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Otorhinolaryngologist. Specialist in the Head and Neck Surgery.

Professor of Otolaryngology

Professor Wolfgang Gstöttner is a specialist in ear, nose and throat (ENT) diseases. He is head of the University Hospital ENT Clinic in Vienna and has extensive experience in head and neck surgery. He is a professor, board member and president of various related organizations. He has performed various ENT surgeries and was the first to implant an active middle ear implant and auditory brain stem implant in Austria.

Otorhinolaryngologist

Professor, Oncologist

Doctor Ophir Hendzel is a board certified otolaryngology specialist from Israel with an American background, specializing in cochlear implantations and complicated otology and neurobiology surgeries. He has a medical degree in otolaryngology from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, and has received specialty training in otic and lateral skull base surgery, temporal bone surgery, and lateral skull base surgery from Harvard Medical School, House Ear Institute, and Saint Louis University, respectively. His work experience includes Board certification in the Cochlear Implant Unit at Sourasky Medical Center and the Otolaryngology Department at Assuta Clinic. He is a member of The Israeli Society of Otolaryngology/ Head and Neck Surgery, The Israel Otological Society, and The International Otological Society.

Dr. Ari Derowe is a highly experienced Pediatric Otolaryngologist with 32 years of experience, currently serving at Ichilov Sourasky Medical Center Tel Aviv. He holds a Bachelors of Medicine from Sackler University Israel, specialization in Otorhinolaryngology from Sackler University, and residency of Otolaryngology from Kaplan Hospital and Meir Hospital. He is also an instructor at Stanford School Of Medicine and the Director of Pediatric Otolaryngology Unit, Dept. Of Otolaryngology Ichilov, Tel Aviv. He is a member of several professional organizations, including the Israel Medical Association, Israeli Society of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, American Society of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, and American Bronchoesophageal Association.

Professor Birgit Knerer-Shally is a specialist in ear, throat, nose, head and neck surgery with a focus on rhinoplasty. She is a University Lecturer in Ear, Throat and Nose Medicine and a member of several national and international specialized societies. She provides detailed examinations, relevant preliminary tests and recommendations at the private practice of Wiener Privatklinik.

Professor Antonino Spinelli is the Director of the Division of Colon and Rectal Surgery at Humanitas Research Hospital.

The Division of Colon and Rectal Surgery is one of the most important centres for colorectal disease, especially for procedures of sphincter preservation for rectal tumours, but also for chronic inflammatory bowel disease (Crohn disease, ulcerative rectal colitis…) and the surgical treatment of diverticular pathologies. 

Professor Spinelli carries out a constant research on minimally invasive surgeries, including the single-port surgery, mini-laparoscopy, low-impact surgery and trans-anal techniques (TATME, TAMIS, TTSS). Furthermore, the advanced postoperative recovering is another area of his interest.

He graduated as MD in 2001 at University of Milano. During his education, he won several scholarships: he trained ad University of Berlin Charitè for two years at the Department of General, Visceral and Transplantation Surgery. Also, he obtained his PhD on Surgical Phsyiopathology with a dissertation on enhanced recovery for laparoscopic colorectal surgery in 2011. 

Current Teaching Activity: he is Full Professor of Surgery at Humanitas University. 

Also, Professor Spinelli is general Secretary of the European Society of Coloproctology (ESCP) and Board Member of the Guidelines Committee (GulCom) of the European Crohn Disease and Colitis Organization (ECCO). He is Fellow of the American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgery (FASCRS), Honorary Fellow of the Czech Society of Surgery (CSS) and Honorary Member of the Brazilian College of Digestive Surgery (CBCD). 

He is a member of the International Organization for the study of Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IOIBD) and several other national and international scientific societies. 

In addition, Professor Spinelli serves as Associate Editor for Colorectal Disease (Journal of the Association of Coloproctology of Great Britain & Ireland, Royal College of Surgeons of England, of the European Society of Coloproctology and of the Spanish Society of Coloproctology – Asociación Española de Coloproctología), Diseases of the Colon and Rectum (official journal of the American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons), Journal of the Anus, Rectum and Colon (official journal of the Japan Society of Coloproctology).

He is Editorial Board Member of the Journal of Crohn’s Colitis (official journal of the European Crohn’s Colitis Organization), Advisory Board of Coloproctology (official journal of the German Society for Coloproctology – Deutsche Gesellschaft für Koloproktologie) and Editorial Board Member of Updates in Surgery (official journal of the Italian Society of Surgery – Società Italiana di Chirurgia).

Professor Wolfgang Gstöttner is an ear, nose and throat specialist and the head of the University Hospital for ENT Diseases at the Medical University of Vienna. He has extensive experience in head and neck surgery, including the creation of a laser partial resection of the larynx, implantation of active middle ear and auditory brain stem implants, and has held various positions of leadership in medical organizations.