Prof. Dr. Ömer Faruk Çalım graduated from Istanbul University, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, and completed his residency training in Otorhinolaryngology at Bezmialem Vakıf University, where he also achieved the Associate Professor. He was later appointed as Professor of Otorhinolaryngology at Istanbul Medipol University, where he has served as the Head of the Department of Otorhinolaryngology since 2025.

He is a board member of the Association of Istanbul Otorhinolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery Specialists. His interests include pediatric otolaryngology, pediatric airway disorders, sialorrhea, and swallowing disorders.

Prof. Dr. Çalım is a board member of Doctors Worldwide Türkiye (Yeryüzü Doktorları Derneği), after previously serving as a volunteer supporting humanitarian healthcare and medical education projects. He is married and the father of three sons.

My name is Munar Beishenova, and I am a pediatric otorhinolaryngologist based in Bishkek, Kyrgyz Republic. I work at the National Center of Maternity and Childhood Welfaer under the Ministry of Health of the Kyrgyz Republic, the main referral center for pediatric ENT care in the country. Since 2017, I have been involved in the national neonatal hearing screening program of the Kyrgyz Republic and currently serve as its Project Manager. My clinical work includes pediatric ear surgery and cochlear implantation. I collaborate with international partners including GIZ, UNICEF, and TİKA to strengthen early hearing detection and access to advanced hearing rehabilitation for children in the Kyrgyz Republic.