Mahmoud Mandour, MD, PhD

Prof Mahmoud Mandour is a professor of ORL-HNS at Tanta University. He is a senior consultant of Otology& Neurotology and head of Otology& CI unit at Tanta University Hospital. He is a member in the Egyptian National Health Insurance Committee of Cochlear Implant and a chief surgeon in the National health insurance CI program.

He obtained his medical& Master degrees at Tanta Faculty of Madicine in Egypt. He  completed his training with fellowship in otology& neurology at Cincinnati University, USA. Then, he obtained his PhD degree in otology& neurotology at Tanta University.

Prof Mandour has fifteen year’s experience in ear surgery, with special interest in cochlear implant and hearing restoration surgeries. In addition to his surgical practice, he has a special interest in temporal bone radiology with wide contributions via many international publications, presentations, educational courses and many research programs.

Prof Mandour is a member of the American Academy of Otolaryngology Head& Neck Surgery, Politzer International society of otology& neurotology and Egyptian society of cochlear implant. 

Professor  Emeritus,

Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery

Faculty of Medicine Ain-Shams University

MBBCh 1981 (Valedictorian), MSc 1985 , MD 1989, ECFMG 1982 , DU  (clinical research) 2009 [Bordeaux].

Member: IRB (Faculty of Medicine), National Commission for Professorial Nominations, Head of training Arab Board of Medical Specialties, Egyptian Board for Medical Specializations.

Member: CORLAS, ELS, American Academy, Societe Francaise d’ORL-CCF, Korean ENT-HNS Society, Egyptian ORL society, Egyptian Skull Base Society, Egyptian Society Cochlear Implantation. Regional representative   Mediterranean Society of Otology and Audiology [MSOA], executive committee Vertigo Academy International (VAI), Board Member Politzer Society, IFOS ad hoc committee on Otology Neurotology.

Publications: 103 articles, 5 books, reviewer for 15 journals.

Interests:  Skull base, Head and Neck oncology, laryngo-tracheal stenosis, vestibulogy , cochlear implants

Prof. Laila Al- Telmesani is a Professor and Consultant of ENT Head and Neck Surgery/ Otology & Neurotology

College of Medicine, Imam Abdulrahman bin Faisal University.

The head of ENT department from 2006-2014

Established the Cochlear Implant Unit at King Fahd University Hospital, implanted more 450 patients with hearing problems and most of them were children.

Established the temporal bone dissection lab and courses and conducted 20 courses on TBD & CI.

Awarded on 2023 as Inspiring Woman of ENT in the Middle East Award.

one of the most sought-after guest speakers in national and international conferences and scientific meetings in cochlear implantation. An active member of several international organizations and societies in ENT and cochlear implant.

1988-1994  MD, Hirosaki University School of Medicine

1994-1997  Residency, Hirosaki University School of Medicine

1997-1998  Visiting Research Fellow, Department of Anatomy, Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, University of Oslo

2000-2009  Assistant Professor, Shinshu University School of Medicine

2009-2021  Associate Professor, Shinshu University School of Medicine

2021-Present  Professor and Chairman, Shinshu University School of Medicine

Nozomu Matsumoto, M.D., Ph.D. is the professor and chairperson of Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Faculty of Medicine, Fukuoka University. He graduated from Kyushu University for M.D. (1997) and then finished his Ph.D. course in Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University (2003). He was then trained as a postdoctoral scientist in House Ear Institute in Los Angeles, USA (2003-2005). He then came back to Kyushu University and became a Japanese board-certified otolaryngologist in 2006. He is subspecialized in otology and his clinical duty is to treat patients suffering from ear diseases. He is in charge of cochlear implant program of Fukuoka University Hospital. He also holds a research project of computer-aided surgery. His team has developed and patented noninvasive methods for image-guided otological surgery, and has performed over 70 image-guided temporal bone surgeries.