Dr. Cuneyt M. Alper is currently a Professor Emeritus at Otolaryngology at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. He is a part-time physician at UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh (CHP). Dr. Alper attended medical school and completed otolaryngology residency in Turkey. He moved to Pittsburgh, USA in 1992, completed pediatric otolaryngology fellowship at CHP and became faculty in 1996. He has published more than 100 peer-reviewed articles and 25 book chapters. He served as an Editor in “Bluestone and Stool’s Pediatric Otolaryngology, 4th Ed” and as 1st Editor of the books “Advanced Therapy in Otitis Media”, “Decision Making in Ear Nose Throat Disorders, 1st Ed” and “Decision Making in Otolaryngology, 2nd Ed.”, He served as the Pediatric Otolaryngology Fellowship Program Director at CHP for 10 years. He conducted research for more than 3 decades on otitis media, viral infections and Eustachian tube. Dr. Alper’s clinical and surgical interests include management of chronic otitis media, hearing loss, cholesteatoma and Eustachian tube dysfunction.

Prof. In Seok Moon is a leading expert in otologic surgery and a pioneer in endoscopic ear procedures. His contributions to minimally invasive endoscopic techniques help reduce recovery time and preserve hearing, positioning him at the forefront of otolaryngology. He also advances surgical techniques for acoustic neuroma, external auditory canal cancer, and hearing implants. As a professor of Yonsei University and the director of the Surgical Anatomy Education Center, he is dedicated to educating young doctors and medical students.

Education & Training

Yonsei University College of Medicine, Bachelor(1999), Master(2007), PhD(2011)

Harvard Medical School Postdoctoral fellow (2017-2018)

Positions and Career

Professor, Yonsei University College of Medicine

Director, Surgical Anatomy Education Center, Yonsei University College of Medicine

Chairman, Department of ENT, Gangman Severance Hospital (2021-2022)

Academic committees

Present, Korean Tinnitus Study Group

General Secretary Korean Skullbase Society

Academic Chair, 36th Politzer Society meeting 2026

Academic Chair, 10th International Vestibular Schwannoma Congress 2027

General Secretary, 7th World Congress of Endoscopic Ear Surgery 2028

Academic Chair, Korean Society of ORL-HNS (2022-2023)

General Secretary, Korean Pediatric Society of Otorhinolaryngology (2021-2022)

Program chair , International Surgical Sleep Society 2026

Discovered the role and classification of salpingopharyngeal fold in OSA

Discovered the boundaries of adenoid surgery to prevent recurrence

Novel technique in palatal surgery for OSA , Suspension bridge pharyngoplasty , using non absorbale barbed suture passing across midline.

Ethmoturbinectomy , a novel surgical technique to prevent recurrent surgery in ethmoidal polyposis

Specialist in Otorhinolaryngology I have worked as a general otorhinolaryngologist until 2010, when I started as head of the Otorhinolaryngology Department at the Moisès Broggi Hospital, in Barcelona, and full time middle ear surgeon since then. From June 2020 up to know, I am working at the Hospital Clínic de Barcelona, as a senior specialist in the otology section of the ENT Department, under the umbrella of Prof. Manuel Bernal Sprekelssen first and now under Dr. Francesc Larrosa and Professor Isabel Vilaseca. I am an associate professor at the University of Barcelona since 2012.

Experienced in tubal dysfunction since 2014, when I first performed a balloon tuboplasty. Since then, I have done several of these procedures and I have worked on the Spanish consensus for balloon tubal dilatation, as well as on a retrospective study of 6 national centres already published. It is an honour to be a member of the board of the International Working Group on Eustachian Tube Dysfunction (IWGET) since 2024, and I participated in the panel of speakers at the first IWGET World Congress. I have also contributed to the forthcoming special issue on Eustachian tube dysfunction in Otolaryngology-Clinics of North America. Actually I am working on Patulouse dysfunction and PHI validation into Spanish, Diagnosis of Eustachian Tube Dysfunction and the role of the Eustachian Tube in middle ear pathology.