Professor
Thomas Lenarz
Otolaryngologist, Allergist, ENT Surgeon, Pediatric Otolaryngologist
About the doctor
Profile
Cochlear implantation for adults and children (including bilateral and hybrid implants), surgical and radiosurgical management of vestibular schwannoma (acoustic neuroma), treatment of inner ear disorders (sudden hearing loss, Menière’s disease, autoimmune inner ear disease), diagnosis and therapy of tinnitus (ringing in the ears), middle and inner ear surgery (stapedotomy, ossiculoplasty, labyrinthectomy, cochlear implantation), management of sinusitis, rhinitis, and chronic nasal/sinus diseases, treatment of allergic rhinopathy and nasal polyposis, care for patients with neurofibromatosis type 2 (NF2), plastic and reconstructive surgery of the face, nose, and ear (including post-oncologic reconstruction)
Work experience
43 years
Scientific activity
Author of over 960 peer-reviewed scientific publications in otology, neurotology, and auditory neuroscience
Founder of the “Live International Otolaryngology Network” — a global medical education platform
Founder of the “Hearing4all” Research Center at the Institute of Audioneurotechnology, Hannover Medical School (MHH)
Recipient of multiple prestigious awards:
Samuel Moos Prize for best medical thesis (University of Bern)
Alfred Mann Foundation Award for scientific excellence in hearing restoration
Honorary Ring of the City of Garbsen for outstanding research contributions
Prof. Ludwig-Heymann Award for exceptional surgical achievement
Restoring hearing is one of the most joyful experiences a physician can have. Helping a patient emerge from silence and isolation into the world of sound is the greatest reward of our profession.
Data
Director, Department of Otorhinolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery
Ranked among Germany’s Top 10 Otolaryngologists by FOCUS magazine
Honorary Member of the German Society of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery (DGHNO-KHC) since 2023
Community
German Society for Biomedical Engineering (DGBMT)
German Cochlear Implant Society (GCI)
German Society of Audiology (DGA)
European Federation of Audiology Societies (EFAS)
European Skull Base Society (ESBS)
European Academy of Otology and Neurotology (EAONO)
German Society for Stem Cell Research
German Association for Computer- and Robot-Assisted Surgery (CURAC)
German Cancer Society (Deutsche Krebsgesellschaft, DKG)
German National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina