M.D. Jan Kastner

Main topics and interest

Rhinology (endoscopic surgery, functional-aesthetic surgery of the nose)
Ultrasound in head and neck
Sleep medicine – obstructive sleep apnoea syndrome

Degrees and professional career

1998 Graduation at 1st Faculty of Medicine, Charles University, Prague, (M.D.)
1999 – 2002 Department of Otorhinolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery 1st Faculty of Medicine, Charles University, Faculty Hospital Motol
2003 – 2004 Laboratory fellow (Tumor biology laboratory) and guest physician at ENT dpt., Mainz, Germany
since 2005 untill now: Department of Otorhinolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery 1st Faculty of Medicine, Charles University, Faculty Hospital Motol
2001 1st specialization exam in Otorhinolaryngology
2007 European specialization exam in Otorhinolaryngology
since 2005 PhD student (Biomedicine, Experimental surgery)

Scholarships and courses

2001 Skull base surgery course ESBS (Paris, France)
2002 Basic and advanced course of septorhinoseptoplasty (Pécz, Hungary)
2003 – 2004 Laboratory of tumor biology and Dpt. of Otorhinolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery, Mainz Medical School, Guttenberg University, Mainz, Germany (tutors: Prof.Mann, Dr.Brieger, Dr.Gosepath)
2004 International Laser course (Berlin, Germany)
2005 Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, USA (tutors: Prof.Shah, Dr.Singh)
2005, 2009 Milano Masterclass – Endonasal sinus surgery, septorhinoplasty and facial surgery ERS course (Milano, Italy)
2004 – 2005 DEGUM courses – Ultrasound in Otorhinolaryngology (Mainz, Germany)
2005 Course of Allergology (Prague)
2006 FESS course – basic and advanced technique (Graz, Austria)
2008 Aesthetic and reconstructive surgery of the nose and face (Nijmegen, Netherlands)
2008 Endoscopic sinus surgery and facial plasty surgery, Zurich, Switzerland (1 month, tutor: Prof. Simmen)
2009 Ultrasound course Doppler/Duplex (Erlangen, Germany)
2010 Functional aesthetic surgery of the nose (Ulm, Germany)

Selected publications and presentations

Fragment analysis of chromosomal region 3q25.31–3q28 in HNSCC. Kastner J, Brieger J, Mann WJ. Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery; 131(2): 171-172.
Evaluation of microsatellite amplifications at chromosomal locus 3q26 as surrogate marker for premalignant changes in mucosa surrounding head and neck squamous cell carcinoma.
Brieger J and Kastner J, Gosepath J, Mann WJ. Cancer Genetics and Cytogenetics. 2006; 167(1): 26-31.
Revisionschirurgie der Schilddrüse. Betka J, Astl J, Kastner J. 77. Jahresversammlung der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Hals-Nasen-Ohren-Heilkunde, Kopf- und Hals-Chirurgie e.V.; Deutsche Gesellschaft für Hals-Nasen-Ohren-Heilkunde, Kopf- und Hals-Chirurgie; Mannheim, 2006, Germany.
Gene-expression study of putative oncogenes harbouring chromosomal region 3q26-28 in HNSCC. 6th European Congress of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology Head and Neck Surgery – EUFOS. Vienna, 2007, Austria.
Videokymography evaluation after thyroid surgery. Kastner J, Zábrodský M, Sram F, Svec J, Betka J. 79. Jahresversammlung der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Hals-Nasen-Ohren-Heilkunde, Kopf- und Hals-Chirurgie; Deutsche Gesellschaft für Hals-Nasen-Ohren-Heilkunde, Kopf- und Hals-Chirurgie; Bonn, 2008, Germany.
Orbital and intracranial complication following an acute rhinosinusitis; a case report. Kastner J, Taudy M, Lisy J, Betka J. 80. Jahresversammlung der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Hals-Nasen-Ohren-Heilkunde, Kopf- und Hals-Chirurgie; Deutsche Gesellschaft für Hals-Nasen-Ohren-Heilkunde, Kopf- und Hals-Chirurgie; Rostock, 2009, Germany.

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