Address: St. Dvanaest beba bb, 78 000 Banja Luka, the Republic of Srpska, Bosnia & Herzegovina Tel: (+387 65) 53 51 09; E-mail: ; [email protected] Date of birth: May 8th , 1973; Nationality: Bosnia & Herzegovina

 Key qualifications/fields of expertise

o ENT specialist o Subspecialist in rhinology and allergology

o   Completed postgraduate study with a master thesis “Spirometric impairment and bronchial hyper reactivity in patients with allergic rhinitis”

o Completed PhD research project – “Significance of local immunoglobulin E PRODUCTION AGAINST STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS ENTEROTOXIN IN PATHOPHYSIOLOGY OF CHRONIC RHINOSINUSITIS WITH NASAL POLYPS”

o Since  July 22^nd 2022. Assistant Profesor in otorhinolaryngology , Faculty of Medicine, University of Banja Luka

Key experience

o Working as an ENT specialist  in ENT Clinic at the University Clinical Centre of the Republic of Srpska, Banja Luka o Working as subspecialist in rhinology and allergology

Interested in

      · Diagnostic and therapeutic procedures of the pathological conditions of the nasal and

          paranasal sinuses

·       Aesthetic and functional nose surgery

·       Functional endoscopic sinus surgery

·        Immunologic changes in patients with chronic rhinosinusitis

·       ORCID identifier is 0000-0001-7860-2763

Work experience

Subspecialist ( ENT/allergist) University Clinical Centre of the Republic of Srpska, Banja Luka ENT Clinic 2009- present

Specialist (ENT) University Clinical Centre of the Republic of Srpska, Banja Luka ENT Clinic 2006- present

Education

PhD research project “Significance of local immunoglobulin E PRODUCTION AGAINST STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS ENTEROTOXIN IN PATHOPHYSIOLOGY OF CHRONIC RHINOSINUSITIS WITH NASAL POLYPS”

2021 Postgraduate study Master thesis “Spirometric Impairment and Bronchial Hyperreactivity in Patients with Allergic Rhinitis” Faculty of Medicine, University of Banja Luka 2013 Sub- speciality certification exam Passed sub- speciality exam and obtained the title of ENT subspecialist in rhinology and allergology 2009 Clinical and research training in allergy and clinical immunology at the Clinic for allergy and clinical immunology, Clinical Centre of Serbia, Belgrade 2007 - 2009 Specialist Exam Passed specialist exam and obtained the title of ENT specialist, Faculty of Medicine, University of Banja Luka June 2006 Residency Programme – ENT University Clinical Centre of the Republic of Srpska ENT Clinic 2002-2006 Doctor of Medicine Degree Faculty of Medicine, University in Banja Luka, B&H 1998 Additional Education Successfully completed several training courses including: 2004- International course of Functional and Cosmetic surgery of the nose in Belgrade, Serbia. 2006- Training Course in endoscopic sinus surgery in Mainz, Germany 2006- One-month training in the field of functional diagnostics in rhinology in Novi Sad, Serbia, 2007- International Training Course of endoscopic sinus surgery in London, United Kingdom, 2011- One-month training in functional endoscopic sinus surgery, functional and reconstructive surgery of the nose, Department of Otolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery, Sisters of Charity, Zagreb, Republic Croatia. 2012- Course navigation Endoscopic Sinus Surgery Zagreb, Croatia.

2019. One-month training in functional endoscopic sinus surgery, functional and reconstructive surgery of the nose, Allgemeines Krankenhaus der Stadt Wien Universitätskliniken.

2023/2024.  One year working in King Salman Specialist Hospital, Hail, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia like ENT Consultant

     Dr.Omar Abu Suliman is a Consultant & HOD Rhinology, Sinus & Skull Base Surgery at King Abdullah Medical City in Makkah, Saudi Arabia. He obtained his MBBS at Umm Al Qura University in Makkah, in 2008. In 2014 he completed his Residency in the Western Region Program of the Saudi Board of Otolaryngology Head & Neck Surgery. He also passed the European Board of otolaryngology Head & Neck Surgery certification in 2015. He completed his Rhinology, Endoscopic Sinus & Skull Base Fellowship at Inselspital, University of Bern, Switzerland in 2017. During his Fellowship he was Awarded Best Fellow of The Year. He is also Awarded the title Honorary Assistant Professor from College of Medicine at Umm Al Qura University in 2018. He become fellow of the American college of surgeons on October 2020. In October 2020 he earned an executive Master degree in Health Services & Hospital Management from King Abdulaziz University. Dr.Omar is the Founding President and the Chairman of the board of The Saudi ORL Retreat Series since 2023.Dr.Omar have many volunteering efforts and thus he was the chairman of the Humanitarian Scientific committee in IFOS Dubai 2023.