Associate Professor of the National & Kapodistrian University of Athens.

Dr Pelin was born in Nov,1982,Bursa Turkey. She was graduated from Istanbul Marmara Medical School Faculty of medicine in 2006 with A(-) degree. She completed Otorhinolaryngology training in Istanbul University of Health Sciences Istanbul Research and Training Hospital by the end of 2011 and performed her obligatory state service between 2012-2015. Her thesis of graduation has the title of “Cricopharyngeal muscle aging, Postmortem Study” She attended Audiology Master of Science in Ankara Yıldırım Beyazıt Universtiy in 2015. She performed head and neck cancer surgeries and sleep apnea surgeries between 2015-2018 in Bakırkoy Dr Sadi Konuk Research and Training Hospital and gave lectures about Otorhinolaryngology in Kemerburgaz University Pharmacy Class-III for two terms at the same period. She attended Laryngology& Phoniatry School among 2016-2017 and Otology-Neurotlogy School among 2018-2019 which are post-graduate schools of Turkish Society of Otorhinolaryngology She worked as ENT specialist in Istanbul Research and Training Hospital between 2018-2021 where she got her academic degree as associated proffessor in otorhinolaryngology in 2021 while she was working with Prof Dr Özgür Yiğit where she had most of her experience in otology and cochlear implantation. She basically performed advanced otologic surgeries namely cochlear implantation, hearing implants, anterior and lateral skull base surgeries, endolymphatic sac surgeries, otosclerosis, cholesteatoma cases, cases with head and neck cancer surgeries, thyroid pathologies, salivary gland pathologies, paranasal sinüs tumor surgeries, rhinologic surgeries including aesthetic and plastic rhinoplasty surgery. She worked with Prof Dr Yıldırım Ahmet Bayazit and involved in more than 15 auditory brainstem implant surgeries in three years in differetnt centers. Nowadays she is head of the department in Bahcesehir University Medical Faculty Otorhinolaryngology. She has more than 18 published clinical studies in journals indexed in SCI-Expanded, SSCI or AHCI in 4 of which she is the first author. She has international 6, domestic 3 book contributions as chapter authorship.

Mr.Abdelrahman Ezzat Ibrahim is an ENT Consultant Surgeon at United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust With a subspecialty interest in otology and facial plastics surgery. An active educator, he serves as an examiner for the European ORL-HNS Board Exam. His clinical and academic work focuses on advancing minimally invasive ear surgery techniques to improve patient outcomes and in the field of facial plastics surgery

Professor Dr. Asma Abdullah received her medical degree in 1995 and postgraduate Otorhinolaryngology training (2002) from University Kebangsaan Malaysia.  Along with general ENT Surgical work, she has focused on Cochlear Implants, Universal Newborn, Acoustic Neuroma, Temporal Bone Carcinoma and Cholesteatoma. She sits on many committees related to undergraduate and postgraduate medical training. She has more than 145  publications in major international journals. She is an outstanding teacher and has been duly recognized by UKM and Ministry of Health Malaysia. She has mentored ORL surgeons who hold position of distinction in Malaysia. She is a board exam member for Malaysian Postgraduate ORL Conjoint Exam. She was appointed as member of Clinical Practice Guideline on Otitis Media under Ministry of Health in 2010-2013. She was the Head of Department of UKMMC since 1st  January 2009-3lst December 2011 and Jan 2017- December 2018. Currently she is a Professor and Senior Consultant Department of ORL-HNS, chairman of UKMMC Universal Newborn Hearing Screening Program, course director of Clinical Fellowship Program Neuro-otology, Cochlear Implant & Lateral Skull Base.

I was born in Türkiye in 1983. I completed my primary and secondary education in Nevşehir providance (Türkiye). I graduated from the university at Cerrahpaşa Faculty of Medicine. I completed my ear, nose and throat specialization at Düzce University Faculty of Medicine. I am currently working as a faculty member in the ENT department at Düzce University Faculty of Medicine.

Dr.Abdullah Dalgic was born in 1980 in Turkey. He had her medical education in Ankara University Medical School and his residency in Izmir Teaching and Researching Hospital, Otorhinolaryngology Department (2004-2009).  He became Asociate Proffesor  in Oto-Rhino-Laryngology in 2017. He worked Hatay Reyhanli State Hospital, Gülhane Military Medical Academy, İstanbul GOP Taksim Researhing and Teaching Hospital.  He has completed Master of Science on Audiology and Speaking Disorders between 2017-2019 at  Ege Universty His Primary interest is on cochlear implantation, endoscopic ear surgery, otology, rhinoplasty, endoscopic sinus sırgery, Head and Neck Surgery. 

He is director of Cochlear implant Center and ENT Clinic at Health Sciences University Izmir State Hospital. He has more than 60 articles published in international journals and more than 20 articles published in national journals. He is board member of Turkish Otorhinolaryngology Society.

Clinical interests:

-Otology and Otologic surgery

-Cochlear implantation

-Endoscopic ear surgery

-Audiology

- Rhinoplasty

- Ear disesae

 -Facial plastic surgery

- Head and neck oncological surgery

President of Saudi ORL Society

President of Arab Academy of Otology and Cochlear Implant

President of Arab Cochlear implant conference

Professor King Saud University 

Dr. Abdülkadir Göksel is a board-certified ENT and facial plastic surgeon based in Istanbul. He graduated from Istanbul Faculty of Medicine and completed his residency in Ear, Nose and Throat and Head & Neck Surgery at Göztepe Training and Research Hospital. From the early years of his career, he has focused on facial plastic surgery, with particular expertise in aesthetic, functional, and revision rhinoplasty.

He passed the European Board Certification in Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery in 2015. He is a former General Secretary of the European Academy of Facial Plastic Surgery (EAFPS) and currently serves as a board member of both EAFPS and the Turkish Facial Plastic Surgery Association.

Dr. Göksel is the Co-President of the biennial Structure Preservation Rhinoplasty Meeting. He is frequently invited to international congresses across Europe, Asia, Australia, and the United States to lecture on structure preservation rhinoplasty, nasal tip surgery, and complex revision cases. In addition, he regularly hosts surgeons from around the world in Istanbul for live surgery training and advanced educational programs.

He is a founding member of the International Rhinoplasty Research Society (IRRS) and an honorary member of the Russian Society of Plastic Surgeons.

Expert in CI surgery with more than 10 Years experience, ear surgeon

 Kulak burun boğaz cerrahı

39 yaşında

Doğum yeri ve tarihi: Nijniy Novqorod, 06.09.1984  

Yaşam yeri: Bakü ş.

Eğitim

İletişim bilgileri

“Azerbaycan Tıp Universitesi”

Pediatri Fakültesi, onur diploması 2001-2005-ci yıl.

Azerbaycan Tıp Universitesi, Genel Cerrahi Bölümü- Genel Cerrah 2005 – 2006-cı yıl.

Azerbaycan Tıp Universitesi, Şehir Klinik Hastanesi Kulak Burun Boğaz cerrahi staj kursu 2006 – 2007-cı yıl.

Azerbaycan Tıp Universitesi, Kulak Burun Boğaz bölümü

 Kulak Burun Boğaz cerrahisi Klinik İhtisası 2008 – 2010-cu yıl.

Tel.: +994503904492

e-mail: [email protected]

Cerrahi beceriler

Endoskopik Sinus Cerrahisi

Kulak Cerrahisi-Timpanoplasti

Septoplasti

Adenotonzillektomi

Rinoplasti

Otoplasti

İş deneyimi

      Azerbaycan Tıp Universitesi, Şehir Klinik Hastanesi 

      Kulak Burun Boğaz cerrahı 2006 – 2010-cı yıl.

      Savunma Bakanlığı, Merkezi Askeri Hastanesi

      Kulak Burun Boğaz cerrahı 2010 – 2024-cü yıl.

      Azerbaycan Tıp Universitesi, Kulak Burun Boğaz dalı

      Doktora    öğrencisi 2020 – 2024-cü yıl.

      Tusi kliniği 2022 – 2024-cü yıl. 

                         Katıldığı Kurslar

Endoskopik Sinus Cerrahisi kursu Bakü, 2015-ci yıl.

Vertiqoya praktik yaklaşım kursu Bakü, 2015-ci yıl.

Endoskopik Sinus Cerrahisi kursu Antalya, 2018-ci yıl.

Endoskopik Sinus Cerrahisi kursu Antalya, 2019-cu yıl.

Endoskopik Sinus Cerrahisi kursu Antalya, 2020-ci yıl.

Endoskopik Kulak Cerrahisi kursu Antalya, 2019-cu yıl.

 Endoskopik Kulak Cerrahisi kursu Antalya, 2020-ci yıl.

 1 st Rhinoplasty scool 2023 Baku

 1 st İnternational Congress of Azerbaijan rhinology and Live Surgery Course

Workshop on Rhinoplasty and Endoscopic sinus surgery 1-2 October,2023 Torlak, Ankara

Rinoplasti ve Yüz Estetiği Kadavra diseksiyon Kursu, Fırat Üniversitesi Hastanesi, 30kasım-2 aralık 2023.

Workshop on Rhinoplasty and Endoscopic sinus surgery 15-16 December, 15-16, 2023 Baku

Diller: Rus dili İngilis dili

Türk dili

Hobi Sağlıklı yaşam tarzı, spor, gitar çalmak.

1986 M.Sc. in Immunology from the University of Warsaw, Poland

1999 Ph.D. in Medical Sciences (immunology/oncology) from the University of Alberta, Canada

Postdoctoral study at Southwestern University, Dallas, TX, USA, and Max Planck Institute, Berlin, Germany

2001 - 2006 Group Leader at Max Planck Institute, Berlin, Germany

2006-present, Staff Scientist in the Department ORL, Head and Neck Surgery, Charité Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Germany

2017-present, Lecturer in Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Zielona Góra, Poland

Dr Ahmad Alamadi is the current president of Emirates ENT society.

Consultant otologist , nerotologist and cochlear implant surgeon at Kuwait hospital Dubai. He is also clinical associate professor at Sharjah University and CEO of Dubai Advance hearing and Balance Center Dr Alamadi graduated from Glasgow medical school in Scotland in 1993 he completed his training in Scotland by obtaining his Fellowship of royal college of surgeons of Glasgow in 1998. He followed his higher surgical training in Toronto by joining a neurotology fellowship program. Dr Alamadi has over 20 years experience in all types of otological surgeries, cochlear implantation and implantable hearing devices.

Ahmad Sedaghat, MD, PhD is Professor, Executive Vice Chair, Director of the Division of Rhinology, Allergy and Anterior Skull Base Surgery, Director of Clinical Research at Residency Program Director in the Department of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery at the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine.

I am a faculty member of audiology department at School of Rehabilitation, University of medical sciences , Tehran, Iran. As an Associate professor of Audiology i work on different areas of audiology and related sciences, like Hearing Science, Electrophysiology, Hearing aid, Aging & Cognition.

Prof. Ahmed Allam is a Consultant ENT Surgeon based in London with over 20 years of experience, specializing in endoscopic ear surgery and advanced sinus procedures. Having completed a prestigious fellowship at Sheffield Teaching Hospitals, Mr Allam has performed more than 5,000 surgical cases, combining extensive expertise with a commitment to patient-centered care. He currently practices at Queen’s Hospital, part of Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust in East London. Alongside his clinical work, Mr Allam is passionate about medical education and innovation in minimally invasive ENT techniques.

Prof. Ahmed Yassin Bahgat

Associate professor of ENT, Alexandria university, Egypt

Consultant ENT & sleep surgery at Al Zahra hospital, Dubai, UAE

Fellow of European board of ORL

International sleep disordered breathing surgery board certified

Board member-at-large of international surgical sleep society

Co-founder of Egyptian laryngological and sleep surgery society

Fellow of university of Pavia (Italy), university of Versailles (France), universities of central Florida and south California (USA)

Member of American academy of ORL-HNS

Dr. Ahmet Alp is an ENT surgeon with a special focus on functional and aesthetic rhinoplasty. He has performed hundreds of primary and revision rhinoplasty procedures and frequently shares his experience in international meetings and instructional courses. His main areas of interest include managing complications in revision rhinoplasty, advanced grafting techniques, and thick-skin rhinoplasty.

Dr. Ahmet Köder is an ear, nose, and throat (ENT) specialist with a particular interest in rhinology. He graduated from the Faculty of Medicine at Adnan Menderes University and completed his residency training in Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery at Trakya University. Following his specialization, he worked as an ENT specialist at Düzce Atatürk State Hospital. Since 2022, he has been serving as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Otolaryngology at Trakya University.

Prof. Dr. Ahmet Kızılay was graduated from Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine and completed his residency in Otorhinolaryngology at Inonu University. He earned his associate professorship and full professorship in the same department. Prof. Kızılay has held significant academic leadership roles, including serving as the Presidency of the Chamber of Medicine, Dean of the Faculty of Medicine and as the Rector of Inonu University for two terms. His primary field of interest is head and neck surgery. He is married and the father of two children.

Prof. Ahmet URAL is a distinguished medical professional specializing in Otorhinolaryngology (ENT). Born in Ankara, Turkey, on June 1st, 1975, he has established a prominent career in academic and clinical settings.  

Prof. URAL currently serves as a consultant at Etlik City Hospital, Otorhinolaryngology Department in Ankara, a position he has held since 2024. His association with the university also includes a prior role as Acting Dean of the School of Medicine at Bolu Abant Izzet Baysal University from 2017 to 2019. Prior to his tenure in Bolu, he was a Professor at Karadeniz Technical University School of Medicine in Trabzon, where he began his professorial journey in 2010. He also served as an Associate Professor and Assistant Professor at the same institution.  

His medical journey includes a residency in Ear Nose and Throat Diseases at Gazi University Faculty of Medicine in Ankara from 1999 to 2004, and he earned his medical degree from Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine (in English) in Ankara in 1999. Prof. URAL’s professional experience also extends to his service as a Lieutenant Doctor at Gulhane Haydarpasa Military Hospital in Istanbul (2006-2007) and as Chief Resident at Ataturk Teaching and Research Hospital in Ankara (2004-2006).  

Prof. URAL is a member of several esteemed organizations, including the European Academy of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, the Turkish Association of Otorhinolaryngology, Head & Neck Surgery, and the Eastern Black Sea Region Association of Otorhinolaryngology, Head & Neck Surgery.  

His commitment to advancing his expertise is reflected in his visits abroad to Klinikum Fulda and St. Elisabeth Hospital in Germany, where he gained valuable experience in Otorhinolaryngology.  

Prof. URAL’s areas of interest within Otorhinolaryngology are diverse, encompassing sleep disorders, medical publishing, and pediatric ENT diseases.  

Ahmet O. İkiz M.D., M. Sc., is a professor of Otorhinolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery (ORL&HNS). With more than 30 years of experience in otorhinolaryngology, his surgical practice includes a wide variety of head & neck patients with primary interest in thyroid, parathyroid and salivary gland surgery. His clinical interest is focused on improving patient outcome during and after head and neck surgery.

He was the chairman of Dokuz Eylul Otorhinolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery Department during 2011-2014 and 2020-2021. He served at different positions for the Board of Turkish Society of ORL&HNS as member, secretary and chairman of Education and Accreditation Committees. He also served at Turkish Society of ORL&HNS as the chairman of Head & Neck and Thyroid School during 2014-2016; and as the general coordinator of five ENT Schools consisting of Head & Neck and Thyroid, Laryngology, Otology & Neurotology, Rhinology and Facial Plastic Surgery Schools during 2016-2018.

 As an active member of different scientific societies; he undertakes various responsibilities in Turkish Society of ORL&HNS, Society of Head and Cancers of Turkiye, European Head and Neck Society, American Head and Neck Society, Asia-Pacific Society of Thyroid Surgery, European Examination Board in Otorhinolaryngology, ENT Masterclass and International Federation of Head and Neck Oncologic Societies.

 He has more than 100 scientific articles and book chapters published; he is on the editorial board or international advisory board of various national and international journals.

Dr. Akram Pourbakht is an MD and PhD in the field of audiology, born in Tehran, Iran. She earned her MD degree from a national university in Iran. Dr. Pourbakht pursued her graduate studies at the University of Tokyo, where she investigated protection against noise-induced hearing loss. Her passion for the field led her to obtain a Ph.D. in Audiology.

Currently, she is a faculty member at the Iran University of Medical Sciences and serves as the Head of the Directory Board in Audiology. Her work has been published in various peer-reviewed journals, where she has explored topics such as tinnitus, auditory processing disorders, synaptopathy, and the efficacy of different rehabilitative interventions.

Dr. Merati is an internationally recognized leader in Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery.  Following medical school at the University of Washington under Charlie Cummings, he completed his Otolaryngology training at the University of California at San Diego, including one year of NIH research training.  From there, Dr. Merati went to Vanderbilt to study Laryngology with Robert Ossoff at the premier training institution for academic laryngologists. This time at Vanderbilt included work with Jim Netterville on laryngeal framework surgery.  Following very productive years at Kansas University and at the Medical College of Wisconsin, Dr. Merati returned to his native Seattle in 2007 to head up the Laryngology program at the University of Washington, now widely recognized among the leaders in clinical care, scholarship, and training in the nation.   He has over 135 peer reviewed publications and also is the lead editor for the Textbook of Laryngology. He co-founded the Laryngology Education Foundation, the force behind the growth of the Fall Voice Conference, the largest conference of its kind in the world. Dr. Merati’s career focus in Laryngology was to demystify the field and work with others to advance candor, reflection, and communication.  Dr. Merati has served as Senior Examiner for the American Board of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery and as a Vice President of the Triological Society.   Dr. Merati has earned two Distinguished Service awards from the American Academy of Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery and is Past-President of the AAO-HNS as well as of the American Broncho-Esophagological Association, one of only a few who have held both posts. After serving as Service Chief for Otolaryngology-HNS at UW Medical Center for 5 years, Dr. Merati is now the Associate Medical Director for Perioperative Quality and Safety for the UW Medical Centers.  In 2023 Dr Merati was selected to join the AAOHNS Hall of Distinction as a “Living Legend” for his contributions to the field of Otolaryngology – HNS in general.

D.E. physiotherapist, D.O. osteopath.Formed in 1987 by Alain Semont.Vestibular therapist since then.Consultant at the University Institute of Face and Neck in Nice.Co-organiser of the Assises face cou since the beginning.Several presentations at French and international congresses

Dr. Park is the past division chief of pediatric otolaryngology at the University of Utah, the current endowed presidential chair for research and director of the multidisciplinary pediatric hearing center. He has had a long-standing interest in pediatric hearing loss. His team has implemented a state-wide expanded targeted early cytomegalovirus (CMV) screening for newborns, a multi-disciplinary congenital CMV clinic for children diagnosed with this condition, the first clinically validated dry blood spot and saliva PCR assays and a murine model to study CMV mediated hearing loss.

Alberto Lezcano Macchi MD

⁠Doctor of Medicine and Surgery. Degree awarded by the Faculty of Medical Sciences, National University of Asunción.

• Specialist in Otolaryngology. Degree awarded by the National University of Asunción.

Certified by the Paraguayan Society of Otolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery and the Paraguayan Circle of Physicians. Certification obtained in 2018.

• Specialization in Facial Plastic and Aesthetic Surgery at Hospital IPO, Curitiba, Brazil; degree awarded by UNINGÁ and certified by the Brazilian Ministry of Education (MEC) and the Pan American Association of Otolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery. 2022–2023.

• Diploma in Rhinoplasty from the Open Interamerican University of Rosario, Argentina. 2022–2023.

Working in the field of laryngology – head and neck surgery, endoscopic laryngeal and pharyngeal cancer surgery, Endoscopic surgery of the Zanker’s diverticulum, salivary gland surgery and Sialendoscopy. Former head of Otorhinolaryngology and Cervicofacial Surgery Department in Ljubljana, Slovenia and also the president of Slovenian ENT association 2016 – 2022. Associate professor of otorhinolaryngology at the medical faculty in Ljubljana, Slovenia.

Address: St. Dvanaest beba bb, 78 000 Banja Luka, the Republic of Srpska, Bosnia & Herzegovina Tel: (+387 65) 53 51 09; E-mail: ; [email protected] Date of birth: May 8th , 1973; Nationality: Bosnia & Herzegovina

 Key qualifications/fields of expertise

o ENT specialist o Subspecialist in rhinology and allergology

o   Completed postgraduate study with a master thesis “Spirometric impairment and bronchial hyper reactivity in patients with allergic rhinitis”

o Completed PhD research project – “Significance of local immunoglobulin E PRODUCTION AGAINST STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS ENTEROTOXIN IN PATHOPHYSIOLOGY OF CHRONIC RHINOSINUSITIS WITH NASAL POLYPS”

o Since  July 22nd 2022. Assistant Profesor in otorhinolaryngology , Faculty of Medicine, University of Banja Luka

Key experience

o Working as an ENT specialist  in ENT Clinic at the University Clinical Centre of the Republic of Srpska, Banja Luka o Working as subspecialist in rhinology and allergology

Interested in

      · Diagnostic and therapeutic procedures of the pathological conditions of the nasal and

          paranasal sinuses

·       Aesthetic and functional nose surgery

·       Functional endoscopic sinus surgery

·        Immunologic changes in patients with chronic rhinosinusitis

·       ORCID identifier is 0000-0001-7860-2763

Work experience

Subspecialist ( ENT/allergist) University Clinical Centre of the Republic of Srpska, Banja Luka ENT Clinic 2009- present

Specialist (ENT) University Clinical Centre of the Republic of Srpska, Banja Luka ENT Clinic 2006- present

Education

PhD research project “Significance of local immunoglobulin E PRODUCTION AGAINST STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS ENTEROTOXIN IN PATHOPHYSIOLOGY OF CHRONIC RHINOSINUSITIS WITH NASAL POLYPS”

2021 Postgraduate study Master thesis “Spirometric Impairment and Bronchial Hyperreactivity in Patients with Allergic Rhinitis” Faculty of Medicine, University of Banja Luka 2013 Sub- speciality certification exam Passed sub- speciality exam and obtained the title of ENT subspecialist in rhinology and allergology 2009 Clinical and research training in allergy and clinical immunology at the Clinic for allergy and clinical immunology, Clinical Centre of Serbia, Belgrade 2007 - 2009 Specialist Exam Passed specialist exam and obtained the title of ENT specialist, Faculty of Medicine, University of Banja Luka June 2006 Residency Programme – ENT University Clinical Centre of the Republic of Srpska ENT Clinic 2002-2006 Doctor of Medicine Degree Faculty of Medicine, University in Banja Luka, B&H 1998 Additional Education Successfully completed several training courses including: 2004- International course of Functional and Cosmetic surgery of the nose in Belgrade, Serbia. 2006- Training Course in endoscopic sinus surgery in Mainz, Germany 2006- One-month training in the field of functional diagnostics in rhinology in Novi Sad, Serbia, 2007- International Training Course of endoscopic sinus surgery in London, United Kingdom, 2011- One-month training in functional endoscopic sinus surgery, functional and reconstructive surgery of the nose, Department of Otolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery, Sisters of Charity, Zagreb, Republic Croatia. 2012- Course navigation Endoscopic Sinus Surgery Zagreb, Croatia.

