Background
Tos, Mirko was born on October 3, 1931 in Vitomarci, Ptuj, Slovenia. Son of Thomas and Genovefa (Peklar) Tos.
Tos, Mirko was born on October 3, 1931 in Vitomarci, Ptuj, Slovenia. Son of Thomas and Genovefa (Peklar) Tos.
Graduate, Medical School, Ljubljana, Slovenia, 1957. Graduate, Medical School, Copenhagen, 1960. ENT specialists, Doctor of Philosophy, Medical School, Copenhagen, 1966.
Doctorate (honorary), University Maribor, Slovenia, 2001.
Physician Hospital, Ptuj, Slovenia, 1957, Vejle, Denmark, 1957-1959, Helsingor, Denmark, 1959-1960, Rigshosp., Copenhagen, 1960-1961, Glostrup, Copenhagen, 1961-1967, associate chairman ENT department, 1967-1971, Gentofte Hospital, Copenhagen, 1971-1979, chairman ENT department, 1968—2001. Associate professor University Copenhagen, 1975-1979, professor, since 1979, chairman, since 2002. Professor otolaryngology University Maribor, Slovenia, since 2002.
President, organizer 3rd Cholesteatoma Conference, Copenhagen, 1989, 1st International Conference on Acoustic Neuroma, Copenhagen, 1991, 15th European Rhinological Society Congress and 13th International Symposium on Infection and Allergy of Nose, Copenhagen, 1994, Copenhagen Otitis Media Conference, 1997, 5th European Skull Base Society Congress, 2001. Organizer yearly typanoplasty courses for Scandinavian otologists. Organizer, chairman 4 international courses in acoustic neuroma surgery.
Member of Scandinavian Otolaryngol. Society (past president), Politzer Society (board director, past president), Collegium Oto-Rhino-Laryngologicum Amicitiae Sacrum, European Federation Otolarygol. Societies (past president executive committee), European Skull Base Society (past president), International Skull Base Society, American Association Research Otology, Balkau ENT Society (honorary), European Rhinological Society (honorary), Slovak ENT Society (honorary), Danish ENT Society (honorary), Slovenian ENT Society (honorary), European Academy Otology and Neuro-Otology (honorary), European Rhinological Society (honorary), German ENT Society (honorary), Italian ENT Society (honorary), American ENT Society (honorary).
Married Nives Pavsic, July 1957. Children: Miriam, Vivian, Tina.