Michael Hoa, MD, is a surgeon-scientist and a Professor in the Department of Otolaryngology at Georgetown University School of Medicine. Dr. Hoa completed his neurotology fellowship at the House Clinic in Los Angeles in 2012. Dr. Hoa is board certified in otolaryngology-head and neck surgery, otology, and neurotology. Dr. Hoa serves as the director of the MedStar Georgetown University Hospital Cochlear Implant Program which provides comprehensive cochlear implant services to both pediatric and adult populations. His main research interests as an NIH-sponsored surgeon-scientist include hearing restoration and preservation and the identification of novel and repurposable therapeutics in the setting of hearing instability disorders and cochlear implantation. In addition, he has clinical interests in both surgical management of vestibular and facial nerve schwannoma, endoscopic and microscopic management of cholesteatoma and chronic ear disease, otosclerosis, paraganglioma management, and lateral skull base encephalocele and CSF leak management.

Walter Kutz, MD, FACS is a Professor of Otolaryngology and Neurological Surgery at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas, Texas. He completed his residency in Otolaryngology at Baylor College of Medicine and went on to pursue a two-year fellowship in Otology and Neurotology at the prestigious House Ear Clinic in Los Angeles.

Dr. Kutz serves as the Program Director of the Neurotology Fellowship and Associate Program Director of the Otolaryngology Residency Program at UT Southwestern. He has a strong commitment to education and mentorship, recognized by the Chief Resident Appreciation Award for his leadership and teaching. He has been actively involved in curriculum development and surgical education for trainees at all levels.

Nationally, Dr. Kutz holds the position of Secretary Treasurer of the American Neurotology Society. He has also served on various committees for national organizations, reflecting his ongoing contributions to the field of otology and neurotology.

His clinical and research interests include acoustic neuroma outcomes, neurofibromatosis type 2, auditory brainstem implantation, cochlear implantation, endoscopic ear surgery, and cerebrospinal fluid fistulas of the temporal bone. He has authored over 90 peer-reviewed publications and multiple book chapters, and frequently lectures nationally and internationally on topics in otology and skull base surgery.

İ am working as an ENT specialist since 2015 in an training and research hospital. I am internetsen in otology an neurootology