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).

Professor and Head of the Pathology department at Antwerp University Hospital / University of Antwerp (Belgium), with  focus on Head and Neck pathology.

She works intensively on improving surgical-pathological communication for better diagnosis, surgical results and patient outcome.  She furthermore coordinates close collaboration with other academic Head and Neck centers and affiliated non-academic institutes, to facilitate design and execution of large multi-center studies.

She focuses on histological, clinical and molecular aspects of pre-neoplasia and is conducting extensive study on histological diagnosis (and classification) of pre-neoplasia in head and neck region and potential role of biomarkers in aiding the diagnosis.

Her department of Pathology has an open door policy for developments in photonics and optical spectroscopies and  is a bridge between clinical practice and Photonics, to enable improved diagnosis and treatment.

Research is translational with focus on medical applications of Photonics, in particular applications of Raman spectroscopy-based tools in Head and Neck surgery (Raman-guided surgical resections facilitating safe surgical margins in oral cancer).

I am interested in Head and Neck Surgery, Sialendoscopy and Thyroid and Salivary Gland Disease.

I am Professor of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery. I received my medical degree from Gulhane Military Medical Faculty in Ankara and completed my residency at Gulhane Military Medical Academy Haydarpasa Training Hospital in Istanbul. I joined the faculty in the Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery at Gulhane Military Medical Academy Haydarpasa Training Hospital, Istanbul, I received Professor degree at 2020. Currently, I am Professor of the Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery and Division of Head and Neck Oncologic Surgery at Acibadem Kadıkoy Hospital, Istanbul since 2026.

Between 2015-2016, I did my Clinical & Research fellowship on Head and Neck Cancer and Surgery at Medical University of South Carolina, Head & Neck Tumor Center at Charleston, USA for one year. I also worked as an Observer Physician on Head and Neck Cancer and Surgery at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Division, Pittsburgh, USA for two months in 2014. I also trained as an Observer Physician on Ear Surgery at House Ear Clinic, Visiting Physicians Program Los Angeles, California, USA in 2007.

Since completion of my fellowship, I frequently practice to patients with tumors of the head and neck region, including skull base, thyroid, and salivary gland and also salivary gland disorders and endoscopy (sialendoscopy). My goal for patient care include a comprehensive and multidisciplinary approach to each patient to provide the best cure, quality of life, and cosmesis.

For research point of view, I am in interested in moleculer cancer pathways and its translational research on Head and Neck cancers and I did my PhD on Moleculer Oncology, graduated in 2024 at Medical Health University in Istanbul.

I am member of Turkish Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery Society, Turkish Head and Neck Cancer Society, European Head and Neck Cancer Society and member and board-member of Head and Neck Surgery Society of Turkey.