Hassan H. Ramadan, MD, MSc, FACS, FARS

Professor and Chair Department of Otolaryngology H&N Surgery at West Virginia University, USA.

A graduate of the American University of Beirut, School of Medicine, where he completed his Otolaryngology residency. Dr. Ramadan completed two fellowships at the Massachusetts Eye & Ear infirmary, Harvard medical school in Boston, MA, as well as one at Lenox Hill hospital in NY City. Dr. Ramadan earned a Master of Public Health degree from Harvard school of public health. He is American board certified in Otolaryngology H&N Surgery. He has published over 150 academic publications with majority on surgery for endoscopic sinus surgery. Dr. Ramadan is the editor of the text book on Pediatric Rhinosinusitis.

Dr. Ramadan is past vice president of the prestigious Triological southern section society, & past Chair of Pediatric Rhinologic committee. He Holds several national awards from American Academy of Otolaryngology as well as the Triological society. He is the recipient of the WVU Dean’s award for excellence in 2003, and the WVU Vice president’s “Master Clinician Award” in 2021.He is also a member of American Academy of Otolaryngology H&N Surgery, American Rhinologic society, American Academy of Otolaryngic allergy, Triological society as well as American College of Surgeons.

Jivianne T. Lee MD is Professor of Rhinology and Endoscopic Skull Base Surgery in the Department of Head and Neck Surgery at the UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine.

She obtained her Doctorate of Medicine degree from the University of California, Los Angeles School of Medicine where she was inducted into the Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society. Subsequently, she completed her Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery residency at UCLA Medical Center. Because of her special interest in sinonasal disorders, she proceeded to do a Rhinology & Endoscopic Skull Base Surgery Fellowship at the University of Pennsylvania in 2005.

On a national level, Dr. Lee was appointed to the Board of Directors of the American Rhinologic Society in 2014 and Associate Editor of Sinonasal Disorders for Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery, the official journal of the American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery Foundation in 2015.  In addition, Dr. Lee serves on the Editorial Boards for the American Journal of Rhinology & Allergy and the International Forum of Allergy & Rhinology, the official journal of the American Rhinologic Society and American Academy of Otolaryngic Allergy. In 2018, Dr. Lee was elected Inaugural Chair of the Women in Rhinology Section of the American Rhinologic Society.

Dr. Lee has been invited to lecture both nationally and internationally on endoscopic surgical approaches to sinonasal/skull base pathology and novel therapies for chronic rhinosinusitis. She has given over 500 instructional course lectures, panels, and scientific presentations, as well as authored over 150 peer-reviewed articles and textbook chapters. In 2020, Dr. Lee was appointed International Chair of the American Rhinologic Society (ARS), and in 2021 was appointed to the Executive Cabinet as Treasurer of the ARS. In addition, Dr. Lee was bestowed an Honor Award by the American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery Foundation (AAO-HNSF) in 2014, an AAO-HNSF Excellence Award for Outstanding Service in Rhinology & Allergy Education in 2016, and an AAO-HNSF Distinguished Service Award in 2023.  In 2021, Dr. Lee also received the American Rhinologic Society Presidential Citation Award for meritorious service to the ARS and outstanding contributions to the field of rhinology and endoscopic skull base surgery.

She also serves as Co-Director of the ARS International Humanitarian Initiative and was Co-Editor of the first international rhinology video textbook entitled Rhinology Worldwide, which was released globally in 2023.   For her achievements, Dr. Lee was bestowed a Distinguished Leadership Award from the American Rhinologic Society for outstanding service, dedication, and leadership as International Committee Chair. In 2024, Dr. Lee was selected as Vice-President of the ARS.

Secretary General of Interamerican Association of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngolog (IAPO), Professor at Medical School University of São Paulo) , Author of over 35 books in Pediatric ORL

Medical School at Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul

Medical Residency in Otolaryngology at the Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre

Fellowship at Division of Pediatric Otolaryngology at Massachusetts Eye & Ear Infirmary, Harvard Medical School, Boston EUA.

Full Professor of Otolaryngology at Federal University of Health Sciences of Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil.

Chief of the Pediatric Otolaryngology Division at Santo Antonio Children’s Hospital of Porto Alegre.