Professor and Chair
Medical College of Georgia - Augusta University
Augusta, GA, United States
Dr. Kountakis is a Tenured Professor and Chair of the Department of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck surgery the Service Chief of Otolaryngology-HNS at Wellstar Medical College of Georgia Medical Center.
Dr. Stil Kountakis received a Bachelor of Science degree in Chemical Engineering from the University of Houston, Texas, and his Medical Degree from the University of Texas-Houston Medical School. He completed his otolaryngology residency at UT-Houston Medical School and affiliated hospitals.
Dr. Kountakis has served as President of the American Rhinologic Society and received the society’s 2015 Golden Head Mirror Teaching Award for teaching and for his contributions to the ARS, and the 2017 ARS Presidential Citation. He has served as Vice President of the Southern Section of the Triological Society and has served as President of the Georgia Society of Otolaryngology-HNS. He received the Georgia Society’s 2015 Gerald S. Gussack Memorial Award for outstanding teaching in Otolaryngology. In 2020, Dr. Kountakis received the Distinguished Service Award of the American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery Foundation, only presented to 433 members in its 126 year history. Dr. Kountakis is a member of the European Rhinologic Society and in 2021 he was honored with the society’s “Honorary Membership" in recognition of significant contribution to ERS and Rhinology in general.
He is a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons and served as Associate Editor of the American Journal of Rhinology and Allergy and the International Forum of Allergy and Rhinology. Dr. Kountakis has published extensively, is Editor-in-Chief of the first “Encyclopedia of Otolaryngology-HNS” and has co-edited 4 additional textbooks, “The Frontal Sinus 1st and 2nd editions”, “Rhinologic and Sleep Apnea Surgical Techniques”, “Revision Sinus Surgery” and “ENT – Core Knowledge”. His research interests include pathophysiology and pathogenesis of sinusitis and polyps, medical and surgical outcomes, and allergic fungal sinusitis.
Monday, September 30, 2024
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM EDT
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