<p>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.</p>

<p>Dr. Markus Blaurock is a board-certified Otorhinolaryngologist, Head- and Neck Surgeon. He attended medical school and residency at the University of Greifswald with some clinical training at the Carver College of Medicine in Iowa City, Iowa in the USA. After board certification in 2018 he attended the IFHNOS global online fellowship in head and neck surgery with an observership at MD Anderson Cancer Center, USA, graduating in 2020. Currently he continues work at the University of Greifswald as a head and neck surgeon, including robotic surgery, and teaches medical and dentristry students.</p> <p>His research focus is on process quality in head and neck cancer. This includes the detection of sleep apnea, prehabilitation and antibiotic use as well as followup-quality. Additionally, he has been an active participant in clinical trials including phase II and III pharmaceutical trials. Since 2022 he has been active in the EORTC head and neck group and was voted the chairman of the young and early career investigator group in 2024.</p>