2019. One-month training in functional endoscopic sinus surgery, functional and reconstructive surgery of the nose, Allgemeines Krankenhaus der Stadt Wien Universitätskliniken.

2023/2024.  One year working in King Salman Specialist Hospital, Hail, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia like ENT Consultant

Alessia Rubini, MD, is an ENT Surgeon at the Department of Otorhinolaryngology–Head

and Neck Surgery at Modena University Hospital, Italy.

Dr. Alessia has developed extensive expertise in otosurgery and neurotology through

international fellowships and observerships at prestigious institutions, including the

University of Minnesota (USA), University of Toronto (Canada), University of Sydney

(Australia), and Himalayan Institute of Medical Sciences in Dehradun (India).

Her primary clinical and research interests lie in middle and inner ear surgery, as well as

lateral skull base surgery. She has authored and co-authored several peer-reviewed research

papers in the field.

Dr. Alessia is an Executive Board Member of the International Working Group on

Endoscopic Ear Surgery and actively contributes to the advancement of surgical education.

She has participated as course director, instructor, and speaker at numerous national and

international Temporal Bone Dissection Courses, Endoscopic Middle Ear Dissection Courses,

and Otology conferences and meetings.

I am Dr. Alfred Aga, an Albanian-Italian otolaryngologist and Head of the ENT Department at the American Hospital in Tirana since 2012. I earned my medical degree from the University of Brescia, Italy, and completed fellowships in head and neck surgery at the National Cancer Institute in Rome and at Ohio State University in the USA. With experience in over 3,800 surgeries, my clinical focus includes head and neck oncology, reconstructive microsurgery, and endoscopic skull base surgery. I have received multiple awards, presented at numerous international conferences, and published several articles in peer-reviewed journals. Currently the president of Albanian society of Otorhinolaryngology H&N society and an active member of European ENT societies, fluent in both Italian and English.

Assitant Professor at Kuwait University Department of Surgery. I have completed fellowship training in facial plastics and reconstructive surgery at University of Texas Health Science Center Houston under auspice of the American Academy of Facial Plastics and Reconstructive Surgery and Rhinology & Skull base surgery under auspice of American Rhinological Society with residency training in Otolaryngology head and neck surgery at University of Ottawa in Canada.

I am an Otolaryngologist and Head and Neck Surgeon with a subspecialty in Otology-Neurotology. My research focuses on various hearing-related topics such as cochlear implantation, hearing loss, balance, vestibular disorders, and vestibular schwannoma. I am a professor of Otolaryngology at Iran University of Medical Sciences.

Professor of Iran university medical of sciences, Rhinologist, Nose and Facial plastic surgeon more than 20 years

MEDICAL RESIDENT/ENT-DOCTOR • 06/2012 • NCJSC “ASTANA                       MEDICAL UNIVERSITY”

I was recognized by Dean of Postgraduate Education as the most successful                 resident.

MD • 06/2015• NCJSC “ASTANA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY”

The title of my work in Magistracy was “Optimization of diagnostic and treatment methods of dysphonia in voice-speech professions”.

  PhD • 06/2019• NCJSC “ASTANA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY”

  The title of my work in PhD was “Features of the clinical and functional state of laryngeal stenosis”.

COURSES:

COURSE BY PHONIATRICS •/03/2013• RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF EAR, THROAT, NOSE AND SPEECH OF ST. PETERSBURG

The course included materials on the basics of Phoniatrics. Russia, Saint- Petersburg.

PHONIATRICS AND SLP • 10/2016• SCIENTIFIC CLINICAL CENTER OF OTORYNOLARYNGOLOGY OF THE FEDERAL MEDICAL AND BIOLOGICAL AGENCY

The course was combined with the SLP, where I learned a lot of about voice disorders. Russia, Moscow.

COURSE BY LARYNGOLOGY • 02/2017• KOREA, PUSAN• PUSAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL

The most useful course that helped me to grow as laryngologist and which

COURSE BY ENT• 06/2017• EAST – TALLINN CENTRAL HOSPITAL SURGICAL CLINIC

Studied LEMG and methods of treatment spastic dysphonia.

Course by laryngology and SLP • 09/2017• YESON VOICE CENTER Complicated an internship project on voice diseases with professor Hyung-tae Kim, MD, PhD. Korea, Seoul.

COURSE BY LEMG • 09/2021• NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF HEALTH NAMED AFTER ACADEMICIAN S. KH. AVDALBEKYAN

Studied LEMG and its diagnostic and prognostic values in the diagnosis of paresis and paralysis of the larynx. Armenia

COURSE BY VOICE THERAPHY • 06/2022•MASTER CLASS OF PROFESSOR ILTER DENIZOGLY (TURKEY)

Studied voice therapy technics with DoctorVox. Tashkent. Uzbekistan.

PHONOSURGERY COURSE • 10/2023• MARMARA UNIVERSITY SCOOLE OF MEDICINE

Studied about phonosurgery, LEMG technics and using botulin toxin in ENT. Istanbul. Türkiye

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

ENT-DOCTOR, PHONIATRICS •ENT-center “VOICE” • 09/2023 — TO PRESENT

In my private practice, I mainly deal with voice problems where there is modern equipment of the first need and help patients with functional voice disorders to restore their voice.

ASSISTANT AT THE DEPARTMENT OF THE ENT-DISEASES•NCJSC “ASTANA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY” • 01/09/2020-TO PRESENT

I have an experience in teaching foreign students at the University.

PHD-DOCTORAL STUDENT • NCJSC “ASTANA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY” • 01/09/2019 — 10/09/2022

The title of my work “Features of the clinical and functional state of laryngeal stenosis after microsurgery”. I have introduced a new diagnostic method for paresis and paralysis of the larynx: electromyography of the muscles of the larynx

PHONIATRICS • THE OPERA AND BALLET THEATRE "ASTANA OPERA" •01/09/2016 — 01/09/2020

Founder a phoniatric office in the Theatre and I continue work together with professional singers.

ENT-DOCTOR, PHONIATRICS •DOM ZDOROVYA • 12/09/2012 — 01/09/2019

Consulted adults and children with ENT-pathologies. I performed emergency operations on ENT-organs and treated patients conservatively.

Prof. Alper Yenigün, MD is a Professor of Otorhinolaryngology at Bezmialem Vakif University, Istanbul. He is known for his contributions to functional and revision rhinoplasty, including novel surgical methods such as the Cog graft and the LOST technique. He also proposed the widely cited “Yenigün Classification” of the ethmoid roof. With over 80 international publications, Prof. Yenigün continues to influence both clinical practice and academic research in nasal surgery.

Alperen Akbulut is a PhD candidate in Audiology and Speech Disorders at Marmara University, with his doctoral studies expected to conclude in mid-2026. Since 2020, he has served as a Lecturer in the Department of Audiology at the University of Health Sciences in Istanbul. He is currently the Principal Investigator for a project funded by the Scientific and Technological Research Council of Türkiye (TUBITAK), which involves designing game-based software to evaluate verbal and musical short-term memory in pediatric cochlear implant users. His research further utilizes neurophysiological measurements to examine auditory processing and memory-related brain responses in this population.

Akbulut holds an MSc. in Audiology and Speech Disorders from Marmara University, where he graduated as a High Honors student, and a BSc. from Istanbul University. His master’s thesis provided the Turkish adaptation of the 'Music-Related Quality of Life' questionnaire. Prior to his current academic role, Akbulut spent three years as a Clinical Specialist at Advanced Bionics (2017–2020), providing technical and clinical support for cochlear implant user. His research revolves around cochlear implants and music perception, particularly with a commitment to enhance music-related quality of life.

Dr. Hu is a Clinical Professor in the Division of Otolaryngology, Department of Surgery, University of British Columbia (UBC).  She is sub-specialized in care of the professional voice, airway, and swallowing disorders.  She graduated from medical school at the University of Toronto, trained in residency in Otolaryngology at Western University, and completed a Laryngology fellowship at the University of Washington in Seattle with Drs Al Merati, Al Hillel, and Tanya Meyer.  She worked in Philadelphia at Drexel University for 5 years with Dr. Robert Sataloff prior to joining the UBC faculty in August of 2018. She is now the Director of the Pacific Voice Clinic in Vancouver, Canada, and Laryngology Fellowship Director at UBC. She is the author of over 100 peer reviewed journal articles, 9 book chapters, and the recipient of local, national, & international grants from Michael Smith Foundation, Canadian Society of Otolarynglogy, and American Academy of Otolarynogology.

Amber U. Luong, MD, PhD, serves as a Professor and Vice Chair for Academic Affairs in the Department of Otorhinolaryngology at the McGovern Medical School of the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston with a joint appointment within the Center of Immunology and Autoimmune Diseases at the Institute of Molecular Medicine. She also serves as the President-Elect for the American Rhinologic Society and an Associate Editor for the International Forum of Allergy and Rhinology.

Amber Luong is a 2020 Executive Leadership in Academic Medicine (ELAM), recipient of the 2017 Women in Otolaryngology Helen F. Krause, MD Memorial Trailblazer Award and the 2017 Women Faculty Forum Excellence Award. Her primary research interest focuses on understanding the role of the innate immune response in the pathophysiology of chronic rhinosinusitis, with a particular interest in the role of environmental fungi in initiating these innate immune responses. She is the recipient of the 2019 Edmund Prince Fowler Award for best basic science research thesis from the Triological Society. Dr. Amber U. Luong has co-authored over 110 peer-reviewed articles and book chapters.

Dr. Javer completed his undergraduate education at Simon Fraser University, earning a Bachelor of Science Degree in Molecular Biology achieving 1st class honors.  Dr. Javer proceeded to UBC where he earned his medical degree, graduating in 1991.  After a one-year internship at the University of Saskatchewan at the Regina General Hospital, Dr. Javer returned to Vancouver and UBC to continue his studies.  Dr. Javer completed an additional five-year otolaryngology (one year research and one year core general surgery training), earning his royal college specialist credentials.  In 1998, Dr. Javer proceeded to complete a two-year fellowship at the Georgia Nasal and Sinus Institute in Savannah, Georgia, specializing in Advanced Rhinology and Sinus/Skull Base Surgery under the directorship of Dr. Frederick A Kuhn.

Dr. Javer has varied research interests with over 150 research publications and over 15 book chapters. Dr. Javer has a special interest in advanced FESS (functional endoscopic sinus surgery), frontal sinus surgery, fungal sinus disease and recalcitrant chronic sinusitis. Dr. Javer has been awarded several awards and honors in research and in surgical teaching during his career at UBC including the prestigious ‘Richard Finlay Senor Scholar Award’ in 2017. He started the sinus fellowship-training program at the St. Paul’s Sinus Centre in 2001, which has graduated 29 subspecialized surgeons from thirteen different countries. He conducts courses and presents internationally and is fluent in five languages. He is currently a full clinical professor in the department of surgery at the University of British Columbia, fellowship training director at UBC, co-director of research in the division of Otolaryngology at UBC, and director of the St. Paul’s Sinus Centre.

Medical Degree in La Plata National Medicine University. ENT Degree Buenos Aires University. More than 80 published papers on ENT / Otoneurology/ Tinnitus.

Dr. Ana Jotic is a board-certified ENT specialist and Associated Professor at the Otorhinolaryngology Department, Medical Faculty of Belgrade, University of Belgrade. With over 15 years of clinical experience at the Clinic for Otorhinolaryngology and Maxillofacial Surgery, Clinical Center of Serbia, Dr. Jotic has established a distinguished career with a special focus on otology, otosurgery, and research in hearing disorders.

Dr. Jotic earned a medical degree from the University of Belgrade in 2004, followed by a residency in otorhinolaryngology completed in 2011. She/he defended a master’s thesis in 2008 and later a doctoral dissertation in 2014, both centered on otologic conditions, reflecting a strong academic orientation toward hearing science and surgical innovation.

Dedicated to continuous professional development, Dr. Jotic has completed numerous advanced trainings in Europe. Her scientific interests include chronic ear disease, cholesteatoma surgery, cochlear implantation, and the integration of minimally invasive techniques in otologic surgery. Dr. [Your Last Name] is actively involved in clinical studies and interdisciplinary collaborations focused on improving surgical outcomes and postoperative quality of life in otologic patients.

Currently serving as Secretary of the Serbian Otorhinolaryngological Society, Dr. Jotic is also a member of leading international associations including the European Academy of Otology and Neurotology (EAONO), the American Academy of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery (AAO-HNS), and the European Society of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology. These affiliations facilitate active engagement with global research trends and clinical innovations.

Alongside clinical and academic work, Dr. Jotic teaches medical students and ENT residents, and participates in educationg the next generation of otolaryngologists. Her involvement in national and regional training initiatives contributes to the standardization and advancement of otosurgical practices and promotion of regional cooperation in advancing evidence-based, patient-centered otology.

Closed Joint Stock Company "Kumtor Gold Company". “Prevention of  hearing loss in high altitude conditions”

Dr. Hantzakos is a Consultant Otolaryngologist – Head & Neck Surgeon and director of the Voice Clinic at Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi (CCAD).  He is Clinical Professor of Surgery at the Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine of Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, USA.  He received his Medical Degree in 1991 from the National & Kapodistrian University of Athens (NKUA).  He completed his basic surgical training at Emory University in Atlanta, USA, and received his Specialist Certification in Otorhinolaryngology from the 1st Department of ORL-HNS of NKUA.  He received additional training as a Senior Registrar in the East Anglia Deanery Training Scheme in the UK.  He has obtained a fellowship in Phonosurgery and Laryngeal Laser Surgery in 2006 from the Department of Otorhinolaryngology – Head & Neck Surgery of the University of Louvain at Mont-Godinne University Hospital in Belgium. He earned his PhD degree from the NKUA in 2003 and holds a Master’s degree in Health Administration from the Hellenic Open University since 2015. 

He is a member of the advisory board of the International Association of Phonosurgeons.  He is an examiner and a fellow of the European Board Examinations in Otorhinolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery.  He is also a member of the Voice Foundation.  He has authored numerous papers in peer – reviewed international journals, numerous full articles and cited abstracts in conference proceedings, and chapters in national and international textbooks and books.  He served as a member of the Scientific Council of the European Laryngological Society (ELS) and as chairman and member of various study groups and committees within the ELS and serves as the national representative of the UAE in World Voice Day.

Dr. Hantzakos enjoys his free time with his wife, Amanda, and their son.  He is also an avid long-distance runner and has participated in many running and triathlon competitions.

Anda Gâta is a ENT consultant from Romania with interest in rhinology an skull base surgery. The main research interest is chronic rhinosinusitis, allergic rhinitis and nasopharyngeal carcinoma.

Andrea Achena, MD, is an Italian otolaryngologist with expertise in otology, rhinology, anterior and lateral skull-base surgery. After graduating summa cum laude from the University of Cagliari, he completed his ENT residency at the Universities of Milan (2019–2022), earning a final grade of 70/70 cum laude, with an experimental thesis on sinonasal intestinal-type adenocarcinoma. During residency he went on to a dedicated otology fellowship at Instituto de Otología García-Ibáñez, Bercelona.

Since 2022 he has served as Consultant ENT at ASST Grande Ospedale Metropolitano Niguarda in Milan. In this period has logged more than 2500 ENT operations, over half as primary surgeon, managing complex otologic, rhinologic, anterior and lateral skull-base cases with advanced endoscopic and micro-surgical approaches. He has further honed his surgical expertise through advanced dissection courses in otology (Piacenza, Barcelona), rhinology and anterior skull base surgery (University of Milan; Hospital Niguarda), and temporal bone dissection (Padua) and in 2025 earned an advanced master’s in Otoneurology from the University of Padua.

Dr Achena is an active member of SIOeChCF, the leading Italian society of Otolaryngology, and of its young-professionals section, GOS, where he serves on the executive board. As contributor to the research field, he has authored twelve peer-reviewed papers regarding different ENT topics. His work blends minimally invasive surgery with translational research to improve outcomes for patients with complex ear and sinus disease.

2001 - 2008: Medical Degree at the University of Bologna (Italy)

2009 - 2014: Residency with Specialization in Otolaryngology, Head & Neck Surgery at the ENT & Audiology Department of the University of Bologna (Italy)

2014-2015: Research Assistant at the ENT & Audiology Unit of the University of Bologna (Italy)

Since 2015: ENT Consultant involved in medical and surgical activities, dedicated to Neurotology and Vestibular Medicine at the Santa Maria Nuova Hospital, AUSL - IRCCS in Reggio Emilia (Italy)

Since 2020: Head of the Neurotological outpatient clinic at the Santa Maria Nuova Hospital, AUSL - IRCCS in Reggio Emilia (Italy). In collaboration with the Emergency and Neurology Department for the treatment of peripheral and central vestibular syndromes

Since 2021: Advisor of VIS (Società Italiana di Vestibologia), the Italian Society of Vestibular Medicine.

Since 2022: Member of the Barany Society

Course Director of the International online Vestibular Medicine Educational Program

Involved in research activities in the otoneurological field with other national and international Departments and Universities.

Editor for special issues / collections, author of publications (articles and book chapters) in national and international literature, reviewer for ENT/Neurological journals.

Invited speaker in national and international meetings / seminars / webinars

Andrea De Vito is currently ENT Unit Director at Morgagni-Pierantoni Hospital. His is an experienced surgeon in head and neck oncologic surgery, middle ear surgery, with special experience in Laser CO2 laryngeal surgery, and Trans Oral Robotic surgery for oncologic and patients affected by Sleep-Disordered Breathing (SDB), collecting more than 9.000 surgical procedures, certified by Logo 80 digital system, HLA of Romagna. His special interest on SDB diagnosis and treatment option, and head and neck oncology are confirmed by more than 90 publications on IF journals. He is currently Chair for the scientific national commission on SDB for Italian Association of OtoRhinoLaryngology & Head and Neck Surgery, EOS.DRS master course teacher and tutor (2010-2023) and EOS.DRS master course co-director 2023-2024. He is an active member of Italian Society of Otorhinolaryngology, Head & Neck Surgery and World Sleep Association.

Andrew A. Winkler, MD is an Associate Professor of Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery and Section Chief of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery at the University of Colorado School of Medicine. He is a fellowship-trained facial plastic surgeon with broad clinical and academic interests spanning complex facial trauma, nasal and septal reconstruction, gender-affirming facial surgery, Mohs and cutaneous reconstruction, and advanced rhinoplasty techniques.

Dr. Winkler is actively involved in resident and fellow education and is deeply engaged in clinical research, with a particular focus on surgical outcomes, risk reduction, and the integration of emerging technologies into facial plastic surgery. His work includes the application of virtual surgical planning, three-dimensional imaging, and additive manufacturing to enhance precision and customization in complex reconstructive cases. He has authored and coauthored peer-reviewed publications, book chapters, and review articles, and regularly serves as a reviewer for national journals.

Nationally, Dr. Winkler is active within the American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery (AAFPRS), where he has served in multiple leadership and committee roles, including fellowship education and program development. He is currently involved in the creation and implementation of a new facial plastic surgery fellowship program at the University of Colorado.

Dr. Winkler is a frequent invited speaker at regional and national meetings, where he lectures on facial trauma, reconstruction, virtual surgical planning, and evolving techniques in facial plastic surgery. His academic interests emphasize thoughtful innovation, surgical education, and patient-centered outcomes.

Consultant Otorhinolaryngologist and Head&Neck Surgeon, Fellow in Otology at the University Hospital Center Sestre milosrdnice in Zagreb, Croatia.

Professional expertise covers the whole breadth of otorhinolaryngology with a specific focus on otology, audiovestibulology, rhinology and plastic-reconstructive surgery, thyroid, parathyroid surgery and academic medicine.

Passed the European Otorhinolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery Board Exam, examiner status from 2023.

Fluent in English and German.

Training in Landesklinikum Graz, St. Poelten, AKH Wien, AAF Salzburg, Austria, Prosper-Hospital Klinik für HNO-Heilkunde, Recklinghausen, Germany, Diakonessenhuis and Antoni Van Leeuvenhoek Clinic in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, Causse Clinic in France, Institute for Head and Neck Surgery, Cleveland Clinic, Cranial Base Surgery Center, University of Pennsylvania, House Ear Institute, Los Angeles and the Michigan Ear Institute in Ann Arbor, USA.

My PhD research focused on experimental oncology, translation research, authored 100 peer-reviewed scientific papers, 14 book chapters, edited and authored one university textbook, with an active reviewer status in 62 international scientific journals and Editor in two.

Associate Professor, Department of Otorhinolaryngology, University of Chile

Fellow of the European Board of ORL-HNS

Fellowship in Pediatric ORL - Starship Children’s Hospital. Auckland, NZ

Fellow of the Rhinoplasty Society of Europe (RSE)

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Andy J Beynon is director of the Vestibular & Auditory Evoked Potential Lab at Radboud University Medical Center Nijmegen and co-founder of the Nijmegen Cochlear Implant (1986) and Bone-Anchored-Hearing-Aid Programs (1988).

In 1985, he developed the first auditory CI assessment for Dutch-language at ORL Research Lab (Antwerp University, Belgium). Specializing in Clinical Neurophysiology at Queens Medical Center (Nottingham, UK), he received his PhD degree at Medical Faculty Radboud University Nijmegen (NL) on Auditory Electrophysiology, electrically-evoked cognitive potentials in 2005, after which he set up a research AEP-Lab at the ORL Dept of Radboud University Medical Center and expanded his clinical and research activities to the establishment of a new Vestibular Lab in 2010, since then running both laboratories at Radboud UMC Nijmegen.

At the moment, he is a senior research audiologist-vestibulologist, member of university examination board and professor at Radboud University (Faculties Medicine & Biomedical Sciences, Linguistics, Cognitive Neurosciences), invited professor for (inter)national courses on auditory electrophysiology, visiting/guest professor (e.g. University Ghent Belgium, University Santiago de Chile, doctor honoris causa University Bucharest Romania Fac Medicine & Pharmacy), president of IERASG, peer reviewer for international scientific journals, member of examination, advisory boards, manuscript committees and PhD jury’s, co-chair/organizer 7th International Symposium Objective Measures Auditory Implants, scientific faculty member Barany Society, academic editor J Audiol Res, J ORL Hear Balance Medicine, (co)authored >75 articles and supervised >75 MD/MSc/MA/PhD theses on audio-vestibular sciences.

