I was born in 1978 in Adıyaman. I graduated from Istanbul University Faculty of Medicine in 2003 and completed my specialty in Otorhinolaryngology at Bezmiâlem Vakıf University in 2011.

I began my academic career in 2005 as a research assistant at Bezmiâlem Vakıf University. I became an Assistant Professor in 2015, an Associate Professor in 2019, and a Professor in 2025. Since 2023, I have been serving at the Department of Otorhinolaryngology at Istanbul Medipol University Faculty of Medicine. I am the head of the Department of Otolaryngology at Istanbul Medipol University Faculty of Medicine since November 2025.

I am actively involved in various professional and scientific organizations, including the Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology Association, the European Society of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology (ESPO), and the Turkish Society of Otorhinolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery. I am a board member of the Istanbul ORL-HNS Specialists Association. My special interests include pediatric ENT diseases, airway obstructions, sialorrhea, and dysphagia.

I am married and the father of three sons.

I am and Associate Professor of Pediatric Otolaryngology at University of Texas Medical branch

DR ISAAC OKYEREMAH KOFI BARNOR IS A SENIOR SPECIALIST IN OTORHINOLARYNGOLOGY FROM THE GHANA COLLEGE OF SURGEONS, WITH A SUB-SPECIALTY IN PAEDIATRIC ENT (AIRWAY MANAGEMENT) FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF CAPETOWN, SOUTH AFRICA. BY THIS, HE IS THE FIRST PAEDIATRIC ENT SURGEON THAT THE COUNTRY HAS PRODUCED.

DR BARNOR IS THE DEPUTY MEDICAL DIRECTOR AND LEAD CLINICIAN OF ST PETER HOSPITAL AND ALSO AN ENT SURGEON AT ST MICHEAL HOSPITAL, PRAMSO. HE IS ALSO SENIOR LECTURER PART-TIME, AT THE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND DENTISTRY , KNUST.

DR BARNOR HAS GREAT INTEREST IN CHILD HEALTH, TEACHING AND SOME INTEREST IN CLINICAL RESEARCH.