Graham Fraser Lectureships

THE GRAHAM FRASER MEMORIAL LECTURES

An annual Memorial Lecture was established in 1994 by the Graham Fraser Foundation in commemoration of the work of Graham Fraser and incorporated from 1996 into the programme of the Section of Otology of the Royal Society of Medicine, England. Please write or telephone us if you wish to receive an invitation to attend.

The Lectureship is open to any person who, in the opinion of the Selection Committee, is qualified to contribute to the advancement of the science and practice of otology, particularly with respect to the understanding, management and alleviation of profound deafness.

NEXT LECTURE – 17th Graham Fraser Memorial Lecture

3 February 2011

Professor Shakeel R Saeed MD FRCS (ORL)
Professor of Otology and Neuro-otology
University College London Ear Institute

"Cochlear implantation – challenges in the 21st century”

The presentation will cover some of the challenges that we currently face including outcomes and technical challenges, functional aesthetics, surgical standards and access, and health care resources.

PAST LECTURESHIPS

1. Professor Richard T Ramsden FRCS	6 October 1994
Professor of Otolaryngology, University of Manchester

"Strains that might create a soul"

Published in the Journal of Laryngology and Otology, October 1997, Vol.III, pp.907-912.

2. Professor W P R Gibson AM MD FRACS FRCS	1 February 1996
Professor of Otolaryngology, University of Sydney, Australia

"The ethics and long-term results of cochlear implants
in congenitally deaf children"

3. Professor Stuart Rosen PhD	6 February 1997
Professor of Speech and Hearing Science, University College, London

"Hearing and speech and cochlear implants:
the benefits of combining clinical and basic research"

4. Mr Jonathan Hazell FRCS	5 February 1998
Head, RNID Medical Research Unit, Institute of Laryngology and Otology with the Ferens, London

"JGF: Life and Times"

Published on this website (.pdf) - click here to view

5. Professor Bruce J Gantz MD FACS	4 February 1999
Professor of Otolaryngology, University of Iowa, USA

"Speech processing for the mild to moderately hearing impaired"

6. Professor A Quentin Summerfield MA PhD 3 February 2000

Deputy Director, MRC Institute of Hearing Research, University Park, Nottingham

"2000 reasons for purchasing cochlear implantation in the new millennium?"

7. Professor Graeme M Clark AO FAA FTSE	1 February 2001
Laureate Professor of Otolaryngology, University of Melbourne, Australia

"Cochlear Implants: Climbing New Mountains"

Published in Cochlear Implants International, 2(2), 75-97, 2001.

8. Mr John M Graham FRCS	31 January 2002
Director, Cochlear Implant Programme, Royal National Throat Nose and Ear Hospital, London

"From frogs' legs to pieds-noirs and beyond:
some aspects of cochlear implantation"

Published on this website (.pdf) - click here to view

9. Professor Erwin S Hochmair Dipl.Ing. Dr.techn.	6 February 2003
Department of Applied Physics, University of Innsbruck, Austria

"Expectations, setbacks and achievements
- from serendipity to safe, effective cochlear implant design choices"

Published on this website (.pdf) - click here to view

10. Professor Thomas J Balkany MD FACS FAAP	5 February 2004
Hotchkiss Professor and Chairman, Department of Otolaryngology, University of Miami School of Medicine, Florida, USA.

"Cochlear implant electrode trauma and analysis of dynamic insertion forces"

11. Dr Lorraine Gailey BSSc PhD DipCCS Reg MRCSLT	3 February 2005
Chief Executive, The LINK Centre for Deafened People 19 Hartfield Road, Eastbourne, East Sussex

“Who wears the trousers in your patient’s family?”
The role of psychosocial assessment and intervention in
optimising the outcome of cochlear implantation in adults.

12. Dr Emily A Tobey PhD	2 February 2006
Callier Advanced Hearing Research Centre 1966 Inwood Road, Dallas , Texas 75237 , USA

“Technological advances and societal changes:
are a parent’s decisions regarding cochlear implantation getting any easier?”
A review of controversies in cochlear implantation in children, an update on research related to performance outcomes, and speculation on the future.

13. Professor Thomas Lenarz MD PhD	1 February 2007
Department of Otolaryngology, Medical University of Hanover, Germany

“Cochlear preservation surgery – on the way towards the regenerated inner ear”

Pathways towards restoration of the normal inner ear
using the cochlear implant electrode as a multipurpose tool

14. Mr David W Proops BDS FRCS	31 January 2008
Department of Otolaryngology, University Hospital Birmingham, UK

“Cochlear implantation – the keystone in implantation otology”

The Birmingham experience of cochlear implantation, surgical advances
and other developments in implantation otology, and delivery of services in the UK

15. Sue Archbold M Phil	5 February 2009
The Ear Foundation, Nottingham

“Cochlear implantation: transforming educational opportunities for deaf children”

Paediatric implantation is now routine provision for deaf children:
what influence has it had on their education?

16. Professor Matthew C Holley BSc DPhil	4 February 2010
Professor of Sensory Physiology Department of Biomedical Science, University of Sheffield

“New hope for the deaf? – flies, fish, chicks and mice”

The lecture will examine the prospects of a cure for hearing loss,
showing the contribution from some surprising animal models.

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6. Professor A Quentin Summerfield MA PhD	3 February 2000
Deputy Director, MRC Institute of Hearing Research, University Park, Nottingham