Professor Alfio Ferlito, MD, DLO, DPath, FRCSEd ad hominem, FRCS (Eng, Glasg, Ir) ad eundem, FDSRCS ad eundem, FACS, FHKCORL, FRCPath, FASCP, IFCAP Formerly Director of the Department of Surgical Sciences at the University of Udine School of Medicine from 2003 to 2009 and Professor and Chairman of the ENT Clinic at the same University from 1997 to 2013. He graduated in medicine at the University of Bologna in 1968. He completed his residence programme in otolaryngology and subsequently in pathology. He worked at the ENT Department of Padua University from 1970 to 1997. Professor Ferlito has collaborated in writing articles, editorials, commentaries, consensus statements, letters to the editor, special issues, book chapters and books with 600 international experts. He has edited a three-volume book entitled Cancer of the Larynx (CRC Press, Boca Raton, 1985) and three other books entitled Neoplasms of the Larynx (Churchill Livingstone, Edinburgh, 1993), Surgical Pathology of Laryngeal Neoplasms (Chapman and Hall, London, 1996) and Diseases of the Larynx (Arnold, London, 2000), and co-authored two books entitled Granulomas and Neoplasms of the Larynx together with Professor Imrich Friedmann (Churchill Livingstone, Edinburgh, 1988) and Surgery for Cancer of the Larynx and Related Structures together with Dr. Carl E. Silver (Saunders, Philadelphia, 1996). He is editor with Dr. Marvin P. Fried of the third edition of a two-volume book entitled The Larynx (Plural Publishing, San Diego, 2009) and with Drs. K. Thomas Robbins and Carl E. Silver of the book entitled Neck Dissection - Management of Regional Disease in Head and Neck Cancer (Plural Publishing, San Diego, 2010). He is Editor of four issues of ORL Journal for Oto-Rhino-Laryngology, Head and Neck Surgery. Professor Ferlito has been author or co-author of 593 referred publications in 55 medical journals and 54 chapters in various books. He serves as editor, co-editor, assistant editor or reviewer for the following 273 journals: The Lancet; The Lancet Oncology; Nature Clinical Practice Oncology; Human Molecular Genetics; Clinical Cancer Research; BMC Medicine; Cancer; Acta Biomaterialia; European Journal of Cancer; International Journal of Cancer; Expert Review of Molecular Diagnostics; Modern Pathology; Molecular Carcinogenesis; Annals of Surgical Oncology; Surgical Endoscopy; British Journal of Cancer; FEBS Journal; Radiotherapy and Oncology; Investigational New Drugs; Thyroid; Journal of Pathology Research; Future Oncology; Histopathology; Epigenomics; Journal of the American College of Surgeons; Expert Opinion on Pharmacotherapy; PLOS ONE; Oral Oncology; Head and Neck; European Journal of Surgical Oncology -The Journal of Cancer Surgery; Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal; Journal of Cancer Research and Clinical Oncology; International Journal of Molecular Sciences; Cancer Chemotherapy and Pharmacology; Journal of European Academy of Dermatology Venereology; Journal of Surgical Oncology; Histology and Histopathology; Respiratory Medicine; Experimental and Molecular Pathology; Translational Oncology; Oral Diseases; BioMed Research International; Anti-Cancer Drugs; Radiation Oncology; Expert Review of Anticancer Therapy; Journal of Neuroscience Methods; American Journal of Rhinology; Oncology; Cancer Detection and Prevention Journal; Expert Review of Gastroenterology & Hepatology; Gene; Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine; International Journal of Experimental Pathology; BMJ Open; The Laryngoscope; Journal of Experimental and Clinical Cancer Research; BMC Health Services Research; Archives of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery; Journal of Voice; Journal of Allergy & Therapy Current Opinion in Otolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery; Clinical Otolaryngology; Clinical and Experimental Dermatology; Intervirology; Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery; British Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery; European Journal of Internal Medicine; Journal of Oral and Maxillo-Facial Surgery; European Archives of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology and Head & Neck; Patient Preference and Adherence; Therapeutics and Clinical Risk Management; American Journal of Otolaryngology; Annals of Otology, Rhinology and Laryngology; Acta Otolaryngologica; Tissue and Cell; ORL Journal for Oto-Rhino-Laryngology, Head and Neck Surgery; Folia Phoniatrica et Logopaedica; Journal of Cytology & Histology; Advances in Therapy; Journal of Laryngology and Otology; Ophtalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery; Yonsei Medical Journal; Auris Nasus Larynx; Journal of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery; Journal of Cancer Therapeutics & Research; Ear, Nose and Throat Journal; African Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmacology; Clinical