SEMINAR REPORT OTOLOGY AND TEMPORAL BONE SURGERY September - September 11, 2021 A Global Educational Initiative by the American Austrian Foundation TABLE OF CONTENTS GROUP PHOTO SCHEDULE FACULTY BIOGRAPHIES FELLOWS’ CONTACT INFORMATION DIARY © Open Medical Institute 2021 SALZBURG WEILL CORNELL SEMINAR IN OTOLOGY AND TEMPORAL BONE SURGERY September - September 11, 2021 35 fellows from 23 different countries faculty members from the United States of America and Austria 17 lectures given by faculty temporal bone laboratory trainings at PMU Salzburg in collaboration with Medtronic, MED-EL, and Karl Storz 32 interesting case presentations by fellows excellent case presentations by fellows Group Photo of Faculty and Fellows © Open Medical Institute 2021 Salzburg Weill Cornell Seminar in Otology and Temporal Bone Surgery Sunday, September – Saturday, September 11, 2021 Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday 05.09.2021 06.09.2021 07.09.2021 08.09.2021 09.09.2021 10.09.2021 11.09.2021 07:00 08:00 BREAKFAST BREAKFAST BREAKFAST BREAKFAST BREAKFAST DEPARTURES 08:00 09:00 Introductions Pre-Seminar Test Surgery for Cancer of the Temporal Bone Ossiculoplasty: Middle Ear Surgery Sebastian Roesch, MD Nikolas H Blevins, MD Temporal Bone Anatomy Surgery of the External Auditory Canal Temporal Bone Trauma Nikolas H Blevins, MD Christoph Arnoldner, MD, MBA Christoph Arnoldner, MD, MBA COFFEE BREAK COFFEE BREAK COFFEE BREAK Temporal Bone Anatomy: Recapitulation BAHA and Powered Implants Samuel H Selesnick, MD, FACS Samuel H Selesnick, MD, FACS Lawrence R Lustig, MD Cochlear Implantation Tympanoplasty and Grafts Petrous Apex: Otologic Approaches George Alexiades, MD, FACS Gerd Rasp MD, PhD George Alexiades, MD, FACS Petrous Apex: Rhinologic Approaches Cem Meco, MD, FEBORL-HNS LUNCH LUNCH 14:00 - 14:30 Endoscopes in Otologic Surgery Post-Seminar Test Evaluation & Discussion 09:00 10:00 10:00 10:30 Otosclerosis and Stapedectomy 10:30 11:30 Temporal Bone Lab Temporal Bone Lab 11:30 12:30 12:30 14:00 LUNCH LUNCH Canal Wall Intact Mastoidectomy 14:00 15:00 14:00 - 14:30 Workshop How to Present a Case Nikolas H Blevins, MD Canal Wall Down Mastoidectomy 15:00 16:00 LUNCH Temporal Bone Lab Lawrence R Lustig, MD 14:30 - 16:30 Workshop Fellows' Case Presentations Skull Base Surgery 16:00 17:00 16:30 - 16:45 OMI Presentation Samuel H Selesnick, MD, FACS Cem Meco, MD, FEBORL-HNS 14:30 - 15:30 Vestibular Surgery George Alexiades, MD, FACS 15:30 - 17:00 Workshop Fellows' Case Presentations 17:00 - 17:30 Temporal Bone Lab Setup 17:00 18:00 Sebastian Roesch, MD 18:00 19:00 FACULTY MEETING TO REVIEW THE WEEK FAREWELL RECEPTION DINNER 19:00 20:00 DINNER WELCOME RECEPTION & DINNER DINNER FACULTY DINNER IN PRIVATE HOME DINNER 20:30 - 21:30 CHAMBER MUSIC CONCERT 20:00 21:00 © Open Medical Institute 2021 GRADUATION DINNER Certificates Awarded FACULTY BOOKLET OTOLOGY AND TEMPORAL BONE SURGERY SEMINAR IN SALZBURG September 5-11, 2021 A Global Educational Initiative by the American Austrian Foundation Wolfgang Aulitzky, MD Director, Open Medical Institute American Austrian Foundation Associate Dean and Gerhard Andlinger Professor for International Medicine & Distance Learning Adjunct Professor of Clinical Urology Adjunct Professor of Clinical Reproductive Medicine Weill Medical College of Cornell University Adjunct Professor of Pediatrics Perelman School of Medicine at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia Associate Professor of Urology Medical University of Innsbruck, Austria Wolfgang Aulitzky, MD is the Medical Director of the American Austrian Foundation He is Associate Dean for International Medicine and Distance Learning, Adjunct Prof of Clinical Urology and Adjunct Prof of Clinical Reproductive Medicine at the Weill Medical College of Cornell University/New York Presbyterian Hospital In 2016, he was appointed Adjunct Professor of Pediatrics in the Associated Faculty of the Perelman School of Medicine at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia He is also Associate Prof of Urology at the Medical University of Innsbruck and