Dr. Jean-Marc Thomassin is truly a pioneer of endoscopic ear surgery who took the lead in developing and refining endoscopic ear surgery procedures in its early days to the present. Moreover, anyone who has performed endoscopic ear surgery has taken in hand his namesake surgical tool, the Thomassin dissector. This dissector has greatly facilitated the successful performance of endoscopic ear surgery. His contributions have established him as a true giant in our field.