and Experimental Otorhinolaryngology; Head and Neck Oncology; Operative Techniques in Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery; Surgical Laparoscopy, Endoscopy & Percutaneous Techniques; Journal of Medical Speech-Language Pathology; Journal of Cytology; ORL Update; Otolaryngology Journal Club Journal; Otorhinolaryngologica Nova; International Archives of Otorhinolaryngology; Indian Journal of Otology; Anales Otorrinolaringológicos del Perú; Applied Pathology; Head and Neck Diseases; Head and Neck Pathology; Medical Science Monitor; BioMed Central Ear Nose Throat Disorders; BioMed Central Cancer; European Journal of General Medicine; Journal of Laryngology and Voice; ORL Today; Focus on ORL; Acta Otorhinolaryngologica Italica; Asian Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery; Tumori; Chirurgia della Testa e del Collo; Giornale di Stomatologia e di Ortognatodonzia; ORL Digest; Arquivos de Otorrinolaringologia; Cancer Control: Journal of the Moffitt Cancer Center; World Journal of Surgical Oncology; International Journal of Surgery; Excerpta Medica; Neurology India; Nowotwory - Journal of Oncology; Journal of Oral Pathology and Medicine; Open Otorhinolaryngology Journal; Journal of Medical Case Reports; African Journal of Microbiology Research; Case Reports and Clinical Practice Review; Journal of Zhejiang University SCIENCE A and B; American Journal of Case Reports; The Open Surgical Oncology Journal; The Open Pain Journal; International Journal of Otolaryngology; Expert Opinion on Medical Diagnostics; The Open Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Journal; Case Reports in Medicine; The Open Toxinology Journal; International Journal of Biomedical Science; Current Immunology Reviews; BMJ Point of Care; European Journal of General Medicine; Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine; Frontiers in Molecular Biology; Cases Journal; International Journal of Surgical Oncology; Journal of Cancer Research and Therapeutics; Indian Journal of Cancer; Journal of Chinese Clinical Medicine; Head and Neck Pathology; World Journal of Clinical Oncology; Journal of Environmental Protection; Surgical Science; The Asia-Pacific Journal of Endocrinology; World Journal of Otorhinolaryngology; International Journal of Surgery Case Reports; Oncology Reviews; Odontology; Surgical Techniques Development; World Journal of Translational Medicine; Acta Stomatologica Croatica; Clinical Investigation; Diagnostic and Therapeutic Endoscopy; World Journal of Anesthesiology; World Journal of Stomatology; World Journal of Surgical Procedures; International Scholarly Research Network (ISRN) Otolaryngology; Journal of Cancer Therapy; Journal of Solid Tumors; Journal of Oncology; Case Reports in Oncological Medicine; Recent Patents on Biotechnology; Case Reports in Dentistry; World Journal of Methodology; Otolaryngology; Expert Opinion on Therapeutic Targets; Journal of Hand and Microsurgery; Journal of Clinical Medicine and Research; Journal of Skin Cancer; Clinical Anatomy; Case Reports in Anesthesiology; Life Sciences; British Journal of Medicine and Medical Research; Clinical and Experimental Medical Sciences; International Journal of Technology and Management; Hadhramout Journal of Medical Sciences; Chemotherapy Research and Practice; Frontiers in Internal Medicine; Journal of Solid Tumor; Rare Tumors; Journal of Otology and Rhinology; Journal of Integrated Omics; Advanced Studies in Medical Sciences; Journal of Analytical Oncology; World Journal Pathology; International Journal of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery; OA Case Reports; Journal of Oral and Maxillo-Facial Surgery, Medicine and Pathology; The Open Access Journal of Science and Technology, World Journal of Medical and Surgical Case Reports; World Journal of Medical Research; Annals of Medical and Health Sciences Research; Journal of Basic and Reproductive Science; Pathology - Research and Practice; Journal of Tumor; International Journal of Clinical Medicine; Tanta Medical Journal; Journal of Surgery; Chronicles of Surgery; International Journal of Medical Sciences and Biotechnology; Journal of Medicine Research and Development; Ecancermedicalscience; Gland Surgery; Applied Scientific Reports; Journal of Gene Therapy; Pulmonology and Respiratory Research; Vaccines & Vaccination; Journal of Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma; Journal of Toxicology & Health; Enliven: Challenges in Cancer; IRED International Journals/Conferences; Journal of Otolaryngology; Melanoma Management; Journal of Psychology and Psychoterapy Research; Journal of Tumor; SciTechnol; Journal of Clinical Case Reports; Annals of Otolaryngology and Rhinology; Annals of Maxillofacial Surgery; Journal of Pediatric Neuroradiology; International Journal of Clinical Case Studies; Anaplastology; F1000Prime Reports; Austin Journal of