Franco DeMonte

Franco DeMonte is a Professor of Neurosurgery at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, where he specializes in the surgical management of complex skull base and neuro-oncologic diseases. His research integrates advanced microsurgical and endoscopic techniques, focusing on craniofacial resection, vascularized flap reconstruction, and the anatomical foundations of skull base surgery. Recent contributions include pioneering dual phagocytosis-checkpoint blockade for glioblastoma immunotherapy, developing machine-learning predictors for gross-total resection in chondrosarcoma, and establishing novel cell lines for sinonasal NUT carcinoma. He leads international collaborative studies on pediatric skull base outcomes and has published extensively on surgical strategies for petroclival malignancies and radioresistant tumors.