Prof. Mario Turri-Zanoni, MD, PhD, is an Italian Otolaryngologist, Associate Professor and Consultant in Skull Base Surgery. In 2013 he spent an educational period at the M.D.Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA, under the mentorship of Ehab Y. Hanna. In 2015 he joined the Faculty of the Department of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery at the Insubria University in Varese, Italy, as a Consultant (Chief: Prof. Paolo Castelnuovo). In 2021 he achieved the PhD degree in “Life Sciences and Biotechnologies” at University of Insubria, Varese, Italy. From 2023, he holds the position of Associate Professor and Consultant in Otorhinolaryngology at ASST Lariana, Sant’Anna Hospital, Como, University of Insubria, Italy.

His current research and clinical activities are concentrated on multidisciplinary approaches to the sinonasal and skull base cancers, focusing especially on the new histopathological and molecular markers able to personalize treatment strategies and stratify patients according to the prognosis. His surgical skills are mainly focused on endoscopic sinus surgery, expanded skull base approaches, head & neck oncology. He is the author of over 200 scientific publications in peer-reviewed journals and 20 book chapters, especially in the field of endoscopic skull base surgery. He has been invited as a Faculty Member in more than 150 national and international conferences, including over 120 as a Distinguished Lecturer. He has participated as invited Tutor in over 120 training courses in endoscopic sinonasal and skull base anatomy and surgical techniques (basic, intermediate and advanced levels). He is member of Italian Society of Otorhinolaryngology (SIO), Italian Academy Rhinology (IAR), American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery (AAO-HNS). From April 2018 to September 2021, he served as a Junior Member in the Advisory Board of the European Rhinologic Society (ERS). He currently serves as Secretary General of the Italian Skull Base Society.