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The Symposium's morning session concluded with a dynamic Q&A panel featuring Drs. Derek Tsang, John Rutka, and Anthony Zeitouni. Panelists addressed audience questions on treatment options, surgical strategies, and patient care, offering expert insights and practical guidance that highlighted current advances and considerations in managing acoustic neuroma.

About the Panelists:

Derek Tsang, MD, MSc, FRCPC

Associate Professor, Department of Radiation Oncology,
University of Toronto

Radiation Oncologist, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre and Hospital for Sick Children (Toronto, ON)

Dr. Derek Tsang is an Associate Professor in the Department of Radiation Oncology at the University of Toronto. He is a radiation oncologist at the Princess Margaret Cancer Centre and Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto, Canada. He completed his medical training at Queen’s University, followed by residency at the University of Toronto. He obtained fellowship training at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital in Memphis, Tennessee, and holds a Masters’ degree in clinical epidemiology from the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health.

John Rutka, MD, FRCSC

Professor, Department of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery, University of Toronto

Otolaryngologist (ENT), Sinai Health System and Toronto General Hospital (Toronto, ON)

Dr. John Rutka is a professor of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery at the University of Toronto. He has been on active staff at the University Health Network since 1986 with a subspeciality interest in otology/neurotology.

For 20 years, Dr. Rutka was the chief fellowship mentor for the TWJ Foundation (UK). He is currently the chief mentor for the Peter and Melanie Munk Foundation scholarship in otology/neurotology. In addition, Dr. Rutka is the co-director of the UHN Centre for Advanced Hearing and Balance Testing and the Hertz Multidisciplinary Neurotology Clinic. His chief academic interests have been in areas of topical and systemic ototoxicity, canal-based surgery for dizziness, the conservative management of patients with vestibular schwannomas, time trends in the surgery for chronic ear disease and, recently, the evaluation of dizziness in the head injured patient. His Curriculum Vitae (CV) lists over 140 peer-reviewed publications and four text books, in addition to numerous chapters/supplements/non-peer reviewed articles.

Dr. Rutka lives in Toronto with his wife Marilena.

Anthony Zeitouni, MD, FRCSC

Associate Professor, Department of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, McGill University (Montreal, QC)

Dr. Anthony Zeitouni graduated from Sherbrooke Medical School and completed his residency in Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery at McGill University. After his residency, he furthered his research training acquiring a Master of Science (MSc), followed by a fellowship in New York and advanced Skull Base Surgery training in Zurich.

Since returning to McGill in 1995, and as a strong believer in interdisciplinary care, Dr. Zeitouni fostered the development of interdisciplinary clinics for Head and Neck Cancers at the Royal Victoria Hospital and Skull Base Tumors at the Montreal Neurological Hospital. His leadership as Medical Director transformed the Head and Neck team into a strong supra-regional center for cancer treatment. More recently, he has served as co-lead for the Head and Neck Cancer site for the Rossy Cancer Network. His innovations have been instrumental in advancing endoscopic skull base surgery, allowing Montreal patients to benefit from less invasive procedures.

A strong advocate for empowering patients, Dr. Zeitouni has developed numerous technology tools to support informed patient choices and has promoted psychosocial research within his team. He has an active research program and, with over 100 peer-reviewed publications and numerous international speaking engagements, is a leading voice in his field.

Dr. Tsang’s research interests include evaluating re-irradiation for recurrent tumours and reducing the late effects of treatment with techniques such as radiosurgery. He participates in international cooperative group studies with the Children’s Oncology Group and NRG Oncology, and also serves as an Associate Editor for the Red Journal and sits on the Editorial Board for Neuro-Oncology.

He joined the Princess Margaret Cancer Centre in 2017, where he serves as Site Group Lead for the Paediatric Radiation Therapy Program. Additionally, he is a member of the adult Central Nervous System (CNS) and Eye tumour site groups. His clinical practice includes paediatric oncology, adult neuro-oncology, and stereotactic radiosurgery for intracranial neoplasms.

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