Pediatric Laryngeal Disorders
09-09, 16:30–17:30 (Europe/Istanbul), Phoniatrics 1 (ICC - B2 Floor - Emirgan 1)

Panel on diagnostics and management of congenital laryngeal disorders for the Pediatric Laryngology subgroup at the IFOS 2026 meeting

This session will feature an international group of experts: Univ.-Prof. Dr. med. Stefan Mattheis (University-ENT Department, Essen, Germany)

Prof. Dr. Lora Nikiforova, PhD (Medical University "Paraskev Stoyanov," Varna, Bulgaria)

Dr. Romain Luscan (Hôpital Necker Enfants Malades, Université Paris Cité, Paris, France)

Session Chair Session Chair
Moderator Moderator

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.

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Prof. Dr. Nikolay Sapundzhiev, MD, PhD serves as the Head of the ENT Clinic at the University Multi-Profile Hospital for Active Treatment "St. Marina" in Varna. Additionally, he holds the position of Full Professor within the Department of Neurosurgery and ENT Diseases at Medical University – Varna. He is active in all fields of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery with particularly interest in the diagnosis and treatment of pediatric airway problems, laryngology, middle ear surgery and cochlear implantation.

Seda Türkoğlu Babakurban, MD, PhD, is full Associate Professor in the Departmet of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery of Baskent University of Medical Faculty, Turkey. She is also an academic member of the Department of Medical Genetics of Baskent University of Medical Faculty, Turkey. She received her MD degree at the University of Hacettepe, Turkey in 2003 and completed her residency programme in OHNS Department of Baskent University Medical Faculty in 2009. She became Professor in 2023. She received her PhD degree in Medical Biology in 2018. Her clinical and research activities are especially focused on head and oncology and tumor biology.  She is an active member of Turkish Head and Neck Society and European Head and Neck Society. She authored or co-authored in 50 international/national journal papers.

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Graduated from the Medical University "Prof. Dr. P. Stoyanov" - Varna with honors in 2017. Honorary Assistant at the Department of Neurosurgery and ENT Diseases, ENT Board, Medical University - Varna since 09.2017. In October 2018, she started her residency in the ENT Clinic, University Hospital "St. Marina" - Varna. Since March 2020, she has been an assistant professor at the department. In June 2021, she defended her doctoral thesis in otorhinolaryngology o​n the topic "Pathologies of the larynx in neonates, infants and toddlers" with scientific supervisor Prof. Dr. N. Sapundzhiev. Since 02.2024 he has been a chief assistant professor at the Department of Neurosurgery and ENT Diseases, ENT Department, Medical University - Varna.