<p>Prof. Mario Turri-Zanoni, MD, PhD, is an Italian Otolaryngologist, Associate Professor and Consultant in Skull Base Surgery. In 2013 he spent an educational period at the M.D.Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA, under the mentorship of Ehab Y. Hanna. In 2015 he joined the Faculty of the Department of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery at the Insubria University in Varese, Italy, as a Consultant (Chief: Prof. Paolo Castelnuovo). In 2021 he achieved the PhD degree in “Life Sciences and Biotechnologies” at University of Insubria, Varese, Italy. From 2023, he holds the position of Associate Professor and Consultant in Otorhinolaryngology at ASST Lariana, Sant’Anna Hospital, Como, University of Insubria, Italy.</p> <p>His current research and clinical activities are concentrated on multidisciplinary approaches to the sinonasal and skull base cancers, focusing especially on the new histopathological and molecular markers able to personalize treatment strategies and stratify patients according to the prognosis. His surgical skills are mainly focused on endoscopic sinus surgery, expanded skull base approaches, head & neck oncology. He is the author of over 200 scientific publications in peer-reviewed journals and 20 book chapters, especially in the field of endoscopic skull base surgery. He has been invited as a Faculty Member in more than 150 national and international conferences, including over 120 as a Distinguished Lecturer. He has participated as invited Tutor in over 120 training courses in endoscopic sinonasal and skull base anatomy and surgical techniques (basic, intermediate and advanced levels). He is member of Italian Society of Otorhinolaryngology (SIO), Italian Academy Rhinology (IAR), American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery (AAO-HNS). From April 2018 to September 2021, he served as a Junior Member in the Advisory Board of the European Rhinologic Society (ERS). He currently serves as Secretary General of the Italian Skull Base Society.</p>

<p>Professor Apostolos Karligkiotis is an Attending Physician in the Department of Otolaryngology at San Raffaele Research Hospital and an Associate Professor of Otolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery at the University Vita-Salute San Raffaele in Milan, Italy.</p> <p>He graduated in Medicine and Surgery from the University of Insubria in Varese in 2008 and completed his residency in Otolaryngology with honors at the University of Sassari in 2016. He has trained both in Italy and abroad at top-tier institutions, including the Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in New York and Lariboisière Hospital in Paris. In Italy, he trained and worked at the Ospedale di Circolo in Varese, where he served as a staff ENT surgeon for eight years.</p> <p>To date, he has performed over 2,500 surgical procedures on adult and pediatric patients. His expertise includes minimally invasive endoscopic surgery of the nose, paranasal sinuses, and skull base, as well as salivary gland and thyroid surgery. His surgical experience spans the full spectrum of inflammatory, obstructive, and oncologic diseasesof the head and neck.</p> <p>He is highly experienced in treating conditions such as rhinosinusitis, nasal polyposis, benign and malignant sinonasal and skull base tumors, CSF leaks, orbital tumors, and lacrimal pathway disorders, using both modern endoscopic minimally invasive techniques and external surgical approaches.</p> <p>Professor Karligkiotis is the author of over 160 scientific publications, including 75 articles in indexed, peer-reviewed journals, with an H-index of 19. He has also contributed 12 book chapters, primarily in the field of endoscopic sinus and skull base surgery. Since 2019, he has served as Associate Editor for Rhinology and Skull Base Surgery for the prestigious journal Acta Otorhinolaryngologica Italica (Impact Factor 2.1).</p> <p>He has participated in more than 260 scientific congresses and training courses, over 60 as an invited speaker, and has served as a tutor in more than 120 cadaver dissection courses focused on endoscopic sinus and skull base surgery.</p>

<p>I graduated from the Istanbul Faculty of Medicine in 2016. I received my specialization from Istanbul Haydarpasa Numune Research and Training Hospital in 2022. I am currently working as an Assistant Professor at İzmir Katip Çelebi University.</p>

<p>I work at an Italian oncology center, specializing in head and neck surgery, particularly sinonasal surgery. When I'm not working, I ride my bike.</p>