Visiting Professor at the Medical University of Vienna Amongst others he is a member of the American, German and Austrian Societies of Urology and was awarded the Zuckerkandlpreis of the Austrian Society of Urology in 1989 In 1995 he received the Silver Medal, in 2007 the Golden Medal for Merits to the Republic of Austria and in 2014 the cross of honor of the Land Salzburg As Director of the Medical Program of the American Austrian Foundation he has initiated the Open Medical Institute, a scientific and educational collaboration of Weill Cornell and the NewYork Presbyterian Hospital, the Children Hospital of Philadelphia, Duke University, Columbia University, the Cleveland Clinic and leading hospitals in Austria Dr Aulitzky earned his medical degree at the University of Innsbruck in 1977, was a research associate at the University of Uppsala, Sweden and the Rockefeller University, New York He received his training as an urologist at the University of Innsbruck and the General Hospital of Salzburg He is the author of more than 140 publications on Urology, Andrology and Health Care issues and is co-author of books on basic and clinical urology/andrology © Open Medical Institute 2021 Samuel H Selesnick, MD, FACS Professor and Vice-Chairman Department of Otorhinolaryngology Weill Cornell Medical College 1305 York Ave., 5th Floor New York, NY 10021 USA Phone: Fax: Email: +1-646-962-3277 +1-646-962-0030 shselesn@med.cornell.edu Samuel H Selesnick, MD, FACS (Course Director) is Professor and Vice Chairman of the Department of Otolaryngology and Professor of Otolaryngology in Neurological Surgery at the Weill Cornell Medical College, and is a member of the Department of Neurological Surgery as well Dr Selesnick, in addition, is a member of the Department of Neurological Surgery at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center In October, 2019, Dr Selesnick was named Editor-in-Chief of the global largest and oldest otolaryngology medical journal, The Laryngoscope Dr Selesnick has held and continues to hold leadership positions in key national and international medical societies Dr Selesnick is Past President of the American Otological Society, and is a Past President of the American Neurotology Society Dr Selesnick is the General Secretary of the Politzer Society – The International Society of Otology Dr Selesnick has lectured in 19 countries across Europe, the Middle East, and Asia, speaking on neurotologic and ear related topics in France, Italy, the United Kingdom, Austria, Denmark, Spain, the Czech Republic, Croatia, Greece, Poland, Australia, Japan, Israel, the United Arab Emirates, Qatar, India, the Ukraine, Canada, Brazil, and Mexico Dr Selesnick is committed to fostering international collaboration and teaching He has organized residency exchange programs between New York and Paris, and in addition, has hosted other international scholars in training Dr Selesnick holds the title of Senior U.S Medical Counsellor to the American Hospital of Paris, acting as consultant to the administrative and medical leadership at that institution Dr Selesnick has received The Certificate of Honor bestowed by The American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, and has been named one of the best doctors in his field by numerous lay publications Dr Selesnick sits on the Executive Council of the American Otological Society Dr Selesnick has served on the Board of Directors of the American Academy of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery Dr Selesnick has served on the Executive Council of The American Neurotology Society, and has served on or chaired numerous committees for the American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, The American Otological Society, The Triological Society, The American College of Surgeons and other medical societies Dr Selesnick sits on the editorial board of the journal 'Otology and Neurotology' and has served as guest editor of 'The Otolaryngologic Clinics of North America' Dr Selesnick has researched topics in neurotology - skull base surgery and otology, and has published extensively in peer reviewed journals The second book he has co-edited was released in November 2010 Dr Selesnick has served as the Chair of the Search Committee to identify the next Editor in Chief of Otology&Neurotology - the flagship journal in field At the NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center, Dr Selesnick has pioneered skull base surgery for acoustic neuromas as well as other skull base tumors He has pioneered the use of lasers for the treatment of hearing loss in otosclerosis, and for the treatment of cholesteatoma, during mastoidectomy Dr Selesnick’s administrative roles in his department include involvement with resident and staff oversight, recruitment, and practice management Dr © Open Medical Institute 2021 Selesnick also sits on the promotions committee in the Department as well as on the resident selection committee Dr Selesnick received a Bachelor of Arts from Wesleyan University and graduated from the New York University School of Medicine He completed his training in Otolaryngology at The Manhattan Eye, Ear, and Throat Hospital - Cornell Residency Program and went on to advanced Fellowship training in Otology, Neurotology, and Skull Base Surgery at The University of California, San Francisco Dr Selesnick has been frequently interviewed by the television, radio, and print media He is an Honorary Police Surgeon in the New York Police Department © Open Medical Institute 2021 Gerhard Rasp, MD, PhD Professor and Chairman Head, Department of Otolaryngology Paracelsus Private Medical University Muellner Hauptstrasse 48 5020 Salzburg Austria Phone: Fax: Email: +43-57255-25100 +43-57255-25299 G.Rasp@salk.at Gerhard Rasp, MD, PhD (Co-Course Director) is an Otorhinolaryngologist and Chairman of the Salzburg Paracelsus University ORL department Born in Bad Reichenhall, Germany, he grew up in Southeastern Bavaria and graduated with the Abitur in 1979 After 15 months of military service with the Gebirgsdivision, German Army, he began his studies in mathematics and physics at the Ludwig-Maximilians University in Munich In 1981, he switched to human medicine and graduated in 1987 He finished his thesis about the “primary structure and inhibitory properties of the ovine Inter-alpha-trypsin-inhibitor” magna cum laude In August 1997, he began his Fellowship at the Dept of Otorhinolaryngology at the University of Munich, Grosshadern medical center under the instruction of Prof Ernst Kastenbauer and Prof Alexander Berghaus He became a resident in 1992 and senior resident on December 1994 He completed his specialties in ENT on the April 1992, Allergology on 13 January 1994, Facial Plastic Surgery on January 1996 and Special Head and Neck Surgery on 20 December 2001 His PhD focused on Clinical Investigations of inflammatory mediators in the nasal mucosa and he became an Associate Professor for ENT (Privatdozent) on 14 August 1997 He became Vice-Chairman on July 2002 and aplProfessor for Otorhinolaryngology in 2003 He was elected Chairman of the ORLDepartment, Katharinenhospital, Stuttgart from 1.10.2005 On 14 February 2008, he was elected Chairman and Professor of the ORL-Department of the Paracelsus Private Medical University, Salzburg From September 2009 to September 2010, he served as President of the Austrian ENT Society and now is the incoming president 2018/2019 Since February 2013, he serves as Dean for Research at the PMU He lives near Salzburg with his wife Dr Karin Rasp, pediatrician, and their daughters Julia, Jana, and Louisa © Open Medical Institute 2021 George Alexiades, MD, FACS Associate Professor of Clinical Otolaryngology Weill Cornell Medical College New York Presbyterian Hospital 1305 York Avenue New York, NY 10021 USA Phone: Fax: Email: +1-646-962-2032 +1-646-962-0100 gea9039@med.cornell.edu George Alexiades, MD, FACS is an otolaryngologist who specializes in otology/neurotology Dr Alexiades grew up in New York City and completed his Bachelor of Science degree in Biochemistry at S.U.N.Y at Binghamton He received his MD from New York University School of Medicine and completed his residency in otolaryngology at New York University Medical Center Afterwards he completed his fellowship training in neurotology at New York University under the guidance of Drs Noel Cohen and J Thomas Roland Dr Alexiades’ research interests include cochlear implantation, cholesteatoma, and skull base surgery Recent publications include work on estimating cochlear duct length using CT scans in Otology & Neurotology He is a peer reviewer for Laryngoscope and Otology & Neurotology Dr Alexiades is currently on the faculty of Weill Cornell Medical College/New York Presbyterian Medical Center as Associate Professor of Clinical Otolaryngology He lives in New York City with his wife Gari © Open Medical Institute 2021 Christoph Arnoldner, MD, MBA Associate Professor and Vice Chairman Department of Otolaryngology Medical University of Vienna Waehringer Guertel 18-20 1090 Vienna Austria Phone: Email: +43-66426-61797 Christoph.arnoldner@meduniwien.ac.at Christoph Arnoldner, MD, MBA, is an otolaryngologist at the Medical University of Vienna (Austria) who specializes in Otology, Neurotology, and Skull Base Surgery Dr Arnoldner grew up in Vienna and went to medical school in Vienna and Paris He did his otolaryngology residency in Hanover (Germany) with Prof Lenarz and in Frankfurt am Main with Prof Gstöttner He then returned to Vienna with Prof Gstöttner and passed his habilitation in 2010 In 2012, he became Associate Professor for Otolaryngology at the Medical University of Vienna From 2012 to 2013, Dr Arnoldner underwent a fellowship in Otology and Skull Base Surgery with Prof Chen and Nedzelski at the University of Toronto Dr Arnoldner’s research interests include two areas The first is psychoacoustic studies with cochlear implants In these studies, Dr Arnoldner and his team tested different speech processors, algorithms, electrodes as well as cochlear implants to improve performance with CIs His studies led to two U.S patents that were both successfully sold to industrial partners The second interest involves his lab research, which focuses on animal models of cochlear implantation to restore and preserve hearing in acoustic as well as mechanical trauma to the inner ear His team mainly uses Poloxamer formulations to achieve a sustained release of pharmaceutic agents to the inner ear Dr Arnoldner’s efforts have earned him grants from the Austrian Science Fund and MedEl Corporation He has authored more than 80 peer reviewed articles and one surgical textbook Dr Arnoldner is currently on the faculty of the Medical University of Vienna as Associate Professor of Otolaryngology He is the Vice Chairman of the Department of Otolaryngology of the Medical University of Vienna © Open Medical Institute 2021 Nikolas H Blevins, MD Larry and Sharon Malcolmson Professor Chief, Division of Otology/ Neurotology Medical Director, Stanford Cochlear Implant Center Department of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery Stanford University School of Medicine 801 Welch Rd Stanford, CA 4305-5739 USA Phone: Fax: Email: +1-650-725-6500 +1-650-725-8502 nblevins@stanford.edu Nikolas H Blevins, MD is the Larry and Sharon Malcolmson Professor of Otolaryngology at Stanford University He is the Chief of the Division of Otology and Neurotology and is the Director of the Stanford Cochlear Implant Center His clinical interests include the treatment of hearing loss and tumors of the cranial base His research is focused on the development and application of technology to augment microsurgical approaches to the skull base This includes the use of computer modeling and immersive surgical simulation for education and preoperative planning Additionally, he and his collaborators are developing minimallyinvasive techniques for inner ear microendoscopy, surgical micro-robotics, and other technology applicable to hearing restoration Dr Blevins is a California native, and received his bachelor’s degree from Stanford University He completed medical training at Harvard University before returning to California for residency in Otolaryngology at the University of California