<p>Leonardo Manzari is an otorhinolaryngologist with a long-standing clinical and scientific focus on otoneurology, vestibology, and vestibular rehabilitation. He received his MD from Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Rome (1988) and completed his specialization in Otorhinolaryngology and Cervico-Facial Pathology at Università dell’Aquila degli Abruzzi (1993).He served as Registrar in the Department of ENT at the University of Edinburgh (1995–1996). From 2007 to 2024, he was Associate Researcher at the Vestibular Research Laboratory, University of Sydney (Australia), responsible for the clinical validation of research in otoneurology under the supervision of Prof. Ian S. Curthoys.His research interests include vestibular diagnostics and clinical translation, with recognized contributions to the development and clinical validation of the video Head Impulse Test (vHIT), now widely adopted for vestibulo-ocular reflex assessment. He has particular expertise in ocular and cervical vestibular evoked myogenic potentials (oVEMPs/cVEMPs) and a current focus on vibratory stimulation and skull-applied vibration as vestibular probes.He is author of over 110 peer-reviewed publications and has contributed to international literature on VEMPs, vestibular neuritis, Ménière’s disease, and third-window syndromes. He has been invited as speaker/chairman at major meetings including multiple Bárány Society Congresses, IFOS World Congress events, and international vertigo-focused meetings.Dr. Manzari serves on the boards of the Prosper Ménière Society and the International Vestibular Society, and is Past President of the Associazione Italiana Otorinolaringoiatri Libero Professionisti (AIOLP). He is a member of several national and international scientific societies and editorial boards (including Frontiers in Neurology, Audiology Research, Healthcare, and others). In 2023 he was listed among the top 2% most influential scientists worldwide (Stanford/Elsevier ranking).</p>

<p>Prof. Dr. Mete İşeri was born in 1970. He was graduated from Marmara University Medical Faculty in 1994 and finished his residency at Kocaeli University in 1999. During his residency, he worked on a research scholarship at Istanbul University Çapa Faculty of Medicine in 1995 and at the ENT Department of Cincinnati University Faculty of Medicine in 1997. He became an Assistant Professor at Maltepe University Faculty of Medicine in 2002 and an Associate Professor at Kocaeli University Faculty of Medicine in 2008. He served as a visiting professor at Hannover University Faculty of Medicine in 2006. He was appointed to a full professorship at Kocaeli University Faculty of Medicine in 2013 and served as the Head of the Department between 2013 and 2015. He is a member of the Turkish Medical Association, ENT Head and Neck Surgery Association, Otology Neurotology Association, and EAONO (European Academy of Otology and Neurotology). Prof. Dr. Mete İşeri has published over 100 articles in national and international journals and spoken at over 50 national and international congresses. He has taught undergraduate courses on ear diseases, hearing implants, lateral skull base surgery, facial nerve diseases, and vertigo. His primary areas of expertise lie in these areas.</p>