Ahmet Ömer İkiz

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.


Sessions

09-10
08:00
60min
Primary Hyperparathyroidism 2026: Patient Selection, the Essential Imaging Algorithm, Decision-Making and Intraoperative Adjuncts
Tobias Todsen, Ahmet Ömer İkiz, Marika Russell, Ben-Zion Joshua, Mine Araz
Head and Neck Oncology
Head & Neck Surgery 2
09-10
14:00
30min
Neuromonitoring in thyroid surgery
Ahmet Ömer İkiz

The objective of this course is to highlight the current role and limitations of neuromonitoring in thyroid surgery. Role of intermittent nerve monitoring for identification of recurrent laryngeal nerve anatomical variations, prognostication of postoperative nerve function, staging of bilateral surgeries to avoid bilateral vocal paralysis and tracheotomy; as well as the added value of continous nerve monitoring for preventing nerve injury will be discussed briefly. The topics will be covered through a combination of case presentations and current literature.

Head and Neck Oncology
Head & Neck Surgery 4