Prof. Klaus Vogt, DDS, MD, PhD
ENT, Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, Dentistry, Father of Computerized and 4-Phase Rhinomanometry (4PR)
Germany
Dr. Klaus Hermann Franz Vogt (born April 5, 1936, in Chemnitz, Germany) is a renowned expert in otorhinolaryngology, surgery, and anesthesiology. He earned his DDS in 1958 and MD in 1962 from Martin-Luther-University Halle-Wittenberg. Early in his career, he practiced dentistry, general medicine, surgery, and anesthesiology at University Hospital Halle before specializing in otorhinolaryngology at Ernst-Moritz-Arndt-University Greifswald. There, he conducted research on salivary gland physiology and nasal function, earning his habilitation in 1977.
From 1977 to 1990, Dr. Vogt was a senior surgeon at Charité Berlin, specializing in rhinosurgery, sinus surgery, head and neck surgery, and ear surgery. He was promoted to 1st Senior Surgeon and Associate Professor in 1982. His contributions to rhinology include co-developing the first computer-rhinomanometer in collaboration with the Institute of Postgradual Medical Education in Tbilisi, Georgia. In 1989, he briefly served as an Associate Professor at the University of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, before civil unrest ended his tenure.
From 1990 to 2009, Dr. Vogt operated a private practice and outpatient surgery clinic in Rendsburg, Germany, while continuing research and international collaborations. Since 2005, he has been a Visiting Professor at the University of Latvia, where he was awarded an honorary doctorate in 2019. In 2013, he became Head of MedTecResearch, a medicotechnical research institute in collaboration with the University of Latvia’s Center of Experimental Surgery.
A leading authority in nasal airway function, Dr. Vogt has been active in professional societies such as the German ENT Society, the European Rhinologic Society, and the International Rhinologic Society. Furthermore, his involvement in the International Standardization Committee on the Objective Assessment of the Nasal Airway (ISCOANA) beginning in 1983 has been pivotal. The committee’s consensus emphasized the importance of accurate nasal airway function tests, including 4PR, in clinical settings such as sleep medicine. As past Chairman of the International Committee for the Objective Assessment of the Nasal Airway (ISOANA), he played a key role in the 2016 Consensus Conference on Nasal Airway Function Tests, which resulted in a landmark 2018 publication.
From 2019 to 2022, Dr. Vogt led the German-Austrian research project “Rhinodiagnost.” With over 300 lectures, 98 publications, 6 patents, and co-editor of the Romanian Journal of Rhinology, he remains a prominent figure in rhinology and nasal airway research, whose significant contributions to the development and dissemination of four-phase rhinomanometry (4PR) research are far reaching extending into various medical fields, including sleep medicine, where understanding nasal airflow and resistance is crucial. In addition to discovering and publishing the loop phenomena in the nasal valve, he also-authored a study with Kaspars Peksis and others at the University of Latvia’s Center of Experimental Surgery, investigating the impact of body position on nasal ventilation using 4PR. This research highlights the application of 4PR in understanding nasal breathing’s role in sleep quality.
Through these collaborative efforts and his extensive research, Dr. Vogt has directly educated and influenced many professionals in sleep medicine regarding the application of rhinomanometry techniques such as Dr. Christian Guilleminault, Dr. Eugene Kern, Dr. Maurice Cottle, and many others. May this platform serve as a dedication to their work and legacy, and be carried on by future providers.
