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Curriculum Vitae Thomas Lenarz, M.D., Ph.D., Professor and Chairman
Dept. of Otolaryngology, Medical University Hannover
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Date of birth: 3 June 1956
Address: Dept. of Otolaryngology, Medical University of Hannover
Carl-Neuberg-Str. 1, 30625 Hannover,
Phone: + 49-511-532-6565
Fax: + 49-511-532-5558
E-Mail: lenarz.thomas@mh-hannover.de |
| 1975-1981 |
Medical studies at the Universities of Tuebingen, Erlangen, Heidelberg and London |
| 1981-1985 |
Residency in Otolaryngology at the University of Heidelberg |
| 1985-1989 |
Assistant Professor at the Dept. of Otolaryngology, University of Heidelberg |
| 1989 |
Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the Dept. of Otolaryngology, University of California, San Francisco |
| 1989-1992 |
Vice-Chairman of the Dept. of Otolaryngology, University of Tuebingen |
| since 1993 |
Chairman and Professor, Dept. of Otolaryngology, Medical University of Hannover, Germany |
| 1995-2001 |
President of the German Audiological and Neurootological Society |
| 2001-2003 |
Chairman of EFAS (European Federation of Audiological Societies) |
| since 2003 |
Speaker of the Collaborative Research Centre “Sustainable Bioresorbable and Permanent Implants of Metallic and Ceramic Materials” (SFB 599) supported by the German Research Foundation |
Scientific emphasis
• Cochlear implants
- New electrode developments
- Intraoperative electrophysiological measurements
- Clinical research on patient outcome
• Implantable hearing aids
- Research and development of the Implex device
- Research and development of the St. Croix Envoy system
- Clinical studies with Symphonix Soundbridge and Otologics MET
• Neonatal hearing screening
• Intraoperative monitoring in skull base procedures
• Otology and skull base surgery
The Department runs the world's largest cochlear implant programme with more than 3000 patients implanted since 1984. The Department is also engaged in other types of implants in the field of Otology including implantable hearing aids and brainstem implants. Other fields of clinical interest are skull base surgery including intraoperative monitoring and neuronavigation. Fields of research are auditory nerve regeneration, auditory prosthesis research, the pharmacology of the auditory system, the early detection of neonatal hearing loss and auditory prosthesis research. Membership in national/international societies of otolaryngology, audiology and skull base surgery. Member of the Editorial Board of the American Journal of Otology, Otology & Neurotology, Laryngo-Rhino-Otology. More than 200 publications in national and international journals.
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