09-11, 16:30–18:00 (Europe/Istanbul), Phoniatrics 3
this panel is about upper airway problems
Esma Altan, MD
Otorhinolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery Laryngology & Voice Disorders
Email: [email protected] | Phone: +90 505 309 09 08 | Ankara, Türkiye
Professional Summary
Otorhinolaryngology and Head & Neck Surgery specialist with a focused clinical and academic interest in laryngology and voice disorders. Experienced in the diagnosis and management of functional and organic voice disorders, professional voice users, injection laryngoplasty, office-based laryngeal procedures, and multidisciplinary voice therapy. Actively involved in clinical research with multiple peer-reviewed publications in international journals.
Education
Medical Degree (MD) Gazi University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Türkiye — 2008
Residency in Otorhinolaryngology and Head & Neck Surgery Ankara Dışkapı Yıldırım Beyazıt Training and Research Hospital — 2010–2016
Professional Experience
Ankara Etlik City Hospital, Department of Otorhinolaryngology and Head & Neck Surgery (2022–Present)
Ankara Dışkapı Yıldırım Beyazıt Training and Research Hospital (2016–2022)
Yozgat Sorgun State Hospital (2016)
International Clinical Experience / Observership
Observership in Laryngology Department of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA Supervisor: Albert Merati, MD April 2025 – June 2025
Completed an international observership in laryngology at the University of Washington under the supervision of Prof. Albert Merati.
Clinical and Academic Interests
Laryngology, Voice disorders, Muscle tension dysphonia, Benign vocal fold lesions, Professional voice users, Injection laryngoplasty, Office-based laryngeal procedures, Voice therapy, Videolaryngostroboscopy, Airway management
Associate Professor, Department of ENT and Head-Neck Surgery, Vivekananda Inatitute of Medical Sciences, Kolkata, India
Honorory Secretary, Association of Phonosurgeons of India
Ex Editor in Chief, International Journal of Phonosurgery and Laryngology
Areas of special interest: Laryngology, Transgender voice surgery, Airway reconstruction surgery
- Long Survivorship Post Neck Radiation: Dysphagia, dysphonia and dyspnea management
- Arytenoid adduction: tips and tricks
- Surgical treatment in bilateral vocal fold paralysis
- Anterior Commissure: From anatomy to surgery
- Thyroplasty
- Updates on Management of Chronic Cough
- Sulcus: Challenges and treatment
Emel Çadallı Tatar, M.D. is a Professor of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery. She has graduated from Hacettepe University, School of Medicine in 1999 and completed her Otolaryngology residency in 2004 at the same university. She was an otolaryngologist between 2007-2010, an attending otolaryngologist between 2010-2013, an associate professor between 2013-2020 and a professor since 2020. She has over 110 articles published atnational/international journals and over 425 citations.
- Salivary control disorders
- Microlaryngeal Surgery: tips and tricks for better outcomes
- From European and American Consensus to the IFOS Guidelines for Managing Laryngopharyngeal Reflux Disease
- Vocal fold scars and aging : a room for regenerative medicine?
- Endoscopic Frontal Sinus Surgery: From Basic to Complex