The Education & Training Committee is currently chaired by Su De. Its remit is primarily to organise webinars, but also to lead on other educational content for the ESPO membership.
Su De
Chair
ESPO - The European Society of Pediatric OtorhinolaryngologyRead Su’s Bio
I am a consultant paediatric otorhinolaryngologist in Liverpool, UK. I love that ESPO enables communication and collaboration with colleagues all over the world with the opportunity to learn from each other. I hope that in the coming years, it continues to become more inclusive, and inspires a new generation of paediatric otorhinolaryngologists.
Rania Mehanna
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Paediatric ENT consultant at Children’s Health Ireland (CHI) at Crumlin in Dublin, Ireland and Ass. Clinical Professor at UCD (University College Dublin). Subspecialty interest paediatric airways
François Simon MD PhD
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Professor of otolaryngology, at Université Paris Cité and Necker – Enfants Malades hospital (AP-HP) in Paris. Specialising in paediatric otology and rhinology and more specifically in chronic middle ear surgery, endonasal skull base surgery, vestibular disease and deafness management. Researcher at the Integrative Neuroscience & Cognition Center, Spatial orientation team (INCC – Université Paris Cité), focusing on the vestibular system: assessing vestibular function in murine models and multisensory integration in children with vestibular disorders. Special interest in surgical education developing new technology to teach otology (3d-printing, virtual reality) and deputy medical director of the new Paris school of surgery.
Mira de Kruijff
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Mira de Kruijf has worked as a Consultant Paediatric Otolaryngologist at the Royal Manchester Children’s Hospital (RMCH) from 2016. Her sub-specialist interests are in sialorrhoea and progressive upper airway obstruction in children with neurodisability, long-term ventilation, paediatric airway surgery and the mucopolysaccharidoses. She is an Advanced Paediatric Life Support instructor, is part of the Paediatric National Tracheostomy Safety Project, and is the National Online Training Program Director for ENT in the UK.
Maryana Cherkes MD, PhD
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Dr. Maryana Cherkes is an ENT specialist with a strong background in pediatric otolaryngology. She completed her specialization in Ukraine, where she worked extensively with children and contributed to the development of a regional cochlear implantation program. Due to the war in her homeland, she relocated to Austria and is currently continuing her career at the Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Medical University of Graz. Her main fields of interest include rhinology, sinus surgery, and pediatric ENT. She completed her PhD in rhinology and has remained actively engaged in clinical research, publications, and academic projects. In addition, she is a member of the Young Austrian ENT Society , Young IFOS and is involved in organizing educational courses and scientific activities with great enthusiasm.