Name-Surname: Günter HAFIZ

Date of Birth: May 27, 1966

Place of Birth: Sumnu/ Bulgaria

Nationality: Turkey/ Bulgaria

Phone:+ 905058422911

E-mail: [email protected]

Education:

·        Medical degree: 1989, Istanbul University Medical Faculty, Istanbul/ Turkey

·        Residency training: 1994, Istanbul University Medical Faculty, Otorhinolaryngology Department, Istanbul/ Turkey

·        Asc. Professor: 1999, Istanbul University Medical Faculty, Otorhinolaryngology Department, Istanbul/ Turkey

·        Professor: 2006, Istanbul University Medical Faculty, Otorhinolaryngology Department, Istanbul/ Turkey

Postgraduate Training :

·        1993 Head &Neck Institute; Fellow, University of Wisconsin, Madison/ USA

BOARD Certificate:

·        Turkish Otolaryngology Board Certification 2010/2015/2020

Professional Memberships:

·        Turkish Otorhinolaryngology-Head&Neck Society

·        Istanbul Otorhinolaryngology Society

·        Laryngology Society

·        Head&Neck Cancer Society (Founder Member)

·        Turkish Oncology Study Group (Past Co-president of Head and Neck Group)

·        European Head and Neck Cancer Society

·        IFHNOS

Academic Activities:

 Articles published in international journals (SCI-SCIE):32

 Articles published in national journals: 23

 Chapters written in Turkish Otolaryngology books: 6

 Conference and/or panel speakers: more than 300

In addition to my full clinical responsibilities as Director and Head of the Department of Cranio-Maxillofacial Surgery at Inselspital Bern, Switzerland, my academic profile is characterized by broad and sustained research activity across several areas of cranio-maxillofacial surgery. With the aim of generating evidence at the highest methodological level, I have designed and conducted a series of randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled clinical trials investigating the role of prophylactic antibiotics in the management of various types of facial fractures. In addition to clinical research, I have extensive experience in translational research across several fields of cranio-maxillofacial surgery. In this context, our group was the first worldwide to perform an in vivo evaluation of the corrosion and degradation mechanisms of standard-sized magnesium alloy plates comparable to those used clinically in humans. These pioneering experiments demonstrated the considerable potential of magnesium alloys as biodegradable materials for bone fixation.