09-10, 16:30–17:30 (Europe/Istanbul), Rhinology 3 (Hilton - Connie 1)
Muammer Melih Şahin, MD Secretary, Rhinology Scientific Group, IFOS 2026
Dr. Şahin is an Associate Professor in the Department of Otorhinolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery at Gazi University Faculty of Medicine. He graduated from Gazi University Faculty of Medicine in 2010 and completed his residency training in otorhinolaryngology at the same institution in 2016. He joined the academic staff of Gazi University in 2019.
His principal clinical interests include rhinoplasty and revision rhinoplasty, as well as endoscopic sinonasal, orbital, and skull-base surgery. His other clinical and academic interests encompass transorbital neuroendoscopic surgery, neurotology, lateral skull-base surgery, head and neck oncology, thyroid surgery, and the surgical management of sleep-disordered breathing. Through multidisciplinary collaboration with neurosurgery, he has contributed to the development and clinical implementation of minimally invasive endoscopic endonasal and transorbital approaches to the skull base.
Dr. Şahin is actively involved in undergraduate medical and residency education. In addition to his extensive scientific publication record, he contributes to the field through invited lectures, professional training courses, and scientific meetings.
- Transorbital Neuroendoscopic Surgery For Sphenoid Wing Meningiomas
- Endoscopic Repair Of CSF Leak: A Minimally Invasive Skull Base Approach
- Rhinology Free Paper 7
- Reconstruction Of The Anterior Skull Base: Lessons Learned
- Endoscopic Endonasal Repair Of Spontaneous Ethmoid Roof Meningoencephalocele
- Traumatic CSF Leakage In A Patient 6-Year-Old And Cystic Fibrosis.
Chairman, Department of Otolaryngology Head & Neck Surgery, Mackay Memorial Hospital, Taiwan 2021 ~ now
Professor, Mackay Medical University, 2024~now
President of Taiwan Rhinology Society (TRS), 2026~now
Director, Mackay Skull Base Center, 2025~now
Director of Taiwan Society of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, 2016-2019, 2022~now
Director of Taiwan Society for Skull Base Surgery, 2020~now
Professor Chih-Jaan Tai, MD, PhD is a Taiwan-based otolaryngologist and academic leader at China Medical University (CMU) and China Medical University Hospital (CMUH) in Taichung, Taiwan. He serves as Director of Rhinology within CMUH’s Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, with clinical interests spanning **rhinitis/rhinosinusitis, sinonasal neoplasms, skull-base disorders, and upper-airway obstruction.
Prof. Tai has also held major professional society leadership, including President of the Taiwan Rhinology Society (TRS), Vice-president of Taiwan Society of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery (TSOHNS), director of International Rhinology Society (IRS), and related national/international roles.
Prof. Ming-Ying Lan (M.D.; Ph.D.) is currently a Professor in the Department of Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery at Taipei Veterans General Hospital and National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University in Taiwan. She is the former President of the Taiwan Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery (TAFPRS), and currently serves as the Supervisor of the Taiwan Society of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Director of the Taiwan Rhinology Society, Executive Director of the Taiwan Skull Base Society, and TAFPRS.
Her clinical expertise includes endoscopic sinus surgery, endoscopic skull base surgery, and functional rhinoplasty. Her research interests encompass sinusitis, nasopharyngeal cancer, sinonasal cancer, biosensors, and biomaterials. Prof. Lan has published extensively in both clinical and translational research and has been invited to speak at numerous international conferences. She has served as Course Director for numerous sinus and skull base dissection courses as well as rhinoplasty courses in Taiwan and has been invited to serve as guest faculty at international sinus and skull base dissection courses.