09-11, 14:00–15:00 (Europe/Istanbul), Pediatric Otolaryngology 2
Pediatric trasheostomy indications to decannulation is discussed.
Romain Luscan is a pediatric otolaryngologist at Necker – Enfants Malades Hospital in Paris, France. He is particularly involved in the diagnosis and treatment of pediatric head and neck masses and in airway surgery.
In addition to his clinical work, Romain Luscan is a PhD student in Florent Ginhoux's lab (Institut Gustave Roussy, U1015), where he studies the impact of the myeloid microenvironment on the development of pediatric rhabdomyosarcoma.
Head of ENT Department, Emergency County Hospital Timisoara, “Victor Babes” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Timisoara, Romania
Founding Member – Romanian Society of Pediatric ENT
President of the Romanian Society of Pediatric ENT, 2007–2021
Secretary General of the Romanian Society of Pediatric ENT, 2021–present
Member of the Council of the European Society of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology (ESPO), 2012–2018
Board Member of the European Society of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology (ESPO), Representative for Eastern Europe, since 2021-2025
President-elect of the Romanian Society of Rhinology, 2023
Tawakir Kamani is a paediatric ENT surgeon at University Hospitals of Derby and Burton. They completed specialist fellowships at Birmingham Children’s Hospital and the Royal Children’s Hospital, Melbourne, before holding consultant posts at Sheffield Children’s Hospital and Nottingham University Hospital.
Their clinical practice focuses on paediatric obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA), hearing loss, and airway pathology. Alongside clinical work, they have a strong interest in medical education and clinician wellbeing.
Tawakir Kamani currently serves as Regional Director for the East Midlands at the Royal College of Surgeons of England, where they contribute to training, professional development, and support for surgeons across the region.
2021-current Head of Airway Surgery Unit, Specialty Surgery Department, LaryngoTracheal Team Coordinator, Bambino Gesù Children’s Hospital, Rome-IT
2017- current Italian Delegate, IPOG (International Pediatric Otolaryngology Group), Italian Delegate, Research Committee at YO-IFOS (Young Otolaryngologist- International Federation Otolaryngology Societies)
2016 - current International Member of American Society Pediatric Otolaryngology
2012 - 2013 Fellow Great Ormond Street Hospital, London
2006 – 2012 Consultant/Clinical Researcher, Children’s Hospital Bambino Gesù, Rome
2004 – 2005 Clinical Researcher Regina Elena National Cancer Institute of Rome
2004-2007 PhD, Neck Pathology: Juvenile Recurrent Respiratory Papillomatosis. La Sapienza, 1st University of Rome
2005-2006 UNIVERSITY DIPLOMA (DU) in Microsurgery. (Chief: JM.Servant), Paris 7 University Denis Diderot
2003-2004 RESIDENT-Department of Head and Neck Surgery, (Chief: B. Luboinski), Institut Gustave Roussy
2000-2004 Board Certification Otorinolaryngology, Department of Otorhinolaryngology, La Sapienza, 1st University of Rome, GPA: 70/70 with honors
1994-2000 MD, University La Sapienza, Rome, Italy