I work at Izmir S.B.Ü Tepecik Training and Research Hospital. I have been working in the field of rhinology for many years. I worked as an observer on the skull base surgery.

Prof. Dr. Aytuğ Altundag burun sinüs ve koku bozukluğu tedavileri ile ilgilenmektedir

Dr. Marco Aurélio Fornazieri is a Brazilian ENT surgeon and professor, specializing in rhinology and olfaction, with a strong focus on clinical research and medical education. He holds a PhD, postdoctoral training, and a fellowship in Rhinology from the University of São Paulo (FMUSP), and completed postdoctoral training in Olfactory and Taste Disorders at the University of Pennsylvania and FMUSP.

Dra Rosalinda Pieruzzini is a general otolaryngologist with particular interest in rhinology and especially neurorhinology, focusing on the study of olfactory and gustatory disorders and neurodegenerative diseases. A graduate of the Otolaryngology residency program at the Dr. Carlos Arvelo Military Hospital in Caracas, Venezuela, she completed a fellowship in otology and neurotology at the García Ibáñez Institute in Barcelona, ​​Spain, a fellowship in skull base and endoscopic surgery at the Legnano Civil Hospital in Milan, and training in human olfactory mucosa stem cell culture and cell regeneration at the Cell Therapy and Experimental Medicine Unit of the Venezuelan Institute for Scientific Research. She remained a professor of rhinology and neuroanatomy at the Dr. Carlos Arvelo Military Hospital, serving as the Postgraduate Academic Coordinator for seven years, transforming the academic program from a hospital-based residency to a university postgraduate program. She created the Neurorhinology Unit at that institution. She developed the Venezuelan Smell and Taste Test for children and adults, which was widely used to diagnose patients with olfactory disorders associated with COVID-19 in her country. Due to the persistence of some olfactory and gustatory disorders in patients who had undergone olfactory training, she developed the Olfactory Rehabilitation Technique using Virtual Reality and Artificial Intelligence, receiving a National Award at the Venezuelan Congress of Otolaryngology for this contribution. She created the Advanced Course in Neurorhinology at the Central University of Venezuela and the Venezuelan Neurorhinology Foundation, which has trained several fellows in this subfield of rhinology, supporting them in scientific research. Among other distinctions and associations to which she belongs, she has been: Member of the Teaching Commission of the Venezuelan Society of Otolaryngology; and a full member of the Venezuelan Society of Otolaryngology. Member of the Board of Directors of the Latin American Society of Rhinology and Facial Plastic Surgery. Clinical Instructor for the Advanced Course in Rhinology and Facial Surgery at the Central University of Venezuela. Secretary and Treasurer of the Board of Directors of the Venezuelan Society of Rhinology and Facial Surgery. Founder of the Postgraduate Program in Otolaryngology at the "Dr. Miguel Angel Rangel" University Hospital, Coche Peripheral Hospital, Caracas, Venezuela, where she currently serves as Head of Service. Author of more than 10 international and 15 national publications in scientific journals and books in the specialty. Recipient of more than 20 academic awards for presentations of scientific work related to the specialty, obtained at national and international medical congresses. Professor of more than 20 national and 20 international courses in South Korea, Ecuador, Peru, Brazil, Paraguay, Chile, the Dominican Republic, and Colombia.

Rumi Sekine, MD, is an otorhinolaryngologist in Japan. Her clinical and research work focuses on olfactory dysfunction, chronic rhinosinusitis, and sinonasal physiology. She has a particular interest in the mechanisms, evaluation, and treatment of olfactory impairment.

Education April, 2005-2011 Kyorin Medical University 

Work Experience She started junior residency at Jichi Medical University Hospital, Tochigi, Japan in 2011 and worked until 2014. SHe joined Jikei University School of Medicine, Department of Otorhinolaryngology in 2014. Since then, she worked at main and brunch hospital of Jikei Medical University including Jikei Medical University Kashiwa Hospital in Chiba and Jikei University Daisan Hospital in Tokyo. Since 2018, she started to work at Olfactory and Aroma Clinic at Jikei University Hospital. In 2021, she studied in Technical University of Dresden, Smell & Taste Clinic for research on olfaction. Previously, she now belongs to St.Luke International hospital in Tokyo.

Teaching and advising She is a faculty of JIKEI-ASIA ENDOSCOPIC SINUS SURGERY COURSE since 2015 and also instructor of Jikei Endoscopic Sinus Surgery Hands on seminar since 2019.

Degree and Professional Memberships She belong to “The Oto-Rhinol-Laryngological Society of Japan”, The Japanese Rhinologic Society of Japan and The Japanese Association for the Study of Taste and Smell. The board Certified Otorhinolaryngologist in Japan since 2017.