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Wolfgang Arnold, MD, PhD, is professor emeritus in otolaryngology and head and neck surgery, and an internationally renowned expert in the field of inner ear disorders.

He studied medicine at the University of Munich (Germany), specialized thereafter in otorhinolaryngology in Frankfort, and obtained there his PhD in 1973. He then worked for 4 years as associate professor at the ENT clinic of the University of Frankfort and for another 4 years in this function at the ENT clinic of the University of Düsseldorf. In 1981, Wolfgang Arnold was appointed Director of the ENT Clinic of the Kantonsspital Lucerne (Switzerland), and in 1987 additionally professor at the University of Basle.

In 1992 he became Director of the Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery of the Technical University of Munich, Germany (“Klinikum rechts der Isar”), a function he held until his retirement in 2007. Beside his professional activities, Wolfgang Arnold has also been active as author or editor of numerous scientific articles and books, invited speaker at congresses, and has been a member or honorary member of various medical and scientific associations