Prof. Marco Mandalà received his medical training, residency and phD at the University of Siena (Italy). He is an otolaryngologist involved in neuro-otology and oto-neurosurgery. His present position is Medical Director at the Otolaryngology Department at the University of Siena. He trained as neuro-otologist and oto-neuro surgeon with Prof. D. Nuti (Siena, Italy), Prof. D. Zee (Baltimore, USA), Prof. A. Bronstein (London, UK), Prof. V. Colletti (Verona, Italy) and Prof. R. Shannon (Los Angeles, USA). His present research areas are: clinical otoneurology, Implantable hearing and vestibular devices, genetic mechanisms of inner ear disorders, etiology and pathogenesis of vestibular neuritis and benign paroxysmal positional vertigo, long-term effect of unilateral vestibular lesions, effects of electromagnetic fields on auditory and vestibular system, cochlear, brainstem and middle-ear auditory implants.

He is author of 3 patents in vestibular rehabilitation, treatment of tinnitus and wireless recording of eye movements. He is author of more than 60 indexed publications in international journals and book chapters in the field of neuro-otology and otolaryngology, reviewer of indexed journals (Laryngoscope, Frontiers in Neuro-Otology etc.) and member of the Barany Society. He participated as speaker at more than 150 national and international meetings.

Dr. Alessia Giorli graduated in Medicine and Surgery at the University of Siena in 2016 where she attended the Otolaryngology Unit. She actually is an Otolaryngology resident. Her main research interests are focused on chronic rhinosinusitis and smell disorders.

Associate Professor of Otolaryngology, Department of Medical, Surgical Sciences and Neurosciences, University of Siena. Degree in Medicine and Surgery at the University of Siena Medical School; 1996. ENT Residency at the University of Siena Medical School; 1996-2001. PhD in “Biomedicine and Immunological Sciences” on at the University of Siena Medical School; 2002-2004. Researcher of Otorhinolaryngology, University of Siena; 2006-2016. Italian National abilitation for Associate Professor in 2012 (O6-F3, MED/31 e 32). Associate Professor of Otorhinolaryngology, University of Siena; 2017-present. Head of ENT School Specialization University of Siena; 2017-2019. Member of the board of the PhD Course in Traslational and Precision Medicine 2021. President of the degree hearing aid techniques AA 2021-2022 University of Siena. Teacher of Otolaryngology and audiology in the following degree courses: Medicine and Surgery, Speech Therapy, Hearing Aid Techniques , Orthoptics, Dentistry,. Teaching in the following Residents' schools: Otolaryngology, Ophtalmology, Audiology and phoniatrics, Pediatrics, Radiology, Occupational Medicine. RESEARCH ACTIVITIES – SCOPUS DATA September 2021: 39 Documents by author, 669 Citations by 602 documents, 12 h-index.