<p>Stefan K. Plontke is professor and chairman at the University ORL-HNS department in Halle, Germany and member of the Presidential Council of the European Confederation of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery (CEORL-HNS) and conference president of the CEORL-HNS congress 2028 in Berlin, Germany. He is member of the Collegium ORLAS, member of the board of directors of the Prosper Menière Society, and member of several editorial boards. His clinical research interests focus on otology, neurotology, and lateral skull base surgery, middle and inner ear surgery including cochlear implants, sudden hearing loss and drug delivery to the ear.</p>

<p>Dr. Le is a fellowship-trained otologist/neurotologist surgeon who specializes in diseases affecting the ear and its functions, including cochlear implantation and skull bse surgery. He’s an expert in clinical trials in ototoxicity, eustachian tube dysfunction, and inner ear drug delivery. His research interests focus on cochlear implantation including drug delivery, robotic surgery, intraoperative monitoring as well as other innovations in skull base disease such as vestibular schwannoma.</p> <p>PhD, Neurodevelopmental Biology, biochemistry & Medical Genetics, University of Manitoba, Canada</p> <p>MD, Doctor in Medicine, University of Manitoba, Canada</p> <p>Research and Clinical Fellowships in Otology/Neurotology/Skull base surgery at University of British Columbia and University of Toronto, Canada, Fellow, Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada</p> <p>Associate Professor, Department of Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto</p> <p>Associate Scientist, Hurvitz Brain Sciences Research, Sunnybrook Research Institute</p> <p>Sunnybrook Cochlear Implant Program</p>

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