ENT Surgeon and Specialist in Phoniatrics and Pediatric Audiology
Dr. Ioannis
Kotrotsos
An ENT surgeon with a second German board certification in Phoniatrics and Pediatric Audiology, the specialty covering voice, speech and children's hearing. He sees and operates on adults and children privately, across the full range of ENT care.
15 years
in Germany
He trained in ENT in Karlsruhe, at St. Vincentius Hospital and Städtisches Klinikum Karlsruhe, and received his specialist title from the Baden-Württemberg State Medical Chamber. He then completed a second specialist training in Phoniatrics and Pediatric Audiology at the University ENT Clinic in Würzburg and the voice and swallowing unit in Bad Rappenau, earning his second specialist title in 2020.
His doctoral thesis at the University of Freiburg, Germany, focused on restoring the vocal cords when the glottis does not close properly. His doctorate is recognized by DOATAP, the Greek authority for the recognition of foreign degrees.
In 2021 he founded the medical practice he still runs in Stuttgart. It sees more than 12,000 patients a year and added internal medicine and cardiology departments in 2023.
Board Certifications, 2018 & 2020.
At the Stuttgart Medical Centre
The voice as a specialty
Phoniatrics is not a separate specialty in Greece. In Germany it is, with 5 years of training, which Dr. Kotrotsos completed after he was already a qualified ENT specialist. In practice, this means the voice isn't only examined by looking at it: stroboscopy shows the vocal cords in slow motion as they vibrate, which can explain voice problems that look normal on a standard exam.
Since 2021 he has been the voice specialist for the Stuttgart State Theatre (Staatstheater Stuttgart), working with actors, opera singers and musicians, both when something goes wrong and as prevention. In the same role, he issues voice fitness assessments for professions with high vocal demands.
Children
Pediatric audiology is the second part of the 5-year German specialist training. It covers hearing and speech development in the early years, when a delay matters more the longer it goes unnoticed.
Hearing can be tested from the first weeks of life and doesn't need the child's cooperation: the test is done either while they sleep or through play. Before any speech therapy, hearing is always checked first.
How does the exam work?
It starts with your medical history, not with lab tests. Endoscopy and hearing tests are done at the practice, during the same visit, and the findings are explained in plain language.
When watchful waiting is the evidence-based choice, you'll be told so clearly. When surgery would change the outcome, you'll hear what it involves and what comes after. Consultations are available in Greek, German, English or French. For patients outside Athens, there is also a second opinion by video call.
Qualifications and
memberships
- Specialties: Otorhinolaryngology (ENT), Phoniatrics and Pediatric Audiology. Specialist titles from the Baden-Württemberg State Medical Chamber, 2018 and 2020.
- Education: Doctorate in Medicine (Dr. med.), University of Freiburg. Medical degree, University of Athens. Doctorate recognized by DOATAP.
- Member of: German Society of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology, Head and Neck Surgery. German Society of Phoniatrics and Pediatric Audiology. Panhellenic Medical Association.