Global Rhinology Network is a registered academic non-profit organisation with a mission to foster surgical training in the field of Rhinology and Skull Base surgery. The concept of the organisation has evolved through an annual international live surgical webcast. The LIONESS established by Mr. Ashok Rokade with the strong support of participating surgeons in association with the lauded LION foundation. Prof. Christos Georgalas, Prof. Wilko Grolman, Dr. Robert Vincent, and Mr. John Oates were instrumental to see the LIONESS takeoff in 2014 and to reach surgeons from more than 40 countries.
GR-ESS 2020 is a new GRN endeavor established with strong support of our scientific organising committee and by leading surgical trainers coming together to benefit surgeons from around the world with their expertise and in turn to benefit our patients. We hope GR-ESS would provide a valuable education in current COVID pandemic and even after.
GR-ESS 2020 will be webcast under the guidance of Prof. Wilko Grolman of Global Telemedicine Studio, the Netherlands.
Team GRN
Founder and Principal Host
Scientific Advisory Committee
Prof. Manuel Bernal-Sprekelsen
Valencia, Spain
Prof. Christos Georgalas
Athens, Greece
Ass. Prof Zara Patel
Stanford, USA
Mr. Ashok Rokade
Winchester, UK ( General Secretary)
Prof. Anshul Sama
Nottingham, UK
Prof. Daniel Simmen
Zurich, Switzerland
Prof. James Palmer
Philadelphia, USA
Organising Committee
Mr. Ashok Rokade
Winchester UK
Prof. Christos Georgalas
Athens, Greece
Mr. Dimitrios Ioannidis
Colchester, UK
Mr. Rohit Gohil
Edinburgh, UK
Dr. Roman Laske
Zurich, Switzerland
Ms. Katerina Tsagakovits
Athens, Greece
Mr Ravi Sachidananda
Bengaluru, India
Mr. Tim Biggs
Southampton, UK
Ms. Pam Moharir
Manager, Windsor, UK
Escalate. Solutions
Digital Marketing and Branding, India
Medical Technology Advisor
Prof. Wilko Grolman
Global Telemedicine Studio,
The Netherlands
LION Foundation Advisors
Mr. John Oates
Burton-on-Trent, UK
Dr. Robert Vincent
Basiere, France