Special interests: speech processing, oto-genetic audio-vestibular research, animal & human auditory electrophysiology, cochlear and vestibular implants.

Researcher ID: L-4198-2015

Orcid: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3191-6113

ResearchGate: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/andy_beynon

https://publons.com/researcher/2362847/andy-beynon

Dr. Ángel Ramos de Miguel is a researcher and academic specializing in cochlear implants and vestibular stimulation. He is currently Principal Research Director in the Otolaryngology Department at Hospital Insular and an Associate Professor at the University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria (ULPGC), where he combines teaching with research in advanced auditory technologies.

His research focuses on robotics, cochlear implants, vestibular implants, psychoacoustics, and numerical modeling. With an h-index of 17 and over 700 citations on Google Scholar, he has contributed significantly to these fields.

Among his most notable publications are studies on vestibular electrical stimulation in humans and cochlear implantation in children with single-sided deafness, aiming to improve the quality of life for individuals with hearing loss.

Dr. Ramos de Miguel also collaborates regularly with international research networks and actively contributes to conferences and workshops in the field of auditory technology. He is committed to advancing knowledge in the field through both his academic work and practical applications aimed at improving patient outcomes.

Dr. Angelo Immordino is a medical doctor specialized in Otorhinolaryngology and holds a Ph.D. in Biomedicine and Neuroscience from the University of Palermo, Italy. He currently serves as Consultant ENT Surgeon at the University Hospital “Paolo Giaccone” in Palermo and is a Contract Professor in Rhinologic Emergencies at the School of Specialization in Otorhinolaryngology of the University of Palermo.

His clinical and surgical practice focuses on otologic and audiologic disorders, including cochlear implantation, middle ear surgery, and vertigo. He has gained international experience through a fellowship in Audiology and Vestibology at Maastricht University Medical Centre+ (The Netherlands),

Dr. Immordino has authored and co-authored numerous publications in indexed journals and international volumes

His Ph.D. research focused on the relationship between cochlear implant electrode positioning and its impact on electrophysiological markers and hearing outcomes.

Dr. Immordino has been an invited speaker and faculty member at numerous national and international conferences and surgical cadaver labs. He has also participated in the scientific and organizing committees of ENT events and served as thesis advisor for several medical and ENT specialization students.

He is an active member of: the Italian Society of Otorhinolaryngology and Cervico-Facial Surgery (SIOeChCF), the Young Otolaryngologists of the International Federation of Oto-Rhino-Laryngological Societies (YO-IFOS), the GOS-Sicilia board.

Anisa Daftari is a Physician Assistant and Doctor of Health Sciences based in Atlanta, Georgia, with more than 24 years of experience in Otolaryngology at ENT of Georgia. Throughout her career, she has served as a clinical leader with extensive expertise in patient care, operating room management, digital health systems, and specialty workflow optimization. Her work reflects a deep commitment to elevating healthcare delivery through innovation, evidence-based practice, and technology-driven solutions.

Anisa played a central role in designing and implementing a custom electronic medical record (EMR) system across ENT of Georgia’s 15 offices. This specialty-specific platform—engineered from the ground up for Otolaryngology—improved documentation accuracy, streamlined clinical operations, and enhanced communication among providers. Her leadership in the development, training, and optimization of this EMR helped establish one of the most efficient and adaptive systems of its kind, directly contributing to improved patient outcomes and practice-wide standardization.

In addition to her clinical and informatics expertise, Anisa has contributed to more than 40 clinical trials in pharmacology, medical devices, and surgical instrumentation. She helped build a comprehensive research program tailored to Otolaryngology, facilitating collaboration with industry partners and enabling the practice to remain on the forefront of ENT innovation. Findings from these trials have been featured in multiple specialty trade publications and have helped inform advancements in patient care and surgical technology.

Anisa is also a co-founder and strategic leader at Bloom, a health-tech platform focused on empowering patients and families by consolidating medical records, improving accessibility, and supporting personalized health management. Her background in clinical practice, health system engineering, and her Doctorate in Health Sciences uniquely positions her to bridge the gap between patient needs and technological capability. Through Bloom, she continues her mission of transforming the patient experience and modernizing the way individuals navigate their health data.

With a career defined by innovation, leadership, and dedication to patient-centered care, Anisa Daftari remains committed to advancing Otolaryngology, improving clinical systems, and championing the integration of technology into modern medical practice. Her blend of clinical expertise, research involvement, and healthcare technology development continues to shape the future of specialty medicine and digital health.

Professor, senior consultant at the University hospital of Lund Sweden. Main researchwork is in infectious diseases, especially AOM, complications, diagnostics and treatment strategies. Clinically operating anterior skull base, facial trauma and pediatic ENT.

Doctor of Medicine and Surgery (MD) University of Ferrara (Università degli Studi di Ferrara), Ferrara, Italy — 2015

Residency in Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery University of Ferrara (Università degli Studi di Ferrara), Ferrara, Italy — 2021

Postgraduate Master’s Degree in Sleep Medicine EOS – DRS School of Specialization, Bertinoro, FC Italy - 2023

Otolaryngologist – Head and Neck Surgery Unit, Santa Chiara Hospital, Trento, Italy —2021 to Present

• Clinical physician within the Otolaryngology Unit with oncological focus

• Involved in diagnosis and surgical treatment of ENT disorders, including sleep medicine

• Collaborated in multidisciplinary care pathways and advanced surgical procedures

GIANNUZZI ANNA LISA

Birthday: settembre 21st 1977 in Viterbo (Italy)

Address: via Leonida Cialfi 5, Siena, Italy

Phone number: 00393333055371

e-mail: [email protected]

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Istruzione:

Degree in Medical School AA2000/2001

ENT specialization AA 2005/2006

Phd in Immunology AA 2008/2009

Assistent of Prof. Mario Sanna In Gruppo Otologico (Piacenza) since 2007.

Middle ear and skull base surgery

Coordinator of Vestibolar (the biggest center for Vestibolar Rehabilitation in Italy)

Degree in Medicine from the Federal University of Minas Gerais (2004), a Master's degree in Medicine (Otorhinolaryngology) from the Federal University of São Paulo (2010), and a PhD in Speech-Language Pathology (DEPARTMENT OF SPEECH-LANGUARD SCIENCES, UFMG) from the Hospital das Clínicas, UFMG/Ebserh (2023). She is currently the coordinator of otoneurology at the MATERDEI HEALTH NETWORK - MG, an otorhinolaryngologist at the Felicio Rocho Hospital, and an otorhinolaryngologist at the Federal University of Minas Gerais.

Specialised in rhinology, skull base surgery, facial plastics, sleep surgery

Doctor of Medicine Head of ENT Department at Santobono-Pausilipon Children' Hospita of Naples ITALY

Head of CI Programm

Professor Sharma’s research focuses on the impact of hearing loss on the brain.  She is currently examining the effects of auditory deprivation (ranging from mild-moderate hearing loss to profound deafness) on development and re-organization of the central auditory pathways, and on cross-modal compensatory plasticity from visual and somatosensory modalities.  Dr. Sharma is also interested in the effects of intervention with hearing aids and cochlear implants on cortical plasticity and behavioral outcomes.  Dr. Sharma is interested in neuroplasticity at both ends of the age spectrum (infants and young children, as well as age-related hearing loss in older adults).

Dr. Sharma and her research team are conducting studies using evoked potentials and high-density EEG in adults and children with normal hearing, hearing loss and auditory neuropathy spectrum disorder.  She directs a state-of-the-art laboratory where students perform electrophysiology testing (using auditory, visual and somatosensory stimulation) source localization and EEG brain dynamics as well as speech perception and cognitive behavioral experiments.

Dr. Sharma also directs a clinical laboratory where she is performing research to assess the sensitivity of cortical potentials as clinical biomarkers to determine the maturational status of the central auditory system in persons with hearing loss.  Dr. Sharma’s research is funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH).

Anu Sharma, Ph.D. is Professor and Associate Chair in the Department of Speech Language and Hearing Science and Fellow in the Institute for Cognitive Science and Center for Neuroscience at University of Colorado, Boulder, USA. Her research focuses on examining brain and behavioral outcomes in children and adults with hearing loss who are fitted with hearing aids and/or cochlear implants. Her research is funded by the United States National Institutes of Health. She has given over 200 invited and keynote addresses on her research, including the Carhart Memorial Lecture at the American Auditory Society, the Marion Downs lecture twice at the American Academy of Audiology, and the Ted Evans Lecture at the British Academy of Audiology.

I am currently working as an assistant Professor in the dept of Otorhinolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery at All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India. I have keen interest in Otology, Neurotology, and Skull Base Surgery. I have done Fellowship in Otology, Neurotology, Implantology, and Skull Base Surgery from Gruppo Otologic, Mario Sanna foundation, Piacenza, Italy.

Professor Apostolos Karligkiotis is an Attending Physician in the Department of Otolaryngology at San Raffaele Research Hospital and an Associate Professor of Otolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery at the University Vita-Salute San Raffaele in Milan, Italy.

He graduated in Medicine and Surgery from the University of Insubria in Varese in 2008 and completed his residency in Otolaryngology with honors at the University of Sassari in 2016. He has trained both in Italy and abroad at top-tier institutions, including the Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in New York and Lariboisière Hospital in Paris. In Italy, he trained and worked at the Ospedale di Circolo in Varese, where he served as a staff ENT surgeon for eight years.

To date, he has performed over 2,500 surgical procedures on adult and pediatric patients. His expertise includes minimally invasive endoscopic surgery of the nose, paranasal sinuses, and skull base, as well as salivary gland and thyroid surgery. His surgical experience spans the full spectrum of inflammatory, obstructive, and oncologic diseasesof the head and neck.

He is highly experienced in treating conditions such as rhinosinusitis, nasal polyposis, benign and malignant sinonasal and skull base tumors, CSF leaks, orbital tumors, and lacrimal pathway disorders, using both modern endoscopic minimally invasive techniques and external surgical approaches.

Professor Karligkiotis is the author of over 160 scientific publications, including 75 articles in indexed, peer-reviewed journals, with an H-index of 19. He has also contributed 12 book chapters, primarily in the field of endoscopic sinus and skull base surgery. Since 2019, he has served as Associate Editor for Rhinology and Skull Base Surgery for the prestigious journal Acta Otorhinolaryngologica Italica (Impact Factor 2.1).

He has participated in more than 260 scientific congresses and training courses, over 60 as an invited speaker, and has served as a tutor in more than 120 cadaver dissection courses focused on endoscopic sinus and skull base surgery.

01/03/24 to present

Full Professor in Otorhinolaryngology, ‘Sapienza’ University of Rome

01/01/23 to 1/3/24

Associate Professor in Otorhinolaryngology, Humanitas University Milan

01/10/2018 to 31/12/22

Adjunct Professor in Otorhinolaryngology, Humanitas University Milan

20/02/2018 to present

Staff Physician at the ENT Unit, Humanitas Clinical and Research Center, Milan, Italy

https://orcid.org/my-orcid?orcid=0000-0002-8230-3122

1984 Degree in Medicine & Surgery from the University of Padua, Italy. 1987 ENT specialization the University of Padua, Italy. 1990 Audiology specialization the University of Padua, Italy. 1986-2023 ENT consultant at the ENT department of AULSS 3 Serenissima, Regione Veneto, Dolo-Mirano (Venice), Italy. 2008-2023 Professional assignment of high specialization in "Clinical and Instrumental Neurotology" at the ENT department of AULSS 3 Serenissima, Regione Veneto, Dolo-Mirano (Venice), Italy. 2019 Book publication, Italian language: "Il video Head Impulse Test - Aspetti teorici e pratici". 2021 Book publication, English language: "The video Head Impulse Test - Theoretical and practical aspects". https://www.flipsnack.com/97D7DFBBDC9/the-video-head-impulse-test/full-view.html 2023 Book publication, French language: "Le Video Head Impulse Test: Aspects théoriques & pratiques". https://www.flipsnack.com/97D7DFBBDC9/vhit-fr/full-view.html 2023 Book publication, Italian language: "Il video Head Impulse Test - Aspetti teorici e pratici", second edition. https://www.flipsnack.com/97D7DFBBDC9/vhit-italiano/full-view.html Contract Professor at the Department of Neurosciences, University of Padua, Italy, for the teaching of “Clinical and instrumental Neurotology”, master on Audiological Techniques in the academic years 2022-2023/2023-2024/2024-2025. https://testweb.neuroscienze.unipd.it/en/category/ruoli/personale-docente?key=309A312C72656BBCB302E6CEFA4D9C63 Membership to Bárány Society since December 28th, 2023. Review Editor on the Editorial Board of Vestibular disorders (specialty section of Frontiers in Audiology and Otology) since January 28th, 2024. Affiliation with the Department of Neurosciences, University of Padua, Italy, concering student internships at my office, since May 2024.

S. Armagan Incesulu graduated Ankara University Medical School and completed residency in Ankara.  Between 1995-1996, she was a fellow in Otology-Neurotology Department in Harvard Medical School, Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, Boston-USA. She continued her work and academic studies within the same department during the years 1997-1998. She earned Master of Science Degree at Hacettepe University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head&Neck Surgery, Audiology and Speech Pathology Unit.  She is currently affiliated in Eskişehir Osmangazi University Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head&Neck Surgery since the year 2005. She has been full professor since 2009. She founded cochlear implant program in Yıldırım Beyazit Research and Educational Hospital in 1999 and performed several cochlear implantations in adults and children. She also founded Cochlear Implant Program in Eskişehir Osmangazi University, Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head&Neck Surgery in 2005

She has more than 100 articles published in journals. She also served as an editorial board members in many scientific journals.

She is the past President of Mediterranean Society of Otology and Audiology.

Prof. Artur Lorens, Ph.D. is head of the Department of Implants and Auditory Perception at the Institute of Physiology and Pathology of Hearing.  He graduated in 1992 from the Faculty of Electronics, Warsaw University of Technology, with a degree in Medical and Nuclear Electronics, specialization: Electronic Instrumentation. He obtained his PhD in Technical Sciences on April 29, 2003, at the Faculty of Electronics, Telecommunications and Informatics, Gdańsk University of Technology. The title of his doctoral dissertation was “A Method for Assessing the Effectiveness of Cochlear Implant Systems.” He received his habilitation degree (DSc) in Health Sciences on April 23, 2013, from the Faculty of Health Sciences, Medical University of Warsaw. The scientific achievement was entitled “Electro-Acoustic Stimulation of the Auditory Receptor after Cochlear Implantation.”. He has led or participated in numerous EU- and nationally funded projects, including HearingTreat (PI, EU Marie Curie ToK), HEARD (main researcher, FP7 IEF), and InnoTech (researcher, NCBiR), focusing on innovative cochlear implant fitting, auditory diagnostics, and implantable hearing devices. Prof. Lorens has authored 100+ publications, (H-index: 26, 2,023 citations)

I am Family doctor and ENT (Otorhinolaryngology) resident with robust background in patient care and medical procedures, who demonstrates strong diagnostic abilities and commitment to improving patient outcomes. Dedicated to continuous learning and staying current with medical advancements.

Dr. Kacker graduated from All India Institute of Medical Sciences. He trained in Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery at the Manhattan Eye, Ear & Throat Hospital/The NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital Residency Program. He is involved in clinical and basic science research in the field of Rhinology, involving nose and sinus. His clinical practice emphasizes the treatment of diseases of the nose and sinuses including image guided surgery and medical management of difficult cases. He is Chief of Endoscopic Skull Base Surgery at Weill Cornell Medicine. He also maintains a practice in General and Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology treating patients with any disorders of the ear, nose, sinuses, or throat. 

Asli Sahin Yilmaz is professor and head of the Department of Otorhinolaryngology at the University of the Health Sciences Kartal Dr. Lutfi Kırdar City Hospital in Istanbul, Turkey. Her areas of interest include endoscopic sinus and skull base surgery, thyroid and parathyroid surgery and allergy in ENT.

I am an Associate Professor of Otorhinolaryngology at Izmir Katip Celebi University, Faculty of Medicine. My main areas of interest are otology, neurotology, and vestibular disorders. I have been involved in both clinical practice and academic research in these fields, and I continue to participate in national and international scientific meetings and publications.

I am a Greek physician and researcher specializing in otology, audiology, and neurotology. I direct the Hearing and Balance Laboratory at Athens Medical Center, where I oversee both clinical care and advanced research in vestibular and hearing disorders.

I earned my medical degree from the University of Thessaly and completed postgraduate studies in biostatistics. I then pursued advanced neurotology training at the University of Bern, Switzerland, where I currently hold a postdoctoral research position.

My research focuses on vestibular disorders, stroke diagnostics, and novel diagnostic techniques, including the video head impulse test (vHIT). I have co-authored numerous peer-reviewed publications and actively engage with the international academic community through collaborations and educational initiatives aimed at enhancing the assessment and management of vestibular conditions.

I am a pediatric ENT surgeon and clinician-scientist leading the vestibular exploration unit at Robert-Debré Hospital, where our clinical and research activities focus on hearing–vestibular interactions, CMV-related inner ear involvement, functional impact assessment of vestibular disorders, early screening, and therapeutic approaches tailored to children.

I also conduct fundamental research on deafness, vestibular dysfunction and gene therapy in preclinical models, in collaboration with Aziz El-Amraoui’s team at the Hearing Institute (Institut Pasteur).

My previous academic background includes recognized expertise in auditory neuroscience, tinnitus, fMRI and neuromodulation, developed during my PhD and post-doctoral training in auditory neuroimaging and tinnitus (University of Liège, Georgetown University).

Prof Casani holds the role of Associate Professor of Otolaryngology at the University of Pisa; he is a specialist in diagnosing and treating a wide spectrum of audiovestibular pathologies and has a special interest in vestibular pathologies. He has published more than 200 times and conducts vestibular workshops. He leads the Italian Society of Vestibulology and is a member of the Italian Society of Otolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery, the Italian Society of Audiology and Phoniatrics-SIAF and the American Academy of Otolaryngology.

Avi Shupak, received his cum laude MD degree from the Technion Israel Institute of Technology (1978). Completed his Otolaryngology residency at Carmel Lady Davis Medical Center (1989) and a fellowship in Pediatric Otolaryngology at the University of Pittsburgh (1993). He established the human performance and motion sickness laboratory at the Israel Naval Medical Institute and was the director of the institute during 1993-2003. In 2003 he founded the Otoneurology Unit of Carmel and Lin Medical Centers, affiliated with Bruce Rappaport faculty of medicine, the Technion and chaired it until 2020. He is a professor emeritus at the Faculty of Social Welfare and Health Sciences, The University of Haifa, and former associate professor at the Bruce Rappaport faculty of medicine, the Technion. He conducts basic and clinical research focusing on middle and inner ear physiology, vestibular function tests, motion sickness and diving-related otological aspects, publishing over 140 peer reviewed articles and book chapters. He is the mentor of over 20 graduate and PhD students. He is currently the Secretary of Israel Otoneurology Society and its former chairman (2007-2018) and former scientific secretary of Israel Otolaryngology Head and Neck Society (2009-2013).  He is as an associate editor in Frontiers Neurology and serves as a reviewer in numerous international journals. He is a member of the Barany Society, Vertigo Academy International (member of the international executive committee), The French-Israeli Association of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery and the American-Israeli Association of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery.

Dr Ayman is a board-certified ENT surgeon and fellowship trained facial plastic surgeon

Ayşenur Meriç Hafız was born in Ankara in 1975. She graduated from Istanbul University Istanbul Faculty of Medicine in 1998. She completed her specialist training in the Department of Ear, Nose and Throat at Bezmialem University Faculty of Medicine in 2003. She became Assistant Professor in 2010, Associate Professor in 2011, and Professor at the same university in 2017. She worked as a Research Assistant in the Head and Neck Cancer Clinic at the Cleveland Clinic Head and Neck Institute in the United States between 2006-2007. Prof. Dr. Ayşenur Meriç Hafız has been working at Koç University Hospital between 2017-2022.

My name is Ayub Valadbeigi. I am 41 years old and live in Iran. I am a member of Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences. I work in several areas of audiology, including cochlear implants, auditory system electrophysiology, hearing aids, and the basic sciences of audiology. I also work in my private audiology clinic and serve as a clinical practitioner in this field. It would be a great honor for me to participate in a major event, as I have never had the opportunity to do so before.

Ayca Ciprut (PhD) is a professor of audiology at Marmara University Medical School, Department of Audiology. Currently, she is the head of Audiology Department in Marmara University. She received  MSc and PhD degrees in audiology from Marmara University, Istanbul. Her clinical focus is on pediatric audiology and cochlear implants. Her research interests include cochlear implants, auditory neuropathy spectrum disorder and cortical auditory evoked potentials.

I hold a PhD in Audiology from Iran University of Medical Sciences and have served as a university lecturer for over ten years. Over the past four years, my research has focused on cochlear synaptopathy and other noise-induced auditory disorders. My academic experience includes teaching and mentoring undergraduate and graduate students, as well as conducting research on novel diagnostic biomarkers for hidden hearing loss and related conditions.

Aziz Mustafa (born December 24, 1967, in Malishevë near Gjilan, Kosovo) is a distinguished otolaryngologist and accomplished literary author. He earned his medical degree from the University of Zagreb, followed by specialization in otolaryngology in Pristina, Innsbruck, and Strasbourg. Dr. Mustafa served as an ENT specialist at the University Clinical Center of Kosovo in Pristina, and in 2003 he founded the private ORL MEDAUR clinic in Gjilan. In academia, he completed a master’s degree in 2006 on chronic middle ear inflammation with cholesteatoma, and in July 2012 earned a Ph.D. from the University of Niš (“A modern approach to treating acute mastoiditis in children and adults”). A prolific contributor to the field, he has authored numerous peer-reviewed articles in international otolaryngology journals and is an active member of several professional societies—including the Kosovo Association of Otorhinolaryngologists and Head & Neck Surgeons, the World Association of Otologists, the Mediterranean Association of Otologists and Audiologists, the Balkan ENT Association, and the American Academy of Otolaryngology/Head and Neck Surgery since 2017. His work is indexed in PubMed, Scopus, Google Scholar, etc.

I have dual board certification in Sleep Medicine and Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery. I bring to this project 30 years of experience as an ear-nose-throat surgeon specialized in obstructive sleep apnea. I have served on many national and international leadership positions related to sleep and sleep surgery, including past president of the International Surgical Sleep Society, serving on the Standards of Practice Committee of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine, the Quality and Outcomes Task Force of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine, the Program Advisory Committee and Sleep Disorders Committee of the American Academy of Otolaryngology, and the Founding Exam Committee of the Board of Sleep Medicine.

