Prof. Dr. Ömer Faruk Çalım graduated from Istanbul University, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, and completed his residency training in Otorhinolaryngology at Bezmialem Vakıf University, where he also achieved the Associate Professor. He was later appointed as Professor of Otorhinolaryngology at Istanbul Medipol University, where he has served as the Head of the Department of Otorhinolaryngology since 2025.

He is a board member of the Association of Istanbul Otorhinolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery Specialists. His interests include pediatric otolaryngology, pediatric airway disorders, sialorrhea, and swallowing disorders.

Prof. Dr. Çalım is a board member of Doctors Worldwide Türkiye (Yeryüzü Doktorları Derneği), after previously serving as a volunteer supporting humanitarian healthcare and medical education projects. He is married and the father of three sons.

Professor of Otorhinolaryngology at Carol Davila University, Bucharest, Romania

Chief at ENT Clinical Department from „Marie Curie” and „Grigore Alexandrescu” Children Hospitals in Bucharest

President of the Romanian Pediatric ENT Society

Fields of interest:

- Otologic surgery

- Hearing loss rehabilition by implantable devices: cochlear implants, bone conduction devices, ABI

- Pediatric airways surgery

I graduated from Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine in 2002 and completed residency training in Otorhinolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery at Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine in 2008. Following compulsory state service, I worked at Ankara Numune Training and Research Hospital between 2008 and 2012. I served as an Assistant Professor at Hacettepe University, Department of Otorhinolaryngology, between 2012 and 2016. In 2016, worked as an observer at Lausanne University Hospital (CHUV) in the field of pediatric and adult airway disorders. While working at the Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Hacettepe University, was awarded the title of Associate Professor in 2016 and Professor in 2023.

I have been providing services in private practice since 2024.

My special areas of interest include pediatric otorhinolaryngology and adult/child airway surgery.

Memberships in Professional Societies

- Turkish Pediatric ENT Society (board member)

- European Society of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology

- Turkish Otorhinolaryngology Society

- Turkish Rhinology Society