Biography
Mario Sanna is the director of the Gruppo Otologico (Piacenza and Rome, Italy), established 1983, an internationally acclaimed center for otology, hearing implantology and skull base surgeries. Prof. Sanna is a master in his field known across the world for his pioneering work in Otology and Skull Base Surgery. He is the Founder member of the European Skull Base Society and the Italian Skull Base Society and an honorary member of the French and Spanish Otolaryngological Societies. Prof. Sanna has authored 15 books and over 375 articles in peer reviewed journals.
His illustrated text books are extremely popular and some of them have won international awards. He has been an invited faculty in over 400 conferences and academic meetings. Over 200 fellows and 1000 observers have been trained at the Gruppo Otologico. Prof. Sanna has contributed tremendously to the knowledge of Otology & Skull Base Surgery and is considered by his peers to be one of the pioneers of modern Skull Base Surgery.