09-12, 16:30–17:30 (Europe/Istanbul), Hearing Implant 1 (ICC - B2 Floor - Üsküdar 3)
Three etiologies one surgical problem temporal bone fracture post meningitis ossification and labyrinthitis ossificans .they share possible obstructed lumen lost landmarks and escaping current are the main surgical problem.how diagnose and evaluation are our concern timing and possible successful implantation
PROFESSOR AND CHAIRMAN, ATHENS 2 nd ENT Department of Athens University
Prof. Dr. Özgür Yiğit is Professor and Chair of Otolaryngology at the University of Health Sciences, Çam and Sakura City Hospital, Istanbul, Türkiye. He also serves as General Director of the institution.
He completed his medical education at Istanbul University and his residency in Otolaryngology at Cerrahpaşa Medical Faculty. Prof. Yiğit is the President of the International Federation of Otorhinolaryngological Societies (IFOS) 2026.
He has held leadership roles in the Turkish Society of ORL-HNS and the Central and West Asian ORL-HNS Association.
His primary clinical and academic interests include otology, neurotology, hearing implants, and advanced ear surgery, with extensive experience in cochlear implantation.
Biography:
Deputy Chief of Medical Services for Centres of Excellence GH
Ex Chairperson ENT and Maxillofacial Services at Government Hospitals,
Director of Cochlear and Hearing Implantable devices program in Salmaniya Medical Complex- Bahrain.
Consultant ENT Surgeon. Subspecialty in Paediatric ENT and Cochlear and other Implantable hearing devices from Royal Manchester Children’s Hospital
Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons, Edinburgh UK
Fellow of the American College of Surgeons
ENT Lecturer and Coordinator at Arabian Gulf University
Special interest in managing complex children and hearing preservation surgery and Sialendoscopy!
Professor Jafri Kuthubutheen is a Hearing Implant, Otology and Skull Base Surgeon based in Perth, Western Australia. He is a Clinical Professor at the University of Western Australia and the director of the Otology and Skull Base Surgery Fellowship program at Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital. He is also the medical lead for the Statewide Children's Hearing Implant Program and the Clinical Lead for the WA Country Health Services ENT program. He has a sub-specialist qualification Otology, Hearing and Skull Base Surgery from the University of Toronto and obtained his PhD from the University of Western Australia in the field of cochlear implantation. He has published 96 papers in peer reviewed scientific journals, presented over 50 papers at national and international conferences, and conducted over 15 surgical workshops. His research interests are in the field of hearing loss, cochlear implantation, chronic ear disease, and skull base surgery. He has been a regular invited faculty member to teach ENT surgeons from the Asia Pacific Region on the latest surgical techniques. Professor Kuthubutheen is an editorial board member of the Australia Journal of Otolaryngology and was the Scientific Convener for the 2024 Australian Society of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery Annual Scientific Congress.