Darlene Lubbe is a Professor in the Division of Otolaryngology at Groote Schuur Hospital, University of Cape Town, South Africa. Her main interest is endoscopic sinus, skull base and transorbital surgery. She currently runs the Karl Storz training programme in endoscopic sinus and skull base surgery for Sub-Saharan Africa. She has published 56 articles in peer reviewed journals and authored 10 book chapters on transorbital surgery. She is also a co-inventor of the Trachealator non-occlusive airway balloon for the management of tracheal stenosis. This device was the Gold winner at the Medical Design Excellence awards in the USA in 2021.