Ehab Hanna, M.D., FACS, is an internationally recognized head and neck surgeon and expert in the treatment of patients with skull base tumors and head and neck cancer. Dr. Hanna is currently a Professor and Vice Chair of the Department of Head and Neck Surgery with a joint appointment in the Department of Neurosurgery, MD Anderson Cancer Center. He also serves as an Adjunct Professor of Otolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery at Baylor College of Medicine. He served as the medical director of the Multidisciplinary Head and Neck Center for 20 years (2004-2023) and is currently the director of the Skull Base Tumor program. For the last 15 years, Dr. Hanna has consistently been named one of America's Best Doctors and Top Doctors in Cancer. In addition to patient care, Dr. Hanna is actively engaged in clinical and translational research with emphasis on skull base tumors. He authored over 350 publications, invited articles, book chapters, and editorials. He co-edited several major textbooks on Cancer of the Head and Neck, Cancer of the Larynx, and Comprehensive Management of Skull Base Tumors. He served as the Editor-in-Chief of the journal of Head & Neck for 15 years from 2007 to 2022. Dr. Hanna served as the President of the North American Skull Base Society (2013-2014) and the President of the American Head and Neck Society (2018-2019). He is currently the Secretary General of the International Federation of Head & Neck Oncologic Societies, the largest organization in the world for Head and Neck Oncology.

I am interested in Head and Neck Surgery, Sialendoscopy and Thyroid and Salivary Gland Disease.

I am Professor of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery. I received my medical degree from Gulhane Military Medical Faculty in Ankara and completed my residency at Gulhane Military Medical Academy Haydarpasa Training Hospital in Istanbul. I joined the faculty in the Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery at Gulhane Military Medical Academy Haydarpasa Training Hospital, Istanbul, I received Professor degree at 2020. Currently, I am Professor of the Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery and Division of Head and Neck Oncologic Surgery at Acibadem Kadıkoy Hospital, Istanbul since 2026.

Between 2015-2016, I did my Clinical & Research fellowship on Head and Neck Cancer and Surgery at Medical University of South Carolina, Head & Neck Tumor Center at Charleston, USA for one year. I also worked as an Observer Physician on Head and Neck Cancer and Surgery at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Division, Pittsburgh, USA for two months in 2014. I also trained as an Observer Physician on Ear Surgery at House Ear Clinic, Visiting Physicians Program Los Angeles, California, USA in 2007.

Since completion of my fellowship, I frequently practice to patients with tumors of the head and neck region, including skull base, thyroid, and salivary gland and also salivary gland disorders and endoscopy (sialendoscopy). My goal for patient care include a comprehensive and multidisciplinary approach to each patient to provide the best cure, quality of life, and cosmesis.

For research point of view, I am in interested in moleculer cancer pathways and its translational research on Head and Neck cancers and I did my PhD on Moleculer Oncology, graduated in 2024 at Medical Health University in Istanbul.

I am member of Turkish Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery Society, Turkish Head and Neck Cancer Society, European Head and Neck Cancer Society and member and board-member of Head and Neck Surgery Society of Turkey.  

Claudia Montenegro is an Italian medical doctor specializing in Otolaryngology (ENT). She currently works in the Otolaryngology Unit at ASST Spedali Civili di Brescia. Dr. Montenegro graduated in Medicine and Surgery from Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore in Rome and completed her specialization in Otolaryngology at University of Brescia. During her training, she gained international experience at University Hospitals Leuven in Belgium, focusing on head and neck oncology and advanced laryngeal surgery. She is actively involved in clinical research and academic activities, with a strong focus on innovation in head and neck oncology, reconstructive microsurgery and laryngeal surgery, including transoral laser and exoscopic surgery. Through regular participation in international courses, congresses, and collaborative projects, Dr. Montenegro continues to expand her clinical expertise.