Ludwig Maximilian University Hospital
Munich, Germany 
Head of the Department
Prof. Dr. Martin Canis
Department of Otolaryngology
Department of Otolaryngology at Ludwig-Maximilian University Hospital provides care for patients with diseases of the ear, nose, and throat. This department is one of the leading facilities of this specialty in Germany. The department has 2 clinics, one in Großhadern and another downtown.
The department offers support groups as many diseases they treat have a mental effect on the social and mental health of both the patients and relatives. Measures of rehabilitation for patients being treated for hearing impairment are provided in a respectful and kind approach.
The department has 102 beds where more than 3,500 inpatients are treated every year. Under the guidance of Prof. Dr. Med. Martin Canis highly experienced professional doctors and medical staff work together to provide the patients with optimal care.
Department of Otolaryngology at Ludwig-Maximilian University Hospital is specialized in cochlear implantation, installation of hearing aids and the diagnosis and treatment of:
• Hearing impairment
• Middle ear inflammation
• Speech and voice disorders
• Swallowing disorder/difficulty
• Balance disorder and dizziness
• Allergies
• Tumors of the head and neck
• Skull base fractures and tumors
• Salivary gland inflammation and tumors
• Osler’s disease
After studying human medicine at the Ruprecht Karl University of Heidelberg and clinical practice at the University of Vienna, Baylor College of Medicine in Houston and the University of St. Gallen, Prof. Dr. med. Martin Canis became an Intern and Research Fellow at the Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich in 2004. Since 2010, he was appointed the Acting Chief Physician in the Department of Adult and Pediatric Otolaryngology.
In 2009, Prof. Canis received the title of a Medical Specialist, which as followed by additional qualifications in Allergology, Healthcare Quality Management, Plastic and Aesthetic Surgery.
In 2011, Prof. Canis received an offer to hold the position of W2 Professor at the University of Munich, from which he refused. In the same year, he moved to the University of Göttingen, where he held the position of the Head of the Section of Oncology, Reconstructive Surgery, and Allergology, and since 2014 he was appointed as the Acting Head of the Department of Otolaryngology.
Then he received three offers to hold positions in the departments of the Universities of Göttingen, Regensburg, and Munich. In 2016, Dr. Canis accepted the offer to hold the position of the Head of the Department of Adult and Pediatric Otolaryngology at the University Hospital of Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich.
Prof. Canis is the author of more than 100 works, many of which are published in the respected and influential international professional journals, which testifies about his outstanding scientific knowledge.
In addition, Prof. Dr. med. Martin Canis holds many awards and prizes. In particular, he was awarded Johannes Zange Prize for the publications of the North-German Society of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, as well as Meyer-Zum-Gottesberg Prize for Audiology Research at the German Society for Audiology.
In 2013, Prof. Canis received a Scholarship from the German Society of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, thanks to which he gained invaluable experience at the Center for Skull Base Surgery at the Loyola University in Chicago (USA). Here the doctor had a unique training in Highly Specialized Surgical and Microsurgical Interventions.
Department of Otolaryngology
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