About Us

The Association for the Global Advancement of ENT Surgery and Head and Neck Cancer Research (AGA-ENT) is a registered charity (foundation) formed in 2015 dedicated to the advancement of Ear, Nose and Throat Surgery and Head & Neck Cancer Research across the world, in particular but not exclusively by:

  • Supporting the provision of awareness and screening programmes
  • Supporting Cancer Research by the provision of grants

Currently we are promoting global health efforts in low and middle income countries with a specific focus on projects in India, Indonesia, Ghana, Tanzania, et al. 

We are an International organization with members from all over the world, engaging with national ENT and head and neck organisations, supporting other charities related to Global Health and ENT/Head and Neck Surgery and support head and neck cancer research by project grants in both developing countries and in the UK. We focus our work on two core themes, i.e. betel nut-induced oral cancer (BICRAA app and ‘Beat Betel’ campaign) and the early detection of nasopharyngeal cancer. Our membership is open to doctors and health care professionals of all grades in otorhinolaryngology/head and neck surgery and in related disciplines. We award two AGA-ENT – KARL STORZ fellowships per year, giving young surgeons a chance to make a difference and work with us and KARL STORZ to improve surgical care and outcomes in low and middle income countries. 

AGA-ENT Family

Dr. Charles Breeze

Founding Member (Statistics)

Dr. Beverly Cheserem

Member

Dr. Michael Engel

Founding Member (Legal)

Mr. Nick Eynon-Lewis

Member

Prof. Johan Fagan

Founding Member

Dr. Tim Fenton

Founding Member

Mr. Tom Hampton

Member

Prof. David Howard

Founding Member

Prof. Peter Hwang

Founding Member

Prof. Terry Jones

Trustee

Prof. Dhananjay Kelkar

Founding Member

Prof. Bhik Kotecha

Founding Member

Mr. Andrew Lau

Member

Mr. Matt Lechner

Co-President
Co-Chairman of Trustees

Prof. Valerie J. Lund

Trustee

Prof. Paul O'Flynn

Co-President
Co-Chairman of Trustees

Prof. Nischalan Pillay

Founding Member

Dr. Volker Schartinger

Founding Member

Prof. Brent Senior

Founding Member

Mr. Max Llistosella y Bischoff

Founding Member (Business)

Miss Kate Stephenson

Member

Prof. Bing Tan

Founding Member

Mr. Tim Tang

Founding Member

Prof. Francis Vaz

Trustee

Prof. Wendell Yarbrough

Founding Member

Our Partner

We are very grateful to Dr. Sybill Storz and the company KARL STORZ for their continued support! Dr. Sybill Storz was awarded the AGA-ENT Award during the AGA-ENT Dinner at the Royal Society of Medicine on 20th January 2020.

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