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Prof.Michael J. Cunningham
Opening talk :
Otolaryngology Over Four Decades: Incredible Accomplishments, Present Challenges and Future Horizons.Clinical talk:
The Contemporary Management of Congenital Neck Masses.Managerial talk:
Leading a Pediatric Otolaryngology Department: Success Vicariously.
Michael J. Cunningham, M.D. is the current Otolaryngologist-in-Chief of the Department of Otolaryngology and Communication Enhancement at Boston Children’s Hospital, and Professor of Otolaryngology at the Harvard Medical School.
He is a graduate of Princeton University (1977) and the Rochester University School of Medicine (1981). He completed Pediatrics training at the Massachusetts General Hospital and Otolaryngology training at the University of Pittsburgh. He has practiced as a pediatric otolaryngologist in Boston since 1989.
Graduate medical education has been a career focus. He is the previous Director of the Harvard Residency Program in Otolaryngology and served six years as vice chair of the Accreditation Council of Graduate Medical Education committee responsible for overseeing otolaryngology residency and fellowship training in the United States.
He has played an active role in many professional societies. He is a past president and treasurer of the American Society of Pediatric Otolaryngology, and past chair of both the Executive Committee of the Section on Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery of the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) and the AAP Surgery Advisory Panel. He is also a past president of the New England Otolaryngological Society.
He is a recipient of an Honor Award from the American Academy of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery, an Advocacy Award from the American Academy of Pediatrics, two Montgomery Awards for Excellence in Resident Teaching from the Harvard Medical School Department of Otolaryngology, a McGill Award for Excellence in Fellow Teaching from the Boston Children’s Hospital Department of Otolaryngology, and the Sylvan Stool Award for Excellence in Teaching and Service from the Society of Ear, Nose and Throat Advances in Children.
His principal clinical interests are congenital and neoplastic head and neck masses and pediatric sinus disease. These and other pediatric otolaryngology topics account for the majority of his 150 manuscripts, 46 chapters, 8 reviews, 3 clinical guidelines and array of other publications. He is the U.S. Associate Editor of the International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology and serves on the editorial board of the Laryngoscope. Has been a section editor for two major otolaryngology textbooks and has co-authored the textbook Otolaryngology – Prep and Practice designed for board examination and maintenance of certification.
He is particularly proud to be married twenty-six years to his wife Kathy and to be raising three sons Sam (21 years), Elijah (19 years) and Joshua (19 years). They are a daily reminder how fortunate he is.
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Prof.David Haynes
David S. Haynes, MD, MMHC, FACS is chief of the Division of Otology and Neurotology, Program Director of the Neurotology Fellowship, Co-Director of the Cochlear Implant Program and Skull Base Center, and Endowed Director of Relationship Development in the Department of Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery at Vanderbilt University Medical Center. He was named VUMC’s Chief Patient Experience Officer in July 2023.Dr. Haynes is a pioneer of otologic surgery and has helped to design many of the tools and techniques that have become the standard of practice in chronic ear surgery, cochlear implantation, and lateral skull base surgery. With a career-long focus on the care of the individual patient, Dr. Haynes has developed novel systems to overcome barriers to timely otologic care. Beginning in 1997, Dr. Haynes designed and piloted a streamlined process to reduce travel burden and wait times for cochlear implant patients that resulted in the world’s first bundled cochlear implant program and, in 2019, the initiation of the Same Day Cochlear Implant Program.He received his medical degree from the University of Tennessee College of Medicine, Memphis and was one of the first residenst trained in Otolaryngology– Head and Neck Surgery at Vanderbilt University Medical Center.
He completed his clinical fellowship at The Otology Group/the EAR Foundation, now known as the Otology Group of Vanderbilt. His leadership positions have included the executive board of the American Neurotology Society, the Hearing Health Foundation, Otology and Neurotology Inc, and the American Cochlear Implant Alliance, and he serves as an associate editor of Otology and Neurotology Open. He is the President elect of the American Neurotology Association.
He holds a Master of Management in Healthcare from Owen School of Business (2017) and is a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons. He is a co Editor of the book Glasscock, Shambaugh, and Haynes Surgery of the Ear.His research involves investigating treatment optimization of patients with hearing loss and skull base disorders as well as optimizing health care delivery to patients with otologic disorders and has appeared in leading academic journals including The Laryngoscope and Otology and Neurotology. Dr. Haynes serves as an advisor to the Haynes Award for Innovation given annually in Nashville, Tennessee. He has hosted many international conferences including the XIV International Pediatric Cochlear Implant Conference in Nashville, TN, as well as Co-Directing the International Fall CI Meeting.
