09-10, 17:00–18:00 (Europe/Istanbul), Sleep
Prof. Dr. Mehmet ADA
Retired Faculty Member of the Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Cerrahpaşa Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul University (1986-2019), Istanbul
He started his ENT specialization at Cerrahpaşa Faculty of Medicine in 1986. He completed his specialization in 1991 and remained at the same faculty as a chief assistant. In 1993, he served in the organization of the IFOS World ENT meeting held in our country. He became an associate professor in 1995. From August 12-30, 1996, he received training in temporal bone and sinus surgery on cadavers at the Georgia Ear Institute, International Center for Otologic Training (ICOT), Memorial Medical Center, Savannah, Georgia, USA. He became a professor in 2000. He retired from his position at Cerrahpaşa Faculty of Medicine in 2019. He served as a member of the advisory and supervisory board and the advisory board of the competency board of the Turkish Otorhinolaryngology and Head and Neck Society. He served two terms as a board member and 2nd Vice President in the same association. He is also a board member and one of the founders of the Turkish Ear, Nose, and Throat and Head and Neck Foundation. He is a board member of the Pediatric ENT Association. He is the founder and former President of the Istanbul ENT and Head and Neck Specialists Association. He is a founding member and supervisory board member of the Academic Respiratory Society. He is also a member and board member of the Laryngology and Anatomy Research Association, the Otology and Neuro-Otology Association, and the Pediatric Infection Association. He serves as a reviewer or consultant for the following journals: Journal of Advanced Otology, ENT Specialization, Praxis of ORL, ENT Forum ENT-Head and Neck Specialists, Fırat Medical Electronics, Turkish Archives of Pediatrics, Marmara Medical Journal, Istanbul Medical Journal, ENT Case Electronics, and Journal of Pediatric ORL. He is primarily interested in Pediatric ENT, Otology, Neuro-Otology, Rhinology, and Laser Surgery. Over the past 10 years, his articles, conference presentations, panels, and authorship have focused primarily on otology, pediatric ENT, and rhinology. He has authored numerous articles, books, and journal chapters in both domestic and international publications. He is currently the President of the Pediatric Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery Association.
He graduated from Tirunelveli Medical College, Tirunelveli in 2000 and obtained his DLO from Madurai Medical College, Madurai in 2004. He qualified the Diplomate of National Board Exams from National Board of Examinations, New Delhi in 2007. He is a Consultant ENT surgeon at Madras ENT Research Foundation and a teaching faculty in MERF & MERF Institute of Speech and Hearing.
His interest is in the field of Implantation Otology, Sleep Disorders and Obstructive Sleep Apnoea and he heads this department. He is a member of the World Sleep Society. He has organized Many Live Surgical Workshop on Obstructive Sleep Apnoea. As a Joint Secretary, he has conducted the 63rd Annual National Conference of Otolaryngologists of India AOICON2011 at Chennai. He has conducted the First National Conference on Snoring and Sleep Disorders IASSACON2013 at Chennai and First National Conference of Indian Academy of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery (IAOHNS2014).
He has had special training in Sleep-Related Breathing Disorders, at Euro Sleep Clinic, Bergen, Norway. He has presented many papers in the International World Sleep Congress.
He has conducted Instructional courses on Sleep Apnoea in International Federation of Otorhinolaryngology IFOS2013, Korea and also in the 5th International World Sleep Congress at Valencia, Spain. He has been invited as an Instructor for the Hands-on Training and Cadaver Dissection course for OSA at Singapore General Hospital, Singapore. He has been invited as a Faculty to participate in Panel Discussions and to deliver Guest Lectures in various National and International conferences.
He is the only Indian as the International Scientific Committee member in World Congress on Sleep Medicine and is the Founder Secretary of Indian Association of Surgeons for Sleep Apnoea (IASSA), Indian Academy of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery (IAOHNS), Indian Society for Facial Trauma, Aesthetic and Reconstructive Surgery of Otorhinolaryngologists (ISFARO).
He is the reviewer of various International journals like International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology and is an Editorial Board member of Austin's International Journal of Sleep Disorders.
Current Position
Consultant at Madras ENT Research Foundation, Chennai and Heads the Dept. of Snoring & Sleep Apnoea
Teaching faculty, MERF Institute of Speech and Hearing, Chennai, Theory & Clinical teacher in ENT for undergraduate students - BASLP Course.
Post graduate teacher & thesis coordinator for DNB (ENT) postgraduate students, at Madras ENT Research Foundation, Chennai - NBE Accredited Institute