Dear colleagues,

Welcome to the LINC.

LINC represents an ambitious project of our department to establish a unique for our region event that will periodically cover all aspects of vascular neurosurgery. Our aim is to provide trainees with a thorough and up to date review of a different each time subject through theoretical lectures, debates as well as practical video sessions.

Our inaugural course, the LINC2016, has been successfully completed on the 18th and 19th of March 2016. Its main theme being cerebral aneurysms, and with over 50 participants and 20 faculty members from both Europe and the U.S., LINC2016 proved to be a substantial educational experience for us all.

The next installment, held on the 29th and 30th of March 2019, we focused on brain AVMs, a disease that still stirs controversy over what its management should be.

For our next event, which is going to be held on the 19th and 20th of March 2021, we have chosen to concentrate on cavernous malformation. The venue, Royal Olympic Hotel, situated in one of the most focal locations in the city of Athens, guarantees that this meeting will be an unforgettable experience.

My team and I, we are all looking forward to meeting you in Athens for what we trust will be – once again – a stimulating meeting and a truly didactic experience.

Kostas N. Fountas MD, PhD
Professor of Neurosurgery
Course Director