Since the beginning of my career in 1989, I have been working at the Department of Otorhinolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery of the University of Szeged.
I was appointed Assistant Lecturer in 1994, Senior Lecturer in 2003, and Associate Professor in 2008. Following my habilitation procedure in 2009, I was awarded the title of Habilitated Doctor by the University in 2010.
Since January 1, 2012, I have served as Director of the Department of Otorhinolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery of the University of Szeged. On July 26, 2012, I was appointed Full Professor.
Since 2023, I have also been working as a specialist physician at the Újszeged Medical Center.
Since 2008 – Chief Otorhinolaryngologist of Csongrád County
Since 2008 – Board Member, Hungarian Society of Otorhinolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery
Since 2011 – Executive Committee Member, Hungarian Society of Otorhinolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery
Since 2015 – President, Hungarian Society of Otorhinolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery
2007–2012 – Board Member, Hungarian Society of Phonetics, Phoniatrics and Logopedics
Since 2012 – Member of the Public Body of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences
2013–2017 – President, Laryngeal Microsurgery Section, Hungarian Society of Otorhinolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery
Since 2017 – Board Member, Hungarian Society of Head and Neck Surgery
Since 2016 – Member, Advisory Board of the Professional College of Otorhinolaryngology
Since 2017 – Member of the three-member Professional College
1992 – Financial Officer, Department of Otorhinolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery, University of Szeged
2010 – Member, International Relations Committee, Faculty of Medicine
2011 – Member, Faculty Council, Faculty of Medicine
2015 – Member, Scientific Committee, Faculty of Medicine
2015 – President, Clinical Research Coordinating Center, University of Szeged
2017 – Head of the Governing Board, Clinical Research Coordinating Center
Since 2011 – Editorial Board Member, Fül-Orr-Gégegyógyászat
Since 2011 – Editorial Board Member, World Journal of Otorhinolaryngology
Reviewer for several national and international journals, including:
The Laryngoscope (since 2009)
International Journal of Pediatric Otolaryngology (since 2010)
I have been involved in undergraduate and postgraduate medical education since 1994, teaching in both Hungarian and English. Between 2003 and 2011, I served as the department’s Director of Education, for which I received the Dean’s Commendation in 2003.
I regularly organize and participate in international round-table discussions across several fields of otorhinolaryngology and head and neck surgery. I have repeatedly served as faculty member in international courses organized by the European Otorhinolaryngological Society, many of which were based on novel procedures developed by my research group (e.g., Lausanne, Amsterdam).
Based on my work, I was invited twice to the Congress of the American Laryngological Association and delivered lectures at phoniatric and laryngeal surgery courses organized by the Department of Otorhinolaryngology at Harvard University in Boston. I authored a chapter in a laryngeal surgery textbook edited by the American Society, to be published shortly.
I also contributed a chapter (“Bilateral Impaired Vocal Cord Immobility”) to the textbook Laryngeal and Tracheobronchial Stenosis edited by Sandhu and Nouraei (2015), published by the British Laryngological Society.
In otologic surgery, I am a regular invited instructor at the Caetani World Hearing Center courses in Warsaw. I participated as an organizer and instructor in the establishment of the Cochlear Implantation Center in Târgu Mureș and am currently engaged in similar activities in Chișinău.
Our department functions as a European otologic training center and regularly participates in the international teaching of novel ear surgery techniques. Several innovative surgical technologies were first introduced into human clinical practice at our department (e.g., Nucleus Profile cochlear implant, new BAHA devices).
Through my international fellowships and research collaborations, I have established extensive professional relationships with leading ENT departments worldwide (e.g., Stanford, Harvard, Chicago, University of Jena), facilitating international training opportunities for my colleagues.
I serve as supervisor and lecturer in the Doctoral School “Clinical and Experimental Research in Reconstructive and Organ-Preserving Surgery”, within the subprogram “Research on Surgical Options for Function Preservation and Restoration in Otorhinolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery.”
I supervise PhD research in the following areas:
Surgical treatment of congenital and acquired laryngotracheal stenosis and functional restoration
Rhinology and allergic rhinitis
Sleep medicine (sleep diagnostics, sleep apnea, surgical therapy)
Endoscopic maxillofacial and skull base surgery
To date, six PhD students have successfully obtained their degrees under my supervision, with four additional defenses expected in the near future.
