Dr Athanasiadis undertook his Otolaryngology training in South Australia and supported by the Passe Williams foundation received a PhD in wound healing. The Marjorie Hooper Travelling Scholarship from the RACS allowed him to complete a laryngology fellowship in New Zealand and visit major laryngology centres in the USA. He is director of the Flinders Medical Centre Voice Clinic, Senior Lecturer in laryngology at Flinders University, Director of the Flinders laryngology fellowship and formed Adelaide Voice Specialists for care of professional voice users. Theo continues his active academic interest with ongoing research into voice, dysphagia and chronic laryngeal hypersensitivity.