Biographical summary
Carlos Pinheiro Neto, M.D., Ph.D., is Board Certified by the American Board of Otolaryngology — Head and Neck Surgery and is sub-specialized in diseases of the nose, sinuses and skull base. He offers an individualized treatment for each patient, with the main focus to improve quality of life of patients who undergo endoscopic sinus or endonasal skull base surgeries by minimizing surgical trauma to the nose.
His extensive research is based on surgical anatomy to identify landmarks to make the surgery safer and development of innovative surgical techniques to improve outcomes. Dr. Pinheiro Neto has pioneered many surgical techniques to minimize the resection of intra-nasal structures during the removal of intracranial tumors through the nose and to reinforce the skull base reconstruction with composite flaps in selected patients. He has developed different techniques to improve cranial base reconstruction and minimize the risk of cerebrospinal fluid leaks after endonasal cranial base surgery.
Dr. Pinheiro Neto is an active member of the North American Skull Base Society and the American Academy of Otolaryngology — Head and Neck Surgery. He has been invited to conferences around the world to talk about his innovative research.
Conditions treated
Procedures performed
- Endoscopic orbital surgery
- Endoscopic pituitary surgery
- Endoscopic sinus surgery
- Endoscopic skull base surgery
- Facial fracture repair
- Open skull base surgery
- Reconstructive surgery
Interests
Tumors / Lesions involving:
- Nose and/or paranasal sinuses
- Skull base
- Craniovertebral junction
- Infratemporal fossa
- Parapharyngeal space
- Orbit
- Surgical treatment of severe nosebleeds
- Cranial base repair/reconstruction
- Craniofacial trauma
Mayo Clinic locations
Education
- 2012
Fellowship - Department of Otolaryngology; Fellowship in Skull Base SurgeryUniversity of Pittsburgh Medical Center
- 2011
Ph.D. - Otolaryngology, Thesis: Study of the Nasoseptal Flap for Endoscopic Anterior Cranial Base Reconstruction. University of Sao Paulo, Brazil - School of Medicine
- 2009
Fellowship - Craniomaxillofacial SurgeryUniversity of Sao Paulo, Brazil - School of Medicine
- 2008
Chief Resident - OtolaryngologyUnivesity of Sao Paulo, Brazil - School of Medicine
- 2007
Residency - OtolaryngologyUniversity of Sao Paulo, Brazil - School of Medicine
- 2003
Medical SchoolFederal Univerity of Ceara,Brazil - School of Medicine
-
MBAUniversity of Minnesota, Carlson School of Management
Activities and honors
Awards and honors
- 2024
Top 5 - Best videos published in the Laryngoscope Journal in 2023.Triological Society
- 2024
Endowment for Education Research Award (EERA)Mayo Clinic College of Medicine
- 2023
Mayo Clinic Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery 2023 Research Achievement AwardMayo Clinic
- 2023
Top 5 - Best videos published in the Laryngoscope Journal in 2022.Triological Society
- 2022
Honorable Mention - Poster: Sellar reconstruction after endoscopic pituitary tumor surgery.American Academy of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery
- 2022
Prof. Hercilio Pedro da Luz Award for best research. 3D Anatomy and Photogrammetry.Brazilian Congress of Anatomy
- 2022
2nd Best Research Paper - Rhinology 2022, Sao Paulo, BrazilIX Rhinology
- 2022
Rhoton Award - Best anatomical paper at the 31st Annual Meeting of the North American Skull Base SocietyNorth American Skull Base Society
- 2020
Award for the Best Resident Research - All Residency Programs at Albany Medical CenterAlbany Med Faculty Physicians
- 2020
Best Research - Resident Research Day of the Division of OtolaryngologyAlbany Medical Center
- 2020
Rhoton Award - Best anatomical paper at the 29th Annual Meeting of the North American Skull Base SocietyNorth American Skull Base Society
- 2019
Best Research - Resident Research Day of the Division of OtolaryngologyAlbany Medical Center
- 2019
Poster of DistinctionNorth American Skull Base Society - 29th Annual Meeting
- 2019
Award for the Best Resident Research - All Residency Programs at Albany Medical CenterAlbany Med Faculty Physicians
- 2018
Best Research - Resident Research Day of the Division of OtolaryngologyAlbany Medical Center
- 2018
Award for the 2nd. Place in Resident Research - All Residency Programs at Albany Medical Center.Albany Med Faculty Physicians
- 2016
Poster of DistinctionNorth American Skull Base Society - 26th Annual Meeting
- 2009
The Best Junior Investigation-Dr. Cassio M. Raposo do Amaral Award11th International Congress on Cleft Lip and Palate and related Craniofacial Anomalies
- 2005
The Microsott Prize Congress of International Society of Telemedicine and e-Health
- 2005
Best free theme in the area of OtologyTriologic Congress of Otorhinolaringology
- 1996
Merit of Honour in the VI Olympics of Chemistry of the State of CearaFederal University of Ceara
- 1996
Merit of Honour (Bronze Medal) in the II Olympics of Chemistry of the North and Northeast RegionsFederal University of Ceara
- 1995
Merit of Honour in the V Olympics of Chemistry of the State of Ceara.Federal Univesity of Ceara
Professional memberships
- 2024 - present
MemberNorth American Skull Base Society
- 2024 - present
MemberDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology
- 2023 - 2026
Member of the Website & Communications CommitteeNorth American Skull Base Society (NASBS)
- 2023 - 2024
Marketing Chair33rd. Annual Meeting NASBS - Scientific Program Committee
- 2022 - present
Chair of MarketingDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology
- 2021 - present
MemberAmerican Rhinologic Society
- 2021 - present
MemberAmerican Rhinologic Society
- 2021 - present
Ask Mayo ExpertMayo Clinic
- 2020 - 2022
Reconstruction Day Chair31st. Annual Meeting NASBS - Scientific Program Committee
- 2019 - 2020
Video Session Chair30th. Annual Meeting NASBS - Scientific Program Committee
- 2015 - present
MemberAmerican Academy of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery (AAO-HNS)
- 2015 - present
MemberAmerican Academy of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery (AAO-HNS)
- 2014 - 2018
Member of the Research CommitteeNorth American Skull Base Society (NASBS)
- 2012 - present
MemberNorth American Skull Base Society (NASBS)
- 2012 - present
MemberNorth American Skull Base Society (NASBS)
- 2004 - present
MemberBrazilian Academy of Otorhinolaryngology and Cervico-Facial Surgery (ABORL-CCF)
- 2004 - present
MemberBrazilian Academy of Otorhinolaryngology and Cervico-Facial Surgery (ABORL-CCF)
Publications
Research activities