Speaker
Dr. Sten Hellstrom
Karolinska Institute, Sweden
Biography :
Sten Hellström (SH) is a senior professor in Otorhinolaryngology (ORL) at Karolinska Institutet (KI). Before retirement he was senior consultant and chief of the Dept of Audiology and Neurotology at Karolinska Univ Hospital. SH started his career at Umeå University the most Northern university of Sweden. Here he was the professor of ORL and CMO of the hospital during several years before moving to Stockholm. He was chairman of Acta Oto-Laryngologica Foundation during 20 years. At KI he is general secretary for Center for Hearing and Communication Research and was one of the initiators of Scientific Center for Advanced Pediatric Audiology. His research has mainly focused on middle ear but more recently on inner ear and hearing rehabilitation. He is an world expert in the field of otitis media and has published more than 300 papers. He has a broad network of international scientists.
