Dr. Hee-Young Kim, MD, MS, PhD, is an otolaryngology specialist based in Seoul, South Korea, and a leading authority on Eustachian tube dysfunction (ETD) and middle ear physiology. He currently serves as the Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Otolaryngology–ENT Research. Dr. Kim’s research focuses on establishing middle ear pressure (MEP) as a clinical biomarker for ETD and advancing patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs) in the diagnosis and management of Eustachian tube–related disorders.
Dr. Kim holds academic affiliations across the Harvard medical education ecosystem. He is a Faculty Affiliate of the Harvard Medical School – Office for External Education, an Academic Learning Mentor in the Principles and Practice of Clinical Research (PPCR) Program at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, and a Faculty Affiliate of the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health – THCE Program. He has contributed extensively to research mentorship, clinical education, and methodological development, including meta-analysis instruction through the MetaHub Experts Program.
He is the author of multiple peer-reviewed publications and book chapters, including works on ground-level alternobaric vertigo, swallowing disorders related to ETD, and ETD-associated hearing loss. His recent editorial work emphasizes the importance of integrating middle ear physiology into emerging artificial intelligence–based diagnostic tools for vertigo and dizziness.
Outside his academic commitments, Dr. Kim enjoys playing the violin and contributing to scientific communication and medical education. His work reflects a longstanding dedication to improving diagnostic accuracy, advancing ENT science, and supporting clinicians, researchers, and patients worldwide.
Dr. Mayte Pinilla Urraca is Medical Specialist in Otorhinolaryngology Hospital Puerta de Hierro Madrid (Spain) from 1996. She obtained the degree in Medicine and Surgery at the University Autonoma of Madrid (Spain) in June 1991 and performed the Residency Training Program in Otorhinolaryngology in the ENT Department, Clinica Puerta Hierro of Madrid (Spain) from January 1992 to December 1995. Dr Pinilla is General Practitioner in the Spanish National Health System, as well as in the Public Social Security Systems in the other Member States of the European Communities since October 1994. She is Doctor in Medicine and Surgery University Autonoma of Madrid (Spain) with the Doctoral Thesis: "Implants in middle ear ossicular replacement A morpho-functional in humans and experimental animal study" in 1998. She has participated as researcher collaborator in different projects F.I.S.S since 1993 until 2002 about induced immune inner ear pathology and Biomaterials implanted in the middle ear. She is also clinical collaborator professor of the Department of Surgery in Medicine Faculty of the UAM from 1992 to the present time and in the eight theoretical and practical courses motorized endoscopic sinus surgery from 2007 until today .She is member of the Spanish Society of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery since 1992 and actually is member of occupational european working group ECRHS III.
Research Interest
Sinonasal and ear pathology its medical and surgical treatment.
