PD Dr. Abel-Jan Tasman

HNO-Klinik, Kantonsspital St. Gallen, Switzerland
Rorschacherstr. 97
CH-9007 St.Gallen, Switzerland
+41 71 494 1694
abel-jan.tasman@kssg.ch

Professional Summary:

Double board-certified otolaryngologist and facial plastic surgeon with 35 years of clinical
practice. Adept in leading teams and driving advancements in endonasal rhinoplasty and
facial plastic surgery.

Current Positions:

• Vice Chair, ENT-Department; Head of Rhinology and Facial Plastic Surgery
  Cantonal Hospital St.Gallen, St.Gallen, Switzerland
• Executive Board Member
  Swiss Society of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology, Head and Neck Surgery (SSORL)
• President
  European Board for Certification in Facial Plastic Surgery (EBCFPRS)
• Co-Chairman Fellowship Programme
  Rhinoplasty Society Europe
• Fellowship Center Director
  Rhinoplasty Society Europe

Previous Positions:

• Past-President
  European Academy of Facial Plastic Surgery (EAFPS)
• Founding Member and Past-President
  Facial Plastic Surgery Group, Swiss Society of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology, Head and Neck
  Surgery

Skills:

• Rhinoplasty (primary and revision) with expertise in the endonasal approach
• Facial defect reconstruction
• Periorbital rejuvenating surgery
• Sinus, orbital and anterior skull-base surgery
• Facial trauma management
• Proficiency in rhinology and allergology
• Extensive experience in undergraduate and postgraduate teaching and training in
  otolaryngology and facial plastic surgery