Jerome R. Lechien is head and professor of general surgery at the University of Mons. He is otolaryngologist with fellowship in laryngology and robotic head and neck surgery.

Emel Çadallı Tatar, M.D. is a Professor of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery. She has graduated from Hacettepe University, School of Medicine in 1999 and completed her Otolaryngology residency in 2004 at the same university. She was an otolaryngologist between 2007-2010, an attending otolaryngologist between 2010-2013, an associate professor between 2013-2020 and a professor since 2020. She has over 110 articles published atnational/international journals and over 425 citations.

Inna A. Husain, MD is a fellowship trained laryngologist with training from Northwestern University and Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, a Harvard teaching hospital. She is currently the Medical Director of Laryngology with Powers Health in Northwest Indiana. She also is an Adjunct Clinical Assistant Professor in the Dept. of Otolaryngology at Indiana University.

Dr. Husain specializes in laryngopharyngeal reflux, has over 40 peer reviewed articles, and is an international speaker. She is well known for her laryngology educational content on social media where she has a folllwing of over 300K.

She resides in the suburbs of Chicago with her husband and 4 children.

Maria Rosaria Barillari, MD, PhD, is Associate Professor of Audiology and Phoniatrics at the University of Campania “Luigi Vanvitelli”, Naples, Italy, Head of the Bachelor’s Degree Program in Speech and Language Therapy at the same University and Consultant Audio-Phoniatrician at the affiliated University Hospital. Primary research focus is clinical laryngology, with particular expertise in laryngopharyngeal reflux disease, pediatric dysphonia, relationship between voice disorders and psychological distress and elderly voice. She has coordinated many national and international research initiatives in the field of phoniatrics and laryngology and contributed to the development of European clinical practice guidelines on LPRD.In the field of audiology, she works within a National Referral Center for Rare Ocular Diseases, collaborating in the identification and characterization of rare genetic syndromes presenting with combined visual and hearing impairment. Autorship in over hundred peer-reviewed scientific publications and textbooks. Membership on various scientific societes (CEORL, ELS, UEP, IFOS, SIAF) and editorial boards. She currently serves as National Secretary of the Italian Society of Audiology and Phoniatrics (SIAF) and is Chair of the Laryngology Study Group of YO-IFOS.