Professor  Emeritus,

Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery

Faculty of Medicine Ain-Shams University

MBBCh 1981 (Valedictorian), MSc 1985 , MD 1989, ECFMG 1982 , DU  (clinical research) 2009 [Bordeaux].

Member: IRB (Faculty of Medicine), National Commission for Professorial Nominations, Head of training Arab Board of Medical Specialties, Egyptian Board for Medical Specializations.

Member: CORLAS, ELS, American Academy, Societe Francaise d’ORL-CCF, Korean ENT-HNS Society, Egyptian ORL society, Egyptian Skull Base Society, Egyptian Society Cochlear Implantation. Regional representative   Mediterranean Society of Otology and Audiology [MSOA], executive committee Vertigo Academy International (VAI), Board Member Politzer Society, IFOS ad hoc committee on Otology Neurotology.

Publications: 103 articles, 5 books, reviewer for 15 journals.

Interests:  Skull base, Head and Neck oncology, laryngo-tracheal stenosis, vestibulogy , cochlear implants

Current positions of Prof Milan Stankovic are: Full time Professor of Otolaryngology, Head of  Otolaryngology at Medical Faculty University of Nis Serbia, Instuctor of European Academy of Otology and Otoneurology, Ambassador to American Academy of  Otolaryngology, Visiting Professor at Ahepa University Hospital Thessaloniki, Greece, International Elector at University in Athens, Thessaloniki, Larisa, Iraklion (Greece), Honorary Member of Italian Rhinologic Society, Honorary Member of ENT Society of Northern Greece, Contributor to Encyclopedia of ORL ( Springer, New York), Editor in World Articles of Otolaryngology, Member of Editorial Board for International Advanced Otology, Balkan Jounal of Medicine, Journal of Hearing Science, etc.

He was: President of Balkan Society of Otolaryngology, Board Member of Balkan ORL Society, Vice President of Serbian ORL Society, and Regional Secretary  of  European Academy of Otology and Otoneurology.

He published chapters in Books (Encyclopedia of ORL, Atlas of Operative Otolaryngology, Handbook of Pharyngeal Diseases), and papers in: Am J Otolaryngol, Eur Arch ORL, Otol Neurotol, ORL Karger, Acta Byophys Biochem, Pro Otology, International Advanced Otology, etc.

During international Congresses he was frequently  Chairperson  and Round table speaker at many Congresses, also Invited speaker at International Congresses , and as Instructor of European Academy of Otology.

Postgraduate education of Prof Stankovic included: ENT Clinics in Geneva, Zurich, Basel (1989 to 1990), Cornel University Saltzburg ENT Seminar (1997), ENT Clinic University Hospital Vienna (2000), ENT Clinics in Tokio and Osaka, Japan (2004),  ENT Clinic Charite Berlin, Germany (2006).

Dr. Daniela Gonzalez Casas is a second-year Otology and Neurotology Fellow at the Fundación Universitaria de Ciencias de la Salud (FUCS) in Bogotá, Colombia. She earned her medical degree from Universidad Militar Nueva Granada and completed her residency in Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery at FUCS-affiliated teaching hospitals, including Hospital de San José and Hospital Infantil Universitario de San José.

Her clinical and research interests focus on otologic surgery, cochlear implantation, and hearing outcomes in older adults, with particular emphasis on improving patient selection and outcomes following cochlear implantation.

Outside of her clinical and academic work, Dr. Gonzalez Casas enjoys spending time with her family, running, and practicing Pilates.

Dr. Daniele DE SIATI is an Italian physician based in Brussels, Belgium, with a multidisciplinary background in otology, neurotology, and space medicine. He earned his medical degree from the University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, followed by a specialisation in Audiology and Phoniatrics at the University of Padua. He then moved to Brussels, where he obtained a second specialisation in Otorhinolaryngology while continuing to work in the fields of cochlear implantation and balance disorders.

Dr. De Siati spent over 15 years at the Academic Hospital Saint-Luc, affiliated with the Catholic University of Louvain, where he focused on cochlear implants and vestibular diagnostics.

Currently, he is pursuing a PhD in Space Medicine at the University of Mons, where his research explores vestibular and postural adaptations to microgravity, particularly in preparation for suborbital missions, with the use of artificial intelligence in data analysis.

He is Director of the recently established Apulian SpaceLab, an academic centre for research and training in aerospace sciences located near the SpacePort of Grottaglie in Southern Italy. The SpaceLab includes both terrestrial and underwater facilities, and aims to support human research, medical training, and prototype testing for space missions.

Dr. De Siati also teaches vestibulometry for Audiologists at the ILMH in Brussels.

In addition to his academic and clinical roles, he serves as Chair of the Networking Committee of YO-IFOS, the Young Section of the International Federation of Otorhinolaryngological Societies, after previously serving as Regional Representative for Europe.

He is also co-founder of the Association of Italian Physicians in Belgium, an organisation that supports professional collaboration and cultural exchange among Italian healthcare professionals living and working abroad.

Dr. Mutlaq AlSihan

M.B.,B.Ch.,B.A.O.,M.D.

Consultant OTORHINOLARYNGOLOGY and head & neck surgery

Head of ORL-HNS council Ministry of health (MOH) state of Kuwait

Head of cochlear Implant Committee MOH

Director ORL-HNS Zain & Shaikh Salem AlAli hearing and speech Centre Kuwait