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.

Doris- Eva Bamiou MD MSc PhD FRCP is Professor in Neuroaudiology ( UCL Ear Institute), Consultant in Audiovestibular Medicine (UCLH) and Sub Theme Lead of the NIHR UCLH BRC (Deafness and Hearing). She conducts translational research in Neuro-Audiology, i.e. the intersection of Audiology, Vestibular Medicine and Cognitive Neuroscience. She received the Pat Jobson Prize (British Association of Audiological Physicians, 2002), the Edith Whetnall prize ( Royal Society of Medicine, 2012), Thomas Simm Littler Prize (British Society of Audiology, 2017) and George Harris People’s Choice Award (BSA 2024). She directs the Auditory Processing Disorders (APD) advanced masterclass and Master’s module, and the MSc in Audiovestibular Medicine strand of Advanced Audiology at UCL. 

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>

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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)

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.

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.

Madalina Gabriela GEORGESCU received the Ph.D. degree in medicine from “Carol Davila” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Bucharest, Romania, in 2005 and the master’s degree in the field of Health-Biophysics and Cellular Biotechnology in 2013. Since 2014 she is Associate Professor at the “Carol Davila” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Bucharest, Romania. Currently she is Habilitated Doctor (2025) and member of the Scholar school of the University since December 2025.

M.G.G. is the national representative in EFAS and President of the Romanian Society of Audiology and Communication Pathology. She is also Clinical Director for Healthy hearing in Special Olympics Romania.

She authored and coauthored more than 200 scientific papers, one monography and chapters in national and international scientific books in various areas of vestibular and hearing research, focused on electrophysiology of the auditory system, cochlear implant, ototoxicity, universal newborn hearing screening, preschool and school-aged hearing screening, congenital CMV infection and vestibular rehabilitation. And she is also Editor-in-Chief for Romanian scientific international-indexed journal ORL.ro.

Assoc. Prof. Madalina Gabriela Georgescu received several prizes for her innovation in the field of vestibular function evaluation – ENTy system (First Place la Microsoft Imagine Cup World Championships 2016, Platinum medal at the International Inventive Show from Warsaw 2016).