Ali Alaraj, MD, FAHA, is Assistant Professor in the Department of Neurosurgery at the University of Illinois at Chicago. Dr. Alaraj is a fellowship trained neurosurgeon and is dually trained in open vascular and endovascular neurosurgery. Dr. Alaraj's clinical practice includes treating patients with ischemic and hemorrhagic stroke (subarachnoid hemorrhage, intracranial bleeding, acute stroke) and his medical expertise includes neurocritical care, treating patients with acute stroke, intracranial bleeding, brain aneurysms, arteriovenous malformations, complex dural arteriovenous fistulas, carotid cavernous fistulas, carotid artery and intracranial vessels stenosis. He has more than 80 published peer reviewed articles and textbook chapters and serves on the editorial board for Neurosurgery and Neurological Research journals. His research interests include outcomes of management of brain aneurysms and arteriovenous malformations; quantitative cerebral flow measures; computational quantification of intracranial flows by angiography, in addition to virtual reality simulation in neurosurgical training.

• PART I. INTRODUCTION TO SIMULATION IN NEUROSURGERY.- 1. History of Simulation.- PART II.  PHYSCIAL MODELS SIMULATION.- 2. Ventriculostomy Simulation in Neurosurgery.- 3. Physical Simulators and Replicators in Endovascular Neurosurgery Training.- 4. 3D Printed Models in Neurosurgical Training.- 5. Synthetic Replica for Training in Microsurgical Anastomosis: An Important Frontier in Neurosurgical Education.- 6. Endovascular Surgical Neuroradiology Simulation.- PART III.  BIOLOGICAL MODELS SIMULATION.- 7. Biological Models for Neurosurgical Training in Microanastomosis.- 8. Pseudo Aneurysm Surgery Simulation Using the “Live Cadaver” Model for Neurosurgical Education.- 9. Use of Cadaveric Models in Simulation Training in Spinal Procedures.- 10. The Use of Simulation in the Training for Spinal Cord Stimulation for Treatment of Chronic Pain.- PART IV.  VIRTUAL REALITY SIMULATION.- 11. Introduction to Haptics.- 12. Competency Assessment in Virtual Reality-Based Simulationin Neurosurgical Training.- 13. Patient-specific Virtual Reality Simulation for Minimally-invasive Neurosurgery.- 14. Role of Immersive Touch Simulation in the Neurosurgical Training.- 15. Role of Surgical Simulation in Neurological Surgery and Aneurysm Clipping: The State of the Art.- 16. NeuroVR Simulator in Neurosurgical Training.- 17. Neurosurgical Anatomy and Approaches to Simulation in Neurosurgical Training.- 18. Virtual Reality Simulation for the Spine.- 19. The Use of Simulation in the Training for Laser Interstitial Thermal Therapy for Amydalo-hippocampectomy for Mesial Temporal Lobe Epilepsy.- 20. Future of Visualization and Simulation in Neurosurgery.- PART V.  SIMULATION TRAINING COURSES.- 21. The Role of the NREF Endovascular and Cerebrovascular Courses in Neurosurgical Residency and Fellowship Training and Future Directions.- 22. Simulation Training Experience in Neurosurgical Training in Europe.- PART VI.  NON-PROCEDURAL TRAINING.- 23. High Fidelity Simulationin Neuroanesthesia.- 24. Neurocritical Care Simulation.

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Ali Alaraj, MD, FAHA, is Assistant Professor in the Department of Neurosurgery at the University of Illinois at Chicago. Dr. Alaraj is a fellowship trained neurosurgeon and is dually trained in open vascular and endovascular neurosurgery. Dr. Alaraj's clinical practice includes treating patients with ischemic and hemorrhagic stroke (subarachnoid hemorrhage, intracranial bleeding, acute stroke) and his medical expertise includes neurocritical care, treating patients with acute stroke, intracranial bleeding, brain aneurysms, arteriovenous malformations, complex dural arteriovenous fistulas, carotid cavernous fistulas, carotid artery and intracranial vessels stenosis. He has more than 80 published peer reviewed articles and textbook chapters and serves on the editorial board for Neurosurgery and Neurological Research journals. His research interests include outcomes of management of brain aneurysms and arteriovenous malformations; quantitative cerebral flow measures; computational quantification of intracranial flows by angiography, in addition to virtual reality simulation in neurosurgical training.

