Mr. Abdelrahman Ezzat Ibrahim is a dual-qualified Consultant ENT Surgeon and Healthcare Executive at United Lincolnshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, where he also serves as ENT Educational Lead. His clinical practice encompasses the full breadth of otolaryngology, with subspecialty interests in otology and facial plastic surgery.

Mr. Ibrahim holds an MBA in Hospital Management alongside his FRCS (ORL-HNS) clinical fellowship, providing a rare combination of surgical excellence and strategic leadership. He is a Fellow of the European Board in Otorhinolaryngology (FEB ORL-HNS) and serves as an Examiner for the European Board Examination in ORL-HNS (EBEORL-HNS) since 2022, actively shaping the assessment and development of ENT specialists across Europe.

His clinical and academic work focuses on advancing minimally invasive ear surgery techniques, particularly total endoscopic ear surgery (TEES) for cholesteatoma, to improve patient outcomes and surgical precision. He has published extensively more tahn 46 papers in peer-reviewed journals with over 170 citations and an H-index of 7, and is a contributing author to the forthcoming Springer volume Clinical Cases in Endoscopic Ear Surgery.

Dr. Burak Ulkumen, MD, FTBORLHNS (Fellow of the Turkish Board of Otorhinolaryngology – Head & Neck Surgery), is an Associate Professor at the Faculty of Medicine, Manisa Celal Bayar University, Department of Otorhinolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery, an institution accredited by the Turkish Board of ORL-HNS. He currently serves as the Unit Manager of the Speech and Voice Disorders Division.

Dr. Ulkumen earned his medical degree from Marmara University School of Medicine (1994–2000) and completed his residency in Otorhinolaryngology at Istanbul Haydarpaşa Numune Training and Research Hospital (2000–2005). His early career included positions at Batman State Hospital (2005–2007), Batman Dunya Hospital (2007–2012), and Izmir Deniz Hospital (2012–2014). Since 2014, he has been serving at Manisa Celal Bayar University.

His primary clinical and academic interests include rhinology (particularly endoscopic sinus surgery and rhinoplasty), laryngology and phoniatrics, voice and speech therapy, endoscopic ear surgery, and animal-based experimental research.

Dr. Ulkumen has been serving as an examiner for the European Board Examination in Otorhinolaryngology (EBEORL) for the past five years, actively contributing to the assessment and development of ENT specialists across Europe.

In addition to his clinical and academic duties, Dr. Ulkumen has been a member of the editorial board of Forum KBB and ENTCase journals for the past five years, and has served as an editor for both journals for the last two years.

He has published extensively in both national and international journals. According to Google Scholar, he has 183 citations, with an h-index of 8 and an i10-index of 7. On the Web of Science, he has 55 citations and an h-index of 4.

Dr. Ulkumen continues to advance the field of otolaryngology through his clinical expertise, research contributions, and commitment to academic excellence and education.

Dr. Giulia Bertoli, MD, ENT. Otology and Skull base surgery at Parma's Hospital, Italy

Assistant Professor at McMaster University -Canada

Fellowship trained Otologist and Skull Base Surgery ( Dalhousie Univerity -Canada -2006-Dr Manohar Bance )

Prof. Ahmed Allam is a Consultant ENT Surgeon based in London with over 20 years of experience, specializing in endoscopic ear surgery and advanced sinus procedures. Having completed a prestigious fellowship at Sheffield Teaching Hospitals, Mr Allam has performed more than 5,000 surgical cases, combining extensive expertise with a commitment to patient-centered care. He currently practices at Queen’s Hospital, part of Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust in East London. Alongside his clinical work, Mr Allam is passionate about medical education and innovation in minimally invasive ENT techniques.