My research is focused on the pathophysiology, diagnosis, and treatment of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). Over the years, I have made many important contributions to the field, including developing novel surgical techniques of partial maxillectomy, palatal advancement, and expansion sphincter palatopharyngoplasty. I have participated in clinical trials to test the efficacy of multiple surgeries for OSA, such as upper airway stimulation. I have publications on a myriad of topics related to OSA pathophysiology, clinical and polysomnographic metrics, and diagnosis. I developed the primary current method of clinically describing pharyngeal anatomic phenotypes.    

My prior mechanistic studies of OSA pathophysiology used static and dynamic methods to characterize the upper airway. Static methods included cephalometric facial x-rays to predict OSA severity and the role of pharyngeal length in determining surgical outcomes. Dynamic studies included the Remmer’s hypotonic method of describing pharyngeal closure and investigations of pharyngeal closing pressures after palatopharyngoplasty or with usage of mandibular advancement devices. These studies used static or dynamic methods to characterize the upper airway, but they did not assess the interplay between static anatomic factors and airway movement, which is critical.

Dr. Berna TUNÇER is a physiotherapist, academic lecturer, and researcher specializing in physiology and rehabilitation sciences. She currently works as an Doctor Lecturer in the Department of Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation at Trakya University in Edirne, Turkey. Her academic interests include neuromuscular physiology, auditory processing, vestibular rehabilitation, and the integration of polyvagal theory into clinical practice. She actively publishes and presents in national and international conferences, aiming to bridge neuroscience with physiotherapy and physiology approaches for holistic patient care.

Professor  Emeritus,

Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery

Faculty of Medicine Ain-Shams University

MBBCh 1981 (Valedictorian), MSc 1985 , MD 1989, ECFMG 1982 , DU  (clinical research) 2009 [Bordeaux].

Member: IRB (Faculty of Medicine), National Commission for Professorial Nominations, Head of training Arab Board of Medical Specialties, Egyptian Board for Medical Specializations.

Member: CORLAS, ELS, American Academy, Societe Francaise d’ORL-CCF, Korean ENT-HNS Society, Egyptian ORL society, Egyptian Skull Base Society, Egyptian Society Cochlear Implantation. Regional representative   Mediterranean Society of Otology and Audiology [MSOA], executive committee Vertigo Academy International (VAI), Board Member Politzer Society, IFOS ad hoc committee on Otology Neurotology.

Publications: 103 articles, 5 books, reviewer for 15 journals.

Interests:  Skull base, Head and Neck oncology, laryngo-tracheal stenosis, vestibulogy , cochlear implants

Dr. Bahaeddin ERAVCI is an engineer and researcher with over 15 years of dedicated experience in machine learning, artificial intelligence, and data analytics. He earned his PhD in Computer Engineering from Bilkent University, where his doctoral research focused on developing impactful machine learning methodologies and data-driven systems applicable to complex real-world problems. Dr. Eravcı applies his expertise across diverse sectors, from healthcare to finance, by leveraging various data types including time series, images, text, and graphs. Currently an Assistant Professor in the Department of Artificial Intelligence at TOBB University of Economics and Technology (TOBB ETÜ), he is also actively working on integrating trustworthy AI systems into clinical practice as the founder of heQa.ai.

Formel professor ENT department, school of medecine, Ferhat Abbas university, Sétif . Algeria

President of setif otolaryngology society “AOS”

Executif board member of ANOL

Executif Board member of MSOA

Prof Dr. Barbara Wollenberg

MRI TUM : Clinic for Otorhinolaryngology,  head and neck surgery

Tumor immunology,  Immunotherapy, Platelet driven cancer progression

Prof. Dr. Barbara Wollenberg is a physician, specialized on otorhinolaryngology, head and neck surgery. From 1996 to 2003 she was trained as senior staff member at the Klinikum Großhadern of the Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München. 2003 she was appointed to become the chair of the department of otorhinolaryngology, head and neck surgery at the University of Lübeck. 2007 she declined the call to the university of Hamburg and was appointed at the TUM in 2019. Clinically Barbara Wollenberg masters a broad spectrum in surgical skills and interests ranging from reconstructive surgery to surgery of the central and lateral skull base via endoscopic and microscopic techniques.

Already since her time in medical school Prof. Wollenberg is highly interested in immunologic research. The main research focus questions the interaction of cancer cells with the human immune system, in particular the mechanisms of cancer cells hijacking healthy immune cells for their own expansion and immunotherapeutic drug development. 2001 she was awarded the Heisenberg Scholarship of the DFG (Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft) to develop EBV-Vector-based vaccines targeting head and neck cancer. In this context Prof Wollenberg has established a translational team of researchers and physicians and published more than 300 scientific papers. She was honoured with several national and international research prizes, among them the very visible Acta Price of the CORLAS.

2005 Prof. Wollenberg became a member of the German National Academy of  Science, Leopoldina, where she currently acts as the senator and spokesperson of the medical class. From 2013, after long years as „Fachkollegiat” Prof Wollenberg also served as a senator for the DFG. 2018 Prof Wollenberg served as the first female president of the German Society for Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery.

Prof. Wollenberg is a passionate tutor of her residents and has already coached multiple Drs and PhDs. As editor of several specialty specific journals as well as a member of several scientific societies she is well known in her field.

I completed my specialist training at Ankara Oncology Hospital and I still work as a specialist at the same hospital. Head and neck cancers and reconstruction methods are my special interests, and I continue to work on 3D models and models that will be useful for assistant training.

Dr. Begum Arda graduated from Cerrahpasa Medical Faculty in 2018 and completed her residency in Otorhinolaryngology at Trakya University in 2024. She has been working in Siirt for the past year as part of her compulsory service. Her clinical interests include rhinoplasty, tympanoplasty, cholesteatoma surgery and endoscopic sinus procedures. Her academic focus centers on noise-induced hearing loss, experimental acoustic trauma models and the evaluation of surgical outcomes in both nasal and otologic surgery.

I have been working as a specialist physician at Kartal Dr. Lütfi Kırdar City Hospital in Istanbul for 3 years. I am a fellow supported by an EAFPS scholarship and currently continuing my fellowship training. I focus particularly on facial plastic surgery and facial reanimation.

H.Bengu Cobanoglu

Associate professor, MD,MSc

Faculty member in Karadeniz Technical University, Faculty of Medicine,

Department of Otorhinolaryngology.

National Board Certified Otorhinolaryngolgist Head and Neck surgeon.

MSc in audiology and speech disorders.

Observership in MD Anderson Cancer Center (Under the supervision of Prof Dr Ehab Hanna -2016)

Visiting professor in University of Sassari Department of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery-2024

Memberships:

-EHNS (European Head and Neck Society)

-Turkish ENT Association

-United Europian Phoniatricians (UEP)

-Member of Turkish National ENT Board exam comitee

-Generel Secretary of Turkish Voice, Speech and swallowing disorders Society.

-General secretary of surgical working group in Turkish Multidisciplinary Head and Neck Cancers society

-General Secretary of Voice Istanbul 2025

Benjamin S. Bleier, MD, FACS, is a Professor of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery at Harvard Medical School and the Claire and John Bertucci Chair at Massachusetts Eye and Ear. Dr. Bleier is the Director of Innovation and Commercialization, Endoscopic Skull Base Surgery, and Co-Director of the Center for Thyroid Eye Disease and Orbital Surgery. Dr. Bleier’s R01 funded research has contributed to over 200 peer-reviewed articles, book chapters, and textbooks, 6000 citations, and 10 patents. He lectures internationally on endoscopic management of orbit and skull base tumors as well as intranasal drug delivery to the brain. His work has been featured in TIME Magazine, CNN, Forbes, Wired, Popular Science, Boston Globe, Boston Magazine, and Harvard Medicine Magazine.

Dr. Benyamin Rahmaty, M.D.

Assistant Professor & Head, Department of Otorhinolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery, Arak University of Medical Sciences, Iran

Researcher, Amir Alam Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences

Dr. Rahmaty is a trained ENT and facial plastic surgeon specializing in rhinoplasty, endoscopic sinus surgery, and complex head and neck procedures. With numerous peer-reviewed publications and ongoing clinical trials, he is dedicated to advancing surgical techniques and global collaboration in otolaryngology.

PhD

Hacettepe University, Institute of Health Sciences, Audiology and Speech Pathology, Turkey

2006-2009 Master's Degree

Hacettepe University, Institute of Health Sciences, Audiology and Speech Pathology, Turkey

2001-2006 Bachelor's Degree

Middle East Technical University, Arts and Sciences, Psychology, Turkey

Associate Professor Doctor Bilal Sizer

Diyarbakır / Türkiye

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Bilal Sizer is an ENT (Ear, Nose, and Throat) specialist and facial plastic surgeon. He was born in 1985 in Gercüş, Türkiye, and graduated from Mersin University Faculty of Medicine in 2013. He completed his residency in Otolaryngology at Dicle University in 2018.

After working at several public hospitals, he joinedMemorial Diyarbakır Hospital and later became a facultymember at Istanbul Arel University Faculty of Medicine. In 2023, he earned the academic title of Associate Professor.

Dr. Sizer specializes in endoscopic ear surgery, sinussurgery, tonsil and adenoid disorders, snoring, vertigo,rhinoplasty, hearing loss, and voice problems. He has published research in international journals on topicssuch as adolescent depression, thyroid biopsy, and hearing aid use in older adults.

He currently sees patients in his private clinic in Diyarbakır. Dr. Sizer is also active on social media, where he shares cases and information about ENT surgery and aestheticprocedures.

ORCID ID: 0000-0003-2604-5015

Bjarki Ditlev Djurhuus is a Senior Consultant in Otorhinolaryngology at Zealand University Hospital, Køge, where he leads clinical and research initiatives in vestibulology and bone-conductive hearing solutions. He serves as a Research Lecturer at the University of Copenhagen and is actively involved in academic mentorship, supervising PhD and medical students. Bjarki is also the Chair of the Danish Society for Otologic Surgery and a member of the Danish Society for Vestibulology, contributing extensively to national and international collaborations in hearing research and surgical advancements. Additionally, he is the Lead Partner of Project Öre-Sund, an interregional initiative aimed at improving diagnostics and treatment in balance disorders and hearing rehabilitation, including the development of more efficient dizziness assessments and the optimization of bone-anchored hearing systems (BAHS).

Head of the Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery of Beni Messous University Hospital Center, cochlear implant expert, and skull base surgeon

Brandon Isaacson, M.D., is a Professor in the Department of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery at UT Southwestern Medical Center and serves as Co-Director of UT Southwestern's Comprehensive Skull Base Program.

Dr. Isaacson earned his medical degree at the Medical College of Georgia, where he served as President of the Alpha Omega Alpha Medical Honor Society. He completed an otolaryngology residency at the University of Michigan, as well as a fellowship at Houston's Baylor College of Medicine, where he received advanced training in otology, neurotology, and skull base surgery. He also holds a B.S. in chemistry (summa cum laude) from Georgia's Armstrong State University.

Dr. Isaacson is board certified in otolaryngology – head and neck surgery and neurotology. He is a Fellow of the American Neurotology Society, the American Academy of Otolaryngology – Head & Neck Surgery, and the American College of Surgeons. In 2018, he was also inducted as a Fellow of the Triological Society.

He has authored over 130 scientific articles, contributed to more than 30 book chapters, and delivered numerous international, national, and regional presentations, lectures, and professional courses. He serves as a reviewer for a number of academic journals as well as on the editorial board of Otology & Neurotology. 

Dr. Isaacson has been awarded the UT Southwestern Chief Resident Appreciation Award for excellence in resident education and advocacy in 2008, 2012, and 2017. From the American Academy of Otolaryngology – Head & Neck Surgery Foundation, he received the Honor Award in 2010, and the Distinguished Service Award in 2012 . Dr. Isaacson also serves as an Senior Examiner for the American Board of Otolaryngology.

Dr. Birkena Qirjazi is the Head of the ENT service at the University Hospital Center of Tirana, Albania and professor at the Department of ENT and Ophthalmology, at the Faculty of Medicine, University of Medicine of Tirana. She is an ENT surgeon and Audiologies, specialized in ear pathologies, including the hearing disorders both in children and adults. Dr Qirjazi is also the initiator of the neonatal hearing screening programs in Albania and is leading the CI program in Albania.

Dr. Barber's practice is dedicated to surgery for benign and cancerous head and neck tumors as well as facial plastic and reconstructive surgery. She strives to create active partnerships with her patients to achieve the best possible outcomes. 

Dr. Barber completed her M.D. and surgical residency training at the University of Alberta in Edmonton, Canada. She also completed a Master of Surgical Science at the University of Oxford for her dissertation work in peripheral nerve regeneration in head and neck cancer patients. She then went on to complete a fellowship in advanced head and neck cancer surgery and microvascular reconstruction at Mount Sinai Hospital in New York City. 

Preceeding President of Turk Otolaryngology and Head-Neck Surgery Society.

Member of İFOS 2026 İstanbul Congess Organisationing Comitte

Member of Turk Rinology Society

Member of European Rhinology Society.

Special academic interests are Allergic Rhinitis, Nasal Polyposis,

Medical Education:

 2007-2013: Istanbul University Cerrahpaşa Faculty of Medicine (Turkish), ISTANBUL

Specialization Training:

 2013-2018: Kırıkkale University Faculty of Medicine Hospital ENT Clinic, KIRIKKALE

Specialization Thesis:

 Efficacy of Intratympanic Steroid Injection on Preventing Cisplatin Ototoxicity: An Experimental Study, Medical Specialization Thesis, Kırıkkale University ENT-Head and Neck Surgery Clinic, 2018.

Thesis Advisor: Prof. Dr. Gökçe ŞİMŞEK

Institutions Worked At:

 2013-2018: Research Assistant, ENT Clinic, Kırıkkale University Faculty of Medicine Hospital, KIRIKKALE

 2018-2020: Specialist Doctor, ENT Clinic, Kırıkkale High Specialization Hospital, Ministry of Health, KIRIKKALE

 2018-2019: Deputy Chief Physician, ENT Clinic, Kırıkkale High Specialization Hospital, Ministry of Health, KIRIKKALE

 2020-2022: Specialist Doctor, ENT Clinic, Siirt Training and Research Hospital, SİİRT

 2022-Present: Associate Professor, ENT Clinic, Kırıkkale University Faculty of Medicine Hospital, KIRIKKALE

Dr. Burak Ulkumen, MD, FTBORLHNS (Fellow of the Turkish Board of Otorhinolaryngology – Head & Neck Surgery), is an Associate Professor at the Faculty of Medicine, Manisa Celal Bayar University, Department of Otorhinolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery, an institution accredited by the Turkish Board of ORL-HNS. He currently serves as the Unit Manager of the Speech and Voice Disorders Division.

Dr. Ulkumen earned his medical degree from Marmara University School of Medicine (1994–2000) and completed his residency in Otorhinolaryngology at Istanbul Haydarpaşa Numune Training and Research Hospital (2000–2005). His early career included positions at Batman State Hospital (2005–2007), Batman Dunya Hospital (2007–2012), and Izmir Deniz Hospital (2012–2014). Since 2014, he has been serving at Manisa Celal Bayar University.

His primary clinical and academic interests include rhinology (particularly endoscopic sinus surgery and rhinoplasty), laryngology and phoniatrics, voice and speech therapy, endoscopic ear surgery, and animal-based experimental research.

Dr. Ulkumen has been serving as an examiner for the European Board Examination in Otorhinolaryngology (EBEORL) for the past five years, actively contributing to the assessment and development of ENT specialists across Europe.

In addition to his clinical and academic duties, Dr. Ulkumen has been a member of the editorial board of Forum KBB and ENTCase journals for the past five years, and has served as an editor for both journals for the last two years.

He has published extensively in both national and international journals. According to Google Scholar, he has 183 citations, with an h-index of 8 and an i10-index of 7. On the Web of Science, he has 55 citations and an h-index of 4.

Dr. Ulkumen continues to advance the field of otolaryngology through his clinical expertise, research contributions, and commitment to academic excellence and education.

After completing her Bachelor of Science in Audiology at Istanbul University in 2016, she continued her professional development with a master’s degree in Audiology, Speech and Language Disorders at Istanbul University–Cerrahpaşa. To further deepen her scientific curiosity and clinical expertise, she pursued a Ph.D. in Speech and Language Therapy at Hacettepe University. She brings together academic productivity, clinical experience, and an interdisciplinary perspective, conducting comprehensive work in the areas of communication, voice, and language disorders.

I am interested in Head and Neck Surgery, Sialendoscopy and Thyroid and Salivary Gland Disease.

fellowship for Head and Neck Cancer MUSC, USA

Sialendoscopy training and course in USA and Türkiye.

Büşra Altın has a university degree in Physiotherapy and completed a Master’s and PhD in Audiology and Speech Disorders. She specializes in the assessment and rehabilitation of vestibular disorders, and tinnitus. She also worked as a visiting researcher at Newcastle University, UK and is currently working at Hacettepe University.  

I am a lecturer in the Department of Audiology at Istanbul Medipol University, where I have worked since 2017. I completed my MSc in Audiology in 2021 and am currently pursuing a PhD in the same field. My doctoral thesis aims to improve listening performance in hearing aid users by enhancing cognitive abilities. My master’s thesis investigated auditory working memory and listening effort in musicians, and I co-authored a study on speech-in-noise performance in cochlear implant users. I am also involved in a TÜBİTAK-funded project on hearing and ADHD screening in school-age children.

Graduated from Medical School at the University of Chihuahua, in the city of Chihuahua, Mexico, later I realized the specialty in Otolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery at the Autonomous University of Nuevo Leon from 1989 to 993 in Monterrey. Later, I completed a Research Fellowship at the Medical College of Georgia in Augusta, Georgia with Dr. Frederick A. Kuhn from 1993 to 1995. In 1998, I entered the Duxx School of Business Leadership to pursue a full-time MBA, completing it in 1999. In 2002, I was selected by the AAOHNS to pursue a Diploma in Leadership, which I completed in September 2003. I completed the specialty diploma in Otology in 2023 at the University of Salamanca, Spain. I have been the Director of Otolaryngology at the Zambrano Hellion Hospital of the Tecnologico de Monterrey since 2016. I currently work in academic and private practice. My main interest is rhinology and endoscopic skull base surgery, in addition to my passion for the auditory pathway, especially the diagnosis and treatment of tinnitus.

Dr. Corinna Levine is an Associate Professor at the University of Miami in the Division of Rhinology and Anterior Skull Base Surgery.

Dr. Levine completed her medical training at Yale School of Medicine and went on to a 7-year Otolaryngology residency at the University of Washington with an in-folded Outcomes Research Fellowship and MPH. She completed fellowship in Rhinology and Endoscopic Skull Base Surgery at the University of Miami. Dr. Levine joined the faculty as a surgeon-scientist. Her clinical practice focuses exclusively on chronic sinusitis and endoscopic skull base surgery for benign and malignant sinonasal and orbital tumors and repair of skull defects. Dr. Levine is the Director of Clinical Rhinology Research. She is the recipient of several grants, including the Triological Society Career Development Award and the University of Miami KL-2 Career Development Award. She is currently funded by a NIMHD K23. Her research focuses on improving CRS outcomes through precision health approaches to care and addressing CRS healthcare delays.

Dr. Levine is committed to education and teaching as the UM Associate Director of Rhinology and Endoscopic Skull Base Fellowship and Director of the Rhinology resident rotation. She is involved in mentorship within her department and nationally.  In addition, Dr. Levine is a member of multiple national committees, including the American Rhinologic Society Research and Mentoring Committees and the American Academy of Otolaryngology Skull Base Committee. She also co-chairs the North American Skull Base Health Value Committee.Dr. Corinna Levine is an Associate Professor at the University of Miami in the Division of Rhinology and Anterior Skull Base Surgery.

Dr. Levine completed her medical training at Yale School of Medicine and went on to a 7-year Otolaryngology residency at the University of Washington with an in-folded Outcomes Research Fellowship and MPH. She completed fellowship in Rhinology and Endoscopic Skull Base Surgery at the University of Miami. Dr. Levine joined the faculty as a surgeon-scientist. Her clinical practice focuses exclusively on chronic sinusitis and endoscopic skull base surgery for benign and malignant sinonasal and orbital tumors and repair of skull defects. Dr. Levine is the Director of Clinical Rhinology Research. She is the recipient of several grants, including the Triological Society Career Development Award and the University of Miami KL-2 Career Development Award. She is currently funded by a NIMHD K23. Her research focuses on improving CRS outcomes through precision health approaches to care and addressing CRS healthcare delays.

Dr. Levine is committed to education and teaching as the UM Associate Director of Rhinology and Endoscopic Skull Base Fellowship and Director of the Rhinology resident rotation. She is involved in mentorship within her department and nationally.  In addition, Dr. Levine is a member of multiple national committees, including the American Rhinologic Society Research and Mentoring Committees and the American Academy of Otolaryngology Skull Base Committee. She also co-chairs the North American Skull Base Health Value Committee.

I'm a person who loves the nose, teaching and meeting people. Dedicating my professional life to rhinology, skull base surgery and facial plastics. One of my hobbies is sharing, learning and training with other ORLs.

I completed my undergraduate studies in 2018 and my master’s degree in 2021. Since 2018, I have been working in a clinical setting focusing on improving speech understanding in noise, auditory processing, and hidden hearing loss in individuals using hearing aids. Together with my thesis students, we are investigating the effects of different ear molds on acoustic properties. Since 2020, I have been teaching the Acoustic and Phonetic Principles course in the Audiology and Hearing Aid Technology (Audiometry) programs, and the Hearing Aids course in the Audiometry program. In addition, through the Community Service Practices elective course I offer university-wide, I conduct projects on waste management and support for disadvantaged groups.

head of ENT Department and Professor en Autonoma University Medicine School

Otorhinolaryngologist (HSPE-SP). Doctor of the Sueño - ABS / AMB

Master in Health Sciences - HSPE-SP / IASMPE

Doctorate in Otorhinolaryngology at HC-USP

Postgraduate in Clinical Research - T.H. Chan School of Public Health - HARVARD

Professor of Scientific Methodology and Otorhinolaryngology FAG

Member of the Department of Medicine of the Sueño of the Brazilian Association of Otorrinolaringology and Cervical-Facial Surgery.

Celia has over 15 years’ experience in the pharmaceutical industry. She worked as the global head of clinical trial logistics and supply chains in Sanofi R&D, was a permanent member of clinical strategic committees, and the Director of projects dealing with major chronic diseases associated with aging, where she developed her interest and expertise in hearing disorders. She trained at ESSEC and London Business Schools, in addition to holding several masters degrees in project management, industrial strategy and health environment.

