Dr. Tobias Todsen is a Consultant and Associate Professor in the Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery & Audiology at Rigshospitalet. His research focuses on ultrasound and minimally invasive treatments, artificial intelligence, and head and neck cancer. He has authored over 70 peer-reviewed publications, received more than 1,000 citations, and holds an H-index of 15 (Scopus). He has secured over €3.5 million in competitive research funding and led several multicenter randomized clinical trials involving more than 25,000 participants.

As a recognized expert in head and neck ultrasound, Dr. Todsen leads the Surgical Ultrasound Research Group in Copenhagen (SURGiC). He holds a patent for an innovative 3D ultrasound technique and is the cofounder of the medical device start-up 3Sonic. He currently serves as President of the Danish Society of Diagnostic Ultrasound (DSDU) and is the Director of the Copenhagen International Head & Neck Ultrasound Course, which has trained over 200 physicians from more than 30 countries.

Dr. Todsen is also the course director for “Data in Medicine” (5 ECTS) at the University of Copenhagen and has extensive experience in developing technology-enhanced educational resources. His digital learning platforms and instructional videos have amassed over 300,000 views and include a clinical guide developed in collaboration with the World Health Organization (WHO). He is deeply passionate about technological innovation and serves as Coordinating Associate Professor at the Technical University Hospital of Greater Copenhagen (TUH).

Ahmet O. İkiz M.D., M. Sc., is a professor of Otorhinolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery (ORL&HNS). With more than 30 years of experience in otorhinolaryngology, his surgical practice includes a wide variety of head & neck patients with primary interest in thyroid, parathyroid and salivary gland surgery. His clinical interest is focused on improving patient outcome during and after head and neck surgery.

He was the chairman of Dokuz Eylul Otorhinolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery Department during 2011-2014 and 2020-2021. He served at different positions for the Board of Turkish Society of ORL&HNS as member, secretary and chairman of Education and Accreditation Committees. He also served at Turkish Society of ORL&HNS as the chairman of Head & Neck and Thyroid School during 2014-2016; and as the general coordinator of five ENT Schools consisting of Head & Neck and Thyroid, Laryngology, Otology & Neurotology, Rhinology and Facial Plastic Surgery Schools during 2016-2018.

 As an active member of different scientific societies; he undertakes various responsibilities in Turkish Society of ORL&HNS, Society of Head and Cancers of Turkiye, European Head and Neck Society, American Head and Neck Society, Asia-Pacific Society of Thyroid Surgery, European Examination Board in Otorhinolaryngology, ENT Masterclass and International Federation of Head and Neck Oncologic Societies.

 He has more than 100 scientific articles and book chapters published; he is on the editorial board or international advisory board of various national and international journals.

Marika D. Russell, MD, FACS is Assistant Professor of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery at Harvard Medical School/Mass Eye and Ear where she also serves as Director of Education for the Division of Thyroid and Parathyroid Endocrine Surgery. She earned her medical degree from Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, completed her residency in otolaryngology–head and neck surgery at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) and completed an American Head and Neck Society (AHNS) – accredited fellowship in thyroid/parathyroid surgery at Mass Eye and Ear/Harvard Medical School. Her clinical interests include application of ultrasound to the diagnosis and management of thyroid and parathyroid conditions, radiofrequency ablation of thyroid nodules and treatment of advanced thyroid cancer. Dr. Russell is a member of the International Thyroid Oncology Group, Vice-chair of the AHNS – Endocrine Section, and an Associate Board Member of the World Congress on Thyroid Cancer.