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Prof.Richard J. Wong
Special lecture:
Tumor and nerve interactions during cancer progression.
How i lead it:
The History and Evolution of the Head and Neck Service at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center .
Dr. Richard J. Wong earned a B.S. in Biology and a B.A. in History at Stanford University, and a M.D. at Harvard Medical School. He completed a residency in Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery at the Harvard Program in Otolaryngology. He then completed a combined clinical and research fellowship in Head and Neck Surgical Oncology at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center before joining the full-time faculty there in the Department of Surgery.
Dr. Wong currently serves as the Chief of the Head and Neck Service in the Department of Surgery at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center. Dr. Wong is the Jatin P. Shah Chair in Head and Neck Surgery and Oncology. He is also Co-Leader of the Head and Neck Disease Management Team and Director of the Center for HPV Related Malignancies. He has served as the MSK Site Director for the Columbia/Cornell Otolaryngology Residency Program. Dr. Wong cares for patients with all types of head and neck malignancies with a focus on managing patients with aggressive or recurrent thyroid cancer.
Dr. Wong directs a research laboratory that studies perineural invasion and collaborative relationships between nerves and cancers. His research has revealed the key roles of ligand-receptor interactions, cancer cell migration, and Schwann cell activity in enabling perineural invasion. Dr. Wong’s work has been funded by grants awarded by the National Cancer Institute, National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Institute, American Society of Clinical Oncology and American Head and Neck Society. He has served as a member on the Tumor, Evolution, Heterogeneity and Metastasis study section at the National Institutes of Health. Dr. Wong is a Past President of the New York Head and Neck Society, and an Associate Board Member of the World Congress on Thyroid Cancer.
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Prof.Kenji Kondo
Kenji Kondo, MD, PhD
Professor, Department of Otorhinolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo
Academic Background and Appointments
Dr. Kenji Kondo received his M.D. from The University of Tokyo in 1994 and completed his Ph.D. at the same institution in 2001. He is currently a professor and chair of the Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo. Dr. Kondo also undertook international research training as a postdoctoral fellow at the University of California, San Diego (UCSD), from 2004 to 2005.
Clinical Focus
Dr. Kondo is a clinician–scientist who specializes in rhinology. His clinical practice focuses on chronic rhinosinusitis, allergic rhinitis, sinonasal tumors, olfactory dysfunction, and other upper airway diseases.
Recent Research Activities
Dr. Kondo’s research aims to translate mechanistic insights into clinically actionable diagnostics and therapies, with a focus on:
・Olfactory mucus biomarker discovery and translation: He contributed to the identification of lipocalin-15 as an abundant olfactory mucus protein and candidate biomarker associated with Bowman’s gland activity and age-related changes of the olfactory mucosa. He also collaborated on the discovery that fibronectin in the human olfactory mucus enhances the sensitivity of the olfactory perception.
・Eosinophilic CRS mechanistic modeling: He established a murine model of eosinophilic chronic rhinosinusitis driven by TSLP-related mechanisms, enabling mechanistic studies of sinonasal inflammation and related olfactory dysfunction.
・Airflow/functional assessment in olfaction: He participated in research applying computational fluid dynamics (CFD) to quantify airflow changes in the olfactory cleft in CRS and optimize ESS procedures for postoperative olfactory function.
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Prof.Eelam A. Adil
Dr. Eelam Adil is an academic pediatric otolaryngologist recognized for her expertise in pediatric rhinology and endoscopic skull base surgery. She serves as an Assistant Professor of Otolaryngology at Harvard Medical School and an Attending Physician at Boston Children’s Hospital, where she leads innovative programs that improve care for children with complex sinonasal and skull base disorders.
In 2014, Dr. Adil co-founded the region’s first multidisciplinary pediatric Sinonasal Disorders Clinic, and in 2017, she helped establish the Endoscopic Skull Base Surgery Program at Boston Children’s Hospital. These initiatives have advanced minimally invasive surgical techniques and collaborative care models, setting new standards for pediatric otolaryngology.
She has authored over 70 peer-reviewed publications and contributed to national guidelines and consensus statements. Her research focuses on surgical innovation, cystic fibrosis-related rhinosinusitis, and large-scale outcomes analysis. She is an active member of leading professional societies, including the American Rhinologic Society, American Society of Pediatric Otolaryngology, and the Triological Society.
