Dr. Alperen Vural is a professor in the Department of Otorhinolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery at Istanbul University Cerrahpaşa Medical Faculty. With specialized expertise in head and neck surgery and endoscopic skull base surgery, he contributes to both clinical practice and academic research.

Dr. Vural serves as an editor for several scientific journals, including the Journal of Clinical Practice and Research and the Balkan Medical Journal, and is actively involved in peer review for numerous international publications. He has presented extensively at global conferences and has particapated as a faculty in various instructional courses on skull base surgery.

Currently, Dr. Vural is the Secretary General of the Turkish Skull Base Society. He also serves as the Co-Chair of Young–IFOS/IFOS Istanbul Congress.

Present Title & Affiliation

Full Professor, Department of Head and Neck Surgery, Lariboisière Hospital, AP-HP, Université Paris Cité, Paris, France

Bio Statement

Professor Benjamin Verillaud is an ENT surgeon at Lariboisière University Hospital in Paris, France and a full Professor at University of Paris Cité, France. His main field of expertise is endonasal endoscopic surgery, with a special focus on skull base pathologies. He completed a PhD thesis in cellular biology on nasopharyngeal carcinoma in Paris 11 University. After completing residency in Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery in Paris, he joined the team of Professor Philippe Herman at Lariboisière Hospital in 2012, and received advanced fellowship training in endoscopic skull base surgery. His research interests include: (i) Endoscopic advanced techniques in sinus and skull base surgery and (ii) Innovations in the management of rare head and neck malignant tumors.

Office Address

Hôpital Lariboisière, 2 rue Ambroise Paré 75010 Paris, France

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I am Dr Skander Kedous, a Tunisian ENT surgeon specializing in head and neck oncology, rhinology and endoscopic anterior skull base surgery. I am a Full Professor, currently serve as Head of the Head and Neck Oncology ENT Department at the Salah Azaiz Institute in Tunis, one of the leading cancer centers in Tunisia.

Over the years, I have dedicated my career to the management of head and neck cancers, advanced endoscopic sinonasal surgery, and reconstruction in oncologic surgery. My expertise focuses particularly on endoscopic repair of skull base defects, sinonasal oncology, and minimally invasive anterior skull base approaches. I have also contributed to the development of mandibular reconstruction using CAD-CAM technology for free flaps in Tunisia.

Alongside my clinical activity, I am actively involved in academic teaching, surgical training, and international collaboration. I supervise residents and medical students and participate in several scientific exchanges with African and European colleagues, particulary skull base surgery teams.

My professional interests include sinonasal tumors, cerebrospinal fluid leak repair, anterior skull base surgery, head and neck oncology, and innovation in endoscopic ENT techniques.

Dr. Kachorn Seresirikachorn is a graduate of Otolaryngology (ENT) and Rhinology Fellowship training and a Ph.D. from Chulalongkorn University in Thailand. He further honed his expertise by completing a Research Fellowship in Rhinology and Skull Base Surgery at the Sydney Clinical Rhinology Fellowship in Sydney, Australia. Dr. Kachorn presently serves as a consultant at the Endoscopic Nasal and Sinus Surgery Excellence Center within the Department of Otolaryngology at King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital in Bangkok, Thailand.

In his esteemed role, he is the Vice Secretary of the ASEAN Rhinologic Society. His academic achievements include securing a Research Award from the 12th Jakarta International FESS Course, a Research Travel Award from the European Rhinologic Society, and the esteemed first prize for oral presentation at the Singapore Allergy and Rhinology Course. In 2022, he received the Golden Endoscopic Award from the American Rhinologic Society.

Dr. Kachorn has contributed numerous publications in Rhinology and Endoscopic Sinus Surgery throughout his career. His commitment to academia extends to his role as a reviewer for several prestigious international journals, including the International Forum of Allergy & Rhinology, American Journal of Rhinology and Allergy, Laryngoscope, Clinical Otolaryngology, Frontiers in Allergy, and the Asia Pacific Journal of Allergy and Immunology.

I am a German otolaryngologist with comprehensive training in Head and Neck Surgery. I began my medical education at Semmelweis University in Budapest, Hungary, where I completed the first two years of the six-year medical curriculum and passed the first state examination. I continued my studies at Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, Germany, where I completed medical school, passed the second and third state examinations, and obtained my medical license.

During my medical studies, I conducted experimental research at the Institute for Neurosurgical Pathophysiology at Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz. My doctoral thesis (Dr. med.) focused on neurotrauma research and investigated the dose-dependent effects of ethyl pyruvate on histological damage and neurological deficits following controlled cortical impact in a rat model.

After graduation, I completed my residency training in Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery at Helios Dr. Horst-Schmidt-Kliniken in Wiesbaden, Germany, a tertiary referral center with a certified Head and Neck Tumor Center. During my specialist training, I developed a subspecialty focus in rhinology and skull base surgery, with a focus on complex sinonasal and anterior skull base pathology. I completed my specialist training in 2021.

Since completing my residency, I have continued my clinical career at the same institution, initially as a Senior Consultant and currently as a Managing Consultant in the Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery. I am involved in the leadership of the certified Head and Neck Tumor Center and the Skull Base Center.

Dr.Nadim Khoueir is an ENT surgeon specialized in diseases and surgeries of the nose, sinuses and skull base at Hotel Dieu de France University Hospital-Lebanon. He is an Assistant Professor at Saint Joseph University-Lebanon, Faculty of Medicine and director of the PGY-1 surgical residency program. He completed his fellowship in Rhinology/Endoscopic Sinus and Skull Base Surgery at Medstar Union Memorial Hospital-USA and Lariboisière Hospital-France. He obtained a Master’s degree in Public Health and Biostatistics from Paris Sacclay University-France. He published many papers in international peer reviewed journals and book chapters.