Dr. Ömer Bayır is an Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery specialist at Acıbadem University, Acıbadem Maslak Hospital. He graduated from Dokuz Eylül University Faculty of Medicine in 2005 and completed his residency training in Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery at the same university in 2010. He served as an observer at the European Institute of Oncology, focusing on head and neck surgery and robotic surgery. He became an Associate Professor in 2017 and a Professor in 2026. He completed his PhD in Cancer Biology in 2026.

Dr. Bayır has contributed chapters to both international and national books. He has presented his research at national and international conferences and has received awards at both levels. He has authored and co-authored over 100 publications and has been cited more than 600 times in national and international journals. He has served in various roles for numerous journals, including as an advisory board member and reviewer. He is a member of several national and international societies, including the European Head and Neck Society, the Asia-Pacific Society of Thyroid Surgery, and the Turkish Society of Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery. His main interests include head and neck surgery, transoral laser surgery (including laryngectomy procedures), transoral robotic surgery, and thyroid and parathyroid surgery.

He graduated from Hacettepe University Medical School and completed his Otolaryngology Residency training at the same institution. He did “Head Neck Surgery Clinical Fellowship” at Wayne State University, Michigan-USA, 1998-2000. He worked as Chief of Otolaryngology Depart. at Dışkapı Research and Training Hospital 2005-2011, and at Ankara Yıldırım Beyazıt University between 2011-2022, as a Professor of Otolaryngology. His main area of clinical and research interest has been “Head Neck Cancers and Surgery”, and have many published papers in several esteemed journals. He had been the board member of Turkish ORL-HNS Society (2012-2016), President of Otolaryngology Head Neck Surgery Society (2016-2018). He had been the founder chairman of “Turkish Ear Nose Throat Schools” between 2012 and 2016, which aimed to the postgraduate advanced training of ENT specialists. He is currently the President of Ear Nose Throat online platform (KBBplatform), which is involved in advanced trainings in the area of Otolaryngology, nationally. He is also the board member of Head Neck Cancer Society of Turkey.