Since 1999, my medical and surgical practice has been limited to voice care. I maintain an

informational web site on voice disorders - voicedoctor.net, preceptor medical students in their

early years at Oregon Health Sciences University, offer an international fellowship in laryngology as

well as short observerships to physicians, speech therapists, voice teachers and interested students.

I produce “voxdoc, the voicedoctor” on YouTube, including Laryngology 101, a series of learning

videos. I published “Why is there a frog in my throat? A guide to hoarseness.” I frequently lecture

internationally on laryngology and phonosurgery. I remain surprised at how much there is still to learn

about the larynx.

Markus Hess, MD, otolaryngologist and phoniatrician, specialized in laryngology, phonosurgery, professional voice disorders. Head of first Voice Clinic in Germany (MEDICAL VOICE CENTER), chairman of PEVOC, founder of European Academy of Voice (EAV), past president CoMeT, founder of German Society of Phonosurgery, president of International Association of Transvoice Surgeons (IATVS). Introduction of blue laser to laryngology. Long-standing experience in minimally invasive phonomicrosurgery and office-based surgery. Presentations, workshops, instructional courses at international conferences. Memberships on various editorial boards and scientific committees. Authorship in over hundred peer-reviewed articles in professional journals and textbooks.

Maria Rosaria Barillari, MD, PhD, is Associate Professor of Audiology and Phoniatrics at the University of Campania “Luigi Vanvitelli”, Naples, Italy, Head of the Bachelor’s Degree Program in Speech and Language Therapy at the same University and Consultant Audio-Phoniatrician at the affiliated University Hospital. Primary research focus is clinical laryngology, with particular expertise in laryngopharyngeal reflux disease, pediatric dysphonia, relationship between voice disorders and psychological distress and elderly voice. She has coordinated many national and international research initiatives in the field of phoniatrics and laryngology and contributed to the development of European clinical practice guidelines on LPRD.In the field of audiology, she works within a National Referral Center for Rare Ocular Diseases, collaborating in the identification and characterization of rare genetic syndromes presenting with combined visual and hearing impairment. Autorship in over hundred peer-reviewed scientific publications and textbooks. Membership on various scientific societes (CEORL, ELS, UEP, IFOS, SIAF) and editorial boards. She currently serves as National Secretary of the Italian Society of Audiology and Phoniatrics (SIAF) and is Chair of the Laryngology Study Group of YO-IFOS.

<u>Education</u>

2004 – MD, Istanbul University Cerrahpaşa Faculty of Medicine

2010 – Specialist in Otorhinolaryngology, Istanbul Training and Research Hospital

2020 – Associate Professor of Otorhinolaryngology

<u>Professional Experience</u>

Dr. Sünter has worked at several tertiary and state hospitals, including Istanbul Training and Research Hospital, Taksim Training and Research Hospital, Mardin State Hospital, and Arnavutköy State Hospital.

Since 2021, he has been practicing at his private clinic in Istanbul.

<u>Academic and Professional Appointments</u>

Executive Board Member, Turkish Phoniatrics Association

Secretary General, Istanbul ENT Specialists Association

<u>Areas of Special Interest</u>

Voice Disorders

Phonosurgery