Karin Petra Quirina Oomen

Dr. Karin P. Q. Oomen, MD PhD

Consultant ENT Surgeon

www.andsurgeons.com

Date of Birth: 13 August 1977

Education

Biology, University of Utrecht — Sep 1995 – Sep 1996

Doctoral Degree in Medicine, University of Utrecht — Sep 1996 – Dec 2001

M.D., School of Medicine, University of Utrecht — Dec 2001 – Dec 2003

Junior Staff Teacher, Dept. of Anatomy, UMC Utrecht — Jun 2004 – Aug 2005

Senior House Officer, ENT Surgery, UMC Utrecht — Aug 2005 – Jan 2006

Residency, ENT Surgery, UMC Utrecht/Wilhelmina Children's Hospital — Feb 2006 – Feb 2011

PhD, Dept. of Anatomy & ENT Surgery, University of Utrecht — Feb 2011 – May 2011

Thesis: Anatomical and clinical appraisal of the pterygopalatine ganglion. Defended: 27 May 2011

Certifications

ECFMG Certification — 1 May 2012

Step I: 203/84

Step IIa – Clinical Knowledge: 223/80

Step IIb – Clinical Skills: Pass

Fellowship

Paediatric Otolaryngology, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, USA — Aug 2011 – Aug 2013

Mentors: Dr. Robert F. Ward, Dr. Vikash K. Modi

Professional Experience

Current Positions (since 2022)

Consultant ENT Surgeon & Owner, ANDSURGEONS, Andorra

Consultant ENT Surgeon, Clínica Omega Zeta & Clínica SOM Salut, Andorra

Consultant ENT Surgeon, Doctus (La Seu d'Urgell), Avantmedic (Lleida), Centro Medico Teknon (Barcelona), Spain

Locum Consultant ENT Surgeon, Medinet, Portland Clinical, Imperial College London (Honorary Contract)

Previous Roles

Paediatric Otolaryngologist, UMC Utrecht/Wilhelmina Children’s Hospital — Feb 2014 – Feb 2016

Specialized in voice, airway, cleft palate, 22q11, and laryngotracheal surgery

Researcher, Access to Medicine Foundation, Amersfoort — Feb 2017 – Apr 2017

Lead author of publication on cancer care access in LMICs

Consultant ENT Surgeon, Elkerliek Hospital, Helmond, NL — May – Jun 2017

Consultant ENT Surgeon, Queen Alexandra Hospital, Portsmouth, UK — Sep 2017 – Dec 2020

Licensure

United Kingdom: GMC #7511829 – Fully Registered, Specialist Registration

Netherlands: BIG #49061371701 – Physician (since Dec 2023)

Netherlands: RGS #1910932 – Otolaryngologist (since Feb 2011)

Spain: COMB #65907 (Barcelona)

Andorra: RPS #03255, Collegiat #913

Languages

Dutch: Native

English: Full Professional Proficiency

Spanish, German: Professional Working Proficiency

French: Limited Working Proficiency

Identification Numbers

NL Social Security: 170621303

UK NI Number: SZ758509B

Spain NIE: Z1396887-X

Andorra NIA: 387493R

Medical Missions

Cleft lip and palate repair, Antigua, Guatemala — MMFC — Jun 2012

Publications

Selected from 26 total; full list available on request

1. Oomen KP, et al. Effect of adenotonsillectomy on middle ear status in children. Laryngoscope 2005.

2. Oomen KP, et al. Sluder’s neuralgia: a trigeminal autonomic cephalalgia? Cephalalgia 2010.

3. Oomen KPQ, et al. A previously undescribed branch of the pterygopalatine ganglion. Am J Rhinol Allergy 2011.