchley, MD – USA
Tamás Fischer-Szatmári, MD – Hungary
Mauro Palmieri, MD – Italy
Diego Edilberto Morales Fernández, MD – Peru
Guilherme De Carvalho Caldas, MD – Brazil
Cristhian Oscar, MD – Peru
Luis Rodriguez-Hernandez, MD – Mexico
Abdulrahman Khalaf Alanezi, MD – Kuwait
Laura Baeza-Antón, MD – Spain
Andrei Humberto Quispe Flores, MD – Peru
Iñigo L. Sistiaga, MD – Spain
Edgardo de Jesus Mateo, MD – Mexico
Rachit Agrawal, MD – Germany
Michel Mondrgon Soto, MD – Mexico
Giuliano Di Monaco, MD – Italy
Federico Maria Cocilovo, MD – Italy
Giovanni Ceccarelli – Italy
Carlos Nicolas-Cruz, MD – Mexico
Rodolfo Villalobos Díaz, MD – Mexico
Mohammad Altawwash, MD – Kuwait
Marinelle Castro, MD – Philippines
Karen Elizabeth Padilla, MD – Mexico
Paula Otero Fernández, MD – Spain
Victor Guimarães, MD – Brazil
Federica Figa, MD – Italy
Iuliia Lakhina, MD – Russia
Giuseppe Carpenzano, MD – Italy
Luca Speranzon, MD – Italy
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