Dr Higino Steck, is a Professor of Head and Neck Surgery at the Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Campinas (UNICAMP), Brazil, and Coordinator of the Thyroid Nodule and Salivary Gland Clinic at the Institute of Otolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery (IOU-UNICAMP).

With more than 30 years of clinical experience, Dr. Steck is one of the pioneers of sialendoscopy in Brazil and Latin America, with over 15 years of experience in the diagnosis and minimally invasive management of salivary gland disorders. He has played an important role in introducing and disseminating advanced salivary gland endoscopy techniques through clinical practice, research, and hands-on training courses.

He is also internationally recognized for his work in interventional thyroidology, including ultrasound-guided thermal ablation and fluorescence-guided parathyroid preservation. Dr. Steck is a frequent invited speaker and faculty member at major international scientific meetings and educational courses in head and neck surgery, salivary gland surgery, and interventional ultrasound.

Head of Ent Department Hospital Fatebenefratelli Milan,

Associate Professore of Otorhinolaryngology

University of Milan

Division chief, Head and Neck surgery

Residency program director, Otolaryngology

Director of Robotic and Salivary glands program

SUNY UPSTATE MEDICAL UNIVERSITY

Lecturer and Consultant of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Alexandria-Egypt.

Head and Neck and Microvascular Surgery Fellow, Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, MI-US.

Former Senior Clinical Fellow Head and Neck Surgery, Guy’s Hospital, London-UK.

Special Interest:

• Head and Neck Oncologic Surgery

• Microvascular Reconstruction

• Salivary Gland Diseases and Sialenedoscopy.

Dr Ahmed Elbana ENT Consultant Member of Royal College of Surgeons Edinburgh , UK Master of Otorhinolaryngology, Alexandria University , Egypt

I worked at mersin university, department of otolaryngology. I am head of otolaryngology department.

Dr. Irena Ivković is a board-certified specialist in Otorhinolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery at the University Hospital Centre Zagreb. Since June 2024, she has served as Head of the Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology Division at the Clinic for Otorhinolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery, UHC Zagreb, following her tenure as Acting Head of the Division from 2019 to 2024.

She completed her residency in Otorhinolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery at UHC Zagreb (2011–2016) and has worked as a consultant specialist since 2016. She obtained her PhD from the University of Zagreb School of Medicine in 2022 with a doctoral thesis entitled “BRAF V600E mutation and CPSF2 expression as prognostic markers for papillary thyroid cancer”.

Her clinical and academic focus includes the diagnosis and surgical management of salivary gland diseases, thyroid disorders and pediatric otorhinolaryngology, with particular expertise in ultrasound, sialendoscopy and gland-preserving minimally invasive techniques. She has completed advanced postgraduate training in head and neck ultrasound and minimally invasive salivary gland surgery (Erlangen, Germany).

Dr. Ivković is an active member of several national and international professional societies, including the European Society of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology (ESPO). She organized numerous international symposia and hands-on surgical courses and actively promotes multidisciplinary collaboration in pediatric otorhinolaryngology and head and neck surgery.