International Keynote Lectures

Patrick Axon is an Otologist and Skull Base Surgeon based in Cambridge. He leads the East of England Cochlear Implant Unit and the National NF2 service based in Cambridge. Patrick is Chair of the UK National Vestibular Schwannoma Audit. He actively participates in clinical based research and has a particular interest in the otological effects of raised intracranial pressure including pulsatile tinnitus.

Associate Professor James Bowman is a skull base head and neck surgeon based in Brisbane Queensland Australia. He did a fellowship at Guys Hospital in London covering both lateral skull base and head and neck cancer, followed by further skull base training both anterior and lateral in Bergamo Italy with Professor Giovanni Danesi before returning to be appointed at Princess Alexandra Hospital in Brisbane. He is the current Co-director of Skull base surgery and a member of the head and neck cancer multidisciplinary unit.

Professor Dan M. Fliss is a specialist in Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Chairman of the Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery and Maxillofacial Surgery Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center and the Faculty of Medicine Tel Aviv University.

Honorary Participant from UK

Prof Ben Panizza is the Chairman of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery for Metro South and Director of the Queensland Head and Neck Cancer Centre. He has been active in head and neck cancer management for 25 years.

Professor of Otolaryngology and Neurosurgery Interim Chair, Department of Otolaryngology Emory University

Otologist from USA. Director of global ENT outreach. Trained at Mount Sinai Hospital New York City. Medical School at University of Southern California.