Associate Professor of the National & Kapodistrian University of Athens.

Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgeon in Hospital Universitario Fundación Jiménez Díaz and Hospital Universitario General de Villalba (Madrid, Spain). Clinical practice and academic activity focus on sialendoscopy and minimally invasive surgery of salivary glands.

Active member of a dedicated Sialendoscopy and Functional Salivary Gland Disorders Unit, with contributions to the development and dissemination of sialendoscopy through clinical practice, research, and education. Recently served as co-editor of the first Spanish-language textbook on sialendoscopy. Research interests also include obstructive salivary gland disease, in particular obstructive factors and potential obstructives entities; and quality-of-life associated to chronic obstructive sialadenitis.

Clinical practice and research focus on rhinology and anterior skull base surgery, including endoscopic sinus surgery, chronic rhinosinusitis management, septal surgery, and septal perforation repair; over the past eight years, work as a co-investigator in multiple international clinical trials evaluating monoclonal antibody therapies for chronic rhinosinusitis with and without nasal polyps.

Strong commitment to medical education through participation in hands-on training programs for otolaryngologists (sialendoscopy, septoplasty and endoscopic sinus surgery), and current role as Otolaryngology Professor in Universidad Alfonso X el Sabio, Madrid, Spain.

Jolie L. Chang, MD, is a Professor of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery and Chief of the Division of Sleep Surgery and General Otolaryngology and Director of Resident Research at the University of California, San Francisco. Dr. Chang specializes in sleep apnea surgery and minimally invasive approaches for salivary gland surgery including sialendoscopy. She also has clinical expertise in ultrasonography for head and neck disorders.

Dr. Chang performs research in health care decision making and surgical outcomes for sleep apnea therapies. She is an associate editor for the sleep section of the Laryngoscope journal. She was co-editor for the 2023 International Consensus Statement for Obstructive Sleep Apnea. She has also published research on surgical techniques and outcomes for minimally invasive sialendoscopy to treat sialolithiasis and duct stenosis.