6th International Symposium on HPV-Infection in Head and Neck Cancer
HPV & Head and Neck Cancer — shaping medical needs
November 5-6th, 2026 | Leipzig
SPEAKERS

Priv. Doz. Dr. Markus Blaurock
Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery
University Medicine Greifswald
Germany

Prof. Dr. Paolo Bossi
Department of Oncology
Humanitas University
Italy

Prof. Dr. Jean Bourhis
Department of Radiation Oncology
Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois (CHUV) & University of Lausanne (UNIL)
Switzerland

Prof. Dr. Ruud Brakenhoff
Department of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery
Amsterdam University Medical Centers, VU University Medical Center
Netherlands

Prof. Dr. Chia-Jung Busch
Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery
University Medicine Greifswald
Germany

Camilla Dawson
Speech and Language Therapy Department
Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham
United Kingdom

Prof. Dr. Nicolas Fakhry
Department of Otorhinolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery
Assistance Publique – Hôpitaux de Marseille, Hôpital de la Conception
France

Prof. Dr. Mario Fernandez
Department of Otorhinolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery
Hospital General Universitario Gregorio
Spain

Dr. Inbar Finkel
Department of Oncology
Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center
Israel

Prof. Dr. Jeppe Friborg
Department of Oncology
Rigshospitalet, University of Copenhagena
Denmark

Prof. Dr. Wojciech Golusinski
Department of Head and Neck Surgery
Poznan University of Medical Sciences & Greater Poland Cancer Centre
Poland

Prof. Dr. Kevin Harrington
Division of Radiotherapy and Imaging
The Institute of Cancer Research & The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust
United Kingdom

Priv. Doz. Dr. Jochen Hess
Clinical Cooperation Partner for Experimental and Translational Head and Neck Oncology
German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ) & Heidelberg University Hospital
Germany

Prof. Dr. Markus Hoffmann
Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery
University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein, Campus Kiel
Germany

Prof. Dr. Thomas Hoffmann
Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery
Ulm University Hospital
Germany

Prof. Dr. Sefik Hozal
Department of Otorhinolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery
Atilim University Faculty of Medicine
Turkey

Prof. Dr. Terry Jones
Liverpool Head and Neck Centre
University Hospitals Liverpool Group, Aintree University Hospital
United Kingdom

Prof. Dr. Peter Klussmann
Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery
University Hospital Cologne
Germany

Dr. Viktor Kunz
Department of Otorhinolaryngology
University of Leipzig Medical Center
Germany

Prof. Dr. Simon Laban
Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery
Ulm University Hospital
Germany

Prof. Dr. Stephan Lang
Department of Otorhinolaryngology
University Hospital Essen
Germany

Prof. Dr. Hans Langendijk
Department of Radiation Oncology
University Medical Center Groningen
Netherlands

Prof. Dr. René Leemans
Department of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery
Amsterdam University Medical Centers, VU University Medical Center
Netherlands

Prof. Dr. Linda Marklund
Department of Clinical Science, Intervention and Technology (CLINTEC)
Karolinska Institutet
Sweden

Prof. Dr. Hisham Mehanna
Institute of Head and Neck Studies and Education
University of Birmingham
United Kingdom

Dr. Friederike Meyer
University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf (UKE)
Germany

Prof. Dr. Paul Nankivell
Department of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery
University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust
United Kingdom

Prof. Dr. Christian Ottensmeier
Department of Immuno-Oncology
University of Liverpool & Clatterbridge Cancer Centre NHS Foundation Trust
United Kingdom

Priv. Doz. Dr. Markus Pirlich
Department of Otorhinolaryngology
University of Leipzig Medical Center
Germany

Prof. Dr. Amanda Psyrri
Second Department of Internal Medicine
National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Attikon University Hospital
Greece

Dr. Sid Puram
Department of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery
Washington University School of Medicine
USA

Priv. Doz. Dr. Dr. Angelika Riemer
Division of Immunotherapy and Immunoprevention
German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ)
Germany

Dr. Alexander Rühle
Department of Radiation Oncology
University of Leipzig Medical Center
Germany

Prof. Dr. Christian Simon
Department of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery
Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois (CHUV) & University of Lausanne (UNIL)
Switzerland

Prof. Dr. Giovanni Succo
Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Unit
San Giovanni Bosco Hospital
Italy

Prof. Dr. Inge Tinhofer-Keilholz
Department of Radiation Oncology
Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin
Germany

Dr. Yuri Tolkach
Institute of Pathology
University of Cologne
Germany

Prof. Dr. Silke Tribius
Department of Radiation Oncology
Asklepios Clinic St. Georg
Germany

Dr. Sharma Virani
Genomic Epidemiology Group
International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC/WHO) & University of Michigan
USA

Dr. Tim Waterboer
Division of Infections and Cancer Epidemiology
German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ)
Germany

Dr. Gunnar Wichmann
Department of Otorhinolaryngology
University of Leipzig Medical Center
Germany

Prof. Dr. Susanne Wiegand
Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery
University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein, Campus Kiel
Germany

Prof. Dr. Barbara Wollenberg
Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery
Klinikum rechts der Isar, Technical University of Munich
Germany
