Professor Emad Ahmed Magdy received his bachelor’s degree in medicine & surgery (MBBCh ‘MD’) from the Faculty of Medicine, Alexandria University in 1992 with grades Excellent and first-degree honors. He concluded his residency at the Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Alexandria University in 1997 after finishing his Master degree in Otorhinolaryngology (MCh ‘MS’ ORL) in the same year. In 2000, he received a 2-year clinical and research fellowship in Microvascular Head & Neck reconstructive surgery from Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, USA and then fulfilled his Doctorate degree in Otorhinolaryngology (PhD ORL) in the same topic in 2002.

Doctor Emad Magdy is a senior consultant in Otorhinolaryngology with special interest in Head & Neck Surgery and Laryngology. He was the first Otorhinolaryngologist to perform microvascular free flap reconstructive surgery in Egypt in 1998. He also was the first to introduce sialendoscopy “minimally invasive salivary gland ductal endoscopic surgery” in Egypt after receiving special training from the European Sialendoscopy training center in Geneva, Switzerland in 2008. Since then, he has been propagating this refined surgical technique in Egypt, Africa and the Middle East area and has been holding annual hands-on/Live surgery training courses in Alexandria and abroad since 2016. He also established an International Sialendoscopy fellowship training program since 2022 held 3 times/year in Alexandria, Egypt (with fellows from 15 different countries already trained). Other areas of surgical interest and expertise include thyroid and salivary gland surgery, Head & Neck cancer surgery and reconstructions, Microlaryngeal surgery and care for the professional voice, facial reanimation surgery in addition to the general Otorhinolaryngology practice.

Academically, Dr. Magdy has acquired his position as a full Professor at the Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Faculty of Medicine, Alexandria University since 2013 and up till now. He is a regular undergraduate and postgraduate tutor and has supervised numerous Master and Doctorate degree thesis at his institution. Research wise, he has authored over 40 International peer-reviewed article publications, review articles and book chapters. He is also a peer-reviewer and editorial board member for several International as well as national Medical Journals. He acted as an invited guest faculty and speaker in numerous International ORL-HNS congresses and courses in Africa, Asia, Europe, North & South America. He has been an Executive Committee member & key organizer of the annual Alexandria International ORL Congress (AlexORL) since 2008 and is held the position of Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the 37th Alexandria International Combined ORL Congress (AlexORL2022).

1.     Ultrasonographic Localization of Parotid Gland Tumor Relative to the Facial Nerve Using Stensen's Duct Criterion. J Oral Maxillofac Surg. 2023 Aug;81(8):1055-1061

2.     Novel Multidisciplinary Salivary Gland Society (MSGS) Questionnaire: An International Consensus. Laryngoscope 2022 Feb;132(2):322-331.

3.     Prevalence and characteristics of vagus nerve variations on neck ultrasonography. Ultrasonography. 2022;41:124-30

4. Ultrasonographic Criteria to Define the Lower Limits of Neck Node Levels 2 and 3. Laryngoscope. 2019;129:2487-90.

I am interested in Head and Neck Surgery, Sialendoscopy and Thyroid and Salivary Gland Disease.

I am Professor of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery. I received my medical degree from Gulhane Military Medical Faculty in Ankara and completed my residency at Gulhane Military Medical Academy Haydarpasa Training Hospital in Istanbul. I joined the faculty in the Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery at Gulhane Military Medical Academy Haydarpasa Training Hospital, Istanbul, I received Professor degree at 2020. Currently, I am Professor of the Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery and Division of Head and Neck Oncologic Surgery at Acibadem Kadıkoy Hospital, Istanbul since 2026.

Between 2015-2016, I did my Clinical & Research fellowship on Head and Neck Cancer and Surgery at Medical University of South Carolina, Head & Neck Tumor Center at Charleston, USA for one year. I also worked as an Observer Physician on Head and Neck Cancer and Surgery at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Division, Pittsburgh, USA for two months in 2014. I also trained as an Observer Physician on Ear Surgery at House Ear Clinic, Visiting Physicians Program Los Angeles, California, USA in 2007.

Since completion of my fellowship, I frequently practice to patients with tumors of the head and neck region, including skull base, thyroid, and salivary gland and also salivary gland disorders and endoscopy (sialendoscopy). My goal for patient care include a comprehensive and multidisciplinary approach to each patient to provide the best cure, quality of life, and cosmesis.

For research point of view, I am in interested in moleculer cancer pathways and its translational research on Head and Neck cancers and I did my PhD on Moleculer Oncology, graduated in 2024 at Medical Health University in Istanbul.

I am member of Turkish Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery Society, Turkish Head and Neck Cancer Society, European Head and Neck Cancer Society and member and board-member of Head and Neck Surgery Society of Turkey.  

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.

Ahmed Beshir, MBChB, MRCS (ENT), is an ENT Trust Grade Registrar at South Warwickshire University NHS Foundation Trust, United Kingdom. He completed his ENT residency training in Alexandria, Egypt, and has a particular interest in rhinology, thyroid surgery, and minimally invasive salivary gland surgery. He is actively involved in clinical research, quality improvement, and surgical education, and has presented his work at national and international ENT conferences.