Necati Enver
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Necati Enver is an Otolaryngologist (ENT) specialist who has dedicated his career to the research and treatment of voice, swallowing, and airway disorders. With his expertise in non-surgical treatment approaches and his internationally diverse training background, he has become one of Turkey's leading figures in the field of laryngology.
Dr. Enver began his medical education at Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine, one of Turkey's most prestigious medical schools, and completed his residency training in Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery at Istanbul University ENT Clinic. During his residency, he had the opportunity to expand his knowledge and experience on an international level, training at the renowned Università Degli Studi Di Genova in Italy — an experience that gave him close exposure to different clinical approaches practiced across Europe. During this same period, he also participated in research at the Cancer Stem Cell Laboratory of Charité University Berlin, a leading institution in head and neck cancer research, further strengthening his scientific background in oncology.
Determined to continue his academic and clinical development at an international level, Dr. Enver moved to the United States, where he worked at the Voice Center of the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC), gaining advanced knowledge and experience in voice, speech, and swallowing disorders. During this time, he successfully completed all four steps of the USMLE examinations required for U.S. medical licensure equivalency. Following this achievement, he was accepted into the joint Laryngology Fellowship Program of Weill Cornell Medicine and Columbia University in New York — two internationally renowned institutions. Throughout this prestigious one-year fellowship, Dr. Enver received intensive, hands-on surgical and clinical training, achieving a world-class level of expertise in laryngology. This experience allowed him to refine both his surgical skills and his clinical judgment in approaching voice and swallowing disorders at the highest level.
After completing this extensive period of training abroad, Dr. Enver returned to Turkey and continued his academic career as a faculty member at Marmara University ENT Clinic. As a result of his scientific work, publications, and teaching activities, he was awarded the title of Associate Professor in 2021. Continuing his academic, educational, and clinical responsibilities at one of the leading universities on Istanbul's Anatolian side, Dr. Enver has also contributed significantly to the training of young physicians.
Today, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Necati Enver practices at his own clinic while also serving as a Board Member of the European Laryngological Society (ELS), playing an active role in the international scientific community. He has made it his principle to offer patients minimally invasive, non-surgical treatment options whenever possible for a wide range of ENT conditions, particularly hoarseness, swallowing difficulties, and vocal cord disorders. Closely following the latest global advancements in his area of passion — voice and swallowing disorders — Dr. Enver continues to apply this accumulated knowledge both in patient care and in the innovative educational approaches he shares with his students.
Sessions
Description:
this presentation aims to advise young researchers by showing the importance of scholarships such as the TÜBİTAK 2214-a international research scholarship in conducting some doctoral studies abroad. The international funding process and project application content will form the basis for being in new research environments and gaining experience, and transferring advanced methodologies back to domestic institutions. The impact of such experiences on technical and professional development, scientific perspectives and their importance in long-term international collaborations, and how they enrich the quality of research at home will be emphasized.
objectives:
to provide a comprehensive project process for doctoral students seeking international research opportunities.
to demonstrate the personal and academic benefits of conducting research abroad.
to encourage young researchers to pursue global collaborations and establish long-term scientific networks.
background:
during my phd in audiology, i received funding through the TÜBİTAK 2214-a program to conduct a portion of my doctoral research at the kresge hearing research institute at the university of michigan, USA. This experience directly advanced my thesis work, allowing me to acquire advanced skills in electrophysiology and confocal imaging in basic science. Beyond the technical training, it encouraged an adaptation to an international research culture and collaborations that would continue to shape my academic career. By sharing this scientific experience, i hope to encourage early career scientists to take advantage of similar opportunities and explore global perspectives.
fatma nur kömür. objective and behavioral assessment of noise exposure on the vestibular system in rodents. TÜBİTAK 2214-a international ph.D. Research fellowship, 20.08.2024–15.11.2025, kresge hearing research institute, department of otorhinolaryngology, head & neck surgery, university of michigan, USA.
ayşe ayça çiprut, fatma nur kömür, yavuz özdemir, özlem tuğçe yaşar, dila şener akçora, buğra genç, murat peker, halis altun, ali cemal yumuşakhuylu, çağatay oysu, gabriel corfas. evaluation of the effect of noise exposure on vestibular synaptopathy in sprague-dawley rats under different conditions, in terms of behavioral, electrophysiological, histological, longitudinal and holistic approach. TÜBİTAK 1001 project, project no: 223s785, 2024, ongoing.
komur, f. N., genc, b., cassinotti, l. R., corfas, g., ciprut, a., & yumusakhuylu, a. C. (2026). Noise-induced vestibular dysfunction in rats: longitudinal assessment using cvemp and behavioral testing after low-frequency acoustic trauma. frontiers in integrative neuroscience, 19, 1677019.
Voice Aesthetics – A New Perspective in Laryngology
Voice aesthetics is an emerging field that goes far beyond the treatment of voice disorders. It explores how voice shapes identity, relational roles, social integration, professional performance, and personal well-being.
This lecture will introduce the concept of emerging vocal archetypes and their perceptual effects on both the speaker and the listener. The relationship between voice, emotion, intention, and relational communication will be discussed together with practical methods for aesthetic voice assessment.
The second part of the lecture will focus on advanced and adjustable surgical techniques that allow individualized voice optimization while preserving natural vocal function. Clinical examples will demonstrate how these procedures can be successfully applied not only in patients with voice disorders but also in healthy individuals, including professional voice users seeking greater vocal flexibility, authenticity, and performance.
Voice aesthetics represents a shift from restoring the diseased voice to optimizing the human voice according to the individual's identity, expectations, and social roles.
Introduction and background: professional singers present unique challenges to surgeons in terms of management for optimal results. Beyond phono-surgery techniques, the surgeon must factor into the decision to proceed with surgery factors such as the timing of surgery, preoperative phoniatric care, postoperative vocal rehabilitation, and the timing and decision to return to full voice use.
goals:
a. to give the participant knowledge of the unique challenges in treating professional singers by surgery or office intervention
b. to appreciate the variety of office and surgical techniques tailored to the lesion and know how the impact of surgery will be on the singer vocal range and tambre.
c. to have a working appreciation of working with the singers’ schedule to produce maximum functional results.
at the end of the course, the attendee should have a better understanding of the special considerations for professional singers who undergo phono-surgery or office procedures.
ABSTRACT:
this 30-minute course will discuss the critical considerations regarding pre-operative, operative, and post-operative management unique to the professional singer who may require surgery or office intervention. We will discuss:
a. the common types of lesions in professional singers that may need surgical intervention. These include vocal fold lesions such as vocal fold varix, vocal fold polyps, nodules, cysts and pseudocysts, keratosis, and lesions of uncertain significance.
b. we will discuss the management of vocal fold scar, nodule, and vocal atrophy in the professional performer.
c. we will discuss management of glottis insufficiency due to vocal fold paresis and presbyphonia
d. phonosurgery techniques that will be covered will include:
a. microflap techniques, advancement flaps, and sutures
b. use of operative angiolytic lasers
c. role of fillers such as restylane, PRP, nano fat, and microfat
we will cover important issues such as preoperative and perioperative management considerations, including:
a. the singer’s lesion, style of singing, decision, and timing to proceed with surgical intervention.
b. the consideration for office-based intervention using KTP and blue lasers, injection laryngoplasty with fillers or fat versus surgical operative intervention by microlaryngeal surgery with or without CO2 or angiolytic lasers, and the use of fillers
c. the role of office endoscopy and stroboscopy in the comprehensive rehabilitation of the singer after surgery regarding return to singing and return to full function.
at the end of the course, the attendee should have a better understanding of the additional considerations for professional singers who undergo surgery or office procedures.