I am frequently invited to serve as opponent or committee member in PhD defenses and habilitation procedures.
As a department leader, I place strong emphasis on maintaining continuity in scientific training. Nearly all colleagues at the department are involved as PhD supervisors or students. Two of my former PhD students already supervise or will soon supervise PhD candidates independently. Over recent years, an average of 2–3 PhD defenses per year has been achieved, a strong performance relative to the department’s staff size.
GINOP 2.3.2 – Development of ECRIN laboratory and equipment infrastructure
Consortium led by the University of Pécs; University of Szeged share: 198 million HUF
Aim: to strengthen Hungary’s participation in the international ECRIN independent clinical research network.
EFOP 3.6.2 – HECRIN-KLIKK (Educational Subproject Leader)
Consortium led by the University of Pécs; University of Szeged share: 450 million HUF
The project aims to enhance the Hungarian pharmaceutical sector by increasing revenues from non-sponsored clinical trials, improving competitiveness, and strengthening international research participation through collaboration among major Hungarian universities and ECRIN.
Under my leadership, the department and the Hungarian Society of Otorhinolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery have organized 36 national and international congresses and courses, including:
2013 – Hungarian Audiology Congress, Budapest
2013 – European Audiology Congress, Budapest
2015 – Hungarian Audiology Congress, Szolnok
2016 – European Head and Neck Surgery Congress, Budapest
2016 – World Congress on Objective Hearing Assessment of Implantable Hearing Devices, Szeged
2016 – Hungarian Audiology Congress, Szeged
2016 – National Congress of the Hungarian Society of ORL and Head and Neck Surgery, Szeged
2017 – Hungarian Audiology Congress, Szeged
2018 – Hungarian Audiology Congress, Szeged
2018 – National Congress of the Hungarian Society of ORL and Head and Neck Surgery, Szeged
2018 – UEMS Educational Congress of European Otorhinolaryngology, Budapest
2020 – Balkan Implantation Congress
2021 – Congress of the European Society for Pediatric Cochlear Implantation (ESPCI)
According to the Hungarian Scientific Bibliography (MTMT), I have published 212 scientific works, including 93 full-length (“in extenso”) publications with a cumulative impact factor of 58.200 (MTA requirement: 16).
H-index: 9
Independent citations: 230 (MTA requirement: 76)
I have contributed to 12 national and international book chapters and am co-inventor of two patents. Several manuscripts from my research groups are currently under review or in preparation. I have delivered more than 600 scientific presentations at national and international forums.
My publications cover the entire spectrum of otorhinolaryngology. Most of this work was conducted at Hungarian research institutions and based on original concepts.
I collaborate closely with several international companies (e.g., Cochlear, Med-El) in the field of implantology research.
President, Hungarian Society of Otorhinolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery
Member / Board Member, Hungarian Society of Phonetics, Phoniatrics and Logopedics
Member / Executive Board Member, Hungarian Society of Head and Neck Surgery
Member since 1998, European Laryngological Society
Elected Member (2012), Chevalier Jackson Society (international society of leading airway surgeons)
2010 – Kempelen Farkas Award, Hungarian Society of Phonetics, Phoniatrics and Logopedics
2010 – Lichtenberger Award (Main Prize), European Laryngological Society (awarded to research group)
2014 – Officer’s Cross of the Hungarian Order of Merit; Medal of the City of Szeged
2017 – Ságvári Memorial Medal
Since 1989, I have performed more than 12,000 surgical procedures, covering the full spectrum of otorhinolaryngology—from implantable hearing devices and minimally invasive head and neck surgery to complex oncologic reconstructions.
Together with my colleagues, I have developed several innovative and internationally recognized surgical concepts and techniques, published in leading international journals. I am co-inventor of two patents.
I provide national and international consultation services and am frequently invited to perform surgeries. I regularly collaborate with various departments of the University of Szeged and other Hungarian institutions in interdisciplinary procedures. I continuously participate in international training programs to master the latest surgical techniques.
Last updated: 2017
