Dr Joseph Scoppa is currently in full time practice in Sydney as an ENT Physician and Medico-Legal Consultant. He graduated MBBS (Hons), University of Sydney, 1970, and obtained specialist FRACS qualification as an ENT surgeon in 1975. He was Visiting Medical Officer (VMO) in ENT surgery, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney, 1978 – 2000. He was appointed as Consultant Emeritus in Ear, Nose and Throat Surgery, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, in 2000. He was a Founding Member and Vice-President of the Australian College of ENT Physicians (ACENTP). He is currently appointed as an Approved Medical Specialist (Permanent Impairment), PIC, Workers Compensation Commission of NSW.