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Dr. Karin P. Q. Oomen, MD PhD

Consultant ENT Surgeon

www.andsurgeons.com

Date of Birth: 13 August 1977

Education

Biology, University of Utrecht — Sep 1995 – Sep 1996

Doctoral Degree in Medicine, University of Utrecht — Sep 1996 – Dec 2001

M.D., School of Medicine, University of Utrecht — Dec 2001 – Dec 2003

Senior House Officer, ENT Surgery, UMC Utrecht — Aug 2004 – Jan 2006

Residency, ENT Surgery, UMC Utrecht/Wilhelmina Children's Hospital — Feb 2006 – Feb 2011

PhD, Dept. of Anatomy & ENT Surgery, University of Utrecht — Feb 2011 – May 2011

Thesis: Anatomical and clinical appraisal of the pterygopalatine ganglion. Defended: 27 May 2011

Certifications

United States: ECFMG Certification — 1 May 2012

United States: Medical Licencing Examination (USMLE) — 1 May 2012

Step I: 203/84

Step IIa – Clinical Knowledge: 223/80

Step IIb – Clinical Skills: Pass

Surgical Fellowship

Paediatric Otolaryngology, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, USA — Aug 2011 – Aug 2013

Professional Experience

Current Positions (since 2022)

Consultant ENT Surgeon & Owner, ANDSURGEONS, Andorra

Consultant ENT Surgeon, Clínica Omega Zeta & Clínica Som Salut, Andorra

Consultant ENT Surgeon, Centro Medico Teknon (Barcelona) Spain, Juaneda Clinics, Menorca, Spain, Avantmedic (Lleida), Spain

Consultant ENT Surgeon, Medinet, Portland Clinical, Imperial College London (Honorary Contract)

Previous Roles

Paediatric Otolaryngologist, UMC Utrecht/Wilhelmina Children’s Hospital — Feb 2014 – Feb 2016

Specialized in pediatric and adult ENT, with specific focus on voice, airway, cleft palate and laryngotracheal surgery.

Consultant ENT Surgeon, Queen Alexandra Hospital, Portsmouth, UK — Sep 2017 – December 2020

Licensure

United Kingdom: GMC #7511829 – Fully Registered, Specialist Registration

Netherlands: BIG #49061371701 – Physician (since Dec 2023)

Netherlands: RGS #1910932 – Otolaryngologist (since Feb 2011)

Spain: COMB #65907 (Barcelona)

Andorra: RPS #03255, Collegiat #913

Languages

Dutch: Native

English: Full Professional Proficiency

Spanish: Professional Working Proficiency

German: Professional Working Proficiency

French: Professional Working Proficiency

Catalan: Limited working proficiency

Medical Missions

Cleft lip and palate repair, Antigua, Guatemala — MMFC — Jun 2012

Selected Publications

Full list available at: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/?term=Oomen+k&sort=date

1. Endoscopic transmucosal direct puncture sclerotherapy for management of airway vascular malformations.

Oomen KP, Paramasivam S, Waner M, Niimi Y, Fifi JT, Berenstein A, O TM. 

Laryngoscope. 2016 Jan;126(1):205-11.

2. Thyroglossal duct cyst and ectopic thyroid: surgical management.

Oomen KP, Modi VK, Maddalozzo

J.Otolaryngol Clin North Am. 2015 Feb;48(1):15-27.

3. Epiglottopexy with and without lingual tonsillectomy.

Oomen KP, Modi VK.

Laryngoscope. 2014 Apr;124(4):1019-22.

4. Evidence-based practice: pediatric tonsillectomy.

Oomen KP, Modi VK, Stewart MG. 

Otolaryngol Clin North Am. 2012 Oct;45(5):1071-81

5. Effect of adenotonsillectomy on middle ear status in children.

Oomen KP, Rovers MM, van den Akker EH, van Staaij BK, Hoes AW, Schilder AG.

Laryngoscope. 2005 Apr;115(4):731-4.

Dr. Carlos Manuel Pollán Guisasola is a consultant ENT surgeon at Centro Médico Teknon and Hospital Germans Trias i Pujol in Barcelona. He specializes in endoscopic skull base surgery, head and neck oncology, and robotic surgery using the Da Vinci system. He earned his medical degree from the University of Santiago de Compostela. He completed his residency in Otorhinolaryngology through the MIR program at Vall d’Hebron University Hospital.

Dr. Pollán received advanced clinical training at the University of Pittsburgh and the University Hospital of Pisa. He leads the robotic head and neck surgery program at his hospitals. He is a faculty member at the ENT Teaching Unit of Germans Trias i Pujol. Dr. Pollán has published many peer-reviewed articles and frequently lectures at national and international conferences.