Translational research and biotechnology in head and neck surgery

Director

Santiago Ochandiano Caicoya, Jose Ignacio Salmeron Escobar

Group type

EMERGING

Research lines

Axis 1. Congenital craniofacial deformities

L1: Craniosynostosis

L2: Microtia

L3: Craniofacial syndromes

L4: Orthognathic surgery

L5: Sleep apnoea

L6: Paediatric difficult airway

Axis 2. Tumour and traumatic pathology

L1: Reconstructive surgery

L2: Sentinel lymph node

L3: Orbital tumour and traumatic pathology

L4: Eyelid and anophthalmos pathology

L5: Advanced intraoral implantology

L6: Modification of the surface of titanium and other biomaterials

L7: Cell therapy and bone regeneration

L8: Thyroid and malignant salivary gland pathology

L9: Total laryngectomy

L10: Paragangliomas

L11: Transoral surgery

L12: Skull base surgery: anterior skull base and cerebellopontine angle endoscopy

L13: Voice pathology

L14: Facial paralysis

Axis 3. Biotechnology: virtual planning, navigation and 3D printing

L1: Intraoperative guidance with augmented reality

L2: 3D printing of cutting guides and preformed templates

L3: Academic manufacture of custom-made implantable prostheses

L4: Structured light in the head and neck