I have been working as a Research Assistant at Istanbul Medipol University for approximately 1.5 years. I completed my undergraduate and master's degrees at Medipol University, and I am currently pursuing my PhD (thesis phase) at Istanbul University-Cerrahpaşa. My research primarily focuses on Central Auditory Processing, Electrophysiology, and Hidden Hearing Loss. I have published national and international papers and presented at conferences on these topics, particularly in the areas of central auditory processing and electrophysiology. I am eager to give a presentation on the topic I mentioned if the scientific committee deems it appropriate. I would like to express my gratitude to my professors for contributing to the organization of such a prestigious conference as IFOS in Istanbul.

I am an ENT specialist (MD) with a PhD in Audiology. My clinical and academic focus is on vestibular disorders, auditory pathologies, and the differential diagnosis of vertigo. My PhD thesis explored cVEMP responses using air and bone conduction stimuli in various types of hearing loss. I aim to bridge the gap between clinical otolaryngology and advanced vestibular diagnostics, and I continue to contribute to interdisciplinary research in neurotology and balance disorders.

(24.01.2020) Baskent University Audiology

(25.01.2024) Dokuz Eylul University Audiology (MSC)

(19.07.2024- currently) Dokuz Eylul University (PHD)

(07.10.2024-currently) Tınaztepe University-lecturer

Full Professor and Chief of the Department of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, ASST Spedali Civili of Brescia, Brescia, Italy; Head of the Residency Program of Otolaryngology, University of Brescia, School of Medicine, Brescia, Italy; Director of the Research of Department of Surgical and Medical Specialties, Radiological Sciences, and Public Health, University of Brescia, Italy; Head of the Head and Neck Tumor Board, ASST Spedali Civili of Brescia, Italy.

Medical Diploma, University Bern, ENT Recidency in Lucern and Zurich, Research Fellowhip in Boston at MEEI, Staff member at University Hospital Zurich since 2014

Dr. Roxbury is an associate professor of otolaryngology-head and neck surgery and neurological surgery at the Cleveland Clinic in Cleveland, OH where he also serves as the fellowship director of the NeuroRhinology and advanced endoscopic sinus surgery fellowship. Dr. Roxbury has clinical interests including cerebrospinal fluid rhinorrhea, anterior skull base tumors, refractory sinusitis and revision endoscopic sinus surgery. He is an active health services researcher with interests in improving value and decreasing vulnerability in rhinologic care.

Director of Department of Otolaryngology, Chung Shan Medical University Hospital, Taichung City, Taiwan

I am an ENT professor doctor. I am still working in Acibadem Kozyatağı Hospital.

ENT, Neurologist, Audiologist

former Associated Professor Unversity of Ferrara and Bologna

Former Consultant Clinica Neurologica di Bologna, Sleep Surgery

Former Board of   Associazione Italiana Medicina del Sonno (AIMS)

Probo Viro AIMS

AIMS  Expert of Sleep Medicine

Florida Hosp.Nicholson Center FHNC Global Faculty  Board – since 2016

Intuitive Europe Proctor for TORS for 6 years

BOARD EOS Disturbi Respiratori in Sonno DRS) since 2010

SIO Sleep Surgery Cometee Coordinator  2017-2023

Clinical Resarch Scientific Board AIMS since 2019

Co-Author European DISE Position Paper – 2014 and 2017

Co-Author PDTA OSA Regione Emilia Romagna -july 2021

President, Gruppo Italiano OSA – december 2023

Eminent Scholar University of Ferrara

GVM Care & Research ENT Consultant

at GVM Primus Medical Center – Forlì (Italy)

at GVM San Pier Damiano Hospital – Faenza (Italy)

at GVM Villa Maria Cecilia – Cotignola (Italy)

Prof. Dr. Clemens Heiser is a leading expert in otolaryngology, head and neck surgery, and sleep medicine. Based at the HNO-Zentrum Mangfall-Inn in Bad Aibling, Germany, he directs a highly regarded Sleep Laboratory and holds a professorship at the Technical University of Munich. He also serves as guest professor at the University of Antwerp in Belgium.

Prof. Heiser leads the neurostimulation research group in ENT, with a primary focus on sleep-disordered breathing, particularly obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). His clinical research is centered on innovative treatments such as hypoglossal nerve stimulation and minimally invasive sleep surgery. He is also involved in the development of cutting-edge diagnostic tools for OSA, pushing the boundaries of personalized sleep medicine.

An internationally recognized authority, Prof. Heiser has received numerous national and international awards for his scientific contributions. His work bridges high-level clinical expertise with translational research, significantly advancing the field of sleep medicine.

In addition to his academic and clinical roles, he is founder and Chief Medical Officer of LunaLab, a pioneering telemedicine platform dedicated to sleep health. Through LunaLab, he is shaping the future of remote diagnostics and therapy in sleep medicine.

Prof. Heiser’s innovative work and leadership make him one of the most respected voices in ENT and sleep research today.

Dr Barber is a senior paediatric otolaryngologist at Starship Children’s Hospital, Auckland, New Zealand. He founded paediatric otolaryngology as a subspeciality in New Zealand and has a particular interest in airway surgery. He is a past president of the Australia and New Zealand Society of Paediatric Otolaryngology (ANZSPO).

Cristina Maria Goanță, MD, PhD, is an ENT surgeon based in Bucharest, Romania, with expertise in endoscopic sinus surgery, skull base surgery, and sleep medicine. She is Head of Clinic at Colentina Clinical Hospital and Associate Professor at “Carol Davila” University of Medicine and Pharmacy. She has trained in advanced rhinology and skull base courses across Europe, including Vienna, Cambridge, Leicester, and Szeged, and has extensive teaching experience for residents and young specialists. Her academic and clinical interests focus on surgical safety, anatomical education, and the integration of artificial intelligence and 3D imaging into ENT practice.

Dr. Cuneyt M. Alper is a Professor of Otolaryngology at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. He is a full-time physician at UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh (CHP). Dr. Alper attended medical school and completed otolaryngology residency in Turkey. He moved to Pittsburgh, USA in 1992, completed pediatric otolaryngology fellowship at CHP and became faculty in 1996. He has published more than 100 peer-reviewed articles and 25 book chapters. He served as an Editor in “Bluestone and Stool’s Pediatric Otolaryngology, 4th Ed” and as 1st Editor of the books “Advanced Therapy in Otitis Media”, “Decision Making in Ear Nose Throat Disorders, 1st Ed” and “Decision Making in Otolaryngology, 2nd Ed.”, He served as the Pediatric Otolaryngology Fellowship Program Director at CHP for 10 years. He conducted research for more than 3 decades on otitis media, viral infections and Eustachian tube. Dr. Alper’s clinical and surgical interests include management of chronic otitis media, hearing loss, cholesteatoma and Eustachian tube dysfunction.

Associate Professor of Otorhinolaryngology at Sapienza University of Rome since March 2024.

Completed his residency in Otorhinolaryngology in 2012 in Rome. He holds two PhDs: one in Clinical and Experimental Neuroscience and Auditory System Disorders (Sapienza University, 2017) and another in Physiology and Pathophysiology (Université Pierre et Marie Curie, Paris, 2015).

From 2015 to 2017, he worked as a specialist assistant in the Otology, Hearing Implants, and Skull Base Surgery Unit at Hôpital Pitié-Salpêtrière in Paris. From 2019 to 2022 was Assistant Professor at the University of Cagliari, Italy.

From 2022 to 2024, he served as a Consultant ENT Surgeon at San Giovanni Addolorata Hospital in Rome.

He is the author of numerous scientific publications and a frequent speaker at national and international conferences. His main clinical and research interests include otologic surgery, auditory rehabilitation, and lateral skull base surgery

Prof. Dalia was graduated with Bachelor of medicine & surgery distinction with first degree honor from Faculty of Medicine, Ain Shams University. Internship and Residency period was in the Audiology unit, ORL Dept. The doctoral degree in Audiology was a joint project with the hereditary hearing loss laboratory University of Antwerp, Belguim. It was the first genetic work up in Egypt  related to the connexin 26 whole gene mutations on 2002. The main practice is in the field of pediatric audiovestibular medicine, rehabilitation of Audiovestibular disorders with vast experience in all types hearing devices, as well as genetic hearing loss. She is one of the editorial board in Egyptian Journal of OtoRhinoLaryngology ‘EJO’, and the International Journal of Speech, language pathology and Audiology; a reviewer for the international journal of pediatric ORL & Egyptian journal of ear, nose and throat. Since 2019, she is a member in the Research ethic Committee of Faculty of Medicine, Ain Shams university as well as a member in the ORL Dept. research Committee. Being a university professor, she supervises and discussed the master and doctoral thesis for a large number of Audio-vestibular and ENT students. Dr Dalia is a member in the International Association of Physicians in Audiology 'IAPA' and Egyptian Audiovestibular Medicine Association 'EAVMA'.

Curriculum Vitae

DALIBOR VRANJES Address: St. Dvanaest beba bb, 78 000 Banja Luka, The Republic of Srpska, Bosnia & Herzegovina Tel: (+387 65) 978 775; E-mail: [email protected]; Date of birth: December 25th , 1970; Nationality: Bosnia & Herzegovina

Key qualifications/fields of expertise

o ENT specialist

o   Completed postgraduate study with a master thesis "The influence and association of risk factors for the development of Acute Otitis Media in childhood"

o Completed PhD research project – “THE SIGNIFICANCE OF INFLAMMATORY MEDIATORS EXPRESSION IN MIDDLE EAR CHOLESTEATOMA”

o   In period from 2015 to 2021. Assistant in otorhinolaryngology, , Faculty of Medicine, University of Banja Luka

o Since  January 22nd 2021. Assistant Profesor in otorhinolaryngology , Faculty of Medicine,

      University of Banja Luka

Key experience

o Working as an ENT specialist - otorurgeon in ENT Clinic at the University Clinical Centre of the Republic of Srpska, Banja Luka

Interested in

      ·    Diagnostic and therapeutic procedures of the pathological conditions in otology,

             Cochlear implant surgery, pediatric ENT    

·       Immunologic changes in patients with Chronic Otitis Media and Cholesteatoma

·       ORCID identifier is 0000-0001-9503-5633

Work experience

Specialist (ENT) University Clinical Centre of the Republic of Srpska, Banja Luka ENT Clinic 2001- present

Resident University Clinical Centre of the Republic of Srpska, Banja Luka ENT Clinic 2002- 2006 MD Primary Health Centre Emergency Service and GP 1998-2001 Education

PhD research project “THE SIGNIFICANCE OF INFLAMMATORY MEDIATORS EXPRESSION IN MIDDLE EAR CHOLESTEATOMA” 2021 Postgraduate study Master thesis “The influence and association of risk factors for the development of Acute Otitis Media in childhood” Faculty of Medicine, University of Banja Luka, 2013 Specialist Exam Passed specialist exam and obtained the title of ENT specialist, Faculty of Medicine, University of Banja Luka June 2006 Residency Programme – ENT University Clinical Centre of the Republic of Srpska ENT Clinic 2002-2006 Doctor of Medicine Degree Faculty of Medicine, University in Belgrade, Serbia 19978

I received my Medical degree from Aarhus University, Denmark in 2004 and I was certified as an ENT Specialist in 2012. Since 2014 I have been the Head of the Audiovestibular Department at Aalborg University Hospital, Denmark as well as an Associate Professor of Otolaryngology at Department of Clinical Medicine, Aalborg University, Denmark. I have been a Board member of the Danish Vestibular Society since 2017, President from 2020-2023 and Vice President from 2017-2019 and from 2024 and onwards. Primary areas of interest include inner ear diseases, audiology, neurotology, and Bone Anchored Hearing Aids. Work areas include an oto-surgery, neurotology, medical audiology, and research. The primary focus of my research is clinical research of inner ear diseases within the audiological- and vestibular subspecialties. Current research areas primarily include diagnostics and treatment of Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo (BPPV) with Mechanical Rotation Chairs, video Head Impulse Testing, Wide Band Tympanometry in diagnostics of inner ear diseases, telemedicine in audiology and Implants for Bone Anchored Hearing Systems.

Dr. Crosby serves as Chair, Residency Program Director, and Professor in the Department Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery at Southern Illinois University School of Medicine. She is also the Director of the Division of Rhinology and Endoscopic Skull Base Surgery and the Director of Otolaryngic Allergy.

Dr. Crosby obtained her medical degree from Drexel University. She completed her residency training at Southern Illinois University and went on to complete a fellowship in Rhinology and Endoscopic Skull Base Surgery at the University of Pennsylvania. Since that time, she has served as faculty at Southern Illinois University. While serving as faculty at SIU, she obtained a Master of Public Health degree from the Rollins School of Public Health at Emory University. Dr. Crosby’s clinical practice includes sinus surgery and endoscopic approaches to the skull base and orbit in pediatric and adult patients. Dr. Crosby’s research interests include understanding factors that impact outcomes following endoscopic sinus and skull base surgery, gender disparity in medicine, and leadership in medicine. Dr. Crosby is the Associate Editor for the sinonasal disorders section of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery. She is a member of the editorial board of both Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery and International Forum of Allergy and Rhinology. She has serves on multiple committees for AAO-HNSF, ARS, and AAOA. She is the Chair of the Rhinology Training Council and she serves on the Foundation Board for the American Academy of Otolaryngic Allergy. Dr. Crosby is passionate about education and has been nominated “SIU Surgical Educator of the Year” and Otolaryngology educator of the year and has received additional awards in education annually. She has been an invited lecturer at numerous national and international conferences where she has discussed a variety of rhinologic topics and demonstrated cadaveric Rhinologic and skull base dissections.

Dr. Daniel Chelius is an associate professor of pediatric otolaryngology at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, Texas, where he practices pediatric head and neck surgery and leads a multidisciplinary pediatric head and neck tumor program at Texas Children’s Hospital. Dr. Chelius has held many leadership and volunteers roles in the otolaryngology community. He recently completed a term as American Academy of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery (AAO-HNS) Annual Meeting Program Coordinator from 2020 - 2024, and he has been elected the 130th AAO-HNS President (2026 - 2027). Dr. Chelius’s research intersts include pediatric thyroid surgery, pediatric head and neck tumors, and social determinants of health impacting head and neck cancer care. He also serves as the Surgical Director of Perioperative Care at Texas Childrens.

Dr. Fink is an Associate Professor in the Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery at the University of Colorado School of Medicine. He serves as the section chief of Laryngology. His clinical practice includes the treatment of voice, swallowing, and airway disorders. His research interests include management of airway stenosis, management of chronic cough, and voice outcomes in the management of laryngeal dysplasia and malignancy.

Daniel Lee is the Ansin Foundation Chair in Otolaryngology at the Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary (MEEI) and Harvard Medical School. He is Director of Pediatric Otology and Neurotology, Program Director of the Harvard Neurotology Fellowship and Director of International Patient Services in the Department of Otolaryngology at MEEI. Dr. Lee's funded basic and translational research group seeks to answer fundamental questions about central auditory processing and how to improve auditory brainstem implant outcomes for patients with Neurofibromatosis Type 2 (NF2). He has developed an international center for the care of patients with superior canal dehiscence syndrome, endoscopic ear surgery, and complex cochlear and auditory brainstem implant surgery. He serves on the scientific advisory board for Skylark Bio, a Cambridge, Massachusetts-based company focusing on gene therapy for children with GJB2 related congenital hearing loss.

Dr. Daniela Carvalho is a pediatric otolaryngologist with expertise in pediatric otology. She is the Medical Director of Surgical Services, Director of the Hearing and Cochlear Implant Program, and Director of the CHARGE Center at Rady Children's Hospital-San Diego. She is also a Professor of the Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery Department at UC San Diego school of Medicine.

Dr. Carvalho is very active in several national and international otolaryngology societies and was the Past President of SENTAC (Society for Ear, Nose, and Throat Advancements in Children) and is the current president of the AEESSG (American Endoscopic Ear Surgery Study Group. She has published extensively in pediatric otolaryngology and is frequently invited to speak at otolaryngology conferences both here and abroad. She has been invited as an international guest speaker to more than 100 lectures.

She is also very active in advocating for pediatric hearing health in California, having participated directly with lawmakers in trying to pass bills that would cover hearing aids for ALL children in the state.

Daniele BERNARDESCHI, MD, PhD

                            Born 5 July 1974 - Rome – Italy

                            Married, 4 children

                            Home address: 9 bis rue BOILIEAU - 75016 PARIS - FRANCE

Hospital:

ENT Department– Hôpital Pitié Salpétrière - 47-83, boulevard de l'Hôpital - 75013 Paris- France

(:   01.42.16.26.13 - Fax : 01.42.16.26.05. - Email: [email protected]

1. Present position :

·         Surgeon at ENT Department, Unité Otology, Auditory Implant, Skull base surgery, Hôpital Pitié Salpêtrière, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris

1. Titles :

·         MD (Università di Roma « La Sapienza »), (1999)

·         ENT Residency (Università di Roma « La Sapienza »), (2003)

·         PhD  in  Neurosurgery and  (Università di Roma « La Sapienza »), (2009)

1. Cursus :

·         ENT Italian residency (1999-2003)

·         ENT French residency (2003-2006)

·         PhD in Rome (2006-2009)

·         ENT and skull base surgeon at Beaujon Hospital – Paris - France (2008-2013)

      1991)

·         ENT and skull base surgeon at Pitié-Salpetriere Hospital – Paris - France (2013- )

1. Member of :

·         Société Française d'Oto-Rhino-Laryngologie et de Pathologie de la face et du cou (2005-)

·         Società italiana di otorinolaringoiatria e chirurgia cervico-facciale) (2003-2012)

·         European Academy of Otology and Neuro-Otology (2003-)

·         Politzer Society (2012-)

1. Publications: 86 articles indexed in PUBMED

Dr. Daniele DE SIATI is an Italian physician based in Brussels, Belgium, with a multidisciplinary background in otology, neurotology, and space medicine. He earned his medical degree from the University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, followed by a specialisation in Audiology and Phoniatrics at the University of Padua. He then moved to Brussels, where he obtained a second specialisation in Otorhinolaryngology while continuing to work in the fields of cochlear implantation and balance disorders.

Dr. De Siati spent over 15 years at the Academic Hospital Saint-Luc, affiliated with the Catholic University of Louvain, where he focused on cochlear implants and vestibular diagnostics.

Currently, he is pursuing a PhD in Space Medicine at the University of Mons, where his research explores vestibular and postural adaptations to microgravity, particularly in preparation for suborbital missions, with the use of artificial intelligence in data analysis.

He is Director of the recently established Apulian SpaceLab, an academic centre for research and training in aerospace sciences located near the SpacePort of Grottaglie in Southern Italy. The SpaceLab includes both terrestrial and underwater facilities, and aims to support human research, medical training, and prototype testing for space missions.

Dr. De Siati also teaches vestibulometry for Audiologists at the ILMH in Brussels.

In addition to his academic and clinical roles, he serves as Chair of the Networking Committee of YO-IFOS, the Young Section of the International Federation of Otorhinolaryngological Societies, after previously serving as Regional Representative for Europe.

He is also co-founder of the Association of Italian Physicians in Belgium, an organisation that supports professional collaboration and cultural exchange among Italian healthcare professionals living and working abroad.

Full Professor in Otoloaryngology

Head of ENT Department

University of Modena and Reggio Emilia

Dr. Horn is a Pediatric Otolaryngologist and hearing scientist in the Departments of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery and Speech and Hearing Sciences at the University of Washington. Clinically, he is the co-director of the Pediatric Cochlear Implant Program at Seattle Children’s Hospital. Dr. Horn leads the Prosthetic Auditory Development Laboratory at the Virginia Merrill Bloedel Hearing Research Center, where his team studies the how various hearing abilities develop, and constrain later spoken-language outcomes, in infants who use cochlear implants compared to infants with normal or atypical acoustic hearing. His research is currently funded by the NIH through an R01 from the National Institute for Deafness and Communication Disorders. Dr. Horn also has co-investigator roles on the Department’s R25 NIH training grant as well as an external institution’s R01.

Dr. David Virós Porcuna is Chief of the Department of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery at Vall d’Hebron University Hospital in Barcelona (Spain). His clinical work focuses on oncologic head and neck surgery, with particular dedication to minimally invasive approaches such as transoral robotic surgery (TORS). He has developed solid experience applying robotic techniques in complex scenarios including oropharyngeal tumors, parapharyngeal space lesions, salvage surgery after chemoradiotherapy, and neck surgery. He has contributed to the structured implementation and consolidation of robotic surgery programs within his institution, participating in the development of protocols for challenging anatomical areas and optimizing surgical outcomes through multidisciplinary collaboration. His group works closely with radiology, oncology, anesthesiology, and 3D planning teams to advance personalized surgical strategies. In parallel to his clinical work, Dr. Virós is an Associate Professor of Otolaryngology at the Autonomous University of Barcelona (UAB), where he has been involved in undergraduate and postgraduate teaching since 2015. He has supervised doctoral theses and final degree projects, especially in the fields of robotic surgery, oncology, and surgical innovation. Dr. Virós is also co-leader of a translational research group at the Vall d’Hebron Institute of Research (VHIR), focused on tumor stem cells and molecular mechanisms of head and neck cancer. His team explores novel therapeutic targets and predictive biomarkers, and collaborates in clinical trials and translational projects. He has recently joined a European telemedicine initiative aimed at developing home-based audiological monitoring tools for oncology patients undergoing ototoxic treatments, combining AI models and digital health applications. He has authored over 30 peer-reviewed publications and book chapters, and frequently participates in international meetings as a speaker or panelist.

He has organized and directed several hands-on international training courses in transoral anatomy and parapharyngeal space surgery, providing practical education to head and neck surgeons.

Dr Mattavelli is Associate Professor in Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, University of Brescia and Vice-Director of the same school of specialization. He has been working as consultant at ASST Spedali Civili hospital since 2016. He graduated in medicine at the University of Milano-Bicocca in 2010 (110/110 cum laude) and then completed the residency program in Otorhinolaryngology at the University of Brescia in 2016 (50/50 cum laude).

In 2020 he discussed his PhD thesis in “Technology for Health” on the project “3-D printing of biocompatible engineered polymers for personalized skull base reconstruction in endoscopic skull base surgery” at the University of Brescia. His main fields of research are endoscopic endonasal skull base surgery and head and neck cancers, with a specific focus on sinonasal, salivary gland, and oral cancers.

He is Associate Editor in Frontiers – Otorhinolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery and Editorial Coordinator of Acta Otorhinolaryngologica Italica. He won 4 international grants as Principal Investigator or co-investigator.

He delivered 101 invited lectures in national and international congresses or courses. He has authored 140 scientific papers in indexed, international journals and 15 chapters of book.

 Bibliometric parameters:

ORCID ID (Open Researcher and Contributor ID): https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7023-6746

Scopus (Author ID: 55382540800):

·      H-Index …………………………25

·      Number of documents…………..152

·      Number of citations………..........1990

Web of Science (ResearcherID: AAC-1548-2019):

·      H-Index …………………………24

·      Number of documents…………...157

Number of citations………...……1779

Associate Professor, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Italy.

Director of Residency Training Program of Audiology and Phoniatry, Modena and Reggio Emilia University, Italy.

Good experience on ear surgery, focussed on endoscopic ear surgery, lateral skull base and cochlear implants. Other interest fields are represented by pediatric otolaringology, anterior skull base and head and neck tumors. He is author and co-author of different books, volumes and articles about endoscopic ear surgery, skull base and cochlear implants.

Clinical Interests

Neurotology & Skull Base Surgery, Hearing Loss, Cochlear Implants, Auditory Brainstem Implantation, Inner Ear Malformations Lateral Skull Base Surgery, Facial Nerve Disorders, Vestibular Disorders, Endoscopic Ear Surgery

Academic Interests

Hearing Loss, Cochlear Implants, Auditory Brainstem Implantation, Inner Ear Malformations, Middle Ear Biomechanics, Endoscopic Ear Surgery

Denizhan Dizdar

Anka Sokak NO:2, Mashattan Sitesi B1 blok no:41, Sarıyer/İstanbul

Cell:+090 555 547 68 56


Email: [email protected]

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Associate Professor 2021: İstanbul Aydın University, Medical Faculty, ENT Department

Associate Professor, 2016-2021; Medicalpark Bahçelievler Hospital

Assistant Professor, February 2016-2021, Istinye University, Medical Faculty, Department of ORL

Otorhinolaryngology Specialist  May 2013-2016, Gaziosmanpaşa Taksim Training and Research Hospital, İstanbul,Turkey

Otorhinolaryngology Specialist  February-May 2013, Şişli Etfal Training and Research Hospital, İstanbul, Turkey

EDUCATION

University of İstanbul, Cerrahpaşa Faculty of Medicine, İstanbul, Turkey, 2002-2008

Galatasaray Highschool,İstanbul Turkey, 1994-2002

MEDICAL LICENSURE

•  Turkish Ministry of Health

GRADUATE TRAINING

Internship
 University of İstanbul, Cerrahpaşa Faculty of Medicine,Turkey,2007-2008

Residency
Şişli Etfal Training and Research Hospital, Otorhinolaryngology Clinic, İstanbul, Turkey, 2009-2013

MEMBERSHIPS AND ASSOCIATIONS

-       Fellow of  European Board of Otolaryngology

-       Turkish Association of Otorhinolaryngology

-       Turkish Association of Facial Plastic Surgery

-       European Academy of Facial Plastic Surgery

-       Turkish Medical Association

LANGUAGES

English, FrenchDenizhan Dizdar

Anka Sokak NO:2, Mashattan Sitesi B1 blok no:41, Sarıyer/İstanbul

Cell:+090 555 547 68 56


Email: [email protected]

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Associate Professor 2021: İstanbul Aydın University, Medical Faculty, ENT Department

Associate Professor, 2016-2021; Medicalpark Bahçelievler Hospital

Assistant Professor, February 2016-2021, Istinye University, Medical Faculty, Department of ORL

Otorhinolaryngology Specialist  May 2013-2016, Gaziosmanpaşa Taksim Training and Research Hospital, İstanbul,Turkey

Otorhinolaryngology Specialist  February-May 2013, Şişli Etfal Training and Research Hospital, İstanbul, Turkey

EDUCATION

University of İstanbul, Cerrahpaşa Faculty of Medicine, İstanbul, Turkey, 2002-2008

Galatasaray Highschool,İstanbul Turkey, 1994-2002

MEDICAL LICENSURE

•  Turkish Ministry of Health

GRADUATE TRAINING

Internship
 University of İstanbul, Cerrahpaşa Faculty of Medicine,Turkey,2007-2008

Residency
Şişli Etfal Training and Research Hospital, Otorhinolaryngology Clinic, İstanbul, Turkey, 2009-2013

MEMBERSHIPS AND ASSOCIATIONS

-       Fellow of  European Board of Otolaryngology

-       Turkish Association of Otorhinolaryngology

-       Turkish Association of Facial Plastic Surgery

-       European Academy of Facial Plastic Surgery

-       Turkish Medical Association

LANGUAGES

English, French

Devyani Lal, M.D. is Professor of Otolaryngology – Head & Neck Surgery and Chair, Division of Rhinology, Mayo Clinic in Arizona. Dr. Lal is Dean of Education, Mayo Clinic in Arizona. She is program director of the Rhinology-Endoscopic Cranial Base Fellowship program and the Rhinology Research Fellowship. Dr. Lal serves on the Executive Operations Team, Mayo Clinic in Arizona and  Mayo Clinic Education Committee. Dr. Lal was recognized as the 2019 Charles H. Mayo Distinguished Mayo Clinician and the Mayo Residents and Fellows Teacher of the Year.

Dr. Lal is Chair, Rhinology and Allergy Education Committee of the American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery (AAO-HNS) and is Consultant to the Rhinology and Paranasal Sinus Committee of the AAO-HNS. She is President of the Association of American Otolaryngologists of Indian Heritage. She is Chair, Women in Rhinology Section of the American Rhinologic Society (ARS). Dr. Lal serves on the ARS Development Committee and has served on the ARS Executive Board, Education Committee, Continuing Medical Education and Rhinology Training Council.  Dr Lal has directed multiple international courses at Mayo Clinic on complex sinonasal and endoscopic cranial base surgery. She serves on the editorial board of the “International Forum for Allergy and Rhinology” flagship journal of the ARS and is Associate Editor for the American Journal of Rhinology and Allergy.  She is ad-hoc reviewer for high-impact journals in ENT and Neurosurgery. Dr. Lal has been invited as visiting professor and to deliver orations at several prestigious organizations.

Dr. Lal has been co-author of several international consensus statements, including the International Consensus Statement on International consensus statement on allergy and rhinology: rhinosinusitis 2021, European Position Paper on Sinusitis and Nasal Polyps 2020 and the International consensus statement on allergy and rhinology: Sinonasal tumors 2023.

Dr. Lal’s research focuses on inflammatory and neoplastic conditions of the sinonasal cavity and cranial base.  Her current translational research projects investigate microbiome, transcriptome and epigenetic changes in chronic rhinosinusitis. Her work on multiomics of chronic rhinosinusitis was recognized as the best 2024 basic science research thesis by the Triological Society. Dr. Lal has over 150 scientific publications and chapters in the field of Rhinology-Cranial Base Surgery. She is lead author and co-editor of the book, “Frontal Sinus Surgery”. She is the Associate Editor, Cumming’s Otolaryngology, Head & Neck Surgery, 8th Edition, the flagship textbook in ENT as well as author of the chapter on “Primary Sinus Surgery” in the book for several editions.

Dr. Lal attended medical school at Lady Hardinge Medical College, New Delhi, India, followed by junior and senior residencies in Otolaryngology at University College of Medical Sciences and Maulana Azad Medical College respectively in New Delhi, India. She underwent additional fellowship training at the Royal National Throat, Nose and Ear Hospital, London, UK.  After moving to the United States, she completed a research fellowship at University of Chicago, IL followed by residency training in Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery at Loyola University, IL, and fellowship in Rhinology and Endoscopic Cranial Base Surgery at Stanford University, CA.

I am a board-certified ENT specialist with a subspecialization in neurotology and ongoing training in Positive Psychotherapy (currently in my third year). I currently practice at Nova Explorări ORL Clinic in Cluj-Napoca, where I integrate advanced vestibular diagnostics with a patient-centered and holistic clinical approach. My primary areas of focus include vertigo, imbalance, tinnitus, and hearing disorders, particularly within the context of somato-psychic interaction.

I have approximately 10 years of experience in the diagnosis and treatment of vestibular patients and have completed numerous advanced training courses in this field. Among the most relevant, I would mention the masterclass led by Prof. Michael Strupp in Munich, the vestibular rehabilitation training with Prof. Mans Magnusson in Copenhagen, the comprehensive hands-on course with Prof. Shrinivas, the VEMP workshop with Prof. Eleftherios Papathanasiou, and the AVISA International Vestibular Diploma program. These trainings have helped me consolidate both my theoretical knowledge and my practical skills in managing peripheral, central, and functional vestibular disorders.

I have also served as a lecturer within the AVISA program, delivering a course on vestibular migraine, as well as at the IFOS World Congress in Dubai, where I co-led a workshop on vestibular rehabilitation in chronic bilateral vestibulopathies. In 2024, I presented a clinical poster on Chiari malformation at the Bárány Society Meeting. Additionally, I have given numerous national presentations and actively contribute to the Romanian Society for Vertigo, Tinnitus, and Hearing Loss, of which I am a founding member.

Over the past three years, I have increasingly focused on Positive Psychotherapy, aiming to better understand how personality traits and psycho-emotional background influence both the etiology and the perception of vertigo-related symptoms. This integrative perspective is becoming a central part of my approach to complex vestibular patients.

Prof. Dimitrios Kikidis (MD, MSc, PhD) is an Otolaryngologist and Assistant Professor, with clinical and research specialization in hearing disorders, tinnitus, and vertigo management. Since 2014, he has served as the Coordinator of the Neurotology Clinic and Laboratory at the 1st University ENT Clinic at Hippokration General Hospital, which includes a seven-member interdisciplinary team.

He was admitted to the Medical School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (NKUA) and holds a Master's Degree in Occupational and Environmental Health. He completed both his specialty training and doctoral dissertation on acoustic neuromas at the 1st University ENT Clinic.

He has been awarded a scholarship from the State Scholarships Foundation (IKY) following a competitive examination—the first in the ENT specialty—for postdoctoral research on cochlear synaptopathy.

He has participated in 11 competitive European-funded programs, nine of which were Horizon projects, serving as co-Principal Investigator in five of them. Through these programs, he has contributed to the creation of an augmented and virtual reality room for addressing balance disorders, as well as three mobile phone applications for tinnitus and hearing.

He has collaborated with over 40 research organizations and companies across Europe. He is a member of the seven-member authoring team of the European guidelines for tinnitus. He has over 60 publications in international journals and has taught in five postgraduate programs as well as at the undergraduate level since 2014.

Dr. Dinara Toguzbayeva, Associate Professor at the Medical University of Almaty, Kazakhstan. She is a leading voice specialist, the founder of the first Voice Laboratory in Kazakhstan, and the country's first member of the European Union of Phoniatrics, having joined over 13 years ago. Her clinical and academic work focuses on phonosurgery and the in-depth study of voice disorders

Born in 1975

Phd in 2012-Neonatal hearing screening

Assistant Profesor at University of Oradea,Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy

Professor at Seoul National University College of Medicine

President of Korean Rhinologic Society (KRS)

Doris- Eva Bamiou MD MSc PhD FRCP is Professor in Neuroaudiology ( UCL Ear Institute), Consultant in Audiovestibular Medicine (UCLH) and Sub Theme Lead of the NIHR UCLH BRC (Deafness and Hearing). She conducts translational research in Neuro-Audiology, i.e. the intersection of Audiology, Vestibular Medicine and Cognitive Neuroscience. She received the Pat Jobson Prize (British Association of Audiological Physicians, 2002), the Edith Whetnall prize ( Royal Society of Medicine, 2012), Thomas Simm Littler Prize (British Society of Audiology, 2017) and George Harris People’s Choice Award (BSA 2024). She directs the Auditory Processing Disorders (APD) advanced masterclass and Master’s module, and the MSc in Audiovestibular Medicine strand of Advanced Audiology at UCL. 

Dr. Doğukan Özdemir is an Associate Professor of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery at Samsun University Faculty of Medicine, Samsun Training and Research Hospital, Turkey. He completed his medical education at Abant İzzet Baysal University and his residency training in Otolaryngology at Recep Tayyip Erdoğan University.

His clinical and academic interests include otology, rhinology, head and neck oncology, endoscopic ear surgery, and reconstructive techniques. Dr. Özdemir has authored numerous articles in international peer-reviewed journals and has actively participated in national and international scientific meetings with oral and poster presentations.

In addition to his clinical practice, he is involved in experimental and translational research, particularly focusing on otologic disorders, wound healing, and inflammatory mechanisms. He also serves as an academic mentor, supervising postgraduate theses and contributing to undergraduate and residency education.

Head and neck surgeon with a experience of more than 25yrs.More then 45 peer reviewed international and national journal. Completed many reachers projects under Government of India. Invitation to world Congress on thyroid cancer as FACULTY held July 2025.

Profesor of ENT, Medical Faculty, Iniversity of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia

Erol Şentürk is an Associate Professor and medical doctor with extensive experience in clinical practice, academic teaching, and scientific research. He has contributed to his field through patient care, scholarly publications, and professional training

Dr. Ebru Karakaya Gojayev is an otolaryngologist with active clinical and academic engagement in laryngology and phoniatrics. Her work focuses on the diagnosis and management of voice disorders, geriatric voice problems, and laryngeal pathology, with particular interest in videolaryngostroboscopic assessment and evidence-based voice therapy approaches. She has contributed to multiple research projects exploring voice quality, laryngeal imaging, and the clinical use of artificial intelligence in laryngology. Dr. Ebru continues to participate in national and international scientific meetings, sharing her expertise and supporting collaborative advancements in the field.

Education & Training

• University of Alabama Medical CenterFellowship, Facial Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery, 1992 - 1993

• University of Puerto RicoResidency, Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, 1989 - 1992

• Cooper Medical School of Rowan University/Cooper University HospitalResidency, Ophthalmology, 1988 - 1989

• Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical SchoolFellowship, Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, 1987 - 1988

• Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai (Cabrini)Residency, Surgery, 1987 - 1988

• Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/NorthwellResidency, Internal Medicine, 1986 - 1987

• San Juan City HospitalInternship, Transitional Year, 1985 - 1986

• University of Puerto Rico School of MedicineClass of 1985

Certifications & Licensure

• NY State Medical License1986 - Present

• PR State Medical License1993 - 2025

• AL State Medical License1992 - 1993

• American Board of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck SurgeryOtolaryngology

• American Board of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck SurgeryPlastic Surgery within the Head and Neck

President Brazilian Academy of Sleep, Governing Council - World Sleep Society, Former President of Iberoamerican Sleep Surgical Society, Former Coordinatro Sleep Medicine Department Brazilian Association of ENT

Education:

1986-1992                   M.D. Istanbul University Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey

Postdoctoral Training:

1994-2000                 Resident, Department of Ear Nose Throat, Medical

Faculty Hospital, Cukurova University, Adana, Turkey

Work Experience:

2001-2007                  Government Hospital, Mardin, Turkey

2007- 2020                  Department of Ear Nose Throat, Dicle University, Medical Faculty, Diyarbakir, Turkey

            2020-2023                  Department of Ear Nose Throat, Uskudar University,  Medical Faculty, Istanbul, Turkey

            2023-                           Private ENT and odiovestibuler clinic

Academic Appointments:

2007- 2013                 Assistant Professor, Department of Ear Nose Throat,

Dicle University Medical Faculty, Diyarbakir, Turkey

2013-2020                  Associated Professor, Department of Ear Nose Throat,

Dicle University Medical Faculty, Diyarbakir, Turkey

2020-2023                  Professor, Department of Ear Nose Throat,

Uskudar University Medical Faculty, Istanbul, Turkey

Licensure and Certification:

1992                            Medical School Diploma, Istanbul University Medical Faculty, Istanbul, Turkey

2000                           Certificate of Ear Nose Throat, Ministry of Health, Turkey

Memberships in Professional Societies:

IWGEES (International Working Group of Endoscopic Ear Surgery)

TWGEES (Turkish Working Group of Endoscopic Ear Surgery)

American Academy of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery

EAONO(European Academy Otology Neuro- Otology)

Turkish Society of Otology Neuro-Otology

MSOA (Mediterranean Society of Otology and Audiology)

Turkish Society of Otolaryngology and Head &Neck Surgery

Head of the ENT department and coordinator of the neurology unit, I have been fully dedicated to the otology and neurotology fields for the past two decades, both in clinical and surgical aspects.

Edward Kuan, MD, MBA, FARS is Division Chief of Rhinology and Skull Base Surgery, co-director of the Comprehensive Skull Base Program, and Associate Professor of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery and Neurological Surgery at the University of California, Irvine. The focus of his clinical practice and academic expertise is rhinology, sinonasal tumors, and skull base surgery. He graduated summa cum laude from UCLA and received his medical degree from UC Irvine. He then completed residency training in otolaryngology-head and neck surgery at UCLA, followed by fellowship training in rhinology and skull base surgery at the University of Pennsylvania. He has authored more than 300 peer-reviewed publications, review articles, and book chapters, and is active in the American Rhinologic Society, Triological Society, and North American Skull Base Society. 

Edward McCoul, MD, MPH, is Professor and Vice Chair of the Department of Otorhinolaryngology at Ochsner Health in New Orleans, Louisiana, where he also serves as Research Medical Director for Surgical Specialties. He is a graduate of Tulane University School of Medicine where he also earned master’s degrees in epidemiology and pharmacology. He completed fellowship training in rhinology and endoscopic skull base surgery at Weill Cornell Medical College—New York Presbyterian Hospital. He serves as associate editor or on the editorial board of several major journals. He is a fellow of the American Rhinologic Society, the American College of Surgeons and the Triological Society.  His professional interests include diagnostic endoscopy, pharmacotherapy, patient-centered outcomes, decision making theory, and applications of artificial intelligence.

Dr Edward Zhang is a Senior Consultant Otolaryngologist (Ear, Nose & Throat Surgeon) with board-certification in Facial Plastic Surgery at Singapore General Hospital and Sengkang General Hospital.

Dr Zhang received his medical degree from the National University of Singapore, Faculty of Medicine in 2007. In medical school, he was awarded the ENT Society Otolaryngology Book Prize Award and gold medal for best performing undergraduate of his year. He went on to receive his specialist training in the Department of Otolaryngology (ENT) at Singapore General Hospital, and underwent further rotations through ENT departments (in TTSH, NUH, CGH, KTPH, and KKWCH) across Singapore, before completing his specialist training in 2016. In 2017, he was granted a prestigious one-year surgical hands-on fellowship in Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery (FPRS) at the University of Virginia, USA, where he was mentored under Drs Stephen Park (Facial Plastic), Jared Christophel (Facial Plastic), Maria Kirzhner (Oculoplastics), and Vandana Nanda (Dermatology).

He pursued his research interest by completing the Master of Clinical Investigation (MCI) at Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine in 2014 and was the recipient of this 2-year postgraduate translational and clinical research programme funded by the National Research Foundation through National Medical Research Council of Singapore. His clinical research focused on botulinum toxin (Botox).

Dr Zhang helms the Facial Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery service at Singapore General Hospital and Sengkang General Hospital. He is the ongoing course director of the SingHealth Septorhinoplasty Instructional Course run at SGH yearly. His interests include cosmetic and functional rhinoplasty, facial reconstruction, benign and cancerous skin lesions, craniomaxillofacial trauma, facial scarring, ear deformities including microtia reconstruction, lasers, and cosmetic surgery.

Dr Zhang currently holds the title of Clinical Assistant Professor at Duke-NUS Medical School and NUS Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine. He is Vice-Chair of the Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery (FPRS) Section under the Chapter of Otorhinolaryngologists, Fellow of the Academy of Medicine, Singapore (FAMS), diplomate of the International Board of Certification in Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery (IBCFPRS), and Faculty Member for SingHealth Otolaryngology Residency Program.

https://www.sgh.com.sg/profile/edward-zhang

I am ENT and Facial plastic surgeon, master an PhD

Eleonora Trecca, MD, PhD, is an Otolaryngologist at IRCCS Ospedale Casa Sollievo della Sofferenza, recognized as the best hospital in Southern Italy. She earned a PhD in Translational Medicine from Foggia University Hospital and has completed several professional experiences abroad, including in the United States, United Kingdom, Portugal, Denmark, Germany, and Malta.Her most recent career project was a research scholar program focused on Otology, Neurotology, and Cranial Base Surgery at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center and Nationwide Children’s Hospital (USA).Dr. Trecca conducts research in various fields of Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery, for which she has received numerous honors, scholarships, and invitations to national and international conferences.Her primary areas of interest include:- Smell and taste disorders;- Otology, Neurotology, and Skull Base Surgery;- Head and Neck Reconstruction;- Pediatric Otolaryngology;- E-Health and artificial intelligence.In 2018, she received the American Rhinologic Society (ARS) Fall Poster Award and the CRS Scholarship for the best career project in Otology. In 2019, she was awarded first place for the best scientific contribution in Audiology and Otology at the Academy AUORL national meeting in Milan. In 2021, she received the AUORL Award for the best dissertation in Otolaryngology and the Italian Society of Audiology (SIAF) Scholarship. Most recently, in 2024, she was awarded the European Rhinologic Society (ERS) Fellowship.Dr. Trecca has been elected as the representative of the Young Otolaryngologists and serves as the Scientific Secretariat of the Italian Society of Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery (SIOeChCF). She is also the Chair of the Congress Committee of the Young Otolaryngologists of IFOS (Yo-IFOS).Additionally, she has obtained the National Scientific Qualification to serve as an Associate Professor in Italian Universities, valid from June 2022 to June 2033.

Elif Ayanoğlu Aksoy, MD, FEBORL-HNS, is a Professor of Otorhinolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery based in Istanbul, Türkiye, with more than 20 years of clinical and academic experience. She is an internationally trained ENT specialist with recognised expertise in laryngology, voice disorders, and swallowing disorders in both adult and paediatric populations.

Dr Aksoy graduated from Istanbul University Faculty of Medicine and completed her specialist training in Otorhinolaryngology at Marmara University. She has been practicing as an ENT specialist since 2003 and has held senior academic positions up to full professorship at Acıbadem Mehmet Ali Aydınlar University, where she continues to contribute to undergraduate medical education. Her clinical practice spans tertiary-care hospital environments and specialised outpatient clinics, with a strong emphasis on multidisciplinary and evidence-based patient care.

She received advanced training in Flexible Endoscopic Evaluation of Swallowing (FEES) and FEES with Sensory Testing (FEESST) at Columbia University, New York, under the mentorship of Prof. Jonathan E. Aviv and Prof. Thomas Murry. She has further enhanced her expertise through international academic visits and observerships with leading figures in contemporary laryngology and dysphagia, including Prof. Peter C. Belafsky and Mr Yakubu Karagama.

Dr Aksoy is widely recognised as one of the early adopters and key educators of FEES-based swallowing assessment in Türkiye. She is a frequent invited speaker and faculty member at national and international congresses, courses, and workshops, and has contributed to the field through peer-reviewed publications and book chapters. She is an active member of several international professional societies, including the European Laryngological Society and the European Society for Swallowing Disorders, and holds full registration with the UK General Medical Council.

At IFOS 2026, Dr Aksoy participates as a speaker in the session on Salivary Control Disorders, contributing a clinically grounded and evidence-based perspective to the scientific programme.

Primary school: Cengiz Topel Primary school, Şanlıurfa, Turkey                          1983-1988

Secondary school: Şanlıurfa Anatolian High School, Şanlıurfa, Turkey                 1988-1992

High School: Vehbi Dinçerler Science High School, Gaziantep, Turkey                1992-1995

University: Ankara University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara , Turkey                    1995-2001

Otolaryngology Training : Gazi University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Otolaryngology, Ankara , Turkey                                                                             2001-2006

European Board examination Certificate  11 Nov 2017

Master of Science in Audiology  Gaziantep University .: 2010-2013

JOB  EXPERIENCE

Hakkari Government Hospital, Hakkari, Turkey                       2006-2008                                                    

Başkent University Hospital                                                     2008-2008

Gaziantep University Faculty of Medicine Department of ORL 2009-2015

Inonu University Faculty of Medicine Department of ORL        2015-2017

Private Balat Hospital                                                              2017-2019

Giresun University Faculty of medicine Department of ORL     2019-2023

Gaziantep University Faculty of Medicine Department of ORL  2023-

Elisabeth Sjogren studied medicine at the Leiden University, the Netherlands, where she trained as an otorhinolgaryngologist between 2000 and 2005. Since then is active as an all round laryngologist and head and neck surgeon at the same institution, with a special focus on glottic incompetence and laryngeal cancer. She has authord many scientific papers, is the suprvisor of several PhD projects and is active as an initernational speaker and teacher in her field of focus. She is the past general secretary of the European Laryngological Society and the Confederation of European ORL-HNS and is still active in the area of education and training of both societies.

Dr. med. Elshan Aghayev, MD, is a board-certified otorhinolaryngologist and allergologist (incl.

UEMS certification) with special interests in allergology, oncology, clinical immunology, and sleep

medicine. He did his residency and doctorate at the Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck

Surgery, University of Heidelberg Medical Faculty in Mannheim (under Prof. Hörmann). Dr. Aghayev

has served as a principal investigator in a wide range of clinical studies across various therapeutic

areas. He also gained significant clinical and research experience at one of Europe’s leading centers for

allergy and rhinology under Prof. Ludger Klimek in Wiesbaden. His work bridges advanced clinical

practice with translational research, particularly in molecular allergology and immune-based therapies.

Venezuelan

Surgeon from the Universidad Centroccidental Lisandro Alvarado. Venezuela

Otorhinolaryngology Specialist, Central University of Venezuela

PhD in Educational Sciences, Fermín Toro University, Venezuela

Master's Degree in Rhinology and Facial Surgery, Institute of Rhinology and Facial Surgery, Barquisimeto, Venezuela

Otorhinolaryngology Specialist, Santiago, Chile

Dr. Emel Tahir has been working as an associate professor in Ondokuz Mayıs University Department of Otolaryngology, Samsun Turkey since March 2019.

She received his MD from Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey. He finished ENT residency at Hacettepe University Department of Otolaryngology, in 2015. For her fellowship work she worked on inner ear malformations.

 She was engaged in Otology/Neurotology and Head&Neck Surgery certificate programs of Turkish Board of ORL-HNS. She is also a fellow of European Board of Otolatyngology-Hed and Neck Surgey. She is focused on otology/neurotology and laryngology.

Emel Çadallı Tatar, M.D. is a Professor of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery. She has graduated from Hacettepe University, School of Medicine in 1999 and completed her Otolaryngology residency in 2004 at the same university. She was an otolaryngologist between 2007-2010, an attending otolaryngologist between 2010-2013, an associate professor between 2013-2020 and a professor since 2020. She has over 110 articles published atnational/international journals and over 425 citations.

Graduated with honors from Cerrahpaşa Medical Faculty, a prestigious university in Türkiye.

Ear, nose and throat specialist at the same university for over 10 years.

Experienced in otology, neuro-otology and pediatrics.

PhD in anatomy.

Prof. Dr. Emine Elif Altuntaş was born in Ankara in 1973. She graduated from Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine in 1997 and completed her residency in Otorhinolaryngology at Eskişehir Osmangazi University Faculty of Medicine between 1998 and 2003. From 2014 to 2019, she pursued a PhD in Audiology and Speech-Language Disorders at Ankara Yıldırım Beyazıt University, Faculty of Health Sciences.

She began her academic career in 2007 as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Otorhinolaryngology at Cumhuriyet University Faculty of Medicine. She was promoted to Associate Professor in 2013 and Full Professor in 2019. Since 2024, she has been serving as a faculty member in the Department of Otorhinolaryngology at Lokman Hekim University Faculty of Medicine.

Her research interests include otorhinolaryngologic diseases, ototoxicity, hearing loss, genetic and experimental studies, audiology, and vestibular disorders. She has supervised numerous medical specialty theses and served as a researcher or principal investigator in several scientific research projects. She is the author of over 60 articles published in international peer-reviewed journals and has contributed to more than 30 national and international book chapters.

Prof. Dr. Altuntaş has participated in numerous scientific meetings and training courses, and has taken active roles as chair, panelist, and instructor in national events such as the Sivas Otology Meetings, Nasal School Workshops, and clinical research training programs. She has also served on the Abstract Review Committee and as a faculty member in scientific courses at the Turkish National Congresses of Otorhinolaryngology and Head & Neck Surgery.

She has presented numerous oral and poster presentations at both national and international congresses. Her awards include: – 2nd Place in Audiology Oral Presentation at the 9th Cochlear Implantation Otology-Neurotology Congress (2017), – Best Poster Presentation Award at the Turkish Sports Injuries Congress (2012), – 1st Place in General ENT Oral Presentation at the 44th Turkish National ENT and Head & Neck Surgery Congress (2023). In 2022, she was recognized as “Reviewer of the Year” by the journal Turkish Archives of Otorhinolaryngology.

She currently serves on the advisory boards of KBB Forum and ENT Cases, and is an editorial board member of Lokman Hekim Health Sciences Journal. Between 2019 and 2021, she was an associate editor for ENT Updates.

Prof. Dr. Altuntaş is an active member of several professional societies including the Turkish Society of Otorhinolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery, Phoniatrics Society, SEBAD, the International Vertigo Society, and the Firat-Dicle Basin ENT Society. She is currently the Chair of the Accreditation Committee of the Turkish Board of Otorhinolaryngology.

She also holds several academic and administrative positions at Lokman Hekim University, including Head of the Department of Speech and Language Therapy, Coordinator of the International Visibility and University Ranking Unit, and Board Member of the Center for Professional Skills and Simulation.

Dr. Emrah Gündüz graduated from the Istanbul University Cerrahpasa Faculty of Medicine and completed his residency in Inonu University Deparment of Otorhinolaryngology. He is currently working as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Otorhinolaryngology at Inonu University. Dr. Gündüz has a special interest in rhinology and the applications of artificial intelligence in otorhinolaryngology. He continues his clinical and academic work in these areas. He is married and has one child.

Felloship in University of Miami Ear Institute

Observership in Hannover University

1992-96 ENT Resident at Greifswald University/Germany

1996-2005 SHO and since 2001 Deputy director of ENT Clinic Aachen University/Germany

2003 PhD and 2006 prof for ORL at Aachen University

Since 2005 Head&Chairman ENT Clinic Bremen /Germany

Speciality : Cochlear implantation and Rhinosurgery

Hello, I am Dr Erdal Erkoç,

I was born in Samsun in 1989. After completing my primary and secondary education at Samsun Kazım Orbay Primary School, I was accepted to Trabzon Yomra Science High School in the high school exams. After 3 years in Trabzon, I was accepted to Istanbul University, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine in 2007. After 6  years at İstanbul Faculty of  Medicine, my medical career started in 2013.

 July 2018- Current   University of Health Sciences, Antalya Training and ResearchHospital,  Antalya,Turkey

December 1999 – July 2018,Antalya Ataturk Government Hospital, Department of Otolaryngology and Head & Neck Surgery, Antalya,Turkey

Board Certification 2007 Turkish Board of Otolaryngology and Head & Neck Surgery

2005 Manchester Royal Infirmary, Department of Otolaryngology and Head & Neck Surgery, Manchester, U.K.

1997 The University Of North Carolina, School of Medicine, Department of Surgery Division of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Chapel Hill, NC, USA.

Assoc. Prof.Dr. Department of Audiology, Faculty of Health Sciences, Trakya University

Assoc. Prof.Dr. Department of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, Trakya University

Chairman, Mirko Tos Ear and Hearing Research Center, Trakya University

Post Doc Research Fellow, University of Miami Ear Instıtute, Department of Otolaryngology-Alumni

Ergin Eroğlu, MD was completed Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery (OHNS) Residency program at Hacettepe University Medical Faculty between 2018-2023.He is an Assistant Professor of medical doctor specialized in otolaryngology–head and neck surgery in the Hacettepe University. Her academic and clinical interests focus on cochlear implantation, inner ear malformations, skull base surgery. He is actively involved in clinical research, academic publishing, and guideline-based practice, with particular experience in complex case management and advanced imaging techniques.

Dr Levi is an Otolaryngologist Head & Neck Surgeon with major interest in paediatric Head & Neck Tumours, complex airway and congenital conditions. He has published and presented internationally on management of drooling, paediatric tumours, and airway conditions.

I am board-certified in Neurotology and I have a busy surgical practice in the New York City at ENT and Allergy Associates, LLC, and >35 years of experience in treating cholesteatoma. I am a Clinical Professor of Otolaryngology at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. I was on full time faculty at Mount Sinai for 12 years, and at SUNY Stony Brook for 15 years before that. I have co-authored a textbook titled, Cholesteatoma (Thieme, New York, 2011). From 2000-2023, I have given an instructional course at the American Academy of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery titled, Surgical Decision Making in Cholesteatoma. I also have a relevant publication, Cholesteatoma in the normal hearing ear, Laryngoscope. 2007;117:854-8.

Eric W. Wang, M.D. is Professor of Otolaryngology, Neurological Surgery and Ophthalmology at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine and Co-Director of the Center for Cranial Base Surgery and Director of the Division of Rhinology at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center.  Dr. Wang also serves as Executive Vice Chair of the Department of Otolaryngology.  He completed a fellowship in Rhinology and Endoscopic Skull Base Surgery at the Medical University of South Carolina. He is a diplomate of the American Board of Otolaryngology and a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons and the American Rhinologic Society.  Dr. Wang has published more than 225 peer-reviewed journal articles and has received several honors including an AAO-HNSF Honor Award, is a two-time recipient of a UPMC Achievement in Clinical Excellence and Service Award and is listed amongst the Best Doctors in America®.  His clinical focus includes endoscopic and open skull base surgery, management of sinonasal malignancies and benign tumors, cerebrospinal fluid leak repair, endoscopic orbital surgery, endoscopic sinus surgery, and nasal airway surgery.  His research interests include advances in the management of sinonasal malignancies, the virally driven pathophysiology of nasopharyngeal carcinoma, prospective trials in skull base surgery, and drug delivery mechanisms for inflammatory sinus disease.

He was graduated from Istanbul University, Cerrahpasa Medical Faculty in 1999. He was completed Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery (OHNS) Residency program at Inonu University Medical Faculty between 1999-2003. He was appointed to OHNS department of Gaziantep University Medical Faculty as assistant professor in 2004. He was at The Ohio State University, Medical Faculty, Department of Otolaryngology, Division of Otology and Neurotology in USA in 2007. He was appointed to associate professor at The Inonu University, Medical Faculty, Department of OHNS in 2010, December. He was appointed to professor at The Inonu University, Medical Faculty, Department of OHNS in 2014, June. He was appointed the chair of OHNS Department at Inonu University from 2016 to 2018. He was working in Malatya and İzmir privately and part-time at Gaziantep Sanko University Hospital since 2019-2023. He has been  working in Istanbul Atlas University Medicine Hospital since 2023.

I am Erkan Soylu, I was born in Elazığ/Türkiye in 1977. I am married and the father of three children. After completing my primary and secondary education in Elazığ, the city where I was born, I won Cerrahpaşa Faculty of Medicine. After completing my medical faculty education in Istanbul, I won Haseki Training and Research Hospital otolaryngology department and completed my specialization in Istanbul between 2002-2007 and became an otolaryngologist. I worked in Ağrı/Doğubeyazıt State Hospital between 2008-2010 as an otolaryngologist. Then I returned to Istanbul to continue my education. I started to work as an assistant professor at Medipol University Hospital, a private university.  After completing many national and international studies between 2012-2017,  I was appointed as an associate professor at the same university. After this stage, I focused only on nasal health and aesthetics. I have conducted many studies on rhinoplasty.  In 2022, I was appointed to the ENT department of Medipol University as a professor. I still continue my work here. I organize Rhinoplasty Fellowship programs in our university. To date, we have accepted and trained fellows from all over the world. And I organise “NoseCraft Live Surgery Course“ on rhinoplasty, every year.

I am a french otorhinolaryngologist and head and neck surgeon, head of the department of the Bordeaux University Hospital otorhinolaryngology and head and neck department, specialized in salivary gland surgery, head and neck cancers and laryngology.

I am the past president of the French Society of phoniatry and Laryngology (Sociéte Françsaise de Phoniatrie et Laryngologie SFPL)

Dr. Esra Kavaz Uştu graduated from Gazi University Faculty of Medicine in 2008. She completed her residency training in Otorhinolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery at Ondokuz Mayıs University between 2009 and 2015, followed by her compulsory state service from 2015 to 2018. Since 2018, she has been serving as an academic faculty member in the Department of Otorhinolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery at Ondokuz Mayıs University.

In 2017, Dr. Uştu successfully passed the Turkish Otorhinolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery Board (Yeterlilik) examinations and earned board certification. Her clinical practice is primarily focused on otology and neurotology, with particular expertise in endoscopic ear surgery, cholesteatoma surgery, cochlear implantation, and other implantable hearing device procedures. She has actively contributed to the national scientific community by delivering invited talks and participating as a speaker at numerous national congresses on these topics.

Dr. Uştu has also made sustained academic contributions across otology, rhinology, and laryngology, serving as an author and co-author on multiple peer-reviewed scientific publications. Her work reflects a commitment to evidence-based clinical practice, surgical innovation, and academic scholarship, with a continuing emphasis on improving patient outcomes through contemporary otologic and implantable hearing technologies.

In 2000, I graduated from Ankara Univ Faculty of Medicine, in 2005 I completed my specialization in Bakırköy Sadi Konuk Training and Research, for 20 years I have been caring and operating mostly on rhinology patients, I am still a faculty member at Kent University and I take care of my patients in my private clinic.

Dr Euan Murugasu is a former Head of Department ENT Head & Neck Surgery, Director of Otology, Senior Consultant ENT surgeon at the Ng Teng Fong General Hospital (NTFGH-NUHS). He is a Specialist in Otorhinolaryngology, Otology and Neurotology who has returned to private practice in April 2021.He completed his medical training on the President’s Scholarship at the National University of Singapore before embarking on postgraduate training in ENT surgery at the National University Hospital.Dr Murugasu obtained his ENT surgical fellowship at the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh and Royal College of Surgeons of England in 1992. He then completed his PhD in Auditory Physiology & Molecular Biology at the University of Sussex, UK, in 1997 under the Lee Kuan Yew Scholarship.Dr Murugasu has won several prestigious awards, including the Royal Society of Medicine IONOS Registrars Medal and Gold Medal at the 9th British Academic Conference in Otolaryngology held in Manchester, United Kingdom. His inner ear research work was also nominated for the Pulitzer Prize in Zurich, Switzerland in 1999.In the same year, he was appointed Senior Lecturer by the National University of Singapore (NUS) and became a fellow of the Academy of Medicine, Singapore, being duly admitted into the Academy’s Roll of Specialists and awarded Certificates of Specialist Registration in Otolaryngology (ENT) by the Ministry of Health (MOH) and the Singapore Medical Council (SMC).Under the Ministry of Health Manpower Development Plan (MOH HMDP) Scholarship Dr Murugasu underwent sub-specialty training in otology and neuro-otology at the University of Manchester, United Kingdom under Professor Richard Ramsden. This was followed by clinical attachments at the House Ear Clinic in Los Angeles, the University College of San Francisco, and the California Ear Institute, Stanford University in the United States. He was also trained in the area of cochlear and auditory brainstem implants.Dr Murugasu’s clinical interests are in otology and neuro-otology (hearing loss and balance disorders), including implantable hearing aids, bone-anchored hearing aids (BAHAs) and cochlear implants (CIs), as well as specialised surgery for balance disorders and tumour surgery e.g. Acoustic Neuromas and Auditory Brainstem Implants (ABI), where the electrodes stimulate the cochlear nucleus directly.Dr Murugasu is trained in the technique of Endoscopic Ear Surgery or EES. It is a minimally invasive procedure for treating conditions of the ear without any visible cuts or incisions that is increasingly used in the United States, Europe and Japan. Presently, he is a member of the Pan Asian Work Group on EES (PAWGEES) and also the International Working Group on Endoscopic Ear Surgery (IWGEES). He is adjunct faculty at the National University of Singapore’s (NUS) Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, The Chinese University of Hongkong (CUHK) and APOST which trains younger ENT doctors on this EES approach.In addition, Dr Murugasu is senior clinical lecturer with the Medical Faculty of NUS, and a Clinical Examiner with the DUKE-NUS Graduate Medical School, and the Specialist Accreditation Board for ENT, and on the National Board for Medical Exams (MOH).

Dr. Eun-Ju Jeon, MD, PhD, is Professor of Otolaryngology at Incheon St. Mary’s Hospital, The Catholic University of Korea. Her expertise includes BPPV, vestibular diagnostics, and customized vestibular rehabilitation, which she helped establish clinically in Korea. She has published recent studies on BPPV diagnostics (CEO, 2025) and rehabilitation adherence (Front Neurol, 2025).

Dr. Evan Cumpston is a neurotologist and Skull base surgeon at Indiana University School of Medicine Department of Otolaryngology—Head and Neck Surgery. His expertise encompasses the removal of benign tumors, such as vestibular schwannomas (acoustic neuromas), meningiomas, paragangliomas (glomus tumors), facial nerve tumors, and cholesterol granulomas. He also has expertise in removing malignant tumors involving the temporal bone, such as squamous cell carcinoma.

In addition, Dr. Cumpston specializes in surgeries for hearing loss, including cochlear implant surgery and stapes surgery. He also performs repairs for cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) leak repairs, disorders of the facial nerve, and surgery for chronic ear disease. 

Dr. Cumpson's research is dedicated to enhancing hearing outcomes for cochlear implant recipients and optimizing clinical outcomes in skull base surgeries. He is the director of the IU Otolaryngology Temporal Bone Course and is passionate about medical education, mentoring medical students, residents, and fellows.

Ewa Olszewska, M.D., Ph.D., titled professor graduated from the Medical University of Bialystok, Poland. She started her academic career as an assistant in the Department of Clinical Pharmacology Medical University of Bialystok, Poland.

After a residency in Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, she passed the board exam.

She achieved Ph.D. for the dissertation „ Some markers of proliferative and apoptotic activity in cholesteatoma epithelium in adults”. Her dissertation was awarded for the best Ph.D. dissection in 2002 by the Polish Society of Otolaryngology-Head and Head Surgeon.

She became an associate Professor in 2007-2013 and a titled Professor 6 years later.

She was a director of the Ph.D. program at the Medical University of Bialystok, Poland from 2012 to 2017. She completed many scientific and clinical scholarships and observerships. Among many, there were scholarships in the Department of Otolaryngology in Vienna and Salzburg, Austria earned from the Austrian-American Foundation,  scientific research concerning pathogenesis of cholesteatoma in the laboratory of Ruhr University in Bochum, Germany, observership in the Department of Otolaryngology Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, USA, observership in the Department of Otolaryngology Loyola University, Chicago, USA, earned from Kosciuszko Foundation, observership in the Department of Otolaryngology St. Louis University, USA, observership in the Department of Otolaryngology Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, USA, observership in the Department of Otolaryngology, Division of Sleep Medicine, University of Michigan, USA.

She is an associate Editor of the Journal of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, a member of the Editorial Board of Otology&Neurotology and Journal of International Advanced Otology, a member of the International Surgical Sleep Society, World Sleep Society and Polish Society of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery.

She is a co-author of 214 publications, IF 135.237, Citation in Web of Science Core Collection 1102,  H-index 16.

She is the author of the book “Snoring and sleep apnea- diagnostics and Treatment”, Medipage Warsaw 2019.

Currently, she is a director of the Sleep Apnea Surgery Center, at the Department of Otolaryngology Medical University of Bialystok, Poland

Her main interests are diagnostic and treatment protocols in obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), surgical procedures in OSA, research related to potential biomarkers and oxidative stress in OSA.

Otolaryngologist University of Sao Paulo, PhD in the same University and Post-doc degree at University of Sao Paulo-Ribeirao Preto. Former president of the Brazilian Rhinologic Academy and of the Brazilian Association of Otorhinolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery

Fatma Nur Komur is a Ph.D. candidate specializing in audiovestibular research, with a focus on the effects of noise exposure on the vestibular system and inner ear function. Currently conducting her doctoral thesis at the Kresge Hearing Research Institute, University of Michigan, she integrates experimental models to investigate noise-induced vestibular pathologies, synaptic mechanisms, and their behavioral consequences. Her expertise spans noise-induced hearing loss, vestibular synaptopathy, and translational audiovestibular research aimed at bridging clinical diagnostics with preclinical models.

Prof. Dr. Fazil Apaydin is working as a professor at the Department of Otorhinolaryngology of Ege University in Izmir, Turkey. His subspecialty is facial plastic surgery and he is the head of Division of facial plastic surgery since 1999. He passed the board exam of the International Federation of  Facial Plastic Surgery Societies in  2007 to become European board certified in facial plastic surgery. He is the past president  of the European Academy of Facial Plastic Surgery which is the biggest society on facial plastic surgery in Europe since 1977.  He is the UEMS representative of the academy in the UEMS-ENT committee since 2010. He is the executive board member of the Turkish Society of Facial Plastic Surgery. He is a senior advisor of the International Board Certification in Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. He is the treasurer of the International Federation of Facial Plastic Surgery Societies since 2022. He is the general secretary of the European Board of Examination and Certification in Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. He is the honorary member of the Russian Society of Plastic Surgery, Society of Rhinoplasty Surgeons of South Africa, Facialis Academy of Colombia, and the Facial Reconstructive and Cosmetic Surgery India Trust. He has been lecturing, teaching and operating on facial plastic surgery procedures within the last 26 years all over the world. He has written numerous articles and book chapters on facial plastic surgery. His book named as “Septal Surgery Challenges in Rhinoplasty” was published a few months ago by Springer.  

• Académico de Numero de la Académica Peruana de Cirugía​

• Otorrinolaringólogo titular del Servicio de Otorrinolaringología de la Clínica Ricardo Palma Lima – Perú.​

• Ex Jefe del Servicio de Otorrinolaringología del Hospital Nacional “Dos de Mayo” Lima – Perú​

• Profesor del Curso de Otorrinolaringología Facultad de Medicina Universidad Nacional de San Marcos.​

• Ex-presidente de la Sociedad Peruana de Otorrinolaringología y Cirugía Facial.​

• Past-Presidente de la Sociedad Latino Americana de Rinología y Cirugía Plástica Facial. ​

• Ex - Presidente del XXXVI Congreso Panamericano de Otorrinolaringología Cirugía de Cabeza y Cuello Lima - Perú Noviembre 2018. ​

Full Professor in Medical School of Ribeirão Preto - University of São Paulo

Vice-President in Brazilian Rhinology Academy (2025) - President in Brazilian Rhinology Academy (2025)President in Brazilian Rhinology Academy (2026)

Dr. Fakih Cihat Eravcı, born in Konya, Turkey, completed his medical degree at Istanbul University Cerrahpaşa Faculty of Medicine in 2011 and specialized in Otorhinolaryngology at Gazi University, Ankara in 2017. His clinical and research focus lies in otology, particularly in the application of artificial intelligence (AI) for ear disease diagnostics. Dr. Eravcı has gained international experience at institutions such as Harvard University and Johns Hopkins University. He has authored over 40 scientific articles and has led multiple research projects, including TÜBİTAK-funded projects. Since February 2023, he has been serving as an Associate Professor at Necmettin Erbakan University and as Deputy Chief Physician of the University Hospital since January 2024.

I graduated from the Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine in 2003. I completed my Ear, Nose and Throat training at Gazi University Faculty of Medicine and became an Ear, Nose and Throat specialist in 2008. I worked as assistant professor and associated professor in Gaziantep University. I currently work as a professor in Afyonkarahisar Health Sciences University.

I was born in 1984. I graduated from Istanbul University Cerrahpaşa Faculty of Medicine in 2009. I completed my medical specialization training at Kocaeli University Faculty of Medicine between 2010-2014. I have been working as an ENT specialist since 2015. Since 2019, I have been dealing with otology in more than 90% of my working time. I have been working as an associate professor since 2022.

Prof. Dr. Fatma Tülin Kayhan graduated from Ege University Faculty of Medicine in 1990. She completed her specialist training at Bezmialem Vakıf Gureba Hospital ENT Clinic in 1994. She worked as a specialist doctor at Bakırköy State Hospital and Bezmialem Vakıf Gureba Hospital, and as a chief assistant at Kartal Dr. Lütfi Kırdar Training and Research Hospital.

She received the title of Associate Professor in 2004 and the title of Professor in 2010.

She served as the Deputy Provincial Health Director between 2005-2008.

She worked as the Clinic Chief, Education and Administrative Officer at the ENT Clinic at Bakırköy Dr. Sadi Konuk Training and Research Hospital between 2005-2017.

 In 1996, he worked as a Research Fellow at the Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary (MEEI) of Harvard Medical School in Boston, USA. He conducted scientific research in the fields of Otology (Ear diseases), Rhinology (Nose and sinus diseases) and Pediatric Otolaryngology (Pediatric Ear, Nose and Throat Diseases).

Then, he worked on the histopathology of the human ear as a Research Fellow at the Temporal Bone Laboratory of the University of Minnesota.

In 2008, he received Da Vinci Transoral Robotic Surgery training at the IRCAD robotic surgery training center in Strasbourg, France. He provides Transoral Robotic Surgery training to local and foreign Ear, Nose and Throat Diseases, Head and Neck Surgery specialists in our country. Today, he is one of the most experienced Expert Robotic surgeons in the world with over 500 successful Transoral robotic surgery case series.

Prof. Dr. Fatma Tülin Kayhan continues her academic studies by editing and writing articles for many books and scientific journals in English and Turkish. She is the editor and author of the Turkish book “Olgularla Ear Nose and Throat Diseases”. She is the author of the chapter “Robot-Asisted Surgery Around the Nose” in the English book “All Around the Nose: Basic Science, Diseases and Surgical Management” prepared by international authors and published by Elsevier. She also wrote the chapters “Robotic Surgery” in the books “ENT and BCC Specialist Training Resource Book” and “Sleep Apnea Diagnosis and Treatment” and the chapters “Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome and Current Treatment Approaches” in the book “Multidisciplinary Principles Oral Diagnosis”.

She is the founder and editor of the journal “ENT Practices” (Praxis of Otorhinolaryngology) on behalf of the Istanbul ENT Specialists Association.

In 2012, he was the Issue Editor of the 25th volume 4th issue of the journal “Klinik Gelişim” (Clinical Development).

Prof. Kayhan has 81 current international (English) and 63 national (Turkish) scientific articles. He has been an invited speaker in many international and national congresses and is still scientific. He shares his knowledge and experience with his colleagues at meetings.

He graduated from the Medical Faculty of Aegean University in 1989 and completed his residency in Otolaryngology at İzmir Atatürk Education and Research Hospital in 1994. Following this, he spent a year as a research fellow in the Department of Otolaryngology at the University of Pittsburgh. In 1997, he received his first academic appointment at Pamukkale University. He is affiliated with several professional organizations, including the Turkish Otolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery Association, the European Academy of Otology and Neurotology, the Neurotological and Equilibriometric Society, and the Mediterranean Society of Otology and Audiology. He has authored numerous articles, book chapters, and books in both Turkish and English, primarily focused on Otology and Neurotology. In recent years, his research has centered on hearing reconstruction, implants, endoscopic ear surgery, vestibular disorders, and vestibular rehabilitation.

SHORT CV

     Fevzi Sefa DEREKÖY, (MD) (MS of History), Professor of Otolaryngology was born in 1963. He completed his primary and secondary school education in Ankara and İstanbul. In 1987, he graduated from  Ankara Gülhane School of Medicine. In 1993, after education at Gülhane School of Medicine in Ankara, he became a Specialist of ENT Diseases. After some public hospital works, in 1999 he  was appointed as a founder member and assistant professor of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Department of Afyon Kocatepe University. During that period  he served as Vice Dean of Medicine Faculty and Director of Health Science Institute.   He became Associate Professor in 2002 and then in 2008  he was appointed to the founder professor of Otolaryngology Department at Schhol of Medicine of Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart University.  He founded the Otolaryngology Department of the Faculty.  At the same time he has been founder chief physician of the Education and Research Hospital of Medicine School.  He served as the Chairman of ENT Department, Chairman of Surgical Science Section, Director of Health School and eventually as  the Dean of the Faculty. Since August of 2019, he has been an academic person at İstanbul Medipol University International School of Medicine. He served as the Chief of  Afyon Kocatepe Academician Society, as the chief of Afyon TED School Family Society, as the chief of Trakya Otolaryngology  Head and Neck Surgery Society, and as the Secretary of Afyon Rotary Club. He is a member of the Confederation of ORL-HNS. He is an International Member of American Otolaryngology Academy.  He ha been a member of Ethical Commitee of Turkish Otolaryngology Society.  He has Master Science Degree of History. His historical interest is Medieval Period and  History of Science.

Filippo Di Lella is an ENT surgeon with specific training and expertise in the diagnosis and treatment of temporal bone and lateral skull base disorders, as well as cochlear and auditory implants. He works as an Associate Professor of Otolaryngology at the University of Parma and as a Consultant in the Department of Otolaryngology and Otoneurosurgery of Parma University Hospital.

I am ENT from Uzbekistan. Born in 1996. Specialized on ear surgery. do every day lots of ear cases.

Francesca Yoshie Russo, MD, PhD is an Associate Professor of Otolaryngology at Sapienza University of Rome. She previously completed a surgical fellowship in Otolaryngology and Otology at Pitié Salpetrière Hospital in Paris. She earned her PhD in Neuroscience from Sapienza University of Rome, with prior research conducted at the Center for Hearing and Deafness at SUNY Buffalo. Her current clinical focus includes adult and pediatric audiology, as well as otologic surgery, while her research interests encompass adult and pediatric audiology, cochlear implants, and otology.

Francesco Bussu, MD, PhD, is Full Professor of Otorhinolaryngology at the University of Sassari, Italy, where he also serves as Director of the ENT Department and Head of the Residency Training Program. He is a senior consultant head and neck surgeon with extensive expertise in laryngeal and upper aerodigestive tract oncology.

Prof. Bussu’s clinical and scientific activity is primarily focused on the multidisciplinary management of head and neck cancers, with particular emphasis on laryngeal cancer, functional organ-preservation strategies, and surgical decision-making balancing oncological radicality and quality of life. He has long-standing experience in total laryngectomy, open partial laryngectomies, and complex salvage surgery, as well as in post-laryngectomy voice rehabilitation, including tracheoesophageal puncture and voice prosthesis management.

He is internationally recognized for his work on rare and site-specific head and neck malignancies, brachytherapy and interventional radiotherapy in head and neck cancer, and advanced diagnostic pathways integrating imaging, ultrasound-guided sampling, and multidisciplinary tumor boards. Prof. Bussu has authored and co-authored more than 200 peer-reviewed publications in international journals and has contributed to several multicenter studies and consensus papers in head and neck oncology.

Prof. Bussu is actively involved in international scientific societies and regularly serves as invited speaker, panelist, and moderator at major international conferences. He collaborates with several European reference centers and research networks and is involved in national and EU-funded research projects focusing on precision oncology, functional outcomes, and innovation in head and neck cancer care.

His academic and clinical philosophy is centered on individualized treatment planning, aiming to optimize oncological outcomes while preserving function whenever safely possible, and on the dissemination of advanced surgical and multidisciplinary approaches through teaching, mentorship, and international collaboration.

University Associate Professor of Otorhinolaryngology in University of Palermo. Fellowship in Gruppo Otologico Piacenza with Prof. Mario Sanna. PhD in Clinical and Experimental Oncology. Main field of work in otology and neurotology, ear surgery, cochlear implant and bone conduction implant. Vestibular research.

Franck is a Vestibular Rehabilitation expert in France. He graduated from three balance & vestibular rehabilitation certifications in 2009 and 2010 and teaches VestibularRehabilitation at the Pierre et Marie Curie Paris VI University. Alongside his clinical practice, he has been developing a range of improved solutions and tools, such as optokinetic stimulators and newsolutions for motion sickness. In 2014, he developed Virtual Reality head mounted displays for vestibular rehabilitation and assessment and founded Virtualis in 2015 to bring this new technology to patients and therapists. He is presently working with the top research teams in various fields includingVestibular, Balance, Postural Control, Motion Sickness ,Neuro and Functional Rehabilitation. He has co-authored various publications about neuro or balance rehabilitation. He is an invited speaker to present the use of Virtual Reality in major congresses and events in France, USA, Italy, UK, Morocco, Tunisia, Luxembourg, UAE, Asia etc..

Pediatric otolaryngologist at Necker-Enfants Malades hospital in Paris, full professor at Université Paris Cité. Specialised in pediatric otology (cholesteatoma, vestibular diseases, CI) and skull base surgery with neurosurgical team. Fondamental research on the vestiular system in mouse models and children, with a focus on gene therapy and multi-sensory integration. Expertise in surgical education and simulation models (surgical videos, 3d-printing, virtual reality, OSATS) and deputy director of the school of surgery of Paris.

Frederik Kragerud Goplen is an otorhinolaryngologist, ear- and general ENT-surgeon at Haukeland University Hospital and University of Bergen with special clinical and research interest in otology, neurotology, neurosurgery, diving and hyperbaric medicine.

otolaryngologist from Caracas Venezuela and facial Plastic surgeon in Bogotá Colombia

Dr. Fumiyuki Goto received his M.D. from the Keio University School of Medicine in March 1994. He entered the doctoral program at the same institution in April 1998 and conducted research on vestibular compensation during a research fellowship at the University of Munich, Department of Physiology, from April 1999 to March 2001. He subsequently pursued research on otolith-ocular reflexes at the Tokyo Medical University from April 2001 to March 2002.

He completed his Ph.D. in March 2002 and began his academic career as an assistant professor in the Department of Otolaryngology at Keio University.

In April 2007, Dr. Goto was appointed visiting lecturer at Keio University. He served as the head of the Department of Otolaryngology at Hino Municipal Hospital from 2008 and concurrently worked as a part-time physician at the National Center for Child Health and Development starting in June 2009.

In April 2012, he joined the Department of Otolaryngology at the National Hospital Organization Tokyo Medical Center. He became Head of the Laboratory for Equilibrium Disorders at the Center for Clinical Research of the same institution in April 2014. He also served as a part-time lecturer at Kyorin University School of Medicine starting in April 2013.

In July 2018, he was appointed Associate Professor in the Division of Otorhinolaryngology, Department of Clinical Medicine, Tokai University School of Medicine. In April 2023, the division was reorganized as the Department of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery, where he continued as Associate Professor. Since 2024, Dr. Goto has been serving as Professor of the Department of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery at Tokai University School of Medicine.

Dr. Goto's clinical and research interests include vestibular disorders, psychosomatic otorhinolaryngology, and auditory perception. He has published numerous papers in these fields and remains actively involved in both patient care and clinical research.

Furkan Büyükkal is currently pursuing a PhD in Audiology at Istanbul Medipol University, where he also completed his MSc with a thesis on the comparative analysis of ear molds produced in different formats. He holds a Bachelor's degree in Audiology from the same institution.

He has co-authored multiple peer-reviewed articles indexed in SCI/SSCI, focusing on topics such as viral vector applications in hearing research, noise-induced hearing loss, microbial contamination in audiological equipment, and professional satisfaction in audiology. His work has been presented at various national and international scientific congresses.

His primary research interests include experimental audiology, auditory neuroscience, gene therapy, and hearing aid technologies.

Dr. Furkan Kaya graduated from Balıkesir Science High School in 2012. That same year, he was admitted to the Faculty of Medicine at Hacettepe University, graduating as a medical doctor in 2018. Following his medical specialization exam, he qualified for residency in Otolaryngology at Eskişehir Osmangazi University Faculty of Medicine, completing his residency and becoming a specialist in Otolaryngology in 2024. Since 2024, he has been fulfilling his mandatory service as an ENT specialist at Eskişehir Yunus Emre State Hospital.

In 2016, Dr. Furkan Kaya worked as an observer at the Department of Otolaryngology at Stanford University in the United States. In 2022, he worked as an observer and researcher at the Department of Otolaryngology at the University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Italy. At these two centers, he gained experience and conducted academic research, particularly in advanced ear surgery. He also gained experience by participating in advanced temporal bone dissection courses in Turkey. In 2024, he passed both the European and Turkish Board exams, earning the title of FEBORL-HNS. From 2024-2025, he completed a Laryngology and Phoniatrics Fellowship at the Turkish Society of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery Fellowship School.

Dr. Furkan Kaya has published over 10 articles in international and national peer-reviewed journals, given over 20 presentations at global and national scientific conferences, and authored book chapters in the field of Otolaryngology.

I was born in 1991 in Istanbul and completed my medical education at Istanbul University-Cerrahpaşa, Cerrahpaşa Faculty of Medicine, English Program, graduating in 2015. After my internship, I began my residency in otorhinolaryngology at the same faculty, which I completed in 2021. My specialization thesis focused on the tumor immune microenvironment and the expression of regulatory T-cell markers (TIM-3 and LAG-3) in laryngeal cancer.

I served as an ENT specialist in Amasya and Tekirdağ, as well as at Marmara University Pendik Training and Research Hospital. I currently work as an Assistant Professor at Istanbul University - Cerrahpaşa, Cerrahpaşa Faculty of Medicine, Department of Otorhinolaryngology. I hold both the Turkish Board of Otorhinolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery certification (2021) and the European Board of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery certification (2022).

I have contributed to the scientific literature with publications in respected SCI/SCIE-indexed journals. These include original research articles on cochlear implantation, carotid paraganglioma, PFAPA syndrome, olfactory function in COVID-19 patients, and head and neck cancer management during the COVID-19 era, as well as studies derived from my specialty thesis. Beyond publications, I actively serve as a peer reviewer for several international journals. I have presented my work at national and international congresses and contributed as a chapter author to various Turkish otorhinolaryngology textbooks, covering topics from intraoperative cranial nerve monitoring to thyroid and parathyroid diseases.

Through diverse clinical, academic, and research activities, I am committed to advancing the field of otorhinolaryngology, with particular interests in oncologic head and neck surgery, surgical education, and innovation.

Between 2010 and 2012, he worked in Ünye Public Hospital to complete his compulsory service duty. He started his work as an Assistant Professor in Otolaryngology Department at Sakarya University in October, 2012. He got the title ‘’Associate Professor’’ in October,2015. In 2025, he was awarded the title of Professor. He accomplished the verbal stage of the Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery Exam that arrenged by European Society of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, successfully. He earned the Board Diploma of European Society of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery.

In December, 2015, he left his academical duty and started his work to practice the ‘’Art of Medicine’’ that he believes, in his private clinic. He has operated successfully more than 10 thousands of facial surgeries in his life.

• He is the first name of more than 39 international and more than 20 national publication.

• Also, he described and bring in 12 different surgical techniques to Medical Literature

• He was rewarded with a third place award at the Turkish Rhinology Congress, with his scientifical work ‘’Reconstructive Surgery of a patient who has Partial Nasal and Lip Amputation after Human Bite’’, in April, 2015.

• He was rewarded with a third place award on ‘’Best Scientifical Research’’, in Rhinology branch at the Turkish National Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery Congress with his scientifical work ‘’Research of the relation between the sense of smell and osmophobia on migraine patients‘’ in November,2014.

• He was rewarded with a second place award on ‘’Best Scientifical Research in Rhinology-Allergy/ Facial Plastic Surgery’’ at the Turkish National Otolaryngology Congress, with his scientifical research‘’ Comparison of the Crushed, grafted creatures and morsels of minced cartilages with confocal microscope’’ in November,2013.

• He took place in more than 80 international and national congresses as a guest speaker and represented our country.

• He presented more than 180 announcements at national and international congresses.

• His scientifical researches referenced 367 times by foreign respectable magazines.

• He is an instructor at the Facial Plastic Surgery School which is arranged by Turkish Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery Society for eleven years.

• He is the organizer of the highly participated congress ‘’The Plastic Meeting of the Nose’’, that tooks place in Sapanca, for the six years.

In 1996, I entered the Faculty of Medicine of the University of the Republic (UdelaR) in Montevideo, Uruguay, obtaining my PhD in Medicine in 2004. In 2004, I completed my first internship at the Insular University Hospital in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain, where I specifically trained in the specialty of Otorhinolaryngology. I returned to the country to begin my ENT residency at the ENT Department of the Hospital de Clínicas in Montevideo, Uruguay, obtaining my specialist degree in 2008. I completed internships and fellowships in various countries such as Spain, the USA, Argentina, and Brazil. Since 1997, I have coordinated the Early Hearing Loss Detection Program at Médica Uruguaya. Since 2012, I have represented Uruguay at the Pan-American Association of ENT and Head and Neck Surgery as the Uruguayan delegate. President of the IV Course of said Association in 2017 in Punta del Este, Uruguay. He currently continues as a delegate of the Pan-American Association of ENT and CCC, with the position of Vice - President for the period 2022 - 2024. In Uruguay, my teaching career consisted of a position as Assistant of the ENT Chair at the Hospital de Clínicas, until 2017. Active member of: ENT Society of Uruguay, American Academy of ENT and CCC, Spanish Society of ENT and CCC, Pan-American Association of ENT and CCC. Master's degree in Advanced Rhinology and Anterior Skull Base Surgery from the International University of Andalusia (2022 - 2023). Coordinator of the Continuing Medical Education Commission of the ENT Society of Uruguay (SORLU). Secretary of the SORLU period 2024 - 2025. Member of the Otology Committee of the Pan-American Association of ENT and CCC.

Prof. Dr. Gabriela Kopacheva-Barsova, PhD, otorhinolaryngologist and head and neck surgeon

Dr. Gabriela Kopacheva-Barsova, enrolles at the Faculty of Medicine in 1988 in Skopje, and graduates in 1994, with 9.00 average. During 1995, she finishes full-time internship and passes the medical licensing exam.

- In 1996, she starts working at the Otorhinolaryngology Clinic in Skopje, and begins specializing in otorhinolaryngology which she successfully finishes in 1999. In 1997, she obtains the title of Young Assistant of Otorhinolaryngology, and after passing the specialization exam becomes a Teaching Assistant at the Department of ORL, thus obtaining a 17 years working experience.

- In 2004, she finishes postgraduate studies at the Department of Otorhinolaryngology, in the field of allergology and immunology with her Master thesis “The Role of Nasal Topical Corticosteroids in the Treatment of Allergic Rhinitis. Their Effects on Nasal Inflammatory Cells and Mucosis”. Thus, she obtains a title Master of Otorhinolaryngology.

- In april 2014, she defensed her doctorate dissertation on the topic of ”Evaluation of the Postoperative Results in Patients for Septorhinoplastic”, which she has to present by the end of 2013.

- Since 2017 she is a Professor of ENT at University Hospital, University Campus ”St. Mother Theresa”, North Macedonia.

- She is la Lecturer, Educator and Mentor to the students of General Medicine, Residents in ENT, Dentists, medical technicians as wel at the Department of Logopedy and speech disorders.

- Her subspeciality is rhinosinusology, especilly aesthetic and functional surgery of the nose.

I have been in private practice in ENT from 1995. Presently vice President of the association of phonosugeons of India. Former President and presently member of the Governing council of the Indian academy of otolaryngology ,head and neck surgery.

Have written chapters in 4 text books

Interest: airway, phonosurgery, otology including cochlear implantation and endoscopic sinus surgery.

G. Desuter is Professor of ENT at the University of Antwerp, Belgium

He is also President Of the European Laryngological Society (ELS) member of the CE ORL-Head and Neck Surgery