at San Francisco He remained at UCSF for a fellowship in otology/neurotology Dr Blevins joined the Stanford Department of Otolaryngology in 2003 © Open Medical Institute 2021 Lawrence R Lustig, MD Howard W Smith Professor and Chair Department of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery Columbia University Medical Center & New York Presbyterian Hospital Harkness Pavillion Suite 850 180 Fort Washington Ave New York, NY 10032 USA Phone: Email: +1-212-305-5820 lrl2125@cumc.columbia.edu Lawrence R Lustig, MD is an Otolaryngologist who specializes in Otology, Neurotology, and Skull Base Surgery Dr Lustig grew up in Northern California and completed his undergraduate studies at the University of California at Berkeley He graduated from the University of California at San Francisco (UCSF) School of Medicine, where he also completed his Otolaryngology residency After residency, Dr Lustig completed his Neurotology and Skull Base Surgery Fellowship at Johns Hopkins University and remained on staff at Johns Hopkins through 2004 In 2004 he was recruited back to UCSF to lead the Division of Otology and Neurotology in the Otolaryngology Department Most recently in 2014, he was recruited to Columbia University and New York Presbyterian Hospital where he practices today as the Howard W Smith Professor and Chair of the Department of Otolaryngology Dr Lustig’s interdisciplinary research has helped pioneer cochlear gene therapy for genetic forms of hearing loss He is also one of the lead investigators for the multicenter Novartis auditory hair cell regeneration trial Additionally, his lab has studied cochlear bone development and how the material properties of bone enclosing the inner ear contribute to hearing Additional collaboration has included work with a pharmacologist at UCSF, where Dr Lustig studied the mechanism of hearing loss caused by platinum-based chemotherapies Dr Lustig has published more than 125 articles in peer-reviewed journals, as well as book chapters He co-edited a textbook, “Clinical Neurotology: Diagnosing and Managing Disorders of Hearing, Balance and the Facial Nerve.” He lives in New York City metropolitan region with his wife Heather and children Lila and Lauren © Open Medical Institute 2021 Cem Meco, MD, FEBORL-HNS Professor and Past Chairman Ankara University Medical School Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery Akademik Yerleske K Blok Kat 06700 Sihhiye, Ankara Turkey Professor Paracelsus Private Medical University Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery Muellner Hauptstrasse 48 5020 Salzburg Austria Phone: Email: +90-312-5082030; +43-662-442000 mecocemmd@gmail.com; C.Meco@salk.at Cem Meco, MD, FEBORL-HNS is a Professor of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery (ORL-HNS) at Ankara University, Turkey as well as at Salzburg Paracelsus Medical University, Austria He is currently the President of the Confederation of European ORL-HNS (CEORL) and Vice President of the European Board Examination (EBE) in ORL-HNS where he also serves as an Examiner Furthermore, he functions at different positions among other international and national societies, organisations and courses After receiving his medical degree from Ankara University Medical School, Turkey, he has done his residency in Salzburg, Austria under the guidance of Prof Dr Klaus Albegger where he further continued to work for several years and done fellowships and advance training on Otology-Neurotology, Cochlear Implantation, Skull Base Surgery, as well as Rhinology and Advanced Sinus Surgery Being one of the earliest to undertake EBE in ORL-HNS, he is a board certified “Fellow” in Europe While continuing to be a faculty member in Salzburg to date, he has been also functioning as a faculty at Ankara University since 2004, where he established the CI Programme, enhanced the Multidisciplinary Skull Base Team with endoscopic techniques and lately from 2015 served as the Chairman for a 3-year term till he became the President of the CEORL He is the author or co-author of many presented or published papers