Otolaryngology; Scientific Studies on Oncology; The International Journal of Biological Markers; Cancers; Gastroenterology and Hepatology; Scientific Studies on Oncology (Zeal Scienza); The Journal of Dentist; The Open Biological Sciences Journal; The Open Cancer Journal; International Archives of Medicine; Expert Reviews; Surgery and Transplantation; Journal of Surgery; Biomedicine Hub; Journal of Cytology and Tissue Biology; Canadian Research & Development Center of Sciences and Cultures; International Journal of Clinical & Experimental Otolaryngology; Journal of Biotechnology and Cell Biology; Cancers; Integrative Cancer Science and Therapeutics; Chronic Diseases – International; Journal of International Research in Medical and Pharmaceutical Sciences; Jacobs Journal of Otolaryngology; Journal of Internal Medicine; Open Andrology Journal; Clinical Medical Reviews and Case Reports; Cancer Research Frontier; Cancer Research: Open Access Journal; Rare Cancers and Therapy; SM Journal of Oncology and Hematology; Archives of Otolaryngology and Rhinology; Case Studies in Surgery; Journal of Applied Oral Science; Spandidos Publications; Global Surgery; Archives of Clinical Pulmonology and Respiratory Care; Journal of Translational Science; Journal of Ophtalmology and Clinical Research; Journal of Pediatric Biochemistry; Journal of Otolaryngology and Rhinology; SM Journal of Clinical Pathology; Journal of Cancer and Clinical Oncology. Professor Ferlito has been awarded ad hominem fellowship from the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh and ad eundem fellowship from the Royal College of Surgeons of England, Glasgow, Ireland and Dental Surgery of the Royal College of Surgeons of England. He is a fellow or a member of the American College of Surgeons, the Royal College of Pathologists, the Royal Society of Medicine of London, the American Otological Society, the American Laryngological Association, the Collegium Oto-Rhino-Laryngologicum Amicitiae Sacrum, the American Laryngological Rhinological and Otological Association, the American Society for Head and Neck Surgery, the Society of Head and Neck Surgeons, the American Broncho-Esophagological Association, the American Rhinologic Society, the Association for Research in Otolaryngology, the American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, the International Broncho-Esophagological Society, the Oto-Rhino-Laryngological Society of Japan, the Japan Laryngological Association, the American Association for the Advancement of Science, the Hungarian Association of Otorhinolaryngologists (Honorary), the Slovenian Association of Otorhinolaryngologists, the Slovak Society of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery (Honorary), the Spanish Society of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery (Honorary), the Israeli Society of Head and Neck Surgery and Oncology, the Hong Kong College of Otolaryngologists, the New York Academy of Sciences, the Laryngeal Cancer Association, Deutsche Gesellschaft für Hals-Nasen-Ohren-Heilkunde, Kopf- und Hals-Chirurgie, the American Society for Clinical Pathology, the College of American Pathologists, the International Academy of Pathology, the International Academy of Oral Oncology and the Interventional Oncology Society. Professor Ferlito has been honored with several distinctions from professional ENT Societies including two Presidential Citations from the American Laryngological Association for his contributions made to the field of laryngology and the association. He has been appointed as the International Liaison for Corresponding Fellows of the American Laryngological Association. He is also a Fellowship External Examiner in Otorhinolaryngology at the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland. Since 2009 he is Coordinator of the International Head Neck Scientific Group (www.IHNSG.com). He has been invited as visiting professor at the Departments of Otolaryngology of the Universities of Ljubljiana, Valencia, Zagreb, Yale, Pittsburgh, Amsterdam, San Francisco, Hong Kong, Seoul and Tokyo, at the House Ear Institute of Los Angeles, at the Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center and Montefiore Medical Center of New York. He collaborated as a member of the World Health Organization’s Committee on Histological Typing of Tumours of the Upper Respiratory Tract and Ear. He is also a member of the Laryngeal Cancer Association’s Committee on the Classification of Laryngeal Cancer. He was consultant to Yale University. Professor Ferlito has delivered prestigious lectures all over the world. In 2006 he gave the 2nd Morrison Lecture in San Francisco and the 19th Som Lecture in New York. He has divided his professional life between clinical practice, teaching and research. One of his chief interests is the promotion of international cooperation in head and neck surgery, oncology and cancer research.