Alkis Psaltis is a world-renowned endoscopic sinus and anterior skull base surgeon. He graduated from the University of Adelaide Medical School in 2000 with first-class honors and was awarded the University Medal for academic excellence. He is a recognized Fellow of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons (F.R.A.C.S) in Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery, having completed his advanced ENT training in Adelaide in 2010. He has undertaken extensive, specialist training overseas, completing three advanced sinus and anterior skull base surgical fellowships at Stanford University, USA, the Medical University of South Carolina, USA, and Auckland University, NZ. He is the Head of the Department of Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery at Queen Elizabeth Hospital and a Professor of Surgery at the University of Adelaide. He performs sinus and skull base surgical procedures at the Royal Adelaide Hospital and Women and Children's Hospital. He is considered a leader in rhinology and sinus surgery and is a regularly invited keynote speaker at many international and national ENT conferences and sinus courses. He serves on the editorial board of The American Journal of Rhinology, The Australian Journal of Otolaryngology, The Annals of Otology, Rhinology & Laryngology, and Frontiers Clinical Microbiology.