ASOHNS News

Congratulations to Professor Ray Sacks AO who has been recognised in the King's Birthday 2026 Honours List

ASOHNS congratulates Professor Ray Sacks AO, who has been recognised in the King's Birthday 2026 Honours List. He has been awarded the Officer of the Order of Australia (AO) for distinguished service to clinical training, to tertiary education and to governance roles. Congratulations!

Congratulations to successful FEX Candidates

ASOHNS congratulates Drs Samantha Baird, Jonathan Banting, Andrea Coleman, Michael Gouzos, Siva Haran, Angel Jesu, Matthew Kwok, Tze Ling Loh, Jemma Porrett, Nayellin Reyes-Chicuellar, Divyan Samson, Patrick Stokes and Kartik Vasan on their successful sitting of the RACS OHNS Fellowship Exam.

Congratulations to Dr Fiona Panizza on receiving the ESR Hughes Award

This month ASOHNS President A/Prof Bernie Lyons represented ASOHNS at RACS ASC in Perth. ASOHNS congratulates Dr Fiona Panizza on receiving the ESR Hughes award for distinguished contributions to surgery by RACS Fellows. ASOHNS celebrates the Honorary Fellowships presented to Professor Dame Valerie Lund DBE and Professor David Howard, who have hosted many Australians OHNS Consultants on fellowship over the years.

ASOHNS congratulates the winner of the Australian and New Zealand Chapter of the American College of Surgeons 2026 Surgical Forum

ASOHNS congratulates the winner of the Australian and New Zealand Chapter of the American College of Surgeons 2026 Surgical Forum, held during the 94th RACS Annual Scientific Congress in Perth. 

Congratulations to Bernard Lyons

ASOHNS Federal Council, State Executives and members congratulate Associate Professor Bernard Lyons on becoming ASOHNS President.

Sincere thanks to Julie Agnew

ASOHNS sincerely thanks Dr Julie Agnew for her commitment and work during her tenure as ASOHNS President. 
Dr Agnew, your influence and legacy will continue to shape the future of the Society.

Congratulations to Michael Zhang for receiving the ASOHNS NSW prize

ASOHNS congratulates Dr Michael Zhang for receiving the best article by a NSW trainee (ASOHNS NSW prize) for his article on disparity between Medicare claims for botulinum toxin for facial synkinesis/hemifacial spasm in Australian metropolitan and non-metropolitan areas. 

Congratulations to Nayellin Reyes-Chicuellar on receiving The Australian Journal of Otolaryngology Award

ASOHNS congratulates Dr Nayellin Reyes-Chicuellar for recieving the AJO Award for her article "Prognostic impact of neutrophil-lymphocyte ratio in head and neck cancer: a decade of evidence." 

Congratulations to Professor Kelvin Kong AM who will deliver the 2026 Wang Gungwu Lecture this evening

Keynote speaker, Professor Kelvin Kong AM, a Worimi man of Malaysian-Chinese heritage is recognised as Australia's first Indigenous surgeon. He is a Paediatric & Adult Otorhinolaryngology (ENT), Head & Neck Surgeon and leading advocate for health equity. 

This annual lecture celebrates the substantial and longstanding contributions of Australia’s diverse Chinese communities to Australian life. 

The lecture is named after the pre-eminent scholar on China and Chinese diaspora communities around the world, Professor Wang Gungwu AO CBE. He was Director of the Research School of Pacific and Asian Studies at the ANU from 1975 to 1980, President of the Australian Academy of Humanities from 1980 to 1983, Chair of the Australia-China Council from 1984 to 1986, Vice Chancellor of the University of Hong Kong from 1986 to 1995, and is an ANU Professor Emeritus.  It is held in partnership with the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC).

The event is being held at the Great Hall, Parliament House, Canberra and will be recorded and broadcasted by the ABC. 

Broadcast details coming soon!

ASM 2026 Program is NOW live!

ASM Convener Dr Daniel McCormick and Scientific Convener Dr Sor Way Chan are pleased to release the final program for the meeting. Please click here to view!