and book chapters Apart being among the organisers of main European Congresses, he is a worldwide invited faculty at various significant congresses, seminars and courses, where he has made numerous presentations, lectures and panel discussions throughout his career His main research area has been the diagnosis and management of cerebrospinal fluid fistulas In his practice, he mostly deals with rhinologic, oto-neurotologic and skull base disorders Currently, his main area of interest is the advanced endoscopic sinus and skull base surgery Among many other society memberships, he is an Honorary Member of the Austrian ORL-HNS Society, Member of the Turkish, German, Balkan and Danube (Honorary) ORL-HNS Societies; the American Academy of ORL-HNS Foundation; the European, Turkish, American and Bulgarian (Honorary) Rhinologic Societies, European Academy of Otology-Neurotology and the European, German and Turkish Skull Base Societies as well as CORLAS © Open Medical Institute 2021 Sebastian Roesch, MD Specialist Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery Paracelsus Private Medical University Muellner Hauptstrasse 48 5020 Salzburg Austria Phone: Fax: Email: +43-57255-57407 +43-57255-25299 s.roesch@salk.at Sebastian Roesch, MD is otolaryngologist at the Department of Otorhinolarnygology, Head and Neck Surgery of Paracelsus Medical University Salzburg, Austria Dr Roesch was born and raised in Nuremberg, Germany He graduated from Paracelsus Medical University Salzburg in 2009 and finished his residency for otolaryngology in 2015 His clinical focus is laid on otology and neurotology with special emphasis on hereditary and congenital hearing loss as well as sudden sensorineural hearing loss He is part of an international and interdisciplinary task group, focusing on Pendred syndrome His scientific activity includes several publications with otologic topics in international journals He also works as a reviewer for Acta Oto-Laryngologica Besides clinical activity, he is regularly holding lectures for otolaryngology at Paracelsus Medical University Salzburg © Open Medical Institute 2021 Fellow Booklet Otology and Temporal Bone Surgery Sara Agalar, MD, PhD Azerbaijan Medical University Department of Otolaryngology Mirkasimov 1022 Baku Azerbaijan sara.agalar@gmail.com Aynur Aliyeva, MD İzmir Bozyaka Education and Research Hospital Department of Otolaryngology Atatürk Street Park Yasam Plasa A3 Blok House 36 35550 Izmir Turkey aynur_aliyeva86@mail.ru Michal Bartoš, MD Children's Hospital of the University Hospital in Brno Department of Otolaryngology Černopolní 62500 Brno Czech Republic michalbartos10@gmail.com Evgenia Chetverikova, MD Tartu University Hospital Department of Otolaryngology Kuperjanovi 51003 Tartu Estonia evgeniya.chetverikova@kliinikum.ee Litzahaya Flores Garcia, MD Hospital General "Dr Manuel Gea González" Department of Otolaryngology Calzada de Tlalpan 4800 14080 Mexico City Mexico litza.flores.garcia@gmail.com Davit Gevorgyan, MD Yerevan State Medical University after Mkhitar Heratsi Department of Otolaryngology Titogradyan 14 0087 Yerevan Armenia davi21021@gmail.com Siraw Girum, MD Addis Ababa University Department of Otolaryngology Zambia Street 1000 Addis Ababa Ethiopia siraw.girum@aau.edu.et Eleftheria Iliadou, MD, MSc University of Athens Department of Otolaryngology Vasilissis Sofias 114 11527 Athens Greece el.d.iliadou@gmail.com Tomas Jakstas, MD Republic Vilnius University Hospital Department of Otolaryngology Siltnamiu 29 04130 Vilnius Lithuania jakstas.t@gmail.com Marija Jankulovska, MD 'Mother Theresa' University Hospital Center Department of Otolaryngology Vodnjanska 17 1000 Skopje North Macedonia maria_jankulovska@yahoo.com Martin Kaňa, MD University Hospital Motol Department of Otolaryngology V Úvalu 84 15006 Prague Czech Republic katman@atlas.cz Vojtěch Karvay, MD St Anne’s University Hospital Brno Department of Otolaryngology Pekařská 53 63900 Brno Czech Republic vojtech.karvay@fnusa.cz Nóra Kecskeméti, MD, PhD Semmelweis University Department of Otolaryngology Szigony utca 36 1083 Budapest Hungary