PERSONAL INFO
Born – 1946 in Austria
Married since 1973, 3 children

EDUCATION
1967 – B.Sc. McGill University, Montreal
1971 – MDCM McGill University, Montreal
1971 to 1976 – Residency Otolaryngology, University of Toronto
1976 – Clinical Fellowship, University of Toronto
1976 – Fellow Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada
1976 – Diplomate American Board of Otolaryngology

RECENT PAST POSITIONS
• Professor and Chairman, Department of Otolaryngology, McGill University, 2002 – 2016
• Chief, Department of Otolaryngology, McGill University Health Centre, 2002 – 2016
• Chief, Department of Otolaryngology, SMBD-Jewish General Hospital, 1992 – 2011
• President, Canadian Society of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery, 2006 – 2007
• Associate Editor, Journal of Otolaryngology, 1991-1994
• Examiner in Otolaryngology, Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada, 1994 – 1998
• Awards Chair, Canadian Society of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery, 1991- 1995
• Executive Committee Member, Association d’otorhinolaryngologie du Quebec, 1991 – 1993
• Founding Member and First Chairman, Canadian Rhinology Group, CSO-HNS, 2000

CLINICAL AND ACADEMIC PROFILE
•Joined the Faculty of Medicine at McGill University in 1976
•Current practice is rhinology and endoscopic sinus surgery
•Practice of endoscopic sinus surgery started in 1986
•Mentored numerous residents and fellows in the technique of ESS

PRESENTATIONS
•Many invited lectureships and presentations to national and international societies, mostly in the subspecialty area of nasal and sinus surgery, nasal airflow testing, molecular biology of chronic sinusitis and mucociliary physiology
•Served as course director and faculty of courses and workshops on endoscopic sinus surgery
•Millennium Lecturer in Rhinology, CSO-HNS, 2000

PUBLICATIONS
•Over 150 publications mostly in the field of rhinology and endoscopic sinus surgery. This includes peer-reviewed articles, textbook chapters, periodicals, reviews, and multi-media works.
•Co-authored Canadian national guidelines on rhinitis and sinusitis