• Consultant Rhinologist and Skull Base Surgeon and head of Otolaryngology department at Qatif Health Network - Eastern Health Clusture - Saudi Arabia.

• Completed a fellowship in Rhinology and Skull Base Surgery at King Saud University in 2021 and specializes in advanced endoscopic sinonasal and skull base surgery.

• Contributed to the expansion of rhinology and skull base services through dedicated clinics and multidisciplinary care initiatives.

• Authored numerous peer-reviewed publications and serves as a reviewer for several international indexed journals, with research interests including sinonasal fungal infections, skull base reconstruction, olfactory assessment, and surgical classification systems.

• Has publications in prominent journals such as International Forum of Allergy & Rhinology, Laryngoscope Investigative Otolaryngology, and Journal of Neurological Surgery Part B: Skull Base.

• Actively engaged in medical education as a faculty member, instructor in many FESS & Endoscopic Skull Base surgery courses, and frequent speaker at regional and international scientific meetings and surgical workshops.

Elif Ayanoğlu Aksoy, MD, FEBORL-HNS, is a Professor of Otorhinolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery based in Istanbul, Türkiye, with more than 20 years of clinical and academic experience. She is an internationally trained ENT specialist with recognised expertise in laryngology, voice disorders, and swallowing disorders in both adult and paediatric populations.

Dr Aksoy graduated from Istanbul University Faculty of Medicine and completed her specialist training in Otorhinolaryngology at Marmara University. She has been practicing as an ENT specialist since 2003 and has held senior academic positions up to full professorship at Acıbadem Mehmet Ali Aydınlar University, where she continues to contribute to undergraduate medical education. Her clinical practice spans tertiary-care hospital environments and specialised outpatient clinics, with a strong emphasis on multidisciplinary and evidence-based patient care.

She received advanced training in Flexible Endoscopic Evaluation of Swallowing (FEES) and FEES with Sensory Testing (FEESST) at Columbia University, New York, under the mentorship of Prof. Jonathan E. Aviv and Prof. Thomas Murry. She has further enhanced her expertise through international academic visits and observerships with leading figures in contemporary laryngology and dysphagia, including Prof. Peter C. Belafsky and Mr Yakubu Karagama.

Dr Aksoy is widely recognised as one of the early adopters and key educators of FEES-based swallowing assessment in Türkiye. She is a frequent invited speaker and faculty member at national and international congresses, courses, and workshops, and has contributed to the field through peer-reviewed publications and book chapters. She is an active member of several international professional societies, including the European Laryngological Society and the European Society for Swallowing Disorders, and holds full registration with the UK General Medical Council.

At IFOS 2026, Dr Aksoy participates as a speaker in the session on Salivary Control Disorders, contributing a clinically grounded and evidence-based perspective to the scientific programme.