Dr. Thomas lectures and teaches internationally in laryngology, phonosurgery, neurolaryngology, and diagnostic voice medicine. Below are his confirmed speaking engagements for 2026 and 2027. Click any talk title to read the abstract.
2026
January 8–10, 2026
Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
40th SORL Society International Jeddah Conference
Saudi Otorhinolaryngology Society · Airway & Voice (Laryngology) track
January 9 — Friday
10:15–11:00 Panel — Panelist
Voice Cases Panel▾
Moderator: Zainab Bakhsh · With Manal Bukhari, Lega Natto, Ahmed Aldkhyyal
11:00–11:30 Keynote Lecture
Visual Neurolaryngology — Finding Laryngeal Nerve Impairments with Endoscopy▾
January 10 — Saturday
11:45–12:30 Panel — Panelist
Airway Cases Panel▾
Moderator: Lega Natto · With Yousef Aljathlany, Zainab Bakhsh, Manal Bukhari
14:00–14:30 Panel — Panelist
Laryngology Panel Discussion▾
Moderator: Ahmed Aldkhyyal · With Manal Bukhari, Lega Natto, Yousef Aljathlany
January 15–17, 2026
Dubai, UAE
15th EROC Global Forum 2026
Emirates Rhinology & Otology Conference · InterContinental Festival City · eroc.ae · Laryngology Track, Al Waha Meeting Room
January 15 — Thursday
11:00–12:00 Panel — Panelist
Challenging Cases & Complications▾
Session II · With Dinesh Chhetri, Phillip C. Song, Abdullah Alanazi, Marina Matbaki, Elisabeth Sjögren
14:00–14:15 Keynote Lecture
Visual Neurolaryngology▾
Session IV: Neurolaryngology · Chairs: Phillip C. Song, Anastasios Hantzakos
16:30–18:00 Session Chairperson
Pediatrics & Miscellaneous▾
Session V · With Yousef Aljathlany, Miroslav Tedla
January 16 — Friday
10:30–11:00 Keynote Lecture
Diagnosing Voice Disorders by Listening▾
Session II: Phonomicrosurgery
January 21, 2026
Amman, Jordan
JSOHNS Laryngology Symposium
Jordan Society of Otolaryngology, Head & Neck Surgery · Hilton Hotel, Shmeisani · Moderator: Wisam Gargaz
12:30–16:00 Office Workshop
JSOHNS Office Workshop▾
Queen Alia Outpatient Clinic · Moderator: Hamza Khair
18:45 Lecture
High-Definition Laryngology — Techniques to Improve Your Endoscopy▾
19:30 Lecture
Visual Neurolaryngology — How to See a Nerve Impairment▾
March 26–28, 2026
Istanbul, Turkey
PEVoC 16 — 16th Pan-European Voice Conference
VoiceIstanbul 2026 · pevoc2026.com
March 26
11:30–13:00 Panel
Seeing and Hearing the Voice▾
Chair: Hakan Birkent · Topic: Auditory diagnostic signs for voice disorders
17:00–18:00 Panel
Surgical Decision Making in Professional Voice▾
Chair: Marc Remacle · Topic: Pitch, stroboscopy, and the decision for surgery
March 28
10:00–11:30 Panel
IATVS Session: Trans Voice and Vocal Performance▾
Chair: Markus Hess
15:00–16:30 Panel
Surgical Approaches in Professional Voice▾
Chair: Mustafa Gerek
17:00–18:00 Round Table — Chair
Vocal Feminization: A Dilemma for Singers▾
Moderator: Filipa Lã · With Mark Courey, Katherine Yung, Jale Papila
17:00–18:00 Panel
Difficult Diagnosis in Professional Voice▾
Moderator: Camille Finck · With John Rubin, Lionel Lejeune, Irina Katsarava
April 10–12, 2026
Hamburg, Germany
Hamburger Stimmsymposium 2026
Hamburg Voice Symposium · Erikahaus · hamss.de
Sat Apr 11 · 09:00–09:30 Keynote
Visual Neurolaryngology▾
Sun Apr 12 · 09:30–10:30 Lecture
Secrets of Listening — Hearing a Voice Disorder▾
April 27–29, 2026
Gothenburg, Sweden
CEORL-HNS 2026 — 8th Congress of European ORL-HNS
Congress President: Ann Hermansson
Mon Apr 27 · 14:15–14:45 Keynote Lecture
Visual Neurolaryngology▾
Wed Apr 29 · 09:00–10:15 Round Table — Phoniatrics
Reflux and Voice — When It Matters and When It Doesn’t▾
Chair: Oksana Moskalyk · With Guillermo Campos, Jérome Lechien, Maria Barillari · Talk: Has the role of reflux been overestimated?
May 15–16, 2026
Seattle, Washington
Northwest Voice Conference 2026
The Art & Science of the Performing Voice · Alder Commons Auditorium, University of Washington · northwestvoice.org
Presentation
AI Enhancement of Laryngeal Stroboscopy▾
August 5–7, 2026
Mexico City, Mexico
Laryngology Congress — National Institute of Rehabilitation
Instituto Nacional de Rehabilitación · Organizer: Lili Gilles
Lecture
Visual Neurolaryngology▾
Lecture
Hearing a Voice Disorder — Auditory Perceptual Diagnosis▾
Hands-On Workshop
Blue Laser in the Office — Techniques for In-Office Laser Use▾
September 9–12, 2026
Istanbul, Turkey
IFOS 2026 — World Congress of ORL-HNS
International Federation of Oto-Rhino-Laryngological Societies
Panel / Debate
Laryngoscopy versus Electromyography in Vocal Fold Paralysis▾
With Gerhard Förster
Panel — Roundtable
Does Reflux Cause Hoarseness?▾
With Markus Hess and Maria Rosaria Barillari
November 13–15, 2026
Trivandrum, India
Annual Neurolaryngology Conference & Workshop
Theme: Unilateral Vocal Fold Palsy & Paresis · Organizer: Jayakumar
Lecture
Visual Neurolaryngology of the TA and CT Muscles▾
Lecture
Visual Neurolaryngology of the LCA and PCA Muscles▾
2027
May 18, 2027
Antwerp, Belgium
ELS 2027 — 16th Congress of the European Laryngological Society
President: Gauthier Desuter
11:00–11:30 Moderator — Basic Course
Laryngoscopy: Human Eye versus AI▾
May 22, 2027
Online · Zoom
Zoom in the Voice — Global Trends in Voice Medicine & Therapy
Organized by Prof. Dr. Ben Barsties v. Latoszek (SRH University, Düsseldorf) & Semifobi · semifobi.de/zoom-in-the-voice-2
15:00–16:30 CET Online Lecture
Precision Laryngeal Surgery in the Modern Era: From Nano-Margin Tumor Management to Voice Feminization▾
