Current positions of Prof Milan Stankovic are: Full time Professor of Otolaryngology, Head of  Otolaryngology at Medical Faculty University of Nis Serbia, Instuctor of European Academy of Otology and Otoneurology, Ambassador to American Academy of  Otolaryngology, Visiting Professor at Ahepa University Hospital Thessaloniki, Greece, International Elector at University in Athens, Thessaloniki, Larisa, Iraklion (Greece), Honorary Member of Italian Rhinologic Society, Honorary Member of ENT Society of Northern Greece, Contributor to Encyclopedia of ORL ( Springer, New York), Editor in World Articles of Otolaryngology, Member of Editorial Board for International Advanced Otology, Balkan Jounal of Medicine, Journal of Hearing Science, etc.

He was: President of Balkan Society of Otolaryngology, Board Member of Balkan ORL Society, Vice President of Serbian ORL Society, and Regional Secretary  of  European Academy of Otology and Otoneurology.

He published chapters in Books (Encyclopedia of ORL, Atlas of Operative Otolaryngology, Handbook of Pharyngeal Diseases), and papers in: Am J Otolaryngol, Eur Arch ORL, Otol Neurotol, ORL Karger, Acta Byophys Biochem, Pro Otology, International Advanced Otology, etc.

During international Congresses he was frequently  Chairperson  and Round table speaker at many Congresses, also Invited speaker at International Congresses , and as Instructor of European Academy of Otology.

Postgraduate education of Prof Stankovic included: ENT Clinics in Geneva, Zurich, Basel (1989 to 1990), Cornel University Saltzburg ENT Seminar (1997), ENT Clinic University Hospital Vienna (2000), ENT Clinics in Tokio and Osaka, Japan (2004),  ENT Clinic Charite Berlin, Germany (2006).

Dr. Marc K. Bassim, MD, FACS, is Section Head of Otology and Neurotology and Medical Director of the Hearing Implant Program at the Cleveland Clinic. He is board-certified in Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery and completed fellowship training in neurotology and skull base surgery at the House Ear Clinic.

Dr. Bassim’s clinical and academic work focuses on complex ear and lateral skull base disorders, including cochlear implantation, chronic ear disease, and vestibular disorders. He has held international leadership roles, including establishing a comprehensive Balance Center and expanding implant and skull base programs at the American University of Beirut Medical Center, and previously leading otology services at Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi.