Pavol Surda is a Consultant ENT and Rhinology Surgeon and the Clinical Lead for ENT at Guy’s and St Thomas’ Hospital, London. His clinical practice covers the full spectrum of nasal and sinus disease, with particular expertise in endoscopic sinus surgery, skull base surgery, and the management of sinonasal tumours.

He completed specialist fellowships in rhinology and facial plastics at St George’s University Hospital in London and anterior skull base surgery at the Academic Medical Centre in Amsterdam. He also holds a PhD from the University of Amsterdam, with award-winning research focused on “rhinitis in athletes”.

Pavol has a strong academic portfolio, having published over 80 peer-reviewed articles and book chapters. During the COVID-19 pandemic, he was among the first to describe anosmia as a presenting symptom and contributed to national tracheostomy service guidelines. His current interests include innovation in minimally invasive rhinology, use of technology in surgical planning, and robotic approaches to the skull base.

He is deeply involved in education and research, regularly teaching on international courses and contributing to national and European guidelines. He co-authored the Scott-Brown Essentials in Rhinology and is part of the SurgTech team, creating high-quality surgical training content.

Pavol is a member of the Executive Board of the European Rhinologic Society, Chair of the Young European ENT Confederation, and Honorary Secretary of the Laryngology & Rhinology Section at the Royal Society of Medicine.

A former elite triathlete, he brings the same discipline and pursuit of excellence to his clinical and academic work.

Muammer Melih Şahin, MD Secretary, Rhinology Scientific Group, IFOS 2026

Dr. Şahin is an Associate Professor in the Department of Otorhinolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery at Gazi University Faculty of Medicine. He graduated from Gazi University Faculty of Medicine in 2010 and completed his residency training in otorhinolaryngology at the same institution in 2016. He joined the academic staff of Gazi University in 2019.

His principal clinical interests include rhinoplasty and revision rhinoplasty, as well as endoscopic sinonasal, orbital, and skull-base surgery. His other clinical and academic interests encompass transorbital neuroendoscopic surgery, neurotology, lateral skull-base surgery, head and neck oncology, thyroid surgery, and the surgical management of sleep-disordered breathing. Through multidisciplinary collaboration with neurosurgery, he has contributed to the development and clinical implementation of minimally invasive endoscopic endonasal and transorbital approaches to the skull base.

Dr. Şahin is actively involved in undergraduate medical and residency education. In addition to his extensive scientific publication record, he contributes to the field through invited lectures, professional training courses, and scientific meetings.