nora.kecskemeti@gmail.com Vladimír Koucký, MD Faculty Hospital Motol Department of Otolaryngology V Úvalu 84 15006 Prague Czech Republic koucky.vlad@gmail.com Lukas Landegger, MD, PhD Medical University of Vienna Department of Otolaryngology Waehringer Guertel 18-20 1090 Vienna Austria lukas.landegger@meduniwien.ac.at Mislav Malic, MD Clinical Hospital Center of Zagreb Department of Otolaryngology Kispaticeva 12 10000 Zagreb Croatia mislav.malic@gmail.com Zuzana Mateasikova, MD Fakultní nemocnice Olomouc Department of Otolaryngology I.P Pavlova 92/13, Nová Ulice 779 00 Olomouc Czech Republic z.mateasikova@gmail.com Denis Milkov, MD University Hospital Kaspela Department of Otolaryngology Ulitsa So a 64 4000 Plovdiv Bulgaria denismilkov@gmail.com Sanja Milosevic, MD Clinical Center Nis Department of Otolaryngology Bulevar Zorana Djindjica 48 18000 Nis Serbia sanjazmilosevic13@gmail.com Vlora Morina, MD University Clinic Center of Kosovo Department of Otolaryngology Lagja e spitalit 10000 Pristina Kosovo vlora.morinna@gmail.com Ostap Orishchak, MD Ivano-Frankivsk National Medical University Department of Otolaryngology Halytska 76000 Ivano-Frankivsk Ukraine o.orishchak@gmail.com Michal Palenik, MD St Anne's University Hospital Brno Department of Otolaryngology Pekařská 664/53 65691 Brno Czech Republic m.palenik3@gmail.com Ivan Pinchuk, MD Minsk Regional Children's Hospital Department of Otolaryngology Liasny 40 223040 Liasny Belarus jp06@tut.by Danilo Pot, MD Clinical Center of Montenegro Department of Otolaryngology Ljubljanska 81000 Podgorica Montenegro danilopot@gmail.com Gevorg Saghatelyan, MD Arabkir MC Department of Otolaryngology Mamikonyants 30 0014 Yerevan Armenia ruslangevorg@gmail.com Faizali Saidov, MD Tajik Medical University Department of Otolaryngology Abuali ibn Sino avenue 734000 Dushanbe Tajikistan fayzali.saidov.91@mail.ru Dragana Simić, MD Univerzitetski Klinički Centar Niš Department of Otolaryngology Bulevar Dr Zorana Đinđića 48 18000 Niš Serbia drag.simic@yahoo.com Anna Svejdova, MD Univerzita Karlova - Lékařská fakulta v Hradci Králové Department of Otolaryngology Sokolská 581 50005 Hradec Králové Czech Republic anna.svejdova@tiscali.cz Laszlo Szekely, MD Semmelweis University Department of Otolaryngology Szigony utca 36 1083 Budapest Hungary szlaci0@yahoo.co.uk Aleksandrina Topalova-Shishmanova, MD University Hospital "St George" JSC Department of Otolaryngology Peshtersko shose 66 4000 Plovdiv Bulgaria a.topalova@yahoo.com Azizbek Uzokov, MD Tashkent Medical Academy Department of Otolaryngology Farabi 100109 Tashkent Uzbekistan uzokovaziz9@gmail.com Diana Víglaská, MD University Hospital Bratislava Department of Otolaryngology Antolská 11 85107 Bratislava Slovakia dviglaska1@gmail.com Jana Vinklarkova, MD St Anne's University Hospital Brno Department of Otolaryngology Pekarska 53 65691 Brno Czech Republic janavinklarkova@gmail.com Amin Wegan, MD Hospital General "Dr Manuel Gea González" Department of Otolaryngology Calzada de Tlalpan 4800 14080 Mexico City Mexico wegan_3@hotmail.com Maria Wolniewicz, MD Medical University of Warsaw Department of Otolaryngology Żwirki i Wigury 16 02-143 Warszawa Poland mania.ona@gmail.com FELLOW’S DIARY Otology and Temporal Bone Surgery DIARY Anna Švejdová, MD Univerzita Karlova - Lékařská fakulta v Hradci Králové Hradec Králové Czech Republic Sunday, September 5, 2021 For most of us, Sunday was the travel day Even though the weather wasn´t very nice in the past days, Salzburg welcomed us with a warm sunny afternoon I met some fellows from the course at the train station, and we decided to walk to our accommodation in order to already see a bit of the city and to enjoy the views of the castle In the evening, we met with the rest of the fellows from the group and with the faculty for a nice dinner, which was a great start for the whole week Monday, September 6, 2021 I decided to use some time before breakfast for a small run up the hill Kapuzinerberg Our scientific program then started with a pre-seminar test and continued with lectures, mainly concerning the upcoming