Editorial introductions

Current Opinion in Otolaryngology & Head and Neck Surgery was launched in 1993. It is one of a successful series of review journals whose unique format is designed to provide a systematic and critical assessment of the literature as presented in the many primary journals. The fields of otolaryngology and head and neck surgery are divided into 11 sections that are reviewed once a year. Each section is assigned a Section Editor, a leading authority in the area, who identifies the most important topics at that time. Here we are pleased to introduce the Journal's Section Editors for this issue. SECTION EDITORS Ravi N. SamyRavi N. SamyRavi N. Samy, MD, FACS is an Associate Professor in the Department of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery at the University of Cincinnati/Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, USA. Dr Samy's practice includes pediatric and adult otology, neurotology, and skull base surgery. He also serves as the Program Director of the neurotology fellowship and the adult cochlear implantation program. He earned his BS in Zoology and then MD from Duke University. He completed a residency at Stanford University Medical Center followed by a fellowship in otology/neurotology/skull base surgery at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics. He is an active member of the American Academy of Otolaryngology/Head and Neck Surgery (AAOHNS) and the American Neurotology Society (ANS). He is also a Fellow of the American College of Surgery. He is certified by the American Board of Otolaryngology with a Certificate of Added Qualifications in Neurotology. Dr Samy's special interests are pediatric and adult otology, neurotology, skull base tumors (such as acoustic neuromas) and synthetic biology/nanorobotics for the treatment of cholesteatoma. His publications have appeared in such journals as Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Archives of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Otology and Neurotology and Laryngoscope. Rodney C. DiazRodney C. DiazRodney C. Diaz, MD is an Associate Professor of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery at the University of California at Davis, USA. He attended the University of California at Berkeley, where he obtained his baccalaureate in Astrophysics. He received his MD degree from the University of California at Davis. He remained at UC Davis for his postdoctoral medical training, completing his general surgery internship and residency in otolaryngology – head and neck surgery. He then completed a clinical fellowship in otology, neurotology, and skull base surgery at the Michigan Ear Institute. Dr Diaz currently serves as the Residency Program Director for the Otolaryngology Department at UC Davis Medical Center. He is an active member of several otolaryngology organizations, including the American Academy of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery, the Association for Research in Otolaryngology, and the American Neurotology Society. Dr Diaz's clinical practice is focused on otology, neurotology, and tumors of the lateral skull base. His research interests include the electrophysiologic and molecular biologic mechanisms of inner ear potassium cycling and lateral wall transport processes in the regulation of the endocochlear potential, as well as in novel methods for the regeneration of inner ear sensory epithelium. Dr Diaz serves as a board member of the Speech-Language Pathology, Audiology, and Hearing Aid Dispensers Board of California. Richard E. HaydenRichard E. HaydenRichard E. Hayden, MD obtained a BSc (Honours Biology) at Mount Allison University, Canada, an MSc (Neurophysiology) at Edinburgh University, Scotland, and MD, CM at McGill University, Canada. He completed his Otolaryngology residency at the University of Toronto, followed by fellowships in Head and Neck Oncology (MD Anderson Hospital, USA), in Radiation Oncology (Princess Margaret Hospital, Canada) and in Facial Plastic Surgery, with Jan Beekhius and Richard Webster. Dr Hayden practiced as the head and neck surgeon at Toronto General Hospital until 1983 when he relocated to Washington University in St. Louis, USA. There he served as the Chief of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery until he moved to the University of Pennsylvania in 1991 to establish the Center for Head and Neck Cancer and to serve as Professor and Vice-Chair of the Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery. In 1995, he became Professor and Chair of the Department of Otolaryngology at Allegheny University. In 2002, he moved to Scottsdale, Arizona to become Professor and Chair of the Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery at Mayo Clinic Arizona. Dr Hayden has devoted his career to head and neck oncology with a career-long special emphasis on complex and microvascular reconstructive techniques. Over the past 12 years, he has also developed a special interest in transoral, minimally invasive head and neck cancer surgery. He has contributed over 150 publications to academic literature. He has provided national and international training in microsurgery and head and neck reconstruction and has long mentored a Head and Neck Microvascular Fellowship Program with many graduates now in leadership roles in North American and international academic programs. The creation of specialized tissues and organs from stem cells for replacement and rehabilitation of damaged tissues is his current passion. As the Education Director for the Center for Regenerative Medicine of the Mayo Clinic, Dr Hayden coordinates the development and implementation of programs in regenerative medicine for the medical, postgraduate and allied health schools.

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