Dr. Firas Kassem, MD Chair, Department of Otolaryngology – Head & Neck Surgery, Meir Medical Center, Israel

Dr. Firas Kassem is Chair of the Department of Otolaryngology – Head & Neck Surgery at Meir Medical Center, Israel, and Head of the Nasal and Sinus Surgery Unit. His clinical and research interests focus on chronic rhinosinusitis, biologic therapies for inflammatory sinonasal disease, and odontogenic sinusitis.

He served as President of the Israeli Rhinologic Society (2019–2022) and currently serves on the Advisory Board of the European Rhinologic Society. He is a Senior Lecturer at the Gray Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Tel Aviv University.