Journal Club – Minimum Stimulus BPPV Testing (May 2025)

Join Co-Founder Dr. Helena Esmonde PT, DPT, NCS and special guests Dr. Andrea Castellucci and Dr. Salvatore Martellucci as they discuss the topic of Minimal Stimulus BPPV Testing and answer viewer-submitted questions.

Dr. Andrea Castellucci grew up with the otoneurological group of the University of Bologna where he graduated as MD and specialized in ORL-HNS. He currently works as consultant at the ENT Department of AUSL – IRCCS in Reggio Emilia (Italy), where he is involved in medical and surgical activities. As head of the otoneurological outpatient clinic, in collaboration with Neurology and Emergency Departments, he is involved in research activities in the otoneurological field with other national and international Departments and Universities. He is guest-editor for special issues and collections, reviewer and author of publications in national and international scientific journals. He is also speaker at national and international congresses and seminars. He is member of the Directive Board of VIS (Italian Society of Vestibular disease) and member of the Barany Society.

Dr. Salvatore Martellucci graduated in Medicine in 2009 and specialized in ORL-HNS in 2015 at the “Sapienza” University of Rome. At the same university, he obtained a Master’s Degree in Implantable Auditory Prostheses in 2016 and a PhD in Advanced Technologies in Surgery in 2020. He also received the Postgraduate Specialization in Sleep-Related Breathing Disorders issued by the Italian Association of Sleep Medicine and the Italian Society of Otorhinolaryngology. He worked as a research assistant at the Department of Medico-Surgical Sciences and Biotechnologies and later at the Department of Sense Organs of the “Sapienza” University of Rome. He is currently working as consultant at the ENT Unit of “Santa Maria Goretti” Hospital in Latina (Italy), where he deals with functional and oncological surgery and is head of the neurotology outpatient clinic. He teaches at the Faculty of Medicine and Surgery and the Graduate School in ORL-HNS of the “Sapienza” University of Rome. Dr. Martellucci is a member of the Italian Society of Otolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery (SIOeCHCF), the Italian Society of Vestibology (VIS), and the Bárány Society. He is involved in research activities mainly in the neurological field as an author of scientific publications and as a member of the editorial board of international scientific journals.