A dedicated educator and mentor, Dr. Adil has guided the research and career development of more than 35 trainees and regularly lectures at national and international conferences. Her commitment to teaching has earned her the Trevor McGill Annual Teaching Award, and she has been recognized among Boston’s “Top Doctors” for multiple consecutive years.
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Prof.Nikolaus Wolte
A. Date Curriculum Vitae is Prepared: 2025 SeptemberB. Biographical InformationPrimary Office: Department of Otolaryngology, Head & Neck SurgeryHospital for Sick ChildrenEmail nikolaus.wolter@sickkids.caDr. Nikolaus Wolter is a Pediatric Otolaryngologist - Head and Neck Surgeon at The Hospital for Sick Children and Associate Professor at the University of Toronto. He completed a Fellowship in Pediatric Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery at Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard University. He is a double board-certified surgeon with the Canadian Royal College and American Board of Otolaryngology as well as a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons. His clinical practice is focused on surgery of the head and neck with a particular interest in diseases of the sinuses and skull base in children. Dr Wolter has a clinical and research interest in aerodigestive tract foreign bodies with a particular focus on the eradication of button battery impactions. Dr Wolter established the Head and Neck research laboratory at Sick Kids. He has authored numerous academic publications and book chapters in the field of pediatric Otolaryngology. He currently serves as the Residency Site Director at SickKids, sits on the Board of Examiners for the Undergraduate Medical Program and is a Faculty Career Advisor at the Temerty Faculty of Medicine University of Toronto.
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Prof.Noel Ayoub
Noel Ayoub is a Clinical Assistant Professor at Stanford University School of Medicine. With a medical degree from Stanford University School of Medicine and an MBA from the Stanford Graduate School of Business, he completed residency in Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery at Stanford Health Care and fellowship in Rhinology and Skull Base Surgery at Massachusetts Eye and Ear/Harvard Medical School. He is a member of the AAO-HNS AI Task Force and led the writing of the AAO-HNS AI Position Statement and Report on AI. His research interests include machine learning applications in medicine. He is particularly focused on leveraging technology to enhance patient care, reduce costs, and drive innovation in the healthcare landscape.
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Prof.A. Eliot Shearer
Gene Therapy for Pediatric Hearing Loss:
Early Results and Lessons Learned.
Eliot Shearer, MD PhD is a pediatric otolaryngologist at Boston Children’s Hospital. His clinical focus is pediatric hearing loss including evaluation and surgical treatment of hearing loss through ossicular reconstruction, tympanoplasty, and cochlear implantation. Dr. Shearer’s research focus is the diagnosis and treatment of genetic hearing loss. He has expertise in next-generation sequencing methodologies including exome, genome, and long-read genome sequencing and has used these methods to discover 6 human hearing loss genes. He is currently running a clinical trial for ultra-rapid genomic newborn hearing screening. Dr. Shearer also has expertise in clinical trials for gene therapy and is the site Principal Investigator for two sponsored clinical trials for gene therapy for hearing loss. He receives funding from the NIH, Boston Children’s Translational Research Program, and Eli Lilly as well as philanthropy.
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Prof. Andreas Eckhard
Bio sketch (Andreas H. Eckhard)
Dr. Andreas Eckhard obtained his medical degree from the University of Tuebingen Medical School and the Hearing Research Center, Tuebingen in Germany. He trained as a postdoctoral fellow in the Otopathology Laboratory at Mass Eye and Ear before completing his clinical training in otolaryngology at the University Hospital Zurich in Switzerland. As a resident and junior consultant, he completed clinical work at the Interdisciplinary Centers for Vertigo and Balance Disorders in Munich, Germany, and Zurich, Switzerland, respectively.
In both his research and clinical work, Dr. Eckhard has pursued a strong focus on vestibular disorders. His research interests are the cellular and molecular pathomechanisms of inner-ear diseases, foremost Meniere's disease, with special interest in the pathogenic roles of non-sensory supporting cells. His group seeks to develop and implement new diagnostic and therapeutic approaches for vestibular disorders, utilizing methods ranging from basic animal models to translational patient-based approaches, with a dedicated focus on integrating human otopathology research.
Dr. Eckhard's clinical work is strongly informed by his research and revolves around diagnosing and managing patients with vestibular and combined vestibular and auditory symptoms.