Dr. Said Sönmez, MD, PhD, is an Assistant Professor of Otolaryngology at Istanbul University, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine. He specializes in otology and neurotology, with clinical and research interests including chronic otitis media, cholesteatoma, endoscopic ear surgery, hearing restoration, and skull base pathologies. Dr. Sönmez has authored numerous peer-reviewed publications and book chapters, and actively contributes to national and international ENT congresses as a speaker and panelist.