Our Speakers
Mr Yakubu Karagama
MBBS, DLO, MSc, FRCS (ORL-HN) Consultant
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Mr Yakubu Karagama MBBS, DLO, MSc, FRCS (ORL-HN). Consultant Ear, Nose and Throat and Laryngologist at Guy's and St Thomas Hospital, London. He leads the multidisciplinary specialist voice clinic at Guy's and St Thomas Hospital, London. He is the Founder and Course Director for London and Manchester Phonosurgery course. He is keen in voice research and has obtained an MSc in Advance Voice Research at the University of Newcastle-upon-Tyne in 2005. He has presented his research and won prizes at National and international conferences, including North of England Otolaryngological Society meeting, Royal Society of Medicine, British Association Conference of Otolaryngologist (BACO). He has authored and co-authored over 27 publications. He is an Honorary Senior Lecturer at both University of Manchester and Edge Hill University. He was the first the Secretary of the British Laryngological Association and an Honorary Fellow at the Royal Northern College of Music Manchester.
![]() Isabel Garcia-Lopez is Otolaryngologist. From the beginning of her career she has always focused in Laryngology and Voice Care.
At the same time, she graduated in Music (Vocal Performance and Vocal Pedagogy) in Spain. She works as a laryngologist in La Paz University Hospital, where she is a member staff of the Voice Clinic. She has written several publications related with laryngology. She is member of the Scientific Council of the European Laryngological Society (ELS). She is also member of the International Association of Phohosurgery (IAP) and the Collegium Medicorum Theatri (COMET). She regularly participates as a speaker in Spanish courses in the field of Laryngology as well as in international symposia (Voice Foundation, CoMET, ELS, IAP). She is currently the General Secretary of the Spanish Society of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery. Mr Mark WatsonLead Clinician for Head and Neck Oncology![]() Mr Mark Watson is Consultant ENT / Head and Neck Surgeon at Doncaster Royal Infirmary and Bassetlaw Hospital, Worksop. He is Lead Clinician for Head and Neck Oncology to Doncaster and Bassetlaw Hospital NHSFT, and Network chair for the North Trent Head and Neck NSSG. As well as head and neck oncology, he has a longstanding interest in voice disorders, having established the Doncaster voice clinic in 1992 after training in Birmingham and Newcastle. He lectures regularly on voice disorder management, particularly injection medialisation, and laryngopharyngeal reflux.
Mr John RubinProfessor of Laryngologist
![]() Royal National Throat Nose and Ear Hospital, a part of The Royal Free Hampstead NHS Trust. He is immediate past Clinical Director (2003-2009). He is Chair of the Consultant Forum and is Lead Clinician of the Voice Disorders Unit. He is an Honorary Consultant ENT Surgeon at the National Hospital for Neurology & Neurosurgery, a part of the University College London Hospital Trust. He is also Honorary Senior Lecturer at the Ear Institute, University College London. Mr. Rubin’s particular interests lie in voice disorders and laryngeal surgery. He has written extensively, including several books, numerous articles and chapters, and regularly lectures on voice-related topics. Mr. Rubin has served in multiple capacities on many international editorial and scientific boards and committees. Mr. Rubin is President of the British Voice Association (2010-2011 term) and President of the Collegium Medicorum Theatri (2009-2012 term) He is a founding member of the European Academy of Voice.Email: [email protected] and Course Director at
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