<p>He graduated from the Medical Faculty of Aegean University in 1989 and completed his residency in Otolaryngology at İzmir Atatürk Education and Research Hospital in 1994. Following this, he spent a year as a research fellow in the Department of Otolaryngology at the University of Pittsburgh. In 1997, he received his first academic appointment at Pamukkale University. He is affiliated with several professional organizations, including the Turkish Otolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery Association, the European Academy of Otology and Neurotology, the Neurotological and Equilibriometric Society, and the Mediterranean Society of Otology and Audiology. He has authored numerous articles, book chapters, and books in both Turkish and English, primarily focused on Otology and Neurotology. In recent years, his research has centered on hearing reconstruction, implants, endoscopic ear surgery, vestibular disorders, and vestibular rehabilitation.</p>

<p>She graduated from the Faculty of Medicine in Cluj Napoca in 2000 and the specialty exam in ENT in 2000 when she was admited in the university as a assistant professor in 2000. She went through the promotion stages in the university and became a professor in 2022. Since 2025 she has been the Head of the ENT Department at the University of Medicine and Pharmacy in Cluj Napoca. She has participated in numerous research grants as director and member, has many publications in the field of otology.</p>

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<p>Prof. Dr. med. Kristen Rak is the senior consultant of otology and the senior physician of the Comprehensive Hearing Center Würzburg. His clinical specialties are in otology, especially cochlear implants, active middle ear implants and middle ear surgery. These areas are also his main interest in research alongside with radiological diagnostics of the inner ear structures, navigation of the lateral skull base and inner ear biology. He is the author/coauthor of over 120 peer reviewed articles.</p>