Zdeněk Fík is an associate professor at Charles University in Prague

His main interests as otorhinolaryngologist are skull base surgery, especially vestibular schwannoma and facial nerve reconstruction. He is the coordinator of the facial nerve group within the University hospital Motol and a supervisor of postgraduate and other ongoing research projects.

Prof Romain Kania, MD, PhD

Tenured Professor in Otorhinolaryngology, Head & Neck Surgery Lariboisière University Hospital, Greater Paris University Hospitals APHP, Paris UniversityProf Romain Kania, MD, PhD

Member of EONAO, Corlas and ANS.

Walter Kutz, MD, FACS is a Professor of Otolaryngology and Neurological Surgery at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas, Texas. He completed his residency in Otolaryngology at Baylor College of Medicine and went on to pursue a two-year fellowship in Otology and Neurotology at the prestigious House Ear Clinic in Los Angeles.

Dr. Kutz serves as the Program Director of the Neurotology Fellowship and Associate Program Director of the Otolaryngology Residency Program at UT Southwestern. He has a strong commitment to education and mentorship, recognized by the Chief Resident Appreciation Award for his leadership and teaching. He has been actively involved in curriculum development and surgical education for trainees at all levels.

Nationally, Dr. Kutz holds the position of Secretary Treasurer of the American Neurotology Society. He has also served on various committees for national organizations, reflecting his ongoing contributions to the field of otology and neurotology.

His clinical and research interests include acoustic neuroma outcomes, neurofibromatosis type 2, auditory brainstem implantation, cochlear implantation, endoscopic ear surgery, and cerebrospinal fluid fistulas of the temporal bone. He has authored over 90 peer-reviewed publications and multiple book chapters, and frequently lectures nationally and internationally on topics in otology and skull base surgery.

Prof. Khassan Diab, born in 1973. With extensive training and expertise, he has become a leading authority in hearing improvement surgical interventions, including cochlear implantation. His surgical prowess is evidenced by an impressive record of over 5000 cochlear implantations in Russia and other countries and numerous complex surgeries for various ear conditions.

Education

• Ph.D., Medical Care Faculty Rostov State Medical University, 1999

• Residency, ENT Department Rostov State Medical University & St. Petersburg Research Institute of Ear, Nose, Throat and Speech, 1999-2003

• Fellowship Rostov State Medical University, 2003-2005 Thesis: "Unsatisfactory results of stapedeoplasty and ways of their correction"

Professional Experience

• Research Associate Ear Pathophysiology Department, St. Petersburg Research Institute of Ear, Nose, Throat and Speech November 2006 - 2010

• Senior Research Associate St. Petersburg Research Institute of Ear, Nose, Throat and Speech 2011 - 2014

• Head of Cadaveric Temporal Bone Courses St. Petersburg Research Institute of Ear, Nose, Throat and Speech 2006 - 2014

• Chief Research Associate Department of Ear Diseases, Federal Research Clinical Center of Otorhinolaryngology, Moscow December 2014 - March 2016

• Head of the Department of Ear Diseases Federal Research Clinical Center of Otorhinolaryngology, Moscow April 2016 - January 2020

• Professor of Otolaryngology Faculty of Postgraduate Education, Pirogov Russian National Research Medical University Since November 2016

• Deputy Director for International Affairs Curator of the Scientific and Clinical Department of Ear Diseases National Medical Research Center for Otorhinolaryngology, Federal Medico-Biological Agency of Russia January 2020 - Present

Achievements and Affiliations

·         Honor Member Black Sea Otology and Neurotology Association

Member of the Board of the Society of Paediatric Otorhinolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery Specialists

            Member of the National Association of Otorhinolaryngologists of Russia.

·         Chairman of the Expert Council of the Eurasian Academy of Otorhinolaryngology

·         Official representative of Russia in The International Federation of Otorhinolaryngological Societies (IFOS).

·         Annually conducts advanced dissection courses with international participation "Oto-surgery and surgery of the lateral skull base".

·         Publications Author of more than 300 articles and 20 patents in the field of ear pathology

·         Lecturer Engaged in various International scientific conferences and forums, including international events

Medical Centres Affiliations:

·         Medical Centre Hospital of the President’s Affairs Administration of the Republic of Kazakhstan

·         Municipal Childrens No.2 Hospital Astana, Republic of Kazakhstan

·         City Clinical Hospitals N.5, Almaty Republic of Kazakhstan

·         University Medical Centre Corporate Foundation Astana Republic of Kazakhstan

·         Republican Specialized Scientific Practice Medical Centre of Paediatrics Tashkent, Uzbekistan

·         ShifoNur Clinic Tashkent, Uzbekistan

·         Erebuni Medical ENT (Ear, Nose, & Throat) & Cochlear Implants Centre, Yervan, Armenia

·         Al Qassimi Hospital – Ministry of Health and Prevention UAE, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates

Surgical Expertise

• Conducted over 5000 cochlear implantations

• Successfully performed 100 implantations of bone conduction hearing aids

• Completed approximately 100 surgical treatments for Meniere's disease

• Executed more than 15,000 different types of tympanoplasties, including cases of petrous bone cholesteatoma

• Proficient in surgical treatment of temporal bone tumors, including glomus tumors, facial nerve schwannoma, and neuroma of the internal auditory canal (500 cases)

• Actively operating on patients (50 per year) with congenital external auditory canal malformations

• Pioneering the simultaneous method of formation of the external auditory canal and external ear reconstruction using Medpor

PhD, Neurodevelopmental Biology, biochemistry & Medical Genetics, University of Manitoba, Canada

MD, Doctor in Medicine, University of Manitoba, Canada

Research and Clinical Fellowships in Otology/Neurotology/Skull base surgery at University of British Columbia and University of Toronto, Canada.

Fellow, Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada