Education

2004 – MD, Istanbul University Cerrahpaşa Faculty of Medicine

2010 – Specialist in Otorhinolaryngology, Istanbul Training and Research Hospital

2020 – Associate Professor of Otorhinolaryngology

Professional Experience

Dr. Sünter has worked at several tertiary and state hospitals, including Istanbul Training and Research Hospital, Taksim Training and Research Hospital, Mardin State Hospital, and Arnavutköy State Hospital.

Since 2021, he has been practicing at his private clinic in Istanbul.

Academic and Professional Appointments

Executive Board Member, Turkish Phoniatrics Association

Secretary General, Istanbul ENT Specialists Association

Areas of Special Interest

Voice Disorders

Phonosurgery

Op. Dr. Akın Şahin , successfully graduated from Marmara University Faculty of Medicine (English) in 2013. In 2014, he started his specialty training at Marmara University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Otorhinolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery. After 5 years of training in Otorhinolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery, he successfully completed the qualification exam in this field in 2019 and graduated as an Otorhinolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery specialist.

He worked as an Otolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgeon at Ardahan State Hospital and Tuzla State Hospital for 2 years and successfully managed many cases as the ENT and Head and Neck surgeon of the region. After working as an ENT specialist in a private hospital for a while, I opened my own private health clinic. Dozens of studies conducted by Dr. Akın during his education and after he became a specialist in Otorhinolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery were published in national and international journals. He is currently participating and directing several clinical trials. He has participated in many international and national congresses and symposiums. Dr. Akın continues to follow the latest developments and current surgical methods in his field by attending many congresses, conferences and seminars.

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.

Prof. Ayşegül Batıoğlu Karaaltın, MD, is a Professor of Otorhinolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery at the Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Istanbul University-Cerrahpaşa, Cerrahpaşa Faculty of Medicine, Türkiye. She graduated from Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine and completed her residency training in otorhinolaryngology in 2006. Her clinical and academic interests focus on head and neck surgery, laryngology, airway surgery, tracheal diseases, otology, and smell and taste disorders, with particular expertise in the management of complex airway disorders. Prof. Karaaltın has authored numerous national and international scientific articles, as well as book chapters, and has served as an editor for scientific books and journals in the field of otolaryngology. Her current research focuses on tissue engineering approaches for tracheal transplantation, voice restoration techniques, three-dimensional biotechnological and 3D-printing-assisted reconstruction models, and the development of 3D-printed surgical training models for otolaryngology education. She is also involved in research integrating artificial intelligence in otolaryngology. Prof. Batıoğlu-Karaaltın actively contributes to medical student and ENT resident education through lectures, surgical training, and academic mentorship, and regularly participates in national and international scientific meetings and multidisciplinary research collaborations.

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

I graduated from Cerrahpaşa Faculty of Medicine and completed my residency training in Otorhinolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery at Bezmialem Vakıf University Faculty of Medicine. I currently work as an ENT specialist at Şişli Hamidiye Etfal Training and Research Hospital.

My main clinical interests include rhinology, head and neck surgery, and microvascular reconstruction with free flaps.

At this meeting, I will present “Strategies for Maintaining Long-Term Patency: The Role of Drain Placement in Frontal Sinus Surgery.” This presentation focuses on the role of drain placement in preserving frontal neo-ostium patency, its indications in selected cases, and practical considerations for reducing restenosis after frontal sinus surgery, based on current evidence and clinical experience.

Professor Abdulrahman Hagr is a distinguished Otolaryngology consultant and Otology–Neurotology surgeon at King Saud University (KSU), where he has served since 2013. He is the founder and former Director of the King Abdullah Ear Specialist Center (KAESC) (2011–2023) and the founder of the largest cochlear implant program in Saudi Arabia, with more than 2,000 implantations performed.

Professor Hagr established the Saudi National Neonatal Hearing Screening Program and launched KSU’s Otology–Neurotology Fellowship in 2008. He has pioneered multiple hearing implant technologies in the Kingdom, including BAHA, Hybrid CI, ABI, ABCI, Bonebridge, Vibroplasty, and Vistafix, positioning Saudi Arabia as a regional and international leader in hearing rehabilitation.

He is the President of the Saudi ORL Society (since 2010) and the founder of the Arab Academy of Otology and Cochlear Implant (AAOCI). Internationally, he serves as an advisor to the American Academy of Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery, Middle East Secretary for IFOS, and is a Goodwill Ambassador for the Academy. He was also Program Chair of the IFOS Congress 2023.

Professor Hagr holds fellowships from the Royal College of Surgeons of Canada (FRCSc) and Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh (ad hominem). With over 70 peer-reviewed publications, 10 books, 8 patents, and more than 1,500 citations, his research focuses on cochlear implantation, hearing preservation, and implant technology. He is internationally recognized for the rapid and safe “Saudi Method” of cochlear implantation, including participation in a world record of 66 cochlear implant surgeries in 24 hours.

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.

Dr. Abhimanyu Kadapathri is a Consultant Head and Neck Surgical Oncologist and Robotic Surgeon at Apollo Hospital, Lucknow. He specializes in minimally invasive and robotic techniques for head and neck cancers, with a strong focus on functional preservation and cosmetic excellence. Dr. Kadapathri has particular expertise in novel remote-access approaches to neck dissection, including the robotic infraclavicular technique (RIA-MIND), aimed at eliminating visible cervical scars while maintaining oncological safety.

He is actively involved in academic surgery, surgical innovation, and international collaborations, with peer-reviewed publications and invited presentations at national and international forums. His clinical interests include early oral cavity cancers, robotic neck dissection, reconstruction, and technology-driven surgical education. Dr. Kadapathri is committed to advancing high-quality, patient-centric head and neck cancer care through innovation, research, and training.

Dr Ghaisari   MD

is a renowned Iranian  Ent Surgen with more than 30 years experience in field of the Rhinoplasty and Facial plastic surgery .

He has extensive experience in the medical practice and holding specialization in surgical &nonsurgical face aesthetic

His surgical skill and experience in secondary Rhinoplasty are him stand apart among the other cosmetic Surgeons of Dubai .

Prof. Dr. Adile Berna Dursun is a physician board-certified both in pulmonology and adult allergy, with a special focus on severe asthma, biologic therapies, and allergic airway diseases. Her clinical and academic work centers on the real-world management of respiratory allergies, severe asthma, and type 2 inflammatory airway disorders.

She is actively involved in multicenter research and international collaborations in allergy and respiratory medicine and serves on the European Academy of Allergy and Clinical Immunology (EAACI) Tailored Education Committee. Her recent work focuses on optimizing evidence-based pharmacotherapy across the spectrum of allergic airway diseases, including allergic rhinitis, chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps, and the evolving role of biologic therapies in upper–lower airway integration.

Pulmonologist, adult allergist, and endurance runner—exploring the airway from clinic to long-distance trails.

I am an Associate Professor in Audiology at the School of Speech Pathology and Audiology, Faculty of Medicine, Université de Montréal and a researcher in the Centre de recherche de l’Institut universitaire de gériatrie de Montréal in Canada. I completed my Ph.D. at the University of Hong Kong where I investigated the effects of organic solvents on the human auditory system with a special emphasis on the central auditory nervous system. Then, I moved to Australia where I was a postdoctoral research fellow and later an NHMRC senior research officer, at the University of Queensland. At this University, I investigated the peripheral and central auditory effects of jet fuel exposure. My research interests include the effects of co-exposure to chemicals and noise on the human auditory system, the auditory signs of solvent-induced auditory dysfunction and the early detection of hearing loss induced by chemical exposure. I have an extensive and sustained publication record spanning more than two decades, with over 65 peer-reviewed journal articles, book chapters, and clinical tools published in leading international journals and academic volumes in audiology, hearing science, occupational and environmental health, and communication disorders. My work has appeared in high-impact journals such as International Journal of Audiology, Ear and Hearing, Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, BMC Public Health, PLoS One, Frontiers in Neuroscience, and Alzheimer’s & Dementia, and includes systematic reviews, clinical trials, epidemiological studies, methodological papers, and translational research. I have authored and co-authored influential book chapters and developed validated clinical assessment tools, including a widely used auditory processing test battery for Spanish-speaking adults. My publications reflect strong international collaboration, leadership as senior and corresponding author, and a coherent research programme addressing central auditory processing, ototoxicity, age-related hearing loss, cognition, hearing rehabilitation, and health equity across diverse populations. In addition, I have a long-standing and international track record as an invited and keynote speaker, with over 40 invited presentations at major audiology, otolaryngology, and occupational health conferences across Europe, the Americas, Asia, and Australia, reflecting sustained recognition of my expertise in auditory processing, ototoxicity, age-related hearing loss, and hearing rehabilitation.

Prof. Adrian Agius carried out his postgraduate training in Otolaryngology in the United Kingdom and is Associate Professor in ENT at the University of Malta.

He has served as President of the Malta Association of Otolaryngologists and Head and Neck Surgeons between 2010 and 2018. Mr Agius has served as General Secretary of the European Union of Medical Specialists in Otorhinolaryngology (UEMS-ORL) and has coordinated the European Training Requirements in ORL, approved by all European Medical Associations in October 2020. Mr. Agius has also served on the Malta Specialist Accreditation Committee.

He has published several scientific papers in peer-reviewed international journals and is active in postgraduate training. 

His main clinical interests include rhinoplasty and he has directed the Mediterranean Rhinoplasty course.

His research interests include ciliary studies in nose and middle ear, symptoms and criteria for the diagnosis of chronic sinusitis, and also the differentiation of facial pain into rhinogenic and non-rhinogenic origin.

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

Member of the ENT Committee, Ministry of Health Romania

Coordinator of the National Program for the Treatment of Deafness with Implantable Prostheses (Cochlear Implant and Other Implantable Prostheses)

·   Reviewr and Member in Editorial Board-     Romanian Journal of Rhinology,   Acta Medica Marissiensis  European Archive of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery Journal of Experimental and Therapeutical Medicin   ORL.RO Journal,   Romanian Journal of Rhinology,   Journal of Interdisciplinary Medicine

Publication

• 6 books

• 2 course manuals for students in Romanian and English

• 2 practical guides for students in Romanian and English

• 1 Capitol in Romanian ENT Medical treatise

• 1 Editor in ENT MDPI Volume

• 22 articles in extenso articles published in ISI-rated journals

• 35 articles published in BDI, B+ rated journals

• 6 articles in ISI Proceedings

• 5 abstracts published in the Volumes of International Congresses indexed ISI

• 108 abstracts presented and published in the book of National and International Congresses without ISSN or ISBN

• 40 abstracts presented and published in the book of National and International Congresses without ISSN or ISBN

• 121 paper presentations: oral presentations, guest lecturer-other than those published in the abstract volumes

• 25 abstracts published with students at scientific conferences

• 55 coordinated undergraduate theses

34 citations in the field of activity in the Web of Science 

 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

Brief Profile:

Dr. Ahilasamy received his masters in ENT (Ear-Nose-Throat) from Madras Medical College, Chennai, in 1998 and his DNB (National Board) in 1999. Following this, he did a fellowship in Edinburgh (UK) in 2003, and then he worked at the Royal Hospital in Sunderland (UK) under Mr. Peter Samuel in the ENT department. Subsequently, he worked with Prof. K.K. Ramalingam and Dr. Ravi Ramalingam and headed their peripheral centre for 8 years before starting his own medical facility, Ahilasamy ENT Centre, in 2006. He has extensive experience in providing medical care to patients from both urban and rural areas and has implemented over 550 free ENT Camps for all.

 His recent interest is in the newer surgical management of Allergic Sinusitis, in which he is the pioneer surgeon in India. He has participated in many awareness programs on ENT diseases in various telemedia (Sun TV, Sun News TV, Jaya TV, Polimer TV, etc.). He has featured in more than 550 videos on YouTube with an aggregate of 10 million views, mainly for the benefit of ENT surgeons around the world.

Notable Achievements

Dr Ahilsamy is renowned for Endoscopic Ear and Sinus surgeries under local anaesthesia. He is the pioneer and only one who introduced modern Surgeries For nasal Allergy – Posterior nasal neurectomy and Mini Turbinoplasty – Tunneling tech in India.

He is the first person in the world to introduce and perform Totally Scarless Tympanoplasties and Mastoidectomies for CSOM (Ear discharge). He has innovated a few ENT surgical instruments too. One of them, Dr. Ahila's diathermy round knife for endoscopic ear surgery ( patented), Dr. Ahila’s Conchal Crusher, Dr. Ahila’s Uncinate dissector, Micro chisel for Endoscopic Ear surgery  is famous all over the world. He has done over 9,500 endoscopic nose and sinus surgeries, 250 endoscopic skull base surgeries for various skull base and brain tumours, and 3,200 endoscopic (Scarless) ear surgeries, apart from other routine ENT surgeries, in his 25 years of service.

Expertise and Innovative Techniques Introduced by Dr. Ahilasamy

Turbinate Surgery and Mini Turbinoplasty – Own Tunnelling Technique

Mini FESS (for All isolated Maxillary and sphenoidal pathology under LA)

PNN- Postr. Nasal Neurectomy for Nasal Allergy

Scarless Endoscopic Ear Surgery for Ear discharge

Septal Abscess management – My technique

Foreign body removal from Ear, Nose, Throat, especially in Children as OPD procedure

Mostly all Nasal , Sinus and Ear Surgeries Under Local Anesthesia as daycare procedure

National and International Teacher & Faculty for ENT Surgeons on ENT surgeries ant treatment.

Innovated many Ent Instruments and Surgical Techniques

Dr. Ahila’s Fizz sign – CT finding in Acute Sinusitis

Dr.Ahila’s Supra maxillary Cell.

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 Daneshi, MD, is Professor of Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery at the ENT and Head and Neck Research Center, The Five Senses Health Institute, School of Medicine, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran. He completed his fellowship training in Otology and Neurotology at Baylor College of Medicine, .

Professor Daneshi is widely recognized for his leadership and longstanding contributions to the field of cochlear implantation and advanced otologic surgery. With more than 30 years of clinical experience, he has performed over 1,500 cochlear implant surgeries.

His scholarly activities encompass cochlear implantation, auditory rehabilitation, hearing disorders, and minimally invasive endoscopic ear and sinus surgery. He has authored and co-authored numerous peer-reviewed publications in internationally indexed journals.

He previously served as Chair of the Department of Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery for a decade. 

He currently serves as President of the Iranian Society of Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery.

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 Ahmed Elbana ENT Consultant Member of Royal College of Surgeons Edinburgh , UK Master of Otorhinolaryngology, Alexandria University , Egypt

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.

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 evaluating verbal and musical short-term memory in pediatric cochlear implant users with a game-based software. 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. 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. Akbar Batat, MD, is an Otolaryngologist - Head and Neck Surgeon and a Board-Certified Facial Plastic Surgeon (European Academy of Facial Plastic Surgery). His practice is focused exclusively on Facial Plastic and Rrconstructive Surgery, with particular expertise in forehead contouring, brow lifting, and structural facial rejuvenation. He practices in Tehran, Iran, and Dubai, UAE.

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.

Full Professor of Otorhinolaryngology at the Faculty of Medicine of the Military Medical Academy.

Engaged in the research of pathophysiological mechanisms in chronic inflammatory diseases of the nasal and paranasal sinuses mucosa and rhinogenic headache, as well as those related to the use of herbal drugs in the treatment of rhinosinusitis. In clinical work, he deals with functional and esthetic surgery of the nose, as well as endoscopic surgery of the nasal cavity and paranasal sinuses.

He has published many papers in international peer-reviewed journals, mostly in CC/SCI/SCIE (Web of Science) journals. He is a reviewer for many international peer-reviewed journals.

He is a member of the European Rhinologic Society (ERS), the ENT Section of the European Academy of Allergy & Clinical Immunology (EAACI), and the ENT Section of the Serbian Medical Society.

Since 2015, he has been the President of the Rhinology & Allergy Association of Serbia. Since 2023, he has been the Serbian representative in the European Rhinologic Society.

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

Division of Otorhinolaryngology, Department of Biotechnology and Life Sciences, University of Insubria, ASST Lariana, Como, Italy

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.

ENT Doctor at IHSM university clinic Vedanta, Associate Professor of Special Clinical Discipline Department and a National Coordinator for World Voice Day in Kyrgyzstan. Her professional work focuses on otolaryngology and phoniatrics, with an emphasis on the unique features of the vocal apparatus and modern diagnostic and protective approaches for singers. She has represented Kyrgyzstan at various international medical seminars and congresses, presenting research on topics like "Return to Cannula-less Tracheostomy.”

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

Alirio Mijares Briñez, MD, is a Venezuelan physician and surgeon specializing in Head and Neck Surgery and Oncologic Surgery, with extensive clinical and surgical experience in the management of complex tumors of the head and neck. He practices at Centro Médico Docente La Trinidad and Instituto Médico La Floresta in Caracas, Venezuela, where he also serves as Director of the Academic Program in Head and Neck Oncologic Surgery. His clinical work focuses on the treatment of laryngeal cancer, oral cavity tumors, and other complex head and neck malignancies, combining advanced surgical techniques, multidisciplinary oncologic care, and innovative therapeutic approaches, including minimally invasive and emerging technologies such as robotic surgery.

Dr. Mijares has actively participated in numerous international academic activities, scientific collaborations, and medical congresses, contributing to the advancement of head and neck oncology and surgical education. He frequently serves as an international speaker, sharing his experience in oncologic surgery and complex head and neck pathologies with physicians and surgeons across different countries. His work also includes collaboration with international academic and clinical initiatives aimed at improving evidence-based cancer care globally, including participation in projects related to the NCCN Clinical Practice Guidelines for Head and Neck Cancers.

In addition to his clinical practice, Dr. Mijares is actively involved in medical education, research, and professional leadership. He has served as a Visiting Professor at universities in Bolivia and continues to contribute to the training of surgeons and physicians throughout Latin America. He is a member of several national and international professional societies, including the American Head and Neck Society, the Brazilian Head and Neck Society, the Venezuelan Society of Otorhinolaryngology, and the Venezuelan Society of General Surgery, among others. He has also served as Former Secretary of the South American Head and Neck Society, Former Board Member of the Venezuelan Society of Oncology, and Former President of the La Trinidad Medical Center Medical Society. Through his clinical, academic, and scientific work, Dr. Mijares remains committed to advancing innovation, surgical excellence, and international collaboration in the field of head and neck oncology.

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.

Professor Thakar trained at AIIMS and in the UK, and subsequently served at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences as Chairman of Otolaryngology & Head Neck Surgery; and as Head-  National Cancer Institute.     He is currently Director, Department of Otolaryngology & Head-Neck Oncology at MEDANTA Hospital, Noida

The focus of his work has been on Head-Neck Oncology and Skull Base Surgery, and in particular on optimizing outcomes and minimizing the disability following treatment of such illnesses. He has been instrumental in the development of Trans-Oral Laser Surgery, minimally invasive skull base surgery, and techniques for rehabilitation of facial nerve and lower cranial nerve paralysis.  He pioneered the introduction of Trans Oral Robotic Surgery in the Indian subcontinent.

Dr Thakar’s research has included 20+ funded research projects, >450 research publications, >6000 citations, and 2 published patents. His research contributions have included clinical, basic and translational research, and have been recognized by the Shakuntala Amir Chand Award by the Indian Council of Medical Research, and a Gold Medal Award by the Neuro-Otological Society of India. He availed of the Commonwealth Fellowship Award in the UK. and the Indo-US Science & Technology Grant in the US to further develop the specialties of Skull Base Surgery and Trans-Oral Robotic Surgery at his institution.  

He serves on the Council of the Asia-Pacific Society of Thyroid surgeons, & on the Strategic Advisory Board of the Liverpool Head-Neck Centre. At the National level, he is past-President of the Foundation for Head-Neck Oncology, & the Neuro Otologic Society of India, and has served as Honorary Consultant to the Armed Forces Medical Services. He serves on a number of prominent advisory positions, including the Indian Council for Medical Research Task Force on Cancer Management, and the National Cancer Innovation Leadership Initiative.

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.

Born in 1977 in Tuzla, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Medical school finished in University Tuzla, B&H. ENT residency worked in University Clinical Centre Tuzla - B&H, Clinical Centre Zagreb - Croatia, KH Hitzeg Wienna- Austria. Currently Head of ENT Department in ASA General Hospital Sarajevo-B&H.

Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgeon in Hospital Universitario Fundación Jiménez Díaz and Hospital Universitario General de Villalba (Madrid, Spain). Clinical practice and academic activity focus on sialendoscopy and minimally invasive surgery of salivary glands.

Active member of a dedicated Sialendoscopy and Functional Salivary Gland Disorders Unit, with contributions to the development and dissemination of sialendoscopy through clinical practice, research, and education. Recently served as co-editor of the first Spanish-language textbook on sialendoscopy. Research interests also include obstructive salivary gland disease, in particular obstructive factors and potential obstructives entities; and quality-of-life associated to chronic obstructive sialadenitis.

Clinical practice and research focus on rhinology and anterior skull base surgery, including endoscopic sinus surgery, chronic rhinosinusitis management, septal surgery, and septal perforation repair; over the past eight years, work as a co-investigator in multiple international clinical trials evaluating monoclonal antibody therapies for chronic rhinosinusitis with and without nasal polyps.

Strong commitment to medical education through participation in hands-on training programs for otolaryngologists (sialendoscopy, septoplasty and endoscopic sinus surgery), and current role as Otolaryngology Professor in Universidad Alfonso X el Sabio, Madrid, Spain.

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.

Dr. Singh is a Professor of Surgery in the Division of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery and a Professor of Neurosurgery in the Department of Neurosurgery at the George Washington University Medical Center. 

He earned his B.S. from Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and an M.D. from Cornell University, where he served as the class president for four years and was awarded the prestigious Ben H. Kean International Fellowship, and the Charles Horn Prize for service to the medical community. He completed his residency in Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery from the University of Rochester, Strong Memorial Hospital and an advanced fellowship in rhinology, endoscopic sinus surgery & skull base surgery at Cornell University, New York Presbyterian Hospital.

Dr. Singh’s research interests include minimally invasive endoscopic sinus and skull base surgery for chronic sinusitis, sinonasal tumors, and anterior skull base brain tumors. He has served as the primary investigator for 6 research grants, authored over 45 peer-reviewed publications, 20 book chapters, and co-authored a book on endoscopic sinus and skull base surgery. He regularly lectures at national and international forums on rhinology and anterior skull base surgery. He has been featured on NBC, ABC, and in the Washington Post. He was the founding course director of the nationally recognized Cherry Blossom Otolaryngology Update, a continuing medical education event for students, residents, and practicing Otolaryngologists.

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.

Prof. dr. An Boudewyns is Head of Clinic in Pediatric ENT at the Antwerp University Hospital, Belgium and  Associate Professor of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology at the University of Antwerp, Belgium at the faculty of Medicine and Translational Neurosciences. She is also an honorary professor at the Faculty of Health and Clinical Medicine of Aarhus University, Denmark. Prof. dr. An Boudewyns is executive board member of the European Society for Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology (ESPO). She is representative for ERN cranio (working group genetic hearing loss) at the University Hospital Antwerp, Belgium.

 Clinical and research activities are focused on hereditary hearing loss,  the multidisciplinary approach of pediatric sleep-disordered breathing, Down syndrome and endoscopic airway procedures.

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

Ana Đanić Hadžibegović is ENT specialist, subspecialised in phoniatrics and somnology, at Clinical Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, University Hospital Centre Zagreb.

As associate professor, she teaches at University of Osijek at Faculty of Dental Medicine and Healthcare, and at University of Zagreb at Faculty of Education and Rehabilitation Sciences, at School of Medicine and Academy of music.

She is general secretary of European Academy of Phoniatrics and member of the UEP Educational and Swallowing committee. She is also Croatian national coordinator of Union of the European Phoniatricians. She is vice president of the Croatian phoniatric society and member of Croatian ENT Society, Croatian audiology and Phoniatrics society, Croatian Society for Head and Neck Tumours and Croatian Sleep Science Society.

She is particularly interested in diagnosis and treatment of swallowing and voice impairments and obstructive sleep apnoea. Research topics prevention, diagnostics and treatment of swallowing and voice disorders; drug induced sleep endoscopy and OSA surgery.

In 2024 she won 2nd place for UEP Young Phoniatrician Award. In 2016 she won first prize of Jorge Perello Fundation for her reaserach on influence of extra-esophageal reflux on the occurrence of voice prosthesis complications and voice Quality at 28th European Congress of Phoniatrics in Bilbao, Spain.

She has organised many international interdisciplinary courses on oropharyngeal dysphagia, office based laryngeal procedures, OSA - diagnosis and treatment. In 2019 and 2024 she was the course director of 5th and 8th EAP course on voice and swallowing and 2nd BLA/UEP joint meeting in Zagreb.

She is author or co-author in more than 40 published research papers in international peer reviewed journals, in more than 27 book chapters and she gave more than 70 presentations. 

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.

Ana Penezic, MD, PhD is a Croatian otorhinolaryngologist and phoniatrician. She works at the University Hospital Center Sestre milosrdnice in Zagreb and serves as an Assistant Professor at the Faculty of Medicine of the Croatian Catholic University, where she teaches otorhinolaryngology and head and neck surgery.

Dr. Penezić completed her medical degree and doctoral studies at the University of Zagreb School of Medicine. She is a Fellow of the European Board of Otorhinolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery (FEBORL-HNS) and an examiner for the European ORL board examination. Her clinical and research interests include rhinology, laryngology, and voice disorders.

She has authored and co-authored more than 20 scientific publications and actively participated in more than 30 congess meetings. She is actively involved in international research projects, professional societies, and scientific meetings in the field of otorhinolaryngology.

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.

André Sousa-Machado is a ENT consultant and PhD candidate with a focused interest in rhinology and endoscopic nasal surgery. He works as hospital assistant in Otorhinolaryngology at the Unidade Local de Saúde de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro (ULSTMAD) and in Hospital da Luz - Portugal and is a researcher at the CICS - UBI - University of Beira Interior, Portugal.

Dr. Sousa Machado has completed advanced surgical training in rhinology and skull base surgery and has published extensively on anatomical risk mapping, the prelacrimal window approach, and sensory dysfunction following lateral nasal wall surgery. He is the first author of multiple peer-reviewed papers in top tier journals and a frequent speaker at major international congresses including ERS, ISIAN, and CEORL-HNS.

He was awarded the ERS Fellowship and Research Grant in 2023 and 2025. He is actively engaged in collaborative research across Switzerland, Portugal, Spain, and YO-IFOS and contributes to educational efforts aimed at refining surgical technique through evidence-based anatomical insight in order to provide better care to its patients.

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.

Dr. McWhorter is a Professor in the LSUHSC Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery in New Orleans Louisiana and is the Director of the Our Lady of the Lake-LSU Voice Center in Baton Rouge. He completed his residency at Johns Hopkins and his Laryngollogy Fellowship at Vanderbilt. His practiec encompasses the breadth of laryngology with a focus in conservation laryngeal surgery. His research is conducted with Dr. Melda Kunduk and the LSU Voice Laboratory in high speed digital imaging and acoustic analysis.

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)

Andrés M. Bur, MD, FACS is the David S. Zamierowski Professor of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery and Vice Chair of Research at the University of Kansas. He earned his medical degree and completed residency training in Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery at the University of Pennsylvania, followed by fellowship in Head and Neck Surgical Oncology and Microvascular Reconstructive Surgery at Emory University. As a fellowship-trained head and neck oncologic surgeon, his clinical practice focuses on complex oncologic resection and microvascular reconstruction, with particular expertise in transoral robotic surgery and free tissue transfer for advanced head and neck malignancies.

Dr. Bur’s research program centers on the development and clinical validation of biologically grounded artificial intelligence platforms for precision head and neck oncology. His work integrates radiomics, spatial transcriptomics, and machine learning to improve treatment response prediction, early cancer detection, and surgical decision-making in HNSCC. Through multi-institutional validation and translational radiogenomic studies linking imaging phenotypes to spatial tumor biology, his research advances a scalable, evidence-based framework for responsible AI implementation in cancer care. Supported by funding from the National Cancer Institute (NCI), National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS), National Institute on Aging (NIA), and the University of Kansas Cancer Center, Dr. Bur serves as Chair of the Young Members Service and Co-Chair of the Artificial Intelligence Task Force for the American Head and Neck Society. He is an invited national and international speaker on responsible clinical integration of artificial intelligence in otolaryngology and head and neck oncology.

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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.

ENT , sleep surgeon, member ISSS

Consultant in Ihospital , Moscow, Russia

Consultant in Nadejda hospital, Kaliningrad Russia

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.

Ann K. Jay, MD, is Professor of Radiology at University Hospitals and Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine. She is a neuroradiologist with subspecialty expertise in head and neck and skull base imaging. Dr. Jay serves as Co–Section Chief of Neuroradiology at the ACR Institute for Radiologic Pathology (AIRP), is a board member of the Radiology Leadership Institute, and sits on the executive committee of the Intersociety Committee.

Throughout her career, Dr. Jay has held numerous leadership roles, including Vice Chair of Education, Chief of the Division of Neuroradiology, Program Director of the Diagnostic Radiology Residency, and Medical School Education Director. A dedicated educator, she has delivered invited lectures nationally and internationally and has received multiple teaching awards.

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

Dr. Antoine Melkane is currently an Associate Professor in the Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery at the Saint Joseph University School of Medicine, Beirut, Lebanon.

 Dr. Melkane graduated from the Saint Joseph University School of Medicine in 2004. After completing his Otolaryngology residency at the Hotel Dieu de France University Hospital in 2009, he underwent fellowship training in Head and Neck Oncologic Surgery at the Gustave Roussy Institute, Paris XI University, Villejuif, France (2009-2012), then at the Karmanos Cancer Institute, Wayne State University, MI, USA (2012-2013). He joined the Otolaryngology department of the Hotel Dieu de France University Hospital in 2014, and since, has been actively involved in the care of head and neck cancer patients.

 Dr. Melkane holds a Master of Surgical Science from the Paris XI University (2012). His main research interests involve the implication of Human Papillomavirus in oropharyngeal cancers, and the role of sentinel node biopsy in early oral cancers. He has published over 40 original articles in peer-reviewed journals. He serves on the scientific board of the European Annals of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Diseases. He also serves as a reviewer for many other journals including Head & Neck, Laryngoscope, and JAMA Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery.

Antoinette am Zehnhoff-Dinnesen studied medical sciences and became a medical specialist in ENT diseases in 1983 and in 1986 a medical specialist in phoniatrics and pedaudiology. After her Habilitation in 1988, in 1990 she was appointed Professor of Phoniatrics and Pedaudiology at the Medical Faculty of Philipps University in Marburg. In 1991, she became Professor at the Medical Faculty of University of Münster, where she was Head of the Clinic of Phoniatrics and Pedaudiology until her retirement in 2020. Together with her team, in 2007, she founded the Hearing Screening Centre Westphalia-Lippe. She is author or co-author of more than 160 papers in scientific journals in German and English on various aspects of phoniatrics and pedaudiology with a focus on ototoxicity of cisplatin. Am Zehnhoff-Dinnesen is co-author of several books and editor-in-chief of the book series European Manual of Medicine, Phoniatrics 1, 2 and 3. She has been President of the German Society of Phoniatrics and Paedaudiology (DGPP), President of the Union of the European Phoniatricians (UEP) and has initiated and promoted the foundation of the European Academy of Phoniatrics (EAP) as founding director. She and her team have received several awards. She was honoured by the Medal of Merit of the German Society of Phoniatrics and Pedaudiology in 2025. Antoinette am Zehnhoff-Dinnesen is honorary chairwoman of the Union of the European Phoniatricians and honorary member of the Polish Society of Otorhinolaryngologists and Head and Neck Surgeons, of the Czech Society of Otorhinolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery, of the German Society of Phoniatrics and Paedaudiology, of the European Academy of Phoniatrics, of the Bulgarian Society of Medical Speech and Language Pathologists and of the Confederation of German Hearing Screening Centres. In 2025 she was elected vice president of the German-Indonesian Society for Medicine.

Antonino Maniaci is an Italian otolaryngologist and academic specializing in ear, nose, and throat (ENT) disorders. He serves as Associate Professor of Otorhinolaryngology at the University Kore of Enna. His clinical and research interests focus on head and neck oncology, sleep-disordered breathing, laryngeal diseases, and advanced diagnostic and therapeutic technologies, including radiomics and artificial intelligence. He has authored numerous peer-reviewed publications and is actively involved in international research collaborations in ENT and head and neck 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).

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.

Dr. Archwin Tanphaichitr is currently working as an Associate Professor at the Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand. His subspecialty is pediatric otolaryngology and pediatric sleep medicine. 

​He finished medical degree from Chulalongkorn University in 2000 and otolaryngology from Siriraj Hospital in 2006. He was a visiting scholar in pediatric otolaryngology at Children's Memorial Hospital, Chicago, USA during the year 2011-2012. He was an observer in the Department of Pediatric Otolaryngology and a research fellowship in sleep medicine at Sleep Disorders Center, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, USA during the year 2012-2013. He received a Thai Subboard of Sleep Otolaryngology in 2018.

​He is a member of the Royal College of Otolaryngologists-Head and Neck Surgeons of Thailand (RCOT), the Sleep Society of Thailand (SST), the Asian Pediatric Otolaryngology Group (APOG), the international member of the American Society of Pediatric Otolaryngology (ASPO) and International Pediatric Otolaryngology Group (IPOG).

He received the "Young Scientist Award" for an oral presentation titled "The Effect of Supraglottoplasty on Respiratory Events and Sleep Architecture in Infants with Laryngomalacia" at the 20th World Congress of the International Federation of Oto-Rhino-Laryngological Societies (IFOS) June 1-5, 2013, Seoul, Korea.

His special interest is pediatric otolaryngology, pediatric airway, and pediatric OSA.

Otorhinolaryngology Board certificate. Associated professor at Tehran University of Medical Science. Facial plastic division. Amiralam Hospital

Alwaysstriving to learn new avenues in Sialendoscopy, Cochlear implant, vertigo, allergies, etc

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.

Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) Université de Lorraine, Nancy, France "Sciences de la Vie et de la Santé - BioSE", April 29th, 2025.

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)

Prof. Arun Iyer is a Consultant Otologist and Professor ( University of Glasgow)  at University Hospital Monklands in Lanarkshire, Scotland. He completed his specialist training through the Newcastle rotation and subsequently undertook a prestigious fellowship in Otology and Neurotology at Auckland City Hospital and Starship Children’s Hospital in New Zealand.

Mr. Iyer's clinical interests encompass endoscopic ear surgery, chronic otitis media with an emphasis on mastoid cavity obliteration, stapes surgery, implantable hearing devices, and the management of vestibular disorders.

He currently serves as the President of the British Society of Otology and holds the position of Editorial and Library Lead for the Otology Section of the Royal Society of Medicine, London.

Internationally, Mr. Iyer is a member of the Executive Board of the International Working Group on Endoscopic Ear Surgery (IWGEES). He also contributes significantly to postgraduate education as a Surgical Tutor for the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow and is a member of the College’s Education and Professional Training Board for Otolaryngology.

He is the Course Director for several esteemed surgical training programs, including the Endoscopic Ear Surgery Course, Emergency ENT Dissection Course, Head & Neck and Emergency ENT Course, and the Temporal Bone Dissection Course, all hosted at the University of Glasgow.

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 Dokuz Eylul 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.

Dr. Asuman Küçüköner is a Lecturer in the Department of Audiology at Ondokuz Mayıs University, Türkiye. She holds a PhD in Neuroscience and conducts research in auditory neuroscience and clinical audiology. Her work focuses on auditory electrophysiology, otoacoustic emissions, auditory evoked potentials, and auditory processing mechanisms in special populations, including individuals with cochlear implants and auditory neuropathy spectrum disorder.

ENT specialist and neuro-otologist. Head of Hearing and Balance Laboratory at Athens Medical Center, Greece

Medical Degree from the University of Thessaly and postgraduate studies in Biostatistics. Advanced neuro-otology training at the University of Bern, Switzerland, as a postdoc. Neuro-otology consultant for seven years at the Vertigo Center of Bern University Hospital.

Research focus: vestibular disorders, stroke diagnostics, and novel diagnostic techniques, including the video head impulse test (vHIT).

Dr. Atilla Şengör is an otolaryngologist with over 20 years of experience in sialendoscopy and salivary gland stone management. He has been performing interventional sialendoscopy for more than 18 years, with particular expertise in intracorporeal lithotripsy and gland-preserving techniques for large and complex salivary stones.

He has extensive experience in minimally invasive management of salivary gland disorders and has participated in numerous national and international congresses as an invited speaker and presenter. His clinical work focuses on advanced endoscopic approaches aimed at avoiding gland excision whenever possible.

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.

ENT specialist. Works as a part of the voice care team at the National Opera and Ballet Theatre. Clinical and research interest include voice disorders, upper airway diseases, audiology. Actively involved in academic teaching. A member of the Union of European Phoniatrics (UEP);

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.

Axel Wolf is a medical professional in ENT with a focus on surgery of the nose and paransal sinuses.He received his medical education at the Medical University Vienna and at the Medical University Graz.His impact is evident in over 70 PubMed-listed publications and more than 300 national and international presentations. 

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.

Prof. Dr. Aytuğ Altundag burun sinüs ve koku bozukluğu tedavileri ile ilgilenmektedir

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.

ÖZGEÇMİŞ

İlkokul, ortaokul ve lise eğitimini İzmit’te tamamladıktan sonra Gazi Üniversitesinde Tıp fakültesi eğitimine başladı. 1999 yılında üniversite eğitimimi tamamladım. Selçuk üniversitesi Meram Tıp Fakültesinde de KBB ihtisasımı yaptım. 2004 yılında Selçuk Üniversitesi Meram Tıp Fakültesine Yard. Doç. Dr. olarak atandım. 2012 yılındaDoçent, 2017 yılında Profesör ünvanını aldım. 1 yıllık HauseEar Kliniğinde Resarch eğitimi yaptım. 2023 yılında kadar Selçuk Üniversitesindene ayrılıp KTO Üniversitesi MedovaHastanesinde görev yapmaya başladım. Evli ve 2 çocuk annesiyim.

Dr. Baiba Trinīte is a Professor of Speech and Language Therapy at Riga Technical University, Liepaja Academy, and Head of the Voice and Speech Research Laboratory. She is a leading researcher in the field of voice disorders, combining extensive academic, clinical, and research experience.

Her research and academic  interests focus on voice disorders and voice ergonomics, as well as acquired language, speech and swallowing disorders. She is actively involved in national and international research collaborations and contributes to the advancement of speech and language therapy through scientific publications and professional education.

Dr. Trinite has held several key leadreship positions in the profession, including long-term Chair of the Speech and Language Therapists’ Association of Latvia, and currently serves as a board member. She is also a founder and board member of the Voice Care Society of Latvia.

At the European level, Dr. Trinite served for six years as Vice President of the European Speech and Language Therapists Asooociation (formerly CPLOL), contributing to the development of the profession and strengthening international collaboration across Europe.

Prof.Dr. Banu Atalay Erdoğan graduated from Istanbul University Medical School in 2005 and completed her residency at Istanbul Education and Research Hospital. She has more than 20 years of solid experience in Otorhinolaryngology and Head & Neck Surgery at different levels of training with increasing responsibilities. During this period, she gained a high level of competence in all emergency and elective surgical procedures in ORL in a very busy department at Kartal Dr. Lutfi Kirdar Education and Research Hospital. Her surgical practice focuses on head and neck surgery. She has authored and co-authored over 30 publications and has contributed to the education of many medical faculty students and ear, nose, and throat residents. She has Turkish and European Otolaryngology Board Certificates.

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

President of setif otolaryngology society “AOS”

Executif board member of ANOL “association nationale des ORL libéraux”

Executif Board member of MSOA “mediterranean society of otology and audiology”

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.

Bayram Barış Büyük, MD, is an Otolaryngologist and Head & Neck Surgeon at Ankara Oncology Training and Research Hospital, Turkey. His clinical and academic focus is on head and neck oncologic surgery, particularly reconstructive procedures, free flap reconstruction, and microsurgical techniques. He is actively involved in complex head and neck cancer management and multidisciplinary decision-making processes. In addition to oncologic reconstruction, he conducts research on artificial cadaver models in endoscopic sinus surgery, aiming to improve surgical training and simulation-based education. Dr. Büyük has contributed to several peer-reviewed publications and continues to pursue research integrating surgical innovation, education, and advanced technologies in otolaryngology.

Professor and Senior Consultant at the Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head & Neck Surgery (ORL-HNS), Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM). Dr. Goh is also the Head of Paediatric ORL-HNS Unit at the UKM Specialist Children's Hospital (HPKK). She is an active member with leadership roles in several multidisciplinary teams managing children with hearing loss and airway pathologies, as Head of  UKM Cochlear Implant, UKM Cleft Palate and Vascular Anomalies team. Her research and publications in ENT and are extensive, besides providing expert consultative services to fellow professionals and the community at large. DR. Goh is an internationally recognized speaker in the field of cochlear implant and paediatric airway and supervisor for paediatric ORL subspecialty training in Malaysia. She is the Past President of Malaysian Society of Otorhinolaryngologists Head & Neck Surgeon for 2016/2017 and currently as President Elect of the College of Otorhinolaryngologist, Head and Neck Surgeons, Academy of Medicine Malaysia. She is board member of Asia Pacific Paediatric ORL Society, Cochlear Implant Global Access Network Steering Committee and Asean Academy of Neurotology and Audiology (AANOA).

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. 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.

Prof. Dr. Benedikt Hofauer is the head of the University Hospital for Otorhinolaryngology at the Medical University of Innsbruck in Austria. Before starting this position in 2023 he worked as a consultant at the Department of Otorhinolaryngology at the Technical University of Munich and the University Hospital of Freiburg. He has a strong scientific focus on salivary gland disorders, ultrasound, head and neck oncology and sleep medicine and a strong clinical focus on head and neck surgery and reconstruction.

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 

Memberships:

-EHNS (European Head and Neck Society)

-ELS ( European Laryngology Society)

-EORTC ( QOL group)

-UEP (Union of European Phoniatricians)

-Turkish ENT Association

-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

Present Title & Affiliation

Full Professor, Department of Head and Neck Surgery, Lariboisière Hospital, AP-HP, Université Paris Cité, Paris, France

Bio Statement

Professor Benjamin Verillaud is an ENT surgeon at Lariboisière University Hospital in Paris, France and a full Professor at University of Paris Cité, France. His main field of expertise is endonasal endoscopic surgery, with a special focus on skull base pathologies. He completed a PhD thesis in cellular biology on nasopharyngeal carcinoma in Paris 11 University. After completing residency in Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery in Paris, he joined the team of Professor Philippe Herman at Lariboisière Hospital in 2012, and received advanced fellowship training in endoscopic skull base surgery. His research interests include: (i) Endoscopic advanced techniques in sinus and skull base surgery and (ii) Innovations in the management of rare head and neck malignant tumors.

Office Address

Hôpital Lariboisière, 2 rue Ambroise Paré 75010 Paris, France

[email protected]

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

Bilge Türk graduated from Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine in 2001 and completed residency training in Otorhinolaryngology at İzmir Atatürk Training and Research Hospital between 2002 and 2006. Following compulsory service at Van İpekyolu State Hospital, Dr. Türk gained experience in the private healthcare sector. Since 2012, She has been working as an ENT specialist at Şişli Hamidiye Etfal Training and Research Hospital. In 2020, she was awarded the title of Associate Professor. Dr. Türk’s main clinical and academic interests include rhinology and advanced endoscopic sinus surgery.

Professor and Head of Department of ENT at Amrita institute of Medical Sciences, Kochi, India.

One of the founder members of the Sialendoscopy Group of India. Has performed more than 1000 sialendoscopic procedures. Was the principal investigator of a prospective multicentric study on Skull Base Osteomyelitis- the AOI Kerala SBO study, one of the largest studies till date.

Other interests- Anterior and lateral skull base surgery,rhinoplasty

Speaker at national and international conferences and has publications in international journals.

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).

Currently serving as the Head of the Department of Otolaryngology at University Medical Center Maribor, Slovenia and as president of the Slovenian Society of otorinolaringolog. I’m a member of the AAO HNS, American Head and Neck Society, European Rhinological Society and European Skull Base Society.

Current fields of interest are advanced rhinology and rhinosurgery and endoscopic skull base surgery. Regularly collaborates with Center for Cranial Base Surgery University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, where he was trained in endoscopic skull base surgery.

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.

Brett Miles, MD, DDS, FACS, is Professor and Chair of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery at Lenox Hill Hospital, Manhattan Eye Ear and Throat Hospital in Manhattan, and Vice President for Otolaryngology Services Western Region Northwell Health System, New York, NY, USA. Dr. Miles also serves as the surgical lead for Head and Neck Oncology for the Northwell Cancer Institute in New York.

A Diplomate of the American Board of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery and the American Board of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Dr. Miles is a dual board certified, fellowship trained head and neck oncologist and microvascular surgeon.

A recognized expert in the field of head and neck oncology, microvascular reconstructive surgery, and robotic surgery, Dr Miles has lectured both nationally and internationally and published extensively in peer-reviewed literature. He has served as principal investigator and co-investigator on numerous funded studies and interventional clinical trials related to oncology, robotic and reconstructive surgery. 

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 Audiologiest, (Msc Audiology at ISVR, UK) 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.

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Burhan Dadaş, MD, is a professor of Otorhinolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery (ORL&HNS) with over 37 years of experience. Specializing in otology, his surgical practice focuses on improving patient outcomes for various otological diseases. He chaired the Şişli Etfal Teaching Hospital ORL&HNS Department from 1998-2012 in İstanbul and held multiple positions within the Board of the Turkish Society of ORL&HNS as member, board member and treasurer  and Education Committees. He practices at his private clinic in Istanbul and has published over 60 peer-reviewed scientific articles.

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.

I am Professor of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery. I received my medical degree from Gulhane Military Medical Faculty in Ankara and completed my residency at Gulhane Military Medical Academy Haydarpasa Training Hospital in Istanbul. I joined the faculty in the Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery at Gulhane Military Medical Academy Haydarpasa Training Hospital, Istanbul, I received Professor degree at 2020. Currently, I am Professor of the Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery and Division of Head and Neck Oncologic Surgery at Acibadem Kadıkoy Hospital, Istanbul since 2026.

Between 2015-2016, I did my Clinical & Research fellowship on Head and Neck Cancer and Surgery at Medical University of South Carolina, Head & Neck Tumor Center at Charleston, USA for one year. I also worked as an Observer Physician on Head and Neck Cancer and Surgery at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Division, Pittsburgh, USA for two months in 2014. I also trained as an Observer Physician on Ear Surgery at House Ear Clinic, Visiting Physicians Program Los Angeles, California, USA in 2007.

Since completion of my fellowship, I frequently practice to patients with tumors of the head and neck region, including skull base, thyroid, and salivary gland and also salivary gland disorders and endoscopy (sialendoscopy). My goal for patient care include a comprehensive and multidisciplinary approach to each patient to provide the best cure, quality of life, and cosmesis.

For research point of view, I am in interested in moleculer cancer pathways and its translational research on Head and Neck cancers and I did my PhD on Moleculer Oncology, graduated in 2024 at Medical Health University in Istanbul.

I am member of Turkish Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery Society, Turkish Head and Neck Cancer Society, European Head and Neck Cancer Society and member and board-member of Head and Neck Surgery Society of Turkey.  

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 graduated from Ankara University Medicine Faculty at 204 and graduated from Hacettepe University ENT Department at 2021. I have been working in the Department of Otolaryngology, specializing in Head and Neck Surgery, at Hacettepe University since 2024.

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.

Dr.Büşra Ünsal graduated from Istanbul University Istanbul Faculty of Medicine in 2015 and completed her residency in otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery at Umraniye Training and Research Hospital and has been working as an ENT specialist for the past two years.Her Clinical interests include pediatric otolaryngology,head and neck surgery,sialendoscopy and rhinology.Dr.Unsal’s research extends beyond.She has conducted studies in the fields of head and neck surgery and pediatric airway.She actively participates in national and international scientific platforms with the aim of improving diagnostic processes and developing personalized treatment strategies.She currently works as an ENT specialist at Başakşehir Çam and Sakura City Hospital.

Senior Otolaryngologist–Head & Neck Surgeon with more than three decades of clinical, academic, and leadership experience in tertiary-care hospitals and international medical institutions.

Fellowship-trained in Audiology and Rhinology / Endoscopic Sinus Surgery, with recognized expertise in functional endoscopic sinus surgery, skull base pathology, tinnitus, and auditory disorders.

Currently serving as Chief of Otolaryngology–Head & Neck Surgery at a leading academic hospital, with a longstanding record of building, directing, and expanding high-performing ENT departments.

Distinguished clinical investigator with extensive experience as Principal Investigator in Phase II and III multicenter clinical trials involving sinonasal devices, head and neck oncology, and tinnitus therapeutics.

Trusted advisor and speaker for major pharmaceutical and medical device companies, contributing clinical insight to advisory boards and educational initiatives across Latin America.

Highly regarded educator and international faculty member, having served as course director, invited speaker, and guest faculty in more than 60 national and international conferences, advanced surgical courses, and academic symposia throughout the Americas and Europe. Active member of leading otolaryngology societies in Mexico and Spain.

Combines clinical excellence, academic leadership, and business acumen supported by an MBA, with a sustained commitment to advancing innovation, education, and quality of care in otolaryngology.

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.

Working at Hospital Clinic Barcelona, I am a person who loves working on the nose, teaching and meeting people. I dedicate to rhinology, skull base surgery and facial plastics. My hobbies include doing playlists, dancing and of course, share cases with colleagues.

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.

Professor Philpott leads the research group based at UEA with a team of academic trainees and collaborators as well as links to national and international colleagues and units. He leads the MACRO Programme Grant and is President of the British Otorhinolaryngology & Allied Sciences Research Society. A full biography is available on the UEA website. Research details can also be found on his ResearchGate profile, and he also has a UEA Experts profile page, and a profile page on Top Doctors​

I am a specialist in Otorhinolaryngology with a focused interest in endoscopic sinus and skull base surgery. Born in 1995, I earned my medical degree with honors from the University of Milan in 2020, where I developed a strong foundation in clinical medicine and research. My thesis explored the use of machine learning and big data analytics to predict prognosis in advanced head and neck cancer patients a topic that shaped my ongoing interest in the intersection of technology and surgical oncology.

In 2025, I completed my residency in Otorhinolaryngology at the University of Brescia, graduating with full marks and honors. My residency thesis addressed the epidemiological and prognostic features of head and neck sarcomas, based on a tertiary-care center experience. During this period, I also engaged in a variety of clinical and research experiences that enriched my training, including a fellowship at the Institut Gustave Roussy and Hôpital Lariboisière in Paris, and a collaborative thesis project with Universidad Politécnica de Madrid on AI-driven cancer prognosis models.

My clinical experience includes work as a continuity care physician in Piacenza and as a clinical data analyst at the National Center of Oncologic Hadrontherapy (CNAO). I have also participated in several humanitarian missions, including medical volunteer work in Tulear, Madagascar, where I provided general outpatient care and assisted in ward management.

Education and training have been key elements of my professional development. I have served as a tutor at numerous national and international surgical training programs, including the International Summer School on Transnasal Endoscopic Surgery and courses on endoscopic sinus surgery and complication management. I have presented my research at major congresses such as the SIOeChCF, CEORL-HNS, and the IFHNOS World Congress.

I have authored and co-authored multiple peer-reviewed publications in high-impact journals. These include work on surgical management of paranasal sinus osteomas, artificial intelligence in nasal polyposis detection, financial toxicity in cancer care, and innovative approaches to oncologic laryngology. I strive to integrate scientific rigor with clinical relevance in all my research efforts.

Fluent in English and proficient in French, I also maintain strong digital skills, including the use of data management systems, statistical tools, and multimedia editing platforms. I believe that innovation, collaboration, and continuous learning are essential for advancing patient care and improving surgical outcomes.

Currently, I am working at the Department of ENT and Head and Neck Surgery of IRCCS San Martino in Genova. My clinical focus includes endoscopic approaches to skull base pathology and oncologic surgery.

head of ENT Department and Professor en Autonoma University Medicine School

Chairman, Department of Otolaryngology Head & Neck Surgery, Mackay Memorial Hospital, Taiwan 2021 ~ now

Professor, Mackay Medical University, 2024~now

Director, Mackay Skull Base Center, 2025~now 

Director of Taiwan Society of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, 2016-2019, 2022~now

Director of Taiwan Rhinology Society (TRS), 2014-now 

Director of Taiwan Society for Skull Base Surgery, 2020~now

Dr. Carmine Prizio, MD, graduated with honours and academic distinction in Medicine and Surgery from San Raffaele University of Milan. He completed the four-year specialty programme in Otorhinolaryngology–Head & Neck Surgery in November 2025 at the University of Turin, with honours, defending an experimental thesis on the surgical management of advanced oral cavity cancer. During residency he gained experience in several high-volume Italian referral centres and undertook an overseas observership in Head & Neck Surgery in India. Since December 2025, he has served as Consultant ENT Surgeon at ASST Grande Ospedale Metropolitano Niguarda in Milan.

An active member of the Italian Society of Otorhinolaryngology–Head & Neck Surgery (SIOeChCF) and its young section, Dr Prizio is the author of peer-reviewed publications in indexed journals and has served as faculty and speaker at numerous national and regional courses and congresses.

His current clinical and research interests focus on sinonasal and skull base disorders, as well as head and neck oncology, with attention to multidisciplinary decision-making and personalised treatment planning. He is familiar with major open surgical techniques and minimally invasive endoscopic approaches.

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.

Born in 1980 in Istanbul, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Ceki Paltura graduated from Istanbul Nişantaşı Anatolian High School in 1998. Between 1998-2004, he received his medical education at Marmara University Faculty of Medicine in English. Between 2005-2010, he completed he specialty training at Istanbul Taksim Training and Research Hospital in the Department of Otorhinolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery. He prepared his specialty thesis on “Subjective and Objective Evaluation of the Change in Voice Quality of Patients with Allergic Rhinitis Following Treatment with Nasal Steroid and Antihistamine Combination.” After his specialization, he fulfilled his military service in Erzurum Mareşal Çakmak Military Hospital and his compulsory service in Kastamonu Taşköprü Hospital. He worked at Haseki Training and Research Hospital in Istanbul between 2013-15 and at Gaziosmanpaşa Taksim Training and Research Hospital between 2015-2021. In 2020, he received the title of Associate Professor at Gaziosmanpaşa Taksim Training and Research Hospital. He fulfilled the duties of Education Officer and Administrative Responsibility in the same hospital. Currently he is workin at Uskudar University ENT Deprartment and his clinic.

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.

Prof. Dr. Cem Uzun is Chair of the Department of Otorhinolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery at Koç University School of Medicine, Istanbul, Türkiye. He is the founder and first director of the Mirko Tos Ear and Hearing Research Center, reflecting his primary academic focus on otology, neurotology, hearing research, and cochlear implantation.

Prof. Uzun has held numerous leadership roles in national and international professional organizations. He has served as General Secretary of the Balkan Association of ORL-HNS for over a decade and is a Council Member of the International Cochlear Implant Society, President-Elect of the Turkish Otology-Neurotology Society, and Co-President of the German-Turkish ORL-HNS Society. He previously represented the ORL section at the European Union of Medical Specialists and has led major national initiatives, including newborn hearing screening programs and cochlear implant councils.

His academic contributions include more than 150 peer-reviewed publications, an H-index of 16, two patents, and four surgical techniques in otology and otoneurology. He has delivered over 250 invited lectures and instructional courses at international meetings and has organized numerous scientific events on otology, audiology, scientific writing, and publication ethics.

Prof. Uzun is also active in scholarly publishing and research policy. He is Past President of the European Association of Science Editors, founding president of the Scholarly Publishing Society, and Editor-in-Chief of Balkan ORL-HNS. His EU-funded project received the EASE Best Initiative Award (2025). His honors include the AAO-HNSF Goodwill Ambassador Award, Fulbright Scholarship (University of Miami, Miami Ear Institute), Danish Government Scholarship (University of Copenhagen), and multiple national scientific awards.

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.

Cemal Cingi, MD, is a Professor in the Otorhinolaryngology Department at Eskisehir Osmangazi University, Medical Faculty, Eskisehir, Turkey.

He graduated from the School of Medicine at Istanbul University in 1984 and entered the Otorhinolaryngology Residency Program at Anadolu University, Eskisehir, becoming a Specialist in Otorhinolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery in 1990.

He was appointed as an Associate Professor in 1995 and a Professor in 2001. In 2013, he became an accredited specialist in Oral, Maxillofacial, and Craniofacial Surgery.

Dr. Cingi was Chair of the ENT Section of the European Academy of Allergy and Clinical Immunology (EAACI) and President of the Asian Facial Plastic Surgery Society (AFPSS). He has more than 340 published papers and 30 books. He is a member of the editorial board for several journals. He is the ENT Series editor for Springer.

I worked at mersin university, department of otolaryngology. I am head of otolaryngology department.

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 Chairman, Department of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, ASST Spedali Civili of Brescia / University of Brescia - Brescia (Italy); Head of the Residency Program of Otolaryngology, University of Brescia, School of Medicine - Brescia (Italy); Head of the Head and Neck Tumor Board, ASST Spedali Civili of Brescia (Italy).

Mr Chadwan Al Yaghchi is a consultant laryngologist at the National Centre for Airway Reconstruction, Imperial College Healthcare, London. He manages the full spectrum of laryngeal disorders with specialist interest in airway stenosis and complex dysphagia. Mr Al Yaghchi holds a PhD in Molecular Oncology from Queen Mary’s University of London studying oncolytic viruses in head and neck cancers. In addition, he has an active clinical research program in voice, airway and swallowing disorders.

Mr Al Yaghchi is a founding member of the British Laryngological Association and the president-elect. He is the deputy general secretary of the Eropean Laryngological Society and Board member of the International Association of Transvoice Surgeon. He is a board member of the UK Swallowing Research Group and former Vice president of the Royal Society of Medicine, Section of Laryngology and Rhinology.

Present Academic Appointments: Emeritus Professor of Dept. of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Seoul National University College of Medicine,

Academic Activities: President, Korean Society of Allergy, Asthma and Clinical Immunology, 2024

Chairman (President), Board of Directors, Korean Society of ORL-HNS, 2018~2019

Board member, International Society of Inflammation and Allergy of the Nose, 2020~present

Member of Councilors, Korean Society of Allergy, Asthma and Clinical Immunology, 2011.11~present

Board member, Korea-Japan Joint Meeting, 2018~present

Member of Councilors, Asian Facial Plastic Surgery Society, 2009. 06 ~present

Congress president, Korean Society of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, 2017.

President, Korean Society of Sleep Medicine, 2012-2013

Deputy secretary general/ Director of Rhinology, Facial Plastic and Sleep Medicine, IFOS 2013 Seoul.

Director of Planning Committee, Korean Rhinologic Society, 2002-2008

Chang-Hee Kim, M.D., Ph.D., is a Professor of Otorhinolaryngology at Konkuk University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. He received his M.D., M.S., and Ph.D. degrees from Seoul National University College of Medicine. He completed his internship, residency, and fellowship in Otorhinolaryngology at Seoul National University Hospital and served as a teaching assistant in Physiology. His academic and clinical work focuses on otology and neurotology, with particular expertise in hearing loss and cochlear implantation. In recognition of his research contributions, he received the Young Investigator Award at the Barany Society Meeting in 2016.

Professor Che-Wei Wu is the Chair and Professor of the School of Medicine at Kaohsiung Medical University (KMU) and the Chief of the Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery at KMU Hospital in Taiwan. He earned his MD, MMSc, and PhD degrees from KMU. He is currently the Board Member of the International Neural Monitoring Study Group (INMSG), a Council member of the Asia-Pacific Society of Thyroid Surgery (APTS), a Director of Taiwan Head and Neck Society (THNS) & Taiwan Society of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery (TSOHNS), and an editorial board member of many international journals.

Professor Wu has focused his research on applying intraoperative electrophysiologic neuromonitoring (IONM) to prevent injury to the recurrent laryngeal nerve (RLN) and the external branch of the superior laryngeal nerve (EBSLN) during thyroid and parathyroid surgery since 2005. His research team has developed an experimental animal model using continuous IONM to investigate the mechanisms of RLN injury and has developed several novel IONM techniques.

Ching-Chih Lee is an associate professor and Chief of Rhinology-Head and neck surgery at Kaohsiung Veterans General Hospital, Taiwan. His work focuses specifically on the biomarkers of head and neck cancer, quality metrics in head and neck cancer, and skull base surgery. His recent publication can be found in Head Neck, EJSO, Oral Diseases, Journal of Otolaryngology-Head an Neck Surgery and Oral Oncolog.

Dr. Chisei Satoh is an otolaryngologist at Nagasaki University and a board-certified specialist in Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery. His subspecialty is otology, with particular expertise in middle ear surgery and cochlear implantation. In addition to advanced surgical practice, he is engaged in genetic analysis of cholesteatoma.

Having been trained in Germany, the UK and Australia, Dr. Betz is chair of the Department of Otorhinolaryngology at UKE Hamburg. His primary clinical interests are rhinologic surgery, head and neck surgery and anterior skull base surgery. He is involved in numerous scientific projects and in various scientific societies.

Medical doctor, specialized head and neck surgeon, MD, PhD, DMSci

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 Christopher J Chin attended medical school and residency in London, Ontario at Western University. He subsequently completed his fellowship in Rhinology, Anterior Skull Base Surgery, and Head and Neck Oncology at the University of Toronto. He is the former Division Head of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery at the Saint John Regional Hospital. He is an Assistant Professor in the Division of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery at Dalhousie University.

After completing his fellowship in rhinology and anterior skull base surgery in Toronto, he helped launch the New Brunswick Neuropituitary clinic as well as the Multidisciplinary Airway Clinic for treatment of complex sinus disease in Saint John. He has since relocated to Halifax where he serves as the Residency Program Director for Otolaryngology as of April 2025.  Dr Chin has published over 45 peer-reviewed papers, 3 textbook chapters and is former chair of the Rhinology subgroup of the Canadian Society of Otolaryngology.

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.

Prof. Director: Otology & Skull Base Surgery department, Eye Ear Nose & Throat Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China

Chair: 11th International Conference on Cholesteatoma and Ear Surgery

Member of the board of directors: the Politzer Society and the Prosper Meniere Society

President elect: Shanghai Hearing and Vestibule Medicine Association.

Associate Editor: Journal of International Advanced Otology

Member of Editorial Board: Otology &Neurotology

Member of Editorial Board: Journal Neurological Surgery: Skull Base

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

I am working as a professor ENT doctor at Acibadem Kozyatağı Hospital. I specialize in otology and neurotology.

Education;

2006; MD, Marmara University Faculty of Medicine

2011; Specialist in Otorhinolaryngology, Haydarpasa Numune Training and Research Hospital

2017; Associate Professor of Otorhinolaryngology

2023; Professor of Otorhinolaryngology

Claire Hopkins is a Consultant ENT Surgeon at Guy’s Hospital and Professor of Rhinology at King’s College London. She has a large tertiary practice, and combines clinical work with an extensive research program, focused on improving outcomes in the management of chronic rhinosinusitis. She has held a number of leadership roles within ENT including the President of the British Rhinological Society, President of Rhinology Section of the Royal Society of Medicine, and is the current Secretary General of the European Rhinological Society.

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Claudia Montenegro is an Italian medical doctor specializing in Otolaryngology (ENT). She currently works in the Otolaryngology Unit at ASST Spedali Civili di Brescia. Dr. Montenegro graduated in Medicine and Surgery from Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore in Rome and completed her specialization in Otolaryngology at University of Brescia. During her training, she gained international experience at University Hospitals Leuven in Belgium, focusing on head and neck oncology and advanced laryngeal surgery. She is actively involved in clinical research and academic activities, with a strong focus on innovation in head and neck oncology, reconstructive microsurgery and laryngeal surgery, including transoral laser and exoscopic surgery. Through regular participation in international courses, congresses, and collaborative projects, Dr. Montenegro continues to expand her clinical expertise.

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).

Cristian-Norbert Ionescu is a Phd Student at UMFST George Emil Palade Târgu-Mureș/ I.O.S.U.D. Doctoral School of Medicine and Pharmacy with the fields of study consisting of: Skull Base Tumors, Neurosciences, Artificial Intelligence, Molecular activity, Radiological modelling and Radiomics. Also with a degree of Masters of Science in Clinical Research - MSCR - UMFST George Emil Palade Târgu-Mureș/ I.O.S.U.D. and Doctoral School of Medicine and Pharmacy. Is currently in the Neurosurgery Residency training programme (PGY 5) at the Department of Neurosurgery of the County Emergency Clinical Hospital of Târgu Mureș (SCJU Targu Mures) in Romania.

• Representative of the Neurosurgeon Residents from Romania (2025-2027)

• Member of the European Associations of Neurosurgical Societies (EANS), Member of the Romanian Society of Neurosurgeons, Member of the Balkan ORL Society, Member of the Romanian Society of Rhinology

https://orcid.org/0009-0006-4460-3673

https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Cristian-Norbert-Ionescu

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 currently a Professor Emeritus at Otolaryngology at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. He is a part-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.

Istanbul University

Istanbul Faculty of Medicine

Otorhinolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery

He continues his academic and clinical work in the fields of Otorhinolaryngology and Medical Education. In his clinical practice, he particularly focuses on sleep surgery, prioritizing patient safety, functional outcomes, and evidence-based approaches. His academic interests include surgical skills training, competency-based medical education, and assessment and evaluation methodologies. In these areas, he conducts studies on structured assessment systems and performance-based educational models.

Education

·       Faculty of Medicine – Hacettepe University (1983–1989)

·       Residency in Otorhinolaryngology – Ankara Numune Training and Research Hospital (1989–1994)

·       M.Ed. (Measurement and Evaluation in Education) – Hoca Ahmet Yesevi International Turk-Kazakh University (2013–2015)

·       M.Sc. in Medical Education – Akdeniz University (2014–2016)

·       Ph.D. in Medical Education and Informatics – Akdeniz University (2017–2024)

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'. Moreover, she actively participated in hundreds of workshops and international conferences.

 0000-0002-5644-2831: ORCID number

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. Dr. Fink has lectured on topics related to airway, cough, and laryngeal cancer at multiple national meetings and has published widely on all of the above topics.

Dr. Daniel Lee is a rhinologist and skull base surgeon in the Division of Rhinology in the Department of Otolaryngology – Head & Neck Surgery at the University of Toronto. He completed his residency training at the University of Toronto before pursuing an advanced fellowship in rhinology and endoscopic skull base surgery at the University of Pennsylvania. Dr. Lee’s clinical and academic focus is in advanced rhinology and endoscopic skull base surgery. He has specific focus in the use of artificial intelligence in the field of rhinology and skull base surgery in addition to clinical outcomes and epidemiological studies

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.

Primary Physician in ENT at the "Sfânta Maria" Clinical Hospital in Bucharest; senior consultant at private clinics. With over 15 years of clinical experience, I’m focused on diagnosing and surgically treating complex conditions affecting the nose, throat, and ears.

Senior Lecturer at the Faculty of Dental Medicine within the "Carol Davila" University of Medicine and Pharmacy (UMFCD) in Bucharest.

Active member of the Romanian Society of Rhinology, involved in various scientific and organizing committees for national and international medical congresses.

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.

Dr. Daniela Lucidi – Otolaryngologist, Researcher & Clinician

Dr. Daniela Lucidi is a specialist in Otolaryngology with extensive experience in both clinical practice and academic research. Since 2018, she has worked at the Department of Otolaryngology of the University Hospital of Modena, where she led the ENT Outpatient Clinic at Baggiovara Hospital and was also responsible for the Rhinology Unit, a high-specialty service for the diagnosis and treatment of chronic rhinosinusitis, nasal polyposis, and other complex nasal conditions.

Dr. Lucidi’s surgical expertise spans a wide range of procedures, including endoscopic surgery of the nose and paranasal sinuses, laryngeal surgery, thyroid and salivary gland disorders, head and neck oncology, otologic surgery, and pediatric ENT. Over the course of her career, she has performed more than 2,000 surgical procedures

Since 2025 Dr. Lucidi has also held a research and teaching position at the University of Bologna. Her academic role includes clinical assistance and medical education at the Ravenna Hospital.

Her scientific work focuses primarily on chronic rhinosinusitis and benign nasal pathologies. She is the author of numerous articles published in leading international peer-reviewed journals and is actively involved in ongoing clinical and translational research projects in the field of rhinology. Dr. Lucidi is also a recognized peer reviewer and a member of the editorial boards of several international medical journals, contributing her expertise to the advancement of ENT knowledge worldwide.

Daniele BERNARDESCHI, MD, PhD

                            Born 5 July 1974 - Rome – Italy

                            Married, 4 children

Hospital:

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

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

Danijela Dragičević, MD, PhD  is an ENT specialist and phoniatrician, Associate Professor and head of Department of Otorhinolarygology at the Faculty of medicine, University of Novi Sad, Serbia, head of Laryngology, Oncology and Phoniatrics department at Clinic for ORL and Head and neck surgery, University Clinical centre of Vojvodina, Novi Sad, Serbia. Member of UEP, EHNS. Fields of interest- phoniatry, laryngology, head and neck surgery.

ENT and Sleep Medicine Specialist certified by the Brazilian Medical Association

Master's and PhD in Sciences from Federal University of São Paulo

Secretary of the Sleep Medicine Department of Brazilian Association of Otolaryngology and Cervical Surgery

Vice-President of the Sao Paulo Society of Otolaryngology

Head of the Sleep Endoscopy Service at Hospital BP Sao Paulo

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.

Davide Di Santo is a staff member of the ENT Department of UZ Leuven, Belgium, where he works as a head and neck surgeon. Professional expertise covers head and neck oncologic and reconstructive surgery. Research work is specifically focused on salivary gland cancer.

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.

Phoniatrician, adult and pediatric laryngologist at the Department of Otorhinolaryngology and Cervicofacial Surgery, University Medical Centre Ljubljana. Part of the educational otorhinolaryngology team at the Medical Faculty, University in Ljubljana. Special research interests: respiratory papillomatosis, pediatric tracheostomies.

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

Derek J. Lam MD, MPH is a Professor in the Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery at Oregon Health and Science University in Portland, Oregon, USA. He completed his medical school, residency, and Masters of Public Health at the University of Washington in Seattle and a Pediatric Otolaryngology fellowship at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center. Dr. Lam is a clinician-scientist and studies the diagnosis and surgical management of pediatric obstructive sleep apnea, supported by two R61/R33 grants through the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute. His other clinical interests include dysphagia management, airway reconstruction, and surgical management of adult sleep apnea, including upper airway stimulation.

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.

Dr. Diego Carvalho is a Physician and Otolaryngologist with a Ph.D. in Biotechnology. A Professor and Researcher at the Federal University of Amazonas (UFAM) and State University of Amazonas (UEA), he brings residency experience from Fundação Hospital Adriano Jorge (Manaus-Amazonas-Brazil) and Hospital Kremelin Bicêtre – Université Paris-Sud (Paris-France). His research expertise lies in nasal mucosal immunity, with current focus on post-COVID-19 changes, environmental inflammation (biomass burning), and nasal leishmaniasis, exploring the dynamics of NALT.

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

Dr. Do-Yeon Cho is a Professor of Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. He directs the UAB Smell and Taste Clinic. His research focuses on CRS, cystic fibrosis–related sinus disease, and innovative topical drug delivery systems. An NIH-funded clinician-scientist and global leader, Dr. Cho serves as Chair of the International Committee of the American Rhinologic Society and President-Elect of the Korean American Otolaryngology Society, advancing research, education, and international collaboration in rhinology.

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. 

Professor Backous (Drbackous.com) is a board-certified Neurotologist who practices in Puyallup, Washington. He graduated the University of Washington School of Medicine, did his internship and residency at Baylor College of Medicine and went on to complete a research followed by a clinical fellowship in Neurotology at Johns Hopkins University. His professional mission is ensuring access to care for patients with ear disease and hearing loss. He is an inaugural member of the Healthy Hearing Ears Initiative committed to creating standards of care for treating hearing loss in people with chronic otitis media. Prof. Backous hosts the Northwest Otology Fellowship and runs the largest implantable hearing device program in the Pacific Northwest. His passion is working to protect the richness of otolaryngology practice with doctors being able to choose their practice environment to optimally serve their patients with enjoyment and resilience. He is Past-President the American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery.  His interests include flyfishing, water and Nordic skiing, golf, church activities, spending time with his wife and family and hiking.

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.

Prof. Dr. Dragoslava Djerić, M.D., Ph.D. Full Professor of Otorhinolaryngology, Department of Otorhinolaryngology with Maxillofacial Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, University of Belgrade Full Member, Academy of Medical Sciences of the Serbian Medical Association

Prof. Dragoslava Djerić is a senior academic otologist and otosurgeon with extensive experience in ear pathology, otologic surgery, and hearing disorders. She obtained her M.D., Master’s degree, and Ph.D. from the Faculty of Medicine, University of Belgrade, where she completed her residency in Otorhinolaryngology. Her international training includes research fellowships at Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary (Harvard Medical School) and the Minnesota Ear Clinic, as well as a visiting professorship at the University Hospital Bern, Switzerland.

Throughout her academic career, she has progressed from Assistant Professor to Full Professor at the University of Belgrade. Clinically, she served as Head of the Pediatric Department and later founded and led the Department of Otology at the University Clinic for Otorhinolaryngology in Belgrade, contributing significantly to the modernization of diagnostic and surgical approaches in ear diseases.

Her research focuses on otology, otopathology, cholesteatoma, chronic otitis, hearing loss, and ear microsurgery. She has been involved in pioneering work on temporal bone pathology, multidisciplinary diagnostic strategies, neonatal hearing screening, and modern reconstructive tympanoplasty techniques. She participated in international research collaborations in the USA, Switzerland, and Europe, including projects on otitis media, hearing impairment, and implantable hearing devices.

Prof. Djerić has supervised numerous diploma theses, master’s theses, and doctoral dissertations, and has held key academic leadership roles, including membership in scientific councils, postgraduate teaching committees, and national expert commissions in Serbia. She has been an active educator and instructor in temporal bone dissection, otomicrosurgery, and endoscopic techniques.

She has authored or co-authored over 400 scientific publications, including more than 200 full-length journal articles, and several books and monographs on otology and ear diseases. Her work has been cited in major otologic textbooks and international literature. She serves on editorial boards and as a reviewer for multiple national and international journals.

Prof. Djerić is a member of numerous professional societies, including the International Otopathology Society (Schuknecht Society), European Academy of Otology and Neurotology (EAONO), American Academy of Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery, International Hearing Foundation, and the Politzer Society. She has received multiple national and international awards, including a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Serbian Medical Association.

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

I am an otolaryngologist actively engaged in both clinical practice and academic research in the field of Ear, Nose and Throat (ENT) diseases. My work spans multiple areas of otolaryngology, with a particular focus on laryngology and voice disorders.

My academic interests center on the evaluation and management of laryngeal pathologies and voice disorders across different age groups. I am especially interested in integrating evidence-based approaches into daily clinical practice. In addition, I have contributed to research on laryngeal imaging, voice assessment methodologies, and the clinical application of emerging technologies, including artificial intelligence, in ENT.

I regularly participate in national and international scientific meetings, contributing to academic exchange and fostering collaborative advancements within the otolaryngology community.

Audiologist holding a bachelor’s degree in Audiology and a master’s degree in Business Administration. Currently working as Product Manager for Hearing Screening Solutions at MAICO Diagnostics GmbH, Germany. Has international experience in a research unit, a university clinic, and a hearing aid center across the United Kingdom, Türkiye, and Germany. Brings over five years of professional experience in the field of audiology.

Dr. Eddy Wong is a medical professional who graduated from the medical faculty of The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK). Following his graduation, he embarked on his specialist training in Otorhinolaryngology (ENT) at the United Christian Hospital and the Prince of Wales Hospital (PWH). In 2009, he successfully completed his training and was appointed as a Fellow of the Hong Kong College of Otorhinolaryngologists.

Presently, Dr. Wong holds positions within the medical community, including President at The Hong Kong College of Otorhinolaryngologists, Chief of Service for the Department of ENT at Prince of Wales Hospital. He also serves as the Chief of the Division of Head & Neck within the Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head & Neck Surgery at The Chinese University of Hong Kong.

Education & Training

• University of Alabama Medical Center,E Gaylon McCollough ClinicFellowship, 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 Surgery

• American Board of Facial Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery

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 Professor of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery and Neurological Surgery at the University of California, Irvine. He 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.

His research interests include evidence-based skull base reconstruction and biological basis of and management principles for sinonasal tumors. He has published more than 350 peer-reviewed original articles, reviews, and book chapters in the highest-impact otolaryngology and neurosurgery journals and is a regular invited speaker for both clinical topics and his research nationally and internationally. He is actively involved in the American Rhinologic Society, serving on the Board of Directors as Education Coordinator; North American Skull Base Society; and Triological Society, where he is a fellow member.

He is the primary editor of a textbook on skull base reconstruction and is the primary editor of the International Consensus Statement on Allergy and Rhinology - Sinonasal Tumors document. He also serves as an associate editor of International Forum of Allergy & Rhinology and American Journal of Rhinology & Allergy, and also on the editorial board of Rhinology.

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

DR EDWIN ,CONSULTANT GENERAL ENT,RHINOLOGIST, ANTERIOR SKULL BASE SURGEON AND HONORARY LECTURER WORKING AT THE MUHIMBILI NATIONAL HOSPITAL & MUHIBILI UNIVERSITY OF HEALTH AND ALLIED SCIENCE IN DAR ES SALAAM ,TANZANIA

I HAVE SPECIAL INTEREST IN RHINOLOGIC SURGERIES AS WELL AS COCHLEAR IMPLANTATION PROGRAM

IM THE PRESIDENT OF THE TANZANIA ENT SOCIETY AND MEMBER OF THE AMERICAN ACADEMY OF OTOLARYNGOLOGY HEAD AND NECK SURGERY FOUNDATION

Ehab Hanna, M.D., FACS, is an internationally recognized head and neck surgeon and expert in the treatment of patients with skull base tumors and head and neck cancer. Dr. Hanna is currently a Professor and Vice Chair of the Department of Head and Neck Surgery with a joint appointment in the Department of Neurosurgery, MD Anderson Cancer Center. He also serves as an Adjunct Professor of Otolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery at Baylor College of Medicine. He served as the medical director of the Multidisciplinary Head and Neck Center for 20 years (2004-2023) and is currently the director of the Skull Base Tumor program. For the last 15 years, Dr. Hanna has consistently been named one of America's Best Doctors and Top Doctors in Cancer. In addition to patient care, Dr. Hanna is actively engaged in clinical and translational research with emphasis on skull base tumors. He authored over 350 publications, invited articles, book chapters, and editorials. He co-edited several major textbooks on Cancer of the Head and Neck, Cancer of the Larynx, and Comprehensive Management of Skull Base Tumors. He served as the Editor-in-Chief of the journal of Head & Neck for 15 years from 2007 to 2022. Dr. Hanna served as the President of the North American Skull Base Society (2013-2014) and the President of the American Head and Neck Society (2018-2019). He is currently the Secretary General of the International Federation of Head & Neck Oncologic Societies, the largest organization in the world for Head and Neck Oncology.

I am Ekaterina Putkaradze 08.04.1998 year of birth.
 I am Georgian from Moscow. I am currently located, study and work in Moscow, Russia. First of all, I would like to introduce myself to you: My passion has always been to help people, and that is why I have chosen this meaningful and demanding profession.
I am an alumni from the Russian National Research Medical University named after N.I.Pirogov, Pediatrics. I went through residency of the Department of Otorhinolaryngology of the Moscow Regional Research Clinical Institute named after M. F. Vladimirsky (61/2, bld. 1, Shchepkina str., Moscow, 129110, Russia). At the moment I work there and I’m writing my PhD dissertation. I also work in Federal state autonomous institution «National Medical Research Center for Children's Health» of the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation (Lomonosovsky prospekt 2, bldg. 1, Moscow, 119991, Russia) and some private clinics.

Innovation - involving more and more doctors in the development of laryngology, the search for modern treatment of laryngeal pathologies - is very important to me.
Striving for excellence, sharing of knowledge, dedication, leadership qualities, kindness and the desire to learn are all part of my professional image. A strong internal need to move up the career ladder completes my profile. I have a wonderful curator Djavanshir Mustafayev PhD, laryngologist, ENT oncologist, pediatric surgeon and a supervisor Victor Egorov
MD, Chief Researcher, Head of the Head and Neck Department, Head of the Chair of Otorhinolaryngology, 
Honored Doctor of the Russian Federation, Member of the Board of the Russian Association of Otorhinolaryngologists, Member of the 
Specialized Commission on Otorhinolaryngology of the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation, Vladimirsky Moscow Regional 
Research and Clinical Institute, phone 8 (925) 509-20-10.



In our clinic we treat such rare diseases as laryngeal amyloidosis, laryngeal chondroma, laryngeal papillomatosis, various benign formations of the larynx and
 we also provide rehabilitation for the rapid restoration of voice. I have been keen on the subject of laryngology from the time I was a student at my university. And I would like to convey this love to our audience by expanding knowledge about diseases of the larynx and the possibilities of voice rehabilitation.



Ekaterina Putkaradze, Ent-surgeon, phoniatrist

[email protected]


8-926-498-37-32

Dr. Ela Araz Server, MD is an Otolaryngologist–Head and Neck Surgeon based in Istanbul, Türkiye. She is affiliated with Üsküdar University and practices at Memorial Şişli Hospital. She graduated from Cumhuriyet University School of Medicine in 2003 and completed her residency training in Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery.

Her clinical and academic special interests include rhinology, endoscopic sinus surgery, anterior skull base surgery, and salivary gland disorders. She has extensive experience in functional endoscopic sinus surgery, endoscopic anterior skull base procedures, and gland-preserving salivary gland surgery, particularly sialendoscopy.

Dr. Server actively contributes to national and international scientific meetings as a faculty member and invited speaker. She is also a co-chair and organizer of the Sialendoscopy Istanbul international course, promoting international collaboration and postgraduate education in ENT.

Dr. Elad Azizli is an ENT (Ear, Nose, and Throat) specialist based in Istanbul, Türkiye, where he runs his private practice. He graduated from medical school and subsequently completed his residency in Otorhinolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery.

Over the past decade, Dr. Azizli has dedicated his career to the subspecialty of laryngology, with a particular focus on voice and airway surgery. His main areas of expertise include voice feminization surgery and voice deepening (masculinization) procedures, which he has performed extensively for both national and international patients.

Dr. Azizli applies advanced surgical techniques such as glottoplasty, laser reduction glottoplasty, and cricothyroid approximation, along with other structural approaches tailored to individual patient needs. Through these procedures, he has developed significant experience in modifying fundamental frequency and achieving stable, natural-sounding results.

In addition to his surgical work, Dr. Azizli actively contributes to academic research and international conferences. His publications and presentations reflect his ongoing commitment to advancing the field of laryngology, with special emphasis on improving outcomes in gender-affirming voice surgery.

By combining technical expertise with patient-centered care, Dr. Azizli has established himself as a trusted voice specialist and a recognized name in this highly specialized area of ENT practice.

I am ENT and Facial plastic surgeon, master an PhD

Eleonora Trecca, MD, PhD, is an Associate Professor of Otolaryngology (MEDS-18/A) at the University of Foggia, Italy. She earned her PhD in Translational Medicine from the same university and has gained extensive international experience in the United States, United Kingdom, Portugal, Denmark, Germany, and Malta. From 2020 to 2025, Dr. Trecca worked as an Otolaryngologist at IRCCS Research Hospital Casa Sollievo della Sofferenza, one of the leading hospitals in Southern Italy. During this period, she refined her clinical and surgical expertise in otology, neurotology, and auditory implants, and actively contributed to research, education, and multidisciplinary collaboration in the field. Her most recent international appointment was as a Research Scholar Programme in Otology, Neurotology, and Cranial Base Surgery at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center and Nationwide Children’s Hospital (USA).

Dr. Trecca conducts clinical and translational research across various domains of Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery, and has received numerous awards, scholarships, and invitations to national and international conferences in recognition of her scientific contributions. Her main areas of interest include:

• Smell and taste disorders

• Otology, Neurotology, and Auditory Implants

• Pediatric Otolaryngology

• E-Health and Artificial Intelligence

She has been honored with multiple distinctions, including the American Rhinologic Society (ARS) Fall Poster Award and CRS Scholarship (2018), Best Scientific Contribution in Audiology and Otology at the Academy AUORL Meeting (2019), the AUORL Award for Best Dissertation in Otolaryngology and Italian Society of Audiology (SIAF) Scholarship (2021), and the European Rhinologic Society (ERS) Fellowship (2024).

Dr. Trecca currently serves as Secretary of the Scientific Committee of the Italian Society of Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery (SIOeChCF) and as National Coordinator of the Young Otolaryngologists Group (GOS). Internationally, she is also the Chair of the Congress Committee of the Young Otolaryngologists of IFOS (Yo-IFOS).

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-

Elif Ersoy Çallıoğlu is an Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery specialist at Ankara Bilkent City Hospital. She has graduated from Ege University Faculty of Medicine in 2000 and completed his residency training in Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery at the same university in 2005. She served as an observer at the pittshburg university , focusing on head and neck surgery and robotic surgery. She was awarded the title of Associate Professor in 2020.

Dr. Ersoy Çallıoğlu has contributed chapters to both international and national books. She has presented her research at national and international conferences and has received awards at both levels. She has authored and co-authored great number of publications. She has served in various roles for numerous journals, including as an advisory board member and reviewer. She is a member of several national and international societies. Her main interests include head and neck surgery, transoral laser surgery (including laryngectomy procedures), transoral robotic surgery, and thyroid surgery

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.

I`m 45 years old. In 2013 I was graduated Gulhane Military Medical University, finished military serve in 2021 and till now work in Nartional Prime Hosspital in Baku. Have expirience of presentation in many national and international conferences in Canada, Turkiye, Russia, Kazakistan, Uzbekistan etc.

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), Germany. 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 center for Allergy and Rhinology under Prof. 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

Elvir Zvrko works as an otorinolaryngologist and facial plastic surgeon at the Clinical Center of Montenegro. He was the director of the Clinic of ORL from 2018 until 2021. He is a professor at the Faculty of Medicine in Podgorica. He is a member of the Committee for Medical Research of the Montenegrin Academy of Sciences and Arts. He is the president of the Association of Otorhinolaryngologists of Montenegro since 2018. He was a member of the Ethics Committee of Montenegro. He was the president of the Center of Youth Scientists of the Montenegrin Academy of Sciences and Arts. He was the vice president of the Council for the Scientific Research of the Ministry of Science. The main research interests are: Head and Neck Oncology, Facial Plastic Surgery, Quality of Healthcare, Medical Education.

Professor Emad Ahmed Magdy received his bachelor’s degree in medicine & surgery (MBBCh ‘MD’) from the Faculty of Medicine, Alexandria University in 1992 with grades Excellent and first-degree honors. He concluded his residency at the Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Alexandria University in 1997 after finishing his Master degree in Otorhinolaryngology (MCh ‘MS’ ORL) in the same year. In 2000, he received a 2-year clinical and research fellowship in Microvascular Head & Neck reconstructive surgery from Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, USA and then fulfilled his Doctorate degree in Otorhinolaryngology (PhD ORL) in the same topic in 2002.

Doctor Emad Magdy is a senior consultant in Otorhinolaryngology with special interest in Head & Neck Surgery and Laryngology. He was the first Otorhinolaryngologist to perform microvascular free flap reconstructive surgery in Egypt in 1998. He also was the first to introduce sialendoscopy “minimally invasive salivary gland ductal endoscopic surgery” in Egypt after receiving special training from the European Sialendoscopy training center in Geneva, Switzerland in 2008. Since then, he has been propagating this refined surgical technique in Egypt, Africa and the Middle East area and has been holding annual hands-on/Live surgery training courses in Alexandria and abroad since 2016. He also established an International Sialendoscopy fellowship training program since 2022 held 3 times/year in Alexandria, Egypt (with fellows from 15 different countries already trained). Other areas of surgical interest and expertise include thyroid and salivary gland surgery, Head & Neck cancer surgery and reconstructions, Microlaryngeal surgery and care for the professional voice, facial reanimation surgery in addition to the general Otorhinolaryngology practice.

Academically, Dr. Magdy has acquired his position as a full Professor at the Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Faculty of Medicine, Alexandria University since 2013 and up till now. He is a regular undergraduate and postgraduate tutor and has supervised numerous Master and Doctorate degree thesis at his institution. Research wise, he has authored over 40 International peer-reviewed article publications, review articles and book chapters. He is also a peer-reviewer and editorial board member for several International as well as national Medical Journals. He acted as an invited guest faculty and speaker in numerous International ORL-HNS congresses and courses in Africa, Asia, Europe, North & South America. He has been an Executive Committee member & key organizer of the annual Alexandria International ORL Congress (AlexORL) since 2008 and is held the position of Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the 37th Alexandria International Combined ORL Congress (AlexORL2022).

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.