Dr. Marcus Atlas

Professor Marcus Atlas is a surgeon and scientist specialising in ear and hearing disorders involving applied clinical and basic science research.  He holds the Foundation Chair in Otolaryngology at the University of Western Australia and is the Head of the Ear Science Centre and Director of the Ear Science Institute Australia.  He was invited to join the Court of Examiners, Royal College of Surgeons in 2006 and holds or has held numerous committee positions in State, National and International organisations including incoming Chairman of the Committee in Otology and Neurotology of the Otorhinological Societies.  He is currently the Editor of the Australian Journal of Otolaryngology Supplement in Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery and serves on national and international editorial boards.
Under Professor Atlas’s Directorship, ESIA and the ESC have participated in international multicentre trials in utilising innovative implant or hearing devices and outcome studies involving ear surgery and audiology.  A unique cell biology and molecular biology research programme involving the human tympanic membrane and inner ear has attracted significant research and clinical interest.  His expertise in surgery of the ear and skull base, clinical research and otolaryngology education has allowed him to represent Australia at numerous international clinical and basic research meetings.  He has produced over 100 international publications, two editions of a book and a three volume DVD ear surgery manual used throughout the world.