Pediatric otolaryngologist at Necker-Enfants Malades hospital in Paris, full professor at Université Paris Cité. Specialised in pediatric otology (cholesteatoma, vestibular diseases, CI) and skull base surgery with neurosurgical team. Fondamental research on the vestiular system in mouse models and children, with a focus on gene therapy and multi-sensory integration. Expertise in surgical education and simulation models (surgical videos, 3d-printing, virtual reality, OSATS) and deputy director of the school of surgery of Paris.

Mohamad A. EL Bitar, MD, FACS is a Consultant ENT Surgeon and Chief of Pediatric Otolaryngology at Al Jalila Children’s Specialty Hospital, Dubai, UAE. He is a clinical professor with MBRU, Dubai, and the Director of Research & Audit at Al Jalila Children’s Hospital. Prof. Bitar did his training at both the American University of Beirut and the George Washington University and its Children's National Medical Center in Washington, DC. He is a fellow of the American College of Surgeons and the Royal Society of Medicine and a member of several international specialty societies, including ASPO, AAP and SENTAC. Prof. Bitar established the Section of Pediatric Otolaryngology at the American University of Beirut, which he leaded between 2002 and 2015. He then joined the staff of the Department of ENT Surgery at the Children Hospital at Westmead, Sydney, Australia (2013 & 2014). Prof. Bitar has been involved in teaching and researching pediatric otolaryngology. He has published many articles pertinent to his field. He has also participated in several national, regional, and international meetings and workshops.

Dr. Manuela Fina is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery at the University of Minnesota. She is the Otology Director and Resident Site Director at the Veteran Administration Medical Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Dr. Fina completed her Medical Degree at the University of Milan School of Medicine, followed by an Otolaryngology residency training at Washington University in St. Louis, and an Otology/Neurotology fellowship with Prof. Michael Paparella in Minneapolis.  Her clinical practice includes all aspects of otology with a clinical focus on surgery for cholesteatoma and chronic otitis media.  Dr. Fina is an Executive Board Member of the International Working Group on Endoscopic Ear Surgery. Her clinical research interest is on outcomes of endoscopic ear surgery and outcomes in cholesteatoma surgery. Dr. Fina has authored numerous articles and book chapters on Surgery for Cholesteatoma and on Endoscopic Ear Surgery techniques. She has participated as a course director, instructor and speaker to may national and international Temporal Bone Dissection Courses, Otology Meetings and Webinars. Since 2017 she has been a lead presenter teaching instruction courses at the Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Otolaryngology.