• PART I. INTRODUCTION TO SIMULATION IN NEUROSURGERY.- 1. History of Simulation.- PART II.  PHYSCIAL MODELS SIMULATION.- 2. Ventriculostomy Simulation in Neurosurgery.- 3. Physical Simulators and Replicators in Endovascular Neurosurgery Training.- 4. 3D Printed Models in Neurosurgical Training.- 5. Synthetic Replica for Training in Microsurgical Anastomosis: An Important Frontier in Neurosurgical Education.- 6. Endovascular Surgical Neuroradiology Simulation.- PART III.  BIOLOGICAL MODELS SIMULATION.- 7. Biological Models for Neurosurgical Training in Microanastomosis.- 8. Pseudo Aneurysm Surgery Simulation Using the “Live Cadaver” Model for Neurosurgical Education.- 9. Use of Cadaveric Models in Simulation Training in Spinal Procedures.- 10. The Use of Simulation in the Training for Spinal Cord Stimulation for Treatment of Chronic Pain.- PART IV.  VIRTUAL REALITY SIMULATION.- 11. Introduction to Haptics.- 12. Competency Assessment in Virtual Reality-Based Simulationin Neurosurgical Training.- 13. Patient-specific Virtual Reality Simulation for Minimally-invasive Neurosurgery.- 14. Role of Immersive Touch Simulation in the Neurosurgical Training.- 15. Role of Surgical Simulation in Neurological Surgery and Aneurysm Clipping: The State of the Art.- 16. NeuroVR Simulator in Neurosurgical Training.- 17. Neurosurgical Anatomy and Approaches to Simulation in Neurosurgical Training.- 18. Virtual Reality Simulation for the Spine.- 19. The Use of Simulation in the Training for Laser Interstitial Thermal Therapy for Amydalo-hippocampectomy for Mesial Temporal Lobe Epilepsy.- 20. Future of Visualization and Simulation in Neurosurgery.- PART V.  SIMULATION TRAINING COURSES.- 21. The Role of the NREF Endovascular and Cerebrovascular Courses in Neurosurgical Residency and Fellowship Training and Future Directions.- 22. Simulation Training Experience in Neurosurgical Training in Europe.- PART VI.  NON-PROCEDURAL TRAINING.- 23. High Fidelity Simulationin Neuroanesthesia.- 24. Neurocritical Care Simulation.

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Ali Alaraj, MD, FAHA, is Assistant Professor in the Department of Neurosurgery at the University of Illinois at Chicago. Dr. Alaraj is a fellowship trained neurosurgeon and is dually trained in open vascular and endovascular neurosurgery. Dr. Alaraj's clinical practice includes treating patients with ischemic and hemorrhagic stroke (subarachnoid hemorrhage, intracranial bleeding, acute stroke) and his medical expertise includes neurocritical care, treating patients with acute stroke, intracranial bleeding, brain aneurysms, arteriovenous malformations, complex dural arteriovenous fistulas, carotid cavernous fistulas, carotid artery and intracranial vessels stenosis. He has more than 80 published peer reviewed articles and textbook chapters and serves on the editorial board for Neurosurgery and Neurological Research journals. His research interests include outcomes of management of brain aneurysms and arteriovenous malformations; quantitative cerebral flow measures; computational quantification of intracranial flows by angiography, in addition to virtual reality simulation in neurosurgical training.

• PART I. INTRODUCTION TO SIMULATION IN NEUROSURGERY.- 1. History of Simulation.- PART II.  PHYSCIAL MODELS SIMULATION.- 2. Ventriculostomy Simulation in Neurosurgery.- 3. Physical Simulators and Replicators in Endovascular Neurosurgery Training.- 4. 3D Printed Models in Neurosurgical Training.- 5. Synthetic Replica for Training in Microsurgical Anastomosis: An Important Frontier in Neurosurgical Education.- 6. Endovascular Surgical Neuroradiology Simulation.- PART III.  BIOLOGICAL MODELS SIMULATION.- 7. Biological Models for Neurosurgical Training in Microanastomosis.- 8. Pseudo Aneurysm Surgery Simulation Using the “Live Cadaver” Model for Neurosurgical Education.- 9. Use of Cadaveric Models in Simulation Training in Spinal Procedures.- 10. The Use of Simulation in the Training for Spinal Cord Stimulation for Treatment of Chronic Pain.- PART IV.  VIRTUAL REALITY SIMULATION.- 11. Introduction to Haptics.- 12. Competency Assessment in Virtual Reality-Based Simulationin Neurosurgical Training.- 13. Patient-specific Virtual Reality Simulation for Minimally-invasive Neurosurgery.- 14. Role of Immersive Touch Simulation in the Neurosurgical Training.- 15. Role of Surgical Simulation in Neurological Surgery and Aneurysm Clipping: The State of the Art.- 16. NeuroVR Simulator in Neurosurgical Training.- 17. Neurosurgical Anatomy and Approaches to Simulation in Neurosurgical Training.- 18. Virtual Reality Simulation for the Spine.- 19. The Use of Simulation in the Training for Laser Interstitial Thermal Therapy for Amydalo-hippocampectomy for Mesial Temporal Lobe Epilepsy.- 20. Future of Visualization and Simulation in Neurosurgery.- PART V.  SIMULATION TRAINING COURSES.- 21. The Role of the NREF Endovascular and Cerebrovascular Courses in Neurosurgical Residency and Fellowship Training and Future Directions.- 22. Simulation Training Experience in Neurosurgical Training in Europe.- PART VI.  NON-PROCEDURAL TRAINING.- 23. High Fidelity Simulationin Neuroanesthesia.- 24. Neurocritical Care Simulation.

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