lab-trainings We were guided through main anatomy of the temporal bone, important landmarks, and procedures that we would on our specimens The presentations were filled with 3D animations and videos, which made it much clearer to understand We went for a drink at the riverbank before dinner and went to bed quite early, as we were all excited about the days with drilling © Open Medical Institute 2021 FELLOW’S DIARY Otology and Temporal Bone Surgery Tuesday, September 7, 2021 The temporal bone lab is situated in the Anatomical institute of Paracelsus University where we all gathered in the morning We shared a working space with one other fellow, but everybody was working on his own temporal bone The space was equipped with microscopes, drills, suction, and all other necessary instruments, which was great We started with canalplasty, stapedectomy and continued with mastoidectomy, identifying the important structures The highlight of the day was facial recess approach and insertion of the CI electrode During the whole lab time the faculty were strolling between us, helping, guiding, and advising, as well as the people from the supporting companies who were very helpful As the lab was situated on the opposite side of the old city, we decided to walk the way back on our own to fetch a beer and a bit of the afternoon sun Wednesday, September 8, 2021 We continued with our dissection, labyrinthectomy, canal wall down technique, dissection of the facial nerve, internal acoustic meatus, exploration of the tympanic cavity and finally finding the internal carotid artery Seeing the structures and dissecting into this depth was a great way to understand the relationships between them, and I consider this as one of the most important parts of this course In the afternoon, we started with presenting our case-reports I think we all could learn something from how the patients are treated in other countries, as we heard about some very rare diseases Lastly, it was a good opportunity to present in English Thursday, September 9, 2021 The following morning, we continued with lecture sessions, getting back to temporal bone anatomy, and putting things in relation with the dissections We received a great overview of temporal bone cancer, surgery of the ear canal, and tympanoplasty techniques We discussed surgery of vestibular disorders and endoscopic surgery We closed with some last casepresentations of the fellows As we ended very well on time, we went for a walk to the Kapuzinerberg, to see the monastery there In the evening, we enjoyed a beautiful concert with the music of Mozart, in the Great Chamber of the Schloss Arenberg, and a drink with the faculty Friday, September 10, 2021 We closed the whole week with the last morning session of lectures concerning ossiculoplasty, temporal bone trauma, BAHA, petrous apex approaches, and the post-seminar test We could spend some more hours in the city before the farewell reception and dinner We had a great week at Schloss Arenberg The amount of time and energy that was put in this seminar from the faculty, as well as from the organizers, was really amazing I am very grateful for the opportunity to be here The seminar was packed with information, practical experience, and many great tips from experienced surgeons from all over the world Nonetheless, it was nice meeting doctors from other countries and making new friends Thank you for organizing such a nice event, for your time, and support! © Open Medical Institute 2021 ... Endoscopes in Otologic Surgery Post -Seminar Test Evaluation & Discussion 09:00 10:00 10:00 10:30 Otosclerosis and Stapedectomy 10:30 11:30 Temporal Bone Lab Temporal Bone Lab 11:30 12:30 12:30 14:00... on Urology, Andrology and Health Care issues and is co-author of books on basic and clinical urology/andrology © Open Medical Institute 2021 Samuel H Selesnick, MD, FACS Professor and Vice-Chairman... started with a pre -seminar test and continued with lectures, mainly concerning the upcoming lab-trainings We were guided through main anatomy of the temporal bone, important landmarks, and procedures