University of Miami
Miller School of Medicine
Jackson Memorial Hospital
1666 NW 10 Avenue #306
Miami, FL 33136
Telephone: 305-585-7126
Fax: 305-326-7610
Email: ftelisch@med.miami.edu
Statement about the Center
The UM/JMH Skull Base Center includes specialists from many disciplines anchored by members of the Departments of
Otolaryngology and Neurosurgery. All physicians participating in the skull base program are board certified in their
respective specialties and have completed sub-specialty fellowship training focused on acoustic neuromas and skull base
tumors. All physicians treating acoustic neuroma patients maintain active practices in both surgery and radiotherapy (Gamma
Knife and CyberKnife) to maintain their skills at the highest level of competency.
Fred. F. Telischi, M.E.E., M.D., F.A.C.S
Director, University of Miami Ear Institute
Vice-Chairman Otolaryngology
Professor, Neurological Surgery and Biomedical Engineering
Medical School: University of Miami School of Medicine, Miami, FL, 1985
Internship: Surgery, University of Miami/Jackson Memorial Hospital, Miami, FL, 1985-1986
Residency: Dept. of Otolaryngology/Head & Neck Surgery, University of Miami/Jackson Memorial Hospital,
Miami, FL, 1986-1990
Fellowship: Otology/Neurotology/Skull Base Surgery, House Ear Clinic, Los Angeles, CA, 1991
Board Certification: Otolaryngology
Simon I. Angeli, M.D.
Associate Professor of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery
Medical School: Universidad Central de Venezuela, Caracas, Venezuela, 1986
Residency: Dept. of Otolaryngology/Head and Neck Surgery, University of Iowa Hospital and Clinic, Iowa City, IA, 1994
Fellowship: Otology/Neurotology/Skull Base Surgery, House Ear Institute, Los Angeles, CA, 1995
Board Certification: Otolaryngology
Roberto C. Heros, M.D.
Professor, Co-Chairman and Program Director
Medical School: University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN, 1968
Residency: Assistant, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, 1970
Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, 1977
Fellowship: Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, MA, 1992 and 1994
Board Certification: Neurosurgery
Jacques J. Morcos, M.D.
Associate Professor of Clinical Neurosurgery and Otolaryngology
Co-Director, Microsurgery Training Center, University of Miami
Medical School: American University of Beirut, Faculty of Medicine, Beirut, Lebanon, 1984
Fellowship: Neurosurgical, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, 1989
Neurosurgery, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, 1993
Cerebrovascular Surgery, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, 1994
Barrow Neurological Institute, Phoenix, AZ, 1995
University of Miami, Miami, FL, 2004
Board Certification: Neurosurgery
