GIANNUZZI ANNA LISA

Birthday: settembre 21st 1977 in Viterbo (Italy)

Address: via Leonida Cialfi 5, Siena, Italy

Phone number: 00393333055371

e-mail: <u>[email protected]</u>

<u>[email protected]</u>

Istruzione:

Degree in Medical School AA2000/2001

ENT specialization AA 2005/2006

Phd in Immunology AA 2008/2009

Assistent of Prof. Mario Sanna In Gruppo Otologico (Piacenza) since 2007.

Middle ear and skull base surgery

Coordinator of Vestibolar (the biggest center for Vestibolar Rehabilitation in Italy)

1992-1998 First State Tashkent Medical Institute, Medical faculty 1999-2003First State Tashkent Medical Institute, Department of ENT diseases, Clinic  Rsidence Course 2003-2006Tashkent Medical Academy, ENT Department, postgraduate studies. 

Nowdays Leading Audiologist/Vestibulologist of the Republic of Uzbekistan, Head of the Laboratory of Physiology and Pathology of the Hearing and Balance of the Republican Specialized Scientific and Practical Medical Center for Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Diseases. Moderator of the School of Audiology, Vestibulology, and Postcochlear Rehabilitation. Initiator of the progect Dr.VERTIGO Uz.

Continuing education in the USA, Germany, Austria, Russia, Italy, Portugal, Turkey, Kazakhstan, and Belarus

Ambitious, purposeful, enthusiastic, judicious, communicable, peaceful, non-contentious, creative person with a good sense of humor. I am one of the only vertigo experts in my home country and I’ve already studied some special courses abroad to raise my qualification in this sphere. Additionally, I owe project called “Magic Ear Academy” helping children and adults with hearing diseases.

Dr. Whitney received her PhD in motor development/motor learning from the University of Pittsburgh and her professional physical therapy education from Temple University.  She is a professor in the Departments of Physical Therapy and Otolaryngology at the University of Pittsburgh.   Dr. Whitney is supported by the Department of Defense to develop technology for persons with vestibular disorders and mild brain injury. She has authored or coauthored 200 articles on Medline, received the APTA John Maley Award, and was awarded the Hallpike-Nylen award, which recognizes outstanding clinical research achievement in vestibular medicine by the Barany Society.

Nour Salman is a physical therapist with a dedicated focus on vestibular rehabilitation. She holds a Bachelor’s degree in Physical Therapy from Saint-Joseph University of Beirut and is certified in vestibular rehabilitation by the American Institute of Balance. Nour launched the first dedicated vestibular rehabilitation clinic in Clemenceau Medical center in Beirut, helping improve access to care for people with balance and dizziness disorders. She later joined Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi, where she played an important role in expanding vestibular rehabilitation services and supporting better outcomes for patients with complex vestibular conditions. Now based in Dubai, Nour is leading a specialized balance clinic at KINETIKA Clinic. She works closely with ENT and neurology teams to provide individualized, multidisciplinary care tailored to each patient’s needs. Nour has presented her work in more than 10 regional and international conferences, sharing clinical insights and promoting the role of vestibular rehabilitation in improving quality of life. She is also an active member of the World Federation of Neurorehabilitation and is passionate about advancing the field through collaboration, continuous learning, and practical innovation.

Prof. Dimitrios Kikidis (MD, MSc, PhD) is an Otolaryngologist and Assistant Professor, with clinical and research specialization in hearing disorders, tinnitus, and vertigo management. Since 2014, he has served as the Coordinator of the Neurotology Clinic and Laboratory at the 1st University ENT Clinic at Hippokration General Hospital, which includes a seven-member interdisciplinary team.

He was admitted to the Medical School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (NKUA) and holds a Master's Degree in Occupational and Environmental Health. He completed both his specialty training and doctoral dissertation on acoustic neuromas at the 1st University ENT Clinic.

He has been awarded a scholarship from the State Scholarships Foundation (IKY) following a competitive examination—the first in the ENT specialty—for postdoctoral research on cochlear synaptopathy.

He has participated in 11 competitive European-funded programs, nine of which were Horizon projects, serving as co-Principal Investigator in five of them. Through these programs, he has contributed to the creation of an augmented and virtual reality room for addressing balance disorders, as well as three mobile phone applications for tinnitus and hearing.

He has collaborated with over 40 research organizations and companies across Europe. He is a member of the seven-member authoring team of the European guidelines for tinnitus. He has over 60 publications in international journals and has taught in five postgraduate programs as well as at the undergraduate level since 2014.