Mark Ying-Liang Chou, MD, serves as an otolaryngologist and faculty member at National Defense Medical University, Taichung Armed Forces General Hospital, and Central Taiwan University of Science and Technology in Taiwan. His clinical expertise includes rhinology, nasal mucosal physiology, and image-guided sinus surgery.

Dr. Chou’s research focuses on applying artificial intelligence (AI) and visual enhancement techniques to improve the diagnostic accuracy of sinus imaging, with the goal of optimizing preoperative evaluation and surgical planning for chronic rhinosinusitis. He has published multiple academic articles covering airway pharmacology and its effects on respiratory physiology, as well as the application of advanced imaging technologies in otolaryngology.

In addition to rhinology, Dr. Chou has strong interests in sleep medicine and head and neck oncology. He is currently engaged in the clinical application and research of submental free flap reconstruction in head and neck cancer surgery.

Chairman, Department of Otolaryngology Head & Neck Surgery, Mackay Memorial Hospital, Taiwan 2021 ~ now

Professor, Mackay Medical University, 2024~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 Rhinology Society (TRS), 2014-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.