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<p>Graduated in Medicine and Surgery from the University of Navarra in 1980, Doctor of</p> <p>Medicine and Surgery from the University of Navarra and Specialty in Otorhinolaryngology in</p> <p>the Department of Otorhinolaryngology of the University Clinic of Navarra, 1982-1985. Doctor</p> <p>Honoris Causa. Issued by the University of San Pablo de Tucumán, Argentina, March, 2014</p> <p>Clinical Consultant of the Department of Otorhinolaryngology of the University Clinic of</p> <p>Navarra since 1992 and Director of the Cochlear Implants program of the University of</p> <p>Navarra since 1989.</p> <p>Director of the Department of Otorhinolaryngology of the University Clinic of Navarra since</p> <p>June 2015.</p> <p>He is Professor of Otorhinolaryngology at the Faculty of Medicine of the University of</p> <p>Navarra.</p> <p>The research activity has been carried out in the general area of Otology-Otoneurology, and he</p> <p>is Coordinator of the Bioengineering Center of the University of Navarra.</p> <p>He has more than 100 articles published in national and international journals, 60 book</p> <p>chapters, monographs and 9 books.</p> <p>He has participated in more than 900 conferences, round tables, national and international</p> <p>instruction courses.</p> <p>He is a member of different scientific societies and editorial boards and has received numerous</p> <p>awards.</p>

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<p>Nicholas Reed AuD PhD is a clinical audiologist and public health researcher currently servicing as the Vice President of Audiology Research and Innovation at Amplifon SpA where he supports developing and translating best practice research to over 15000 hearing care clinics across the globe. Prior to his current role, he spent 12 years as faculty in academia and retains adjunct appointments in the Department of Epidemiology at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health from and in the Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery at the New York University Grossman School of Medicine. His research focused on surveillance of hearing care and hearing care policy in the United States, as well as the association between hearing loss and aging outcomes, such as cognitive decline and healthcare utilization, and whether intervention ameliorates those associations.</p>