The Academy

Team

Two principals direct the Academy's clinical and research program, supported by research and methodology staff and collaborators across otology and rhinology.

Leadership

Chair

Prof. Mohammad Faramarzi

MD, Professor of Otolaryngology

prof@faramarzi.ac

Otology, neurotology, and endoscopic skull base surgery, with a long record in cholesteatoma and middle-ear reconstruction.

1,388 citations 21 h-index 44 i10-index Google Scholar, as of October 2026

Full profile →

Deputy Director

Dr. Ali Faramarzi

MD, MPH

ali@faramarzi.ac

Rhinology, endoscopic sinus surgery, and ENT epidemiology, with a focus on outcomes research and study design.

4,890 citations 12 h-index 13 i10-index Google Scholar, as of October 2026

Full profile →

Biostatistics and Trial Methodology

Biostatistician and Research Affiliate

Sareh Roosta

MBiostat, MPsych, BStat

Based at PhD Candidate, Perinatal Trial Methodology, South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute; enrolled at the University of Adelaide, based in its Biostatistics Unit. Member, Australian Trials Methodology Research Network.

Biostatistician for the Academy and a PhD candidate in perinatal trial methodology, contributing study design and analysis across the lab's clinical trials and outcome studies.

Full profile →